Industrial & Manufacturing Blog
Have you been really struggling with being able to afford your propane heating bill lately? If so, here are a few different things that you can do in order to reduce the cost of this particular bill. 1. Apply Window Film Applying window film to the windows in your home is a quick and easy way to lower your heating bill. This film can be found at pretty much any home improvement store.
28 October 2015
If you are like most people, you use bronze bearings in your industrial shop but don't think about them much until they fail. You can save yourself money and avoid delays in your shop if you keep your bearings in good shape, so use the following tips to preserve your bronze bearings. Use the Right Bearings The first thing to do is to ensure that you're using the type of bearings.
2 October 2015
Industrial & Manufacturing Blog
If you are in charge of the operations in a processing plant, you probably understand the importance of safety signage. Safety signs can help you alert employees to dangerous substances and situations, can ensure that your factory is compliant with all safety and workplace laws and can help reduce liability and prevent lawsuits. You can purchase custom signs that will work perfectly for your company's needs, but you will need to order them from the right sign company.
26 August 2015
Industrial & Manufacturing Blog
Old refrigerators usually have a lot of tin and steel in them that can be recycled. The challenge to recycling old refrigerators is making sure the dangerous chemicals like chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), mercury, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in them are removed so the refrigerator can be taken apart to collect the metal used to build them. Here is how those dangerous chemicals are removed once you drop off your old refrigerator off at a recycling center certified to dismantle and dispose of it.
28 July 2015
Industrial & Manufacturing Blog
Teaching your employees how to prevent fires or avoid increased risk can take some time, but it's entirely worth it in the long run. Adding fire prevention and suppression systems (from companies like Ace Fire Protection) to your office can further reduce the chances of a catastrophic fire claiming the premises. How you go about protecting your facility, and the information you pass on to your employees, can make all the difference when a fire does break out.
26 June 2015
Industrial & Manufacturing Blog
Efficiency in industrial production is often measured in terms of seconds. Systems are precisely time to produce a quality product in as little time as possible, and instrument calibration is essential to this process. The frequency of instrument calibration is often the key to a more profitable operation: The Challenges of Calibration In a global survey conducted in 2009, process manufacturing companies said that their biggest challenge was the amount of calibration equipment they had to carry.
28 May 2015
Industrial & Manufacturing Blog
Introduction The different types of stainless steels are delineated by their predominant structural components. Structural component refers to the physical way atoms are arranged with respect to one another. This arrangement specifies the phase present. In this article, the advantages and disadvantages of each type of stainless steel are described. When relevant, the types are compared to each other. Ferritic, austenitic, and duplex stainless steels will be described in detail.
30 April 2015
