Real World Examples of Particle and Cake Formation Influences

  Photo by JESHOOTS.COM on Unsplash Process engineers might love it if all of the filtration technology solutions they developed ran flawlessly, at all times, under all conditions. But, this isn’t realistic. Something might go wrong with the filtration mechanism itself. A change in the…


6 Global Trends Driving Filtration and Separation Technology Innovation

Photo by Brett Zeck on Unsplash This guest blog by Molly Henry of the American Filtration and Separations Society (AFS), appeared on their site (with my editorial assistance). For those who missed the original, I thought it was information worth sharing again here (in edited form) regarding…


Become a Filtration Tech Troubleshooting Expert

Photo by Marjan Grabowski on Unsplash Recently I addressed the too-familiar telephone call that the “filtration system is not working.” When the call comes in — and so seldom during regular business hours —  filtration tech experts have to react quickly to solve the problem. Now, the…


My Thoughts on Filtration Separation Trends and Practices

Photo by Sonika Agarwal on Unsplash I recently had the opportunity to share my ideas on filtration separation trends and practices with World of Chemicals magazine. My favorite part may have been the headline, "Aging with perfection in filtration technology." I like to think they were…


Troubleshooting When the Filtration System is Not Working

Photo by Tormius on Unsplash These are five dreaded words that no engineer wants to hear on a Saturday night or Sunday morning: “The filtration system is not working.” Of course, we never seem to get this call at 10 in the morning on a work day! No matter the time of day, let’s not panic, take a…