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Application Note: PERFECTING GASTIGHT WELDS FOR THIN-WALLED APPLICATIONS SUCH AS EXHAUST PIPES AND HOSES
From: Isabellenhutte USADescription: Creating cleaner, more rugged exhaust systems for heavy-duty commercial vehicles demands reliable welded connections-even in thin-walled pipes and hoses. ...
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Reality-based Metrics The Development of the Fan Energy Index (FEI)
From: Hartzell Air MovementDescription: Developing standards to rate and regulate products such as fans can take different approaches. One would be to group similar-sized products together, measure their relative efficiency against a ...
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Axial vs. Centrifugal Fans
Description: Fans are used in several industries and applications to move air for heat transfer, (such as convection cooling and heating), air exchange (such as ventilation and exhaust) or filtration. They ...
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Die-Cut Performance Material Spotlight: FLEXcon® OMNI-WAVE™
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Designing a wearable sensing device that requires converted materials? Read on. Clinical studies show that 8-10% of the population experience adverse skin reactions to hydrogels. This presents a niche ...
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Stäubli invests in innovative technology for the future of a safe solar industry
Description: As a global market leader in solar connection solutions and a renowned player in industrial automation, Stäubli gets involved in innovative Computer Vision, AI, and robotics solutions development ...
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5 Reasons to Include Flexible Graphite in your EV Battery Material Stack
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Many of the flexible materials we convert at JBC Technologies have use cases with an electric vehicle battery. Among other things, they are used to mitigate thermal runaway, provide cushioning for ...
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Case Study: Hyperion Uses Additive Manufacturing to Help Customer Develop Extra-Long Drawing Die
Description: The novel idea was to create a custom solution to merge a die and a pressure insert into a single device to create a superior wear-resistance drawing die. ...
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Diamond Composite Advantages
Description: Hyperion Materials & Technologies manufactures Versirion®, a revolutionary silicon carbide and polycrystalline diamond (PCD) composite with increased wear property and thermal stability. ...
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Enabling Smarter Cities
From: LEGIC IdentsystemsDescription: The technology to securely enable Smart Cities exists today, with proof of concept demonstrated each time we make a credit or debit card transaction, enter our office building with our badge, or ...
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How a Cooling Coil Works
Description: While they come in a wide range of types and sizes, all cooling coils use the same basic principles ...
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An Impressive 'Trac' Record: Success of the TracStar® Iseries
Description: In 1997, McElroy revolutionized the pipe fusion industry when it introduced the TracStar® 500. And over those last 26 years, the TracStar has cemented itself as a jobsite staple. But, as has been ...
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The Next Level of Fish Farming
Description: Bluegreen Fusion AS, McElroy’s Scandinavian distributor, is part of a team pioneering the “marine donut,” a closed-system fish farm that provides supreme fish quality with minimal ...
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Hazardous Location Enclosure Cooling Solutions
From: VortecDescription: Combustible vapors, liquids, gases, or flammable dusts are often present in many industrial applications. These materials are safe in small amounts, but when they exist in abundance, they become a ...
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CSA, CRN, & TSSA: What Are They, and How Do They Affect Our Thermoplastic Pipe Systems?
From: Asahi/America, Inc.Description: The CSA is the National Standards Council of Canada, and a CRN is a Canadian Registration Number allotted by a provincial authority that allows the use of a boiler, pressure vessel, or fitting in the ...
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Go-To Skin Adhesive Tapes for IV Attachment & Wound Care
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Do your medical components require adhesive tape? Let's learn about a few of the tape manufacturers we work with and the tape options they have forIV attachment and wound care. ...
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Polyethylene: How Many Names Can One Product Have?
From: Asahi/America, Inc.Description: Plastics-it's all the same, right? In my last article, we saw that that statement is not necessarily true, and many high-performance polymers fall under the "plastics" moniker. This article will ...
