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ANCO NEBS Vibration Testing Services
ANCO recently updated its Boulder, CO, test facilities and is continuing to provide equipment manufacturers with several vibration qualification test services (Seismic, Office Vibration,...(read more)
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Semiconductor and IC Package Testing
Semiconductor, microelectronic, and IC package testing includes testing at the wafer, die, or packaged IC level. Semiconductor and IC package testing services may provide wafer sort and packaging...(read more)
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Leadership in Jet Engine Testing at INTA
Testing next-generation jet engines is a high-stakes business. In the rarified atmosphere of this competitive market, only a handful of companies worldwide have the facilities, equipment and know-how...(read more)
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EMI Shielding With Perforated Metals
One of the most common uses for perforated metal is to enclose electrical devices to attenuate the EMI/RFI radiation they emit and to ventilate them at the same time. Many questions have been asked...(read more)
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Particle Impact Noise Detection (PIND)
Acoustic testing services include the evaluation of the condition of materials, products, and equipment; acoustic analysis of signals from analog or digital recording media or products; and...(read more)
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Case History: Thomson Adopts Protective Packaging with the SpeedyPacker® Foam-in-Bag Packaging System
Thomson, the world's leading provider of learning solutions, is dedicated to supplying educational materials in a variety of formats and academic levels. Furnishing the key elements for successful...(read more)
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FAQs For Hardness Testers
Purchasing a new Hardness Tester? Eight questions to ask your supplier ARE THE TEST FORCES VERIFIED DIRECTLY? United´s model TRU-BLUE II forces are verified automatically using a force measuring...(read more)
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Quality Control of Minidisk Polymer Topcoat Using Nano Scratch Tester and Tribometer
Within the large range of magnetic recording media presently available on the market, most utilise a thin protective coating of some kind on their read/write surfaces. In the case of magnetic hard...(read more)
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Mil-Std-202 Test Method Standard for Electronic and Electrical Component Parts
This standard establishes uniform methods for testing electronic and electrical component parts, including basic environmental tests to determine resistance to deleterious effects of natural elements...(read more)
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Rapid-prototyping resin good enough for wind-tunnel tests
A heavily filled composite stereo-lithography (SL) resin from DSM Somos, Elgin, Ill., let the Italian rapid-prototyping service bureau Provel s.r.l. test a scaled prototype of the M346 trainer...(read more)
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OEMs look to distributors for better service
Small to midsize OEMs that now source rotating-equipment products and services through multiple vendors may want to consider using a dedicated, local distributor. Sales Development and Channel...(read more)
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Products & Services 2
Modular Dispersers Are Scalable, Flexible The Ultra Turrax UTS 2000 single-stage dispersers are well suited for mixing emulsions and suspensions that require a coarse-to-medium particle size with a...(read more)
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Bioanalytical Services
Bioanalytical services perform pharmaceutical, agricultural, biological, microbial and other life-science testing and analysis activities. Bioanalytical services are a subset of companies within the...(read more)
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Bellcore Qualification Testing: Cellular Networks
ANCO Engineers provides equipment qualification services to such telecommunications industry leaders as QUALCOMM, Inc. ANCO performs vibration, seismic and rain intrusion testing of network equipment...(read more)
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EDACS Repeater Testing Using the IFR 2945B Communications Service Monitor (.pdf)
The IFR 2945B Communications Service Monitor is ideally suited to the testing of trunking repeaters. It provides an extensive array of tests, allowing verification of performance, and rapid diagnosis...(read more)
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Drop Testing and Shock Testing
Drop testing and shock testing are performed during the hardware qualification or design process. Information obtained from shock testing is used to improve the survivability of products and to verify...(read more)
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Testing VDSL Remote Customer End Service Splitters
VDSL requires service-splitters at the network end as well as the remote customer end to separate the low-frequency telephone (POTS) and high-frequency data signals. This Application Note outlines...(read more)
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Testing VDSL Network End Service Splitters
VDSL requires service-splitters at the network end as well as remote customer end to separate the low-frequency telephone (POTS) and high-frequency data signals. This Application Note outlines...(read more)
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ArvinMeritor and LMS Engineering Services Develop Accelerated Proving Ground and Rig Test Scenarios
To consistently deliver durable and safe vehicle subsystems, ArvinMeritor regularly benchmarks its durability engineering processes, methodologies and technologies against industry best practices. To...(read more)
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Operating Instructions HIgh Voltage Tester 90 - 1 F
The operating instructions enable the user to become familiar with the tester and its application possibilities and to use it as per the specifications before the first operation. They contain...(read more)
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Crash Test Dummy Manufacturer Brings EDM In-House
First Technology Safety Systems (FTSS) is the world leader in the manufacturing of crash test dummies. Over the past 40 years, FTSS and its parent companies have pioneered the industry, first...(read more)
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Impact and Benefit of Full-Discharge Battery Testing
Stationary batteries require care in two distinct areas. The first involves the need to conduct routine inspections of the system which includes collection of operational data while the battery is in...(read more)
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Dynamic Indentation Testing
At present, the majority of indentation testing is performed at room temperature and this is often sufficient for many applications. However, there is an increasing need to investigate the surface...(read more)
