One job that took two weeks due to reworks now done in two days, the result of Tenaxol polymer quenchant with anti-foaming agent and greater concentration consistency  TJ and Jacob Dolhun are not easily impressed.  Despite their relatively young ages, 40 and 32 respectively, they have both worked in the family’s dual heat treating businesses [...]

For a video demonstration, please click here: http://youtu.be/2I4w3GAlE9s SURFOX electro-cleaning system replaces hazardous pickling pastes Windsor CT, September 1st 2011 – WALTER SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES is pleased to announce the arrival of new components to the SURFOX weld electro-cleaning system. This latest innovation from the company underscores Walter’s commitment to “Making Green Work”. The new Surfox [...]

Aging switchgear at Abbott Laboratories’ nutritional supplement packaging plant in Casa Grande, AZ, was causing unplanned downtime, thanks to 70 aging and poorly designed Sylvania SSPB draw-out circuit breakers. The problem had grown so bad that engineers dreaded the quarterly rotation of their eight substations because they would have to manually reset each breaker, adding [...]

The Challenge The desire to get home safely dwells in the back of the mind of every soldier. The battlefield provides enough mortal dangers without the soldier having to wonder whether or not the weapon they carry could injure or kill them at any moment. A single flaw in the design or fabrication of man-held [...]

A word to the wise – don’t rely on using wind power transformers By Mike Dickinson, Pacific Crest Transformers It is often argued that “there is nothing new under the sun,” but when it comes to solar power inverter step-up transformers, something new is required – a new design approach. Large scale wind farms are [...]

Laser cladding allows efficient repair of worn cylinder bores Laser cladding is a well-proven technology for repairing or optimising engine parts – because of its reliable reproducibility, marginal thermal component stress and low cost of mechanical reworking to final size, which have made it indispensable. Now iClad® is available for the cladding of internal contours [...]