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NFPA 110 Compliant Ultracapacitor-based Starting Solutions
Maxwell Technologies Generator Starting Solution (GSS) provides a fast, reliable starting solution for gensets ranging from 15 kW to 3.5 MW. The incorporation of their ultracapacitor technologies allows for up to 10 years of reliable maintenance-free starting, as there are no electrochemical cells that undergo degradation compared to lead acid batteries that have to be replaced every two years.
How it Works: Crushers, Grinding Mills and Pulverizers
Crushers, grinding mills and pulverizers are types of grinding equipment that transform or reduce a coarse material such as stone, coal, or slag into a smaller, finer material.
PennDOT Lists Infrastructure Projects
PennDOT announced that more than $550 million in highway and bridge improvements will begin or be bid across the Philadelphia region.
Engineering Insight: Industry Preferences for Controllers
This graph summarizes the search tendencies displayed by Engineering360 users with respect to the industry they identified with while registering.
A Mild Winter Boosts the Remodeling Market Index in Q1
In good news for U.S. contractors and the construction industry, the National Association of Home Builder’s Remodeling Market Index (RMI) rose to from 53 to 58 this quarter, with average spending per home improvement expected to be $6,148.
Built in the U.S.A.: Improving a Bridge's Seismic Resistance
A Seattle bridge uses memory-retaining metal rods and bendable concrete composite that enable the span to flex when the ground shakes, then snap back into its original shape once the shaking ends.
Flood Mitigation Project Nets Teen an EPA Award
The project used historical flood and urban land use data, landscape imagery, GIS software, and streamflow modeling to project how severe floods might be in four urban stream basins.
Retention Ponds May Not be Retaining Much
Because it is inexpensive and works effectively at lower temperatures, road salt (sodium chloride) is widely used by most municipalities to keep winter roadways clear.
Why You Should Check Out Laser Engraving at the Next Maker Faire
The fairs, which range from mini-events conducted by communities and schools to all-out flagship festivities set up by the Maker Media team itself, are progressive showcases that display new technologies, innovations, and experimentations across the fields of science, engineering, art, performance, and craft
Railroad Opens Routes for China Trade in Africa
The Chinese-funded, Chinese-constructed project is the first phase of a project to connect Kenya's landlocked neighbors Uganda, Rwanda, and South Sudan to Mombasa.
Unpacking Frank Lloyd Wright at 150
The exhibition comprises nearly 400 works, including architectural drawings, models, building fragments, films, television broadcasts, print media, furniture, tableware, textiles, paintings, photographs, and scrapbooks.
What is a Laser Engraver and What Can It Do?
Laser engraving, a subset of laser marking, is a process where the laser beam physically removes the surface of the material to expose a cavity that reveals an image at eye level.
Don't Let Summer Swimming Be an 'Electrifying' Experience
As summer approaches and preparations are being made for spending time at pools and lakes, one detail is often overlooked: electrical safety.
DOE Awards $1.5b Contract for Enrichment Site Cleanup
The site processed uranium from 1952 to 2013 for military reactors, nuclear weapons, and nuclear power plant fuels.
Replacing Bridge Using Novel Technology
With America’s bridges receiving a grade of C+ in an American Society of Civil Engineers 2017 Infrastructure Report Card, the Delaware Department of Transportation decided to assess a novel replacement approach for an aged two-lane bridge.
China Wind Giant Buys the Heart of Texas
The 160 MW wind energy project will be around 125 miles northwest of Austin, and will use Goldwind GW 121/2.5 MW wind turbines.
Miller Electics Introduces New SubArc Digital Series Interface
Miller Electrics Mfg. Co. is introducing its new SubArc Digital Series, Submerged Arc Welding Power Source. The AC welding output enables the SubArc AC/DC to be used in tandem arc welding systems with a DC lead arc and AC trailing arc, or with AC/AC arc combinations. Miller said that results in shorter welding cycles for thick weldments, without sacrificing quality.
What’s Standing Between You and Your Results?
Engineers in every corner of the world are tasked with a straightforward yet incredibly complex challenge: solving the unsolvable. As if that weren’t enough, they’re also expected to solve the unsolvable faster and with fewer resources than ever before.
Tool Re-faces Flanges with Phonographic Finish
The manually operated hand tool re-faces damaged flanges and restores them to like-new condition with a phonographic finish.
Furnace Waste Prevents Salt Deterioration of Roads
A concrete mix that includes fly ash, slag, and silica fume is resistant to the erosive actions of road deicing salt.