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Delivering a Customer-Friendly eCharging Experience
From: LEGIC IdentsystemsDescription: Thanks to LEGIC’s Security Platform, Hardy Barth’s eCharging stations provide total security while supporting multiple complementary customer loyalty services to make the eCharging ...
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How to Prepare Your Building for Cooling Season
Description: While springtime may seem like a long way off (and you may still be dealing with winter weather where you are), warmer temperatures are undoubtedly on the way. So now is the time to make sure your ...
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Is Materials Science the Answer to the EV Battery Thermal Runaway Question?
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Let's learn more about how precision die-cut EST Compression papers from Morgan Thermal Ceramics can help solve the EV battery thermal runaway problem. ...
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The Coming of Age for Mobile Credentials
From: LEGIC IdentsystemsDescription: People everywhere are increasingly using their smartphones to interact with the world. Tasks such as opening doors, buying tickets, sharing or charging vehicles, are convenient, easy and secure to do ...
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What Is Corrugated Fluted Material
From: Laird Plastics, Inc.Description: What Types of Corrugated Flutes Are There? ...
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Effect of Copper and Silver Coated Diamond in WC Flute Grinding Simulation Tests
Description: WC flute grinding simulation tests were performed at Hyperion Materials and Technology R&D center to understand the effect of copper (Cu), silver (Ag), and nickel (Ni) coatings on RVG diamond. ...
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Hyperion Creates 'Smart' Solution for Rotary Cutter Units to Help Improve Productivity
Description: As a supplier of high-precision rotary cutters, Hyperion Materials & Technologies knows that manufacturers of hygiene products want to operate their production in a controlled way to reduce the ...
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New Free-Standing PCBN Product Line Delivers Superior Performance
Description: Machining of hardened steels continues to be ever more challenging as alloying compositions change and machine tools and fabrication features evolve. ...
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DZ07 Meets NORSOK Requirements for Toughness and Erosion Resistance
Description: The changing requirements for balancing mechanical properties of impact resistance and erosion resistance in oil and gas drilling are influencing the tools and components used in upstream oil and gas ...
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Hard and Super-Hard Materials
Description: Hyperion Materials & Technologies is a leader in the development and manufacturing of hard and super-hard materials. We create tungsten carbide powders, cemented tungsten carbides, cubic boron ...
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Establishing Trust in the Industrial IoT
From: LEGIC IdentsystemsDescription: The IIoT promises to optimize processes, lower costs, enhance quality, safety, accountability and service availability. Achieving these goals while establishing secure operational overview depends on ...
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The Exciting (Near) Future of Mobile Credentials
From: LEGIC IdentsystemsDescription: Although mobile credentials as a concept is not well known, people use them on almost a daily basis. Smartphone-based mobile credentials are effectively your "Digital Twin" that can store and ...
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The Difference Between Fans And Blowers
Description: Both fans and blowers are commonly used equipment for cooling and providing air circulation throughout buildings, internal spaces, outdoor environments, and more. They're also vital components in HVAC ...
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Quiet Unwanted Noise with 3M™ Acoustic Management Materials & Precision Die-Cutting
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Buzz, Squeak & Rattle. Noise, Vibration & Harshness. When quiet means quality, how can you get rid of them? Custom die-cut solutions from JBC and 3M™ acoustic management materials, ...
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Performance Materials for Passive EV Battery Thermal Management
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: The batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs) can be thought of as miniature chemical reaction chambers—chambers that generate large amounts of heat. So, where does this heat come from? EV ...
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Presentation Introduction to FibraLAST for Paper and Paperboard
Description: Designed as an alternative to traditional oil sizing product grades, these non-fluorinated sizing additives protect paper products from both water and food oils. ...
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McElroy Machines Help Pave Way for Rwandan Agricultural School
Description: In the Bugesera District of Rwanda, a TracStar® 412 and a Pit Bull® 26 played a part in a 2020 project to provide an education for students studying agriculture and conservation. RICA (Rwanda ...
