Simplicity in Project Design

model T FordImage source: MLive.com I consistently talk about my 40 years in this engineering business and the friends I have made. I define “friends” as clients, competitors, colleagues, magazine editors, used equipment dealers, etc.  This blog is about what I learned from one of these friends (or her father,…


Reflections & Building Relationships Everywhere

building relationships everywhere pins on mapImage: shorturl.at/fhiqv         It is now two years since I began this consulting journey and as I reflect on this time, I harken back to the words on my website – Building Relationships Everywhere. Happily, I do have colleagues, coauthors, and clients…


Writing in Engineering & the Power of Storytelling

Photo by Nong on Unsplash In any engineering career, technical writing skills are an important subset of communication, and highly valuable. If you follow this blog regularly you already how much I enjoy writing and communicating ideas to the marketplace. To me, while we may call…


Solvay Sodium Carbonate Production Process with Diemme Filter Press Technologies       

My readers know that I always talk about my 40 years in this engineering business solving process filtration and drying problems. Most recently I used this knowledge in my P&ID consulting for Diemme Filter Press Technology, a brand of the Aqseptence group. I wrote a paper entitled “Process…


WFC13 Highlights the Latest in Solid-Liquid Separation.

Learning latest in solid liquid filtration in San DiegoImage source: https://www.photosforclass.com/   The World Filtration Conference 13 (WFC 13) in San Diego was a great opportunity to reconnect with friends and colleagues from North America and Europe. It has been over six years, and we picked up our…