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U.S. Oil Exports Grow Despite This One Big Hitch
U.S. Gulf Coast ports are limited in the size of vessels they can handle, raising costs and requiring deep-water loading and unloadings.
This Steel Producer Is Building a $240m Plant
The new line will have an annual capacity of approximately 500,000 tons and is expected to be operational in the first half of 2021.
Ensuring Scalability When Modifying Valves
A deep understanding of scalability, manufacturability and virtually all aspects of design ensures that errors and design iterations are minimal.
Paper Suggests That with Advances in 3D Printing Come Unexpected Threats
Advancing industries such as the aerospace industry with jet engine parts or the medical industry with prosthetic limbs, additive manufacturing — better known as 3D printing — is making more and more things possible.
Pulsafeeder Enhances PulsaPro Capabilities with New XAE Actuator
The new microprocessor-based actuator, specifically designed for PulsaPro Series, brings remote control to chemical metering applications.
The Growing Importance of Engineering Software
With the emergence of AI, engineering software will likely become significantly more complicated over the next decade. While this will likely lead to an exponential growth in technological innovation, it also introduces the risk that these programs will become poorly-understood "black boxes."
Proco Products Announces NSF/ANSI 61 Certification for ProFlex™ Check Valve Line
The certification verifies that these check valves can safely be used in drinking water systems.
Coal Exports Were Up in 2017, and India Was a Big Market
India imported nearly three times as much coal as in 2016, mainly to fuel growing electricity capacity.
Is Craigslist Good for the Environment?
Craigslist and other such websites where people go to unload unwanted items may be encouraging behavior that benefits the environment, according to research from Penn State.
Bosch Rexroth Boasts Valves with the Largest Flow on the Market
Featuring integrated electronics with a multi-Ethernet interface and OPC UA for Drives, WRC-4X valves can be integrated into networked environments even with an analog setpoint definition.
Mapping the Potential of Rare-earth Resources in Deep-sea Mud Off Japan
Deep-sea mud off of Japan is estimated to contain more than 16 million tons of rare-earth elements and yttrium.
Solar Energy Shines as Global Investment Rises in 2017
A new U.N. study says that China saw some 53 gigawatts of capacity added in 2017 – more than half the global total – and $86.5 billion invested.
Steelmakers to Get New HBI Supplier with $700 Million Plant
Ohio will supply a Great Lakes market currently estimated at 3 million metric tons, much of which is currently supplied by imports.
Watch: Timbercon Launches New Custom Glass Processing Solutions, Expands Fiber Optic Capabilities
Custom fiber lens products allow for controlled beam characterization.
Employee Benefit Trends in the US: Small Firms at a Severe Disadvantage
How do insurance benefits compare between large and small companies?
Chinese Maker to Locate Solar Panel Plant in Florida
JinkoSolar will supply NextEra Energy with up to 2,750 MW of solar modules — roughly seven million solar panels — over four years.
Franchising or Owning a Laser: Which Option is Best for a New Business Owner?
Should you purchase machinery to start your own business or look into franchise options for existing enterprises?
Harvesting Near-Earth Asteroids to Fuel Human Expansion into Space
Private space companies Planetary Resources and Deep Space Industries aim to identify, extract and refine materials from near-Earth asteroids, creating a plentiful supply of affordable in-space resources to drive the expansion of human activity in space.
Pfannenberg USA Launches Newly Redesigned, Modern and Easy-to-Navigate Website
Past and future customers will love all the updates that the new site provides.
Five Innovations That Could Change How Affordable Water Is Produced
A $1.75 million XPRIZE aims to develop technologies that can pull 2,000 liters of water a day from the atmosphere using renewable energy, at a cost of two cents a liter. Here's what five finalist teams are proposing.