Manufacturing and Process Equipment Reference Materials
Reference Articles 2201 - 2300 of 4626
-
What Will 5G Mean for Displays and AR/VR Devices?
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: Display industry predictions have all been saying that 2020 would be the big year for 5G, and it looks like they were right! Networks are rolling out around the globe, new 5G-enabled phones are ...
-
Creating Innovative Products and Solutions using SICK LiDAR Technology
From: SICKDescription: For the second year, students from around the United States submitted projects for SICK's TiM$10K Challenge. With each project, students develop industry-changing products using LiDAR technology from ...
-
Case Study: Increase Capacity and Improve Productivity
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: Company: Leading provider of equipment, processes and reporting systems. Goal: Improve productivity in large dairy farms ...
-
Choosing the Right IMC Solution to Protect Fan and Blower Systems
Description: Intelligent Motion Control (IMC) solutions modify the start-up and continuous power in brushless DC fans and blowers. These systems control every element of the equipment's functionality with ...
-
Common Questions About Intelligent Motor Controls
Description: Automation technology has improved by leaps and bounds recently, allowing manufacturers to more efficiently cut expenses and avoid maintenance delays. In the industrial fan and blower field, recent ...
-
What You Need to Know About PTC Heaters
Description: Positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heaters consist of specialized heating discs built from advanced ceramic materials. These safe, powerful, and energy-efficient heaters allow for exceptional heat ...
-
Single vs Multi-fluid Contact Angle Techniques Part 2: Why One Fluid is All You Need for Process Control in Manufacturing
From: Brighton ScienceDescription: This is part two of a two-part series explaining the finer points of BTG Labs' approach to helping companies build reliability into their cleaning and adhesion processes through consultation and ...
-
How to Clean and Disinfect Your DataLogger® 6
Description: Those using the DataLogger 6 may be wondering how to properly clean and disinfect this device for the prevention of coronavirus and other pathogens. Here are the best practices recommended by the ...
-
MERV Ratings and Industrial Dust Collector Filtration
From: Camfil APCDescription: There is a lot of confusion around selecting the optimal filters for dust collectors. For the HVAC industry, MERV ratings are king. But they aren't as helpful for industrial dust collector filters. ...
-
Defining the Spline Pressure Angle
From: Grob, Inc.Description: ...how do I calculate the pressure angle of this gear? And how do I design the mating gear (external splined gear) for this part? ...
-
What are Involute Splines?
From: Grob, Inc.Description: Involute Splines: Types, Design Considerations, Materials, and Applications ...
-
Why Airborne Brake Dust Particulate Matters
From: HORIBA Instruments, Inc.Description: How HORIBA technologies are being used to protect human health. ...
-
QuiET: An Active Isolation System for Process Stability and Throughput Enhancement
From: ETEL S.A.Description: The purpose of this white paper is to describe how the active vibration isolation solution developed by ETEL S.A. can guarantee a high process stability as well as an increased throughput in ...
-
Less is More when it Comes to Machine Safety
From: ABB Inc.Description: Most machine builders have been going the wrong way on safety, adding more protective devices in their effort to reduce risks. Turns out that the right approach is to actually use fewer devices. Read ...
-
Troubleshooting Cut Quality Problems
From: Hypertherm, Inc.Description: A look at how to deal with dross, dimensional inaccuracy, interrupted cuts, and hole quality issues in plasma cutting. ...
-
Waterjet Cutting-Predictive Maintenance Cuts Costs, Downtime
From: Hypertherm, Inc.Description: New pump technology for waterjet cutting enables users to better schedule maintenance and downtime, thus ensuring productivity without time, money and late-delivery headaches. ...
-
Process Accuracy Ratio vs Process Uncertainty Ratio
From: Transcat, Inc.Description: (Risk Mitigation: Calibration and the Customer's Process) ...
-
Stainless Steel Jacks vs. the Elements
From: Joyce/Dayton Corp.Description: Advantages of using stainless steel jacks for corrosive- and wet-environment applications have long been in the forefront on systems designed for the packaging industry, paper mills, and other rugged ...
-
LAPP Continues to Expand Engineering Department with Addition of FTIR Spectrometer
From: LAPPDescription: The engineering department at LAPP's North American headquarters in Florham Park, NJ uses a Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometer to assure the raw compounds that go into cables are the ...