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How to Use a Socket Wrench
From: Lowell CorporationDescription: This article will provide detailed, step-by-step guidelines on how to use a socket wrench. We've also included some basic maintenance tips and best safety practices to extend the lifespan of your ...
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3M™ Medical Tape 4576 for Long-Term Stick-to-Skin Applications
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Wearable medical devices can fail if they're made with the wrong adhesive tape. New Medical Tape 4576 from 3M promises to take stick-to-skin adhesive tape wear times to 21 days and beyond. ...
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CASE APPLICATION: How General Plastics' Tooling Foam Empowered Creation and Test of Prototype Missile Aeroshell Cover at Mach 4+ Speed
Description: DEFENSE SUBCONTRACTOR SLASHES THREE-FOURTHS OF ITS PROTOTYPING COSTS & TIME USING GP'S MULTI-USE CORE FOAM ...
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CASE APPLICATION: Polyurethane Foam Outlasts Biological Material for use in Orthopedic and Medical Models
Description: MEDICAL RESEARCHERS AND EDUCATORS LOOK TO LAST-A-FOAM® FOR ORTHOPEDIC MODELS ...
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LEGIC Connect: Secure Mobile ID Applications
From: LEGIC IdentsystemsDescription: Secure contactless Identification via smartphone: LEGIC Connect is a software service for the distribution of credentials or other data to registered smartphones - anytime, anywhere and instant at the ...
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LEGIC Orbit: Key & Authorization Management
From: LEGIC IdentsystemsDescription: LEGIC Orbit is the next generation of a secure key and authorization management solution. It allows the generation of random application keys and the convenient, instant and worldwide distribution of ...
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The Future is Contactless
From: LEGIC IdentsystemsDescription: LEGIC's Security Platform enables contactless access control and scalable security to be individually applied to each corporate department. You can deploy basic employee badge and/or smartphone app ...
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Who's Guarding Access to your Access Control System?
From: LEGIC IdentsystemsDescription: When it comes to managing who is allowed entrance to critical infrastructure, the most vulnerable point of attack is not the access control system itself, encryption used, nor physical media such as ...
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7 Cabinet Cooling Tips to Help You Meet Design Challenges
From: Kooltronic, Inc.Description: Warm ambient air, solar load, and other sources of heat can quickly increase the temperature within an electrical enclosure. As the internal operating temperature rises, so does the risk of early ...
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Guide: Pulse Tool Selection Best Practice: Focus on Ergonomics, Productivity and Low Maintenance Cost
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: A Pulse tool has the speed of an impact wrench with nearly the repeatability of a clutch based shut-off tool. Learn the four key benefits of a pulse tool. ...
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How Assembly Line Ergonomics Boosts Productivity and Keeps Workers Safe
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: By following assembly line ergonomics best practices, you can boost productivity and protect workers from potentially costly injuries. ...
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Lean Manufacturing Tools: Secrets to Selecting the Right Tool Supplier
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: Selecting A Supplier Of Lean Manufacturing Tools ...
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10 Criteria to Consider for Your Industrial Edge Compute Devices
From: Belden Inc.Description: Industrial edge compute devices make edge computing possible. They offer a way to use and gain value from your data, supporting real-time decision making, enhanced security and faster analytical ...
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Ensure Wireless Connectivity in LEED-Certified Buildings
From: Belden Inc.Description: By 2024, 42% of engineers, architects, owners and contractors plan to build more than 60% of their projects using green building best practices. As green buildings become more prevalent in the ongoing ...
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Ensure Consistent Joint Quality with McElroy's Patented Centerline Guidance
Description: At McElroy, quality equipment is our specialty. And our patented Centerline Guidance, which is included on most of our fusion machines, is another construction method we use to ensure our machines ...
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Two-Phase Cooling - Ask an Expert Q&A
From: BoydDescription: What Are the Benefits of Two-Phase Cooling over Air-Cooling? ...
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What is Lightweighting and Why is it Important?
From: BoydDescription: Lightweighting is important to create more economical products with a smaller environmental footprint. ...
