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Buildings and Structures Made With ETFE Film
Description: Architectural idea book ...
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How Businesses are Keeping Their Teams Safe and Minimizing Downtime with Remote Monitoring Technology and Clean Air Ventilation Systems
From: AggrekoDescription: To adapt to the pandemic, businesses around the world needed to quickly find ways to create safe work environments for their employees and their customers. In many cases, this has seen companies ...
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How to Meet Your Construction Clean Air Challenges
From: AggrekoDescription: At this time of year on your job site, you might typically be thinking about how to protect your team against the outside elements. Prioritizing the sealing off and heating of work and rest areas, ...
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The Dos and Don'ts of HVAC Maintenance
From: AggrekoDescription: Why HVAC Maintenance Is Crucial ...
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Preventing Gasket Failure...Part 3
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Several environmental factors can impact the longevity of a gasket. Extreme temperatures, moisture, UV and chemical exposure, and even excess vibration can cause a gasket to fail if improper materials ...
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Telehealth and Medical-Grade Pressure Sensitive Adhesives
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: With an increasing demand for remote patient monitoring devices, global demand for telehealth solutions has exploded. Pulse oximeters, wearable drug delivery systems, and other on-body remote patient ...
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What is the Ideal Temperature for Compressed Air Equipment?
From: Titus Company (The)Description: One of the key aspects of taking care of your compressed air equipment is maintaining the right operating temperature. Fluctuations in temperature can have more of an impact on your compressor's ...
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Expanding a Wireless Network Across a Growing College Campus
From: Belden Inc.Description: Over the past year, the pandemic helped shine an even bigger spotlight on the importance of Wi-Fi across college campuses. As higher-education institutions shifted to online learning-even if the ...
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Benefits of Embossing in Heat Shielding Applications
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Design engineers today are looking to achieve optimal thermal suppression in a variety of applications without the use of traditional metal heat shields. Custom-designed solutions made of alternative ...
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Selecting the Right Adhesive for On-Body Wearable Medical Devices
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Selecting the right medical adhesive is vital to the wearability and durability of any medical device. It is particularly important when patient comfort comes into play. This Q&A with Brian Hall, ...
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Fusing High on that Mountain
Description: It's been said that great things can be done when men and mountains meet. The same was proven true for the McElroy Talon™ and a glacier-topped mountain in Alaska that came calling last spring. ...
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McElroy Around the World
Description: David Mosier, Regional Sales Manager for the North Region at Core & Main takes us on the ground and in the ditch with these pics of their fusion techs in southeast Iowa. Ben Beck of Fusible Branch 825 ...
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Accuride in Action: 6 Amazing Healthcare Applications
Description: we spotlight six of these fantastic products, which are helping healthcare workers on the frontlines. ...
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Automotive Foams; Make the Right Choice
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Automotive foams provide environmental sealing, sound deadening, shock absorption, and vibration dampening. They also support vehicle lightweighting initiatives and efforts to reduce volatile organic ...
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How to Keep Your HVAC System Going Strong
From: AggrekoDescription: Whatever line of business you're in or premises you operate in, you will need some kind of climate control in place. Globally, there are around 151 million HVAC units in use - and the market is worth ...
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Production Space Cooling for the Food & Beverage Industry: a Guide
From: AggrekoDescription: In this article, we'll run through some of the main types of cooling food & beverage manufacturers need for their production spaces, as well as key issues to consider when buying or renting equipment. ...
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The Impact of Cooling Systems on the Environment (and How to Stay Compliant)
From: AggrekoDescription: While most US power plants built before 1970 have once-through cooling systems already installed, these don't comply with the EPA 316. This means plant owners are having to find a more ...
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304 VS. 316 Stainless
Description: THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TYPE 304 & TYPE 316 STAINLESS STEEL ...
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ASHRAE Issues Statements on Relationship Between COVID-19 and HVAC in Buildings
Description: ASHRAE has confirmed that building HVAC systems can reduce airborne exposure to COVID-19. ...
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Practicing What We Preach: Employees are Now Breathing Easier at AJ.
Description: Portable Criti-Clean Ultra FFUs Now Provide Protection for our Employees in our Office and Break Areas. ...
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Trust is Good, S2 Redundancy is Better!
