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Pine Glades Road Snow Melt & Cabin Radiant Heat
From: Heatizon SystemsDescription: The Pine Glades Development in Jackson Hole, Wyoming offers breathtaking scenery and a unique Jackson Hole experience. This development, 7 blocks from the town square, features a western and ...
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Why 50 Watts per Square Foot?
From: Heatizon SystemsDescription: Many companies that design and sell snow melt systems specify 50 Watts (170.6 Btu's) per Square Foot for the heating area. Delivering 50 Watts per Square Foot often times requires a very large source ...
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Self Regulating Heat Trace Cables Comparison
From: Heatizon SystemsDescription: Knowing the difference between CR and CT, what they are designed to do and the applications for which they are suited can result in a great deal of savings because of the cost variation. ...
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Best Practices for Condensing Boilers
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: Boiler systems today are engineered to increase efficiency and reduce operating costs. Condensing boilers are a popular option because they recover energy that otherwise would be discharged out the ...
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Benefits of Radiant Heating
From: Heatizon SystemsDescription: How Do They Compare With Other Heating Applications ...
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High-tech Solution for the Inspection of Mat and Shiny Surfaces
From: Micro-Epsilon GroupDescription: The reflectCONTROL Automotive and surfaceCONTROL Robotic inspection systems provide easy, fast and reliable quality inspection of surfaces. From a complete chassis to a single painted part, smallest ...
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Quality Control in Tire Production
From: Micro-Epsilon GroupDescription: Automotive tires are the only direct connection between the vehicle and the road surface. In terms of safety and performance, flawless, high quality tires are critical. Therefore, quality control is a ...
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Electric Heating Coils: Selection & Design
From: WATTCODescription: Electric heating coils transfer energy into heat in a variety of heating applications. They're an important part of many industrial heating solutions. A coil is a heating element attached to the ...
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Electric Chemical Heaters for Industrial Chemical Manufacturing
From: WATTCODescription: Industrial chemical manufacturing requires precise heating systems. This is especially true for heating flammable or volatile solutions. The precision and reliability of electric industrial heaters, ...
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Electric Heaters for the Beer & Wine Industry
From: WATTCODescription: No matter what type of grapes or grain, one of the most important ingredients for producing beer and wine is heat. The top brewers and vintners count on electric heaters for reliable, consistent and ...
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Advantages of Thermal Fluid Heating Systems
From: WATTCODescription: Hot oil (Also known as thermal fluid) heating systems are used in a number of industrial processes. Oil, glycol, and water are the most typical mediums for this process...We take a look at some of the ...
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Radiant Heaters VS Convection Heaters
From: WATTCODescription: For area heating, convection and radiant heaters are both common options. They can even use similar components, like finned tubular heating elements. But which is best? We take a look at the ...
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Screw Plug Heaters: Environmentally-Friendly Industrial Heaters
From: WATTCODescription: We take a look at some of the environmental benefits of industrial screw plug heaters ...
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Optical Metrology Delivers Precision Engineering to the Production Floor
From: Zygo CorporationDescription: Zygo is the market leader in non-contact 3D optical profilers, used in many aspects of production and manufacturing of metal components. Used on the production line, in metrology labs, or integrated ...
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Catalytic Oxidation and Energy Recovery
Description: As the amount of organics in the air decrease, you have to add more supplemental heat. One way to minimize this is to use a Catalyst. ...
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Jet Venturi Scrubbers Principle of Operation
Description: Jet Venturi Scrubbers Principle of Operation ...
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How does SCR work?
Description: SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION ...
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Gas Humidification
From: Environics, Inc.Description: Humidifiers allows you to add specific Relative Humidity (RH) levels to a gas or a blend of gases to simulate actual conditions in laboratory experiments or other cases where gas samples contain ...
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Troubleshooting the Series 4000/4020/4040 - No/Low Flow Issues
From: Environics, Inc.Description: we will troubleshoot low/no flow issues with one or more mass flow controllers (MFCs). ...
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Troubleshooting the Series 4000/4020/4040 - Communication Troubles
From: Environics, Inc.Description: We will be looking at some common questions for the Model 4000. ...
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EMC/EMI Shielding Explained
From: Harwin PlcDescription: We use cookies to make your experience of our website better. Please indicate whether you consent to us using cookies. Our cookies policy explains what cookies are and how we use them. EMC Shielding ...
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Design Considerations for FDM Additive Manufacturing Tooling
Description: FDM production tools have many similar design and use considerations as traditional tooling, although the technology provides greater design capability and freedom./ ...
