GlobalSpec Technical Library

Browse Reference Materials by Category

Access free technical and reference articles from GlobalSpec suppliers and textbook abstracts from top scientific and engineering publishers. Select a product or service category below to get started.

• Browse by Product Category
•   Building and Construction
  • Blowers for Refrigerator Applications with Improved Performance (.pdf)
  • New Generation of Premix Gas Blowers (.pdf)
  • Cooling Process Control Panels Effectively
•   Data Acquisition and Signal Conditioning
  • Industrial Wireless Technology (.pdf)
  • Top 10 Concerns for Singal Connections (.pdf)
  • Application Brief 1: A Simple DC Radiometer (.pdf)
•   Electrical and Electronic Components
  • Deploying Intelligent Power Supplies to Save Energy (.pdf)
  • Reducing Energy Costs With Energy-Monitoring Devices (.pdf)
  • UL 508 A Short Circuit Current Ratings (.pdf)
•   Flow Control and Fluid Transfer
  • Valves Enhance Machine and Worker Safety (.pdf)
  • Sliding Vane Technology Pumps Efficiency Into The Process (.pdf)
  • Air China's First RNP Approach Into Linzhi Airport, Tibet
•   Fluid Power Components
  • Case Study: Membrane Filter Boosts CMM Productivity and Accuracy
  • Cleaning Series 700 Submersible Pressure Transducers
  • Enhanced Accuracy of Ocean Level Data Available with Hydrostatic Submersible Transducers
•   Imaging and Video Equipment
  • Aperture Options (.pdf)
  • Blackbody Spectral Radiance (.pdf)
  • Standard Windows and Filters (.pdf)
•   Industrial Computers and Embedded Systems
  • Industrial PCs and DC UPSs: Save Energy and Increase Efficiency (.pdf)
  • Advanced Tools for High Speed Serial Data Measurements: Equalizer Emulation And Virtual Probing™ (.pdf)
  • Group Delay and its Impact on Serial Data Transmission and Testing (.pdf)
•   Industrial and Engineering Software
  • Manage Your Workforce Like the Asset That It Is (.pdf)
  • Optimizing Assests Through Reliability-Centered Maintenance (.pdf)
  • Biodegradable Trash Bag Manufacturer Improves Visibility into Processes and Costs
•   Lab Equipment and Scientific Instruments
  • Enabling Thin Wafers for Today's High Efficiency Silicon Solar Cells (.pdf)
  • Optimizing the Inline Emitters for Higher Efficiency Silicon Solar Cells (.pdf)
  • Purging the Plenum for Better Laser Cutting: How Dry Compressed Air Can Increase Laser Intensity
•   Manufacturing and Process Equipment
  • 140% Gain in Productivity in the Pipe Shop (.pdf)
  • AbitibiBowater Refiner Maintenance in TMP Mills: Radiator Cleaning (.pdf)
  • Basics of Infrared (Slideshow)
•   Material Handling and Packaging Equipment
  • Bearing Index (.pdf)
  • Block Handling Conveyor Case Study
  • Exhibit Cases Protect Your Trade Show Products and More
•   Materials, Chemicals and Adhesives
  • Case Study: Drying of Water Based Coatings
  • A Three Axis Micropositioner for Ultrahigh Vacuum Use Based on The Inertial Slider Principle (.pdf)
  • Epoxy Crystallization (.pdf)
•   Mechanical Components
  • Superbolt Tensioners Used on Cern Hadron Collider
  • Optimizing Airborne Platforms to Support Wireless-in-the-sky Applications.
  • An Overview of Bearing Types and Glossary of Engineering Terms (.pdf)
•   Motion and Controls
  • Tech Advances Impact Motion Control
  • Bending Strength Of Spur And Helical Gears (.pdf)
  • Design of Plastic Gears (.pdf)
•   Networking and Communication Equipment
  • Hacking the Industrial Network (.pdf)
  • What You Don't Know About Industrial GSM/GPRS Modem Communications (.pdf)
  • Accelerating Development and Troubleshooting of Data Center Bridging (DCB) Protocols Using Xgig (.pdf)
•   Optical Components and Optics
  • Engraving Name Plates and Signing
  • High Quality Cutting and Engraving of Acrylic and Marking of Steel
  • Laser Marking in the Food Industry
•   Semiconductors
  • A CAN Bootloader for PIC18F CAN Microcontrollers (.pdf)
  • An Introduction to Microchip's Low Power Devices (.pdf)
  • Capacitive Sensing Using Period Method (.pdf)
•   Sensors, Transducers and Detectors
  • Why Chilled Mirror Hygrometers are Inherently Reliable
  • Detector Normalized Angular Response (.pdf)
  • Effects of Encapsulating Gas on Thermopile Detectors (.pdf)
•   Specialized Industrial Products
  • Getting on Track with Railcar Linings for Chemical Service (.pdf)
  • Podcast: Dead Reckoning Technology & Applications
  • A Probabilistic Approach to Modeling Microstructural Variability and Fatigue Behavior in ASTM F562 Medical Grade Wire (.pdf)
•   Test and Measurement Equipment
  • BIOS Platform Testing Using LeCroy's Protocol Test Card (.pdf)
  • Eye Patterns in Scopes (.pdf)
  • SATA Host Adapter BIST mode control from LeCroy SATA Device Emulator (.pdf)

• Browse by Service Category
•   Building and Construction Services
  • Building Security: Handbook for Architectural Planning and Design
  • House Lawmakers Resist BizAv Security Rule
  • PRINCE2 Revealed: Including How to use PRINCE2 for Small Projects
•   Business Services
  • Critical Changes to the NFPA 70E Standard 2009 Edition (.pdf)
  • Building a Sound Strategy for Product / Brand Security (.pdf)
  • Dassault's 7X Receives Nod From Both EASA, FAA
•   Calibration and Testing Services
  • Applying Thin Film Coatings Used in Medical Devices (.pdf)
  • Chemical Addition Probiotic Food (.pdf)
  • Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) of Diamond-Like Coatings (.pdf)
•   Contract Manufacturing and Fabrication
  • Case Study - Body Mouldings
  • Case Study: Heat Staking
  • Case Study: Gerber- Proven Commitment, Proven Results
•   Electrical and Electronic Contract Manufacturing
  • Sustainable Design for Industrial Machines (.pdf)
  • EC3-1651CLDNA Application in Automotive Electronics (.pdf)
  • EIP Application in Power Substation Integrated Automatic System (.pdf)
•   Engineering Services
  • Enhanced Methods Optimize Ownership Costs for Catalysts (.pdf)
  • Optimize Terephthaldehyde Reactor Operations (.pdf)
  • Process Modeling Moves Center-Stage (.pdf)
•   Industrial Automation Services
  • EIP Solution in CNC Machine Tools (.pdf)
  • Traditional "Deep Lane" Application
  • 400% Increase in Production with Help from KSolutions
•   Industrial Maintenance
  • Amtek Acquires B&S Aircraft Parts
  • Clearing The Paper Trail
  • Cost Control Over Time
•   Material Handling and Packaging Services
  • Pneumatic Conveying for Packaging Industry
  • Case History: Nestlé Extends Pasta's Shelf Life By 50%
  • 4 Packaging Strategies To Help Control Shipping Costs
•   Specialized Industrial Services
  • Aeroman Gains U.S. Customers
  • APU Arithmetic
  • Delta Appears To Walk Away From Initial 787s

Browse Engineering Books by Publisher

• Books24x7, Inc.
• Chemical Engineering
• Desktop Engineering Magazine
• Infinity Science Press
• International Society of Automation
• John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (The)
• OpenSystems Media