From: Belden Inc.Description: The future is automation. With a clear trend of digitization that is particularly evident during the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic, automation is more valuable than ever. Because of this, ensuring the ...
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Valuable Tax Incentives Available for HVAC Equipment Purchases.
Description: The CARES Act and TCJA Can Make HVAC Retrofits Eligible for 100% Deduction and Bonus Depreciation. ...
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How to Get Building HVAC Systems Ready for Reopening
Description: Tips and resources for creating safer work environments when returning HVAC systems back to operation. ...
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Taking Control of a Clean Room
Description: by Burt Smith, Product Engineer at AJ Manufacturing Co., Inc. There is a dizzying array of control options and possible control schemes out there for HVAC systems and adding a clean room creates even ...
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5 Reasons TABshield is a Strong Alternative to a Traditional Metal Heat Shield
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: When it comes to heat shielding, today's automotive marketplace continues to shift away from the traditional metal shield. In the past, large, inflexible, cumbersome metal shields effectively served ...
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PVC Foam, an Economical Solution for Die Cut HVAC and Appliance Applications
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: In the home appliance and HVAC markets, PVC foams are an economical, high performing alternative to EPDMs, neoprenes and other more expensive materials. PVC foams can outperform these more expensive ...
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Say Goodbye to Shake, Rattle & Roll: Solutions for Reducing NVH
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: "Shake, rattle, and roll" may be a good thing when it comes to dancing to the blues but unwanted noise is rarely appreciated in products we use and buy. Consumers increasingly desire quieter cars, ...
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Understanding Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (PSA) Performance Properties
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Choosing the right PSA for your application involves a comprehensive look at your end-use application, the materials and substrates involved, the environment in which the gasket will be used, and the ...
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Why is Surface Finish Important?
Description: Surface Finish is one of the most important factors when it comes to ordering material or following a specification. Due to the wide variety of effects different surface finishes can have, it should ...
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Designing, Fabricating, and Installing Accelerator Room Doors for Cancer Care Centre
From: MarShieldDescription: MarShield was contracted by a large commercial construction company to build accelerator doors for a cancer care facility in Washington, USA. We were brought on board due to our expertise in ...
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS About SolesphereTM H-52 and H-53 Silicas for Skincare
Description: What are the benefits of silica gels for skincare? ...
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Impact Wrenches Alternatives from Mountz Tools
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: Selecting the right torque tool for the job is crucial. Selecting the incorrect torque tool can affect production yields, manufacturing costs, product quality, product reliability, reputation and ...
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Proper Torque Control for RF COAX & SMA Connectors
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: The correct tightening of COAX and SMA Connectors used in RF cabling applications is essential to ensure optimum performance. This is particularly important in high frequency applications using ...
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Selecting the Power Tool to Suit the Joint
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: To fully utilize the high performance of a quality power tool, it's important to know the demands made on the power tool by different screwed joints. ...
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Pelonis: The Different Types of Fans Used in the HVAC Industry
Description: A fan is a key component of any HVAC system. The most common HVAC fans are axial, forward-curved centrifugal, and backward-inclined, and each is uniquely suited to certain purposes. It's important to ...
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IMI Develops Germ-Free Door Opener, Donates 100% of Profits to Local Food Pantries
Description: In direct response to the Coronavirus pandemic, Industrial Magnetics, Inc.(IMI) has developed a new, hands-free door opener that allows people to open latch-less doors without using their fingers, ...
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Looking Back: Trapped
Description: On April 21, 1930, the Ohio State Penitentiary fire killed over 300 people ...
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Airport Safety
Description: Designing a fire protection system for an airport terminal building using standards such as NFPA 13 and NFPA 415 ...
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Chapais Revisited
Description: Forty years ago, a small town in the Canadian province of Quebec became the site of a fire that killed scores. A new book examines the lasting impact that fire had on that tiny, insular community. ...
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LNG By Rail
Description: A proposal to allow bulk shipments of LNG on US railroads has sparked criticism and raised concerns among first responders. How should the safety community prepare? ...
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Outreach: High Consequence
Description: Fast-burning modern furniture make home fire sprinklers vital ...
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Perspectives: Australian Bushfires
Description: Will the historic Australian bushfires be a catalyst for change? One activist is hopeful. ...
