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Dell Turns Marine Waste into Plastic Packaging
Packaging trays will consist of 25% recycled ocean plastic, which Dell says is a first for the computer industry, and 75% HDPE post-consumer plastic.
Boiler Failure Mechanism: Long-Term Overheating
The need for boiler life life assessments becomes increasingly necessary to ensure both safe and reliable operations. As plants approach the end of their design life, boiler component and piping replacements become increasingly cost prohibitive.
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.
Going for the (Recycled) Olympic Gold in Tokyo
Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games have decided to use e-waste to manufacture the 5,000 medals that athletes will be awarded.
How Engineers Can Adapt Infrastructure Design for a Changing Climate
A primary challenge to the engineering community is developing strategies for the uncertainty that comes with projecting future climate conditions.
Hydrogen Test Project Set for Steelmaker
The plant will be built and operated on the premises of voestalpine in Linz. The hydrogen generated there will be fed directly into the internal gas network, allowing the testing of the use of hydrogen in various process stages of steel production.
Proto Labs Now Offers Rapid Insert Molding
The company says that its new capability can produce 25 to 10,000-plus insert-molded parts in 15 days or less.
Cisco Cyber Security Report Highlights Business Impacts
The report surveyed nearly 3,000 chief security officers and security operations leaders from 13 countries.
IoT Comes to Food Waste
AT&T IoT solutions will provide near real-time visibility into every connected piece of equipment. This will enable repairs to be made more quickly, minimizing downtime, and possibly avoiding a customer service call.
Pu-238: Fuel for Deep Space Journeys
The U.S. space agency NASA is particular when it comes to the fuel used to power its longest space missions – only plutonium-238 will do.
Robotics Institute Gains DOD Funding
As the eighth DoD-led institute, the ARM Institute joins the Manufacturing USA network in its effort to help revitalize American manufacturing and incentivize companies to invest in new technology development in the United States.
IoT Down on the Farm
The Internet of Things isn’t just moving into the factory. It’s finding a home on the farm as well.
Closing the Loop with Manure
A researcher is developing a closed loop dairy farm by finding potentially valuable uses for animal manure.
ADS Controls Bought By Dixon Valve & Coupling
The acquisition includes portable level alarms, automatic high level shutdown systems and automatic batch control systems.
Supply Chain Dynamics Subject of MIT Study
Researchers studied the production of 57 different materials, goods, and services for evidence of dematerialization.
Fiber Optics Offer Gas Pipeline Protection
The monitoring system quickly detects when abnormal stress, movement, or temperature conditions occur.
Corn-Based Ethanol vs Gasoline
Due to technology advances, the GHG profile of corn-based ethanol in the U.S. is expected to be almost 50% lower than gasoline by 2022.
Rockwell Automation Releases New Pharma Serialization Software
Serialization of pharmaceuticals and medical devices may be easier and more complete with Rockwell Automation’s product.
Water Affordability in the U.S.
Analysis underscores a possible affordability crisis in which an estimated 11.9% of U.S. households (13.8 million households) could find current water prices unaffordable.
3D Scanning Speeds Assembly Line Changeovers
University researchers are collaborating with a team at Volkswagen AG to streamline production line changeovers from one auto model to another.