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Remanufacturing offers big benefits to UK cooling industry
Andrew Gaved ManufacturingThe European refrigeration industry in recent years has made good progress in improving its environmental credentials. The rapid uptake by major supermarkets of carbon dioxide refrigeration systems is an obvious example. The increasing use of heat recovery and energy-efficient control protocols, as well as a more systematic approach to leak reduction have also had a beneficial effect on the industry's carbon footprint.
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MES helps manufacturers get great quality every time
Alan Kelsky ManufacturingWouldn't it be nice if the project manager of a newly redesigned product that is a best seller of the company could push a few buttons and find out a wealth of information about the product? Unfortunately, the system in many plants today for getting this information has the project manager walk all over the factory to find out the answers to these questions.
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Innovative medical plastic applications breaking into new areas
Don Rosato EngineeringThe U.S. market for the medical sector is the largest and most sophisticated in the world. As a rule of thumb, the U.S. medical device market and most of its segments represent about half of the world market (the European market representing 25 percent).
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When it comes to creating connected devices, keep it simple
Ryan Clark Science & TechnologyCompanies marketing connected devices to consumers should remember one point: the less complicated the better. Consumers gravitate toward the simple and convenient, as well as products that ensure privacy and security. Connected devices that can provide these attributes, while also presenting the connectivity promised by the Internet of Things will prove invaluable to consumers and profitable to tech companies.
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3-D printing outpaces the FDA
Alan Kelsky ManufacturingThe watchdog in the United States for medical devices is the esteemed government agency known as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA, however, is flummoxed about how to handle 3-D printing of medical devices. It's not that the FDA has lost its smarts, it's just that the 3-D printing technology has spread so quickly, they are behind the curve.
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Why be efficient and productive in a maintenance organization?
Denny Hydrick Facilities & GroundsWhen your team is manufacturing widgets, it is a must to be efficient and productive, isn't it? The more widgets we make, the more sales are up. The more sales are up, the more the company makes. The more the company makes, then better the chances of long-term employment for you.
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Medical plastic material and process innovations to watch
Don Rosato EngineeringPlastic products designed for applications in medical technology have to meet a number of special criteria. Typically, excellent mechanical properties are required, even in components with small dimensions and wall thicknesses.
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What 2 industry leaders see in 2015 for manufacturing
Alan Kelsky ManufacturingWhenever a new calendar year begins, industries and businesses like to reflect on the past year as well as look ahead at what's on the horizon. Since it's that time of year, let's take a look at what two manufacturing gurus have predicted about the industry's trends in 2015 that will create a stir in the sector.
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Policing the regulations: Cooling industry questions enforcement
Andrew Gaved ManufacturingLaws designed with the fine motives of reducing emissions, reducing energy, etc., are all well and good, but if nothing is done to police them, then they will fall short of their aims. In the U.K., certainly, there is a feeling from within the cooling industry that the regulators must make an example of those who willfully flout the law on matters such as F-Gas.
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Local Motors to produce 1st 3-D-printed automobile fleet
Ryan Clark Transportation Technology & AutomotiveThe auto industry is set to experience another ripple of change as tech company Local Motors recently announced its plans to open a microfactory in the Washington, D.C., area to design, produce and sell the world's first 3-D-printed automobile fleet. In an industry just learning to accommodate Tesla, Local Motors seems ready and willing to push even more buttons.
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