-
Offshore Platform Fire Safety Sprinkler System Depends on Liquid Flow Assurance Switch
Description: Offshore platforms around the globe are essential to the production of oil/gas and the global energy supply chain, but they represent a daily hazardous operating environment to the employees that work ...
-
10 Steps to World Class Safety
From: New Pig CorporationDescription: In this Pig Paper, you'll learn why slips, trips and falls happen and the steps you can take to world-class floor safety and keeping workers safe. ...
-
Case Study: Customer Profile: CANNON Instruments
From: New Pig CorporationDescription: Not many of us think about viscosity, but we know it when we experience it. Viscosity affects the thickness of our favorite ketchup, the creaminess of the peanut butter on our toast and how easily we ...
-
Case Study: Customer Profile: Long John Silver's
From: New Pig CorporationDescription: Long John Silver's is all about making their customers happy, and at 14 franchise outlets in Central Pennsylvania, they work hard every day to dish up an enjoyable customer experience along with their ...
-
Case Study: Customer Profile: Meyer Tool
From: New Pig CorporationDescription: Gas turbine engines may not be something we think about, but they touch our lives every day powering aircraft, trains, ships and electrical generators. These engines - built by industrial giants ...
-
Case Study: Customer Profile: Oregon State Credit Union
From: New Pig CorporationDescription: Oregon State Credit Union is in business for one reason: to serve their membership. Unlike banks, credit unions are not-for-profit financial institutions that are directly accountable to their ...
-
Case Study: Redner's Markets End Slips And Falls By Adding Grippy Mat To Their Safety Program
From: New Pig CorporationDescription: Over 1 million people each year make emergency room visits following slip-and-fall accidents. The grocery industry, filled with busy shoppers and possibly busier employees, is well-acquainted with ...
-
Getting A Grip On Slips, Trips And Falls
From: New Pig CorporationDescription: The deep, dark secrets your laundry service is sweeping under the rental rug. ...
-
Know Your Stormwater Risks and Avoid Violations
From: New Pig CorporationDescription: Nobody wants to harm the environment, let alone get popped with a violation. That's why New Pig develops practical solutions to protect your storm drains. Our team of stormwater experts has visited ...
-
Secondary Containment Solutions for 8 Areas in Your Facility
From: New Pig CorporationDescription: Tanks, drums, cans and bottles are designed to keep liquids contained. But when one of those shells fails, the mess can be anything from a minor nuisance to a major disaster. Secondary containment ...
-
The Complete Facility Risk Zone Audit
From: New Pig CorporationDescription: For years, businesses have viewed payouts from slip, trip and fall claims as an inevitable cost of doing business. The 2018 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index bears this out, reporting that falls ...
-
The Walk Zone Safety Report
From: New Pig CorporationDescription: New Pig, the world's authority on leaks, drips and spills, conducted a survey of professionals involved in floor safety across multiple industries to get a detailed look at organizations' level of ...
-
Using Industrial Absorbent Mats and Pads at Your Facility
From: New Pig CorporationDescription: Leaks, drips, splashes and overspray from machinery, tools and equipment are everyday nuisances that almost everyone has to deal with. They can eat into valuable production time for cleanup, and can ...
-
Pneumatic vs. Hydraulic Systems: What is the Difference?
From: Kelly Pneumatics, Inc.Description: In the world of mechanics and engineering, there are many different ways to create motion and do work. Two of the oldest, most popular and basic methods are hydraulics and pneumatics. Both rely on ...
-
3D-Printed Building Safety
Description: 3D printing is now being used to construct full-sized houses, offices, and other buildings. As the industry gears up for a rapid expansion, guidance is needed to ensure these structures are safe. ...
-
A Case Study: Why item
From: item America, LLCDescription: A Robotics Manufacturer provides an in-depth analysis and explanation to why they switched to item for their machine frames. ...
-
From Kaizen to Continuous Improvement, Explore Lean Principles
From: item America, LLCDescription: As sensible as it is to pursue gradual improvements based on Kaizen or CIP, that isn't always the perfect means of achieving the desired change in every single set of circumstances. However, the lean ...
-
Less Waste, Added Value: Explore Digital Factory Equipment Engineering
From: item America, LLCDescription: Lean production principles can really come into their own in factory equipment engineering, geared specifically towards avoiding waste and boosting added value in production. ...
-
See Spot Work!
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: Spot is out and about, and after years of showing us how it could run up and down stairs and perform some pet tricks, Spot is now being put to work. ...
-
Case Study: Baked on Carbon Be Gone!
