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Virtual Aluminum Castings: An Industrial Application of ICME
The automotive product design and manufacturing community is continually besieged by Herculean engineering, timing, and cost challenges. Nowhere is this more evident than in the development of designs and manufacturing processes for cast aluminum engine blocks and cylinder heads. Increasing engine performance requirements coupled with stringent weight and packaging constraints...
Tags: durability, Ford Motor Co., Manufacturing, modeling, PRODUCTIVITY, tool
Research articles 2006-11-01
Pratt & Whitney Canada's PW980A APU Receives Transport Canada Type Certification
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC), a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company, has received Transport Canada type certification for its new PW980A auxiliary power unit APU. The PW980A will provide power for main engine starting, environmental control and electrical systems on the Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial passenger...
Tags: Airbus S.A.S., certification, durability, Manufacturing, Quality, United Technologies Corp.
Research articles 2006-06-08
Computer program can determine your house's expiration date
DOESN'T it always seem that as soon as you get one thing fixed in your house, something else falls apart? Order a new toilet because the plumber says they just don't make those parts anymore, then find out the tile floor underneath is shot. Replace a stove,...
Tags: computer, durability, homeowner, Manufacturing, NIST, PRODUCTIVITY
Research articles 2003-10-18
Electric Bus Meets Federal Testing Requirements for First Time, As Market for Electric and Hybrid-Electric Buses Surges
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 14, 1999-- An electric bus has for the first time ever completed a rigorous testing program that is required for buses purchases with federal funds. The 22-foot shuttle bus that was tested was manufactured by Advanced Vehicle Systems, Inc. AVS of Chattanooga, Tenn. for the Chattanooga...
Tags: AVS, Business Wire, durability, Engineering, hybrid, Manufacturing, MARKETING
Research articles 1999-09-15
GM: GM to offer composite pickup truck box >T.
M2 PRESSWIRE-6 August 1999-GM: GM to offer composite pickup truck box C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:050899 * Technology increases durability where customers need it most Traverse City, Mich. -- General Motors announced today that it will offer a pickup...
Tags: durability, General Motors Corp., Manufacturing, pickup
Research articles 1999-08-06
Exclusive ARP Plus Surface Gives Nevamar High Pressure Laminates Superior Wear Resistance
ODENTON, Md.--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 20, 1998--Nevamar has developed Armored ProtectionTM Plus Surface (ARPTM Plus) to create high pressure laminates with superior durability, abrasion and scratch resistance properties. The application of this proprietary process results in significantly better wear value than the NEMA standard for laminates, as well as...
Tags: aluminum, Branding, Business Wire, durability, International Paper Co., Manufacturing, MARKETING, Maryland, particle
Research articles 1998-02-20
PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURING - Metal or composite tooling?
The relative importance of durability and lead times for individual companies may determine whether they opt for metallic or composite tooling. Two US companies, Boeing Commercial Airplane Co of Renton, Washington, and Rohr Industries Inc of Riverside, California, seem to have come to different conclusions...
Tags: Boeing Co., durability, manufacturing, PRODUCTIVITY, tool
Research articles 1992-02-01
Seal Durability in Insulating Glass Units: Summary of Technical Issues and Recommendations to the Department of Energy
The content of this report is based on discussions with 13 experts in the field of IGU seal durability and performance. The principal degradation mechanisms of seal failures are loss of adhesion between the sealant material and the glass or spacer or rapid permeation of gases through the sealant material...
Tags: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Durability, Department Of Energy, Manufacturing
White papers 2000-12-04

Additional Resources

Durability is Excel's signature - Excel Manufacturing makes balers
Tom and Tim DeVivo were among the earliest customers of Excel Manufacturing, and the brothers have only become bigger fans since purchasing one of the company's high-volume Signature series balers. The duo, principals of Willimantic Waste Paper Co. Inc., Willimantic, Conn., praise the reliability, durability and flexibility of Excel's...
Tags: Excel Manufacturing Inc.
Research articles 2003-02-01
Eco-ProTekt[TM] Cementitious Trowel Overlay Floor Coating System.(Profiles In Food Manufacturing)
Tennant Company 701 N. Lilac Drive * Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440-1452 * 800-553-8033 www.tennantco.com Tennant Company's Eco-ProTekt[TM]M Cementitious Trowel Overlay System combines superior durability and chemical resistance to c ...
