Outsourcing Critical Aspects of Processing Systems

For equipment designers in processing industries, there are aspects of any system that are more functional in nature, yet still critical. This includes gas,...

Charging Through With Temporary Power Solutions: Part 1 of 2

Raging heat waves, crippling ice storms, devastating drought—extreme weather has continued to accelerate in the past decade, claiming lives and causing untold devastation. Just...

Frontloading Computational Fluid Dynamics Benefits Everyone: Part 1 of 2

The global competitive landscape for manufacturing is squeezing everyone—from the Tier 1 automotive companies to electronics goods manufacturers. It is shortening the required time...

Preventing factory fires with essential monitoring equipment

At the factories that produce the materials and goods essential to the nation, supply chain issues have continued to accelerate since 2020. However, factory...

New electric valve makes the system safer

Chlorine gas plays a key role in the disinfection of drinking and industrial water. However, handling the chemical can pose considerable health risks–from irritation...

Keeping the Lights On . . . Affordably

In today’s economic climate, power generation providers are stuck between the equipment they need and the equipment they can afford. However, as a recent...

Energy Efficiency and Corporate Sustainability

By Lowell Ungar and Andrew Whitlock, ACEEE Many U.S. companies are taking steps to reduce their impact on the environment, and especially on climate change,...

Challenges to consider when selecting a feeder

Moving dry bulk materials in industrial settings comes with unique challenges, especially when handling substances that are abrasive, sticky, or prone to clumping. These...

Frontloading computational fluid dynamics benefits everyone: Part 2 of 2

see Part 1 here The benefits of simulating early as a part of the design process have been documented extensively. The cost of each engineering...

Taking the Heat at Arkansas Sawmill: Part 2 of 2

Modern sawmills are a far cry from their early predecessors, although the basic need for lumber has not changed. Today’s sawmills are massive, sophisticated...