From: Armakleen Company (The)Description: Case Study: If your company has to clean parts covered with baked on carbon, ArmaKleen's M-100 BCR (Baked on Carbon Remover) tackles this soil with ease. During this cleaning trial our team conducted ...
-
Case Study: Clean & Environmentally Responsible
From: Armakleen Company (The)Description: We conducted a case study for a machine manufacturing company that was looking to improve their cleaning processes while switching to environmentally responsible cleaners. This company is part of the ...
-
Case Study: Remanufacturing Ready!
From: Armakleen Company (The)Description: Case Study: Remanufacturing Ready! A transmission remanufacturing company needed to remove oil & carbon build up from an assortment of stainless-steel conductors with plastic connectors and rubber ...
-
Industrial Processing - Pickling Tanks For Stainless Steel
From: LANDDescription: Nitric acid is used to pickle stainless steel products to remove impurities and form a new surface layer on the material. To demonstrate compliance with environmental regulations, emissions of nitric ...
-
How to Control Odors in Air
Description: Machines for air scrubbing are used for gas absorption including acid gases such as S02, HCl and others. This equipment can also... ...
-
How to Remove VOCs from Air
Description: In a Regenerative Oxidizer, an effort is made to get the absolutely highest possible energy recovery. This type of design is... ...
-
How to Remove Oxides of Nitrogen from Air
Description: Removal of Oxides of Nitrogen - N0x can be achieved by injecting Ammonia into the air and then... ...
-
How to Remove Dust from Air
Description: Jet Venturi scrubbers can remove dust and gas simultaneously. Their advantage is... ...
-
How to Remove Ammonia from Water
Description: Where ammonia is present in water to be treated, you can remove it using air stripping technology. By a combination of pH adjustment and... ...
-
How to Remove Ammonia from Gas
Description: As the amount of organics in the air decrease, you have to add more supplemental heat. One way to minimize this is to use... ...
-
How to Remove Acid from Gas
Description: Venturi scrubbers are used to remove very small particles; mist and can also remove gases. The open design eliminates... ...
-
IoT and Torque Tool Data Management
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: A lot of people start their day with a cup of coffee. There are many ways to make that cup of coffee. But there's one way that's only arrived this century, on the wings of the Internet of ...
-
Cutting the Carbon Cost with Improved Air Inlet Systems
From: Camfil Power SystemsDescription: When you use more efficient air intake filters that are adapted to your environmental and operational conditions, you get cleaner-running engines with less fouling, corrosion and reduced air ...
-
Modular X-Ray Shielding Rooms for Temporary Hospital Sites
From: MarShieldDescription: As we continue to tackle COVID-19, now more than ever the medical industry requires modular x-ray shielding rooms. These full body shielding units are designed to protect medical personnel from ...
-
Achieve Plasma-cut Edge Perfection
From: Hypertherm, Inc.Description: Time tested tips for optimal results on a plasma table. ...
-
Industrial Scale Moisture Removal
From: KomlineDescription: Drying is one of the most energy intensive processes in any manufacturing setting. Learn about a solution that is designed to gently turn and level material, enabling it to dry evenly and... ...
-
4 Advantages of Skid Systems in Industrial Heating Processes
From: WATTCODescription: Many industrial heating processes involve maintaining a consistent temperature in a vessel to protect the integrity of the product. If temperatures drop too low they can crystallize, separate, or even ...
-
Ciculation Heaters for Nuclear Power Generation
From: WATTCODescription: Circulation heaters are safe for operation even in hazardous environments. This makes them ideal for use in nuclear power plants. Their construction and controls ensure efficient and safe operation. ...
-
Electric Boiler Heaters for Clean Steam & Pure Steam
From: WATTCODescription: Today, there is a growing demand for clean steam and pure steam. Creating clean and pure steam is possible with modern electric boiler heaters, but it requires the right applications, water purity, ...
-
Fire Risks & Prevention Tips in Thermal Fluid Heating
From: WATTCODescription: Despite all the safety precautions and guidelines, fires still happen in thermal fluid heating processes. Any process where fuel, air, and an ignition source meet, has a potential fire risk. ...
-
Over-the-Side Heaters for Plating Tanks
From: WATTCODescription: For bonding and coating metals or plastics, the plating process occurs in tanks. The two types of heaters for plating tanks are electric element heaters and heat exchangers. Electric is the more ...
