Machinery and Parts Cleaning Can Be Quick, Effective and Responsible
Cleaning affects quality and costs of operations and maintenance, and achieving cost-effectiveness and eco-efficiency depends on using the appropriate technology. This article gives an overview of advanced methods and equipment from water and solvent cleaning to ultrasonic and laser-beaming. Read More >>
Rugged LED Lights Fit Right where They’re Needed
With new mini and long versions, IDEC’s LF1D light units satisfy most machine, process and assembly line applications. Claimed the brightest in their class at up to 67.2 Lumens/Watt, they can light up the target as well as a wide peripheral area while minimizing heat, glare and energy consumption. Read More >>
Study for U.S. Army Shows Sustainability Is Not Just for Civilians
Sometimes it might seem as though sustainability concerns are raised primarily by aging hippies, ivory-tower idealists and green-hawking marketing mavens, but now even the U.S. Army is adding a number of environmental and social parameters to its list of trends that it uses to plan its installations. Read More >>
Dow CEO Urges Manufacturers to Take a Broader View
Andrew Liveris, chairman and CEO of Dow Chemical, foresees a revolution in advanced manufacturing and exhorts engineers to play a key role in it. In a lecture in London in early April, he explained his optimism but also raised some cautions. Here are some key excerpts from that lecture. Read More >>
GKN Aerospace Research Finds 73% Energy Savings in CNC Machining
Partnering with the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining as part of a U.S. Air Force's sustainable manufacturing initiative, researchers found strategic choices in tools, coolant and parameters can reduce energy consumption by 73%. Read More >>
Vertical Storage Saves Time, Space and Aching Backs at Schlumpf USA
Moving production inventory from pallet racks and drawer cabinets to vertical lift modules prevented the need for a building expansion, increased productivity, eliminated stretching and lifting hazards, and provide the opportunity to automate parts inventory control. Read More >>
Infographic: Improve Your Safety Culture with The DuPont Bradley Curve
Designed to help clients understand and benchmark the journey toward world-class safety performance, The Bradley Curve has helped enable safety success within DuPont, and for our clients around the world, since 1995. Read More >>
Going Green in Manufacturing by Improving Visibility and Efficiency across Operations
Ambitious goals for waste reduction and process improvement require an elevated commitment to newer, more modern manufacturing technologies and processes coupled with an ability to better collect intelligence and manage performance across the entire spectrum of manufacturing operations. Read More >>
Manufacturers Lack Supply Chain Visibility beyond Tier 1 Suppliers
Global manufacturers are putting their supply chains at the center of their business strategies, but many admit that they do not have visibility beyond Tier 1 suppliers, and only 9 percent say they have complete visibility of their supply chains. Read More >>
Rotary Hearth Furnace Fuel Consumption Cut 63% with Oxyfuel Burners
MST has reported a 63 percent reduction in specific fuel consumption in its rotary hearth billet-reheating furnace after retrofitting it with Linde oxyfuel technology. The retrofit also improved reheating capacity and eliminated the need for a walking beam furnace. Read More >>








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