Presented by Bob Jennings, our Submersible Pump seminar is a 1-day course on typical lift stations, fit, and function, affinity laws, VFDs and system curves, and troubleshooting. This course includes a shop tour and demonstration showing various stages of disassembly and inspection. Please note that this course is in-person at our Chicago 40th Street service […]
Join instructor Glen Powell as he introduces concepts and terminology related to vibration. You will learn about frequency, amplitude, and phase, vibration waveforms and spectrums, vibration equipment, machinery faults, natural frequency, and resonance. Wednesday October 4, 2023 | 2:00 - 3:30 Central (Chicago) Register Now
Join instructor Mike Mancini in this full-length course as he discusses the generic failure modes that affect reliability and life in horizontal pumps. This course will feature live instruction in a virtual classroom. Recordings of the class will be available each day for those who are unable to attend one of the sessions live. October […]
Join instructor Bob Jennings as he helps you understand atmospheric pressure, the physics of fluids, vapor pressure, cavitation, how to calculate NPSH, and the different methods that can be used to eliminate or reduce cavitation. Wednesday November 1, 2023 | 2:00 - 3:30 Central (Chicago) Register Now
Vertical pumps are a unique subcategory of centrifugal pumps that are widely used throughout the industry in such applications as Main Water Intake, Booster Service, Cooling Tower Service, Process Hot Well, Process Cold Well, Condensate Service, and Blowdown Service. Our 1-day seminar will cover the following topics as they apply to vertical turbine pumps: HI […]
Join instructor Glen Powell as he focuses on ways to identify structural resonance and how to eliminate the high vibration amplitudes that commonly accompany it without the guesswork. Wednesday December 6, 2023 | 2:00 - 3:30 Central (Chicago) Register Now
In this month’s webinar, instructor Bob Jennings discusses pump curves and how to optimize pumps to their system to achieve energy savings. Register Now
Join Hydro for our free Wednesday Webinar for February on positive displacement screw-type pumps. This month's webinar will be hosted by guest presenter Leistritz Pumps. Register Now
Presented by Bob Jennings, Basic Hydraulics is a 1-day course on hydraulic principles of operation for centrifugal pumps with a focus on the correlation between the centrifugal pump performance and the system head curve. This course is designed for maintenance supervisors, maintenance foreman, consulting engineers, system engineers, process design engineers, and anyone else who is […]
Join us for our March Wednesday Webinar on Reverse Engineering Principles. Instructor Werner Barnard discusses the principles and techniques used in the reverse engineering process, including techniques used in the gathering of dimensional data. Register Now
Join us for our April Wednesday Webinar on methods for defeating pump killers and achieving reliable, efficient operation. Instructor Gary Dyson dives deep into the world of "pump killers." You'll gain invaluable insights into the root causes behind these issues and, most importantly, discover practical solutions to enhance your pump operation. Register Now
Presented by Bob Jennings, Taming the Bad Actors is a 1-day course designed to help you identify the root causes of failures and improve the performance of your pump and pumping systems. Attendees to the one-day course will gain valuable new skills, including: The principles of operation of centrifugal pumps How the centrifugal pump interacts […]