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Temperature Indentation Testing
At present, the majority of indentation testing is performed at room temperature and this is often sufficient for many applications. However, there is an increasing need to investigate the surface...(read more)
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Materials Characterization - Selecting Universal Testing Machines
Purchasing a piece of equipment or services is a difficult task. Selecting an electromechanical static universal testing machine (UTM) is no exception. For example, there are more than 60 UTM...(read more)
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AC193 and AC308: Questions and Answers about Testing Post-Installed Concrete and Masonry Anchors in Cracked and Uncracked Concrete
In January 2002, the American Concrete Institute (ACI) issued a new standard, ACI355.2-01, which prescribed a comprehensive testing program to ascertain design parameters for post-installed adhesive...(read more)
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A Test Lab Based Solution to Optimize 3G Networks to Maximize Revenue for Data Services Through Good End User Quality of Experience (.pdf)
While voice minutes are predicted to increase, current competitive pressure within the mobile communications market is resulting in a decrease in ARPU. If 3G is to succeed commercially, then network...(read more)
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Sensicast Calibration Certification Service
Sensicast offers NIST traceable, A2LA accredited calibration services for SensiNet Smart Sensors. If you are using RTDs, Sensicast can provide certified calibration for the external sensor and Smart...(read more)
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Functions and Services of Labthink Lab - Chromatographic Analysis Lab
Abstract: this article presents a detail introduction to the method and necessity of residue test of complex package. At the same time, it provides the functions and service items of Labthink...(read more)
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Cavitation Erosion of a Zirconium Pump Impeller in an Aqueous Hydrochloric Acid Service Environment (.pdf)
Remnants of two zirconium impellers were submitted to IMR Test Labs (a division of Ithaca Materials Research) for post-service materials analysis. Both impellers were utilized in chemical industry...(read more)
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LMS Engineering Services Performed a Modal Test Campaign on Goodrich Landing Gear for the Airbus A380
In the Super Rig at Goodrich Corporation's landing gear facility in Oakville, Ontario (Canada), LMS engineering consultants subjected a body landing gear prototype assembly for the Airbus A380 to...(read more)
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Bayer Warms Up to Cold Chain Supply
Operational Excellence & Lean Six Sigma How much product will fit inside each desired size option? Is there enough differentiation between size options? To handle domestic shipments requiring...(read more)
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Production tests aren't just for quality control
Design engineers sometimes think only about end use when the topic of product safety comes up. Big mistake: Design-for-safety must anticipate what can happen to the product during production. If...(read more)
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Dassault's 7X Receives Nod From Both EASA, FAA
Dassault's Falcon 7X business jet Friday was awarded type certification from both the European Aviation Safety Agency and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, clearing the way for the business...(read more)
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ISO Standards
ISO Standards includes any of the variety or ISO certifications such ISO 7779, ISO 9000 (1994), ISO 9001: 2000, ISO 13485, ISO 14000, ISO 17020 or ISO 17025. ISO 7779 is concerned with acoustics,...(read more)
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Functions and Services of Labthink Lab-Barrier Property Lab
With the improving of people's living standard, the demand on consumables package is constantly increasing. The earlier requirement on durability and later on beauty now turns to aspects of package...(read more)
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Applications for Color Measurement Instruments
The Lovibond® SVS with diffusing optics and a customised test disc are being used to ensure that contamination of clear plastic granules for moulding drinks bottles is below acceptable levels. The...(read more)
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Guidelines for Assembling a First Article Test Plan
First Article Test (FAT) Plans are often required when selling an end product to a branch of the armed services or other industries. If you are new to this task, it can seem a bit overwhelming. This...(read more)
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Reliability & Life Testing Handbook, Volume 1
Reliability & Life Testing Handbook, Volume 1 To remain competitive in the global marketplace, all countries must manufacture reliable products and develop reliable services that yield the...(read more)
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Analysis Spurs Coast Guard UAS Search
The U.S. Coast Guard expects this year to make a long-term decision on whether to pursue a ship-based, vertical-lift unmanned aerial system (UAS) or to go with a land-based, mid-altitude UAS to survey...(read more)
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DayJet, Embry-Riddle, FAA Team On NextGen
Very Light Jet air taxi operator DayJet Corp. last week signed a memorandum of understanding with the Federal Aviation Administration to collaborate on a project that would accelerate use of next...(read more)
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Interphex Stands Test of Time (and Economy)
By Paul Thomas, Senior Editor Budzar offers custom-built heat transfer systems specific to pharma, whether temperature control modules, low temperature chillers, biowaste systems, process skid...(read more)
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High Reliability Power Supply Testing
We empower individuals, organizations and businesses by providing unique up-to-date information. Our dedicated team of professionals strives to gather the most relevant content for our users. We...(read more)
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Automotive Fatigue Life and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of a Matrix Polymer
Many exterior components on modern automobiles are fabricated from advanced polymer and composite materials. Knowledge of the strength and durability of these raw materials is becoming increasingly...(read more)
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Preface - Pump Handbook
As this comprehensive work on pumps takes on a renewed existence in the fourth edition, it is the hope of the present editors that the original purpose of the work is still being served. When the...(read more)
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Are Your UPS System Batteries Really Ready to Load Test?
