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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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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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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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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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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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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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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. ...
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Breaking Down the Technical Cleanliness Workflow Part 4: Contamination Level Calculation
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: In the fourth of this six-part blog series, we explore how contamination levels are calculated, including defining cleanliness codes and testing maximum approvals. ...
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Here's the Dirt on Using XRD Technology to Identify the Origin of Soils
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: The researchers conducted a geochemical analysis to understand the differences in the characteristics between the soils in Meherrin, Virginia and the nearby soils of the Virginia Piedmont Region. ...
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How Archaeologists Use XRF to Source Stone Artifacts
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: Yale University Professor Ellery Frahm used a Vanta™ handheld XRF analyzer to test obsidian artifacts from two Early Bronze Age archaeological sites in Armenia. His goal was to figure out where ...
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How XRF Illuminates the Analysis of Ancient Ceramics
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: Pottery is a common artifact at archaeological sites all over the world. Pottery can tell us a lot about the people who made it, and the addition of X-ray fluorescence (XRF) to the archaeologist's ...
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Improving the Metal Manufacturing and Recycling Process Using Portable XRF and XRD
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: Steel, aluminum, and other metal alloys are essential to manufacturing a wide variety of products from small drones to high-speed trains, airplanes, buildings, and bridges. Steel is still the highest ...
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Inspecting for Burrs in Piston Cooling Channels
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: Confirming the absence of any burrs is an important quality management concern. Inspection with an Olympus DSX series digital microscope DSX series digital microscopes offer advanced focal ...
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Measurement of the inner wall waviness and roughness of a turbocharger housing using a laser microscope
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: A turbocharger housing must have a structure where the appropriate amount of intake air and exhaust gas flow at a suitable pressure to achieve efficient supercharging. For that purpose, the waviness ...
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Olympus XRF & XRD for Lithium Exploration
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: Portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) and portable X-ray diffraction (pXRD) are useful tools in aiding the exploration and investigation of lithium-bearing mineral deposits. Current global lithium ...
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Portable XRF Analyzers for Measuring Gold in Activated Carbon
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: Activated carbon is routinely used as part of the gold recovery process at many mines around the world. Activated carbon is used in both carbon in leach (CIL) and carbon in pulp (CIP) techniques. ...
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Preventing Pipeline Problems: Inspecting for Corrosion using a Dual Conventional Transducer
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: Pipelines transport energy (crude oil, refined petroleum, natural gas, and biofuels to name a few) and other fluids within facilities and to various markets across vast distances. Today, there are ...
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Roughness Evaluation of the Side Surface of Piston Rings
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: Verifying the surface roughness of piston rings is essential during quality management inspections. Because piston rings are thin and ring-shaped, microscopic inspection of the sides involves securing ...
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Slit Width Evaluation with a Digital Microscope for the Top/Bottom Bonding of the Big End of Connecting Rods
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: For quality management, precise measurements of the slit width must be taken using a microscope. However, the magnification rates that are required to adequately assess the slit width impede ...
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Cold Gun Increases Tool Life
From: EXAIR CorporationDescription: Cold Gun Increases Tool Life Positech Corporation of Fairfield, OH manufactures intricate machined parts for the automotive, motorcycle and aerospace industries. One of their machinists, Dave Gray, ...
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Application Insight: Brazing a Carbide Tip and Magnetic Steel Rod
Description: A company that manufactures, sharpens, repairs and modifies tooling turned to THE LAB at Ambrell. They were torch brazing carbide inserts into tubes but needed a more consistent heating method. They ...
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Application Insight: Brazing a Steel and Carbide Assembly
Description: A company that manufactures PDC products for the oil, gas, mining and construction industries turned to THE LAB at Ambrell for their brazing application involving a steel and carbide assembly. They ...
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Application Insight: Heating a Steel Valve for Weld Preheating
Description: A company that specializes in flow control solutions turned to THE LAB at Ambrell to heat a steel valve to 400 °F (204 °C) for a welding preheating application. This process is new to the customer and ...
