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Paper and Metal Roller Measurement
Description: Ensuring the maintenance of rolling machines in paper and metals industries is paramount to ensuring the ouput material is of the correct standard. The Orbit® 3 measurement system supplies the ...
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Superior Safety, from Switches to Sensors
From: ABB Inc.Description: Superior safety, from switches to sensors. The first-generation safety interlocks, like the mechanical door switch, were the best available solution 50 years ago - but were far short of perfect. Read ...
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ASHRAE199 Testing Standard: What Is It, What This Means for You as a Company, and How it Changes How and from Whom You Should Consider Purchasing Your Next Dust Collector.
Description: In 2016, The American Standards Testing Institute (ANSI) and The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), issued a quantitative laboratory testing method for ...
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Friction and Coatings
From: Everlube ProductsDescription: Dry film lubricants offer very unique performance properties when friction is a concern. In most cases, solid film lubricants provide a lower coefficient of friction than traditional wet lubricants. ...
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Lubrication and Coatings
From: Everlube ProductsDescription: When using coatings for Lubrication purposes, the lubricant acts as a buffer to assist with motion ...
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Release and Coatings
From: Everlube ProductsDescription: In many applications, dry film lubricants offer excellent release properties. These release agents improve the effectiveness through multiple cycles of molding, keep tools clean longer, and provide ...
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A Look at the Latest in Optics
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: From lasers and holograms to electron microscopes and contact lenses, some of the most significant technologies in everyday use have been made possible by aspects of optical science. New research and ...
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Exploring the Potential of LCoS Microdisplays
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: Microdisplays using liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) are emerging for use in AR/VR devices, head-up-displays (HUDs), and head-mounted displays (HMDs), along with many other applications of LCoS, a ...
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Face Shields Effective for Stopping Spread of COVID-19
From: Can-Do National TapeDescription: According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, face shields are playing a highly effective role in stopping the spread of COVID-19. ...
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Operating During the Pandemic: Steps for Ensuring Employee Safety
From: Qosina Corp.Description: As an essential business, Qosina has operated continuously during the time that state and government mandates forced non-essential businesses to shut down. For safety reasons, most of our employees ...
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AMT & DTI Create New 3D Printing Food-Contact Applications
Description: Utilizing the sealed surface finish provided by AMT's systems, Danish Technological Institute was able to produce components that meet EU regulations on food and skin-contact related applications. ...
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The Radiation Shielding Design Process - How MarShield Can Help Turn an Idea to a Finished Product
From: MarShieldDescription: MarShield provides custom radiation shielding options and offers to be involved right from the initial design phase all the way through to the manufacturing and delivery of the finished product. ...
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What Do You Know About Physical Barriers?
From: SICKDescription: Answering Your Questions about Physical Barriers as Addressed in Updated ANSI B11.19 Standard ...
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The Comprehensive Industrial Liquid Heating Systems Provider
From: Pick Heaters Inc.Description: Food safety is one of the most important issues within meat and poultry processing plants due to the potential for cross-contamination, foodborne illness, and accelerated spoilage. Proper sanitation ...
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Sitraplas: Risk-free Recyclate Processing
From: Sesotec GmbHDescription: SITRAPLAS GmbH is a producer of high-performance engineering plastic compounds. Founded in 2005, the company is headquartered in the city of Bünde in the East Westphalia region of Germany. Their ...
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Tempco Improves Strip Heater Design
Description: A company who supplies and repairs processing equipment for the semiconductor industry approached Tempco with a mica insulated strip heater that was supplied to them by another heater manufacturer. ...
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Tubular Process Heater for Warming Fuel Oil
Description: A Tempco Distributor requested a quote for a custom process heater design with a unique challenge. Their customer had a reservoir that is 8 x 23 feet but very shallow at only 16 inches deep. It was ...
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Improving Converting Curing Processes with UV LED Curing
Description: UV LED curing technology advances now enable applications, like converting, which require faster production speeds to become feasible. This article provides process design and development engineers ...
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UV LED Curing in Electronic Applications: When to Convert from Spot Curing to Flood Curing
Description: Spot curing is ideal for precision curing of a small diameter area, up to about 10 mm, either manually or in an automated process. In electronics applications spot curing is commonly used for bonding ...
