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USP 797 Environmental Monitoring 101 | HVAC Requirements
From: Air Innovations LLCDescription: USP 797 is a standard for sterility that pharmaceutical compounding and preparation facilities must demonstrate. USP 797 is set by the United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary (USP-NF) and ...
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Guide for Selecting a Precision Torque Wrench
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: A torque wrench is built with a mechanism to limit the amount of torque an operator applies. The type of torque limiting mechanism is what separates different torque wrench technology. Learn how ...
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A Short Guide to Gasket/Seal Material Selection
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: JBC Technologies-the right converter. Selecting the right material for your gasket or seal-not so easy. UV? Moisture? Automotive? Medical? Here are 5 more things to ponder during gasket/seal material ...
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Help Manage Electric Vehicle Battery Heat with Die-Cut Specialty Materials
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Thermal management of electric vehicle (EV) batteries doesn't have to be expensive or heavy. Custom die-cut solutions made from these 6 high-performance lightweight materials can complement an EV ...
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The Battle of Stainless: 303/304 vs. 316
From: MISUMI USADescription: Choosing the correct material is critical to any application especially those designed for wash-down, corrosion resistance, heat resistance or strength. There are a variety of materials to choose from ...
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What Makes an Electrical Enclosure Air Conditioner Unique?
From: Kooltronic, Inc.Description: The application of cooling for electrical panels and control cabinets is different than that of homes and buildings. Learn when enclosure air conditioners are needed instead of their comfort cooling ...
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Barriers of OT/ICS Adopting Cloud
From: Belden Inc.Description: Fully remote work has become the norm during the pandemic. Working from home created a heightened need for cloud solutions in OT/ICS environments. However, this transition to the cloud comes with ...
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The Hermes Standard: Are you ready for Digital Transformation?
From: SICKDescription: The Hermes Standard is a modern machine-to-machine communication protocol, tailor-made for PCB assembly lines. As a member of The Hermes Standard Initiative with an extensive track and trace ...
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Around the World: Training in Nicaragua
Description: The need for clean drinking water takes our global team to interesting places. In September, Juan Quintero found himself in Nicaragua. Among the interesting attractions is an island called Ometepe, ...
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Bridging the Digital Divide: The Positive Impacts of the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act
From: Belden Inc.Description: On Nov. 6, 2021, the highly anticipated Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was passed by Congress. It’s being called a once-in-a-generation investment in our future. Among the many facets of ...
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How to Select a Slide Q & A
Description: Asking the following questions will help filter products into a manageable number of choices. ...
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Slide FAQ's
Description: Frequently Asked Questions From Our Valued Customers ...
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Top Considerations When Choosing Stick-to-Skin Adhesives
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Stick-to-skin adhesive requirements can vary greatly from those of a traditional industrial pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA). What are the common factors to consider when selecting an adhesive for ...
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Low Global Warming Potential Refrigerants A New Option for Environmental Test Chambers That Helps Combat Climate Change
Description: Low Global Warming Potential Refrigerants A New Option for Environmental Test Chambers That Helps Combat Climate Change Weiss Technik North America, Inc. White Paper 2022 Low Global Warming Potential ...
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Weiss Technik is Content Partner for Chemours Company Case Study
Description: The case study outlines Weiss Technik’s use of R-449A, the refrigerant of the future. The refrigerant reduces CO2 equivalent emissions by approximately 65% compared to R-404A (the traditional ...
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White Paper: LEEF™ Technology - The Breakthrough Refrigeration Technology in Environmental Test Chambers that Produces High Energy Efficiency & a Lower Carbon Footprint
Description: The design of refrigeration systems used by environmental simulation test chamber manufacturers has remained essentially unchanged for many years. However, as testing requirements have evolved, ...
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Protect Your Investment with Airflow Cooling
From: STEGODescription: Filter fans have been deployed for decades to protect sensitive electronics in mission critical outdoor applications. There are three (3) effective methods for enclosure cooling ...
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We've Come a Long Way Since Smokey the Bear
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: Technology is being increasingly deployed for fire-spotting. Some of the systems being used are satellite-based, or are optical solutions that search for smoke. Emerging systems are sensor and IoT ...
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Die-Cutting a Lighter, More Efficient EV Battery
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Electric vehicle (EV) battery packs can be heavy, some more than 1,500 pounds! Automotive and battery OEMs want lighter batteries. Can custom die-cut components & lightweight engineered materials lead ...
