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Size Actually Matters for Lime Kiln Production
From: Aerzen USA Corp.Description: Selecting the right technology and machine size for fuel conveying, combustion air and air cooling systems to optimize fuel efficiency in the kiln for lime production plants ...
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Tailor-Made Solutions for the Cement Industry
From: Aerzen USA Corp.Description: Pro Global Media's comprehensive Global Cement Directory found 406 cement plants operating in the Americas. Of those, 57% of them source Aerzen blowers, rotary lobe compressors, and screw compressors. ...
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Case Study: X-Ray Shielding in the Art World for the Indianapolis Museum of Art Conservation Science Department
From: MarShieldDescription: The Conservation Science Lab at the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) approached MarShield to design and manufacture a Lead Lined Mobile Shielding Barrier with a Lead Acrylic see-through upper panel. ...
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How Robot Transport Units Can Extend Reach and Add 7th Axis Capabilities
From: Isotech, Inc.Description: Robots have become pervasive in manufacturing worldwide. According to the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), the North American robotics market has set new records this year, which aligns with ...
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Case Study - Improve Equipment Availability
Description: Company: Global manufacturer of high-performance automotive components Goals: Optimize operations and comply with corporate Industry 4.0 initiatives ...
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Direct Steam Injection Offers Forward Thinking for Slaughterhouse Waste
From: Pick Heaters Inc.Description: Meat processing as an industry has enormous impacts on the world, both positive and negative, and in the wake of these impacts are both impassioned advocates and fierce critics. ...
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Products For The Transportation/Traffic Safety Industry
From: CheckersDescription: Commercial Vehicle Safety Equipment ...
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5 Steps to Precise Gas Calibration
From: Environics, Inc.Description: A step-by-step guide to carrying out precise gas calibration and ensuring that measured values accurately correlate to accepted measurement standards. ...
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Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems for Industry
From: Environics, Inc.Description: Continuous emissions monitoring systems are used as a tool for monitoring effluent gas streams which are produced by combustion in industrial processes. This then demonstrates compliance to ...
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Case Study: What to Know About Industrial Ethernet Versus Office Ethernet
From: Automation24, Inc.Description: Ethernet is growing in popularity, particularly as more people work from home, but there are some important differences between industrial Ethernet and office Ethernet people need to be aware of. ...
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Climatic Chamber for Eight-Thousander Test
From: Busch Vacuum SolutionsDescription: It looks like you are using an old version of the Microsoft Edge browser. To get the best experience with the Busch website, please update your browser. Outdoor jackets and satellite solar panels need ...
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SubCom® Case Study: Homestake Canada Inc. Nickel Plate Mine
Description: In late 1996, Inproheat supplied a 4 MM Btu/h pond water heating system for Homestake Canada (since acquired by Barrick Gold) Nickel Plate Mine. Water in these ponds contains various minerals and ...
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Automatic Self-Cleaning Scraper Strainers Filter Smallest Particles to Largest Debris
Description: Unlike backwash systems, scraper strainers reliably resist clogging and fouling when faced with micron-sized particles, oversized solids, and high solids concentration ...
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Electric Boilers Suddenly in Vogue Again
Description: With zero emissions, economical electric steam and hot water boilers deliver maximum kilowatts in minimum spatial footprint ...
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Case Study: Modular Radiation Shielding Barrier Installation at Juravinski Hospital in Hamilton
From: MarShieldDescription: The Juravinski Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, approached MarShield, faced with the challenge of protecting staff from radiation emitted from a Spect camera - a nuclear medicine device that generates ...
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Consider Submerged Combustion for Hot Water Production
Description: Typically hot water is produced in natural-gasfired boilers, which have an efficiency of 75-85% at best. Several factors limit this efficiency. First, to avoid problems with acid condensation, the ...
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Creative Setup for the McElroy Polyhorse®
Description: This picture, shared by Jonathan Lachapelle of Irrigation Plus Inc. in Quebec, demonstrates a creative setup for the productivity enhancing PolyHorse. McElroy first introduced the PolyHorse in 2007 to ...
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Gauging of Turbine Mount
Description: Solartron Metrology offers high precision digital sensors to meet aerospace supplier needs in gauge mount. In the aerospace industry, an engine component such as a turbine blade is often cast, and ...
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How to Minimize Supply Chain Disruption in Regulated Industries
From: Qosina Corp.Description: The challenges of managing supply chain disruption are complicated and can have serious consequences. When news about sea freight and shipping containers became national headlines and the world was ...
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Silicone Rubber Heaters: Types, Mounting, and Applications Discussed
From: Birk Manufacturing, Inc.Description: Silicone rubber heaters are widely used in applications where improved heat transfer rates are needed. These heaters are lightweight, extremely flexible, and thin, which makes them popular across ...
