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HazLoc Certifications in the Oil and Gas Industry
or vapors may be present in the air in sufficient quantities to be explosive or ignitable. These include oil refineries, gasoline storage and dispensing areas, and spray finishing areas. Class II hazardous locations are those in which combustible dust, which can cause as powerful an explosion as one
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Biogen's LSM Plant; On Line, On Time, On Budget
and gathering data that demonstrate process consistency. A successful Biological License Application (BLA) is based on three consecutive, successful runs. Some manufacturers call this entire procedure process validation and individual batches "BLA-enabling runs." Biogen prefers to call them process
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Identifying Thermal Mass Problems In Paint Curing
could be adjusted to get the optimal cure rate based on the mass of the product and the information collected from the data logger for each type of part, entirely alleviating the problem. Additionally, the Grant OMK610 oven logger kit included FREE user-friendly PaintView setup and data analysis
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Polymer Coatings
resistant film, a tough, elastomeric coating, or a surface somewhere between. Urethanes have traditionally been available as solvent-based coatings containing 25 to 45% solids, but environmental concerns have prompted manufacturers to also supply them in high solids, 100% solids, and water-borne
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Flooring System Meets Challenges at Vaccine Pilot Plant
failures such as blistering, caused by moisture vapor emissions. But newer technology in coatings has made it possible to apply protective coatings over damp concrete that provide long-lasting durability. These coatings are water-based urethane modified cementitious slurry mortar systems
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IR Thermography in Hydraulic System Troubleshooting
systems to handle various jobs. Troubleshooting a system of this type requires sophisticated test equipment, a high level of expertise from. hydraulic engineers and patience as it is a very time consuming exercise. Often, many hydraulic system. components are changed based on the "hit-or-miss" method
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How Does Your Gearbox Sound? (.pdf)
to the sound that is generated during operation. As an example,. helical gearing that has been hobbed only would tend to be "louder" than a. comparably sized helical gearset that has had a, post-hobbing, tooth finishing. operation conducted on it. In this regard, shaving or grinding are finishing. operations
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Heard the one about the Congressman and the machine shop?
experience on this point. To buy two CNC machining centers recently, he had to put up his own house as collateral. Did any of this sink in with the Congressman? Search me. He seemed likeable but clueless. On a tour of Combs' production floor, we stopped at one machine that was finishing huge flywheels