Manufacturing and Process Equipment Reference Materials

Description: A recent and growing trend in the Industrial X-ray and Computed Tomography (CT) marketplace is a Dual Tube X-ray/CT System; a system which integrates both a Microfocus and Minifocus tube in the same ...

Description: Understanding how to operate a system, how to use the software and how to get the best images possible is just as important as the quality of the machine. ...

Description: A good operator with well-maintained plasma arc cutting (PAC) equipment can save a shop hours of downtime and thousands of dollars in operating expenses. These savings will result in greater profits ...

Description: Benefits of Micro thread mills in the medical industry - "The quality of the thread is light years better and the consistency of the thread is as it should be - consistent." A large American ...

Description: Digital control panels are widely used in industries to monitor and control system variables. Humidity, pressure, and temperature are some of the variables that are easily controlled using these ...

Description: Air duct heaters are commonly used in the HVAC industry. They provide supplementary heat to the delivered air inside an air-delivery duct. For heavy duty industrial applications, duct heaters are a ...

Description: Although immersion heaters are most often the best possible solution for tank content heating, sometimes it is not feasible, here are some alternatives. ...

Description: Hypertherm's new plasma flush cutting technology makes attachment (e.g. pad eyes, lugs, gussets, tabs, flanges, etc.) removal easier, faster and closer to the plate. ...

Description: In places like Houston Texas, bitumen is well known in the construction industry as tar or asphalt, a very important substance in paving the road or roofing. The key to heating bitumen is all about ...

Description: One of the most effective methods of chemical cleaning is with the application of circulation oil heaters. There are many different types of circulation heaters on the market that can be used to ...

Description: Circulation heaters, containers/vessels with the heating element inside, are used to heat gases and steam for different types industrial applications. ...

Description: Heating corrosive solutions, whether alkaline or acidic, is often an important step in the process industry. Circulation heaters, from WATTCO, are designed and built to work for a variety of corrosive ...

Description: An advanced gas cooled nuclear energy consortium contacted Wattco to help them with their research and development team that required an industrial heater to heat up CO2 - carbon dioxide - gas that is ...

Description: Circulation heaters are widely used in the petrochemical industry in locations such as Calgary Alberta, for heating fluids, chemicals, and other mediums. Circulation oil heaters consist of a huge ...

Description: Industrial water heaters can often fail as a result of aging equipment and faulty temperature controllers. Wattco was contacted by a heater distributor in Houston Texas to help replace an aging 100 ...

Description: Thermal fluid systems or thermal heaters have been in use since over 80 years, yet there are many myths that surround them and they are considered a source of fear, anxiety, and paranoia in users. ...

Description: The term "oil flushing" is used extensively in the process heating industry to refer to the cleaning of pipes and process equipment. Typical applications use immersion or circulation heaters that heat ...

Description: A lot of emphasis is given to industrial heating elements and sheath materials when discussing the electric heaters. However, equally important are the control panels for process heaters to function ...

Description: Digital control panels have a wide range of application in industries. Application of digital controllers in industrial equipments has resulted in increased efficiency, reliability, and flexibility of ...

Description: In this article we discuss the Joule-Thomson effect as it applies to natural gas, and explain how to size a flanged electric heater for this application. Specifically, we calculate the heater power ...

Description: This case study looks at electric immersion heaters in industrial storage tanks and what sensors are required to prevent freezing or fire damage. ...

Description: A topic brief about the Joule-Thomson Effect & its industrial applications ...

Description: In today's industries, digital control panels find a broad range of applications. As system controllers in industrial settings, they are responsible for controlling and regulating the operation of ...

Description: Characteristics, installation, and benefits of explosion proof devices ...

Description: Freeze Protection: With many weather conditions being unpredictable year after year, many companies look at protecting their mediums whether they be water based, or oil based from freezing through the ...

Description: Types, design, maintenance, and demand of different heat exchanges ...

Description: With the advancement in technology and increase in industrial demand, industries have started to mobilize over different heating methodologies such as whether to use heating cables or immersion ...

Description: A client from Montana had a large oversized aquifer that required a special decontamination process after receiving a job at a hazardous waste site. The specific flow rate of water was up to 150 ...

Description: Heating is an essential task in most industrial applications. Operating on a large scale, any energy wastage comes with a large price tag. Efficient heat application means big savings in any industry. ...

Description: Since 2009 the beer brewery business has been booming. With government subsidies and popular demand, the craft brewery bubble is not about to go flat anytime soon. In Ontario alone, the number of ...

Description: Immersion heaters are used in industries for various manufacturing processes that include preservation of various chemicals, fluids and gases by keeping them warm. These are installed over large tanks ...

Description: Bollinger uses Hypertherm plasma and waterjet technologies, including the HyPerformance HPR260 plasma system and HyPrecision 50 waterjet pump, to increase productivity, precision, and profits. ...

Description: One of the larger co-packers in the Midwest produces tons of frozen pork sausage every day in a continuous process that includes blending the meat and spices, stuffing the casings or forming the ...