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Wildfire: A Path Forward
Description: Experts from a range of fields are coming together to find new approaches to the wildfire problem ...
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The Do's and Don'ts of HVAC Maintenance
From: AggrekoDescription: It's easy to push looking after your HVAC system down the list of priorities when you have business-critical tasks to think about. The trouble is, if you leave it too long and the system breaks down, ...
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Fan Outlet Flow Rate
Description: This paper provides guidelines for determining when the volumetric flow rate at the fan outlet materially differs from the volumetric flow rate at the fan inlet and the recommended procedures for ...
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Choosing the Right Military Vehicle Torque Wrench
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: Service members need to trust their vehicles. Whether being used domestically or abroad, driven in convoy down I-95 or winding through the snowy peaks of Kandahar, military vehicles must be in top ...
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Filling the Need for Consistent, Reliable and Cost-Effective Composite Core Material in Sandwich Panels
Description: Learn how General Plastics helped ACP find the panel that appealed to their customers that didn't necessarily require the rigorous engineering and processing standards of aerospace, but still meet the ...
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How to Build a Raspberry Pi-powered NAS Server - BONUS: HURRiCANE Cooling System!
Description: this article isn't specifically about digitizing photos. It's all about storage: simple, FAST network storage. ...
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Machining Powder Metallurgy Parts
Description: With careful tool design, good process capabilities, and CNC closed-loop control of compaction, most machining of powder metallurgy (PM) components is potentially unnecessary. In many cases, the close ...
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Liquid Cold Plate Selector Tool
From: Boyd CorporationDescription: For help selecting a standard liquid cold plate ...
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Composite Core: Factors to Consider When Choosing Core Material for Your Application
Description: Composite core materials are used to complete the function of engineered structures by making up for a type of design or performance need, whether it's weight reduction, providing energy absorption, ...
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Battery Energy Storage Systems are at Increasing Risk for Arc-flash Hazards
From: Littelfuse, Inc.Description: Battery-based energy storage systems are in demand but their design is still considered to be in its infancy because the technologies are evolving rapidly ...
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Aerospace Tool Setup: The Torque Specifications You Need to Know
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: To fly! Aviation is a miraculous, dangerous industry. There isn't a lot of room for error, whether you're a fighter pilot, a helicopter repairman, or a manufacturer producing aircraft products or ...
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An Illustrated Guide to Reading Aircraft Torque Bolt Charts
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: There are three reasons why you might want to read an aircraft torque bolt chart. The first is, you're in school. If that's the case, congratulations! We hope you take the knowledge with you when you ...
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Guidelines for Safe Machinery
From: SICKDescription: Safe machinery provides legal protection for both manufacturer and user. Machine users expect to be offered only safe machinery or devices. This expectation exists worldwide. There are also ...
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How to Use an Automatic Screw Feeder Driver: From Beginners to Pros
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: The first question to ask when considering installing screw presenter machines in your assembly process is, "will these be materially helpful when assembling my product?" It may seem like an obvious ...
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Mars Metal Recognized as a Member of the Canadian Elevator Contractors Association
From: MarShieldDescription: Mars Metal, a leading Canadian manufacturer of elevator test cart weights and commercial elevator counterweights, has been recognized as an official member of the Canadian Elevator Contractors ...
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Component Connection Failure Root Causes on ENIG PCBs
From: BTG LabsDescription: The field of printed circuit board finishing and bonding methods has been growing and diversifying for decades. The design of PCBs depends heavily on the use and environment of the electronic package, ...
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#101Wednesdays: Areas of Refuge - Why, What, and When?
Description: The Life Safety Code is not an accessibility code. Accessibility for persons with disabilities is addressed by other laws and regulations, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act. However, the ...
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#101Wednesdays: Means of Egress in Health Care Suites
Description: At NFPA, we receive a lot of questions about health care occupancies. In particular, one area that I receive frequent questions about is the application of means of egress requirements in health care ...
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#101Wednesdays: Vertical Opening Protection in NFPA 101
Description: Protection of vertical openings is a subject about which we receive a fair number of questions here at NFPA. In general, floors need to provide a smoke-resistant barrier between stories in a building ...
