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Pre-Heating of Pipes Before Welding
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: The Tampen Link project in the North Sea underlines the amazing versatility of induction heating. In this case, EFD Induction expertise is helping weld a branch pipe onto a 20' main high-pressure gas ...
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Seam Annealing with Horizontal Tracking
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: When producing welded pipes according to API specification or similar, the weld and the heat affected zone (HAZ) have to be normalized. EFD Induction has three solutions. ...
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Damper Control Case Study (.pdf)
Description: This case history describes how one customer used PrevEx flammability analyzers to effectively automate damper controls and reduce the costs of owning and operating their multi-zone ovens. ...
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Feed Forward Control (.pdf)
Description: This case history describes how one company used the CalorVal BTU Analyzer with an oxygen sensor and flow meter to complete their control loop system for optimizing fuel/air mixtures. ...
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Flexible Packaging (.pdf)
Description: This case history describes how one company used AcuPro Infrared Process Analyzers to provide safety and ventilation control to save energy costs. ...
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Heating Value (.pdf)
Description: This case history describes how one customer used the CalorVal BTU analyzer to measure the heating value of its waste stream going into a flare stack to determine whether the waste stream could be ...
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Fivefactors to Consider When Choosing a Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer (.pdf)
From: CILASDescription: Measuring particle size is an indispensable step in understanding a material's physical and chemical properties. Of the many particle sizing methods on the market, laser diffraction is one of the most ...
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Size and Shape Analysis Of Metallic Particles Used in Battery Industries (.pdf)
From: CILASDescription: Some industries need to have a good correlation between the size and the shape characterisation. In the battery industry, the shape and the size of the particles are very important for the electrical ...
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Aerators Enhance Aerobic Digester Process
From: S&N Airoflo, Inc.Description: In 2003, Eden WWTP staff became aware of floating brush rotor aerators as a potential approach to providing oxygen transfer and mixing in the aerobic digester. AERATORS ENHANCE AEROBIC DIGESTION ...
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High Precision Image Based Inspection (.pdf)
From: KEYENCEDescription: In the past few years, high precision inspection and measurement has undergone a revolution in quality and scale. Not only are tolerances far more precise than at any other time in industry history, ...
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Semiconductor Manufacturing Processes and Laser Displacement Sensors (.pdf)
From: KEYENCEDescription: One of the driving forces in the semiconductor manufacturing industry today is to reduce manufacturing cost and increase efficiency. In the past, laser displacement sensors have been used infrequently ...
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Solar Industry Processes and Laser Displacement Sensors (.pdf)
From: KEYENCEDescription: One of the driving forces in the solar cell industry today is to reduce manufacturing cost and increase efficiency. In the past, the laser displacement sensors have been used infrequently due to lack ...
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The Progress of Industrial Laser Marking (.pdf)
From: KEYENCEDescription: Laser markers were once bulky machines that required constant maintenance to replace coolant and lamps. They consumed enough energy to power a small household and were used mostly to mark product ...
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Emissions Legislations and Technology's Response (.pdf)
From: UOP CallidusDescription: A brief history of the correlation between emissions regulations and the improvements in industrial combustion technology. ...
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Low Energy Ne Scattering from Metal Surfaces using MARISS (.pdf)
From: Hiden AnalyticalDescription: An updated dual-isotope method based on MARISS technique with two isotopes of Ne+ as primary-ion beam was developed. The data for characteristic velocity vc for Cu,Ag, Au and Pt were estimated. An ...
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CFD Modeling of Ground Flare (.pdf)
From: UOP CallidusDescription: In 2004, construction of a major ethylene plant in the Middle East faced challenges to find workable methods to reduce flare emissions, flame visibility, and noise. ...
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New Generation Burners (.pdf)
From: UOP CallidusDescription: Ethylene is currently produced more than any other petrochemical in the world. Current ethlene production occurs mainly through the thermal cracking of various hydrocarbon steams in the presence of ...
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Making Chocolate Candy Faster [with Omron PLC Control]
Description: Oak Leaf Confections in Toronto, Ontario streamelined production of chocolate balls for Sixlets candies by desiging a depositing system consisting of a modulating process valve whose actuator had ...
