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Glovebox 101
From: Terra Universal, Inc.Description: Terra's versatile designs let you configure a chamber to your exact process specifications-using standard control modules and standard pricing! This 2-step overview will help you select the right ...
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UVC Germicidal Irradiation
From: Terra Universal, Inc.Description: Many manufacturers face the challenge of maintaining sterile products and processes. In most cases, there's no one-size-fits-all solution. Highly effective sterilization technologies like ethylene ...
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Removing Malt Production Bottleneck with Flexible Screw, Bulk Bag Filler, Unloader
From: Flexicon CorporationDescription: A producer of dried malt streamlined their process by replacing a tote bin handling operation with an in-line conveying designed and installed by Flexicon (Europe) Ltd. ...
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Annealing stainless steel tubes [IH]
Description: The client's parts were heated to the desired temperature in less than three seconds. Their gas oven required twice as much heating time as the induction process. Induction is more energy-efficient ...
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Controller Specification
From: West Control SolutionsDescription: With an increasing range of temperature and process controllers on the market it can be hard to select the most appropriate controller for your application. This whitepaper will walk you through the ...
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Improving Process Quality with Cascade Control
From: West Control SolutionsDescription: Cascade Control is a temperature control method which has two elements, the primary (end product) and the secondary (used to control the primary). In these applications the secondary variable is ...
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Weigh Batching: The Benefits of an Automated System
From: Flexicon CorporationDescription: Many plants that batch-blend bulk products could benefit from installation of an automated weigh batching system. Here are some factors to consider in selecting a system. ...
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White Paper: Pop-Up Roller Conveyors are Ideal for Right-Angle Transfer of Parts
Description: Pop-up roller conveyors are very effective in transferring a pallet or tray from a chain conveyor to a powered (live) roller conveyor, or vice versa. ...
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White Paper: Knock-Down Ovens
Description: Knock-Down ovens are not assembled and tested before shipment. Rather, they are built at the jobsite where the oven will be used. This is in contrast to the majority of industrial ovens, which are ...
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KS98-1 temperature controller boosts boiler efficiency
From: West Control SolutionsDescription: Operational economy in steam and hot water boiler applications is determined by the efficiency of component devices and equipment, and is reduced considerably with sub-optimum load conditions. A ...
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Temperature Control in Batch Furnace Applications
From: West Control SolutionsDescription: In a batch furnace application, an industrial oven or furnace is used to bake a coating or substrate on to the product. Often, due to the size of the product batch or large product size an industrial ...
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West Control Solutions KS 94 enables precise spice extraction
From: West Control SolutionsDescription: The easy-to-use controllers have enabled the workforce to process recipes with the utmost precision and made possible a highly effi cient decentralized process control system to serve equipment that ...
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Heating a steel pipe to transport melted magnesium [HCE]
Description: Induction heating provides controllable and repeatable heat pattern that keeps material in liquid form, the technology is environmentally friendly, delivering even distribution of heating . The ...
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Heating a steel pipe to transport melted magnesium [IH]
Description: Induction heating provides controllable and repeatable heat pattern that keeps material in liquid form, the technology is environmentally friendly, delivering even distribution of heating . The ...
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White Paper: Using Humidity Control in Heat Processing
Description: Often, it's necessary to do more than simply adding heat to a product to achieve the desired result in heat processing applications. Sometimes it's beneficial to increase and control the relative ...
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Capillary Tube Thermal Mass Flow Meters & Controllers - A User's Guide
From: Sierra Instruments, Inc.Description: This paper describes capillary tube mass flow meters and controllers for use in general purpose industrial and laboratory applications and in the fabrication of semiconductor devices. It provides a ...
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Shrink fit a steel gear onto a steel gear motor shaft [IH]
Description: A four-turn helical internal coil is used to heat the gear bore. The coil is inserted into the gear bore and power is applied for 90 seconds to reach the required 400 ºF (204 ºC) and expand the gear ...
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Guide to Choosing an Imaging Colorimeter
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: Selecting the right imaging colorimeter for an inspection application requires understanding a few basic trade-offs in imaging colorimeter architecture. Proper selection of image sensor, control ...
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Brazing a rectangular steel part [IH]
Description: Heating took 30 seconds (or less), which can't be matched when using a torch. This client was using an old induction system from another vendor, and the Ambrell system provided considerably faster ...
