Wire EDM FAQs

Wire electrical discharge machining is a method of cutting conductive materials with a traveling wire that separates material in a controlled manner. The wire used is electrically charged and actually arcs with the part to be cut.

Construction Fasteners

Construction fasteners are those that are used in the construction business. These fasteners include thousands of variety of screws, nuts, bolts, pins, and hinges. Construction fasteners can be custom made and are also available in the retail as well as wholesale market. Traditionally, fasteners that are used for construction purposes are heavy and sturdy compared to deck fasteners or normal screws and bolts.

Robotic Welding Comes of Age

Robotic welding has come of age in the past few years. In advances in computer technology and robotics, simple, repetitive tasks in manufacturing are often performed by robotic welding devices, with a resulting savings in labor and an improvement in safety, since there is less human interaction and less chance for human error.

Conducting Risk Assessments for Hazardous Substances

To manage Hazardous Substances a requirement is to conduct Risk Assessments for each of the hazardous substances. The process required to ensure that all risks identified with using a substance is controlled under the Queensland Workplace Health and Safety Regulations is described below.

Basics of Plastic Film Process

The process of producing plastic film by extruding molten resin into continuous tube is extremely simple. The elements of the process include plastic pellets (resin) which feed through the hopper into an opening on the back of an extruder. Here, heat and friction from the screw and barrel inside of the extruder convert the pellets to a melt which are forced through an annular, or ring-shaped, die to form a tube.

What Are Gerber Files For Printed Circuit Boards-And Who Needs Them?

This article tells what a gerber file is and what it is used for in the electronic manufacturing industry.

Three Steps To Spending Less Money On A Better Overhead-Gantry-Or Jib Crane

Learn how to correctly size a overhead crane without falling for a biased sales pitch. Find the best places to get non-biased competitive bids.

The Benefits Of Using Batch Inclusion Bags To Help The Environment

Why not use batch inclusion film or bags to help the environmental?

HVAC Maintenance

Does maintaing your HVAC system pay off in the long run? What benefits and saving will you see from a quality preventive maintenance program?

Corona Surface Treatment Allows For Effective Printing On Plastic Film And Substrates

With corona treating, the goal is to increase the materials surface energy to provide wet ability and adhesion. But, treating a plastic film or substrate can be ineffective when the system is not properly run and maintained. So you must be aware of how to effectively process the various materials or substrates.

Non-Woven Textile Market - An Introduction

Non-wovens are defined as flat structured fabrics, such as sheets or webs, not made by weaving but by bonding and entangling fibers by means of mechanical, thermal or chemical processes. The major non-woven technologies now available, are needle-punching, thermal-bonding, air laid, spun-bonding, melt blowing and spun lacing/ hydro-entanglement.

Fine Bubble Diffusers and Flow Boosters Explained

What fine bubble diffusers and flow boosters are; their function, all explained here.

Concrete Ingredients: Cement & Mineral Admixtures

Dr. Ebow Coleman, PE - owner of C3S, Inc. an international civil / materials engineering consulting firm based in Houston, Texas. This article is an explanation of the main ingredients of concrete.

Installation Steps Of PTFE Packing And Braided Packing

Before fixing new packing, the used packing should be removed completely with special tools, and the box of packing should be mopped clean. Observe carefully to see if there is any part within the box of being off-centre. In case of failure to be up to the required standard, the box should be repaired or replaced.

Benefits Of Construction Banner Exchanges

Joining just any banner exchange can be a BIG mistake! Would you want your Construction related site displayed onto Beckie's Beauty site or how about John's playmate site? Neither would benefit you at all! Drive traffic to your Construction/Services web page, from the right sources.