In the modern industrial age, pumps have become ever present in our daily lives. From the simple and mundane task of filling your car with gas, to the crucial task of dialysis for people suffering from kidney failure, pumps are essential to the modern lifestyle. As there are many different applications that pumps are used [...]
It’s getting close to summer, the weather is getting warmer, and who doesn’t love a good pub lunch to break up the monotony of the daily grind? Great weather and a new brewpub that just opened up near my office, was screaming mid-day getaway. I wouldn’t label myself as a craft beer connoisseur, but I do enjoy tasting [...]
Establishing and maintaining a sound chemical safety policy not only saves human lives and protects the environment but also avoids fines and penalties. Any activity involving chemicals must be done in a manner that complies with predetermined and approved procedures that ensure the protection of company personnel, the environment and the community. Chemical safety rules [...]
Control valves must be selected for their intended application, and advantages must be weighed against limitations to ensure that the correct valve is selected. Different valve types are suited to perform different duties while valve characteristics, including fluid flow, shut off, and noise, can be manipulated by choosing specific valve components. When installing a control [...]
Actually it is thousands of years old, depending on how you define it. “Blended learning” was all the rage in articles, research, and a buzz phrase for marketing materials in the last decade mainly driven by the technology advances in the delivery of online media. Unfortunately, many people in both the corporate and educational worlds [...]
Technology Transfer Services, was selected from hundreds of applicants for the Bersin by Deloitte WhatWorks Award for a specialized, blended online learning experience called ODESIE (Online Dynamic Enterprise Solution for Industry Excellence), incorporating videos, social media, serious games, and a basic virtual industrial plant to explore. ODESIE incorporates constant feedback and reinforcement using mixed media. [...]
As if coming up with original content for your eLearning courses is not enough, it’s good to keep in mind the necessity of delivering the content in a way that will entice and engage the learner. Many eLearning developers or designers face this problem. Creating online courses that keep the learner intrigued and wanting more [...]
This article describes a common detection problems encountered in automated material handling equipment that are easily solvable. How many times have technicians replaced a supposedly defective photoeye only to discover that the replacement did not fix the problem? All too often, the standard practice in many maintenance organizations is to crank up the gain on [...]
Maintenance shops around the world operate day in and day out, fighting the never ending battle with Operations for equipment control. When the equipment is available, how much of that time is used for maintenance? How much is wasted on a lack of pre-planning? While this war seems unending, sound practices can be implemented to [...]
Industrial hygiene is a topic which may initially seem foreign to many individuals. Certainly the words, when spoken individually, are common place in our daily lives. Put together though, industrial hygiene is not a phrase that many in the industrial community, and even less so in the general public, would recognize. As it turns out [...]