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10 Steps to Easier Camera Locating
From: General Pipe CleanersDescription: Camera and pipe locating can be very intimidating. However, with the right equipment and a bit of practice, you will find that it can become much easier. Here are step-by-step basics to help you ...
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System Components Key to Efficient, Effective Sorbent Dispersal for Activated Carbon Injection
From: Metalfab, Inc.Description: Coal-fired power plants have found activated carbon injection (ACI) to be an effective technology for controlling mercury. Handling the sorbent, however, can pose problems. This article discusses how ...
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Heating a steel grenade for a disposing application [IH]
Description: The grenade was then placed inside the coil and power was turned on. After just two seconds the painted indicated, meaning the part achieved 800 °F (427 °C)... ...
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Tempering an audio speaker screen [IH]
Description: The speaker screen was placed over the induction coil and the power was turned on. The screen heated to the desired temperature within just one second... ...
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Dampening Pressure Spikes During Valve Switching
From: Equilibar, LLC.Description: Equilibar precision back pressure regulators were used in reactor research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to eliminate pressure and flow spikes that were occurring when alternate feed sources were ...
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Selecting a Cleaning System for Small Parts
Description: There are a multitude of different systems and cleaning technologies available for getting dirty parts clean. In order to budget funds appropriately for the right system, it's important to carefully ...
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Preheating steel garden tools for press stamping [IH]
Description: Induction heating provides hands-free heating that involves no operator skill for manufacturing, configurable heating profiles, faster process times and even distribution of heating... ...
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Bulk Bag Discharger and Flexible Screw Conveyor Feed Twin-Screw Extruder in Restricted Space
From: Flexicon CorporationDescription: A plastics compounder increased capacity by upgrading to twin-screw compounding lines, and found bulk bag discharging and conveying equipment to fit the low ceilings of the building. ...
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Control of Welding Fume Particulates using Cleanable Filter Media as it relates to Hexavalent Chromium
From: Sentry Air Systems, Inc.Description: Herein, a Sentry Air Systems product study of hexavalent chromium particles, [Cr(VI)], is reported. Due to the popularity of extended life cleanable filter media and health concerns regarding ...
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How Does the Oxy-fuel Cutting Process Work?
Description: Oxy-fuel cutting is a chemical reaction between pure oxygen and steel to form iron oxide. It can be described as rapid, controlled rusting. Preheat flames are used to raise the surface or edge of the ...
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Soldering Fiber Optic Cable to Fiber Ferrule with Glass Preform [IH]
Description: Induction heating provides rapid localized heat only where needed, repeatable, consistent results with clean, controllable joints... ...
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The changing face of temperature control
From: West Control SolutionsDescription: Industrial temperature controllers have changed considerably over the last fifty years. This paper looks at how the development of technology has reacted to the changing demands of its customers to ...
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Bonding a stainless steel sheet to a soundproofing mat [IH]
Description: The part was assembled with the mat in contact with the stainless steel sheet. The part was set on non-conductive material, and placed inside the coil... ...
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Brazing a carbide to a stainless steel shaft for a digger used in mining [IH]
Description: A three turn helical coil is used to braze the carbide to the shaft. The steel shaft is fluxed and the braze shim placed on top. The carbide tip is fluxed and placed on top of the shim, lining up the ...
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Brazing a copper tube [IH]
Description: The client had been using a torch, which took 50 seconds instead of 30; induction increased repeatability and in turn boosted part quality. Also, there is no open flame which makes it a safer method ...
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Shrink fitting an aluminum hub to enable a steel bushing to be inserted [IH]
Description: The client currently uses an electric oven and the heating time is two hours, so at 60 seconds, the time savings with induction is very significant... ...
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An Introduction to Welding Inspection
Description: Many characteristics of a weld can be evaluated during welding inspection, some relating to the welds size, and others relating to the presence of weld discontinuities. The size of a weld can be ...
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Braze a Stainless steel braided hose to copper elbow for flexible hosing [IH]
Description: A two turn helical coil is used to heat the braided hose assembly. Braze rings are placed... ...
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Four Steps to Proper Nozzle Selection
Description: Choose One-Piece or Two-Piece Nozzle: Acetylene - one-piece nozzle always. Other Fuel Gases - two-piece nozzle provides most efficient operation for normal cutting. One-piece nozzle extends life where ...
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Retrofit with Blender and Flexible Screw Conveyor Adds In-house Blending to Packaging of Cosmetic Powder
From: Flexicon CorporationDescription: By blending ingredients in house, a cosmetics manufacturer saved on purchasing the blends and shipping them to the plant. The company also gained flexibility to modify formulations to satisfy customer ...