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Future-Proofing a Building Automation System (BAS)
From: MSA SafetyDescription: System integrators have a tough enough job without having to figure out how to transform a disparate network of devices and data streams (each with their own diverse protocols and physical ...
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The Difference Between Carbon Steels
From: MISUMI USADescription: The world of carbon steels can be challenging to wrap your head around. There are many different options to choose from, and each type of steel has different benefits. The main differentiating factor ...
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McElroy® Rolling 412 Helps Solve Sewer Line Collapse in Historic Tulsa Neighborhood
Description: When a sewer line collapsed in one of Tulsa, Oklahoma's historic neighborhoods, T-G Excavating, Inc. didn't have to look far for its HDPE fusion solution. With a McElroy Rolling 412, Rick Blanke and a ...
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Irrigation Project Introduces HDPE to Glacier Park Lodge in Montana
Description: There is a rich history etched in Montana’s Rocky Mountains and the areas that surround it, a bygone era that marked the beginning of The Great Northern Railway, and its creation of lodges ...
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Case Study: Advanced PE Piping System at a Shipyard Dry Dock
From: Asahi/America, Inc.Description: In 1997, a dry dock company in Florida was experiencing corrosion problems on one of its critical stainless steel CO2 pipelines at their waterfront docking location. Asahi/America's Air-Pro® ...
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Case Study: Thermoplastic Piping Solution at Poultry Processing Facility
From: Asahi/America, Inc.Description: A poultry processing plant in North Carolina learned there was a solution when they switched from a PVC/CPVC piping system to Asahi/America's Chem Proline® piping system after experiencing ...
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Case Study: Water Chiller Boiler Discharge
From: Asahi/America, Inc.Description: Making the switch from metal to plastic in commercial pipe applications can result in a longer system life, higher corrosion resistance, lower installation and maintenance costs, and safer welding ...
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High Purity Piping Systems: Material Selection and Welding
From: Asahi/America, Inc.Description: In both semiconductor manufacturing and the life science industry, purified water (PW), deionized water (DI) and ultrapurified water (UPW) play critical roles in final product quality. The ...
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Improving Pump Efficiency with PP-RCT Piping Systems
From: Asahi/America, Inc.Description: PP-RCT is an alternative to metallic piping systems that can boost a system. It does not rust, corrode, scale, or pit and it allows pumps to run at their optimum design criteria for the life of the ...
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Navigating the Thermoplastics Maze
From: Asahi/America, Inc.Description: Thermoplastic resins are in constant development to enhance specific characteristics that may offer value for a myriad of applications. With so many thermoplastic piping materials offered today for ...
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Prefabrication: Increase Quality and Reduce On-Site Costs
From: Asahi/America, Inc.Description: Asahi/America frequently fabricates spools and assemblies out of our engineered thermoplastic pipes to meet our customers' dimensions, specifications, and delivery needs. ...
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Size Matters
From: Asahi/America, Inc.Description: We usually describe the different pipe classes and materials in very basic sizing terms (for example: ½", 2", 6", sched 40 or DR 11). Sometimes, we clarify by saying metric or IPS, but do we ...
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Thermoplastic Pipes for Compressed Air - There is a Safe Option
From: Asahi/America, Inc.Description: Polyethylene (HDPE) material can be engineered to handle compressed air applications because of its excellent physical and mechanical properties and broad chemical resistance. ...
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Why Plastics vs. Metals
From: Asahi/America, Inc.Description: There are numerous factors the design community must consider when choosing the proper material for a specific application. Some of these factors include: type of media, temperature, pressure, flow ...
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How Does a Trench Drain Work?
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: Finding the right drainage solution can feel like a lot of work. There are variables that must be considered, such as the use of the area and the kind of drain that will best handle the volume and ...
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Elevating the Standards of Elder Care in Residential Facilities
From: Air Innovations, Inc.Description: The global pandemic exposed a need to elevate the standard of care for the elderly. In particular, senior citizens living and spending time in group settings such as nursing homes, residential care ...