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A Sobering Reminder from Australia of the Costs of Wildfires
Description: Australia has been battered by wildfires over the past two months and conditions are not improving. As of January 2, approximately 5.9 million hectares (22,780 square miles) have burned across mainly ...
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Material Finishes & Recommendations
Description: A simple reference for the different types of finishes that you will need for the material you are using. Having a tough time selecting finishes that meet your needs? With our extensive knowledge of ...
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Material Specification & Properties
Description: Do you need to know the specifications and codes of the materials you are selecting for your products? We understand that customers need to make precise comparisons. We have provided an easy reference ...
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More Than Three Times as Many Home Cooking Fires Occur on Thanksgiving Day: Prepare Accordingly to Make It a Festive, Fire-free Holiday!
Description: How can everyone ensure a festive, fire-safe Thanksgiving with the people we care about most? ...
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New Year, New Decade, New Threats - What Do You Know About the Flammability and Toxicity Risks Associated with New Refrigerants?
Description: The hazards that firefighters face on the job continue to expand. In recent years, responders have been asked to learn more about handling incidents involving energy storage systems (ESS), alternative ...
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Play it Safe and Send your Christmas Tree Packing
Description: Play it safe and send your Christmas tree packing: Nearly one-third of Christmas tree fires occur in January ...
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Recent Massachusetts House Fire Underscores Need for Home Fire Sprinklers in New Homes
Description: As home fire sprinkler adoption continues to be debated in many states, there remains much misinformation about the effectiveness and benefits of home fire sprinklers. But NFPA and like-minded ...
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Research Foundation Completes Project on Topic of Maintaining Proficiencies within the Fire Service
Description: Lately there has been discussion about the topic of recertification in the fire service in some industry publications, and there seems to be some confusion or misperceptions about our recent activity. ...
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The Holiday Season Presents Increased Fire Risks Due to Multiple Factors
Description: Glittering decorations, holiday meals and treats, enjoying the warmth of home on a wintry day - these are hallmarks of the holiday season. However, these traditions and festivities also present an ...
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The Importance of the Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem Heading Into 2020
Description: The importance of the Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem heading into 2020 and why our fire code is critical to its success. ...
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Borealis Plant Chooses FOAMGLAS® ONE™ Insulation to Re-insulate Four Storage Spheres
Description: The Borealis facility in Ottmarsheim was seeking an insulation material to re-insulate four storage spheres. These spheres had been insulated with a PUF sprayed system and a CSPE based vapor barrier. ...
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FOAMGLAS® Insulation Helps Keep Heated Oil Tanks Warm at Koole Terminals, the Netherlands
Description: Koole Terminals is a leading independent storage company in North-West Europe headquartered in Zaandam, Netherlands. Their port location in Rotterdam (Pernis) is the base for clients from around the ...
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How to Reduce Thermal Radiation from LNG Pool Fires
Description: Industrial fire safety is a concern for plant owners, and exploring innovative technologies for helping to keep people safe and protecting equipment assets is a priority for many high-profile ...
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Key Factors That Affect Material Selection in LNG Service
Description: LNG is a mixture of low-molecular-weight hydrocarbons that has been cooled down to liquid form for ease and safety of non-pressurized storage or transport. Multiple critical factors should be ...
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The Importance of Insulating Hot Storage Tank Bases
Description: With rising energy costs, the ever-growing issue of CUI and focus on overall safety, it has become cost-effective to install a thermal insulation system underneath hot storage tanks. A well designed ...
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Next Generation Underwater System Provides Advancements in Design, Functionality, and Capability with Subsea Bouyancy Foam
Description: Strategic Robotics Systems (SRS) was founded in 2015 in response to a need for underwater systems which combines the functionality of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and an autonomous underwater ...
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FIREX™ RX2390Test and Model Results, Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center (AMRDEC)
Description: The Army AMRDEC/ ITT Industries Advanced Engineering Services (ITT AES) have developed and maintain: -a complex design model based on test data for *FIREX™RX2390 *FIREX™RX2376 ...
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Minteq Firex Case Study ATM Protection
Description: The Challenge: How to instill convenient, yet affordable, antitheft protection to thwart the ATM thieves from taking the money or destroying the contents? ...
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Minteq Firex Case Study Electric Conduit Protection
Description: The Challenge: A major electrical power distribution company required a quick response to providing fire protection to this aging underground infrastructure. ...