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Steps to Consider When Selecting a Boiler Exhaust System
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: Proper design and installation of an exhaust system helps to ensure that a boiler system operates at peak efficiency. Boiler inefficiency, burner shutdowns and flame ignition failure upon start-up can ...
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Best Practices for Designing an Operator Interface
Description: When designing the software for our newest accessory, the multi-channel operator interface, John, the Manager of our Engineering Department took a few best practices into consideration: If too much ...
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Best-in-Class Monitoring and Control Technologies Produce Huge Savings for Coil Coaters
Description: Though the applications for pre-painted metal are continually expanding, there remains an excess capacity in marketplace. This means that margins are compressed and coaters must drive to improve their ...
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Heat steel plates of various thicknesses on the same line [IH]
Description: This in-line system enables the client to heat plates with significantly different thicknesses, while the feed-rate varies considerably based on the thickness of the part. Induction is the fastest ...
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Influence on the Optimisation of Effect Pigments on the Flip-Flop Effects
Description: The trait of effect metal varnishes is brilliance and luminance of the varnishing. Special significance above this has the Flip-Flop or two tone effect, which results from the alteration of the ...
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The Advantages of Tantalum and Nickel-Based Alloy Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers vs. Carbon Block Heat Exchangers in Active Pharmaceutical Intermediate Applications. Author: Lawrence J. Haubner - ©2014
From: TITAN Metal FabricatorsDescription: Abstract: The pharmaceutical industry has traditionally used resin-impregnated graphite block heat exchangers for handling corrosive fluids in their active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) ...
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White Paper: Increase Your Productivity with Better Age Oven Technology
Description: In today's marketplace, it is critical to optimize the productivity of the equipment in your plant. This is especially challenging for age ovens, which must also be energy efficient, low maintenance ...
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Soldering three brass connectors in a solar panel junction box assembly [IH]
Description: Solder three brass connectors one at a time in a solar panel junction box without affecting the components in the junction box... ...
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Heating an aluminum-backed circuit board to reflow solder [IH]
Description: Given the significantly faster heating time, induction improves throughput in this process and is a more efficient heating method than hot plate heating... ...
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Tea Blend Time and Degradation Cut with Rotary Mixer
Description: Choice Organic Teas found that a mini rotary batch mixer from Munson Machinery allows large amounts of thorough blending, gently enough that it doesn't damage the tea. ...
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Comminution of Pills
Description: Planetary Mills can comminute pills effectively The determination of substances contained in tablets after the production process is mandated according to the analytical rules of the German and ...
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Bulk Bag Conditioner Ends Blockages of Personal Product Ingredients, Downtime
From: Flexicon CorporationDescription: Personal products manufacturer Fillcare Ltd. was unable to discharge a waxy, non-flowing material from bulk bags, a problem it solved by installing a Flexicon Block-Buster® bulk bag conditioner. ...
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Heating a Kovar tube for a glass sealing application [IH]
Description: The client was using a torch, and operator error was slowing the heating. The repeatability of induction enables improved throughput while in this process it is a more efficient heating method than ...
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Preheating steel rods for forging in a fastener manufacturing process [IH]
Description: The client targeted an aggressive cycle time, achieve thanks to our process design and the efficiency of induction heating; fast heating means greater manufacturing throughput... ...
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Renishaw use additive manufacturing to produce novel medical device
From: RenishawDescription: Founded by Sir David McMurtry and John Deer 30 years ago, the UK-based company now employs more than 3,000 people, specialising in advanced manufacturing technologies. It sells most of its products ...
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What if Metal Follows the Same Path as Plastic?
From: RenishawDescription: It will, says Directed Manufacturing. This company sees metal additive manufacturing becoming as much of an established technology for final part production as plastic additive manufacturing is now. ...
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Phase Change Technology
From: Noren Thermal Inc.Description: Phase Change Technology utilizes the Latent Heat of Vaporization of a working fluid to absorb thermal energy during the evaporator cycle and release this energy during the condenser cycle. Heat may be ...
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Software Modular Cleanrooms are simple, mobile, and cost effective
From: Clean Air ProductsDescription: Softwall modular cleanrooms are designed for functionality and reduced cost while providing all the flexible benefits of modular construction. They are tent-like, lightweight, easy-to-assemble ...
