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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 ...
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What are the Different Types of Control Panels?
From: WATTCODescription: The control panel is the brain of a heating system. It controls and regulates operations for optimal performance. To get the best results, you need to pair the right brain with the right system. This ...
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3D Printed Tooling and Fixtures
From: Markforged, Inc.Description: Additive manufacturing is not only useful as a production method for end-use parts, but also as a complement to other manufacturing methods in the machine shop. Industrial 3D printers produce ...
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Electrical Properties of Antero 840CN03
From: Stratasys, Ltd.Description: Antero™ 840CN03 is a Stratasys proprietary polyetherketoneketone (PEKK) based material and part of the polyaryletherketone (PAEK) family. It is a semi-crystalline, high-performance thermoplastic ...
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FAQ - Robotic Applications
From: LEMO USA, Inc.Description: Frequently asked questions and answers in regards to robotic applications for connectors ...
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Selecting the Best Propagation Mode for a Reflector Using the AIM Modeling Tool for TFM (Total Focusing Method) Inspection
From: Evident ScientificDescription: The total focusing method (TFM) has generated a lot of excitement in the nondestructive testing (NDT) field. But there are challenges that had yet to be resolved when using TFM, such as choosing the ...
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TFM Acoustic Influence Map
From: Evident ScientificDescription: In this paper, we introduce a newly developed semi-analytical model to predict the total focusing method (TFM) amplitude sensitivity map for both nondirectional and directional flaws. For complicated ...
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Top 3 FMC/TFM Enhancements of the New OmniScan X3 Flaw Detector Explained
From: Evident ScientificDescription: The OmniScan® X3 phased array ultrasonic (PAUT) flaw detector comes with advanced data acquisition and processing capabilities known as full matrix capture/total focusing method (FMC/TFM). This ...
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Buffalo Trace Installs New Boiler System for Increased Efficiency and Capacity
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: Challenge: The building housing the boiler is a National Historic Landmark and had to remain intact during installation. Due to the distillery's projected increase in production, Buffalo Trace needed ...
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Methods for Measuring Small Defects in Automotive Curved Displays
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: Curved displays offer manufacturers new design flexibility for vehicle interiors, but also introduce challenges for display measurement. This paper presents the results of several lab tests measuring ...
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Penn State Harrisburg Installs ClearFire®-LC Boilers, Increases Efficiency by Nearly 10 Percent
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: Penn State Harrisburg is an undergraduate and graduate school of Pennsylvania State University, built on the site of a decommissioned Air Force Base in Middletown, PA. Established in 1966, Penn State ...
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Risk Mitigation in Hand Soldering
From: MetcalDescription: Soldering is the bonding of metallic surfaces via an intermetallic compound (IMC). The interaction between thermal energy delivery, flux chemistry, and solder chemistry creates the solder bond or ...
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The Evolution of Cleaning Methods in PCB Rework
From: MetcalDescription: The rework process has long consisted of three steps: removal of the inoperative component, cleaning of residual solder from the ball grid assembly (BGA) pads which held the component in place, and ...
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Why Robotic Soldering?
From: MetcalDescription: Why has robotic soldering become a more popular option in a wide range of applications? For the same reasons that manufacturing facilities always embrace automated processes â€" improved consistency, ...
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Developing Trends in Metal Production Surface Inspection
From: AMETEK Surface VisionDescription: Read our latest article in Steel Times International magazine where we discuss the developing trends in metal production surface inspection. ...
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0-10v Dimming Basics and Troubleshooting
From: Moons' Electric Co. Ltd.Description: In dynamic lighting control applications, "0-10" describes the use of an analog controller to adjust the voltage in a 2-wire bus connecting the controller to one or more LED drivers equipped with a ...
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Optimize Your Supply Chain by Getting Back to Basics
From: Proto Labs, Inc.Description: As a buyer or purchasing manager, you already know that the speed of change in our global economy and world is moving at unprecedented speeds. The Internet of Things (IoT) is driving the shortening of ...
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Parker Hannifin Brings Robotic Exoskeleton to Life with Digital Manufacturing
From: Proto Labs, Inc.Description: It all started seven years ago when then Parker Hannifin CEO, Don Washkewicz, challenged his team with the question, "What's the future of our company?" This triggered a flurry of activity to chart ...