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Dispensing Methods, Which Method is Suitable for What?
From: Scheugenpflug, Inc.Description: Precision and repeatability are crucial for dispensing processes. As a result, the choice of the right dispensing method under consideration of all general conditions is essential for the quality of ...
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What is the Difference Between Industrial Robots?
Description: As the world of robots expands in the industrial space, it's prudent to get to up to speed on the multiple types available and their capabilities. ...
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ADA Ramps and Cable Protectors - What to Know
From: CheckersDescription: ADA ramps are cable-protection ramps that are designed to provide an easier crossing for wheelchairs, pedestrians, and vehicles. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed into law in 1990. ...
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Cable Protector Connection Types
From: CheckersDescription: Connector Types and Load Capacity ...
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Don't Get Stuck Without Ground Protection Mats
From: CheckersDescription: When working on outdoor projects, it's important to consider ground protection. Landscape damaged by heavy equipment can be expensive to repair. Plus, uneven or muddy ground at job sites may cause ...
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Fatalities in the Construction Industry: A Timeline
From: CheckersDescription: The construction work sector is one of the most dangerous among all occupations. According to OSHA, around 20 percent-1,061-worker fatalities took place in the construction industry in 2019, ...
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How Wheel Chocks Keep Tractor Trailers Safe and Secure
From: CheckersDescription: In a number of cases, instances of wheels not being properly secured resulted in trucking catastrophes-injuries or fatalities that could have been avoided with proper use of tractor trailer safety ...
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Understanding Cable Sizes with Cable Protection
From: CheckersDescription: One of the most important elements to consider when looking for a cable protector is the size of the cables or hoses that it is designed to house. Factors such as the maximum outside diameter of a ...
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Understanding Load Capacities of Cable Protection
From: CheckersDescription: Design Features That Affect Load Capacity ...
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Wheel Chocks: A Guide for Maximizing Safety
From: CheckersDescription: In 2020, the U.S. mining industry saw fatal accidents claim the lives of 29 workers, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Vehicle-related incidents cause a large portion of these accidents year ...
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WHITE PAPER: Urethane vs. Rubber Wheel Chocks
From: CheckersDescription: In order to determine the best wheel chock for your needs, this guide will closely examine the properties of both urethane and rubber wheel chocks. ...
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SubCom® Case Study: Compania Minera Cerro Colorado Heap Leach Solution Heating
Description: In 1995 Inproheat supplied a 10 MM BTU/hr raffinate solution heating system for a copper mine near Iquique, Chile operated by Compania Minera Cerro Colorado, a subsidiary of BHP Billiton Ltd. This ...
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Colorimetry: The Science of Measuring Color & Light
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: What is color? Color is how we see it. Colorimetry, the science of color measurement, describes the response of our human eyes to different wavelengths and captures color as a data point for standard ...
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Facing the Future: Growth in NIR Facial Recognition
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: Facial recognition (or FR) is enabled predominantly by invisible near-infrared light to detect features and contours for security, biometrics, and identification. Learn differences between 2D and 3D ...
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Innovations in Smartglasses and AR/MR Devices
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: When will AR and MR smartglasses finally cross over into the mainstream consumer market? There are hurtles to overcome in innovation, and quality to be ensured for exceptional visual performance of ...
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Know Your Hi-Res TVs: From HD to 8K and Beyond
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: First there are the display technologies: LCD, LED, plasma, OLED, QLED (QDEF), and more. And then there is screen resolution: HDTV, HDR, 4K, 8K, 1420 x 1080, 4406, Full HD, Ultra HD (UHD)...the list ...
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LEDs are "Growing" in Horticultural Lighting Applications
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: Plants are shaped by light- with different wavelengths and intensities contributing to size, growth cycle, leafiness, root strength, color... event taste! LEDs offer a diverse range of options to ...
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Material & Material Properties: Which Requirements Does the Material Place on the Technology?
From: Scheugenpflug, Inc.Description: The number of adhesives, sealants and casting compounds that can be dispensed is constantly growing. The use of epoxy, polyurethane, silicone or other material types in a process depends on the ...
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MicroLEDs Gather Speed in the Automotive Industry
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: MicroLED displays promise to deliver the improved brightness and flexibility of OLED, with greater reliability, exciting the interest of automakers who are looking to advance dashboard displays, ...
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Through the Looking Glass: Case Study on HUD Windshield Testing
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: Today's automotive HUD systems project virtual images onto the vehicle's windshield, which are visualized through the glass at a perceived distance of several meters. The windshield acts as an optical ...