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USP 797 Environmental Monitoring 101 | HVAC Requirements
From: Air Innovations, Inc.Description: USP 797 is a standard for sterility that pharmaceutical compounding and preparation facilities must demonstrate. USP 797 is set by the United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary (USP-NF) and ...
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Guide for Selecting a Precision Torque Wrench
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: A torque wrench is built with a mechanism to limit the amount of torque an operator applies. The type of torque limiting mechanism is what separates different torque wrench technology. Learn how ...
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A Short Guide to Gasket/Seal Material Selection
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: JBC Technologies-the right converter. Selecting the right material for your gasket or seal-not so easy. UV? Moisture? Automotive? Medical? Here are 5 more things to ponder during gasket/seal material ...
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Help Manage Electric Vehicle Battery Heat with Die-Cut Specialty Materials
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Thermal management of electric vehicle (EV) batteries doesn't have to be expensive or heavy. Custom die-cut solutions made from these 6 high-performance lightweight materials can complement an EV ...
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The Battle of Stainless: 303/304 vs. 316
From: MISUMI USADescription: Choosing the correct material is critical to any application especially those designed for wash-down, corrosion resistance, heat resistance or strength. There are a variety of materials to choose from ...
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What Makes an Electrical Enclosure Air Conditioner Unique?
From: Kooltronic, Inc.Description: The application of cooling for electrical panels and control cabinets is different than that of homes and buildings. Learn when enclosure air conditioners are needed instead of their comfort cooling ...
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Barriers of OT/ICS Adopting Cloud
From: Belden Inc.Description: Fully remote work has become the norm during the pandemic. Working from home created a heightened need for cloud solutions in OT/ICS environments. However, this transition to the cloud comes with ...
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The Hermes Standard: Are you ready for Digital Transformation?
From: SICKDescription: The Hermes Standard is a modern machine-to-machine communication protocol, tailor-made for PCB assembly lines. As a member of The Hermes Standard Initiative with an extensive track and trace ...
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Around the World: Training in Nicaragua
Description: The need for clean drinking water takes our global team to interesting places. In September, Juan Quintero found himself in Nicaragua. Among the interesting attractions is an island called Ometepe, ...
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Bridging the Digital Divide: The Positive Impacts of the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act
From: Belden Inc.Description: On Nov. 6, 2021, the highly anticipated Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was passed by Congress. It’s being called a once-in-a-generation investment in our future. Among the many facets of ...
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Are You Ready for Heating and Air Filtration Challenges this Winter?
From: AggrekoDescription: Daryl Benz, temporary HVAC expert at Aggreko, explains what you need to do to keep tents, buildings, warehouses, and other structures warm and dry during the Pandemic. ...
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How Fresh Air is Keeping the Entertainment Industry on Track
From: AggrekoDescription: The COVID-19 pandemic has made life difficult for everyone. Fortunately, when much of the world was on lockdown, we had home entertainment in the form of TV shows and movies to keep us occupied. But ...
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Safe Indoor Spaces with Rentable Ventilation
From: AggrekoDescription: Recent research from the University of Colorado reveals that effective ventilation is one of the most effective ways to reduce viral transmission in indoor spaces ...
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How to Select a Slide Q & A
Description: Asking the following questions will help filter products into a manageable number of choices. ...
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Slide FAQ's
Description: Frequently Asked Questions From Our Valued Customers ...
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Top Considerations When Choosing Stick-to-Skin Adhesives
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Stick-to-skin adhesive requirements can vary greatly from those of a traditional industrial pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA). What are the common factors to consider when selecting an adhesive for ...
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Low Global Warming Potential Refrigerants A New Option for Environmental Test Chambers That Helps Combat Climate Change
Description: Low Global Warming Potential Refrigerants A New Option for Environmental Test Chambers That Helps Combat Climate Change Weiss Technik North America, Inc. White Paper 2022 Low Global Warming Potential ...
