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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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
“This company actively supports anyone and everyone passionate about utilizing high quality, reliable computing and I/O products for any type of engineering endeavor,” says Ben O’Hanlan, Sealevel Systems’ vice president of business development. That now... more »
Although manufacturing and packaging facilities move and sort tons of bulk on conveyors, the sorters, diverters, and pull-offs that route products to their next destination must be as trim as possible to make the most of valuable floor space. Engineers... more »
The Galveston National Laboratory (GNL), part of the Institute for Human Infections and Immunity at the University of Texas Medical Branch, opened its new 186,000 sq ft biomedical research facility in November 2008. Laboratory space within the GNL totals... more »
At Purdy High School in Purdy, MO, students are learning firsthand about the benefits of recycling – with an assist from a Clean Burn furnace. Members of the school's Spanish Club operate the for-profit Purdy Recycling Center to raise funds for club activities... more »
Like other institutions, libraries are adjusting to changing times. The Riverina Regional Library (RRL) in Australia, for example, is using RFID tags to optimize management of its expanding collections. The technology is also improving library efficiency... more »
A South American provider of services for instrument calibration and quality control has selected Thermo Fisher Scientific’s SampleManager for use in its laboratories in Brazil. The (Falcão Bauer) project is the largest use to date in Brazil of Thermo... more »