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Annealing brass electrical contacts [IH]
Description: Compared to a torch operation, induction is a safe, energy-efficient and flameless method of heating... ...
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Annealing stainless steel tubing [IH]
Description: Looking to replace an inefficient oven process, part is heated in just 30 seconds, improving efficiency for this application.... ...
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HPAPI: When less is more
From: Heinkel USADescription: The advent of highly potent active pharmaceutical intermediates (HPAPI) has required a rethinking of pharmaceutical production operations. ...
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Build Versus Buy: Understanding the Total Cost of Embedded Design
From: NIDescription: When developing an embedded system, deciding which portion of the system to design and which to buy off the shelf can be daunting. By designing and building a custom solution, you can customize the ...
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Precious Metal Analysis via XRF for Assaying Offices and Precious Metal Refineries
From: Fischer Technology, Inc.Description: X-ray fluorescence method (XRF) provides an excellent alternative for analyzing the content of precious metals - without damaging the object. ...
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Solid-bowl Classifying Centrifuges
From: Heinkel USADescription: Overview, advantages, and applications of the Tiocent centrifuge. ...
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Inerting in the chemical industry
Description: An overview and survey of inerting applications within the chemical industry. ...
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Anneal the end of metal stamp sets [IH]
Description: One five-turn and two four-turn helical coils are used to heat the end of stamps to the required temperature. Two part sizes can be run in each of coils, using the same machine settings except for ...
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Anneal the end of metal stamp sets [MEC]
Description: One five-turn and two four-turn helical coils are used to heat the end of stamps to the required temperature. Two part sizes can be run in each of coils, using the same machine settings except for ...
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Soldering connector to wire harness [IH]
Description: Induction heating provides reduced production cost, faster process time, hands-free heating that involves no operator skill for manufacturing... ...
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Soldering connector to wire harness [MEC]
Description: Induction heating provides reduced production cost, faster process time, hands-free heating that involves no operator skill for manufacturing... ...
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CAL controllers boost business for aerospace component processor
From: West Control SolutionsDescription: The flexibility and profiling power of the CAL 9500P temperature controller has provided an exceptionally powerful solution for Active Magnetic Inspection Inc. (AMI), a US company that treats and ...
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A Guide to Centrifuge Selection
From: Heinkel USADescription: Solid-Liquid separation through centrifugation is often a crucial step to obtain the desired product after L.. precipitation or crystallization. thhere are two types of centrifugation (also called ...
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Say Goodbye to Old School Centrifuges
From: Heinkel USADescription: Many chemical processes in the U.S. that use centrifuges were established between the 1950s and the 1980s. As a result, most of these machines employ technology that was outdated literally generations ...
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Soldering 2 copper wires to copper buss bar [MEC]
Description: Induction heating delivers reduced solder time, even distribution of heating and improved joint-to-joint consistency ... ...
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Eliminating Need For Gas Preheat in Pressure Regulation
Description: The Vortex Tube (VT) is a specially designed cylindrical device with no moving parts. It takes high-pressure gas and, in the course of its depressurizing, converts (vortex phenomenon) the inlet gas ...
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Heat a compacted litz wire bundle for stripping [MEC]
Description: A three turn helical coil is used for the wire stripping process. The litz wire bundle is placed in the coil for 3 seconds to strip the lacquer 0.75" (19mm) from the end of the bundle. The wire bundle ...
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Heating a steel wire for tempering [IH]
Description: Induction heating delivers heat directly into the wire, saving energy and time, easy integration into production line, improving throughput, precise control of heat and even distribution of heat ...
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Strobe Light Applications for Machinery Problem Solving
From: Monarch InstrumentDescription: Strobe Light Application for Machinery problem solving. ...
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'Filters for a World Tour'
From: Croft Filters Ltd.Description: Croft Filters Ltd were recently approached to manufacture special oil filters for a 25,000 ton vessel that was scheduled for a 190 night world cruise and had encountered engine technical problems.. ...
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'Waste not Want not'
From: Croft Filters Ltd.Description: A vast amount of companies are involved in the waste industry and the many sustainable ways that waste can be put to great use. Here at Croft Filters we are quite often asked to find a solution to ...