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Automated Low Cost 3D Scanning
From: 3D3 SolutionsDescription: The uses of 3D imaging are extending rapidly to many industries that are leveraging the power of 3D software to greatly enhance their products. While 3D scanning technologies have typically been ...
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How Thermoelectric Modules Are Used in Heat Exchangers
Description: Learn about the role that thermoelectric modules perform in various applications involving heat exchangers. ...
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Thermoelectric Module Reliability
Description: Discover why thermoelectric modules are so reliable, and the factors that play key roles in their overall reliability. ...
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Natural Gas Compressor System Oil Coolers Case History
From: Tranter, Inc.Description: Multistage gas compression is one of the most common processes in any industrial plant. Applications vary from one industry to another and include natural gas processing, petroleum refining, and ...
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Realities of Mixing & Dispersion Operations in the Coatings Industry (.pdf)
Description: Work in a typical lab is aimed at achieving a long list of goals. But every aspect of business in the lab is also driven by a collection of chronic shortages. Space for equipment in the lab is always ...
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Partial Pressure Control in Reactive Sputtering (.pdf)
From: Hiden AnalyticalDescription: Reactive Sputtering is used to produce functional coatings having properties that are suitable for a range of applications such as decorative, wear resistant, optical and magnetic thin films. In ...
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One of Europe's Largest Steel Producers Asks...
From: Spooner Industries Ltd.Description: In case you haven't heard, our planet is getting warmer. At what rate it is occurring or how much human activity has to do with the increasing temperatures is a heated debate, pardon the pun. One ...
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A Guide to Conducting Successful Mixing Trials (.pdf)
Description: This article examines several guidelines to help you conduct successful mixing trials. Mixing trials can be performed at your plant using trial rental equipment or at the mixer manufacturer's ...
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Mixing & Blending Equipment: Give Renting a Try (.pdf)
Description: Unanticipated demand spikes, product line expansions and process improvements generally spell good business. But they may also spell the sudden need for processing equipment. When new equipment is too ...
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New DPM Double Planetary Mixer - An Economical Alternative to Double-Arm Kneaders (.pdf)
Description: Replace a double-arm kneader in many applications, cut operating costs substantially, and increase production. Double planetary mixers have generally been considered appropriate for mixing materials ...
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Optimize & Speed Up Powder Wetting - Shorten Cycle Times (.pdf)
Description: As with any other mixer or blender, the process of specifying a powder induction system for your application is best accomplished working closely with your mixer manufacturer, in a testing laboratory. ...
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The Advantages of Mixing Under Vacuum (.pdf)
Description: Many of the advantages of mixing, blending and drying under vacuum have been recognized for years. But until recently, vacuum has also been widely misunderstood. Many processors have considered vacuum ...
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Understanding Surfactants and New Methods of Dispersing (.pdf)
Description: To provide at least a practical understanding of the effect of surfactants on liquid-liquid dispersions, a simple experiment was conducted at the Ross Test & Development Center with the objective of ...
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Batch Blenders Make Modern Mortars in China
Description: A US firm entered a joint venture with a factory in China to make concrete blocks. To mix the mortar they selected a horizontal batch blender for resistance to abrasion, easy cleaning, and compact ...
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Batch Blending Consistency Grows Gourmet Coffee Bean Business
Description: A processor of gourmet coffee beans moved into new facilities with a capacity of more than a million pounds a year. The plant includes two new Munson rotary batch mixers for gentle blending and flavor ...
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Blending is the Key for a Cup of Fine Tea
Description: A blender of fine teas installed a rotary mixer manufactured by Munson Machinery to keep up with increasing demand. The mixer is fast, yet gentle to avoid damaging the product, and easy to clean ...
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Blending Microbes Demands Gentle Touch
Description: A manufacturer of environmental products containing powdered microbes, enzymes and nutrients chose a Mini Mixer from Munson Machinery to provide fast, uniform and gentle blending. ...
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Blending of Would-Be Landfill Turns Out Greener Cement-Based Products
Description: A company dedicated to producing environmentally friendly cement-based products uses a Rotary Batch Mixer from Munson Machinery for dry blending of non silica based sands and byproducts of coal ...
