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Search traffic surges for medical and safety gear standards
Search traffic on Engineering360 for European standards related to medical devices and protective supplies surged during March after Italy emerged as a COVID-19 hotspot.
Coronavirus adds stress to already shaky energy markets
An oversupplied LNG market now faces a global pandemic that has "destroyed gas demand across China" and looks likely to "do the same across the Asia Pacific and Europe."
Shell drops out of LNG export project
Shell said it will continue to support Energy Transfer's efforts with the bidding process for an EPC contract, and then hand over the project's remaining activities.
Dallas Fed survey paints a grim picture for the oil patch
The business activity index fell from -4.2 in the fourth quarter of 2019 to -50.9 in the first quarter of 2020, the lowest reading in the survey’s four-year history.
Video: How a collaboration platform can keep the coronavirus threat from killing businesses
GForge is helping businesses adapt to the coronavirus threat by making it easier to use a collaboration platform to empower remote workers.
Manufacturers react to the effects of COVID-19 disruptions
Disruptions caused by COVID-19 are occurring across industry segments and throughout the global supply chain.
Will 3D printing shift into high gear in the Covid-19 fight?
Governments have sought to enlist automakers, including Ford, General Motors, Ferrari and Nissan, to ramp up production of ventilators and other medical equipment that face shortages and are critical to saving lives.
NFPA survey reveals members experiencing the impact of coronavirus
Members of the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA), the trade association dedicated to the fluid power industry, anticipate considerable disruption to domestic sales, operations and supply chain over the next three months due to the global coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19 likely impacting solar industry supply chains, SEIA warns
SEIA's projection of 47% growth in 2020 will be reduced due to coronavirus. The trade group said it is tracking solar equipment supply chains, component pricing and project development timelines.
Letter: American manufacturers are key to solving supply chain disruptions
According to the leaders of five U.S. trade associations, American manufacturers are the solution to the growing concern over supply chain disruptions caused by global trade disputes and the growing coronavirus pandemic.
Watch: New drying solution set to cut costs for the cable and wire manufacturing sector
The cable drying solution effectively removes residual moisture from water-cooled insulated wire, cable and extruded products.
Video: Cable management for cobot arms
The collaborative robot cable management kit features universally designed hook-and-loop mounting brackets and more than 100 links of triflex cable carrier.
The largest natural gas producing region in the US? The answer may surprise you!
U.S. natural gas production measured as gross withdrawals averaged 111.5 Bcf/d in 2019, the highest volume on record.
The new KNF FP 150: A diaphragm pump with low pulsation
The new pump generation was developed for the special challenges of UV inks, which are increasingly used in industrial inkjet printing applications.
Three new cable solutions available from Belden
New products include FiberExpress flexible ribbon cable, DNV GL certified category cables and low-loss ½ in coaxial cables.
Break even or shut in? Two metrics to watch as oil prices gyrate
As crude oil price volatility rattles global markets, two benchmark numbers are critical for engineers to gauge the short-term health of U.S. producing basins.
Energy-efficient electric motor delivers 0.16 to 60 HP power range
The three-phase Nord Universal motor is available in 20 models and provides a power range of 0.16 to 60 HP.
As sea levels rise, these cities are most at risk, report says
Analysts used the index to assess sea level rise exposure of 500 cities with million-plus populations and found that 11 of the 15 most at-risk cities are in Asia.
OECD lowers growth estimate as coronavirus impacts economies
Even in the best-case scenario, a "sharp slowdown in world growth" is expected in the first half of 2020 as "supply chains and commodities are hit, tourism drops and confidence falters."
US crude oil production notched records in 2019, EIA says
U.S. crude oil production has increased during the past 10 years, driven mainly by production from tight rock formations developed using horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing.