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Empowering Pumps Maintenance & Reliability Summit

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Hydro was proud to participate in this year’s Empowering Pumps‘ virtual Maintenance & Reliability Summit. This year’s summit brought together industry experts for a powerful conversation about today’s maintenance challenges.

The summit featured prominent voices including Hydro’s Greg Bell, who strives to be a solutions provider while bringing the end user perspective to the aftermarket business through his years of experience at Gulf/Chevron.

The discussion, led by Empowering Pumps & Equipment President, Vince Marino, revealed critical challenges that maintenance organizations face across industries, particularly the widespread issue of understaffed crews and the loss of experienced personnel. Participants explored how legacy equipment, built decades ago, continues to operate under conditions far different from their original design parameters, requiring innovative engineering solutions rather than simple replacements. They also shared compelling examples of how proper application knowledge and proactive maintenance cultures can prevent costly downtime and extend equipment life.

You can watch this year’s summit here:

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Learn more about Empowering Pumps and Equipment here.

Read more about Hydro’s case studies in performance and reliability improvement on our blog.

Podcast- Efficiency Starts with Reliability

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Hydro’s Bob Jennings and Ken Babusiak joined Empowering Pumps’ Charli Matthews for an entertaining and informative podcast about pumps, steel, and the future of reliability-driven operations.

With decades of experience under their belts, Bob and Ken share how the tools, talent, and tech of the industry have evolved—and what that means for staying competitive in today’s fast-paced landscape. From strategies to retain young talent to the real value of learning and adaptation, this convo is loaded with wisdom.

You can listen to the podcast below or browse all of Empowering Pumps podcasts here.


You can also watch the taping of the podcast here:


Want to expand your knowledge? Explore Empowering Pumps and Equipment or read our case studies focused on Hydro’s work in the steel industry.

Empowering Pumps Sustainability Summit

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Hydro was proud to participate in this year’s Empowering Pumps virtual Sustainability Summit. This year’s summit explored the vital intersection of environmental responsibility and industrial innovation in the pump and equipment industry.

The summit featured prominent voices including Hydro’s Dr. Gary Dyson, who champions innovative pump design and modification. Gary was joined by Tomas Dobrovolskis of Hidrostal North America, recognized for groundbreaking sustainable equipment solutions and Todd Bush of Decarbonfuse, a leader in industrial decarbonization strategies.

The discussion, led by Empowering Pumps & Equipment President, Vince Marino, shared perspectives on a more sustainable future in industrial operations, highlighting how companies are transforming their approaches to sustainability through cutting-edge product design, sophisticated manufacturing processes, and purposeful operational improvements.

You can watch this year’s summit here:

Learn more about Empowering Pumps and Equipment here.

Read more about Hydro’s commitment to sustainability and how we help end users achieve energy savings through Hydro Energy Edge.

Lunch & Learn: Understanding the Capabilities and Limitations of Condition Monitoring

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Join Hydro as we chat with Vince Marino of Empowering Pumps about the capabilities and limitations of condition monitoring.

Condition monitoring isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a vital part of keeping your equipment running smoothly. Robert and Jim explain how understanding its capabilities and limitations can enhance overall efficiency. They discuss how condition monitoring fits into a broader maintenance strategy, ensuring a cohesive approach to equipment upkeep and reliability.

You can watch the full lunch and learn here.

To learn more about Hydro’s Centaur condition monitoring, visit our Centaur webpage or contact us with questions.

We understand that hands-on experience is important in making an investment in a new technology, and provide end users with “test drives” of our monitoring solution through a commitment-free 90-day free trial. Interested in trying it out yourself? Apply here.

Empowering Pumps Maintenance & Reliability Summit

Join Hydro’s Bob Jennings for Empowering Pumps‘ Maintenance and Reliability Summit. Bob will be speaking at 11am CDT on Winning the Trifecta of Efficiency, Reliability, & Sustainability.

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This presentation focuses on the technological advancements that have been made in recent years regarding data capturing, impeller redesign, impeller casting, CNC manufacturing (i.e., 5-axis milling), and acceptance testing.

It showcases the fact that technology is advancing so rapidly that processes that we used 5-10 years ago have become obsolete. Remedies which were cost prohibitive 10 years ago can now be readily and economically achieved. The pump repair industry has moved from product-based processes remedies to solution-based processes.

Combined, these result in meaningful energy reduction, improved equipment reliability and sustainability, while assisting the end user improve ESG scores through quantifiable reporting.