Pumps & Systems Podcast

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Episode 25: Best Practices for Bearing Maintenance with Ryan Ossmann of Jenkins Electric Aug 22, 2019

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Ryan Ossmann, repair operations manager at Jenkins Electric in Charlotte, N.C., joins the podcast to talk bearings. Topics include: What types of bearings are commonly seen in pump applications? What causes bearing failure? What should be done to maintain bearings for optimal life? Real-world experiences and lessons learned from maintaining bearings. Subscribe to the Pumps & Systems podcast on platforms such as Apple, Google, Stitcher, CastBox and more. Email host Drew Champlin at dchamplin@cahabamedia.com

Episode 24: Mike Rowe on Workforce Development, Skills Gap Aug 01, 2019

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Mike Rowe recently spoke at the ABB Customer World event in Houston, Texas, and spoke with Pumps & Systems for a written article, which appeared in the July 2019 issue. This is the audio interview. Some questions include: What got you interested in helping solve the skills gap? What mindset should young workers have to gain critical skills to become and remain successful? What are the biggest obstacles you see these days with young workers as they enter the field? What gives you hope?

Episode 23: EASA recap with Gene Vogel, talking IIoT and more Jul 10, 2019

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Episode 23 features Gene Vogel, the pump and vibration specialist for the Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA). Get to know Vogel here as he describes his history and how the EASA convention has changed over the years. Industrial internet of things (IIoT) was a big topic, as usual, as Vogel gave a presentation on how to deal with IIoT, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Vogel also gave some insight into what's next for IIoT and motors. Subscribe on all podcast platforms. Email host Drew Champlin at dchamplin@cahabamedia.com

Episode 22: Wastewater Facility Energy Neutrality with John Masters of Danfoss Jun 14, 2019

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John Masters of Danfoss Drives joins the Pumps & Systems podcast to talk Municipal Water and Wastewater Facility Energy Neutrality. Among topics for discussion: What is energy neutrality? What are benefits? Masters shares some examples of facilities that have used energy neutrality technologies and how it has worked. How broadly are these technologies deployed? What are challenges along the way? What needs to be done to encourage further participation? What is the next step? Subscribe to the Pumps & Systems podcast on Apple, Google, Stitcher and more. Visit pumpsandsystems.com/podcasts to hear every episode. Email host Drew Champlin at dchamplin@cahabamedia.com for questions and suggestions.

Episode 21: Understanding Motor Applications with Patrick Hogg of Nidec May 15, 2019

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Patrick Hogg joins the Pumps & Systems podcast to talk understanding motor applications: important application factors that are important to the design of a motor. Hogg, who appeared on Episode 1 of the podcast, has more than a decade experience in the motors industry. Hogg discusses things that make motors standard and what could make them special, including: nameplate rating, load type, duty cycle, starting, enclosures, connection and special protection for VFD use. Subscribe to the Pumps & Systems podcast on all podcast platforms and visit pumpsandsystems.com/podcasts for other episodes.

Episode 20: Identify and Avoid Counterfeit Pump Parts with John Wallace of Wilden May 02, 2019

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John Wallace, sales director U.S. and Canada, Diaphragm Group for Wilden and PSG. He joins the podcast to make people aware of how to identify and avoid counterfeit (pirated) Air Operated Double Diaphragm (AODD) pump parts. Wallace wrote about this in the March 2019 issue of Pumps & Systems. Some topics for discussion include: What does the word pirated or counterfeit mean in relation to pump parts? Where do we most see this? Where are the frauds coming from? What are the warning signs? How are people getting tricked into buying pirated parts? What is different about the counterfeit parts compared to ones made by the OEM? What can go wrong with using parts not manufactured by the OEM? What are final lessons?