In a critical power application, stationary batteries should be properly installed, inspected, commissioned and tested before being placed into full service. Unfortunately, some installers hurry...(read more)
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A New Code of Practice for Remote Field Testing (RFT)
As world leaders in RFT (Remote Field Testing), R.T.Co. is spearheading the initiative to create codes of practice that will help improve the quality of RFT services industry-wide. A new ASTM standard...(read more)
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Fundamentals of HALT/HASS Testing
The rapid growth in many electronic sectors has required an increase in production of critical sub-systems, such as switching power supplies, DC-to- DC converters, telecommunication devices, and...(read more)
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Case Study: Test Parts That Take Real Life Pressure
Arctic Spas manufactures high quality spas engineered to perform in the world's harshest climates. The company's award-winning designs and cutting-edge technology have helped Arctic Spas become one of...(read more)
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Remote Monitoring of Wireless Sensor Networks
The client is the leading provider of wireless sensor solutions for remote monitoring. They service organizations in different industries such as manufacturing, laboratories, hospitals, and...(read more)
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Boom in Broadband Boosts Advanced Compliance Solutions Testing 60 Percent -- ACS Expands Staff, Adds New Building
"We help broadband internet hardware companies such as Scientific Atlanta (a Cisco company), Arris Group, Wave 7 Optics, and Intel ensure their broadband products are compliant for the market in which...(read more)
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Selection and Operation of RF Power Amplifiers for EMC Testing Applications (.pdf)
In today's ultra-competitive business environment time to market is critical! Whether your company maintains it's own EMC laboratory or you choose to utilize the services of a commercial test...(read more)
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The Joint Strike Fighter: A plane for all reasons
The X-35 JSF will be a supersonic bomber, a stealthy fighter, and a short-take-off, vertically landing warplane flown by U.S. Navy, Air Force, and Marine pilots, as well as the British armed forces....(read more)
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Advanced Chinese Space Technology Initiative Off To Disastrous Start
The catastrophic breakdown of China's new Sinosat 2 direct broadcast satellite is the worst spacecraft failure in the history of the Chinese space program and a major setback to China's development of...(read more)
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Company News 9/25/08
a provider of clean-air solutions, is now a U.S. Green Building Council member. , an environmental testing lab located in College Point, N.Y., has developed an air-blast chamber. The chamber is used...(read more)
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ABL Kept Alive Under Contentious HASC Mark-Up
House Armed Services Strategic Forces subcommittee chair Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.) fended off challenges to her fiscal 2008 defense authorization markup late May 9, although she agreed with...(read more)
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Delayed 757 Conversion Close
The four-year pursuit by Precision Conversions of a supplemental type certificate for a passenger-to-freighter modification of Boeing 757-200 aircraft is coming to a conclusion on a positive note a...(read more)
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Metrigraphics Article in Today's Medical Developments
Invisible Parts By Elizabeth Modic, Senior Editor It sure is tough to promote your business when 95% of your customers won't let you talk about the work you do for them - mainly out of fear that...(read more)
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Minimizing Risk in Sterilization Validation
By Bill Swichtenberg, Senior Editor Sterility testing is an essential part of every sterilization validation, to rule out the presence of particulate, bacterial and fungal contamination. Personnel...(read more)
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ADS-B Enters U.S. Air Traffic Management Arena
The FAA is about to enter a critical phase in its transition to satellite-based airspace management, with the debut of a system that will for the first time allow controllers to separate traffic at...(read more)
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AESA Radars Are A Highlight of Aero-India
Active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar technology is a requirement for India’s Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) competition, the biggest in the world. Consequently, a lot of...(read more)
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Chiron's Curse
Operational Excellence & Lean Six Sigma Production and process controls were not validated; in some cases, in-house specifications for endotoxin and bioburden levels were not met SOP for...(read more)
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Break it on purpose
Highly Accelerated Life Testing during design can make products last longer and reduce service headaches. A unit clamped to the vibration table ready for testing is visible through the open door of...(read more)
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ALPA to Unveil New Runway Safety Web Site
