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National Engineers Week Marked with Programs, Online Events
Celebrate the profession during the 65th annual National Engineers Week.
3D Printing Technique Adds Polymers to Printed Objects
The technique, called “living polymerization,” yields materials whose growth can be halted and then restarted.
Wastewater Systems for Tugboat Use
ACO Marine delivered three of its Clarimar wastewater treatment units to Ukraine-based Nibulon Shipbuilding and Repair Yard.
RES Awarded Storage Test Project for NREL Wind Center
NREL will test modes ranging from frequency regulation and renewable energy integration to “black start” and seamless grid-to-island transition.
Auto Group Urges Fuel Efficiency Rollback
A trade group representing GM, Toyota Motor Corp., VW, and other automakers asked the EPA to withdraw an Obama administration decision to lock in vehicle emission rules through 2025.
Sounding the Trumpet for CNC Machine Tools
A world-class trumpet maker now relies on CNC machine tools for precision and speedy production.
Fiber Lasers Are Replacing CO2 Machines
Fabrication specialist Hydram Engineering commissioned a manufacturing cell containing two of Bystronic’s flat-bed, fiber laser cutting machines fed with sheet from a six-tower storage and retrieval system.
New Additions to Anti-Vibration Technology Lineup
Big Kaiser has made three additions to its Smart Damper family of anti-vibration technology.
Daimler to Build Passenger Cars in Russia
Daimler says it plans to invest more than $260 million on the facility. The first cars are due to leave the assembly line in 2019.
Zambia to Develop 500 MW of Renewable Energy
The mandate will begin with an initial procurement of up to 200 MW of utility-scale energy, with subsequent rounds to follow with a goal of developing 500 MW of renewable power.
Bechtel Awarded Saudi Infrastructure Oversight Contract
The Saudi Arabia government awarded Bechtel a contract to support the country's National Project Management Office and $1 trillion in expected project spending.
Saudi Aramco and Baker Hughes Introduce Cable-Deployed ESP System
The electrical submersible pumping system is designed to help operators bring wells on production faster and lower the costs associated with installing and replacing ESPs.
Engineering Technology Awareness Is Low, Report Says
One-third of employers said they didn’t know the difference between work performed by traditional engineers and work performed by engineering technologists.
Hydrogen Fuel from an Internal Combustion Engine
The system produces hydrogen from natural gas at relatively low temperature in a process that can be scaled up or down to meet specific needs.
SPP Sets North American Record for Wind Power
Southwest Power Pool set a wind-penetration record of 52.1% in mid-February, becoming the first regional transmission organization to serve more than 50% of its load with wind energy.
U.S. Manufacturing Tech Orders Finish 2016 Down
As orders have pulled to near-even with levels seen before the latest dip, the general manufacturing economy is showing signs of growth.
CNC Supports Complex Machining Applications
The equipment uses solid state hard drives that have no moving parts and which facilitate enhanced reliability, faster processing speed, and increased uptime.
Students Harvest Success by Taking on a City’s Food Desert
Engineering students from Rutgers University in New Jersey are part of an effort to end a food desert in one corner of the Garden State.
Safer Uranium Extraction via Cluster Chemistry
Surfactants were used to extract uranium from an aqueous solution into a kerosene solution in the form of hollow clusters.
Potable Water from Simple Solar Still
A solar vapor generator constructed by U.S. academics cleans or desalinates water by making near maximum use of solar energy during evaporation.