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Thermal Management Concepts
From: Noren Thermal Inc.Description: Proper thermal management of a project involves understanding the thermal budget and understanding the three strategies employed in managing heat. These strategies are heat spreading, heat movement, ...
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Thermal Solution Components
From: Noren Thermal Inc.Description: A heat spreader is a device having high thermal conductivity that is used to move heat from a concentrated or high heat flux source to a heat exchanger with a larger cross sectional area, surface area ...
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10 Ways to Increase the Energy Efficiency of Your Industrial Oven or Dryer
Description: Energy efficient features on your industrial oven can drastically reduce energy use and operating costs. ...
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Glass Blended Rapidly with Abrasion Resistant Rotary Mixer
Description: Kopp Glass, a world leading producer of precision molded borosilicate glass, relies on a rotary batch mixer from Munson Machinery to blend more than 300 glass compositions in unlimited colors. ...
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How to Use Imaging Colorimeters for Automated Visual Inspection of Displays
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: Perhaps no single component is as critical to the usability and perceived quality of today's smartphones, tablets, and other electronics as their displays. The use of imaging colorimeter systems and ...
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New Ballbar Technology
From: RenishawDescription: Wireless operation facilitates use in small machining envelopes, and allows fast checks with minimal interruption. Volumetric accuracy testing adds new dimension. ...
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Anode Jacks for Aluminum Smelting
From: Joyce/Dayton Corp.Description: Aluminum smelters are faced with the problem of maximizing efficiency and potline up time, despite wear and tear on various components of their smelting equipment. Although anode jacks have a typical ...
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Heat an Inconel tube for a swaging application [IH]
Description: A need to increase volume and quality of parts production led to the choice of an induction process over flame. Handling is minimized and continuity is assured with the precision delivery of heating ...
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Heating a chromel grid for an oxidization application [IH]
Description: Induction delivers a dramatic reduction in heating time, enabling a significant increase in production while providing a more energy-efficient heating method than furnace heating... ...
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Reducing Bridging in Dust Collector Hoppers
Description: While discussions on dust collector sizing and filter efficiency in equipment selection are common, very little literature tends to discuss the need for collected materials to flow freely from the ...
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Hazards of Spray Paint Fumes
From: Sentry Air Systems, Inc.Description: Spray operations can present health hazards to workers involved in the spray application of many commonly used paints. The OSHA ventilation standard for general industry (29 CFR 1910.94 (c)(1)(i)) ...
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Advantages of Using a Thermal Expansion Valve
From: Thermal Edge, Inc.Description: All phase change refrigerant systems require an expansion device which controls the flow of refrigerant in the evaporator. Two principal types of control are used: Thermal Expansion Valves or ...
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Pre-heating a steel plate and a carriage roller shaft for a welding application [IH]
Description: Induction heating achieves the client's targeted speed/production rate and opens up the possibility of preheating while welding... ...
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Annealing the end of a hydraulic motor shaft prior to machining [IH]
Description: A three-turn helical coil is used for annealing the motor shaft. The end of the motor shaft is placed in the coil and power is applied for 20 seconds to reach 1350 ºF (732 ºC) and turn the steel red ...
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Braze a diamond carbide tip onto band saw blade [IH]
Description: A single turn helical coil is used for this brazing process. The saw blade and diamond carbide tip are placed in the coil... ...
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Myths and misconceptions of ductless fume hoods
From: Erlab Inc.Description: Myths and misconceptions related to ductless fume hoods. ...
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Explosion Relief Requirements for Industrial Ovens
Description: Explosion Relief Requirements for Industrial Ovens ...
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Annealing brass and bronze tubing prior to bending to form handrails [IH]
Description: A twelve-turn helical coil is used to heat an 8" (20.3cm) area 3" (7.6cm) above the end of the tube. Each of the four tubes require a different heat cycle and time to reach the required temperature... ...
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Effects of Ultra-High Turndown in Hydronic Boilers
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: Today, hydronic boilers are producing greater efficiencies than previously thought possible, all due to the advancements of condensing technology. It is the science behind condensing that many people ...
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Annealing brass and copper tubes prior to bending to form handrails [IH]
Description: A twelve-turn helical coil is used to heat an 8" (20.3cm) area 3" (7.6cm) above the end of the tube. Each of the four tubes require a different heat cycle and time to reach the required temperature... ...
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Soldering a copper chip to a silver dipped brass RF attenuator [PFS]
Description: Induction heating provides repeatable consistent results in all three areas soldered at the same time, not individually. Faster process time, increased production and even distribution of heating... ...
