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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. ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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... ...
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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... ...
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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... ...
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How to Remove Dust from Air
Description: Jet Venturi scrubbers can remove dust and gas simultaneously. Their advantage is... ...
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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... ...
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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... ...
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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... ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Achieve Plasma-cut Edge Perfection
From: Hypertherm, Inc.Description: Time tested tips for optimal results on a plasma table. ...
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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... ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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, ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Porex in Your Pocket
From: PorexDescription: Check out this video which shows a porous vent inside of a smart phone ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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. ...
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Tata Power Trombay Retrofit
From: Camfil Power SystemsDescription: Camfil provides new barrier-type filter system and diverter damper refurbishment for gas-fired unit ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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Vacuum Breaker Solves IBC Leak Problem
Description: Vacuum Breaker prevents implosion in intermediate bulk containers ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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Why Surface Cleanliness is Crucial for Electronic PCBs
From: Brighton ScienceDescription: Defining "clean" is actually more complicated than it sounds. Cleanliness can be in the eye of the beholder (I mean, we all had a college roommate who swore they were tidy, but let's be honest!) and ...
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Is It Time To Take A Serious Look At Convection Cooled Switched Mode Rectifier/Chargers Again
Description: Switched Mode Rectifier/chargers (SMR's) are the dominant method of stationary battery charging for telecommunications, information technology (IT) and other standby power application. The vast ...
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Pulse Tools vs. Impact Drivers: What's Best for Your Business?
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: Whether you're in manufacturing or maintenance, it's essential to use the right tools in order to get the job done right. After all, the tools you invest in will determine the type of work your ...
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The Rise of MicroLED Displays: Production Challenges and Measurement Needs
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: MicroLED (µLED) is on the forefront of emerging display technology. Production challenges have slowed the progress of development and kept costs too high for the mass market, so microLED devices ...
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IXD Accelerometers for Safety Monitoring in Industrial Machines
From: Hymark/Kentucky GaugeDescription: Lika Electronic introduces a new range of 2-axis and 3-axis acceleration sensors. ...
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Maximize Yield and Drastically Reduce Scrap
From: Hymark/Kentucky GaugeDescription: How can Kentucky Gauge improve my production? This is a question that gets asked repeatedly by our customers. The answer is quite simple: ...
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THK Manufacturing of America Stays on Top with Kentucky Gauge
From: Hymark/Kentucky GaugeDescription: Linear motion guides and rails are used everywhere - gantry robots, overhead transport systems, linear stages, machine tools, robot transport units, and many other system. Too many to list. The ...
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Closed Orbit Feedback at GSI
Description: Instrumentation Technologies has been working with electron and hadron accelerators for many years. We have provided Fast orbit feedback (FOFB) solutions for electron accelerators previously, using ...
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Solving Challenges in Cities Around the World with Advanced Technology
Description: Itron, an American giant and a world leader in IoT technologies for utilities and smart cities, invited IoT solution providers to participate in their London Smart City Challenge with the aim of ...
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Solving challenges in cities around the world with advanced technology
Description: Itron, an American giant and a world leader in IoT technologies for utilities and smart cities, invited IoT solution providers to participate in their London Smart City Challenge with the aim of ...
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The Beginning of ESRF's Extremely Brilliant Source (EBS)
Description: An important milestone has been reached recently at ESRF in the EBS storage ring commissioning. EBS project, known as Extremely Brilliant Source, has started back in 2015 and it is a great achievement ...
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Don't Get Stuck in a Rut without Ground Protection Matting
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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CASE STUDY: EXTREMELY LOW-VOID, LEAD-FREE SOLUTIONS FOR POWER MODULE APPLICATIONS
Description: Power Semiconductors have enjoyed steady growth for at least the last 15 years, with only the occasional down turn. It is expected that the global market will continue to drive more energy consumption ...
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Collaborative Manufacturing in Photonics Design
Description: The value of light-enabled products and services is estimated to be between $7 and $10 trillion annually, which means the science of light represents roughly 13% of the world's economy1 . With the ...
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HR1 Getter for Removal of Hydrogen from Hermetic Microelectronic Packaging
Description: Outlines methodology for quantifying a getter's performance related to hydrogen (H2) absorption performance in uptake capacity and uptake rate, and provide a fundamental understanding on how to select ...