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Bringing Powdered Metal Blending In-House, Rotary-Style
Description: A manufacturer of products from high-density tungsten-based alloys switched from purchasing blended metal powders to buying raw powders for in-house blending using rotary batch mixers from Munson ...
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Coffee Supplier Has a Taste for a High-Output Blender
Description: New England Coffee installed a Munson rotary batch blender to meet increased demand because of its gentle, but fast and thorough, blending of coffee beans with added liquid flavorings. ...
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Compounding Cable Covering in a Rotary Mixer
Description: General Cable produces insulation and jacket materials for wiring products by blending temperature-sensitive thermoplastic resin pellets with solid and liquid additives in a rotary batch mixer from ...
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Continuously Mixing One Batch at a Time
Description: When a concrete and ready-mix producer moved to a new plant, the mixing process was redesigned to include batching with a rotary batch mixer for greater quality control over the ingredient ...
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Drum Mixer Compounds Wide Range of Particles; Modified Paddle Mixer Solves Tricky Problem
Description: A manufacturer uses a Munson rotary drum mixer for thorough mixing of a polymer-cement coating, and a paddle mixer with incorporated choppers to blend PVC with wood fibers and other ingredients. ...
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Economy in Car-making - Powder Metallurgy
Description: Powder metallurgy now provides about 10kg of the components of an average car. The most important raw material in this process is high-performance iron powder, prepared into press-ready premixes. ...
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Encapsulated Scents Have Smell of Success for Custom Compounder
Description: Paddle blenders from Munson Machinery at the world's largest independent compounder of cellulose help meet the growing demand for scented plastics. ...
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High Output of Quality Flavors Demands Efficient Grinding
Description: Givaudan Flavors Corp. processes natural ingredients including roots, bark, beans and nuts on a mass scale, placing high demands on its Munson size reduction equipment. ...
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Iced Tea Product Quality Demands Fast, Gentle Blending
Description: A beverage producer has used a rotary batch mixer made by Munson Machinery to blend 10 million pounds of tea per year for about 15 years, and expects it to continue far into the future. ...
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Intensified Ribbon Blending of Melamine Compounds Cuts Cycle Times 25% for Furniture Molder
Description: The leading supplier of hard plastic melamine school furniture molds components from a mixture of resin, wood flour and pigments. A Munson ribbon blender with an integral "intensifier bar" cut ...
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Lightweight Concrete Mix Profitable Using Heavyweight Batch Mixer
Description: A new manufacturing plant producing concrete mixes containing coal combustion byproducts achieved profitability with a mixer producing 100% uniform blends rapidly while preventing product degradation ...
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New Rotary Batch Blender Cleans Up Company's Testing Process
Description: A supplier of specialized animal feeds improved its research lab's quality control with a new rotary batch blender that's easy to clean out completely between batches of test formulations. ...
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Pesticides Manufacturer Meets Blend Regulations Using Rotary Batch Mixers
Description: When Bonide Products, Inc., moved to new and larger facilities, an important consideration was the selection of mixing equipment to achieve a homogeneous mix that meets government standards. ...
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Pharmaceutical Glass Manufacturer Blends 120 Batches/Day of Abrasive Ingredients
Description: A manufacturer of pharmaceutical glass relies on Munson Glass Batchers for thorough mixing of multiple ingredients including sand, cullet and other ingredients, some in quantities of 1% or less. ...
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Pro-X Nutraceuticals Triples Mixing Capacity, Reduces Labor and Waste
Description: A rapidly-growing nutraceuticals manufacturer installed a rotary batch mixer from Munson Machinery to increase capacity and reduce labor and downtime while achieving 100% mixing uniformity. ...
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Rapid Blending of Nutraceuticals in a Restricted Space
Description: A manufacturer of nutritional supplements selected a Munson rotary batch mixer to increase capacity, minimize cost per volume of material, achieve uniform blends and meet FDA standards in limited ...
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Rapid, Gentle Blending Maximizes Strength of Powder Metal Parts
Description: A supplier of ferrous and non-ferrous powder metals added a Munson rotary batch mixer which handles batches from 22.5 tons down to 2.25 tons with equal efficiency and 100% batch uniformity. ...
