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Additions to Sulzer’s HST 30 turbocompressor range increase efficiency for wastewater applications
Featuring a larger motor and increased flow and pressure capabilities, the HST 30 range offers a cost-effective, efficient and reliable solution for aeration applications.
Selecting an appropriate gear reducer
The selection of an appropriate gear reducer can be a daunting task for a design engineer because there are a myriad of potential gear reducer designs and products that may appear to satisfy design requirements.
Team builds precise polyrotaxanes with tiny pumps
A team of researchers from Northwestern University has developed a precise method for constructing polyrotaxanes, which are mechanically locked polymers for slide-ring gels, battery electrode materials and drug-delivery platforms.
Researchers develop model for prediciting decommisioned oil rig impacts on ecosystem
Such data is designed to inform decisions about the future of decommissioned oil platforms along with other factors such as cost.
Gear Reducers 101: Back to the basics
There are several gear sets used in gear reducers, depending on requirements related to cost, geom-etry, load-bearing capability, operational factors, noise, vibration and thermal environments.
Sierra Instruments debuts its QuadraTherm qMix RealTime flare measurement system
Sierra Instruments, a manufacturer of fluid flow measurement and control technologies, has announced the launch of its QuadraTherm qMix RealTime flare measurement system (FMS).
Enerpac introduces series of hydraulic torque wrench pumps
The LAT Lightweight air hydraulic torque wrench pump offers high productivity with leading fastening and break out speeds to keep jobs on schedule and under budget.
New fungal cleaning products remove biofilms from medical tools and food processing equiptment
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba created a new way to clean biofilms by using fungal cleaning products.
New modular orbital cleaner OC200 from GEA ensures squeaky clean tank interiors
A modular and efficient solution has been designed for cleaning of hygienic process, storage and fermentation tanks of all sizes.
IAQ platform uses e-AI for smart odor sensing
The new platform achieves higher resolution measurement results with neural network-trained firmware.
US Air Force turns up the heat on planes to kill COVID-19
A team from the Air Force Research Lab at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio is turning the heat up inside airplanes in an effort to kill the coronavirus.
Researchers using robots to offer patients automated occupational therapy
Researchers from the University of Alberta in Canada have been training robots to prepare injured workers for a return to work by offering them automated occupational therapy.
Watch: AI and videos teach robot to suture
An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm acquires motion-centric representations of surgical suturing manipulation skills from video demonstrations for imitation learning.
SPX Cooling Technologies introduces new fluid cooler
Evaporative cooling tower and air-cooled heat exchanger manufacturer SPX Cooling Technologies, Inc., has introduced its new Marley MH Element fluid cooler, an induced-draft, crossflow closed-circuit cooling tower designed for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), industrial and process cooling use cases.
Electronic hardware components, fasteners and handles
RAF offers a wide range of products at your fingertips for immediate delivery. Most catalog items, including spacers, standoffs, screws, washers, handles and more, are available for same-day shipment.
New transfer switches deliver safe, positive power transfer between sources
Generac Industrial Power has introduced its new TX Series transfer switches.
Toyota offers access to THUMS virtual crash dummy software
The program can be used in automotive crash simulations to identify safety problems and find their solutions.
Pulse360: Nonwovens industry sees uptick amid COVID-19 response
Searches for nonwovens are up 125% on Engineering360.com over the last year. When compared to 2019, the last three months of traffic are up 172%.
Solutions to global mask, face shield shortages emerge from COVID-19 pandemic
Solutions to fill mask shortages have emerged from all corners of the world.
The water quality impact of MRI procedures
Gadolinium-based contrast agents used to improve image clarity and highlight internal body structures find their way into river systems and other water bodies.