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CAL Temperature Controllers Enhance Quality of Medical Research
From: West Control SolutionsDescription: CAL temperature controllers from West Control Solutions are helping laboratory OEMs to provide the best possible conditions for research into the treatment of diseases such as cancer. In particular, ...
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Croft on track with F1 team
From: Croft Filters Ltd.Description: One of the world's most successful racing teams has called on Croft Filters to help keep their motors running. ...
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Filter Helps Test Subsea Pipelines
From: Croft Filters Ltd.Description: Croft Filters has produced filters used in testing undersea oil and gas pipelines. The 18, 50 micron filters are part of a 'pigging unit', a device that floods subsea pipelines pushing through 'pigs', ...
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Micro Breweries are Flavour of the Month!
From: Croft Filters Ltd.Description: One particular local brewery - George Wrights of Rainford, St Helens contacted Croft to see if they could supply new filters for their site and if possible improve the existing filter design. ...
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Heating an Inconel tube (incineration) [IH]
Description: Induction offers uniform heating, which flame does not offer, is more efficient than flame and can rapidly melt the materials ...
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Heating an Inconel tube (incineration) [MEC]
Description: Induction offers uniform heating, which flame does not offer, is more efficient than flame and can rapidly melt the materials ...
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Heating Wire-impregnated Hose for Tube Forming [IH]
Description: To reach a temperature of around 300 F requires a minimal amount of power. ...
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FRP OUTPERFORMS STAINLESS STEEL IN THE KITCHEN
From: Strongwell CorporationDescription: The Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center (HKCEC), which sits in the backdrop of the stunning skyline in Victoria Harbor, houses seven restaurants with seating for almost 1,900 people. After ...
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STRONGRAIL® REPLACES WROUGHT IRON IN COASTAL ENVIRONMENT
From: Strongwell CorporationDescription: I n 2009, 120 homes near the Oxnard/ Ventura area of California were fitted with STRONGRAIL ® , Strongwell's architectural handrail and fencing system. The homes originally used wrought iron for ...
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Watts OneFlow® Anti-Scale Systems Go to War with Ultra-Hard Water
From: WattsDescription: Eliminate use of chemical additives, reduce water discharge and wastewater and use a salt-free system if possible. ...
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Filtration, Cake Washing & Drying
From: BHS-Filtration Inc.Description: Generally, after the initial mixing - reactions, there is bulk separation to remove the larger product solids or unwanted solids. * There is a trend to remove the residual particle fines from the ...
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How much does your air weigh?
From: Eclipse, Inc.Description: Winter is here, and we are in the "THICK" of it. (pun intended) Those combustion systems in service with the cold weather are working even harder to produce the required heat. ...
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Setting up that other kind of regulator - What is it called?
From: Eclipse, Inc.Description: There are many different kinds of burner control systems, each unique to its design, performance and intention ...
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The Advantages & Disadvantages of Pre-Coating Pleated Filter Cartridges
Description: Filter pre-coating is the practice of intentionally loading a porous particulate layer onto a filter media in a dust collector to enhance some aspect of performance. For reasons discussed in this ...
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Top 5 Reasons a Nanofiber Performance Layer Filter is Worth It
Description: Find out why nanofiber filter technology is worth the investment. ...
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Circumventing Murphy
From: DEPRAG, Inc.Description: The most common sources of product defects are errors in setting up workpieces and equipment, omitted processing steps, processing errors, missing parts, and wrong parts. More often than not, the ...
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Fast Driving Threatens Bolt Life
From: DEPRAG, Inc.Description: ONE OF THE MOST Difficult challenges manufacturing engineers face is convincing management to slow down an assembly task after industrial engineers have increased speed in order to meet certain ...
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Installation of Adhesive Backed Silicone Heaters
From: Benchmark Thermal Corp.Description: Installation of adhesive backed silicone heaters will be most successful with the following procedure: * Surface must be unified, dry and free of contaminants * Firm pressure must be applied to ...
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Safe, Productive Solutions
From: DEPRAG, Inc.Description: Reductions in effort and improvements in comfort lead directly to increased productivity. Because an ergonomically designed tool is more comfortable to use, it will accomplish the same work with less ...
