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Emerson Process Management’s network of Fisher® wireless position monitors is helping Harcros Chemicals in Kansas City, KS monitor valves previously unconnected to the plant’s control system. The Fisher position monitors are components of Emerson’s Smart... more »
As part of its compliance with a PepsiCo corporate mandate on resource conservation, the Quaker Oats Bridgeview Div. food-manufacturing plant has installed two Miura Boiler LX200 gas-fired steam boilers to reduce fuel and water consumption, increase energy... more »
Membrane potentiometers have changed the way engineers think about sensing. With some measuring only 0.5 mm [0.05 cm] thick, ultra-flat membrane potentiometers feature comparable product characteristics to conventional potentiometers, but are liberal... more »
When a manufacturer of industrial and specialty transmissions determined that its old CMM was beyond its useful life, Xspect Solutions came up with a unique proposal that combined a new Wenzel bridge-type CMM equipped with OpenDMIS software and a level... more »
Wildeck® mezzanines, stair systems, crossovers, and guardrail helped triple its capacity and set the standard for safe, efficient, and accurate IT product distribution. Take one step inside CDW’s state-of-the-art Western Distribution Center in North Las... more »
Basic pneumatic control technology is integral to the successful function of many different manufacturing processes. Air cylinder controls, a component commonly used to control motion in various applications, typically include airflow control valves,... more »
A metal fabrication shop in Illinois was having a problem with excessive exhaust in a welding area that included two robotic arms. Most options for ventilation in work cells of this type involved the construction of walls or partitions, which restricted... more »
Specializing in nuclear clean-up, British Nuclear Group delivers accelerated nuclear clean-up programs in a safe and cost-effective manner to its customers in the United Kingdom and overseas. The company works on highly complex facilities and projects,... more »
Developing fire suppression systems that meet the requirements of specific firefighting applications is an important goal. For certain fires, applying water in a fine spray or mist can be particularly effective, reducing water usage and minimizing equipment... more »
As a leading manufacturer of large jet aircraft engines, is responsible not only for building new, top-of-the-line engines for aerospace, but also, through its Engine Services division, for keeping them functioning properly. The GE Engine Services team... more »
The number and variety of green product certification programs has proliferated over the past several years, and many manufacturers have enjoyed the benefits. The right certification can bolster a brand and provide a short-hand “seal of approval” for... more »
Tammy Craddock didn’t set out to make the perfect cheesecake. “I never baked a cheesecake in my life,” says Craddock, a former schoolteacher and stay-at-home mom. “After baking breads and desserts for friends and family, the demand grew. A faithful friend... more »
OEMs serving the small-machine market face intense economic and competitive pressures. With tight margins, compressed delivery schedules, and projects often awarded to the lowest cost provider, machine builders must take advantage of every opportunity... more »
Over the past few decades, the use of sophisticated high density electronics within automation and process control panels has become commonplace. Thermal management and its related costs for these electronic enclosures are very important considerations... more »
Locomotives for passenger, freight, and switching duty are complex electromechanical systems that generate information on the availability and status of a variety of critical subsystems. How control cab personnel interact with and respond to these messages... more »
Unfavorable experiences with PCDMIS software upgrading led a precision CNC machining company to purchase a new Wenzel machine with new OpenDMIS software. Connecticut-based Tomz Corp. is a leading supplier of precision CNC machined titanium, cobalt, stainless... more »
CoroWare’s CoroBot and Explorer lines of mobile robots are available for military use as a result of a recent agreement. CoroWare Technologies, a subsidiary of CoroWare, Inc. has entered into a distribution agreement with unmanned systems (UMS) integration... more »
An eye-catching and versatile illuminated curved menu system, designed to the client’s specifications, was recently installed at a pizza/pasta restaurant in Edinburgh, Scotland. The client needed a unique sign solution that included custom size and shape... more »
Rotary power producing and consuming devices produce (or absorb) torque in a pulsating rather than a smooth manner. That’s because they have discrete poles and/or pistons and/or gear meshes, etc., which generate complex forcing functions. Furthermore,... more »
A new virtual prototyping solution helps engineers and scientists design, optimize, validate, and visualize the real-world performance of machines and motion systems before incurring the costs of physical prototypes. A result of a collaboration between... more »