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Advantages of Mechanical Turbine Inlet Cooling
Description: Gas turbine mechanical cooling systems are used worldwide to improve power output. ...
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Experts Agree: Portable HEPA Filtration Units Can Help Protect Against COVID-19
Description: Here's why both the CDC and ASHRAE recommend portable HEPA filtration units like Criti-Clean Ultra. ...
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Project Profile: Custom Operating Room Ceiling System
Description: We're proud to have custom designed and built a complete air distribution and lighting system for Baton Rouge General Medical Center. ...
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SubCom® Case Study: Sea Water Heating for LNG Vaporization
Description: An LNG terminal in Europe was expanding its capacity to regasify LNG and distribute the natural gas to western Europe. Adopting Open Rack Vaporizer (ORV) technology for the expansion phase, sea water ...
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Atomic Force Microscopy Enhances The Nanoscopy Toolkit
From: Mad City Labs, Inc.Description: ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPES ARE IDEAL FOR NANOMECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION, BRINGING UTILITY TO NANOSCOPY APPLICATIONS AND EXCELLING IN CONDITIONS WHERE LOW LIGHT PRESENTS CHALLENGES OR SAMPLE INTEGRITY ...
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Resonant Probe AFM: Uses and Advantages
From: Mad City Labs, Inc.Description: RESONANT PROBE ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPES' UNIQUE CONSTRUCTION AND FUNCTIONALITY ENABLE THEM TO SERVE IN APPLICATIONS DEMANDING SPOT-ON ACCURACY, ADAPTABILITY, AND EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH DEFINITION ...
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Understanding Virus Mechanisms - One Particle At A Time
From: Mad City Labs, Inc.Description: SINGLE-MOLECULE MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUES FACILITATE DIRECT STUDY OF MOLECULAR MECHANISMS, ENABLING LEAPS IN UNDERSTANDING SURROUNDING HOW VIRUSES ASSEMBLE, DISASSEMBLE, AND INTERACT WITH THEIR HOSTS. ...
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RF Shielding for MRI Imaging Rooms
From: MarShieldDescription: Radio Frequency (RF) waves are electromagnetic waves produced by electronic devices and networks such as cell phones or radio towers. RF waves can be shielded by enclosing an area with a conductive ...
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Surface Inspection Solutions for Metallized Paper
From: AMETEK Surface VisionDescription: Metallized paper is produced by coating paper with a thin layer of vaporized aluminum, giving it a finish that adds decorative and protective properties to the product. It is primarily used in ...
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SubCom® Case Study: Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Brine
Description: The Potash Company of Saskatchewan switched to solution mining in the late 1980s as a result of being unable to contain or de-water their flooded mining operation. In the early stages of solution ...
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Vacuum Potting - The Solution for the Strictest Requirements
From: Scheugenpflug, Inc.Description: Many electronic components today have a wider range of functions and must fulfill strict reliability and functional durability requirements. Once installed, they are usually very difficult to replace. ...
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Stuck in a Conveying Nightmare?
From: Spiroflow Systems, Inc.Description: Key Considerations When Choosing the Right Mechanical Conveyor ...
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SubCom® Case Study: JBS USA
Description: JBS USA is a processor and supplier of animal protein and leather in USA, Canada, Mexico and Australia. JBS operates a beef processing facility in Greeley, CO. Parent company JBS SA of Brazil, is the ...
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Handheld Inner Diameter Measuring Gauge for tuyere wear control
From: RIFTEK EUROPE Sp. z.o.o.Description: These projects continue our work in solving widespread ID measurement challenges. ...
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Medical Technology - The Highest Level of Quality and Reproducibility for our Potting Needs
From: Scheugenpflug, Inc.Description: Manufacturers and suppliers of medical technology face a variety of challenges: high development costs, numerous regulatory requirements and often only limited market volume or short product cycles. ...
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Updated Load Absorbers
Description: As electric drive systems become increasingly common, the need for low-speed, high-torque testing solutions is becoming ever apparent ...
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SubCom® Case Study: Ainsworth Lumber Co.
Description: The quality of plywood veneer produced in a veneer plant depends not only on the quality of the logs but also on their condition during the peeling process. If the log is too cold, the veneer breaks ...
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5 Things to Look for in Your Hemp Drying Equipment
From: Marion Process SolutionsDescription: Hemp and cannabis processors are turning to industrial drying equipment as they ramp up the volume of product being processed. Choosing the right equipment will help bring capacity, quality and ...
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6 Benefits of Moving to Microwave Processing
From: Marion Process SolutionsDescription: Indirect heating methods have played an important role in industrial thermal processing for more than a century. ...