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Screwdriving Machine Helps Arrow Maker Hit Bull's-Eye
From: DEPRAG, Inc.Description: Loading the blades presented a special challenge. Careful handling was required to ensure the safety of the assembler while preserving sharpness of the edges. Initially, NAP developed a manual fixture ...
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Respiratory PPE for Wet Well Applications
From: MSA SafetyDescription: Wet well sites are generally thought of as sewers, pump stations and waste water holding tanks, but also include water fountain control valve pits, septic tanks, ewage digesters, and water tower ...
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University of Rhode Island
From: Erlab Inc.Description: An organic chemistry teaching lab at the University of Rhode Island is seeing direct advantages from its installation of ductless fume hoods. The environmental impact has been negligible and the ...
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High FFA Feedstock Biodiesel Polishing
Description: The MaxFlo® family of filter aid products is based on amorphous Silica, an amorphous silica byproduct of burning rice hulls for energy generation. That is just the beginning of the story. Not ...
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Grain Mills: Beyond Dust, Spill Response Takes Priority (Part 2)
Description: Food manufacturers are faced with many types of obstacles when it comes to cleaning and maintenance. While dust and general maintenance are well-known challenges for milling facilities, by-products of ...
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Grain Mills: Combustible Dust Housekeeping (Part 3)
Description: The potential for explosions to occur from dust collections made of flour, sugar, cinnamon or grain particles, for example, poses a significant risk to employee safety, facility maintenance and food ...
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Grain Mills: Preventative Maintenance and Dust Control (Part 1)
Description: Every week, we see news about grain mills with dust control and maintenance issues. Simply by the nature of their processes, grain mills have difficulty keeping a clean and safe environment. This ...
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Heavy Duty Slide Gate Handling Slag
From: VortexDescription: Challenge: Customer required a slide gate that could seal the material handled, address its abrasiveness, and meter material flow ...
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Wye Line Diverter Handling Clay
From: VortexDescription: Replace manual switching operation with pneumatically operated diverter valves capable of sealing fine powder ...
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Solid-Liquid Filtration Trends
From: BHS-Filtration Inc.Description: In the manufacturing of chemicals, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, bioenergy etc., after the initial mixing reactions, there is always the necessity to remove the mother liquor from the process ...
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Pulp and Paper: Improve Employee Health with Dust Control (Part 1)
Description: Paper product manufacturing facilities see their fair share of dust. Over the years, mill workers have complained of respiratory symptoms like chronic cough, chest tightness and wheezing and blame ...
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Pulp and Paper: Understanding Combustible Dust Risks (Part 2)
Description: Manufacturing 9 million tons of pulp annually, U.S. pulp, paper and paperboard mills produce large amounts of dust that settle on equipment and facility structure surfaces (see OSHA's Safety & Health ...
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Preheating steel bar stock to forge a hot formed U-bolt [IH]
Description: A fifteen turn helical coil with ceramic insert is used to preheat the 15" (381 mm) section of steel bar stock... ...
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Preheating steel bar stock to forge a hot formed U-bolt [MEC]
Description: A fifteen turn helical coil with ceramic insert is used to preheat the 15" (381 mm) section of steel bar stock... ...
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Shrink fitting an aluminum motor housing [MEC]
Description: The customer was using a cold press, but it was creating part defects. This was resolved with induction heating: the process took just two minutes compared to 40 minutes and they were able to achieve ...
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De-bonding Stainless Steel / Carbon Fiber Assembly [MEC]
Description: Induction heating process is more environmentally-friendly without the use of noxious chemicals... ...
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Processing Corn for Tortillas & Chips
Description: Most of the corn tortilla and corn chip producers receive their corn in a dry kernel form and store this product in silos which are usually located outside, next to the plant building. At the end of ...
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Soldering a steel cover onto a nickel plated EMI filter [MEC]
Description: Soldering a nickel plated steel cover onto a nickel plated steel EMI filter housing without damaging the RF circuit... ...
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A guide to the selection of quick clamping systems for plastic injection moulds
From: Staubli CorporationDescription: Fast and simple mould changing is vital to the efficient operation of many injection moulding installations. After operators have reduced mould changeover times by, for example, using quick release ...
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Brazing a steel coupler and a steel wire [IH]
Description: Induction heating enabled the brazing process to be completed within 30 seconds. The client was using a torch, and induction offers superior repeatability with no open flame and delivering heat only ...