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Long-Life Coatings Sustainable Paint for a Sustainable Environment
Description: For decades, the choice of long-life coatings for any given project was predicated on performance needs. A monumental structure such as a skyscraper in a major metro area might specify a ...
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Multi-Layered Stick-to-Skin Medical Devices: Top 8 Design & Manufacturing Considerations
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Designing & manufacturing medical devices with adhesive patches - often to stick to skin - require care and expertise. Read how we can help you balance form, function, and manufacturability. ...
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Getting Started with Industrial Cybersecurity: How to Take the First Few Steps
From: Belden Inc.Description: As digital technologies, Industry 4.0 and IIoT burst onto the scene, they bring something else with them besides improved productivity, data-driven decision-making and time savings: They bring new ...
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How Couplers Support Configurability: Real-World Examples
From: Belden Inc.Description: Many people consider four-connector topology a rule that mustn’t be broken … or a limit that can’t be surpassed: “We can only have four connectors in a channel.” What it ...
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ADA Compliant Trench Drain
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: The term ADA compliant trench drain is utilized quite often but few fully understand this term or really know what it means. ...
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13 Tips On Where to Buy Trench Drains
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: Trench drains are one of the most common drainage features that are used in many applications. They are easy to install and they are very effective. They are also attractive and hold up well over the ...
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All There is to Know About Trench Drains for Breweries
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: One of the most unique locations that Dura Trench installs drains is in breweries and distilleries. These locations have their own requirements for function and for drainage, and expert attention is ...
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Channel Drain Material Properties
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: Trench drain and slotted drain products are only as good as their weakest link. In order to make a wise product selection it is necessary to understand which product is best for your application. You ...
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Channel Flow Capacities
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: Dura Trench offers many different tools for calculating trench drain and slot drain size. For proper trench drain design you can use the tables below to determine the depth the trench drain or slot ...
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Drains on Elevated Decks
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: This is a basic guide to understanding and installing above grade floor drains and trench drains. This installation guide is not intended to be an all inclusive manual or to handle every installation ...
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Dura Trench a Part of New Virginia Class Submarine Production Facility
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: Newport News Shipbuilding new Joint Manufacturing Assembly Facility (JMAF) has a large curved utility trench that supports the construction of the Virginia Class Submarine. The submarine sections are ...
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Eric'sons Supplies Custom Trench Drain on Penn Medicine New Hospital
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: Over the past 2 years Eric’sons has worked with the design team on this state of the art medical complex, The Pavilion, for Penn Medicine in Philadelphia, PA. ...
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Everything to Know About Grating
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: Most people are vaguely aware that there are drainage solutions installed in their yard or the place that they work. They might even be able to point to a part of these drainage solutions and describe ...
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Grate Selection
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: Trench drains are defined by their visible grating. Trench drain grating is a big portion of the trench drain system and the decision should not be taken lightly. The strength, look, and durability of ...
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Gulfstream Aerospace Utilizes New DuraTrench Non-Conductive Utility Trench
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: At the request of Gulfstream Aerospace, Eric’sons designed and manufactured a completely nonconductive or dielectric utility & drainage trench, the DTUTCF12-HDFG. The purpose, to allow ...
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How Much Do Trench Drains Cost?
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: Trench drains are a great solution to handle large quantities of liquid runoff. They are usually located at the bottom of a hill or rise, and they collect the runoff that goes through the soil to keep ...
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How to Form a Concrete Trench Drain
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: We get asked “how to form a concrete trench drain” quite often. People often think that they will save a lot of money forming a poured in place concrete trench drain. A good old fashioned ...
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Hydraulic Design of a Trench Drain
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: Hydraulic design of a trench drain can be quite complex depending on how accurate you need the calculations. The most accurate method is to utilize differential equations to calculate the input along ...
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Load Bearing Frame Selection
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: One of the most important but often overlooked components of a trench drain system is the load bearing frame. This is the typically a metal component at the top of the trench drain that takes all the ...
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Load Classes for Linear Drainage Systems
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: By the nature of a linear drainage system it is subject to traffic of varying loads, speeds, and types. The Dura Trench drain product line has been used in all types of load condition from occasional ...
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New Orleans Spanish Plaza - DuraTrench Shallow Trench Drain Solution
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: The Spanish Plaza, originally known as Eads Plaza, was dedicated in 1976 to the City of New Orleans by Spain in remembrance of their common historical past and a pledge of fraternity in the future. In ...