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Best-practice Surface Preparation Processes for New Products
From: Brighton ScienceDescription: New Product Development is an essential component to the successful growth of companies who always challenge themselves to improve and innovate. Getting this design stage right is pivotal in that it ...
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Selecting a Preset or Adjustable Torque Screwdriver
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: There is a variety of "Preset" and "Adjustable" torque screwdrivers, but selecting the correct hand screwdriver for your application depends on your objective. Preset torque screwdrivers offer ...
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Saving Money, Improving Efficiency with Direct Steam Injection
From: Pick Heaters Inc.Description: The most common method of transferring energy with steam is indirect heat exchange, but there is an alternative method that is ideal for high-pressure systems: direct steam injection (DSI). ...
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How to select a ceramic infrared heater
Description: Safe, economical and efficient, infrared radiation heating systems can be designed, installed and operated by following some basic rules and guidelines. ...
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Cutting 3D with a plasma table
From: Hypertherm, Inc.Description: Cutting software and hardware configuration options have expanded substantially in the past few years so that it is now feasible to cut domed and other 3D parts on a plasma table, provided you have ...
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3 Common Applications of Gas Flow Systems
From: Environics, Inc.Description: Gas flow systems are extremely varied in terms of device architecture, functionality, and measurement accuracy. They include delivery, blender, divider, diluter, and myriad other instrument types ...
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A look at your Environics Calibration Documentation
From: Environics, Inc.Description: Today, let's look at a key piece of documentation that you will receive one for each MFC in a new unit and with each recalibration, your calibration reports. We will also take a look at 2 optional ...
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Ambient Calibration with Environics
From: Environics, Inc.Description: Monitoring the composition of ambient air is a vital process in maintaining the quality of the air we breathe. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has attributed millions of deaths per year to air ...
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Gas Delivery Systems for Welding Applications
From: Environics, Inc.Description: Gas metal arc welding (GMAW) is a joining process that consumes shielding gas in significant volumes. Even hobbyists and other small-scale users of MIG welders require a robust gas delivery system to ...
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Gas Flow Systems for Medical Devices
From: Environics, Inc.Description: Gas flow systems serve myriad purposes around the world. They are used to calibrate gas chromatographs (GC) in laboratory and analytical facilities and have been widely employed in the mixing, ...
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Humidification and Gas Flow
From: Environics, Inc.Description: One of the most popular options for an Environics Gas Mixing or Dilution system is humidification. The Environics humidifier option or our stand-alone humidifier allows the operator to add specific RH ...
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MFCs for Hypoxia Training
From: Environics, Inc.Description: Thermal mass flow controllers (MFCs) are often used to control the flow of a gas species based on the dissipation of thermal energy. This is achieved by integrating a sensor tube into the flow system ...
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Performing Ozone Calibration with Environics
From: Environics, Inc.Description: Ozone (O3) is subcategorized into three primary groups; stratospheric, tropospheric, and artificially-manufactured ozone. Stratospheric ozone is a naturally-occurring substance that forms in the upper ...
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The Importance of Ambient Air Quality Testing
From: Environics, Inc.Description: Ambient air quality testing is conducted to determine the gaseous or particulate concentration of air that may be released into the environment or breathed by humans. Dry air in the Earth's atmosphere ...
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XRF Analysis for Better Coil Coating Quality Control
Description: Pre-painted, coil-coated metal is needed in the manufacturing of a vast amount of products: from home appliances to automotive panels to cooking tins. New applications are being developed all the ...
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Choosing the Right EOAT Solution for Food Processing and Handling
From: Soft RoboticsDescription: The demand for increasing automation in food processing and handling continues to grow - and for good reason. Labor shortages. The ceaseless pressure to increase productivity.... ...
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Measuring Near-Infrared (NIR) Light Sources for Effective 3D Facial Recognition
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: This paper discusses 3D sensing and how NIR light is used for facial recognition systems. It explains the importance of measuring radiant intensity of NIR emissions and the challenges of obtaining ...
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Ro, Ro, Ro Your Boat
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: I've had an interest in robotics, dating back to my grad school days. So naturally I was intrigued by a recent article I saw on Futurism about how MIT scientists, funded by the city of Amsterdam are ...