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Brazing a steel coupler and a steel wire [MEC]
Description: Induction heating enabled the brazing process to be completed within 30 seconds. The client was using a torch, and induction offers superior repeatability with no open flame and delivering heat only ...
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Ekornes chooses induction brazing equipment
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: Scandinavia, has selected an EFD Induction mobile 'Minac' heating system to braze steel support bars used in sofas. ...
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Heating a copper end cap to temperature to melt wax [IH]
Description: To heat a copper end cap to temperature for a wax reflow application; the end product is a temperature stat and the client is looking to cut their heating time in half... ...
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Post weld heat treatment delivery
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: Oil and gas contractor Bonatti has selected an EFD Induction post-weld heat treatment (PWHT) solution to help build the world's longest 13% Cr onshore pipeline. ...
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Terac deck straighteners
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), one of the world's largest builders of cruise ships and gas tankers, has installed two EFD Induction "Terac 25" deck straightening systems at its main shipyard in ...
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Filter 1 Featured Case Study - Flowtron
Description: Flowtron industrial air cleaners provide success for P&H mining. ...
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Achieving Gentle Mixing With A Horizontal Rotary Drum Mixer
Description: Achieving gentle mixing with a horizontal rotary drum mixer. ...
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Blending System Wrings Problems Out Of Detergent Manufacturing Operation
Description: Blending system wrings problems out of detergent manufacturing operation. ...
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Blending Tests Simulate Production Conditions
Description: Continental Products Corp. designs and manufactures batch-blending systems and operates a test center at its plant in Milwaukee. Blending tests stimulate production conditions ...
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Drum Mixer Improves Production And Batch Quality
Description: Kemin Industries, Des Moines, Iowa, has manufactured agricultural and food products for the animal and livestock feed industries since 1961. ...
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Flour Additive Supplier Fortifies Service With A Rotary Drum Mixer
Description: Research Products Company (RPC), Salina, Kan., supplies enrichments and maturing and bleaching agents to millers for wheat and pasta flour production. The enrichments include vitamins and minerals ...
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Iowa Feed Company Upgrades Facility
Description: Valley Ag, a feed company based in New Albin, Iowa, has recently completed a plant project that will enable the firm to expand production. Wayne Meyer, a co-owner with Dan Bulman, said the nucleus of ...
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Mixers Uniformly Blend Cement Products
Description: One of the world's largest manufacturers of cement products makes thinsets, power adhesives, underlayments, gypsum-based products, and other cement products at US mixing facilities in the Northeast, ...
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Mixing and Bagging Homogeneous Results
Description: Prosel SRL de CV, Monterrey, Mexico, makes both solid and liquid processed specialty chemicals that are used by water treatment facilities, power plants, petrochemical facilities, oil refineries, and ...
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Put It To The Test
Description: It was November 2000 when a rental truck filled with the ingredients to make specialty binders and refractories for the investment casting industry embarked on its first journey to find the ideal ...
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Rolling Vibrators Deliver Good Vibrations to Rotary Drum Mixers
Description: Continental Products Corp., Milwaukee, designs and manufactures horizontal rotary drum mixers (called Rollo-Mixers) for particle mixing, accurate distributive mixing, and liquid addition to powders or ...
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Rotary Drum Mixer Uses 83% Less Power, Gives Uniform Blend
Description: Rotary drum mixer uses 83% less power, gives uniform blend. ...
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Successful Search For Rotary Batch Blenders Saves Drug Company One Million/Year
Description: Successful Search for Rotary Batch Blenders Saves Drug Company One Million/Year ...
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Capacitor Manufacturing
From: EXACT Dispensing SystemsDescription: Potting small and large capacitors using a fast setting, plural component urethane. ...
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Filter Manufacturing - End Cap Potting
From: EXACT Dispensing SystemsDescription: Potting filter end caps using a fast setting, plural component urethane. ...
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LED Lighting Manufacturing
From: EXACT Dispensing SystemsDescription: LED modules are typically encapsulated with plural component reactive resins to protect both the LED lights as well as associated circuitry. Many display products are used in harsh outdoor ...
