Understanding Fluid Viscosity in Your Pump System
The viscosity of the process media is a very important factor when it comes to selecting the best pump for the application. Cortech Engineering has put together this guide to help you understand fluid viscosity as it relates to industrial pumps. Viscosity, Defined and Measured By definition, viscosity is the property of a liquid […]
5 Tips for Industrial Pump Repair
When facing a daunting task, like industrial pump repair, Cortech Engineering understands that you need dependable and accurate performance. Why have equipment that doesn’t last long and requires a great deal of downtime? Our team has put together a few tips on how to maintain your pump systems for reliable operation. Preventative Maintenance and […]
How to Choose the Proper Pump Coupling
Choosing the right pump coupling is often one of the most overlooked components of a pump assembly. Like everything else on the pump, selecting the right coupling for the application can determine the future of a pump’s lifetime performance. To help you make the right choice, Cortech Engineering has put together the five factors […]
The Role of API & ANSI Centrifugal Pumps
Ensuring you are using the right centrifugal pumps is central to keeping the production of oil and gas going. Centrifugal pumps are categorized by several factors, including the type and number of impellers, suction, and the output they produce. Thus, it is essential to know the basics to compare types and applications for the best […]
Centrifugal Pump Maintenance Procedures for Industrial Pumps
Producing oil and gas calls for working with sound equipment that can handle big jobs, and the centrifugal pump is one of the most integral components in the oil and gas industry. Maintenance plays a considerable part in the durability of these pumps. Exercising pump preventive maintenance and following established centrifugal pump repair procedure is essential to extend […]
Resources to Help Optimize a Pump System
Most engineers want to optimize their pump systems for many different reasons, and one of the biggest challenges to doing so is knowing where to start. Sometimes the thought of optimization is overwhelming because there are so many things that can and should be done to a pump system to make it better and more efficient. […]
How Improving Your Pump System Saves Money
There are many factors that contribute to improving a pump system. By conducting some improvement measures, a pump system will be one step closer to optimization, which translates to savings. When a pump system is running at its best, it will use less energy, produce less wear on the system as a whole and the […]
Pumping Basics
Pumps are used almost universally in all types of industries throughout Los Angeles, San Diego, Bakersfield, Orange County and beyond. On average, a company’s pump system utilizes about 27% of the total energy usage. They range in size, ability, performance, and function, but each and every pump has a purpose and need in a pump […]
Optimizing a Pump System
There are a seemingly infinite number of problems that contribute to the inefficiency of a pump system. But, everyone wants optimization for their system, so what can be done to make it happen? First, place a phone call to pump experts like those at Cortech. It’s what they do best and they will be able […]
How to Optimize Your Pump System
“…Anywhere from 25-60% of the energy used in an industrial plant comes directly from the pump system itself.” There are many different reasons to optimize your pump system performance. For instance, if you optimize or make it the best and most effective pump system it can be, you will increase the uptime of your process, […]