Description: Powder coating is a widely-used alternative to liquid paints that is preferred in many applications because it does not require the use of a volatile solvent. The process uses fine, dry thermoplastic ...

Description: Calibration standards can be simple and obvious - or they can be not simple and obvious at all. That's because while, in theory, calibrating is absolute, there are many reasons why it is not exactly ...

Description: Radiation-proof connectors allow robots to work in places where humans cannot safely tread. ...

Description: During combustion - one of the most wide-spread industrial process across all industry sectors - the chemical energy present in fuels, such as coal, natural gas or oil, is converted into heat by ...

Description: When thinking about industrial combustion processes emitting toxic gases and particulate matter into the environment, it is the large plants and utilities that come to mind. Naturally, this level of ...

Description: Eraser's RT2S Fine Magnet Wire Stripper is made for stripping enamel, Formvar, polyurethane, polyimide, and many other types of film insulations from copper magnet wire from 28-48awg. ...

Description: PEM stands for "protein exchange membrane" and PEM is simply the splitting of molecules of H2O (water) into H2 (hydrogen) and O (oxygen) using a solid proton exchange membrane and solid polymer ...

Description: The first thing to consider is the size of the defects and or features that you would like to image. This will have a very large impact on the technique that you use. Ideally you will set up your scan ...

Description: Today's new 3D metrology technology is making an impact on the design of championship Indy racecars. In this webcast, engineer Brent Knutson of Andretti Autosport® discusses the state of 3D ...

Description: Andantex USA's objective over the years has always remained the same: to provide innovative, high-quality gearboxes and solutions for use on industrial machinery. The Anglgear™ right angle drive ...

Description: This white paper provides structure and clarity to applying additive manufacturing by demonstrating strategies and applications for integrating high-strength AM opportunities on the manufacturing ...

Description: Up to now, the conventional solution for VTL turntable drives has been composed of: a main drive (single motor and output pinion) for turning operations and a separate preloaded gearbox (Dual Pinions) ...

Description: Only a handful of manufacturers in the world are able to offer planetary reducers with extremely high precision achieving less than 1 arc-minute of backlash without mechanical preload. Out of this ...

Description: Although displays have improved the ease with which we interface with devices, the proliferation of displays into all areas of life provides a unique challenge. We are no longer tethered to stationary ...

Description: Signal conditioning modules, SCMs, used for measuring process control variables such as temperature, pressure, strain, position, speed, level, etc. are always subject to externally induced noise ...

Description: Chemical plant's groundwater problem gets solved fast by S&L. ...

Description: Due to safety and cost reasons, wind turbines require 24/7 monitoring. Lightning, defective rotor blades or tower movements due to localized storms can have serious consequences until the wind turbine ...

Description: Green certification is important to help preserve & enhance the enviroment where vineyards are located - learn how a Napa Valley Winery leveraged Membrane Bio Reactor technology ...

Description: As trichloroethylene and other solvents come under increased scrutiny for their health and environmental impacts, solvent users are left seeking more sustainable operating alternatives. In response, ...

Description: Human visual perception and judgment is the standard when inspecting parts for lowcontrast, subtle, and unpredictable defects. In industries like consumer electronics, aerospace, and automotive ...

Description: A level bed is critical to the success of any 3D print - every printer has a bed leveling procedure that allows users to ensure that prints execute properly. However, most of these procedures assume ...

Description: I saw a video of a Sump Shark imploding a 55-gallon drum. Very impressive, but will I have enough air to run a Sump Shark without shutting down my machines? ...

Description: Doug Weisshahn, Project Technician and NC Programmer at Miller Electric had a problem with fine chips in cutting oil. There were so many fine chips in one particular machine, they would leave marks ...

Description: We are in the midst of the 4th Industrial Revolution which aims to combine cutting edge technology with rigorous safety requirements. This article discuss the goals of what is known as Industry 4.0 ...

Description: Delves into the specific influences of several types of immersion heaters on water tanks. ...

Description: Describes the functions, applications and advantages of electric process heaters. ...

Description: Discussing the usage and advantages of immersion water heaters in a myriad of industries. ...

Description: Joe Jewell, the plant's Compression Engineer Manager, recalls that "When we moved into our current location, which became fully operational in January of 2011, our compressed air usage was so high ...

Description: The Carolina Paper Company (CPC), a 13-year old firm based in North Carolina, re-shapes large parent paper rolls into usable paper products including paper towels, napkins and toilet paper. ...

Description: In 2016, the U.S. mining industry saw fatal accidents claim the lives of 20 workers, according to this MSHA report. These tragedies highlight the need for mining safety equipment, such as wheel ...

Description: PSI builds control panels for a wide range of manufacturing clients in many industries including industrial compressor, industrial HVAC, water and gas purifications, and power measurement. Their ...

Description: Vortec creates custom-design for pulp and paper industry application ...