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Rotary Batch Blender Mixes Biological Products that Boost Farm Crops
Description: An industry leader in inoculants, a mixture of live soil fungi and bacteria, needed a blending system that would ensure equal and thorough distribution of both organisms. ...
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Rotary Batch Blenders Help DIP Get Pre-Mixes to Market Fast
Description: A Romanian producer of metallurgy and welding powders improved efficiency by installing Munson rotary batch blenders for gentle, thorough mixing of various batch sizes of many compositions. ...
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Rotary Batch Mixer Yields High-Quality Blends for Powder Metallurgy
Description: The world's largest manufacturer of parts made by powder metallurgy relies on a rotary batch mixer from Munson Machinery to process millions of pounds of powder every year. ...
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Sanitary Ribbon Blender Ups Production of Dental Powders
Description: A manufacturer of dental products, needing increased capacity, found that a Munson ribbon blender was the most economical mixer capable of efficiently blending dissimilar ingredients in a range of ...
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Sanitary Rotary Cutter-crusher Solves Pharmaceutical Size Reduction Problem
Description: A bulk sweetener formed in 3x6x9-inch bricks each 5-7 pounds, brittle but tough and sticky if it gets hot or wet, needed to be reduced to pieces ¼ inch in diameter or smaller. ...
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Screen Classifying Cutter Allows Recycling of Tungsten Heavy Alloys
Description: An aerospace and defense contractor fabricates parts from tungsten heavy alloys and other refractory metals. A Munson screen classifying cutter allows them to reclaim and reuse scrap materials. ...
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Screen Classifying Cutters Meet Productivity Needs of Extrusion and Thermoforming Lines
Description: A major plastics thermoformer installed 20 screen classifying cutters from Munson Machinery Co. to assure efficient granulation and sizing of its process scrap. ...
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Start Up of Indonesian Cinnamon Plant Employs Screen Classifying Cutter, Rotary Mixer
Description: Indonesia's first state-of-the-art organic cinnamon-processing plant includes a Munson screen classifying cutter and rotary continuous mixer for high-quality processing with minimum dust. ...
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Control of Methyl Ethyl Ketone Vapors: Industrial Hygiene Report (.pdf)
From: Sentry Air Systems, Inc.Description: The objective of this test was to determine the efficiency of a carbon filter with Methyl Ethyl Keton(MEK). An environment was created that exceeded the NIOSH threshold limit value by 50% (300 ppm). ...
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Control of Organic Hydrocarbon Vapors: Total Hydrocarbons in a Fuel Mixture. Industrial Hygiene Report (.pdf)
From: Sentry Air Systems, Inc.Description: The objective of this test was to determine the filtering efficiency of a Sentry Air Systems carbon filter cartridge on total hydrocarbons and octane in two separate fuel mixtures. The experiment was ...
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Control of Organic Solvent Vapors: Acetone. Industrial Hygiene Report (.pdf)
From: Sentry Air Systems, Inc.Description: The objective of this test was to determine the efficiency of a carbon filter with Acetone. An environment was created that exceeded the NIOSH threshold limit value. This test was conducted with air ...
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Control of Toluene Vapors in a Lab Setting: Industrial Hygiene Report (.pdf)
From: Sentry Air Systems, Inc.Description: A test was setup to determine the filtering efficiency of a Sentry Air Systems activated carbon filter cartridge on toluene vapors within a Sentry Air hood. A 99% solution of toluene was used for this ...
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Control of Xylene Vapors in a Lab Setting: O-Xylene Vapors (.pdf)
From: Sentry Air Systems, Inc.Description: A test was setup to determine the filtering efficiency of a Sentry Air Systems carbon filter cartridge on xylene vapors within a Sentry Air hood. A 99% solution of O-xylene was used for this specific ...
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Industrial Hygiene Report: Control of Organic Solvent Vapors (Isopropyl Alcohol) (.pdf)
From: Sentry Air Systems, Inc.Description: This particular study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Sentry Air Systems ductless hood extractor (Model SS-340 DCH) when employed to collect the vapors emitted when parts are cleaned ...
