David Wampler understands why some contractors think drilling fluid products seem a bit like snake oil. "It looks like dirt in a sack, and you have this sales guy saying it's good for you," says ...

In order to demonstrate the effectiveness of the FluidScan handheld condition based maintenance system for measuring lubricant physical properties, several initiatives were undertaken to compare ...

The mix-up that led to thousands of patients being exposed to hydraulic fluid on surgical instruments six years ago has resulted in a $26 million settlement from Duke University Health System, ...

Researchers have recently discovered unusual thermal convection in a uniform mixture of high and low viscosity liquids. They found that concentration fluctuations are enhanced by thermal convection ...

The updated line of Ditch Witch fluid-management systems includes the FT5, FM5X, FM13X, and FM25X for use on small- to mid-sized directional-drilling projects. Tank sizes range from 200 to 950 gallons ...

Cooper-Standard has been granted a patent for a multi-switch pump assembly that allows for switched flow and mixed flow. The assembly includes a pump body, electric motor, two pump stages with ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University, have recently discovered unusual thermal convection in a uniform mixture of high and low viscosity liquids. Kobayashi and Kurita found that ...