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Weiss Technik is Content Partner for Chemours Company Case Study
Description: The case study outlines Weiss Technik’s use of R-449A, the refrigerant of the future. The refrigerant reduces CO2 equivalent emissions by approximately 65% compared to R-404A (the traditional ...
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White Paper: LEEF™ Technology - The Breakthrough Refrigeration Technology in Environmental Test Chambers that Produces High Energy Efficiency & a Lower Carbon Footprint
Description: The design of refrigeration systems used by environmental simulation test chamber manufacturers has remained essentially unchanged for many years. However, as testing requirements have evolved, ...
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Protect Your Investment with Airflow Cooling
From: STEGODescription: Filter fans have been deployed for decades to protect sensitive electronics in mission critical outdoor applications. There are three (3) effective methods for enclosure cooling ...
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We've Come a Long Way Since Smokey the Bear
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: Technology is being increasingly deployed for fire-spotting. Some of the systems being used are satellite-based, or are optical solutions that search for smoke. Emerging systems are sensor and IoT ...
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Die-Cutting a Lighter, More Efficient EV Battery
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Electric vehicle (EV) battery packs can be heavy, some more than 1,500 pounds! Automotive and battery OEMs want lighter batteries. Can custom die-cut components & lightweight engineered materials lead ...
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Long-Life Coatings Sustainable Paint for a Sustainable Environment
Description: For decades, the choice of long-life coatings for any given project was predicated on performance needs. A monumental structure such as a skyscraper in a major metro area might specify a ...
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Multi-Layered Stick-to-Skin Medical Devices: Top 8 Design & Manufacturing Considerations
From: JBC Technologies, Inc.Description: Designing & manufacturing medical devices with adhesive patches - often to stick to skin - require care and expertise. Read how we can help you balance form, function, and manufacturability. ...
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Getting Started with Industrial Cybersecurity: How to Take the First Few Steps
From: Belden Inc.Description: As digital technologies, Industry 4.0 and IIoT burst onto the scene, they bring something else with them besides improved productivity, data-driven decision-making and time savings: They bring new ...
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How Couplers Support Configurability: Real-World Examples
From: Belden Inc.Description: Many people consider four-connector topology a rule that mustn’t be broken … or a limit that can’t be surpassed: “We can only have four connectors in a channel.” What it ...
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ADA Compliant Trench Drain
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: The term ADA compliant trench drain is utilized quite often but few fully understand this term or really know what it means. ...
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13 Tips On Where to Buy Trench Drains
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: Trench drains are one of the most common drainage features that are used in many applications. They are easy to install and they are very effective. They are also attractive and hold up well over the ...
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All There is to Know About Trench Drains for Breweries
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: One of the most unique locations that Dura Trench installs drains is in breweries and distilleries. These locations have their own requirements for function and for drainage, and expert attention is ...
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Channel Drain Material Properties
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: Trench drain and slotted drain products are only as good as their weakest link. In order to make a wise product selection it is necessary to understand which product is best for your application. You ...
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Channel Flow Capacities
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: Dura Trench offers many different tools for calculating trench drain and slot drain size. For proper trench drain design you can use the tables below to determine the depth the trench drain or slot ...
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Drains on Elevated Decks
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: This is a basic guide to understanding and installing above grade floor drains and trench drains. This installation guide is not intended to be an all inclusive manual or to handle every installation ...
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Dura Trench a Part of New Virginia Class Submarine Production Facility
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: Newport News Shipbuilding new Joint Manufacturing Assembly Facility (JMAF) has a large curved utility trench that supports the construction of the Virginia Class Submarine. The submarine sections are ...
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Eric'sons Supplies Custom Trench Drain on Penn Medicine New Hospital
From: Eric'sons Dura TrenchDescription: Over the past 2 years Eric’sons has worked with the design team on this state of the art medical complex, The Pavilion, for Penn Medicine in Philadelphia, PA. ...