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Robots to the Rescue: Tackling Dull and Dangerous Jobs
From: Soft RoboticsDescription: While we continue to hear concerns about robots taking jobs away from people, McKinsey Global Institute forecasts that robots can actually lead to the creation of new work for people ...
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The E-Paper Revolution Has Begun
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: Electronic paper (aka e-paper, e-ink, and electrophoretic display) is a unique visual display technology designed to replicate the look of ink printed on paper. Compared to traditional LCD, LED or ...
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Cold Forming 101: Understanding the Process
From: Grob, Inc.Description: Cold Forming 101: Understanding the Process The Cold Forming Process ...
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Advances in Linear Digital Measuring
Description: New Linear Digital Measuring Device (LDMD) or Long Travel Calipers from American Precision Gauge, LLC. Standalone handheld units measure to 48" accurate within .005" over the full travel with .001" ...
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Five Applications of Metal 3D Printing
From: Markforged, Inc.Description: Metal 3D printing introduced a different, new way to fabricate parts. After hundreds of years of metal fabrication limited to cutting and forming operations, the idea of methodically building up raw ...
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Tips for Managing Fumes in Heavy Fabrication
From: CamfilDescription: Maintaining a clean and safe work environment starts with the air. Dust created during manufacturing processes can be hazardous to both your workers and your equipment. A dust collection system should ...
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Controlling Hexapod 6-DOF Alignment Robots via EtherCAT®
Description: The latest generation of PI hexapod controllers with integrated EtherCAT interface now make it very easy for users to integrate hexapods into automation systems without the need for to perform ...
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Food Industry Leader Safely Collects Allergens and Combustible Dust
From: CamfilDescription: Nestle faced many challenges during the construction of its Prepared Foods facility in 2002. A top concern was how to safely contain airborne spices and other food ingredients that could ...
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Standard "Low-Cost" Dust Collector Filters Cost More In the Long Run
From: CamfilDescription: While the sticker price of standard replacement dust collector filters may seem appealing, they often come with hidden costs including a shorter lifespan and frequent malfunction, making them a bigger ...
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Custom and Maritime Security
From: Evident ScientificDescription: International borders have become more open, enabling more people to cross in and out of different countries. The sheer volume of material moving across the border has created a challenge for ...
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Using Electric Steam in a Microbrewery
From: Sussman Electric BoilersDescription: Electric steam boilers are the optimal choice for microbreweries producing 3 to 20 barrels per batch. See this article to understand why. ...
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Safeguarding Machines with Hard Guards
From: Altech Corp.Description: Fixed hard guarding is generally preferred due to its simplicity. However, since this prevents access to the machinery for maintenance, repairs, adjustments or product manipulation, other alternatives ...
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Xbox One X Thermal Management: Finally, a Look Inside
From: BoydDescription: True to form, there have already been several engineers and techies filming tear downs of the Xbox One X. The team at TronicsFix posted a tear down video peeling away every layer of this high powered ...
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Buoyancy: The Driving Force of Natural Convection
From: BoydDescription: In thermal management, we describe our air cooled devices as using either natural convection or forced convection. Fans and blowers are the mechanisms behind forced convection cooling solutions, but ...
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Thermal Convection: Natural versus Forced Convection
From: BoydDescription: In a majority of thermal management solutions, we use thermal convection as a means to remove heat away from our sensitive components and devices. In the rare case we don't use convection, it's ...
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Application #1: Instrument Enclosure Thermostatic Temperature Control
From: ThermOmegaTech®Description: Instruments/analyzers installed out-of-doors are exposed to adverse conditions and are customarily enclosed in insulated boxes to protect them from physical and weather damage. Many installations ...
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Application #4: Water Supplies for Safety Showers & Eyewash Stations
From: ThermOmegaTech®Description: There are many concerns in industries equipped with safety shower/eyewash units related to water supply quality, OSHA and ANSI safety requirements, and providing safe and comfortable water ...
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Hot Water At The Turn Of A Tap, Even On The 56th Floor
From: ThermOmegaTech®Description: The Austonian's managers were not satisfied with hot water delivery time to the building's units, and a team of engineers was assembled and tasked with improving hot water delivery times. ...