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Application Insight: Heating Busbars for Coating Release
Description: An engineering firm had a new process that required the removal of a coating of insulation. It was important not to heat the material up too much, as the tin-coated copper might then melt. They turned ...
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Application Insight: Metal-to-Plastic Insertion with a Steel Insert
Description: A supplier to an engine manufacturer needed to heat magnetic steel inserts for a metal-to-plastic insertion application. The parts needed to heat to 500 °F (260 °C) within five seconds prior to being ...
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Application Insight: Preheating Steel Laminate Parts
Description: This application involved heating four steel laminate parts (c-lams) for a pre-heating application in the automotive industry. The parts, which are inserts, are heated simultaneously before robotic ...
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Induction Forging: A Complete Guide For Beginners (Part 1 of 3)
Description: Induction forging is a process in which an induction heating system preheats metals and presses them into shape using a hammer or press. The applications for induction forging vary greatly, but before ...
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Induction Forging: A Complete Guide For Beginners (Part 2 of 3)
Description: In the last post, we started to discuss what induction forging is and how the process works. Understanding the process from start to finish helps when determining whether certain applications of ...
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Induction Forging: A Complete Guide For Beginners (Part 3 of 3)
Description: In the last two posts, we started an in-depth discussion regarding, "What is induction forging?" and "How does forging work?" However, understanding the applications for induction forging requires ...
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Induction Hardening: A Beginner's FAQ (Part 1)
Description: Induction heating has many uses and applications, one of which involves the process of induction hardening. The top three benefits of induction hardening are fast heating cycles, accurate heating ...
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Induction Hardening: A Beginner's FAQ (Part 2)
Description: In the last post, we answered some questions regarding how does induction hardening work. However, understanding the processes in full, as well as the many benefits it provides, is the key to choosing ...
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Metal-to-Plastic Insertion with a Steel Insert (Induction Heating)
Description: To heat a magnetic steel insert for a metal-to-plastic insertion application for a supplier to an engine manufacturer. ...
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The Importance of Containment in Soda Blasting
Description: Abrasive blasting is a widely used method for removing surface contaminants, encompassing a variety of abrasive blast media - from highly abrasive (e.g., garnet) to moderately abrasive (e.g., crushed ...
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Almi: Food metal detectors inspect flavourings and spices
From: Sesotec GmbHDescription: Almi, an Austrian company headquartered near Linz, and one of the leading manufacturers of quality flavourings and additives for sausage, meat, ham and fish products, uses Sesotec "Hygienic Design" ...
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Contaminant Detection in the Meat Industry
From: Sesotec GmbHDescription: The Fish, Poultry and Meat (Protein) Industries present a series of challenges when it comes to foreign material, it can be said based on current knowledge that one of the highest risk food groups in ...
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Officers Should Set the Tone When Inspecting SCBA
From: 3M ScottDescription: There are endless opportunities for the officer to set the example whether it's through sound decision making, being competent at job skills or the way the officers deals with personalities and human ...
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A Look Inside the U.S. Army's Counterfire Radar System
From: QorvoDescription: Lockheed Martin and Qorvo have teamed up for the last decade to create trusted source microelectronics for the U.S. military's top systems. One example is the AN/TPQ-53, or Q-53, counterfire radar. To ...
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Cosel: Tech Notes 1
From: ArKco Sales, Inc.Description: Basics of EMC filters, including noise, current, voltage, dc resistance, temperature/humidity, and circuitry. ...
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Custom Surface Finish Gages for Hard to Reach Places
From: Mahr Inc.Description: When standard devices can't provide expected results, a better solution is to custom design a gage to suit the specific application. ...
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Disability-friendly Work Bench Design in a Long-standing Foundry
From: item America, LLCDescription: How to keep disabled workers and their skills in the business. ...
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Process Optimisation in Production - an Expert Opinion
From: item America, LLCDescription: Helpful insights into lean production - from a practical perspective. ...
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Research at the Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management
From: item America, LLCDescription: Water is a serious business at RWTH Aachen University. ...
