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Plant & Facilities Engineering: Injection-moldable Polymer Absorbs Water


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Choosing the Right Machine Programming Language
Choosing the Right Machine Programming LanguageChoosing the right machine programming language can expedite installation and commissioning;reduce code complexity, making it easier for other programmers to debug and read; improve system performance and shorten development times — if you know what type of language to use for different tasks. For instance, relay ladder logic (RLL) is great for servo motion control and continuous operations, but not necessarily good for sequenced operations. Functional block diagrams are perfect for loop controls while sequential function charts (SFCs) work best for high-level management and batch processes. Learn how to pick the best language for your equipment control needs.
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Stop over Greasing Bearings
SDT Ultrasound Solutions
Plant Profits Disappearing? Tell-tale Signs
Union Gas Limited
Stop over Greasing BearingsYour bearings tell you when they need grease but can you listen? The SDT270 LubeTech Kit heeds the warning at an ultrasonic level, telling you when to grease and when to stop. Also perform air leak, electrical, steam, valve, gearbox, bearing, and tightness inspections. Get SDT... Hear more.
Plant Profits Disappearing? Tell-tale SignsDid you know your plant profits are disappearing right under your nose? They're not hard to find if you know where to look. Take a turn through your plant and see if you can spot six tell-tale signs that plant energy costs are killing your profits.
Store More Parts with the New Element VLM
Kardex Remstar
Your Partner for Lifting Solutions
COH Inc.
Store More Parts with the New Element VLMThe new Element® Vertical Lift Moduleprovides immediate access to parts increasing customer response time. When compared to shelving, the Element VLM provides the same storage capacity in 80% less floor space and provides faster access to stored parts. Contact us today!
Your Partner for Lifting SolutionsCustom Hoisting Equipment. Since 1969, COH Inc has been offering turnkey lifting and handling solutions for Material Handling such as: cranes, gantries, transfer car. With an in-house group of engineers mastering all disciplines, COH offers its clients custom solutions with efficient deliveries. We are ISO 9001-2008 certified.
Shim & Alignment Needs . . .
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All of Your Shim and Alignment Needs
Maudlin & Son Manufacturing Co., Inc.
All of Your Shim and Alignment NeedsWe offer a complete line of stainless steel slotted shims; plastic slotted shims; key stock; feeler gage; coil shim stock in stainless, brass, and steel; plastic shim stock; flat sheets; and stainless steel foil wrap.
We also offer a state-of-the-art custom job shop with water jet, laser cutting, wire EDM, and metal stamping capabilities. To ensure the quality of our work, we deploy a high-speed inspection system and offer full advanced inspection reports that adhere to ISO and QS requirements.
Mechanical & Electrical Systems . . .
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Modular I/O Cuts More Than Wiring
Modular I/O Cuts More Than WiringSulfuric acid manufacturing requires constant monitoring of temperature, pressure, flow, conductivity, and other criteria. A new plant in Wilmington, NC was able to save 50% on wiring and labor at the SO2 converters by using modular I/O cards that replaced the discreet wiring between marshaling terminals and I/O cards.
Not Just Hot Air
Not Just Hot AirIndustrial processes and HVAC systems depend on properly-sized fans to operate at maximum efficiency. If the fan is under- or over-sized, energy is wasted. Review the important parameters of fan selection, including installation type, air density, airflow, and related pressure to make sure you're not just throwing money into the wind.
Automation & Instrumentation . . .
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Seven Steps Towards Making Automation
Work
Seven Steps Towards Making Automation WorkDesigning and installing an automated production or process manufacturing line is a major undertaking. Follow these seven steps — from developing a realistic schedule to periodic evaluation of the design and validation processes — to make sure your investment isn't hobbled by redesigns and change orders.
Server Virtualization, Cloud Computing
Affect DCS
Server Virtualization, Cloud Computing Affect DCSModern field bus architectures allow companies to design distributed control systems (DCS) throughout a plant, reducing the need for wiring everything to centralized or regional control centers. Cloud computing, virtual servers, and thin-clients are some of the technologies that will continue to drive efficient, innovative DCS designs.
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Root Cutting Power at a Great Price

General Pipe Cleaners
Enable Energy-savings with Moxa's E1200
Series

Moxa Inc.
Root Cutting Power at a Great PriceThe Metro-Rooter is a tough root cutting machine in a compact, lightweight package, at a price that's easy on tight budgets. With 75 ft of 5/8 in. cable it handles roots and other difficult obstructions in 3 in. - 6 in. drains. The variable speed power cable feed drives and retracts the cable at up to 20 fpm.See it in action...
Enable Energy-savings with Moxa's E1200 SeriesMoxa's E1200 Series enable energy savings in the plant and facility; whether you require daisy-chaining (reduce wiring costs), report-by-exception design (reduce bandwidth usage), ease of integration (seamlessly with SCADA), or the form factor (slim and DIN-Rail mountable), the E1200 is a low cost I/O platform with a wide-range of functionality.
Add Space and Save Money with a Cubic
Designs Mezzanine

