Containing hydrogen
sulfide, sour crude oil is a sulfurous mixture that corrodes the iron in the
carbon steel pipe that extracts the oil. ARC Specialties Inc., a custom automated and robotic equipment manufacturer in
Houston, has developed the KLADARC TriPulse hot-wire gas tungsten arc welding cladding machine, which controls this corrosion.
The ceiling of a vehicle
has become an information hub, containing everything from DVD players and
televisions to navigation and communications devices.This reality has been a challenge for Covert Manufacturing, which builds
machines and fixtures to assemble headliners for the automotive, heavy truck
and aircraft industries. Covert‘s customers require the machines to have precise controls and sensors in
the assembly fixture, without increasing the size of the control panel.
Finding comprehensive
enterprise software that both handles manufacturing while offering strong
functionality for field service and construction has been a real challenge for
the Holland Co., a Crete, IL-based provider of rail equipment and services for
the rail industry.
Ares I-X was the first stage prototype and
design concept demonstrator in the Ares I program. During construction of the
Ares I-X launch vehicle, USA rocket engineers needed to get three 2,400-pound
rocket-sized parachutes to the top section of the Ares I-X’s booster rocket.
Current success has JJS
Electronics Ltd. looking to the future. The UK-based electronics manufacturing
services company has decided it’s time to accommodate recent growth with a
print platform that is configurable and adaptable.
Niko makes more than 5,000 different products
that are marketed worldwide. A recent challenge for the company has been to create an electrical enclosure
that can be mounted to the surface of a plaster wall.
Trane sought an alternative to spot-welding and
painting commercial-size air handlers at its Cullen, LA, facility. This approach often resulted in inconsistent joints and appearance.
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