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Using Kennametal tools, Premium Frac Pumps (PFP) has reduced tooling costs by half and tripled productivity. This manufacturer of heavy-duty equipment for the demanding oil- and natural gas-drilling industry machines 12,000 lb, 60 x 30 x 30 in. blocks... more »
Installation of an all-electric tube bending machine has helped, official developer and supplier of 4-stroke exhausts to Factory Yamaha, to bring its bending process in-house and slash the time needed to prototype new designs. Breeze machine has allowed... more »
Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) has improved the way senior executives at (Masco BCG) view and manage their business. The methodology focuses on designing a product or service right the first time, in a timely, cost-effective manner. Steve Wittig is vice... more »
With automotive tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) mandates in effect and electronic power steering becoming standard, Transense Technologies plc is using Texas Instruments’ TMS320F28x digital signal controllers as a key component in the automotive... more »
In real estate, the prevailing adage is “location, location, location.”At North Pacific Paper Corp (NORPAC), a joint international venture between Japan’s Nippon Paper Industries and Weyerhaeuser, that adage also holds true. The location in question had... more »
In August 2006, the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier cruised into Puget Sound in Bremerton, WA, and docked in preparation for a massive tank blasting and coating project that was expected to take several months to complete. Thanks in part to a sophisticated... more »
Each step in manufacturing and distribution has its own problems and thus requires its own unique solution.In the lab environment a little dust is a big problem and may require a dedusting system for quality control measures, but a cement plant that spans... more »
One of the greatest challenges facing building owners and facility professionals today is finding ways to reduce energy costs. The challenge can be even greater in industrial facilities filled with production equipment. Air compressors, for example, are... more »
When Great River Energy’s Coal Creek Station, the largest power plant in North Dakota, recently decided to upgrade its aged, mercury-containing switches in an effort to further its commitment to protect the environment and provide a safer workplace, the... more »
The world’s first commercial landfill gas (LFG)-to-liquid natural gas (LNG) conversion facility designed to create alternative fuel for vehicles is powered by a GE Energy ecomagination-certified Jenbacher landfill gas engine. The LNG produced at the new... more »
Increasing workloads demanded new solutions for Carolina Precision Components of Valdese, NC, a manufacturer of valves and various flow control mechanisms. “We wanted to find a way to increase our capacity without buying another machining center,” says... more »
Most people in the material handling industry know that the cost to design, specify, and construct a typical concrete industrial floor for a moderate size distribution center or warehouse can easily reach $1 million or more. However, the building owner... more »
For five decades, Bimba Manufacturing has been a leader in pneumatic cylinders and actuators. Bimba has pioneered thousands of different actuators for worldwide markets. Below are innovative, reliable, and cost-effective solutions that address a wide... more »
When assembly workers at a tissue products plant were discovered employing a novel, though potentially dangerous, solution to a worktable height problem, finding a safe solution became critical. At in Bellemont, AZ, tissue products undergo packaging after... more »
When it comes to the optimum manufacture and building of automotive engines and other machined components, many parties have a stake in the results. We’re all concerned with the economic facets such as purchase price, service life, and warranty. Interest... more »
, one of the largest private sausage makers in the United States with multimillion-dollar annual sales, operates two production facilities in Tennessee and Arkansas. The plant in Dickson, TN is making very good use of the Designer System® conveyor line,... more »
A new heat treating system from uses Allen-Bradley ControlLogix programmable automation controllers (PACs) and Integrated Architecture Builder from Rockwell Automation to help its customer reduce programming and startup time, simplify training requirements,... more »
Monitoring the continuously changing level of corn in the surge hopper of an ethanol production facility can be challenging, since the material level may be continuously changing and the environment is very dusty. Unlike all other continuous level measurement... more »
Centrax, producer of gas turbines and turbine components, has reduced the time required to inspect turbine blades 97% by switching from a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) to the Maxos optical scanning system. "We originally planned to purchase several... more »
Protecting custom-made neon signs for shipment worldwide and saving on packaging-material costs are of utmost importance to Dave Lytle, shipping manager of Davis Neon Inc. The wholesale neon sign manufacturer occupies a 155,000 sq ft facility in Heath... more »