CURBING INCURSIONS As traffic grows at airports around the world, so does concern for increased risk of runway incursions. To help promote safe runway operations, the Air Line Pilots Assn. (ALPA)--in...(read more)
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Debate in Washington About Real Cost of JSF
A total production rate several times higher than that of recent fighters and a modern design and manufacturing line mean the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) will offer more capability for less money than...(read more)
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RedEye Customer Realizes There Is More To Services Than Just Prototypes
Wair Products manufactures custom valves for a variety of fluids from its Bloomington, Minn. headquarters. The company designed a test fixture that clamps to a liquid oxygen economizer valve and...(read more)
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777-200LR Gives Boeing Longest-Range Jet
FAR REACHING As Boeing adds the 777-200 Longer Range (LR), the world's longest-range aircraft, to its big twin-engine jet family, the airplane's capacity to carry cargo is as likely to determine its...(read more)
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777F Conversion Launch Tied To Demand
Boeing has revealed initial details of ongoing studies into freighter conversion programs for the 777-200 and -200ER, but cautions that the potential launch will be driven by market demand....(read more)
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Aircraft Requirements For AFSOC To Go Up
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. - U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command officials here say their requirement for CV-22 Ospreys could increase well into the 70s, and the need for more C-130s for transport...(read more)
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Efforts Are Underway to Arm Small UAVs
The armed unmanned aerial vehicle has rapidly come of age. Since the first launch of a Hellfire missile from a Predator drone in November 2001, the combination has gone from strength to strength,...(read more)
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Dutch Unveil High-Tech Soldier System
New integrated soldier system enters Dutch service in 2009 Printed headline: Future Fighter The Netherlands plans to start fielding the first version of its future Dismounted Soldier System by early...(read more)
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Floating Command
The littoral waters of the Adriatic witnessed a major naval confrontation in October. For several days, two forces maneuvered at close quarters in the narrow sea, assessing each other's intentions,...(read more)
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Products & Services
MPE Group USA, Jongia Div. Nonchemical Sterilization Process for Nonwovens E-Beam offers a non-chemical process for the bioreduction and sterilization of nonwovens, permitting manufacturers and...(read more)
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Predicting Maximum Field Service Temperatures From Solar Reflectance Measurements of Vinyl
A number of vinyl building product manufacturers are familiar with The Standard Test Method for Predicting Heat Buildup in PVC Building Products according to ASTM D 4803 which utilizes an insulated...(read more)
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Predicting Maximum Field Service Temperatures From Solar Reflectance Measurements of Vinyl
A number of vinyl building product manufacturers are familiar with The Standard Test Method for Predicting Heat Buildup in PVC Building Products according to ASTM D 4803 which utilizes an insulated...(read more)
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Careers 3/05/2009
Though it may sound stunningly obvious, a group of University of South Carolina researchers have concluded that hiring better employees gives better results, at least when it comes to selling....(read more)
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UE Training Services: We Set the Standards
UE Training Systems offers comprehensive32-hour instructional ultrasound trainingprograms for Level I, II and III for Airborne Ultrasound Inspection. In fact, our Qualification, Training and...(read more)
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Verification of Electrical Safety Testers- A Better Approach (.pdf)
This application note describes the functionality of electrical safety testers, and discusses requirements to verify their performance along with an improved method of verifying many of these devices....(read more)
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Mobile System Brings Calibration Services to the User
Sypris Test & Measurement Calibration has launched a mobile system to bring calibration equipment and personnel to the user. The third-party mobile calibration provider names Eaton, AT&T, ITT...(read more)
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TASK™ America - Testimonial (.pdf)
Midwesco Filter offers this testimonial for your consideration as it relates to TASK America- HEC Cleaning Service. TASK America is another Albarrie innovation shared with Midwesco Filter. "In...(read more)
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Articles
From the Editor: Get Off the Bench and Into the Game Support from senior executives will advance your career—but you’ll have to reinterpret the language of cost accounting for them, using...(read more)
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Articles
