In this episode of the Pumps & Systems podcast, we're joined by Jay Irwin, chief wastewater operator for Sherman, New York, and Brad Hitselberger, business development manager at Industrial Flow Solutions. They’ll be discussing what happened when the village of Sherman, plagued by sewer overflow, clogging, and maintenance and safety concerns, decided to eliminate their wet well and switch over to a direct in-line pumping system.

This episode is sponsored by Industrial Flow Solutions: http://www.flowsolutions.com

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Opening music: Know Myself - Patrick Patrikios

Closing music: Freeling - Lauren Duski

In today's episode of the Pumps & Systems podcast, we're talking to Kyle Harrison and Chico Januszkiewicz from Eaton about medium voltage drives, synchronous transfer systems, maintenance and safety, and a variety of other topics. Tune in the first Wednesday of every month for a new episode of the podcast!

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Opening music: Know Myself - Patrick Patrikios

Closing music: Freeling - Lauren Duski

Welcome to the new Pumps & Systems podcast! In today's episode, we're talking to Cody Kaufmann from SEPCO about the future of bioplastics in both industrial settings and the world as a whole. Tune in the first Wednesday of every month for a new episode of the podcast!

To watch the video of this podcast, head over to our YouTube channel at youtube.com/@PumpsandSystemsMag!

This episode is brought to you by SEPCO: http://www.sepco.com

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Opening music: Know Myself - Patrick Patrikios

Ad background music: Fridaze - Lauren Duski

Closing music: Freeling - Lauren Duski

Kristi Hartwell of John Crane is being featured as one of five notable pump industry veterans in the July 2023 issue of Pumps & Systems magazine. Here, she shares her engineering journey.

Cody Kauffman of SEPCO joins the podcast to talk about lantern rings and their role with pumps.

SEPCO is the presenting sponsor of the podcast. Questions asked include:

What are lantern rings and what is their purpose with pumps?

What materials are ideal for lantern rings?

What are PTFE & PEEK strengths and weaknesses

How Is a lantern ring installed?

What could go wrong with lantern rings?

Why should lantern rings not be overlooked?

On this episode, listen to a chat with Rob Fenton and Austen Scudder of Eaton as we compare and contrast Active Front End and 18-pulse drives and see which is best for your solution.

Questions include:

What are the primary applications for 18-Pulse drives?

What’s the difference between 18-Pulse and AFE from a technology standpoint?

Where are AFE drives most used?

What are some of the tradeoffs between the technologies?

What are misconceptions about the AFE drives?

What are some of the misconceptions about 18-Pulse drives?

What’s the future for 18-Pulse and AFE?

In this episode of the Pumps & Systems podcast, learn why bearings can fail and how to mitigate electric current arcing with Schaeffler Sr. Application Engineer Paul McNeill.

Schaeffler Group is the presenting sponsor of the podcast. Visit them on the web at www.schaeffler.com.

Questions asked include:

What are ways that bearings could deteriorate in a pump system?

How does a VFD system work, especially as it relates to anything creating parasitic voltages across the bearings?

How do bearings resist this voltage?

What are some examples of current passing through the bearing as well as the resulting damage?

What are some common approaches to minimizing risks for bearing damage?

Email podcast host Drew Champlin at [email protected].

Tim Albers of Nidec Motor Corporation joins the podcast. Albers will be featured in the July 2023 issue of Pumps & Systems magazine as one of our Industry Veterans.

Albers, a U.S. Navy Veteran, talks about how the movie "Top Gun" shaped his career, among other things. Albers gives some career insights and shares what the industry means to him.

Email podcast host Drew Champlin at [email protected].

Zach Nepa of SEPCO joins the podcast to talk about the basics of air seals and where they are commonly used.

The presenting sponsor of the podcast is SEPCO. Visit them on the web at www.sepco.com.

Nepa discusses what the basics of an air seal are as well as what separates air seals from other seals.

He also hits on where air seals can be used, such as applications including pulp and paper and chocolate.

Other questions hit on maintenance, what happens if an air seal fails and how to make sure they don't fail.

E-mail host Drew Champlin at [email protected].

Repeat guest Patrick Hogg of Nidec Motor Corporation joins the podcast to give the latest on how the pump industry is reacting to several pieces of government legislation.

Questions include:

Last August, congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act – what are the key components to this?

How will this impact motor and pump efficiency?

What water/ pump provisions will this bill have?

How does this new IRA relate to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)?

The IIJA's effect on industry as it relates to potable water

Updates on Build America/Buy America

Email podcast host Drew Champlin at [email protected].