Handling Air Tools Unsafely Posted by Phil Kimble on Feb 6, 2019 11:15:00 AM Tweet Extracting aluminum and refining it into a substance that another manufacturer can use as an aluminum part requires many steps. The raw material, bauxite, is fed into a separator tank also known as a digester. Inside the digester tank are …
Reflections and Resolutions for a New Year Posted by Scott Jones on Jan 5, 2018 10:30:00 AM Tweet F. Scott Fitzgerald once famously said, “It’s never too late, or too early, to be whatever you want to be. You can change or you can stay the same. There are no rules.” It is this time …
Fueling Aircraft and Preventing Fires with Help From the NFPA Posted by Amy Huckaba on Jan 8, 2020 4:00:00 PM Tweet Stop, drop, and roll: most anyone who hears this phrase knows exactly what to do and why: they’re on fire! As acts of fire prevention, we clean our chimneys, install smoke detectors (and change …
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7 Technology Trends to Watch in the Mining Industry Posted by Amy Huckaba on Sep 2, 2020 10:00:00 AM Tweet Humans have been mining for thousands of years. Literally, thousands of years. Gold, chalk, silver, ore—we have been dependent on valuable minerals for longer than we can remember. But today’s mines look nothing like those …
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A Simple Solution for Changing Hydraulic Attachments Posted by David Murphy on Jan 24, 2018 1:42:00 PM Tweet As a territory sales manager, I routinely make calls to industrial rental houses and construction companies. Many of these companies use skid steers that require the use of multiple attachments in a day’s service. When I speak …
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In the Field: Fluid and the Mining Industry Posted by Amy Huckaba on Aug 19, 2020 4:45:00 PM Tweet Here’s a number that might surprise you: it takes roughly 260 gallons of water to produce one ton of coal. That same amount of water is enough to run a dishwasher 86 times, flush a toilet …
Cryogenic Product Design Challenges Posted by Sean Andersen on May 30, 2018 4:37:00 PM Tweet Not many years ago, cryogenics – the production and behavior of materials at very low temperatures – was likely to be understood by a group of people with specialized knowledge in fields like aerospace.
Do Loading Arms Improve Safety Posted by Loading Arm Specialists on Nov 14, 2018 4:30:00 PM Tweet Loading arms are becoming the standard choice over hoses for certain applications such as the transfer of liquids and dry materials in refineries, chemical plants, food & beverage processing plants, rail terminals, and truck terminals. There are many variables …
Safety Check Valves Posted by Joe Sugarman on Apr 15, 2020 4:30:00 PM Tweet When using a portable air compressor on a work site, what component should (almost) always be part of the job? The answer is a safety check valve (SCV), properly installed between the compressor and the hose. In fact, if your air …
Cheese Production: Where Art and Automation Meet Posted by Amy Huckaba on May 13, 2020 4:30:00 PM Tweet Did you know the average Switzerland resident eats more than 47 pounds of cheese every year? The Swiss are some of the top cheese-eaters in the world, but their cheesy love affair falls short of the French, …
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