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SCBA 101: Self-contained Breathing Apparatuses and Supplied Air Respirators with an Escape Self-contained Breathing Apparatus
From: 3M ScottDescription: In an industrial environment, a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) or a supplied air respirator with an emergency escape cylinder (SAR/ESCBA) is like a catastrophic insurance policy: you know ...
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Selecting Plasma Cutting Consumables
From: Hypertherm, Inc.Description: Jim Colt shares six tricks, tips, and rules of thumb to keep in mind when choosing which consumables to use for plasma cutting in addition to those laid out in your owner's manual. ...
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How to Make HTCC Ceramic Heater?
Description: INNOVACERA specializes in producing ceramic heating elements, which are first printed with tungsten metal on a ceramic casting body and then sintered together through hot-pressed lamination under the ...
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Disruptive Tech Collides with the Military
Description: American scholar Clayton M. Christensen and his colleagues defined the term "disruptive innovation" in 1995 as an innovation that creates a new market and displaces an existing one. As advances in ...
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Medical Robotics: Powering a Revolution in Healthcare
Description: Surgical robotics helps surgeons perform procedures with greater precision or from remote locations. Telepresence robots let medical specialists from around the world weigh in on a patient's diagnosis ...
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What Makes Surgical Robots Tick?
Description: In 1985, for the first time, a robot was used to assist in a surgical procedure on a human. A trail-blazing, adventurous team had modified an industrial robot that guided a needle in a brain biopsy ...
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Top 10 Questions to Ask When Choosing an EOAT
From: Soft RoboticsDescription: Without the proper end-of-arm tooling (EOAT), robotics adds little value to a production process. In fact, choosing the wrong EOAT can increase downtime and drive down productivity. Here are the ...
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Improve Jacketed Heating Systems with Direct Steam Injection
From: Pick Heaters Inc.Description: Steam still has an important role to play in jacketed heating, but a Direct Steam Injection (DSI) Heater provides the most precise and energy-efficient method for heating the jacket water to the ...
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Uniform Temperature Profiles
Description: Uniform sheath temperature is vital when molding heat-sensitive plastics where the temperature window between gate freeze-off and material degradation is very narrow. The test results below highlight ...
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Combustible Silicon Powder for Li-Ion Batteries Conveyed Pneumatically, Safely
From: Flexicon CorporationDescription: The future of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries found in laptops, phones, hybrid cars and other applications may be taking shape at a UK startup. Nexeon Ltd. has built a plant at its headquarters in ...
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An engineer's guide to foot switches
From: Altech Corp.Description: The purpose of a foot switch is to provide the user with a comfortable, hands-free way to activate one or more processes on a machine or device. These switches or pedals provide foot-activated control ...
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Get It Right The First Time
From: Stratasys, Ltd.Description: Once upon a time, there wasn't much choice. Most 3D printers were large and expensive, needed their own separate environment, and a highly trained operator. But that all changed once low-priced hobby ...
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Are all 3D printed metals the same?
Description: With so many different 3D printing (aka additive manufacturing) metal systems and processes today, how can you know exactly what you're getting? Before the commercialization of additive metal ...
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Britax Romer Case Study
From: Red Lion Controls, Inc.Description: Because of the rising labor expenses in a high-wage country like Germany, assembly facilities have to identify ways to control costs in other areas. In order to optimize production, it became ...
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Addressing parts staining in aqueous bath cleaning
From: Armakleen Company (The)Description: What is staining as it relates to aqueous parts cleaning you might ask? It is an industry term companies use when an aqueous bath leaves soils, or oily residues, on a part after the parts have been ...
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Process Change for Effective Parts Cleaning
From: Armakleen Company (The)Description: With their wide range of aqueous cleaning products and industry-leading cleaning expertise, ArmaKleen takes pride in finding solutions for all types of commercial and industrial cleaning challenges. ...
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Watt-Flex Cartridge Heater Modifications and Accessories
Description: Watt-Flex® split sheath cartridge heaters can be customized to meet your application requirements and exceed your process heating expectations ...
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Silicone Rubber Heater for Sauna Heating Pads
Description: Our product quality is demonstrated in a silicone rubber heater designed to function as a heating pad for salt stones in a sauna. ...