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3D Printing's Impact on the Value Chain
Description: In this new era of 3D printing, we are driving towards a production revolution - an Industry 4.0 where smart, digital production ecosystems communicate, interpret, evaluate, and augment behaviors to ...
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5 Reasons to Replace Tank Spargers with In-Line Direct Steam Injection Heaters
From: Pick Heaters Inc.Description: Fluids at precisely controlled and elevated temperatures are integral to a wide range of industrial processes. To generate the necessary supply of heated liquid, many plants utilize a simple tank ...
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Sliding Into a Robotic Frontier
Description: We've seen plenty of innovative uses for ball-bearing slides. But James Post and his class may have set a new bar. ...
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Merging Industrial Air and Water Pollution Solutions Provides Better Results, Lower Cost
Description: Although there has been substantial progress during the past several decades in reducing pollution, the EPA, other federal agencies and local governments continue to add and revise requirements and ...
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Address More Manufacturing Challenges with Composite and Metal 3D Printing
From: Markforged, Inc.Description: Both high-strength composite 3D printing and metal 3D printing are valuable fabrication methods. Used separately, they address a broad spectrum of manufacturing use cases. Together, they enhance each ...
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"Ergonomics is about humanity and cost-efficiency" - interview with Professor Martin Schmauder
From: item America, LLCDescription: In this interview, Professor Martin Schmauder provides an overview of how important ergonomics at the assembly work bench is to a company's competitiveness, a factor that is often overlooked in ...
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Aluminium Profiles in Specialist Mechanical Engineering - Ideas and Advantages
From: item America, LLCDescription: For a long time, specialist mechanical engineers welded together steel to make their frames. ...
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Automating the Chip Removal Process
From: PRAB, Inc.Description: Automating the chip removal process is essential for keeping up with high Q rates in metalworking operations. By using PRAB conveyors, machine shops can produce more parts with less downtime between ...
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Don't Overheat: Thermal Interface Materials Protect Your Product
From: Dexmet CorporationDescription: When they operate, electronic components produce heat. And if they become too hot, they can degrade the function of their devices. ...
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Switching to precision plasma cutting
From: Hypertherm, Inc.Description: When new business opportunities require tighter tolerances and more productivity, an upgrade in cutting and design capabilities is required. Natural Structures, Baker City, Ore., did just that with an ...
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How Does Fuel Gas Conditioning Help Offshore Platforms?
From: GENERONDescription: If you assumed that working on an offshore platform comes with a range of unique challenges, then you would be right. Offshore platforms deal with harsher weather conditions, higher humidity and other ...
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How Is Nitrogen Produced for Industrial Applications?
From: GENERONDescription: Nitrogen gas is one of the most abundant compounds available in the air. It makes up about 78 percent of the Earth's atmosphere. Being such an abundant compound, nitrogen is applied in a variety of ...
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How to Separate Nitrogen from Air
From: GENERONDescription: Nitrogen is necessary for agriculture and industry, and to sustain life. Having a readily available source of this gas when it's needed is important. How do we generate large quantities of pure ...
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How One Shop Cut Cleaning Time for Lathes and Grinders
From: CECORDescription: Matt Slusher, Torque Converter Coordinator at Cardington Yukata Technologies, Inc. (CYT) was looking for a better way to clean lathes. "We have an in-house wastewater management system that handles ...
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What is Smart Manufacturing?
Description: Smart manufacturing is really all about data. It's about collecting and using accurate data to make good decisions quickly to allow for slick, efficient and flexible manufacturing which can adapt to ...
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Composites & Metals: Complementary 3D Printing
From: Markforged, Inc.Description: Complex parts can be manufactured more efficiently via metal 3D printing - while all parts require design for manufacturing, metal 3D printing opens the door for more streamlined and optimized metal ...
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CFM VS. Suction Lift Sump Cleaner Performance Series Part 3
From: CECORDescription: What is the difference between Suction Lift and CFM? ...
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How Expanded Materials are Made
From: Dexmet CorporationDescription: Expanding Technology Overview ...
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Hydrogen System Control Optimization
Description: A USA-based refinery customer operates hydrogen membrane separators that were installed in the mid 1980's. Since their installation, many changes were made to the plant which have changed the feed ...