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Port of Manatee Berth 9
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: When this port needed to update their berth, over 500ft of DuraTrench was selected as the trench drain to handle the high dynamic loads and hydraulic requirements. Ports have some of the highest ...
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Selecting Channel Drain Components
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: To write a proper specification for a trench drain or a slotted drain you must review the load transfer path and the fluid transfer path and carefully choose all components of the trench drain system. ...
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Silesia Flavors Plant Utilizes DuraTrench for Spill Containment
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: Silesia, makers of high quality food flavors, expanded their Illinois plant. DuraTrench trench drains were chosen for spill containment. The specified DTCF8-HDSS vinyl-ester trench body with heavy ...
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Slip Resistance of Trench Drain Grates
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: Trench drains are not utilized unless the area will be wet. This means that traffic will be on top of the trench drain while it is wet and the slip resistance of the trench drain grate should be ...
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The Definitive Guide on Pool Deck Drainage Systems
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: Pool deck drainage matters for the safety of those using your pool and also for the health of the parts of your pool that should not be exposed to standing water. Slippery pool decks and wet pool ...
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Trash Baskets, Sediment Buckets, Screens & Strainers
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: Trash baskets and sediment buckets are extremely useful components of a drainage system. They create a point where debris and sediment can be collected. This keeps foreign material from entering the ...
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Trench Drain Specification Writing
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: To write a proper specification for a trench drain or a slotted drain all components of the system must be properly selected. Before writing the specification calculations for sizing based on flow and ...
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Trench Drains for Food Processing Plants, The Ultimate Guide
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: DuraTrench creates drain solutions for all kinds of processing locations. From breweries to food processing locales, we can create the right drainage systems for your business needs. Any kind of ...
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Upgrades at a Perdue Processing Plant utilizes DuraTrench
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: Food and Beverage projects have been a regular sector for Eric’sons. So we were pleased and proud to be apart of the Perdue South Carolina plant expansion. Eric’sons supplied over 1000ft ...
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Fire Technology Since 9/11
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: Hard to believe that, today, we’re observing the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. Those of us who lived through it have indelible images of this day, and will always ...
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5 All-Star Builders On Our Radar
Description: Five of our favorite recent builders who brought their creative visions to life with practical savviness and Accuride sliding solutions. ...
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5 Far-Out Trucks Mods (Using Accuride Slides)
Description: From emergency vehicles to overland trailers or micro-living vans and SUVs, Accuride's heavy-duty, high-performing movement solutions make space-saving and storage an absolute breeze. Inspired and ...
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Accuride Friction Guide Propels Students' FIRST Robotics Entry
Description: It's never too early to start using Accuride solutions, a Texas high school's robotics team has demonstrated. ...
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Accuride in Action: Rising to a Historical Challenge
Description: At Accuride, we believe it's possible to move forward while preserving the past, and that's what we helped accomplish when the Hungarian Competition Authority recently revitalized its headquarters, a ...
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Accuride In Action: Sliding Out to Sea with Telemerkki
Description: Finland's Telemerkki Oy delivers critical hardware for high-stakes fields. Those fields range from the high seas to the ER. In Mission: Critical situations such as these, there's no margin for error. ...
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Accuride: The Firefighter's Friend
Description: Whether fighting fires or responding to medical emergencies, firefighters are the heroes that don't wear capes. And like a lot of superheroes they couldn't do what they do without an excellent support ...
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How to Make Your Undermount Drawer Accuride-Ready
Description: The undermount drawer has become a virtual must in any prestigious home, boutique, or institution. With hardware concealed beneath, an undermount drawer offers a clean esthetic desired in any sleek or ...
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Choosing the Right Medical-Grade Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Tape for Wearable Stick-to-Skin Applications
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Medical-grade stick-to-skin pressure-sensitive adhesives - How do you choose the right wearable tape? Let us show you how to balance adhesion, ease of removal, breathability & moisture-resistance. ...
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Cooling Solution for the Critical SuperCam Assembly of the Perseverance Mars Rover
From: BoydDescription: Boyd continues its long tradition of Aerospace thermal management expertise on NASA's latest Mars Mission, the Perseverance Mars Rover. ...
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Architectural Idea Book: Buildings and Structures Made With ETFE Film
Description: The Canary Wharf Station is located in the waters of London ’s North Dock. Foster + Partners designed the station to be an accessible, welcoming bridge to the comme rcial district. The wooden ...
