Filtering Forward
January 15, 2016Industry Focus,Technical Expertise & Testing
Welcome to 2016; hope everyone had a safe, healthy and enjoyable New Year. Anyone who has been in the filter industry long enough knows that politics play a role in the directions taken in advancing technology. In February, Bloomberg examined the Obama administration’s…
Fireworks & Filtration. Happy 2016.
December 31, 2015Industry Focus,Technical Expertise & Testing
Photo by MIO ITO on Unsplash With 2015 drawing to a close, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the year. The release of the first edition of my Solid-Liquid Filtration Practical Guide for Chemical Engineers prompted me to start this blog. So far, it’s been great. I’ve enjoyed…
Travel, Present and Learn. Join me.
December 17, 2015Industry Focus,International Experience
Photo by Tom Barrett on Unsplash I was in Singapore in October for the Gastech Singapore 2015 for a very interesting week learning about many things, including LNG engineering. Celebrating 50 years as an independent nation, Singapore has been ranked the number one country for…
The Engineer in the Wild
December 2, 2015Technical Expertise & Testing
Photo by Jake Melara on Unsplash Business Week recently featured an excellent feature detailing the tragedy of Kate Matrosova. But what does that have to do with filtration technology? Well, let's consider her story first. The 32-year-old trader with a love for adventure set out on an…
Don't Jump. Look Behind the Data.
November 12, 2015Technical Expertise & Testing
Photo by Larry George II on Unsplash Engineers from all over the world have the same interests and problems: how to increase production, how to save costs, how to improve operations, etc. My recent presentation at the Middle East Process Engineering Conference (MEPEC)…