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PIPELINE DELIVERS WATER, HOPE TO REMOTE MOROCCAN VILLAGE
Description: Imagine if your health and livelihood depended on trekking across a hot and arid, rocky landscape for hours every day to collect water. This is life for 370 people in two of the poorest and most ...
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Development of a Research-Based Short Message Creation Tool for Wildfire Emergencies
Description: Wildfires continue to be a problem in the United States and abroad. According to the California Department of Insurance, the Camp Fire of November 2018 cost somewhere in the vicinity of $8.5 billion ...
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Door Position Messaging Strategies
Description: Door Position Messaging Strategies Implications for Detection and Notification ...
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Rio de Janeiro Hospital Fire: High Risk Building Occupants Require High Level Protection
Description: Why did it happen? How do we prevent future tragedies? While we don't know yet why it happened, we do know that benchmarks exist to prevent loss of life and property in the health care environment. ...
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How the Best Preset Torque Wrenches Make Assembly Lines More Productive
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: Finding the right torque wrench for an assembly makes the process more efficient. For one, choosing the right torque wrench can improve production times. By selecting preset wrenches over adjustable ...
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Why You Need Quality Electronic Manufacturing Tools for Precision and Process Control
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: Increasing Assurance in Critical Assembly Operations with Electronics Manufacturing Tools ...
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High Surface Finish, and all the advantages of cold rolling
From: Grob, Inc.Description: cold forming process produces a very high surface finish. Roughness average, (Ra) Readings of 4 micro inches have been produced. ...
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Image Stabilization and Multi-Axis Patterned Motion Simulation
Description: Motion simulation is crucial in the evaluation of many devices, including vibrating testing of vehicles or airplanes, response testing of accelerometers or gyroscopes and image sensors such as those ...
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MarShield Medical Shielding Products
From: MarShieldDescription: MarShield is an industry leader in radiation shielding materials for medical, veterinary, dental and healthcare facilities shielding. Our extensive inventory of Lead Lined Drywall, Lead Lined Plywood, ...
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Radiation Shielding with Lead
From: MarShieldDescription: One of the most versatile forms of shielding material that is used to overcome these challenges is lead-it's less expensive, readily available, and easy to process into finished radiation shielding ...
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Making Access Easy for the Data Networks of Tomorrow
Description: When developing their latest outdoor enclosure, Fiber To The Home (FTTH), which utilizes optic fiber from a central point to deliver high-speed internet to residential and commercial buildings, ...
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Mission: HVAC 2019 - Mission Four: Tech Minute
Description: For this challenge, we asked our Mission: HVAC students to do a little bit of research into upcoming or trending technologies that could impact the HVAC industry. Here's what they found: ...
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The Essentials About Access, Maintenance, and Design in Data Centers
Description: The Essentials About Access, Maintenance, and Design in Data Centers ...
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Learn About the Advantages of Electrical Discharge Machining
From: PrecipartDescription: The popularity of Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) is on the rise when it comes to machining precision parts. It is a proven complementary method to traditional manufacturing processes like Swiss ...
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Typical Running Tensions of Common Web Materials
Description: Typical Running Tensions of Common Web Materials ...
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Web Tension Terms
Description: Useful terms used in web printing, finishing, and converting ...
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Mission: HVAC 2019 - Mission Two: A First-Hand Experience
Description: For this challenge, we asked the Mission students to get out into the field to shadow a local HVAC pro and then tell us about their experience and what they learned. ...
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Mission: HVAC 2019 Educator - Mission Two: Common Misconceptions
Description: We've heard several misconceptions and stereotypes related to the HVAC industry...so we challenged our Mission: HVAC educator, Chris Walters, to tell us about what he hears about the HVAC world, along ...
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Customer Service: Is Your Polyurethane Supplier Treating You Right?
Description: When it comes to choosing the right material, design engineers tend to focus primarily on the material properties and cost. Does it meet the specifications you need while still staying under budget? ...
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Estimation of Thread Stresses in 3/8
From: KnechtionRepair, LLCDescription: Estimation of Thread Stresses in 3/8" and 1/2" Ferrule Type Compression Tube Fittings for Knechtion Repair ...