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The underlying goals of preventive maintenance
The primary goal of preventive maintenance is to avoid machine breakdowns, but it is not the only goal.
Watch: Design flaw, rules loophole cited in fatal helicopter accident
The tail of the front passenger’s harness tether caught on the helicopter’s fuel shutoff lever, resulting in a loss of engine power at an altitude of 1,900 feet.
Hydraulic repair services
Radwell provides quality repair services for hydraulic components including motors, pumps, actuators, valves, servo valves and cylinders.
How the circular economy may save us from drowning in plastic
Top name brands, large manufacturers and startups are stepping up to solve the plastic waste problem.
Electrospun membranes improve brain cancer treatment
Multi-layered membranes composed of core-sheath fibers were formed as nanomesh discs, loaded with a chemotherapy drug and tested in rodent models.
Video: Low-cost bioprinter speeds tissue engineering
A $2,000 bioprinter engineered at the University of Alabama represents a low-cost option for printing scaffold-free, functional tissues.
MakerBot launches materials development program for Method 3D printers
MakerBot’s new materials development program and LABS experimental extruder allow development partners to print and qualify a wide range of engineering-grade materials for the Method platform.
Boosting vaccination rates with virtual reality
Virtual reality technology is a promising tool for communicating public health concerns and reducing vaccination avoidance.
Video: Ford builds a better car with McDonald’s coffee waste
In a new partnership with McDonald’s, Ford is using coffee chaff — the dried coffee bean skin removed during roasting — to build car parts.
Traffic planning to reduce NO2 emissions in European cities
Reducing the flow of NOx-emitting traffic by adoption of low emission zones could lower urban NO2 emissions by an average of 40%
E. coli engineered to dine on CO2
A modified strain of E. coli bacterium grows by consuming carbon dioxide instead of sugars or other organic molecules.
Predictive maintenance model targets road and rail infrastructure
Extensive infrastructure built during Japan’s period of rapid economic growth is now deteriorated and in need of repair.
Strength considerations in 3D-printed parts: Part 2
The conclusion of Welding Digest’s two-part series on strength in 3D-printed parts.
Valve adds fire safety to pneumatic control systems
FireChek® heat actuated emergency shut-off valve quickly shuts off pneumatically operated valves during a fire.
Strength considerations in 3D-printed parts: Part 1
Every materials processing or fabrication method has an impact on the material structure and therefore the properties of a 3D-printed material.
UN report warns of rising greenhouse gas concentrations
Levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another new record high, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
From concept to reality in just 72 hours
Rosti has opened a new, state-of-the-art, digital innovation laboratory in Suzhou, China, which turns a concept into reality in just 72 hours.
Design for manufacturing highlights the advantages of additive manufacturing
Design for manufacture (DFM) is being cognizant of both device performance and how it will be manufactured. Additive manufacturing (AM) opens up additional production options, with DFM strategies being almost limitless.
Automotive and appliances embracing the digital thread
In July, Welding Digest published an article on three of the most likely industries to embrace the concept of digital twinning and digital threading. Read on to discover industries embracing these ideas in the here and now.
Uses and limitations of autogenous orbital GTAW
Autogenous orbital gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) is a controlled, precise welding technique developed to reduce the chance of operator error and improve weld quality when joining tubes or other static workpieces with a non-consumable electrode.