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Production Tooling with Additive Manufacturing
Description: This guide focuses on the business considerations for additive manufacturing (AM) usage in the production of tooling. Although traditional subtractive-based technologies for tooling fabrication ...
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Case Study: Kyusyu Sangyo University: Adams Simulation Incorporated DOE to Help Design Robot with Human Motion
From: MSC Software CorporationDescription: One of the most prominent areas of focus in the robotics industry today is the design of more human-like robots. Giving human features to robots offers tremendous advantages compared to traditional ...
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Case Study: Ten Tech LLC: MSC One Provides Ten Tech LLC Access to MSC's Complete CAE Platform
From: MSC Software CorporationDescription: MSC Software pioneered many of the technologies that are now relied upon by the Aerospace industry to analyze and predict stress and strain, vibration & dynamics, acoustics, and thermal analysis in ...
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High Energy Savings Thanks to Optimizing Control and Vacuum Technology
Description: Learn how a waste water treatment plant in Germany is now able to realize high energy savings. ...
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Hose Extrusion with Dry Vacuum Technology
Description: The production of undersea cables is the core competence of Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke, which belongs to General Cable. Discover how Dry Mink claw vacuum technology reliably maintained the desired ...
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In Pursuit of the Perfect Order Dispelling Myths About Automated Bin Picking
From: Soft RoboticsDescription: While manufacturers, retailers and distributors have increased efficiency in sourcing, production and logistics through advanced automation, the same is not true for fulfillment. The critical step of ...
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Bulk Bag Discharging, Pneumatic Conveying Boost Plastic Compounding Productivity
From: Flexicon CorporationDescription: Previously, operators manually dumped 25 kg sacks of the mineral powder (particle size of 10 µm) into a hopper from which the material gravity fed into an extruder along with the recycled material. ...
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Crowdfunding Electronics Products
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: I keep coming back to The Internet of Things, which is not surprising, given that all things seem to be getting smart (at least in a technical sense) in a hurry. One item that recently caught my eye - ...
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Selecting a Touch-Up Gun for an Automatic Finishing System
From: SAMES KREMLINDescription: Liquid coating expert Steve Romer recommends first looking at how the automatic system is being used. ...
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Tips for Applying Epoxy and High Solids Paint
From: SAMES KREMLINDescription: Controlling a coating's thermal viscosity is a top priority, says Sames Kremlin's Steve Romer. ...
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What is Direct Thermal Oxidation?
Description: Direct Thermal Oxidation involves simply applying heat to the contaminated air until the temperature is raised enough for combustion to occur. ...
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What is Regenerative Thermal Oxidation?
Description: In a Regenerative Oxidizer, an effort is made to get the absolutely highest possible energy recovery ...
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A Healthy Environment - In Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, It's the Key to Success
From: Air Innovations, Inc.Description: As you'd expect, most pharmaceutical and life sciences manufacturing takes place in large cleanrooms, also known as ballrooms, where maintaining air quality and sterile conditions is a must. But the ...
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Neutralizing Nature - Controlling the Environment in Aerospace
From: Air Innovations, Inc.Description: Varying climates around the world add immeasurably to the joy of life. Tourists fly thousands of miles to experience the dense humidity of a tropical rain forest, the thin, bracing air of a mountain ...
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Compressed Air Testing: Why and How to Test Industrial Air and Gas
From: GENERONDescription: When testing industrial compressed air for contaminants, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) deems three types of contaminants vital for testing and removal: air, oil, and water. ...
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Creating a Nitrogen Blanketing System on Tankers
From: GENERONDescription: Oil tankers regularly transfer millions of barrels of oil across the globe every year. Any damage or loss of these assets can lead to a dramatic loss in revenue such as with the Iranian tanker that ...
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Generon Announces Successful Delivery of Nitrogen Package for First LNG Bunker Barge Built in the US
From: GENERONDescription: GENERON has delivered two (2) packages of Nitrogen generators, utilizing the patented GENERON® Membrane technology, to Conrad Orange Shipyard. These are installed on Clean Jacksonville, which is ...
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North America's First LNG Bunker Barge Delivered
From: GENERONDescription: The first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker barge to be built in North America has been delivered in Jacksonville, Fla., said U.S. shipbuilder Conrad Industries. ...
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One More Reason I Wish I'd Taken Touch Typing
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: Fujitsu has a prototype that "uses the tablet's camera to track your finger movements on a desk, as if you were typing away on an invisible keyboard." ...
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What is Nitrogen Purging? How Does it Work and What Equipment is Required?