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UV LED Conformal Coating: Top Considerations for Upgrading from Mercury Arc to UV LED Curing
Description: Many electronics manufacturers, PCB assemblers, and electronics manufacturing service (EMS) providers are using UV curing for conformal coating printed circuit boards (PCBs). As a result these ...
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Chile Case Study: Monitoring Aviation Safety in Diverse Climates
From: VaisalaDescription: Chile's civil aviation authority, Dirección General de Aeronáutica civil de Chile (DGAC), is responsible for maintaining safety and operations throughout a country that stretches 2,653 miles (4,270km) ...
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Vaisala Improves Aviation Safety at Palermo Airport
From: VaisalaDescription: The Punta Raisi Palermo Airport in Italy is subject to severe wind shear phenomena caused by the closeness of the nearby mountain Monte Pecoraro and the Mediterranean Sea. Wind shear can be described ...
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Boost Bioprocessing Efficiency by Choosing the Right Gas Mass Flow Controller
From: Sierra Instruments, Inc.Description: We can all agree that our economics and external drivers have changed in the last four weeks. The emergence of COVID-19 has changed the way we work, socialize and think about the world. In Sierra's 45 ...
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Planning a Winning Industrial Product Launch Podcast on Spotify (Podcast)
From: Hypertherm, Inc.Description: In this 45 minute podcast, Anibal Sepulveda of Hypertherm joins Matt and MJ to talk about product launches. In the pod, Anibal goes over the planning timeline, how they divvy up marketing manpower to ...
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World Textile Information Network - AMETEK Surface Vision Supports Quality Control of PPE
From: AMETEK Surface VisionDescription: At a time when nonwoven production lines are running at full capacity to meet the increased demand for PPE, it is important that quality isn't compromised. Nonwoven materials provide critical air ...
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4 Common Causes & Solutions of Circulation Heater Fouling
From: WATTCODescription: If you have noticed a decrease in the efficiency of your circulation heater, the most common culprit is fouling. Fouling is often accompanied by symptoms like pressure drops and inconsistent flow ...
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Circulation 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 Heaters for Small Nuclear Reactors
From: WATTCODescription: There's a big future for small nuclear reactors. Although nuclear power has been an ideal power source for decades, globally, it has been underused. Less than 1% of nuclear heat is used in district ...
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Electric Heaters Keep the Food Industry Safe During Pandemic
From: WATTCODescription: Even with restaurants temporarily closing their doors or reverting to delivery-only models, the food industry has not slowed down. From production to supply, food is one of the most essential services ...
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How Direct Contact Heaters Evolved to Outperform CFHWS in Power Plants
From: WATTCODescription: Direct Contact Heaters (DCHs) have become more efficient than Closed Feedwater Heaters (CFHWs). CFHWs have been a mainstay in power plants for decades. Modern technological advances, however, have ...
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How to Choose Tri-Clamps for Your Heater System
From: WATTCODescription: Tri-clamp fittings are pipe connections with versatile uses. This type of connection compresses a gasket between two tri-clamp flanges closed a clamp for a sanitary seal. This makes a tight seal that ...
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Immersion Heaters for Water Purification
From: WATTCODescription: Water purification is an important process in both residential and industrial processes. Medical, pharmacological, chemical, and other industrial applications all require clean, potable water. ...
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Manage Your Compressed Air Costs
From: Hypertherm, Inc.Description: Business owners already know they need to keep an eye on the bottom line, but some overhead expenses become routine and, ultimately, just accepted. That's what happened at Hypertherm. The manufacturer ...
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Role of Electric Heaters in Chillers | Refrigeration Heater
From: WATTCODescription: Heat plays an essential role in the chilling process. Accurate, reliable, and quick heating is relied on to provide efficient chiller performance. This has made electric heaters an ideal solution for ...
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Advantages of On-demand Air Compressors and Blowers
From: Aerzen USA Corp.Description: Compressors and blowers are crucial equipment in many industries, but perhaps none more so than the petrochemical industry, where compressed air is used as part of a process, or as a means of powering ...