-
Screw Plug Immersion Heaters for Small Tanks
From: WATTCODescription: Tank heating is as important as it is varied. It plays a role in all industries, comes in all sizes, and heats all sorts of fluids. Tank heaters provide freeze protection for low viscosity fluids like ...
-
Steam Injection for Sanitation and Cleaning-in-Place
From: Pick Heaters Inc.Description: Among the most important aspects of any food, beverage or pharmaceutical processing operation is the ongoing assurance of sanitary equipment. Effective cleaning is the best defense against product ...
-
Aerosol Barrier Pipette Tip Filters Lead the Way in COVID-19 Testing
From: PorexDescription: POREX® pipette tip filters make the world safer, healthier and more productive by setting a new standard of purity in protecting COVID-19 patient samples from aerosol cross contamination and ...
-
Porex in Your Pocket
From: PorexDescription: Check out this video which shows a porous vent inside of a smart phone ...
-
Welcome to the Wonderful World of Filtration
From: PorexDescription: Filtration impacts every aspect of our lives. People are most familiar with the air dust filters in the HVAC unit or the cartridge filters in the refrigerator for drinking water. However, most of us ...
-
What are IP Rated Protection Vents - and What are They Used For?
From: PorexDescription: Learn more about IP Rated protection vents, including what the IP rating means and what they are used for. ...
-
Autonomous Mobile Robots: Your Guide to Safety and Productivity
From: SICKDescription: Workplace safety and productivity go hand-in-hand. And while manually operated material handling equipment can undergo a great deal of wear-and-tear for a variety of reasons, many are turning to ...
-
Five Manufacturing Industries that are Bringing Back America
Description: The demand for American jobs and products "Made in America" is sweeping the nation and several manufacturing industries are answering the call. We are beginning to see a trend to re-shore or bring ...
-
Streamlining Post-Processing in Additive Manufacturing
Description: Automated turnkey hardware for post-processing is certainly a huge step forward for the post-processing stage of the production process chain with AM. ...
-
Tech Tip: Using the chamfer and cold ring tools for socket fusion
Description: The process of chamfering the end of a pipe creates a smooth, beveled edge which reduces the amount of molten material that is displaced during the heat soak. It makes the insertion process easier and ...
-
Double Edge Track: Guaranteed Parallelism for Linear Systems
Description: Modern Linear Double Edge Track offers a variety of benefits for a wide array of applications. Compared to single edge track, double track offers many advantages. ...
-
How to Connect Ceramic Heater Without Lead Wire to Power Supply?
Description: Our PTC ceramic heater has two kinds;one is with lead wire, another is without lead wire. ...
-
What are the Difference between Class1 and Class2, Class I and Class II?
From: Moons' Electric Co. Ltd.Description: Breakdown of specs differentiating Class1 and Class2, Class I and Class II power supplies ...
-
Auburndale Power Plant
From: Camfil Power SystemsDescription: Auburndale Power Partners is a combined cycle gas turbine power plant, operated as an intermittent facility by the Cathiness Energy Group. The plant is located in central Florida, USA. ...
-
Filter Replacement Strategies
From: Camfil Power SystemsDescription: Substantial savings can be realised by replacing filters at the right time. The quality of air inlet filters is essential for optimal gas turbine performance. Harmful particulates that bypass filters ...
-
High Performance GTC Media Filters For Humid Conditions
From: Camfil Power SystemsDescription: An upgrade to the CamPulse GTC filters maximises availability during the critical heating season ...
-
How to Choose the Right Air Filtration Solution
From: Camfil Power SystemsDescription: Protect your assets with a solution optimised for your local site conditions and operational needs. ...
-
Low Latency Manufacturing for Biophotonic and Medical Packaging
Description: The medical device market is expected to significantly diversify and almost double in value to $90 billion by 2025, but vendors face significant cost and packaging challenges if they are to ...
-
Salt & Corrosion Considerations
From: Camfil Power SystemsDescription: Do you operate in a coastal or offshore site? Unfortunately, you probably have to deal with corrosion related issues such as irreversible damage to turbine blades, performance losses, early failures, ...
-
Sensor Input Experiment Using Raspberry Pi
Description: This series will focus on learning the principles and basics of crafting electronic kits through simple crafts made with Raspberry Pi. ...
-
Tata Power Trombay Retrofit
From: Camfil Power SystemsDescription: Camfil provides new barrier-type filter system and diverter damper refurbishment for gas-fired unit ...
