Case Study

A leading manufacturer of A.S.M.E & standard tank heads, hot-formed tank heads, cones, manways and rolled shells, needed a way to wrap heavy, odd-shaped loads while the pallet remains on the forklift. Varying in size and material, tank heads...

SCHOTT unique material handling inspection with the OnRobot RG2-FT Gripper. Even back then, Otto Schott was considered a pioneer in the science of glass, and SCHOTT AG, the company he founded, continues to break new technological ground today. In the...

You will find it everywhere: In the piping used in the oil and gas industry, in components for shipbuilding, in the production equipment used in the foodstuffs and pharmaceuticals industries, in banister rails or on the facades of buildings....

Developed as an open-standard wireless networking technology, WirelessHART process field devices are most often powered by batteries.   However, with hundreds – even thousands – of these devices at a single plant site, the cost and resources to replace batteries...

Challenges and Successes Going From Shirt printing to Custom Metal Home Decor In 2008, Tance Hughes – a senior in high school at the time – began Southern Designs in Vidalia, LA with a small screen printing press purchased by...

For manufacturers, maximizing production speed while maintaining high part quality is critical for success. Jigs and fixtures are used to make manufacturing and assembly processes simpler and more reliable, reducing cycle times and improving worker safety. In this white...

In the late 1950s, Harvey Asmus introduced a new way to farm. Chemical weed control was not a foreign concept, but it certainly wasn’t adopted by the masses who still believed in cultivating the way it was done for...

Acceleration of design and related processes through integrative systems exemplified by piping design and manufacturing with Solid Edge and Smap3D Plant Design. With a stunning implementation; topped off with a big dose of euphoria. Krones AG is in high demand...

Silence… The sound no manufacturing general manager wants to hear. When a power transformer that supplies a plant goes bust, everything comes to a grinding halt. At such times the only thing audible is the sound of net profit...

Removing wipes, rags, plastics, hair and other stringy material at the headworks of a WWTP is very important. A traditional ¼” (6.0mm) screen will remove some of this material but as any operator knows a lot will still pass...