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What is clinching? How does clinching work?
From: Norlok Technology, Inc.Description: The Clinchlok joint is formed when the upper tooling squeezes the two ply of material joined between the punch and die. The amount of squeeze is very important to the strength of the clinchlok joint ...
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Braze electrical contacts to brass and copper bus [IH]
Description: A five turn split helical coil is used to heat the assembly. The parts are placed 90º to the coil between the top turn and second turn with braze shims and flux... ...
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Brazing a copper block and carbide to create a contact shoe assembly [IH]
Description: Induction completed the carbide brazing process more rapidly than an oven, delivering heat exactly where it's needed, operating instant on/instant off... ...
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Vacuum Chucking... How and Why?
Description: When it comes to holding certain materials and shapes, using a vise isn't always an option, or even the most efficient method. Some materials can be damaged or bowed by a vise, and set-up can be time ...
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Annealing both ends of copper tubing for refrigeration [IH]
Description: Induction heating provides controlled application of heat to very specific area, faster process time, increased production and high efficiency, low energy cost... ...
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Heating the joint area of two lead plates for a butt welding application [IH]
Description: The client was using a torch, which took five minutes; induction takes just one minute, which means an improved production rate and, unlike a torch, induction heating is precise and repeatable... ...
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Film Producer Enhances Recycling Program with Rotary Batch Mixers
Description: OMNOVA Solutions significantly improved recycling capabilities at its plant in Auburn, Pennsylvania by investing in rotary batch mixers from Munson Machinery Co. Inc., NY. ...
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Bulgarian tube maker HUS chooses EFD Induction Weldacs
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: HUS, the Bulgaria-based steel and tube maker, has ordered four complete 'Weldac' induction welding systems from EFD Induction. ...
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EFD Induction scores breakthrough order with Japan's NSK
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: EFD Induction, Europe's largest induction heating company, has won an order for an automatic induction hardening and quenching system from NSK of Japan, the bearing and precision parts manufacturer ...
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Mist Collector Cleaning Best Practices
Description: Do you own or are you considering the purchase of a mist collector with either no filter or a washable filter? Consider this: sometimes the product that is purported to be "low maintenance" can ...
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Thermal Spray Dust Collection Hood Design
Description: Most thermal spray operations utilize a dust collection system to manage over-sprayed compounds (dirty, dust-laden air), but the system will only capture dust that reaches the filters. Proper airflow ...
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Infinte Variable Position Controls for Slide Gate
From: VortexDescription: Application: Handling screened sand for rail car loading ...
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Pneumatic Diverter Conveying Semolina Flour
From: VortexDescription: Challenge: Verify the "cleanliness" of the diverter valves that are currently being utilized ...
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Supporting Grain & Feed Milling Education
From: VortexDescription: In 2013, the world-class O.H. Kruse Feed Technology Innovation Center was opened on the campus of Kansas State University. The facility addresses the needs of reaching the sciences of feed processing, ...
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Heating stainless steel finned parts [HCE]
Description: Induction is a targeted, precise heating method with instant on/off, saving users energy and it is a flameless heating method, so it provides employees with a cooler, lower-risk working environment... ...
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Insecticide and Herbicide Producer Places Heavy Demands on Rotary Batch Mixer
Description: Spain's largest toll manufacturer of insecticides and herbicides relies on a rotary mixer of 180 cu ft (51 cu m) capacity to process all the company's granular insecticides for soil application. ...
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How To Assess Pumping Needs & Performance
From: Dry Coolers, Inc.Description: How To Assess Pumping Needs & Performance ...
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How to Keep Process Cooling Systems Running
From: Dry Coolers, Inc.Description: How to Keep Process Cool ...
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Brush Selection for Chain Lubrication
From: Oil-Rite Corp.Description: brushes also act as a cleaning mechanism by sweeping away dirt accumulation and old lubricants. ...
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Annealing brass electrical contact for crimping [IH]
Description: Induction heating provides hands-free heating that involves no operator skill, pinpoint accuracy and consistent results... ...
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Brazing a carbide into a wire drawing die [IH]
Description: A two-turn helical coil is used for brazing the assembly. Two different bonding agents are tested for the brazing application. The first bonding agent used is braze paste. The assembly is heated to ...
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Coolant Temperature Conditioning Cart
From: Dry Coolers, Inc.Description: Project Goal Provide extremely precise temperature conrol over a very wide range of operating profiles ...