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Preventing Gasket Failure: Environmental Considerations
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: 5 common environmental factors can impact the life of a gasket - temperature, humidity, UV light, chemical exposure, and vibration. Learn more about them and the gasket materials perfect for each. ...
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TABshield™ Thermal/Acoustic Barrier Passes Key Ford Automotive OEM Specification - WSS-M99P32-E6
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: As a lightweight, flexible alternative to traditional metal shielding, TABshield™ thermal and acoustical barrier now meets the performance requirements of Ford Motor Company specification ...
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What is the Ideal Temperature for Compressed Air Equipment?
From: Titus Company (The)Description: One of the key aspects of taking care of your compressed air equipment is maintaining the right operating temperature. Fluctuations in temperature can have more of an impact on your compressor's ...
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Expanding a Wireless Network Across a Growing College Campus
From: Belden Inc.Description: Over the past year, the pandemic helped shine an even bigger spotlight on the importance of Wi-Fi across college campuses. As higher-education institutions shifted to online learning-even if the ...
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Fusing High on that Mountain
Description: It's been said that great things can be done when men and mountains meet. The same was proven true for the McElroy Talon™ and a glacier-topped mountain in Alaska that came calling last spring. ...
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McElroy Around the World
Description: David Mosier, Regional Sales Manager for the North Region at Core & Main takes us on the ground and in the ditch with these pics of their fusion techs in southeast Iowa. Ben Beck of Fusible Branch 825 ...
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Accuride in Action: 6 Amazing Healthcare Applications
Description: we spotlight six of these fantastic products, which are helping healthcare workers on the frontlines. ...
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Specialty Materials for Precision Die Cutting: A Manufacturer Q&A Compendium
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Let's learn more about the specialty materials we die-cut every day in this vendor Q&A compilation from our Converters Corner blog featuring adhesive tapes, flexible graphite, PVC foam, and ...
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Use These Top 5 Foams for Precision Die-Cut Automotive Parts
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Die-cut foam parts are popular for many automotive applications - seals, gaskets, vibration & noise reduction but how to choose the right foam. These 5 categories of foam are a great place to ...
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Precision Die-Cut Solutions Whitepaper: Specialty Materials for Thermal Management of Consumer Electronics
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Let's investigate how precision die-cut parts made from flexible graphite, metal foil, papers, and films can help manage the excess heat of today's electronics. Featuring Neograf Solutions and 3M. ...
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304 VS. 316 Stainless
Description: THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TYPE 304 & TYPE 316 STAINLESS STEEL ...
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ASHRAE Issues Statements on Relationship Between COVID-19 and HVAC in Buildings
Description: ASHRAE has confirmed that building HVAC systems can reduce airborne exposure to COVID-19. ...
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Practicing What We Preach: Employees are Now Breathing Easier at AJ.
Description: Portable Criti-Clean Ultra FFUs Now Provide Protection for our Employees in our Office and Break Areas. ...
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Valuable Tax Incentives Available for HVAC Equipment Purchases.
Description: The CARES Act and TCJA Can Make HVAC Retrofits Eligible for 100% Deduction and Bonus Depreciation. ...
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How to Get Building HVAC Systems Ready for Reopening
Description: Tips and resources for creating safer work environments when returning HVAC systems back to operation. ...
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Taking Control of a Clean Room
Description: by Burt Smith, Product Engineer at AJ Manufacturing Co., Inc. There is a dizzying array of control options and possible control schemes out there for HVAC systems and adding a clean room creates even ...
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Automotive Heat Shielding - Top 5 Reasons to Choose TABshield™ Over Traditional Metal
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Can you replace formed metal automotive heat shields with custom die-cut pieces of thin, lightweight, peel-and-stick composite thermal acoustic barrier? Here are 5 reasons why TABshield™ from ...
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Performance Material Solutions to Reduce Noise, Vibration & Harshness (NVH)
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Consumers want quieter cars, silent appliances, and whisper-loud air conditioning systems. Let's see how the right combination of performance materials and precision die-cutting can help reduce NVH. ...
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PVC Foam, Precision Die-Cutting, Appliance & HVAC: A Q&A with Novagard®/Foam Seal
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Can specialty PVC foams provide lightweight, cost-effective converted solutions that work for the appliance and HVAC markets? We asked the experts at Novagard for the details. ...
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Why is Surface Finish Important?
Description: Surface Finish is one of the most important factors when it comes to ordering material or following a specification. Due to the wide variety of effects different surface finishes can have, it should ...
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5 Foams for Automotive Noise Reduction - Quiet the Buzz, Squeak & Rattle (BSR)
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Unwanted and annoying noises -Buzz, Squeak, & Rattle (BSR) - can be a big problem for automotive designers and engineers. Here are 5 foams that can quell the BSR beast. ...
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Designing, Fabricating, and Installing Accelerator Room Doors for Cancer Care Centre
From: MarShieldDescription: MarShield was contracted by a large commercial construction company to build accelerator doors for a cancer care facility in Washington, USA. We were brought on board due to our expertise in ...
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Impact Wrenches Alternatives from Mountz Tools
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: Selecting the right torque tool for the job is crucial. Selecting the incorrect torque tool can affect production yields, manufacturing costs, product quality, product reliability, reputation and ...
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Proper Torque Control for RF COAX & SMA Connectors
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: The correct tightening of COAX and SMA Connectors used in RF cabling applications is essential to ensure optimum performance. This is particularly important in high frequency applications using ...
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Selecting the Power Tool to Suit the Joint
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: To fully utilize the high performance of a quality power tool, it's important to know the demands made on the power tool by different screwed joints. ...
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Pelonis: The Different Types of Fans Used in the HVAC Industry
Description: A fan is a key component of any HVAC system. The most common HVAC fans are axial, forward-curved centrifugal, and backward-inclined, and each is uniquely suited to certain purposes. It's important to ...
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Performance Materials Spotlight: PolyEthylene Terephthalate (PET) Plastic & Custom Die-Cutting
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: PET. Polyester. What makes this common plastic so special, anyway? Let's chat PET plastic, its history, the different types of PET and why it just may be a great option for your custom die-cut parts. ...
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Specialty Material Spotlight: Neograf Solutions Flexible Graphite for Appliance Thermal Management
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Let's learn how custom-manufactured components from JBC Technologies made from Neograf Solutions flexible graphite can help to protect the sensitive, sophisticated electronics of today's next-gen ...
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IMI Develops Germ-Free Door Opener, Donates 100% of Profits to Local Food Pantries
Description: In direct response to the Coronavirus pandemic, Industrial Magnetics, Inc.(IMI) has developed a new, hands-free door opener that allows people to open latch-less doors without using their fingers, ...
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Airport Safety
Description: Designing a fire protection system for an airport terminal building using standards such as NFPA 13 and NFPA 415 ...
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Chapais Revisited
Description: Forty years ago, a small town in the Canadian province of Quebec became the site of a fire that killed scores. A new book examines the lasting impact that fire had on that tiny, insular community. ...
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LNG By Rail
Description: A proposal to allow bulk shipments of LNG on US railroads has sparked criticism and raised concerns among first responders. How should the safety community prepare? ...
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Outreach: High Consequence
Description: Fast-burning modern furniture make home fire sprinklers vital ...
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Wildfire: A Path Forward
Description: Experts from a range of fields are coming together to find new approaches to the wildfire problem ...
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Choosing the Right Military Vehicle Torque Wrench
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: Service members need to trust their vehicles. Whether being used domestically or abroad, driven in convoy down I-95 or winding through the snowy peaks of Kandahar, military vehicles must be in top ...
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Filling the Need for Consistent, Reliable and Cost-Effective Composite Core Material in Sandwich Panels
Description: Learn how General Plastics helped ACP find the panel that appealed to their customers that didn't necessarily require the rigorous engineering and processing standards of aerospace, but still meet the ...
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How to Build a Raspberry Pi-powered NAS Server - BONUS: HURRiCANE Cooling System!
Description: this article isn't specifically about digitizing photos. It's all about storage: simple, FAST network storage. ...
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Custom Die-Cut Solutions: Lightweight Noise Reduction for Automotive Applications
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Stronger, sleeker, quieter cars don't need to weigh more. Custom die-cut components and lightweight, performance materials can help address automotive noise/vibration/harshness (NVH) challenges. ...
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Flexible Graphite for Lighter, Safer More Powerful EV Batteries
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Precision die-cutting and components made from eGRAF SPREADERSHIELD flexible graphite. Thin, lightweight heat spreading for smaller, lighter, safer electric vehicle batteries. Let's chat with Neograf ...
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How to Choose the Right Industrial Thermal Insulation
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Die-cut thermal insulation is all around us - our cars, appliances, even our electronics - but choosing the right heat management material can be tricky. Our Heat Management Material selection guide ...