HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Allrounder 920 H at Fakuma 2023: Turnkey system makes toolboxes in the Arburg design
In a live demonstration, a hybrid Allrounder 920 H with a clamping force of 5,000 kN will produce the main components of a toolbox in the Arburg design.
Solar facades fuel heat pump systems
A solar thermal façade panel absorbs heat from solar radiation for delivery to residential air-to-water heat pumps.
Premiere: New hybrid Allrounder 520 H
Size 520 expands the range of hybrid Allrounders with new machine technology offering improved energy efficiency, lower costs and reduced carbon footprint.
New centrifuge product line introduced by Boekel
Boekel Scientific has introduced a new product line that consists of four families of centrifuges: economy, general purpose, STAT and Blood Bank.
A test of solar-powered water purification
A photoelectrochemical system demonstrated as a renewable energy-based route to efficient water purification and remediation.
Thanks to mussels, this electrodialysis membrane has muscle
A mussel-inspired coating improves membrane capacity to separate chemicals in wastewater for recovery and reuse.
Transforming water infrastructure
As more focus shifts to the topic of water conservation, engineers and city planners are realizing the benefits offered by high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes for municipal water systems.
BinMaster’s new spin on the reliable rotary: BMRX-100 bin level indicator
By alerting to full and empty vessel conditions, this indicator prevents waste and saves time when handling bulk materials stored in bins and silos.
New two-step process detects food fraud
The Purdue team has developed a patent-pending two-step process to prevent the alteration of food, which can happen anywhere along the global supply chain.
A record rate for harnessing geothermal heat
Fracking technology employed by the oil and gas industry was used to successfully drill the first horizontal well pair for commercial geothermal production.
Study: Beer made with microwave-dried rice comparable to beer manufactured with air-dried rice
The team performed a brewing experiment to determine if rice dried with industrial microwave technology impacted the wort — or sweet water — that is transformed into beer following the addition of hops and yeast.
Sourcing steam from a hybrid solar-sand storage system
Use of both a photovoltaic system coupled to sand-based thermal storage and solar thermal energy separately can economically provide steam to industrial facilities.
Converting air velocity measurements to volumetric flow rates
Understand the various formulas and technical definitions involved to accurately convert an air velocity measurement to a volumetric flow rate.
New hydrogen tech promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from food and beverage industry
The WVU team has developed its prototype flexible fuel furnace that burns pure hydrogen to produce hot water and steam for product processing.
KSB Group introduces new pneumatic quarter-turn actuators
Applications covered by the actuators include water treatment, wastewater treatment, power generation, general industry, refinery engineering and shipbuilding.
DOE delivers funding for direct air capture demos
These two projects are expected to remove more than 2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually from the atmosphere.
BMW plant steers toward sustainable heating services
Reduced reliance on fossil fuels in pursuit of decarbonization goals is the impetus behind a biomass-based process heating project planned by the BMW Group Plant Dingolfing in Germany.
Watch how urine and sweat form a circular water economy on the ISS
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) recently achieved a water recovery rate of 98% by recycling urine and sweat.
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. exhibiting at WEFTEC 2023 in Chicago, Illinois
The company will showcase water/wastewater industry solutions, including a new water pumping demo, that are automating and improving water quality operations.
Parameter develops new freezer/cooler dual room
The system controls two stability rooms — one set at -20° C and the other at 5° C — with one single energy-efficient conditioner.