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Computation and Analysis of Temperature Distribution in the Cross-section of the Weld Vee (.pdf)
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: Temperature distributions in the cross-section of the weld point are calculated through two-dimensional coupled electromagnetic and thermal FEM analyses. A specific development, using FLUX2D, has been ...
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Factors Influencing Heavy Wall Tube Welding (.pdf)
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: Induction welding of tube and pipe with increased wall thickness presents manufacturers with new challenges regarding production rates and quality. In a medium- and thick-wall tube the heat-affected ...
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Induction Accelarted Bonding Today (.pdf)
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: The use of adhesives in the automotive industry is becoming more prevalent, every new model seems to have more bonded joints than it's predecessor. It's not difficult to see why this is happening; the ...
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Induction Heat Straightening - A Distortion Rework Reduction Tool for Thin Plate (.pdf)
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: Distortion effects encountered in the use of thin plate within the shipbuilding sector have been widely recognised as being a feature that will never be completely eliminated. Once the root causes ...
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Induction Heating of Live Pipeline for Hyberbaric Diver Welding (.pdf)
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: The Statoil Tampen Link project brought a 12" branch pipe into a 20" main line using a welded branch pipe and a hot-tap drill through. All conducted with diver operations on a high pressure gas ...
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New HF Converter for Induction Heating (.pdf)
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: This paper presents a new HF-converter for induction heating. The converter has a diode rectifier and automatic matching. It uses a patented timesharing principle for high frequency use of IGBTs (ref. ...
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New Nomographs for Induction Surface Hardening of Steel (.pdf)
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: New nomographs for induction surface hardening of steel showing the relations between surface power density, frequency, heating time, maximum surface temperature, and austenitisation depth have been ...
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Optimization of Seam Annealing Process with the Help of 2D Simulations (.pdf)
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: In the production of welded pipes according to API standards, a normalization of the weld and heat affected zone (HAZ) is required. The weld of thick-walled tubes shows an hour-glass shaped HAZ caused ...
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Temperature Evaluation of Weld Vee Geometry and Performance (.pdf)
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: The heat affected zone (HAZ) in a medium- and thick-wall tube is shaped like an hourglass. This can give overheated corners and a cold center in the tube wall, which limits weld speed. A parameter ...
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Introducing a Control Solution for Weld Seam Normalizing (.pdf)
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: EFD Induction has unveiled a new control system for normalizing pipe weld seams to API standards. Per H. Ødesneltvedt, one of the R&D engineers involved in the project, explains some of the system's ...
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New Hardening Techniques (.pdf)
From: EFD Induction a.s.Description: Achieving shorter manufacturing lead times is one of many advantages of using EFD's induction-based hardening solutions. More and more companies are opting for induction-based hardening solutions - ...
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Hexavalent Chromium Welding Fume Control
From: Sentry Air Systems, Inc.Description: This particular study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Sentry Air Systems welding fume extractor (Model 300-WFE) when employed to collect fume created by inert-gas welding on 316 ...
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Cement Plant Conveys and Weighs
From: Flexicon CorporationDescription: When replacing coal with an alternative fuel comprised of recycled waste materials, a cement producer chose flexible screw conveyors to convey and weigh pulverized fuel ash to the fuel preparation ...
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Enhanced Paint Holding Capacity and Run-Off Characteristics Realized in New Booth Filter
From: CarlisleDescription: This disclosure deals with a new booth filter that has demonstrated improved paint retention characteristics when compared to booth filters that are currently available. This new filter incorporates a ...
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Curds and Whey: Nilfisk CFM 118 Combats Dusty Whey Powder
Description: The mantra of Ellsworth Co-op Creamery (Ellsworth, WI) leaves no question as to what this 99-year old company specializes in, nor does their nickname, "Cheese Curd Capital of Wisconsin." But it's not ...
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Evaluating A Closed Loop Control System For High Pressure Pumps
From: Prosig USA, Inc.Description: Prosig were recently involved in the validation of a closed loop control system for an automotive pump supplier. The customer has a large number of test cells, each test cell has 8 pumps continually ...
