Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery manufacturers must detect various physical flaws during production to ensure safe, reliable performance. Failure to detect even minute defects could lead to internal short circuits, overheating, fire, explosion, diminished…
High Powered Lasers: A Call for Fiber Delivery
A new feature of the modern high-powered laser is the need to transmit various wavelengths through fiber optics. Fiber optics have emerged as the primary method for transmitting laser light due to…
Heavy Equipment Underground Waste Disposal Systems: Achieving EPA Compliance with Automated Wastewater Treatment
Automated wastewater treatment systems help motor vehicle service industries remain in compliance with EPA and local standards, while significantly reducing the cost of treatment, labor and disposal Heavy equipment dealers, rental companies,…
Composites Recycling for Wind Power: High-Volume Shredding of Oversize Turbine Blades Now Possible
In the wind power industry, when turbines are eventually decommissioned or wind farms upgraded in a process called repowering, wind turbine blades must either be disposed of or recycled. However, giant composite…
Conserving Valuable Fuel and Water Resources During Sewer Cleaning
For municipalities responsible to keep sewer lines free from debris and blockages, there is the additional challenge of maintaining these lines during a time of high fuel prices as well as water…
Fast Tracking the Development of Custom Rupture Disk Prototypes
OEMs in virtually every market, from aerospace and automotive to refrigeration and fire protection, rely on rupture disk devices for pressure relief and pressure release of gases and liquids. The challenge of…
Beyond Mechanical Condition Monitoring for the Pulp & Paper Industry
Pulp, board, and paper producers are always seeking new ways to reduce operating costs while maximizing asset availability, increasing maintenance efficiency while still meeting stringent quality requirements. With this in mind, many…
Achieving Water Authority Compliance with Automated Wastewater Treatment
Automated wastewater treatment systems help chemical manufacturers remain in compliance with EPA and local standards, while significantly reducing the cost of treatment, labor and disposal Chemical processing companies must meet EPA and…
Achieving Water Authority Compliance with Automated Wastewater Treatment
Automated wastewater treatment systems help chemical manufacturers remain in compliance with EPA and local standards, while significantly reducing the cost of treatment, labor and disposal Chemical processing companies must meet EPA and…
Industrial Strainers: Deterring Corrosion with Fiber-Reinforced Plastic (FRP)
Industrial strainers are essential for screening out debris and large particulates to protect crucial downstream equipment and processes in myriad applications. Strainers are used not only in the treatment of seawater and…