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A fan selection starts with more than airflow It’s easy to look at a fan application and start with one number: how much air needs to move? That matters, but it’s only part of the selection. The fan also has to work against the pressure in the system, fit the available space, integrate with the…

When air stops keeping up In data centers and other high-density computing spaces, air cooling has a ceiling. As rack densities climb to support high-performance computing and modern GPU hardware, there comes a point where moving enough air through a space stops being practical — the fans get louder, the aisles get harder to manage,…

Why gearbox replacement isn’t always simple When a gearbox fails in the field, the fix should be straightforward: replace the part that failed and get the equipment back up and running. In practice, it doesn’t always work that way. Some established gearbox manufacturers design their products as closed systems. Cross-referencing a replacement, or sourcing an…

When a VFD needs to be serviced or replaced, the drive itself is only part of the job. A replacement drive still needs the right setup behind it. Parameters carry the motor data, control setup, limits, and application-specific details that make the drive behave correctly in the system. If those settings are missing, incomplete, or…