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New bilge pump offers advanced quick-change technology
The most distinctive feature of the Aqua Void is its quick-change motor connection, which sets it apart significantly from traditional bilge pump systems.
Hydraulic fluid with higher flash point launched by Renewable Lubricants
Featuring a flash point of 450° F, the Bio-Ultimax 1000 lubricant offers a significant safety margin, particularly in situations where hydraulic hoses may rupture and release hot fluids into the engine compartment.
Team develops automatic weighing method for broiler chickens
The new weighing system incorporates data acquisition, transmission, analysis and display in conjunction with Zhejiang University-developed PORWI data analysis for the intelligent perception of the average weight of the broiler flock.
Pneumatic pump cycle counter launched by QED
The Xact Count, which is designed for AP4 landfill remediation pumps, is also capable of monitoring flow on different applications.
New Fisher FIELDVUE Digital Valve Controller provides “Advice at the Device” via flexible connectivity
The FIELDVUE provides reliable and intuitive control, and features diagnostics that enable users to easily check valve health, perform setup and configuration procedures, and get advice.
Yanmar announces its redesigned compact excavators
The ViO80-7 and SV100-7 feature improvements to hydraulic efficiency, cab comfort and ease of maintenance. The models are the largest in Yanmar’s mini excavator line and appropriate for fleets and work in utility, construction, demolition and landscaping applications.
World first: Gas turbine operates with 100% green hydrogen
Test results confirm that the Siemens Energy SGT-400 industrial gas turbine can be fueled with up to 100% hydrogen, as well as with natural gas and any blends in between.
World Water Works Offers inDENSE technology through cost-effective ROI program
A new return on investment (ROI) program eases the implementation of inDENSE gravimetric selection technology into existing municipal activated sludge systems.
Optimizing installation space and performance with thread tapping screws
Fastener load is optimized with a round self-tapping screw featuring a trilobular tapping zone.
Clea software suite at SPS 2023
Attendees will learn about this comprehensive software suite for building internet of things solutions that harness field data.
Sour or sweet? How pH affects the taste of juice
Have you ever wondered why some fruit juices taste sour while others are sweet? Actually, it is not the amount of sugar in it.
Speeding toward zero-emissions motorsports
Engineers at Austria-based AVL RACETECH are in the race to develop a high performance, zero-emissions hydrogen combustion engine for motorsports applications.
Fishing for uranium resources
The scope for nuclear fuel harvesting may extend offshore to cost-effectively increase uranium supplies by use of selective layered double hydroxide extraction materials.
New remediation process zaps pollutants from soil
The team has dubbed the process, which is based on Flash Joule heating, the high-temperature electrothermal (HET) process.
Team turning cocoa pods into flame retardants
Researchers are eyeing the waste husks, which contain the tough lipid polymer lignin, for renewable replacement for some substances often derived from petroleum — notably flame retardants.
Urban cooling solution is over your head
The urban heat island effect can be partially countered with roofs painted a heat-reflecting white, covered with vegetation or sporting solar panels.
Why understanding torque is key in pump system installation and maintenance
The accurate measurement of torque is a game-changer for pump reliability and efficiency.
PRO::FIT equipped to solve best-fit, gap closure struggles
The intelligent fit technology learns the relationship between reference objects and robot frame to evenly distribute changes in relationship or geometry of parts when they are fit or placed together.
Ship decommissioning to get a hand from robots
Leviathan, a Germany-based ship recycling firm, expects to cut large container ships no longer in operation into smaller, more manageable pieces by blasting the ship’s steel with powerful jets of sand and water from robotic arms.
Picking up the pace of nuclear power plant builds
Opportunities to cut nuclear power plant construction timelines were showcased at the 67th International Atomic Energy Agency General Conference.