Microfinish Valves, Inc.

12/16/2025

Sampling high-viscosity fluids and safely maximizing your refinery's processes:

Following the right grab sampling procedures, using the right equipment and having a safe, optimized design keeps a refinery's fluid processes flowing safely and efficiently.

12/12/2025

Optimizing Cooling Systems: Strategies for Reliable Performance:

Explore effective strategies for enhancing the performance of cooling towers and air-cooled heat exchangers (ACHEs) in chemical plants, including insights on fan material selection...

12/10/2025

The Hidden Cost of a One-Size-Fits-All CMMS:

When it comes to Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), simplicity often takes center stage in the pitch. Many providers promote their solutions as “out of the box” or “plug and play,” offering quick setups and predefined workflows. While that may sound appealing, especially for...

12/04/2025

The Vital Role of Tribology: Protecting Critical Equipment Against Friction and Wear:

On the quest to become a world-class facility, where productivity, uptime, and reliability can mean the difference between success and constant struggle, one facet of industrial maintenance cannot be overlooked or overemphasized – the world of tribology.

11/26/2025

From all of us at Microfinish Valves - Happy Thanksgiving!

11/11/2025

Mastering Lubrication Programs: Best Practices for Optimal Machinery Performance:

In today's fast-paced industrial environment, machinery efficiency and longevity are paramount. One critical factor in achieving this is a well-structured lubrication program. Lubrication programs are not just about applying oil or grease; they are comprehensive strategies to ensure machinery operat...

11/06/2025

Energy Saver: Dividing Wall Columns Supercharge Distillation Efficiencyl:

This emerging technology promises up to 40% energy savings while reducing capital costs and carbon footprint in industrial chemical processes.

10/29/2025

Faces of Manufacturing 2025: the Joy of Machining From Scratch:

What does Tim Rumpsa of Sunnen Products Co. love about manufacturing? "It’s something that is required to make almost anything on the planet."

10/22/2025

Solving Manufacturing's Top 10 Challenges with Asset Management Best Practices:

Maintenance and production speak different languages and may not always see eye-to-eye. By breaking down this language barrier and providing value-added insight, the groups can work together to solve the Top 10 Manufacturing Challenges facing facilities today.

10/20/2025

Predict Oil Useful Life with Real-Time Data:

Oil is the life of any hydraulic or lubrication system. When it is fresh and healthy, the system operates as intended. As it ages and loses its properties, issues occur and systems fail. By collecting and analyzing real-time data, prevention is possible.

10/14/2025

Motors have a critical role in chemical processing. The importance of proper selection to improve energy efficiency, reliability and safety in hazardous environments is a boon to the bottom line. How well do you know motors?

Motors have a critical role in chemical processing. The importance of proper selection to improve energy efficiency, reliability and safety in hazardous environments is a boon...