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Energy & Eco-Sustainability using Pressure-less Silver Sintering for RF Power Electronics
Description: A virtually void free die attach was successfully achieved using a fixed but critical volume of Ag sinter paste by a process of pressure-less sintering on a multi-axis cartesian style bonder, ...
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Fractured Production and Operational Disruption
From: Ultra EnergyDescription: Fractured production and operational disruption: The true costs of long lead times for custom sensors Product manufacturing and construction projects requiring custom temperature sensor components are ...
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Plug-and-Play Fiber Optic Network Components
From: Ultra EnergyDescription: Plug-and-play fiber optic network components simplify remote I/O installation and maintenance Control engineers face important decisions when extending industrial networks to monitor or control remote ...
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Thermal Interface Materials for Next-Generation Electronics
From: BoydDescription: 3M and Boyd Corporation - Overheating is a critical concern for next-generation electronic assemblies. The combined effects of device miniaturization, high-powered processors, increased chip density, ...
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Using Cmk as a Measure in Determining Torque Tool Quality
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: Smarter manufacturing environments are demanding higher quality tools for precise assembly applications. Companies need partners they can trust to provide education on relevant data and proper torque ...
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Choosing the Right Magnetic Measurement Equipment for Your Application Teslameters vs. Fluxmeters, Explained
Description: Testing magnets, assemblies, and sensors is a critical step throughout the entire manufacturing process to maintain quality and avoid costly stalls in production. Understanding the capabilities of ...
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Gas injection: Food's secret ingredient
From: Pick Heaters Inc.Description: Food production is a process that must be hygienic from start to finish. From the utensils to the equipment to the packaging, everything needs to be clean to ensure that the product will be fresh and ...
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The Right Torque Tools Lead to Enhanced Quality in the Aircraft Assembly Process
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: Airlines operate in a high-pressure environment. They are in constant competition for customers and operate on very tight schedules with little leeway. Refits of aircraft in an airline’s fleet ...
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Advantages of Electric Immersion Heaters in Chemical Manufacturing
From: WATTCODescription: The chemical manufacturing industry has unique challenges in the production, storage, and transportation of materials. Corrosion, costs, and controls effect quality and efficiency. Electric immersion ...
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Advantages of Preheating Crude Oil with Electric Flanged Heaters
From: WATTCODescription: Crude oil refining is one of the most complex chemical processes in the petrochemical industry. As such, it requires sophisticated equipment for accuracy and efficiency. ...
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Application of Circulation Heaters in Power Generation Facilities
From: WATTCODescription: Electric circulation heaters are versatile, dependable hardware. In the power generation industry, they play an important role in a number of essential processes. Circulation heaters can be found in ...
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Electric Boiler Heaters for Power Generation
From: WATTCODescription: How Electric Boiler Heaters are used in Steam Power Generation In power generation facilities that use steam, the steam drives the turbine. The higher the pressure, the more effectively the steam can ...
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Electric Heaters for the Foodservice Industry
From: WATTCODescription: One of the core heating functions in the food industry is cooking. A properly cooked meal is not only delicious but safe for consumption. So it's essential that all food preparation equipment uses ...
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Flange Heaters for Waste Oil Applications
From: WATTCODescription: Less waste = more revenue. Waste is a major industrial expense, it results in getting less use out of high-cost products as well as increasing disposal costs. Wasteful processes drive up the costs of ...
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hydraulic Servo System in Energy Saving Market of Injection Molding Machine
Description: INVT kinway brand MH500 series electro-hydraulic servo system is designed for injection molding machine, die-casting machine, oil press and other hydraulic equipment, it adopts high-performance ...
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Immersion Heater Products & Design Considerations
From: WATTCODescription: Many industries rely on the flow of viscous fluids. The proper application of immersion heating dramatically enhances the behavior of process fluids. This is as true in a trans-Alaskan oil pipeline as ...
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Low-Density Heaters for Bitumen Processing
From: WATTCODescription: Bitumen processing is especially reliant on low-density heaters. Bitumen is classified as an "extra-heavy oil" with an API gravity below 10°. A lower wattage is essential to achieve the optimal flow ...
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Over-the-Side Heaters for Industrial Chemical Heating
From: WATTCODescription: Over-the-side (OTS) heaters are the most popular type of industrial heater. They can directly address the core challenges of chemical heating ...
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The Importance of ASME Vessels in Boiler Heater Safety
From: WATTCODescription: The ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) is the set of codes and standards to increase the safety of boiler & pressure vessels. The code regulates standards for the construction and design of ...