Cubic Designs, Inc.
Online PLC Training for Your Staff 

George Brown College
Add Space and Save Money with a Cubic Designs MezzanineCubic Designs mezzanines make it easy to integrate a single or multi-level platform into your space. We work within your footprint to create an affordable solution, improve your inventory management, and streamline your logistics. We offer professional engineering, manufacturing and installation. Attending Modex in Atlanta? Visit us at booth #4127 to learn more.
Online PLC Training for Your Staff Ensure your workforce has the technical skills and expertise necessary to sustain and grow your business. The fully accredited PLC Technician program will prepare them to install, maintain, program, and operate PLC's in industrial systems. Includes PLC simulation software based on the Allen-Bradley format. Request more information now!
Maintenance & Management . . .
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Partner with Academia to Build Your Own
Workforce
Partner with Academia to Build Your Own WorkforceHow can the U.S. have high unemployment and still not have enough qualified applicants for technical jobs? It's not just about low math scores at school, according to this column. Unlike Europe and Asia, U.S. schools don't work directly with corporate America to illustrate how science and math are used at work. Partnering with a nearby institution could be the way to make sure you have a good supply of engineers and technicians.
Tool Makes Motorized Valve Evaluation
a SNAP
Tool Makes Motorized Valve Evaluation a SNAPWorn threads on a motor-operated valve can yield a false reading in the process industry control room. Maintenance personnel usually remove the valve to periodically check thread wear, but a new home-grownstem nut analysis protractor (SNAP) allows technicians to check the thread without taking the valve out of service.
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SiGe Boosts Scope Bandwidth to 60 GHz
SiGe Boosts Scope Bandwidth to 60 GHzThis oscilloscope is reportedly the first to use a fourth generation, 36 GHz, 8GS/s 8HP silicon-germanium (SiGe) chipset to provide 20 channels at 36 GHz and up to 10 channels at 60 GHz. One module provides four channels at 36GHz. The scope also offers 160 GS/s sampling and analysis memory of 1024 Mpts per channel.
Injection-moldable Polymer Absorbs Water
Injection-moldable Polymer Absorbs WaterThis injection-moldable, moisture-absorbing polymer replaces other desiccant solutions to prevent condensation and corrosion in products and packaging materials. The material was designed for applications in automobiles, industrial controls, marine systems, and high-voltage switchgear, among others. The material can be molded or machined into specific shapes and can be used for both prototyping and high-volume production.
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Protect Your Investment
Fibox Enclosures
Solving Complex Water Challenges
GE Power & Water — Water & Process Technologies
Protect Your InvestmentFibox offers ARCA® JIC enclosures in custom colors matched to PMS, FED STD 595C, or European RAL Colors. Made from polycarbonate, ARCA features UL, NEMA 4X, and IP 66 / 67 rating, and CE certification. Learn more at Globalcon in Atlantic City, NJ March 7-9.
Solving Complex Water ChallengesA Water Outsourcing Agreement fromGE improves technical performance, reduces operating costs and limits capital expenditure for your water plant. And our Mobile Water Fleet — the world's largest — is available for emergencies with 24-hour dispatch of water treatment equipment and professionals to safeguard equipment and keep your plant in production.
Air Nozzles Reduce Energy and Noise
Nex Flow Air Products Corp.
Cyclone "Pull-thru" Dust Collectors
Aget Manufacturing Company
Air Nozzles Reduce Energy and NoiseNex FlowAir Saving Nozzlesreduces the amount of compressed air required for blow off while maintaining OSHA safety standards for dead end pressure. Noise levels are reduced dramatically along with energy cost making Nex FlowAir Saving Nozzles the ideal choice for blow off applications. Now available in aluminum or stainless steel.
Cyclone 'Pull-thru' Dust CollectorsThe Cyclone Separator is one of the most efficient dust collectors available for its cost. The SN Series cyclones are equipped with top mounted motors and fans which pull contaminated air into the cyclone through the lower side opening. Read more.
Careers & Commentary . . .
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Get to the Top by Way of the Bottom
Get to the Top by Way of the BottomWithout management buy-in, a project is doomed to failure, right? Well, how exactly do you expect management to oversee every project, and do their jobs, too? Learn how to iteratively build a path to top management that will result in greater visibility for your projects today, and even more for tomorrow. (Access to this articles requires a short registration.)
Diversions . . .
Talk Back All You Want
Talk Back All You WantWe've all done it. Yelled at the TV when our team fumbles the ball or a political opponent says something stupid. Now, consumer electronics manufacturers are developingtelevisions with microphones and cameras that allow users to speak commands and even use hand gestures to move a cursor on the screen. Just remember, expletives may not help change the channel or turn down the volume.
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About This Month's Topic
About This Month's TopicWhy is the U.S. Exporting Fuel?

The U.S., the world's largest consumer of gas, has recently made news for exporting fuel to the rest of the world. What does this mean for U.S. consumers?

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January 24, 2012 - Volume 7 Issue 2

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