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The Function of Vacuum Handling Systems
From: Schmalz Inc.Description: How do vacuum handling systems work? ...
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Airline emissions cuts will create new opportunities for plated components in aerospace
Description: We send out a regular email newsletters and information. Please let us know if you would like us to contact you by email or not, by selecting one of the options below. Global passenger air travel is ...
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Automated charge correction with OES - Adding quality AND efficiency
Description: To produce a sound casting in a foundry, the melt must have the right composition of specified grade metallic and non-metallic elements. Good foundry practices, including careful melt preparation and ...
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Automotive industry moves towards greener pre-treatment chemistries
Description: We send out a regular email newsletters and information. Please let us know if you would like us to contact you by email or not, by selecting one of the options below. Globally, the automotive ...
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Fast analysis of minerals and cement across the manufacturing chain with the LAB-X5000
Description: The global cement and minerals industry is growing fast. The market value of the global white cement industry is expected to reach US$ 6.9 billion by 2024, at a CAGR of 5.2%. However, like many other ...
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High performance analysis of lubricating oil with the LAB-X5000
Description: We send out a regular email newsletters and information. Please let us know if you would like us to contact you by email or not, by selecting one of the options below. The pressure to increase fuel ...
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Identify aluminium-lithium alloys in a second with the new Vulcan Optimum+ handheld LIBS analyser
Description: We send out a regular email newsletters and information. Please let us know if you would like us to contact you by email or not, by selecting one of the options below. The development of ...
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Is your metal finishing business ready? Demand for plating on plastic set to increase over the next five years
Description: We send out a regular email newsletters and information. Please let us know if you would like us to contact you by email or not, by selecting one of the options below. Plating on plastic is one of the ...
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LAB-X5000 for analysing the content of manganese in motor and aviation gasoline
Description: We send out a regular email newsletters and information. Please let us know if you would like us to contact you by email or not, by selecting one of the options below. Environmental and economic ...
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Rapid determination of catalyst elements
Description: We send out a regular email newsletters and information. Please let us know if you would like us to contact you by email or not, by selecting one of the options below. Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) ...
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The secret to perfect OES carbon analysis? Perfect sample prep
Description: We send out a regular email newsletters and information. Please let us know if you would like us to contact you by email or not, by selecting one of the options below. Optical emission spectrometry ...
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What is the function of absorption?
From: PorexDescription: Absorption is one of the most common - and crucial - means of controlling liquids. In cleaning applications, a material's capacity to absorb and trap contaminants can mean the difference between a ...
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Why you need a window shield for your handheld XRF in a scrapyard
Description: We send out a regular email newsletters and information. Please let us know if you would like us to contact you by email or not, by selecting one of the options below. Almost anyone who's been ...
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Why you need an OES as a backup for metal production quality control
Description: We send out a regular email newsletters and information. Please let us know if you would like us to contact you by email or not, by selecting one of the options below. On average, steel production ...
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What Problems Can You Solve with Metal Additive Manufacturing?
From: Markforged, Inc.Description: With all of the hype around 3D printing, it can be easy to get lost in fascinating, intricate metal parts made with additive manufacturing. These parts, while impressive, are probably dissimilar from ...
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Infographic: Principles of Light & Color
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: Scientific methods allow us to understand and quantify our perception of visible light and color. In this infographic, you will learn the language of light, understand color spaces and color matching ...
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More Displays than Wheels: Ensuring Automotive Display Quality
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: Consumers used to smart phones and high-resolution display screens expect no less from their vehicle displays. Testing automotive display quality must accommodate requirements for measuring high ...
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Radwell Factory Maintenance Checklist
From: Radwell InternationalDescription: A sound maintenance plan is key to keeping a factory up and running, as it helps ensure both maximum productivity and minimal downtime. While there are several ways to approach the development of a ...
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Glass vs. Metal CO2 Laser Tubes
From: Epilog Laser Corp.Description: Why are Epilog Laser machines built with air-cooled metal laser tubes? A rack of epilog laser co2 metal laser tubes When you're looking to purchase a CO2 laser machine, there are a number of points to ...
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Protecting Linear Rail from Corrosion
Description: In linear motion applications, protecting rail and track form corrosion is a paramount concern. Keeping the machine system clean and corrosion-free can be a particularly difficult task if the working ...