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Fluorosolvent Cleaning Solutions vs. Traditional Metal Cleaning Solvents
Description: Many metal parts and components need to be cleaned and degreased before they are assembled or shipped. All contaminants need to be removed, including dirt, oil, fingerprints, solder paste residue and ...
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McElroy Equipment Plays Key Role in Honolulu Dredging Project
Description: Two TracStar® fusion machines. Two DataLogger® 6s. A series of McElroy Pipe Rollers. And two McElroy certified fusion technicians. That's all it took for Pacific Pump and Power to fuse ...
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Ensuring Nuclear Safety with High Quality - CSA N299
From: MarShieldDescription: Nuclear energy is a crucial part of the North American electrical grid. The United States obtains 20% of its electrical power from nuclear, while 15% of Canada's electrical grid is powered by nuclear. ...
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Case Study: Reman Used in Preventive Maintenance
From: Armakleen Company (The)Description: Baked-on carbon, grime, and oil needed to be removed from the surface of aluminum forklift engine components as part of a remanufacturing process. The reman company sent the parts to us for a cleaning ...
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How Metal Fabricators Can Achieve Plasma-cut Edge Perfection
From: Hypertherm, Inc.Description: Pair a high-quality plasma power supply with the right cutting table or system and it is possible to cut parts with smooth edges and little to no angularity. Still, fabricators are bound to encounter ...
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Manual Measuring Station with SI100
Description: The time consuming and error ridden method of hand writing measurements is eliminated with an SI100. ...
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Air Flow Amplifiers Improve Cooling Time
From: VortecDescription: We recently had the opportunity to work with a large manufacturer and supplier of stamped and fine-blanked components. Predominantly known for their manufacturing of automotive parts, they provide a ...
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Automated Inspection of Tell-Tales and Indicators
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: Instrument clusters, symbols (tell-tales), and indicators on the dashboard of an automobile are crucial for the safety and performance of the vehicle. Learn about industry standards and regulations ...
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Birds, Bees, and Human Visual Perception
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: Human vision is one of the marvels of the natural world-we can see detail in high resolution at near and far distances with accurate depth perception. We also have a high sensitivity to color across ...
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Cold Air Gun Improves Production Output
From: VortecDescription: We recently were contacted by a well-known manufacturer of men's and women's clothing, boots and accessories; famous for their high quality, rugged work wear. The manufacturer was using one of our ...
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Imaging Colorimeters: A Critical Component of OLED and MicroLED Commercial Production
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: As emissive display types such as OLED and microLED emerge into the market place, imaging colorimeters provide the most effective solution for quality inspection, enabling display makers to measure ...
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Prioritize the Safeguarding of Your Machinery
From: SICKDescription: SICK has now added a new service called Machine Safety Prioritization. It provides a quantitative assessment of the current status of machine safeguarding at your facilities. The information gathered ...
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Seeing Red: Advancements in Red LEDs Bring MicroLED Displays Closer
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: To create microLED displays, the process starts with epitaxial crystal growth. The selection of materials and/or methods used to build individual microLEDs can have a significant impact on down-stream ...
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Systematic Risk Reduction on Machines with Virtual Risk Assessments
From: SICKDescription: Maintain a productive and safe workplace by conducting a virtual risk assessment to ensure machine safety A safe work environment is one of the keys to maintaining a productive workplace. On top of ...
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Tackling MicroLED Production & Quality Challenges
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: MicroLED (µLED) displays offer the potential of wider color gamut, higher contrast ratio, and deeper blacks than LCD and OLED displays. To realize the potential of microLED display technology, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Case Study: Increase Capacity and Improve Productivity
Description: Company: Leading provider of equipment, processes and reporting systems. Goal: Improve productivity in large dairy farms ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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MERV Ratings and Industrial Dust Collector Filtration
From: CamfilDescription: 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. ...
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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? ...
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What are Involute Splines?
From: Grob, Inc.Description: Involute Splines: Types, Design Considerations, Materials, and Applications ...
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Why Airborne Brake Dust Particulate Matters
From: HORIBA Instruments, Inc.Description: How HORIBA technologies are being used to protect human health. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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. ...
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Process Accuracy Ratio vs Process Uncertainty Ratio
From: Transcat, Inc.Description: (Risk Mitigation: Calibration and the Customer's Process) ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...