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3D Scanning: Case Studies in Scanning Humans to Create Customized Products
From: 3D3 SolutionsDescription: 3D scanning technology is moving from labs and factories into the lives of everyday people. This unique look at 3D scanning applications showcases the pitfalls and benefits of bringing this technology ...
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Saving Energy with Smart Air
Description: Significant gains in energy efficiency have been elusive for heat transfer systems that use high-volume air-movement systems such as cooling towers, chillers and evaporative coolers. Although much ...
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Oil removal with organoclay on a platform in Chinese Sea (.pdf)
Description: An onsite pilot test was conducted to determine the effectiveness of an organoclay systems in meeting the produced water effluent discharge for oil at a platform n the China Sea. The produced water ...
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Removal of Chemically Emulsified Oil
Description: This treatment sequence requires a reaction tank and a pH adjustment tank. The salts and polymers that break the emulsions are added to the tank by means of metering pumps and mixed with mechanical ...
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Antistatic Filter Elements (.pdf)
From: Klinkau America, Inc.Description: The filtration of electrically insulating slurries results in high voltage potentials. The subsequent electrical discharges induce an aging process on the membrane surfaces causing the membranes to ...
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DDE System / Filtration and Dehydration in Filter Presses (.pdf)
From: Klinkau America, Inc.Description: The short cut DDE stands for Steam-Pressure-Dehydration. This effect pushes the limits of your filter press forward and transforms it after the mounting of the DDE-Kit into a genuine thermal dryer. ...
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Membrane Plates in the Palmoil Fractionation (.pdf)
From: Klinkau America, Inc.Description: Membranes used in the palmoil fractionation are made from polyproplene copolymere, rubber or thermoplastic resin. ...
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Combined Mechanical Filtration and Thermal Dehydration with a Filter Press (.pdf)
From: Klinkau America, Inc.Description: Utilizing the latest technology in the solid/liquid filtration industry, the KLINKAU TCD-System (TCD-Thermal Cake Drying) combines mechanical filtration and thermal dehydration in a single process ...
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Water / Wastewater Dewatering With the Membrane Filtration Technique (.doc)
From: Klinkau America, Inc.Description: In the United States, as well as most industrialized areas of the world, there is an increasing requirement for today's industrial and municipal water / wastewater treatment systems to produce drier ...
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Filter Press Membrane Filter Plate Technology (.doc)
From: Klinkau America, Inc.Description: The Filter Press has been utilized for solid / liquid separation applications for well over 100 years. Early filter press technology incorporated wood plate and frame filter plate assemblies that were ...
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Liquid Cooled Process (.pdf)
From: Thermshield, LLCDescription: When heat densities rise to very high levels, air cooling may prove inadequate, but designing a liquid-cooled heat sinking system may at first seem formidable. In reality, it is a very straightforward ...
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Air Cooled Heat Pipe Assembly (.pdf)
From: Thermshield, LLCDescription: The following photos of a complex heat sink assembly demonstrate a wide variety of high technology cooling solutions. This cooler for an RF power amplifier is capable of dissipating many hundreds of ...
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Copper Heat Sinks Versus Aluminum Heat Sinks - Advantages and Disadvantages (.pdf)
From: Thermshield, LLCDescription: Many designers will turn to copper as an alternative material to improve heat sink performance when an aluminum sink may not provide enough cooling. In some cases this switch is justified, in other ...
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Skived Fin Heat Sinks (.pdf)
From: Thermshield, LLCDescription: Although fin skiving is not a new manufacturing technology it has seen an increase in satisfying the need for low cost, high fin ratio thermal management parts. Ideal for cooling ultra-fast ...
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Bristle Brush Material Descriptions
Description: This page describes the different types of materials used for brushes including animal hair bristle brushes, vegetable fiber bristle brushes, synthetic material brushes, and wire bristle brushes. ...
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Chemical Reactivity with Brush Materials
Description: This chart shows the chemical reactivity with brush materials. ...
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Static Electricity
Description: The need to solve static generation and dissipative problems has grown, not because of the increase in the computer chip use, but increased density of the chips. As industry puts more and more on a ...