From: GENERONDescription: Nitrogen has many applications and depending on the industry, it can be used for a wide variety of tasks and objectives. A colorless and odorless gas, this element makes up around 78 percent of our ...
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DRAM and DRAM Controllers
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: DRAM Controllers for System Designers - that provides a deep dive into DRAM controllers, and how they work. As with every other element of electronic system design, you need to get this one right. ...
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Ethernet's 40th Anniversary
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: This is a big year for 40th anniversaries. We've "celebrated" (or at least acknowledged) the 40th anniversary of the mobile phone, and it's also the 40th anniversary of Ethernet. ...
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Get Smart
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: With the possible exception of humankind, everything these days seems to be getting smarter. ...
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News Flash: NAND is Transitioning to 3-D
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: A couple of weeks ago I saw an article by Peter Clarke on EE Times reporting on the coming of 3-D NAND flash memory. ...
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State Machine Diagramming. (This is Why We Do It.)
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: Following the state machine methodology when doing design work - whether for hardware, a communications protocol, or the software implementation of a communications protocol - has proven invaluable ...
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The Glorious Fourth
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: how fireworks displays have become so computer-driven over the years. ...
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TI's New NFC Interface Transponder
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: Last month, TI announced a new near-field communications (NFC) interface transponder. ...
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What The Nest Learning Thermostat and Critical Link Have in Common
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: For those who aren't familiar with the Nest, it's a "Learning Thermostat" which you don't need to program to schedule when our HVAC clicks on and off. It learns your habits - when you get home from ...
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TED Talk: Meet Spot - the Robot Dog that can Run, Hop and Open Doors!
From: Remke IndustriesDescription: Listen to Marc Raibert, founder of Boston Dynamics, as he shows you his work developing advanced robots that can gallop like a cheetah, negotiate 10 inches of snow, walk upright on two legs and even ...
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Life Fitness Doubles Production with Gas Catalytic Infrared
Description: The smartest solution was to add two Gas Catalytic IR Pre Gel Ovens from Heraeus. After successful tests were carried out in our Buford facility, a two-line system was launched. Today, two lines run ...
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EPA Air Pollution Control Technology Fact Sheet
From: Air Clear LLCDescription: Fact Sheet regarding Air Pollution Control Technology ...
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Thermal Oxidizer - EPA
From: Air Clear LLCDescription: Monitoring by Control Technique - Thermal Oxidizer ...
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Regenerative Thermal Oxidation vs. Recuperative Thermal Oxidation: Matching the Appropriate Choice with the Appropriate Application
From: Pollution SystemsDescription: Thermal Oxidation of waste gases is a common control technique to destroy VOC's and/or odors in many industrial processes. Common equipment used includes Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers, Recuperative ...
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The Language of Light
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: Luminance, illuminance, luminous flux, intensity, brightness...how do we describe the qualities and brightness of light? We explain and discuss the spectrum of electromagnetic waves, including both ...
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ARA Separator Particle Removal Performance
From: Griswold Water SystemsDescription: This report contrasts three computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of the Griswold Centrifugal Separator CS-4- FLG, one for each fluid flow of 281, 340, and 475 gallons per minute. Reference 1 ...
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Hazards of Weld Smoke and Fumes in the Workplace
From: Micro AirDescription: Overexposure to weld smoke and fumes can cause a wide range of health problems. ...
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Flow Meter Helps HollyFrontier's Woods Cross Refinery Measure Flare Gas for Safety and Environmental Compliance
Description: When the plant team at HollyFrontier's Woods Cross Refinery, near Bountiful, Utah, needed mass flow meters to measure flare gas to the main flare header, the team drew on its past metering experiences ...
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City of St. Cloud Relies on Thermal Flow Meters for Digester Biofuel Co-Gen Power Process
Description: The City of St. Cloud, Minnesota's wastewater treatment facility (Figure 1) is located in south St. Cloud and also services other nearby communities including St. Augusta, St. Joseph, Sartell, Sauk ...
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New Model Workstation HEPA Performance Report
From: BakerDescription: The Invivo2 / Concept / Concept-M Series Workstations have been recently remodelled, and now include a standard HEPA filter. This report details the HEPA filter testing and results for the common body ...
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Quality Considerations for Aviation Head-up Displays (HUDs)
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: Head-up diplays (HUDs) are becoming more common in both automobiles and airplanes, helping to increase safety and reduce distractions for drivers and pilots. In aviation, HUDs have been used for ...
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The difference between THT and SMT
From: Harwin PlcDescription: Traditionally, through hole technology (THT) was used to construct the vast majority of PCBs. Over recent years, however, the use of surface mounted technology (SMT) has grown in popularity and is ...