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Medical Device Manufacturing
From: EXACT Dispensing SystemsDescription: The company needed a better, faster and more reliable method for potting a fiber optic bundle on an otoscope. A low viscosity resin was selected that had suitable mechanical properties but presented ...
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Motor Manufacturing
From: EXACT Dispensing SystemsDescription: The company manufactures a wide range of linear, servo and permanent magnet motors, including models used in dirty duty, spark resistant and wash down applications. ...
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Solar Panel Manufacturing
From: EXACT Dispensing SystemsDescription: Solar panels and associated items are subjected to extreme weather conditions. Critical junction boxes and delicate photovoltaic circuitry require insulation and long-lasting protection from moisture, ...
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Hexavalent Chromium - What You Need to Know
Description: This article describes how Hex Chrome is created, how it might affect the workers in your facility, and what needs to be done to control workers' exposure to this potentially toxic material. ...
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Meeting the EPA's PM2.5 Standard With The Help of Donaldson Torit Dust Collectors
Description: The EPA 2.5 Standard was created to address concerns around hazardous airborne dust particles that cause adverse reactions for workers. ...
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Optimizing Dust Collector Filter Cleaning Technology
Description: Over the years, various methods of active cleaning were applied to dust collectors, including both mechanical and reverse air methods. Each method provided filter cleaning with varying degrees of ...
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Understanding Conveying Velocities to Save Money on Dust Collection
Description: When it comes to dust collection, it is essential to understand the importance of conveying velocities and their impact on the proper design of a system. Moving air through ducts too slowly or too ...
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Does a larger fluid reservoir give me more cooling capacity and improved temperature stability?
Description: Size does not matter. If an application requires 3 gallons per minute delivered at 20°C, there is no difference in stability whether the source of the water holds 3 gallons or 300 gallons. ...
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I want to use a bath circulator to immerse my vessels. How do I select the right size bath for my application?
Description: Size does matter when choosing a bath circulator for your vessels. Be sure to size the bath based on the size of the vessel and the space needed for circulation. Utilizing the available accessories ...
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Should I get a large reservoir that can absorbShould I get a large reservoir?
Description: Bigger is not better. Good control of the heating and cooling is what makes the temperature of the outgoing fluid stable - not the extra volume of fluid that in bath reservoir. ...
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Understanding a Fog Testing System
Description: Fog testing is a method to recreate automotive interior out-gassing in a timely, measurable and repeatable way, utilizing various standards including DIN, ISO and SAE. ...
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Heating a coated copper wire for a stripping application [IH]
Description: The top 1" (25 mm) portion of the plastic coated wire was placed inside the helical coil and heating began. The top turn rapidly started to heat and the plastic melted after about 10 seconds of ...
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Heating a coated copper wire for a stripping application [MEC]
Description: The top 1" (25 mm) portion of the plastic coated wire was placed inside the helical coil and heating began. The top turn rapidly started to heat and the plastic melted after about 10 seconds of ...
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Soldering brass and steel radiator caps
Description: The heating process is completed within 15 seconds with consistent results without the use of flame, creating a safer, cooler working environment... ...
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Biodiesel filtration with MaxFlo case study Filter Press
Description: Normally, for the high soap content at 2000ppm, the adsorbent dosage requires at least 2.5wt%. In this trial, a 1.0wt% of the adsorbent and a 1.5wt% of MaxFlo® product was added to the 4800 ...
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MaxFlo for OG Removal Case Examples
Description: This example involved filtration of a car wash wastewater with MaxFlo fixed bed. The water was contaminated by diesel and gasoline oil, and fine colloidal sized particles. It also contained detergent ...
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Profix Case Histories
Description: Case histories from the EPA demonstration, existing applications, and recent lab and field tests results are listed below. It is shown that "Profix + filter press" effectively remove TSS, lead, zinc, ...
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Wall thickness measurement for non-round ware
From: Precitec, Inc.Description: The chromatic confocal measuring technique uses a white light source. The white light is delivered from the control unit to the probe via an optical fibre. With no moving parts or electronics, the ...
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How to Achieve Quicker Mould Changes: A Staubli Report
From: Staubli CorporationDescription: Minimising unproductive mould changing time is a key task for all operators of injection moulding machines. The total time taken to change moulds is determined by the sequence of the specific steps ...