Tags: food
Research articles 2006-03-01
Eco-ProTekt[TM] Cementitious Trowel Overlay floor coating system.(SOLUTIONS IN FOOD MANUFACTURING)(Advertisement)
Tennant Company's Eco-ProTekt[TM] Cementitious Trowel Overlay System combines superior durability and chemical resistance to create a coating solution for the food and beverage industry's unique maintenance needs. Formulated for extreme thermal sta Tennant Company's Eco-ProTekt[TM] Cementitious Trowel Overlay System combines superior durability and...
Tags: advertisement, food
Research articles 2005-07-01
Toyota Tests and Rejects Lithium-Ion Batteries for the Prius
John Petersen submits:Over the last couple of years, the mainstream media has been awash in reports of how automakers are lining up to build fleets of PHEVs and EVs using lithium-ion batteries as a principal power source. I've consistently argued that investing in objectively expensive lithium-ion battery company shares on...
Tags: Japan, Transport, John Petersen, Toyota Motor Corp.
External links 2009-09-14
Pushbutton switches designed for safety.(Electromechanical/Mechanical Devices)
Designed to meet the demanding performance, durability and safety requirements of most manufacturing applications, the Allen-Bradley[R] Bulletin 800F pushbutton line from Rockwell Automation, the 800F line, offers one-person mounting for streamlined Designed to meet the demanding performance, durability and safety requirements of most manufacturing...
Tags: Rockwell Automation Inc.
Research articles 2004-06-01
Nordson Corp.(Product Update)(Brief Article)
VersaBlue 50 adhesive melters from Nordson Corp. deliver enhanced flexibility, durability and performance to high volume, high-speed packaging operations. Variable speed AC motors and multiple pump selections are available to meet manufacturing ... VersaBlue 50 adhesive melters from Nordson Corp. deliver enhanced flexibility,...
Research articles 2004-03-13
DTN News: U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $100 Million To Produce M2 Flex Machine Guns
DTN News: U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $100 Million To Produce M2 Flex Machine Guns*Source: DTN News / General DynamicsNSI News Source Info CHARLOTTE, N.C. - August 28, 2009: The U.S. Army TACOM-Rock Island, Ill., has awarded General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products a four-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity IDIQ...
Tags: U.S. Army, General Dynamics Corp., machine gun
News items 2009-08-27
Whirlpool Q2 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions We'll take our first question from Michael Rehaut, J.P. Morgan. Michael Rehaut - J.P. Morgan Hi, good morning. A couple of questions. First, just focusing on the share trends for the quarter, were those within the expectations that you had going into the quarter and...
Tags: Whirlpool Corp.
Earnings calls 2007-07-20
Verbatim 1-16x DVD+R Media Sets the Standard for Reliability, Durability at High Speeds; Used by Leading Manufacturers to Test Compatibility, Tune Burners
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- VerbatimR Corporation, a core member of the DVD+RW Alliance, today announced plans to release 1-16X speed DVD+R media. With the ability to record at about 21 MB/sec, the discs will store 4.7GB of video, photos, music or data files in about five minutes. Verbatim is working closely...
Tags: DVD+R, media
Research articles 2004-07-19
ExxonMobil Boosts Performance of Mobilith SHC Series of Synthetic Greases; Companies in Energy, General Manufacturing, Processing and Primary Metals Industries Can Benefit from New Mobilith SHC Synthetic Greases
FAIRFAX, Va. -- To help industrial maintenance managers enhance the durability of their company's equipment, ExxonMobil today announced that it has upgraded its entire line of Mobilith SHCR greases, a family of high-performance synthetic greases that are designed to extend the life of bearings.
Tags: benefit, Exxon Mobil Corp., performance
Research articles 2006-07-06
ExxonMobil Chemical Company Announces Manufacturing Facility for New Specialty Compounds for Tires
HOUSTON -- ExxonMobil Chemical Company today announced it will begin construction of a facility to manufacture new specialty elastomer compounds that can improve the durability of tires, make them lighter weight by using less raw material and significantly reduce fuel consumption. Start-up of the plant is expected in early 2008...
Tags: Exxon Mobil Corp.
Research articles 2007-06-19
Recycled bottles find new life as shoe fabrics. (Starensier Inc., Martin Color-Fi Inc. produce plastic fabrics)
Martin Color-Fi Inc. and Starensier Inc. manufacture the NatureTex 100 fabric from recycled materials. Eight 2-liter plastic bottles are used in each yard of the polyester fabric. First-run orders for the environmentally conscious fibers used about 1.5 million recycled plastic bottles that would have otherwise cluttered landfills. Several shoe manufacturing...
Tags: Starensier Inc.
Research articles 1994-08-08
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