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Flare Pilot Thermocouple Failure? Using Infrared Monitors to Achieve Auxiliary Flare Pilot Monitoring
Description: Infrared flare pilot monitoring as a primary or secondary monitoring solution provides a pilot status signal when thermocouple failures occur and assures an alternative pilot status measurement is ...
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How to Prevent Cartridge Heater Failure and Extend Heater Life
From: Backer Hotwatt Inc.Description: Cartridge heaters have insulated resistive heating elements that are encapsulated by a metal sheath. Insulation helps maximize the heat transfer rate as well as isolate the heating element from the ...
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Safety for the Smart Factory
From: Altech Corp.Description: To support the implementation of safe "smart" factories, Altech is introducing Bernstein AG's non-contact Smart Safety Sensor. Designated SRF (an abbreviation of Safety RFID), it features an ...
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Vecoplan transforms shredders into integrated production components
From: Vecoplan, LLCDescription: One of the world's leading manufacturers of high-quality Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs), tanks and drums commissioned Vecoplan AG to design, engineer and implement a machine which was capable of ...
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Efficiency Benefits of a Boiler System Upgrade
From: Cleaver-BrooksDescription: As boilers age, they become less efficient, thereby increasing operational costs. Replacing the boiler is the obvious choice; however, it may not be necessary. If the boiler pressure vessel is in good ...
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Pressure Dew Point in Compressed Air: What Is It and How to Measure It
From: GENERONDescription: Pressure Dew Point in Compressed Air: What Is It and How to Measure It ...
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How Do Welding Curtains Work?
Description: Welding curtains are a rounded solution to many of the issues presented by metal joinery procedures, offering protection to process bystanders from the sparks and vibrant light generated as a ...
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Dry Vacuum Solutions for Chemical and Pharmaceutical Applications
Description: Throughout the years, many different technologies have been used to provide vacuum for chemical and pharmaceutical processes. Some examples of these include steam jet ejector systems utilizing the ...
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Choosing the Right Vacuum Technology for Chemical and Pharmaceutical Processes
Description: Selecting the right vacuum technology for chemical and pharmaceutical processing applications is often difficult. We are here to help. ...
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Liquid Ring Vacuum Technology for the Chemical Industry
Description: Vacuum technology has never stopped developing - not only in the recent past, but for decades it has continued to progress. Today, dry screw vacuum pumps are used in chemical processing technology and ...
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Glass Gauging
Description: Taking measurements of glass for automotive and industrial applications needs to be precise and delicate. A combination of probes and non-contact sensors can be used with a single Orbit® Manager ...
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A flash of inspiration!
Description: Heraeus Noblelight has proved its Xenon flash lamp can also be used as a highly controllable source of heat, unlocking new applications in composite manufacturing. Aerospace Manufacturing reports. ...
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Chemical Manufacturer Improves Safety and Reduces Costs Smart Wireless Solution
Description: Croda Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Croda International Plc, a U.K.-based manufacturer and worldwide supplier of oleo and industrial chemicals. The Mill Hall plant had a problem monitoring ...
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Functional Safety and SIL - What it Means to Plants
Description: The adoption of functional safety standards continues to grow rapidly worldwide. This trend is especially evident in process industries. Risk factors such as injury to personnel, production down time, ...
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Safety Integrity Level
Description: All organisational and technical risk reduction measures act as a counterweight to the risk potential. The values SIL 1 to SIL 4 (SIL = Safety Integrity Level) are derived from the risk analysis. The ...
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Application Spotlight: CMM Fixtures
From: Markforged, Inc.Description: Quality assurance (QA) for most parts requires custom workholding. Inspection setups must be geometrically accurate, repeatable, and strong, which are all factors that contribute to significant time ...
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Lumiflon FEVE Resin Helps Make Sustainability Goals Attainable
Description: These days, more people are becoming concerned with the environmental impact an architectural structure holds. That being said, the green movement has been in full swing, with designers looking for ...
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A CLOSER LOOK AT LOAD BANKS
From: WATTCODescription: Load banks are essential for applications in a variety of industrial applications, especially for testing power sources. A load bank provides a contained and fully controllable load for predictable ...
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A CLOSER LOOK AT NITROGEN HEATERS
From: WATTCODescription: The type of circulation heaters you use is largely dependant on the fluid or medium being heated. Heating nitrogen, for instance, requires specific considerations. Safety is often a concern with ...
