Dec 12,2012
Xylem Inc.has reduced the total energy consumption of four wastewater pump stations in Jefferson Parish,Louisiana by 50 percent with its new wastewater pumping system,Flygt Experior. These stations were experiencing serious ...
Dec 12,2012
Richard Burgess Les Miller and David VanLangevelde, Kaydon Bearings Division Corrosion is the natural enemy of a rolling element bearing, and a sneaky enemy at that. When chemical reactions from moisture, vapors, and acids attack ...
Dec 12,2012
UK-based etch and deposition system maker Oxford Instruments has been chosen by Sweden's Chalmers University of Technology to supply a FlexAL ALD (atomic layer deposition) system for installation in its cleanroom. FlexAL systems ...
Dec 12,2012
Hittite Microwave Corp (which designs and supplies analog, digital and mixed-signal RF, microwave and millimeter-wave ICs, modules and subsystems as well as instrumentation) has promoted Gorkem Guven to the executive role of vice ...
Dec 12,2012
Steven Elliott, Plant One Manager, OEP Couplings, div of Oren Elliott Products, Inc. When selecting a shaft coupling, a large number of factors need to be considered, and many of these factors interact with one another, further ...
Dec 12,2012
The popularity of flexible intermediate bulk containers (also known as FIBCs, big bags, or bulk bags) has grown significantly over the past few decades, due largely to the advancements in weaving technologies and the widespread ...
Dec 12,2012
When Oak Ridge Pharmacy needed a DEA pharmaceutical storage cage, they knew to call their local material handling distributor, and they knew to call WireCrafters, a leading U.S. manufacturer of woven and welded wire partitions. ...
Dec 12,2012
The Discovery Channel's popular science series Mythbusters uses test sensors from PCB Piezotronics in several of its episodes. The show hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, use elements of the scientific ...
Dec 12,2012
In the case of West Pak Avocado, that means keeping food safety strongly in mind. As field manager Robert Salaski puts it, their goal is "safety, safety, safety." As avocados have grown in favor among health-conscious consumers ...
Dec 12,2012
An Overview of Rolling Resistance, How to Calculate, & Apply to Industrial Wheel Applications Friction plays a major role in the industrial world, and also in everyday life. Friction is the resistance to sliding, rolling, or ...
Dec 12,2012
Major Tool & Machine, Inc. retrofitted two of their machining centers in 2010, changing to a CNC technology platform that was completely new to the company. Ten more such large-scale retrofits have followed, bringing increased ...
Dec 12,2012
BR reported that the Federal Board of Revenue is planning to impose sales tax on the import of iron and steel scrap. Sources said that that the FBR has proposed imposition of 5% sales tax on the value of imported iron and steel ...
Dec 12,2012
A contract for the construction of a major gas pipeline that will supply natural gas from central Oman to a new industrial and maritime hub under development at Duqm is due to be awarded by the end of 2013. Oman Gas Company, the ...
Dec 12,2012
AGI reported that following the AIA commission's provisions, ILVA's blast furnace 1 was shut down on Saturday at 5:50 AM. The company said that the revamping procedures will take 18 months and the blast furnace will be restarted ...
Dec 12,2012
Texas-based Parker Aerospace, designers and builders of systems and components for virtually every aircraft flying today, had a safety issue protecting employees from hazardous debris while walking through the plant. One of ...
Dec 12,2012
Cleveland. OH -- The critical shortage of skilled labor, combined with industry's need to remain competitive, is driving the manufacturing industry to implement automated fabrication processes and solutions. Automated welding, one ...
Dec 12,2012
CAS DataLoggers recently provided the data acquisition solution for a leading German manufacturer of marine diesel engines and compact turbochargers, enabling optimal levels of performance, fuel consumption, and emissions. The ...
Dec 12,2012
The Curiosity rover that landed on Mars on Aug. 6 features the largest, most advanced scientific payload of any Mars mission yet — and, as usual, Reali-Slim® thin section bearings. The 5 pairs of duplexed bearings from ...
Dec 12,2012
Insteel Industries, Inc announced that its board of directors declared a special cash dividend of USD 0.25 per share on the Company's common stock payable on December 28th 2012 to shareholders of record as of December 19th 2012 ...
Dec 12,2012
To maintain the delicate environment inside a greenhouse, climate control systems are a necessity. Numerous mechanical systems can be applied to aaddress this; however, glass vent drive systems tend to be the most popular. With ...