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Advanced MIM electronic materials and processing
Don Rosato EngineeringWithin the field of advanced metal injection molding (MIM) technology, aluminum MIM thermal management for electronics is a major focus for materials and process development. Even the best-designed most dependable electronic device can fail if it overheats. Electronic component suppliers estimate that device failure rate doubles for every 10 degrees C rise in junction temperature. Thus, if the waste heat generated inside an electronic device package is not removed, the reliability of the device is severely compromised.
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6 questions entrepreneurs need to ask when choosing a manufacturer
Alan Kelsky ManufacturingCongratulations, your success as an entrepreneur is on track, and the product you invented is ready to go into production. But you don't know any people in manufacturing and know of others who have reached this stage, only to find they could not find the right manufacturer for a long time — often for a year or more.
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The future is now: 3-D printers are poised to disrupt the economy
Ronnie Richard ManufacturingIt's Monday morning. Your alarm goes off, and you slowly spill out of bed. You shuffle along to the kitchen and pour a fresh cup of coffee in your favorite mug — all set to start a new work week. But as you reach for some sweetener to add in, your arm knocks the mug off the counter, shattering it on the floor. How do you replace it?
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Making an integrated heating and cooling strategy work
Andrew Gaved Facilities & GroundsWe have talked here before of how the European Union's heating and cooling strategy — currently out for consultation — could be a driver for bringing the respective industries closer together for the common good of energy reduction. Now, the European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE), which represents the heating, cooling and refrigeration industry in Europe, has published a series of recommendations for how it believes the strategy can be made even more effective.
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Metal injection molding technical marketing basics
Don Rosato EngineeringMetal injection molding (MIM) offers a manufacturing capability for producing complex shapes in large quantities. The process utilizes fine metal powders typically less than 20 micrometers in diameter, which are custom formulated with a binder made of various thermoplastics, waxes and other materials, converted into a feedstock that is granulated and then fed into multiple cavities of a conventional metal injection molding machine.
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You deserve a union ... if you fail to give employees these 6 things
D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe expression "nature abhors a vacuum" applies to the workplace. If employers do not recognize and meet certain basic employee needs, employee morale will suffer and they will become vulnerable to the sales pitches of a union.
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Changing medical simulation with 3-D printing
David Escobar Medical & Allied HealthcareThe 3-D printing movement has been featured in countless articles and media describing the changes it will bring to manufacturing, technology and the world. But what can we expect to see in the medical simulation community? Currently, the majority of medical simulation training devices are manufactured with traditional methods that meet the general objective of training healthcare providers. Yet this current simulation equipment lacks realism, which is needed when training future and current healthcare workers.
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Cleaning up our act on indoor air quality
Andrew Gaved ManufacturingAlmost overnight, air quality has become a big issue in the U.K. Whether it is the government being "sued" by environmental law group Client Earth for again missing its air-quality targets, or the prime minister being forced to defend his government's record on pollution in Parliament, or even Greenpeace activists scaling the landmark Nelson's Column to dramatically draw attention to the issues — air quality seems to be everywhere.
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Barrier packaging applications to watch
Don Rosato EngineeringBarrier developments in food packaging are expected to greatly help reduce food waste to better feed a growing world population. Approximately 1.3 billion tons or one-third of the food produced around the world is lost or wasted on its way from the farm to the fork. In industrialized countries, 210 to 255 pounds of food still fit for consumption per person is simply thrown away each year.
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Barrier packaging: Novel material and process solutions
Don Rosato EngineeringWith new plastic barrier materials, let's start by taking a look at layered barrier film material comparisons. Depending on product sensitivity, it is vital to provide food packaging protection with proper barrier components to ensure product shelf life.
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