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ELECTRIC HEATING FOR ASPHALT APPLICATIONS
From: WATTCODescription: Electric heating has changed the game for industrial asphalt applications. They offer the highest energy efficiency, require minimal maintenance, and have longer lifespans. Electric heaters offer the ...
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ELECTRIC IMMERSION HEATERS FOR REFINERIES
From: WATTCODescription: Refineries count on electric immersion heaters to keep their processes safe, efficient, and reliable. With the current oil & gas boom in North America, the efficiency of electric immersion heaters ...
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HEATER ELEMENT CONFIGURATIONS FOR TANKS
From: WATTCODescription: Reliable tank heating is at the core of many industrial processes. Heater elements are one of the key components of tank heating. They can be used interchangeably, but their most effective use is with ...
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HEATERS FOR STEAM GENERATION IN BOILERS
From: WATTCODescription: Process manufacturing facilities generate most of their energy through boiler systems. The purpose of boiler systems is usually to generate steam or to heat water. In this article, we take a look at ...
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INDUSTRIAL IMMERSION HEATERS: TYPES, APPLICATIONS AND ELEMENTS USED
From: WATTCODescription: Immersion heaters are used in industries for various manufacturing processes that include preservation of various chemicals, fluids and gases by keeping them warm. These are installed over large tanks ...
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MICRO AIR XA23 (2' x 3') Self-contained Downdraft Tables Provide a Unique Solution for Vocational Welding Schools
From: Micro AirDescription: MICRO AIR XA23 (2' x 3') Self-contained Downdraft Tables Provide a Unique Solution for Vocational Welding Schools ...
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PIPE HEATERS FOR THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY
From: WATTCODescription: Pipe heaters play an important role in a number of processing industries. They maintain the temperature of substances and liquids with a high degree of accuracy and reliability. The oil and gas ...
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SELECTING A CIRCULATION HEATER FOR BIODIESEL MANUFACTURING
From: WATTCODescription: Alternative and environmentally conscious energy sources are a growth industry. And that's not just limited to Tesla's and solar panel roof tiles. One of the biggest areas of growth in the energy ...
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THERMAL FLUID HEATER MAINTENANCE TIPS FOR LIFESPAN & EFFICIENCY
From: WATTCODescription: Thermal fluid heaters allow for the liquid heat transfer necessary in all sorts of applications from the biodiesel industry to wastewater treatment. They are an affordable and effective heating option ...
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COAL HANDLING SAFETY Application Note
From: AMETEK LandDescription: STRENGTHENING PLANT SAFETY IN COAL GRINDING MILLS AND STORAGE SILOS WITH CARBON MONOXIDE MONITORING ...
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3 Steps to Make Your Worn Dual Element Transducer Like New
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: Dual element transducers need to be tough. They're routinely used on many types of surfaces, ranging from rough to reasonably smooth, painted to corroded, and freezing to very hot. Even though they're ...
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5 Ways We've Simplified Austenitic Weld Inspection in Small-diameter Pipes
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: We developed a solution that simplifies austenitic weld inspection in small-diameter pipes. Our 5 MHz A25 dual linear phased array probe includes two miniature 12 mm × 5 mm aperture, 16-element arrays ...
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8 Tips to Improve Your High-Temperature Corrosion Thickness Measurements
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: Ultrasonic thickness gaging isn't limited to testing materials at normal (ambient) temperatures. Measurements can be made on materials whose surface temperature approaches 900 °F (500 °C). When ...
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A Fast, Safe Alternative for Weld Inspections
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: Reliable detection of weld defects is a challenge in many industries that use welding on a large scale, such as the oil and gas and petrochemical industry. Dissimilar weld materials and stainless ...
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A Tip to Save Time in Wind Turbine Inspection
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: Intelligent illumination, maneuverability and oil-resistance help users save time and improve the probability of detection in videoscope inspections of wind turbine gearboxes. With the introduction of ...
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Breaking Down the Technical Cleanliness Workflow Part 1: Preparation
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: Precision components must be free of contaminants to work properly. Parts that are made with unclean components can fail prematurely. Technical cleanliness is the process of measuring the level of ...
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Breaking Down the Technical Cleanliness Workflow Part 2: Image Acquisition and Particle Measurement
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: In the second installment of this six-part series, we examine the second stage of the technical cleanliness workflow-image acquisition and particle measurement. This stage includes calibrating the ...
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Breaking Down the Technical Cleanliness Workflow Part 3: Particle Size Classification and Particle Count Extrapolation and Normalization
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: In the third post of this six-part series, we look at particle size classification and particle count extrapolation and normalization. ...