Episode 19: Harmonics Mitigation Tips Relating to VFDs with Steve Zakula of Danfoss Mar 20, 2019

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Steve Zakula, a senior product marketing manager, joins the Pumps & Systems podcast to discuss the harmonics mitigation process as it relates to variable frequency drives (VFDs). Some questions include: What are harmonics? Where are harmonics commonly found? Why should we be concerned about harmonics? What are ways to avoid or mitigate harmonics? If you have harmonics, how do you get rid of them? Subscribe to the Pumps & Systems podcast on Apple podcasts, Google podcasts and all other podcast platforms. Email host Drew Champlin at dchamplin@cahabamedia.com

Episode 18: Economy Pumping Using Ultrasonic Level Controllers with Herman Coello of Siemens Feb 25, 2019

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Herman Coello, a level marketing manager at Siemens, joined the podcast to talk economy pumping using ultrasonic level controllers (ULC). It’s well known in the water and wastewater industries that pumps are the energy hogs generally accounting for over 50 percent of the electricity consumption. The EPA estimates that optimizing pumping systems can save up to 20 percent in energy costs. However, it is important that optimizing daily pumping routines becomes the first step in this strategy, because it alone can save up to 15% of energy costs. This includes determining how much motors and pumps cost to operate, then, how much it is costs to operate these pumps at variable electricity rates and finally, how much can be saved by scheduling pumping routines around supplier energy rates. The latter is known as economy pumping and significant savings can be realized by utilizing advanced ultrasonic level controllers endowed with energy saving algorithms. Here are some key questions answered by Coello on the podcast: Explain the “economy of pumping.” How does energy management for pump operation relate to the Cost of Water? Who should be concerned in finding ways to reduce electricity cost when it comes to the high energy consumption by motor driven pumps in the water and waste water treatment sector? Are ULCs straight forward to setup when implementing economy pumping schedules? Is the cost of ULCs justifiable to take advantage of the off-peak electricity costs; in other words, how soon can the return on investment be realized? What other benefits besides reducing energy consumption can be achieved with advanced ultrasonic level controllers? Is there an easy and practical way to estimate the electricity costs due motor driven pumps? SEPCO is the presenting sponsor of this podcast. Visit sepco.com, email info@sepco.com or call 800.633.4770 for your sealing system solution needs and tell them you heard about SEPCO on the Pumps & Systems podcast. Subscribe to the Pumps & Systems podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google podcasts, SoundCloud, Stitcher, Castbox and other podcasting applications. Visit pumpsandsystems.com/podcasts for more episodes. Email host Drew Champlin at dchamplin@cahabamedia.com.

Episode 17: Current State and Future of Predictive Maintenance with Augury CEO Saar Yoskovitz Feb 13, 2019

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Augury co-founder and CEO Saar Yoskovitz joins Drew Champlin on the Pumps & Systems podcast to talk about the current state and future of predictive maintenance. Topics include predictive maintenance using Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI). Companies were slow to adapt to IoT, and Yoskovitz gives insight on how he feels adjustment to IoT and AI will unfold over the next few years based on his company's work. What is predictive maintenance and how is it different from reactive and preventative maintenance? Yoskovitz shares his insights. SEPCO is the presenting sponsor of this podcast. Visit sepco.com, email info@sepco.com or call 800.633.4770 for your sealing system solution needs and tell them you heard about SEPCO on the Pumps & Systems podcast. Subscribe to the Pumps & Systems podcast on Apple podcasts, Google podcasts and more. Hear all episodes at pumpsandsystems.com/podcasts.

Episode 16: IoT for Pumping Systems with Nicole George of Eaton Jan 24, 2019

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Nicole George, product manager of pumping variable frequency drives (VFD) from Eaton, joins the Pumps & Systems podcast. Here, we talk about Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) for pumping systems. SEPCO is the presenting sponsor of this podcast. Visit sepco.com, email info@sepco.com or call 800.633.4770 for your sealing system solution needs and tell them you heard about SEPCO on the Pumps & Systems podcast. George explains how the IoT relates to the pumping system and what it means to be intelligent. How is IoT compatible with VFDs? Listen for your answer here. Other topics discussed include: The different players of the value chain and how they benefit from adopting IoT connected systems. How IoT-enabled pumps can help manage operation more efficiently. How cloud-connected and VFD-powered data analytics and health monitoring help save on labor costs. Subscribe and listen to the Pumps & Systems podcast on Apple podcasts, Google podcasts and more podcasting apps. Email host Drew Champlin at dchamplin@cahabamedia.com.

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