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Tips for Preventing Preventable Hearing Loss
Hearing loss caused by prolonged exposure to music or a noisy work environment can be gradual with the first signs being missed background noises (a squeaking door, the ticking of a clock) to affected conversations.
High Performance Tangential Fans Penetrate New Markets and Applications
Tangential fans, also referred to as cross-flow fans (CFF), or cross-flow blowers, offer a uniform laminar flow pattern without the use of baffles or vanes.
Corrosion Resistant Coating for Tubular Products
A thermal zinc diffusion coating provides 1,000+ hours of corrosion resistance without risk of hydrogen embrittlement.
Keep Point-of-Purchase Displays Secure
A return reel device improves theft-deterrence and customer convenience for point-of-purchase displays.
Preburner Tested for AR1 Rocket Engine
Hot-fire tests have validated preburner design for Aerojet Rocketdyne’s AR1 rocket engine developed to replace the Russian-built RD-180 engine.
3-D Printing Glass: Challenges, Feats, and the Future
Mass manufacturing excels at creating standard glass shapes, but it requires expensive tooling changes to make custom designs. Printing with glass would allow for both customization and repeatability while opening up the medium to many more individuals and applications.
Hybrid-electric Powertrains for Day Cab Drayage Trucks
Hydrogen fuel cell and hybrid-electric day cabs are under development for drayage tractor operation in Southern California ports.
Gear Motors Mesh with High Torque Applications
New gear motors from Yaskawa America, Inc. are particularly suited to uses that require high torque at low output speeds.
SKF Apps—Mobilizing Industry
SKF Group, a world leader in rolling bearings and related technologies, offers a variety of mobile apps to meet the needs of a constantly evolving world of connectivity.
How to Become a Robotics Technician
Robotics technology is a rapidly growing industry and, as long as advancements continue to be made in the robotics industry, it will not slow down any time soon. That being said, anyone with a love of robots and technology might as well consider jumping into a career in the growing field.
Using Light to Manipulate Water May Open Door to New Microfluidic Diagnostic Devices
The project could be used to separate oil from water at an oil drilling rig or for use in repealing water from a surface
NEMA and IEC Motor to Gearhead Adapters
Gearing Solutions NEMA and IEC motor to gearhead adapters are lightweight, sturdy, and easy to mount. Their minimum axial dimension combines with their GHP Planetary line to create NEMA gearheads that are easy to maintenance.
Watering Down Costs, Energy Needs of Drip Irrigation
Optimized dripper designs can halve both the cost of solar-powered drip systems and the pumping power required to irrigate.
System Sorts Granular Bulk Materials Faster and More Accurately
Sand, gravel, coal, deicing salt or diamonds, grain, sugar, coffee or grapes and waste—a lot of everyday goods are more or less grainy. To classify this bulk material by quality and size, it must be sorted in a sophisticated process.
Ford to Use More and More Bamboo in Its Cars
In an effort to demonstrate its creative thinking and eco-friendly mentality, Ford is going to use more of a material that has been neglected—bamboo.
Adjusting Solar Panel Angles a Few Times a Year Makes Them More Efficient
New research from Binghamton University-State of New York could help U.S. residents save more energy, regardless of location, if they adjust the angles of solar panels four to five times a year.
The Automated Freight Train of the Future
The next-generation transport of cargo by rail will combine a high level of automation, intelligent handling and high speeds.
Oil Mist Eliminators: The Green Tech Nobody Talks About
Lubricating oils become converted into very fine particles and create vapors inside of the equipment. Prior to new technology developments, this vapor was vented into the atmosphere, where the oily mist would settle in and contaminate the surrounding areas.
ABS vs PLA Filament
If you didn’t already know it, Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and Polylactic acid (PLA) are two of the most popular filament materials used for fused deposition modeling 3D printing today. Using one rather than the other comes down to various attributes of the material and, in some cases, personal choice
How to Select the Right Valve for Your Application
Many factors are involved in selecting the correct valve for your application. While valve sizing and selection can be a complex process, an engineer can start the valve selection process by understanding their application requirements and finding suitable valve specifications to meet these needs.