-
Top 8 Smart Home Electronics Projects You Need This Year
Description: Want a new kind of home improvement project that leverages technology instead of nails and hammers? Here are eight smart home improvements that leverage your Raspberry Pi and Arduino skills. ...
-
Winning Young Talents: Empowering the Next Generation of Engineers
Description: Technology companies have to deal with a serious fact: There might not be enough young professionals to fill all positions in the near future. What companies like ROHM Semiconductor Europe do to win ...
-
Vacuum Breaker Solves IBC Leak Problem
Description: Vacuum Breaker prevents implosion in intermediate bulk containers ...
-
Heat Treating Powder Metallurgy Parts
Description: There are several processes and secondary operations that are used to produce powder metal (PM) components, and one of those key processes in PM part production is heat treatment. Heat treating powder ...
-
Gravitational Waves Detected 100 Years After Einstein's Prediction
From: Mad City Labs, Inc.Description: For the first time, scientists have observed ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational waves, arriving at the earth from a cataclysmic event in the distant universe. This confirms a ...
-
When Pulse Drivers are the Best Tool for the Job
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: Can you open a can with a hammer? Sure. But it would probably be easier with a can opener. Special jobs take special tools; using the right tool for your job saves effort and increases productivity. ...
-
Using NIR for Inspection Applications
Description: This week, Lumenera is at the SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing (SPIE DCS) show demonstrating our Lt16059HM, a USB 3.0 industrial grade 16 MP CCD large format monochrome camera with Canon lens and a ...
-
Cleanroom Environmental Technology
From: Air Innovations LLCDescription: Behind every cleanroom is a sophisticated environmental control unit (ECU). Cleanroom technology has become so advanced that it can serve spaces of virtually any size in any industry around the world, ...
-
A Quick Look at What's in Store for the Robotics Industry in 2020
From: SICKDescription: In 2020, the robotics industry shows no sign of slowing down. In 2018, the International Federation of Robotics estimated that global robot installations surpassed 400,000 units per year. As this ...
-
Achieving High Accuracy Pattern Recognition for Die Bonding
Description: When it comes to microelectronics and photonics packaging assembly, components such as die are placed onto packages. All automated die bonding systems require some type of vision processing for the ...
-
Ensuring Quality for Medical Device Displays
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: Increasing digitization and other medical trends have intersected with the boom in consumer display devices to create a new landscape for medical display devices in both clinical settings and for ...
-
Increase Thickness of Ceramic Insulator Layer
Description: This time, a total of 0.12mm of ceramic insulation layer thickness increased, and other production processes and manufacturing techniques remained unchanged, with no negative impact on the product. ...
-
NEW Rotor with Notched Edges for the Universal Cutting Mill!
Description: Existing technologies like for example the Universal Cutting Mill PULVERISETTE 19 can often be optimized with a few improvements. The new rotor with notched edges impressively shows its potential on ...
-
The Landscape of MiniLEDs and Local Dimming Displays
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: To compete with the superior contrast ratio performance of OLED display screens, LCD makers have developed the technique of local dimming, which allows different regions of a backlight to be ...
-
UL and the IoT
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: We're all familiar with Underwriters Lab, and we're used to seeing the UL symbol on the cord tag of our electrical appliances. But things electrical - which were just being introduced when UL was ...
-
How Do I Eliminate Electrostatic Discharge in Electronics Manufacturing?
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is a costly nuisance for electronics manufacturers. After all, both the solid-state electronics being assembled and the human or automated tool assembling it build and ...
-
How Do I Safely Use and Maintain a Pneumatic Screwdriver?
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: An air tool is a powerful instrument, capable of doing a great amount of work in a short time. But to be used safely and effectively, its operator must know and follow best practices for operation and ...
-
Ensuring Food Safety with DSI
From: Pick Heaters Inc.Description: Sanitization is critical to food production. Food production machines need to be sterile, or the food could potentially become contaminated. There are many ways to ensure food safety, and among them ...
-
Looking Forward: Additive Manufacturing in 2020
Description: I've identified five key takeaways that are not only helpful for our customers and the wider user base of 3D printing, but Stratasys Direct Manufacturing as a key provider of 3D printing services. ...
-
What is a Mass Flow Controller?
From: Kelly Pneumatics, Inc.Description: From their beginnings in the 1970s, mass flow controllers have come a long way in terms of their efficiency and capabilities. In the 1980s, the semiconductor industry was the biggest consumer of ...