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This utility plans to invest $5.3 billion to modernize its grid
Projects outlined in the company's Smart Energy Plan constitute the largest infrastructure upgrade program in its history.
NTSB faults inspection process for rail tank-car rupture
Eight people were injured in the accident in which 178,400 pounds of liquefied compressed chlorine was released.
ACEINNA launches high-accuracy current sensors based on AMR technology
ACEINNA has announced its new MCx1101 family of ±5 A, ±20 A and ±50 A current sensors for industrial and power supply applications.
Beamler, Erecoin team up for blockchain-powered additive manufacturing
Blockchain assures Beamler database customers they are partnering with a trusted additive manufacturer.
Easy, quick sand casting of complex auto engine components
A new process produces high-quality, highly robust engine blocks that can be cast in comparatively short cycle times.
Conference, exhibition, training and certification all part of Automate 2019
The stated mission of the biannual Automate trade show is to “bring together North America’s broadest range of automation solutions."
Seco Double Quattromill 14 maximizes low-horsepower machine performance
The Double Quattromill 14 offers extremely free cutting to lower cutting forces and machine power consumption while it extends tool life.
This technique is keeping coal in the power generation mix
The use of refined coal has grown despite the general decline in total U.S. coal consumption that began with the economic recession in 2008.
Components, tooling and skills gaps challenged Apple's US manufacturing
The rapid, custom fastener manufacturing Apple Inc. enjoyed in China could not be replicated in Austin, Texas.
Advanced precision motion and control technologies
This video explains how different drive technologies used in precision automation, micro-positioning and nanopositioning work.
PLM: Where it began, where it’s going
PLM is the process of managing the entire lifecycle of a product from inception through end-stage disposal.
Decoding bearing numbers
At first glance, the series of numbers and letters in a bearing part number can look confusing. But if you have the decoder, it’s relatively easy to understand.
These plastics makers pledged $1 billion to fight ocean trash
Nearly 30 companies from the plastics and consumer goods sector pledged more than $1 billion over the next five years to combat plastic waste pollution.
Supply chain crunch may hobble US wind industry
Supply chain constraints may boost deployment risks for all wind energy players, and increase the likelihood of higher costs, missed deadlines and lost production.
All about agile tooling
Agile tooling is an important trend for modern manufacturing.
IIoT Vital to Long-term Strategy of Manufacturing Plants
Market research firm Frost & Sullivan has reported increased IIoT demand in the Asia-Pacific region.
Bearing tolerances explained
Bearing tolerances are an important concept for design engineers to understand. The American Bearing Manufacturers Association (ABMA) developed the ABEC tolerance standards for bearing manufacturers to follow when producing radial ball bearings.
Sempra Signs Taker for Proposed LNG Export
The agreement is for 2 Mtpa of LNG, enough to meet about 15% of Poland's daily needs.
Digital Pneumatics: How Cyber-Physical Systems are Ushering in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
As part of Industry 4.0, digital pneumatic cyber-physical systems will drive productivity improvements and cost reductions by boosting the efficiency of physical manufacturing processes through autonomous algorithmic control, flexible reconfigurability and the provision of a rich tapestry of data from the factory floor.
Keys to Choosing Ceramics and Substrates for High-Power Electronics
Aimed at high power circuit and system designers, the brief details the common ceramic and semiconductor material choices encountered by designers, and offers insight on the advantages, disadvantages and tradeoffs of each so as to allow for informed decision making that leads to ideal performance and yields.