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All Air Knives Are Not Created Equal
Description: Last year Air McClure, an air products representative based in Rocky River, Ohio faced a challenge in serving one of its longterm clients. The client, a bottling plant for a household name Fortune 500 ...
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Cannabis Processing: The Importance of Thermal Processing Equipment
From: Marion Process SolutionsDescription: Cannabis as a whole represents an exciting business opportunity, especially given the explosion of the global hemp market, which is projected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of close to 35% ...
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Contract Packager Uses Paxton's CanDryer to Remove Residual Beer and Dry Cans
Description: Established in 2015, a Contract Packager goes beyond making great products for their clients: they are committed to seeing their clients' brands grow. They aim to become a one-stop shop for their ...
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Five Key Considerations: Choosing the Right Thermal Processing Technology
From: Marion Process SolutionsDescription: Industrial ovens, coolers, microwaves and dryers can last 20 or more years. Your choice of thermal processing equipment affects the quality of the materials produced, operational costs of the plant, ...
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Game Changer at Soda Canning Facility
Description: A major step forward in air-rinsing products has generated a buzz among companies selling canned and bottled products. The experience of a Facility Manager at a canning plant for one of the world's ...
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Global Leader Pipes in Savings Using a Paxton Drying System
Description: A global leader provides a full range of pipes used in the oil and gas sector, the chemical and petrochemical industries, energy, machine-building, construction, municipal housing, shipbuilding, ...
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Heat Sensitive Products and Thermal Processing
From: Marion Process SolutionsDescription: While industrial microwave heating has been around for more than seventy years, it is in the last few decades where it has evolved as a serious contender in thermal processing applications. That's due ...
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Industrial Mixing for Food
From: Marion Process SolutionsDescription: Find out the differences between four different types of food mixers. ...
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Oregon Craft Brewery Upgrades to Paxton's Ionizing Can Rinser
Description: Ft. George Brewing Co. in Astoria, Oregon is one of the fastest growing breweries in the United States. Established in 2007, the company produces over 40 varieties of beer. Their canned beer is ...
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Paxton Blower Gives Dairy Mix Company a Sweet ROI
Description: Meadowvale, Inc. provides premium frozen dairy mixes to more than 500 frozen custard and ice cream retailers. The employee-owned company has been in business for over fifty years. In 2017, Meadowvale ...
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Paxton Blower Improves Meat Crate Drying Process
Description: Green Bay, Wisconsin-based Tosca Ltd. manages returnable container systems for clients in the dairy, fresh produce, beer, meat and poultry industries. Tosca provides full service to its many clients, ...
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Paxton Blower Setting the Standard for Longevity
Description: A technology manufacturer located in the South opened its doors in 1986. The manufacturing facility builds rigid print circuit boards (PCBs) for high tech and high reliability applications. The ...
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Paxton PX Proves Plenty for Pharma Pouches
Description: Since 1986, a Packaging Company has been providing a total solution approach to packaging challenges for Fortune 500 companies in the pharmaceutical, beverage, distillery, chemical, electrical, ...
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Paxton's Drying System Wheels in Savings for Automotive Manufacturer
Description: A world-class automotive manufacturer of aluminum and steel wheels. The manufacturer has been in business for over 30 years in Paris, Kentucky. The manufacturer aspires to be a factor in sustainable ...
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Perfect Date Coding with 80% Less Energy Usage
Description: Installation of a new drying system on a canning line at a leading carbonated soft drink bottler in Indianapolis, IN, has cut compressed air usage by 15 percent. The PowerDry System from Paxton ...
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Racks and Racks of Medical Devices
Description: Elimination of manual drying of racks for medical device components improved throughput and increased safety, due to mitigation of ergonomic issues, with the help of Paxton air knives providing faster ...
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Reducing the Risk with 3-A Authorization and Food Sanitation
From: Marion Process SolutionsDescription: 3-A Symbol Authorization program is a certificate that represents the pinnacle of quality for hygienic standards of processing equipment in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries ...
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Testing Mixers for Food Refining and Processing: How We Work
From: Marion Process SolutionsDescription: When making a purchase of a mixer for any type of industrial processing, there is only so much you can read and learn. In the end, you want to know how the mixer will perform ...
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Tire Production Rolls Faster with Paxton Technology
Description: The world's largest tire manufacturing facility, rolling out tires 24 x 7, requires the most efficient and up-to-date equipment. That's why the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's production facilities ...
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Lead Brick Shielding Solutions Offer Maximum Configurability and Protection
From: MarShieldDescription: MarShield manufactures lead bricks that are cast from 99.5% Minimum Pure Lead and are ideal for applications where maximum protection is required from X-Ray and Gamma Ray Radiation. We also offer ...
