A.W. Chesterton Company, a global leader in equipment sealing and equipment wear solutions, has launched a new blog targeted to plant managers, reliability engineers, maintenance supervisors, and others interested in learning how to make their equipment run more efficiently and last longer.

The ‘Reliability Matters” blog addresses a wide range of reliability topics from best practices in sealing fluids in pumps, valves, and hydraulic/pneumatic equipment to new equipment protection technologies. The posts will offer specific solutions that help companies reduce their use of energy and water.

Blog authors include Chesterton product line managers, engineers, and applications engineering staff. “Our teams work closely with the customers in the field and over the phone every day to help solve specific application problems,” says Marco Hanzon, Vice President of Global Marketing for Chesterton. “With this blog we aim to share that expertise and realworld experience to help plant staffs increase productivity and reliability with less day-to-day stress.”

Some recent posts include:

•  Selecting the Right Retrofitting for Your Mobile Mining Equipment
•  What is a Dual Seal and When to Use One (Dual Seals: Part 1)
•  5 Key Features of Good Mechanical Seal Design

Some Reliability Matters posts will focus on the equipment challenges in specific industries to coincide with webinars and videos targeted on challenges facing specific markets. Chesterton most recently completed free webinar series for the Mining & Ore Processing and Water/Wastewater industries.

About A.W. Chesterton Company Operating in over 100 countries around the world, Chesterton® is recognized as a leading provider of knowledge backed solutions and expert service for Rotary, Stationary, and Fluid Power equipment supported by a comprehensive line of industrial fluid sealing solutions, high performance protective coatings, and specialty industrial lubrication.