Description: The global corporation MAG offers a comprehensive line of equipment and technologies serving a wide range of industries including aerospace, automotive and truck, heavy equipment, oil and gas, rail, ...

Description: case study reflecting the substantial savings switching to polyurethane chocks can create: ...

Description: Vortec's cooling vests solve a challenge at an electrical equipment recycling facility by standing up to the heat of Alabama summers ...

Description: The following case study explains how natural gas pipeline powder coater EB Pipe Coating (Panama City, Fla.) used four Vortex A/C electrical enclosure coolers to solve space and configuration issues ...

Description: When one of Vortec's steel industry clients built a new compressor building, plant employees discovered the compressors' own radiant heat, combined with the typical hot conditions of a steel ...

Description: Food manufacturing equipment must withstand frequent washdowns in order to maintain quality standards. ...

Description: How do you take large industrial equipment from 350 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit in under 60 seconds? ...

Description: "Previously," notes Watkins, "welders did not have cooling systems although they often work in very hot environments-either outdoors or in shops without air conditioning." ...

Description: Vortec spray nozzles eliminate static electricity fire hazard in facility manufacturing polyethylene foam. ...

Description: Roboworld Vice President for Design, Sales and Support Mike Tur explains "robots typically are placed in environments where you don't want to put people-very hot or extremely cold environments, for ...

Description: Today, skis are made of a complex mix of raw materials that can include wood, metal, plastic, and epoxy - resources that, if not handled properly during production, can cause considerable IAQ problems ...

Description: 3D printing has become a powerful force in today's manufacturing industry. The process can take many forms, as the industry offers a variety of materials, methods, and machines. Many businesses ...

Description: Optimization of MTF and throughput along with optical image stablization and calibration are benefits of using hexapod micro-motion robots - a novel motion technology that provides all six degrees of ...

Description: Three great infographics that provide quick, easy-to-understand explanations of the science behind instruments for measurement of Surface Tension, Contact Angle & Wettability ...

Description: Honing machine outshoots hand lapping in manufacture of precision rifle barrels. ...

Description: Knowing when to "hold 'em," and when to "fold 'em" takes on new meaning when referring to the fuse pins designed to hold a jet engine on a wing, but to break away in emergency situations, allowing the ...

Description: Process capability exceeds 1.67 Cpk with just once-a-week adjustment, while churning out 4000+ parts per day. ...

Description: Shop's customers note new technology makes a 60 millionths tolerance look generous. ...

Description: In almost all external-honing operations, the requirements as to stock removal are light compared to that of internal honing. ...

Description: A hole or a bore having a bottom, a shoulder, or any kind of-a surface obstruction which would prevent a tool from going all the way through, is termed a blind hole. A blind hole may be "dead blind" ...

Description: Occasional honing problems are encountered where bores have keyways, splines, cross-holes or other such interruptions. Standard type-honing tool, with its narrow stone, may "hang up" in parts of this ...

Description: In a "normal" length bore, honing will maintain the pre-machined bore centerline; but as the bore be comes "short" in relation to its diameter, the part becomes less stable, and its centerline can ...

Description: As honing is the most effective method for precision bore sizing and is in wide use today for finishing bores of most all work materials in a wide range of diameters -- there is always the question ...

Description: One of the most important and useful of honing applications is the in-line honing of multiple spaced bores. A new common examples are journal bearings for revolving shafts, valve bodies for sliding ...

Description: Three types of abrasives are available and in general use for honing: Silicon Carbide, Aluminum Oxide, and Diamond. Each type is bonded into honing sticks called stones, and each has its place in ...

Description: Most parts that you would hone on a Sunnen Power Stroker fall into 10 categories as far as fixturing is concerned ...

Description: When the reds, greens, blues, and gold of an elaborate fireworks display lights up the sky, it is usually awe and gratitude that fill us. But for those on the ground, lighting those explosives, they ...

Description: In almost every case, a workholding fixture makes manual honing much easier and allows the operator to get the work out faster. ...

Description: Since surface finish measurements became recognized and standardized in mechanical engineering specifica-tions, more and more blueprints specify surface finishes based on actual measurement. Likewise, ...

Description: This book is a general guide on fixturing for the Sunnen CV-616 Cylinder King Automatic Vertical Honing Machine. The photographs and related information are provided to enable you to design and build ...

Description: With every new year, we have seen an increase in the world's energy demands. In addition to that, the concerns over greenhouse gas emissions have caused many to look for electricity generation that ...

Description: Do you know the history of the tennis ball? Learn about it's history and the potential occupational risks to those who manufacture them. ...

Description: Section includes residential water softeners, commercial water softeners, chemicals, and water-testing sets. ...

Description: Section includes bag-type filters, freestanding cartridge filters, off-floor cartridge filters, carbon filters, circulating sand filters, multimedia sand filters, Greensand filters, and separators. ...

Description: Agriculture is the oldest industry in history. Despite its age, it relies heavily on modern technology to continue operating safely and efficiently. The role of industrial heaters is essential to the ...