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Rotating Drum Mixer is Worth All the Tea in China.
Description: To solve supply-chain and product-quality problems, Adagio Teas purchases a batch mixer and brings production in-house. ...
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Application Station: Mushrooms
From: AirClean SystemsDescription: The remarkable fungi known as mushrooms add a plethora of medicinal, culinary, and utilitarian value to our daily lives. Many studies are looking at the adoption of psychoactive mushrooms for ...
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How You Can Safeguard Our Environment
From: AirClean SystemsDescription: The Journal of the American Medical Association reports that, "Pollution is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, and was associated with an estimated 9 million premature deaths globally in 2015 ...
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Two Phase Thermal Solution Guide
From: BoydDescription: This article explains the most popular two phase thermal solutions, integrations, and customizations as well as what to consider when selecting the best technology for your application. Utilizing heat ...
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How do Gas Blenders Work?
From: Environics, Inc.Description: Basic Working Principles of Gas Blenders ...
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5 Reasons Why Our Customers Choose Hitachi Stationary OES Analyzers
Description: Metal manufacturers across the globe rely on Optical emission spectrometry (OES) in production control throughout the melting process. The exact chemical composition or the melt recipe of the alloy ...
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Use Case: Hitachi OES for Analysis of Wear-resistant Iron and Steel During Manufacture
Description: "Hitachi provides the best performance and service within a reasonable price range... suitable for products with higher requirements for accuracy and precision." ...
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McElroy Optimized Cooling™ Elevates Productivity and Profitability
Description: Your search for efficiency, competitive advantage and elevated productivity on your jobsite never ends. But what if you could achieve your HDPE pipe fusion specifications in reduced time, without ...
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Modified Atmosphere Gas Mixers from Environics
From: Environics, Inc.Description: Global transit capacities enable the rapid transport of perishable goods and produce across the world, meaning that consumers can enjoy products many miles from their country of origin. This is a ...
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What is Gas Dilution?
From: Environics, Inc.Description: In many industrial or research applications, gases need to be diluted from a high concentration to a variety of lower concentrations. A frequently used application of gas dilution is in the ...
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What is Gas Humidification?
From: Environics, Inc.Description: Gas humidification refers to the addition of water vapor to a gas flow to create a specific relative humidity (RH). Relative humidity is the ratio of partial pressure of water vapor (pH2O) in the gas ...
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What is Multi-Gas Calibration?
From: Environics, Inc.Description: Multi-gas analyzers are a very important part of ambient monitoring, where low-level concentrations of certain species can have a dramatic impact on air quality. They are deployed across a wide ...
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8 Ways to Prevent Downtime on a Compressed Air System
From: Titus Company (The)Description: The right monitoring and maintenance routines enable you to reduce downtime, maintain your operations' peak performance and keep your revenues flowing. Read this article for 8 Tips ...
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A 101 Guide to Air Compressor Condensation and Moisture
From: Titus Company (The)Description: If you're noticing unusual moisture and condensation in your compressed air system, you may have a lot of questions. Namely, why is it happening, and how can you fix it? If you're in an environment ...
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HMIs Enable Operations and Maintenance Collaboration
From: Automation24, Inc.Description: Mobile interfaces facilitate convergence of operations and maintenance. ...
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How to Calculate the Real Cost of Compressor Air Leaks
From: Titus Company (The)Description: The compressed air for your facility could account for anywhere from 10%-30% of your facility's electrical costs. Meanwhile, 76% of your compressor's lifetime cost comes from the electricity it uses. ...
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How to Reduce Pandemic Risk with Batch Automation
From: Automation24, Inc.Description: Investing in batch automation to limit your facility's risk in a future pandemic will most likely pay for itself in many ways that were not originally considered. ...
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Industrial Ethernet Enables Smarter, More Reliable Machines
From: Automation24, Inc.Description: Machine builder uses industrial Ethernet for remote monitoring and diagnostic services to improve machine reliability and uptime. ...
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Powerful I/O System for Compact Control Cabinets
From: Automation24, Inc.Description: Input/output (I/O) systems design considerations include smaller sizes, faster response times, and greater functionality, with energy savings ...
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System Integrator Upgrades Spray Dryer Controls
From: Automation24, Inc.Description: Control system upgrade of spray dryer improves product quality and profitability. ...
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Winemaking - the Secret Ingredient for Success
From: Titus Company (The)Description: Many ingredients go into the wine you make, including the grapes you cultivate, the nutrients that help them grow, the yeast that aids fermentation and the oxygen and nitrogen that help refine your ...