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INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT NOISE

Quiz Time: The New World Order of Industrial Purchasing, Quality, and Inventory


Go through a quick, mental list of things that are so very different today -- in terms of industrial purchasing -- than they were, say, in the 1930s when Industrial Equipment News premiered. Consider Lean, TQM, Six Sigma, Just-in-Time, Kaizen, Kanban, computers, networks, warehouse and supply chain management systems -- and yes, the Internet. Such things have forever changed the face of industrial purchasing, right? Take this quiz and see if you can determine which statements are from which millennium...

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NEW PRODUCTS

JDV Products

Tool Kit

Kit includes Standard Pneumatic Model 6021 120 V wire wrap tool, bit/sleeve, hand wrap tool, unwrap tool, cut/strip tool, and deep cavity tool pouch... Read More.


Touchscreen Interface

With programmable function buttons, Model HMi04BU can handle applications such as storing and manipulating trends, data, and communications as well as sending data from one PLC to another... Read More.

INDUSTRY LINKS

Equations: Here, find step-by-step instructions for calculating torque requirement for an application, a motor's hp, and rated speed. Learn more.

Codes & Regulations: What you need to know related to safety, storage and security cabinets, safety containers and utility products, and environmental products and drum equipment. Learn more.


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TECH TOPICS

Hydraulic Accumulators Boost Machine Speed and Productivity

Traditionally, increasing the speed and productivity of a piece of production equipment meant increasing the size of the power unit. But with today’s soaring energy prices, purchasers are looking much more closely at energy costs. With a simple piece of hydraulic equipment -- an accumulator -- one can boost speed and productivity without increasing the size of the power unit...

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HOW TO

Investment Casting Soars Despite Misconceptions
Rimer Industries

"People seem to misunderstand some of the distinguishing points about investment casting that make it an ideal practice for making certain parts," says fabrication consultant Tom Mitterbach. Here, an update on one of the world's oldest metal fabricating technologies...

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Dalton ElectricWatt-Flex Split-Sheath Cartridge Heaters expand when energized for more efficient heat transfer to surrounding metal, contract when de-energized for warranted removal from bores. Expansion permits maximized contact with bore for reduced power costs and up to 50% longer life. Contraction prevents bore seizure, eliminates drillouts, and reduces maintenance costs.
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PROBLEM SOLVERS

Boat Maker Flips Over Winch
Thern

A Thern pneumatic power winch is helping Baja Marine manage the process of flipping its 20–40 ft high-performance racing watercraft during production more safely and easily...

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