From the Editor: Get Off the Bench and Into the Game Support from senior executives will advance your career—but you’ll have to reinterpret the language of cost accounting for them, using...(read more)
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Disposable Processing Equipment Update
Disposable process equipment, once a tiny niche market, has seen dramatic growth in the past few years, as drug manufacturers adopt single-use systems to reduce cleaning, sterilization and their...(read more)
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Making PHY Measurements On Mobile WiMAX Devices
Growth of personal broadband services is inevitable, given a seemingly insatiable consumer appetite for high-speed data, instant communications, and instant video. The urgency of having these services...(read more)
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Pharmaceutical: 550TOC Analyzer Meets USP <643> and EP 2.2.44
The United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) <643> and the European Pharmacopoeia (EP) 2.2.44 require that TOC analyzers, used to measure Water for Injection, Purified Water and Highly Purified Water (EP...(read more)
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Case Study: Valve Maker Finds Rapid Manufacturing Trims Waste, Design Time
Wair Products (Bloomington, MN) had a hot product in development, but supplier lead times were slowing the testing process. The company manufactures a liquid oxygen economizer valve, a valve that...(read more)
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Articles
The Needle Gets Another Shot Manufacturers are ramping up liquid and lyophilization capabilities and adding specialized services. What's New on Our Weblog A recap of ISPE Orlando; pricing controls and...(read more)
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Articles
The Needle Gets Another Shot Manufacturers are ramping up liquid and lyophilization capabilities and adding specialized services. What's New on Our Weblog A recap of ISPE Orlando; pricing controls and...(read more)
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Green Technology: Jets Gear up to Fly Greener
Pratt & Whitney's geared turbofan program is set to take to the skies with innovations ranging from reduction gearing to low-emission combustion cycles. Living in an airport flight path? Your...(read more)
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Green Technology: Jets Gear up to Fly Greener
Pratt & Whitney's geared turbofan program is set to take to the skies with innovations ranging from reduction gearing to low-emission combustion cycles. Living in an airport flight path? Your...(read more)
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Green Technology: Jets Gear up to Fly Greener
Pratt & Whitney's geared turbofan program is set to take to the skies with innovations ranging from reduction gearing to low-emission combustion cycles. Living in an airport flight path? Your...(read more)
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Consistent Traceability of PCBs Guaranteed with Data Matrix Symbols
At Zollner Elektronik AG, printed circuit boards (PCBs) are tested so that only faultless products reach the customer. In order to cope with the minimal space in the test adapters as well as the...(read more)
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Physical and Thermal Properties
Materials and products can be characterized by physical and thermal properties. Physical properties include burst strength, cut and puncture resistance, life cycle and durability, pneumatics and...(read more)
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A Better Approach to Vendor Audits
This quick, one-time registration gives you access to members-only site benefits. By James Cummings, president, Total Systems Design, Inc. A number of industrial sectors have solved the problem of...(read more)
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Measuring Antioxidant Inhibitor in Transformer Oils
Monitoring the degradation of the antioxidant in transformer insulating oil can result in substantial savings by extending the service life of the oil and by slowing down the transformer aging...(read more)
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Managing Automation Project Risk
By Bill Robertson, P.E., PMP, St. Project Manager, Emerson Process Management This benefit was validated by the Construction Industry Institute (CII) in a 1998 report, “Reforming Owner,...(read more)
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Avaya/Quintum Remote Office Survivability AppNote
These Application Notes describe the procedure for configuring the Quintum Tenor AS VoIP MultiPath Switch as a back-to-back user agent (B2BUA) in support of SIP endpoints and local survivability with...(read more)
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Articles
Process Development and Manufacturing Need To Be One Team Justin Neway, CSO of Aegis Analytical discusses pharmaceutical process development, QbD, and manufacturing. Therapeutic Dose: Extending QbD to...(read more)
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Bearing up under 300 tons
Spinodal bronze alloys help ensure lubricantstarved bearings keep mining equipment rolling under extreme loads and in corrosive environments. To solve a recurring problem with steel-sleeve bushings on...(read more)
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Peter Pande on Six Sigma Success: Don't Get Mired in the Details
By Agnes Shanley, Editor in Chief – Can it be applied to R&D? – Yes definitely, but you would need to adjust your definition, and apply it differently to different aspects of R&D....(read more)