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All About Ammonia
From: Pollution SystemsDescription: 5 Facts About This Stinky Compound ...
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Case Study - Ethanol Plant Modifications Result in Capacity Increase
From: Pollution SystemsDescription: When the production capacity of a Midwest ethanol plant was limited to 80% by their existing air pollution control equipment, Pollution System Solutions was sought to utilize their industry knowledge ...
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Case Study - Feed Manufacturer Installs high Efficiency Recuperative Oxidizer Due to Production Increase
From: Pollution SystemsDescription: A global animal feed researcher and producer increased their capacity at their Midwest facility, thus requiring air pollution control technology that addressed their new process. Pollution Systems was ...
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Case Study - Innovative Solar Panel-Manufacturer Selects Recuperative Catalytic Oxidizer for New Product Line
From: Pollution SystemsDescription: A solar panel-manufacturer in California was ready to commercially produce a groundbreaking product that had taken many years to develop. Pollution Systems (PSSI) was initially contacted as a ...
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Case Study - Scrubber Removes Grease and Particulates from Air Exhaust
From: Pollution SystemsDescription: A food-industry leader in Alabama operates several pork-sausage cookers that exhaust over 4,000 ACFM of moisture and pork grease. The operator installed Electrostatic Precipitators (ESPs) to treat the ...
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How Deliberate Integration of Air Pollution Control Equipment Optimized Production
From: Pollution SystemsDescription: Improved overall operation is possible when entire plant operation is considered rather than sub-optimizing choices around pollution-control equipment ...
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Thermax in Aerospace
From: Process TechnologyDescription: learn about hard sulfuric anodizing in aircraft parts finishing ...
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Eric the Robot - The Start of the Inevitable Future of Humans and Robots Living Harmoniously
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Listening to NPR the other day, I heard a story about Eric, one of the first UK robots designed in the late 1920s. It amazes me how far we have come in the area of robotics. Back in 1928, a couple ...
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Highly Efficient, Medium-Voltage Process Heating Solutions
From: ChromaloxDescription: Permitting and pollution costs associated with fossil-fired fuels have driven large-scale oil and gas operations, petrochemical plants and power generation facilities to explore alternative process ...
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Camfil APC Tackles Toner Dust
From: Camfil APCDescription: A global leader in the development and manufacturing of printing and imaging solutions for offices and homes wanted their production facility in Juarez, Mexico to require no maintenance from dust ...
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HEPA VS ULPA
From: NuAire, Inc.Description: Which Filter Should Your Biosafety cabinet use? Understanding the similarities and differences between HEPA and ULPA aids in selecting the best filter for your biosafety cabinet ...
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Markforged Case Study: Stanley Black & Decker
From: Markforged, Inc.Description: By leveraging Markforged's Metal X additive manufacturing, Black & Decker expects to slash capital costs on two different parts. ...
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Evolving Toward a Truly Universal Machine Safety Relay
Description: Machine-safety relays have evolved in the decades they've been used in the safety circuits that protect machine operators from injury. But in the past, they remained a specialized component that ...
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Design Considerations for Packaged Membrane Bioreactor Wastewater Treatment Systems
From: Smith & Loveless, Inc.Description: Tips for efficient Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) treatment system design for industrial plants and facilities ...
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American Cholesterol Products, Inc., Edison, NJ- Barium Lanolate
From: Wyssmont Company, Inc.Description: Even after drying, the product, if too hot, is tacky, prone to compact, with the potential of spontaneous combustion. The previous drying method was simply storage in open containers, but quality ...
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Essex Chemical Co., Clifton, NJ-Fluoride Salt
From: Wyssmont Company, Inc.Description: The application required the drying of the corrosive salt from 6% down to 0.1% moisture without product degradation, dusting or air pollution. ...
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Limtech, Shawinigan, Quebec - Lithium Carbonate
From: Wyssmont Company, Inc.Description: The producer found that its spin flash dryer was inefficient, introduced contaminants, and couldn't dry the material to spec at higher production rates. ...
