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Amazon’s Drone Delivery Plan Brings Up New Logistical Issues
If there is one thing Amazon wants more than anything, it is to get delivery drones into the air. The main problem with drones involves the issue of safety. The last thing anyone wants is for delivery drones to drop out of the sky, crash into buildings, or get hijacked. Hijacked? Yes, part of the…
PRESCO FLAGS PLAY CRITICAL ROLE IN KEEPING FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS SAFE
Sometimes a traditional fence doesn’t work for keeping your pets in your yard. They may dig around it or even jump over it. Pet owners across the country began to use technology instead through the development of invisible fences. These fences work with collars that respond when near the outline of the wall. If the…
LEVERAGE THE POWER OF DRONES TO IMPROVE GEOMATICS WORKFLOW
The growing adoption of commercial drones is revolutionizing the way companies survey sites and collect data. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) estimates that overall drone sales will reach seven million units annually by 2020, and drone surveying applications will be an important part of that business. When deployed safely and responsibly, drones can go…
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Listen: Bombardier Turns Its Focus to Regional Travel
Commercial aircraft company, Bombardier is turning its business focus towards regional jets and turboprops, after ceding a majority stake in its high-tech CSeries jet program. Attempts to break into the mainline jet market, dominated by Airbus and Boeing, have proved difficult for the Canadian-based company. Bombardier will shift focus to its CRJ regional jets…
Should You Outsource Finishing or Build an In-House System?
If you’re a decision maker working in equipment or parts manufacturing, you’ve probably debated whether it’s better to finish your parts in-house or outsource the work to a custom coater. This decision requires a bit of calculus, taking into consideration the costs, workflow, time and capabilities. Even if you’ve run the math countless times, you…
Good Leadership Means Quality Innovation With Pat Morocco of Bartell
While the rapid pace of technological innovation may seem exciting to consumers and developers, many company’s today have to balance integration of new tech on a year-to-year basis. Pat Morocco, President of Bartell Machinery Systems, comes on the podcast to chat about his management style and how Bartell has solved this by putting the…
IntelliFinishing: Flex 1 and Flex 2 Offer Powerful, Flexible Finishing Options
Outdated Finishing Systems For the automatic finishing process in manufacturing, it’s no longer necessary to separate parts so that each must have its own conveyorized system. Recent and rapid technological advancements make it possible to finish parts of wildly differing sizes and processes simultaneously with each part process progression uniquely tailored to that part’s optimal…
The Future of Cities is Smart Cities
After Abraham Lincoln approved of the creation of the Intercontinental Railroad, the lives and deaths of cities were determined by who connected to that railroad and who chose to have it bypass them. Jesse Berst, Chairman of the Smart Cities Council, believes that the adoption of the smart cities infrastructure will create similar outcomes. The…
How the Edge X2 Product Addresses the Specific Requirements of Mid-Size Enterprises
When it comes to data centers, mid-sized enterprises have very specific requirements. For example, they usually only need five to ten racks of server capability—not 20 or 100. And because space is often at a premium in their facilities, MSEs typically require a data center with a small footprint. Also, they want an effective solution…
Composites: The Perfect Solution in the Demanding Agricultural Sector
According to the American Composite Manufactures Association (ACMA), a composite is “a material made from two or more different materials that, when combined, are stronger than those individual materials by themselves.”[1] In other words, a composite is a perfect union. Composites are found in almost every place we live and love, and they are utilized by…
Carbon Fiber Prices Drop, Impact to Automotive Industry Is Huge
In the automotive industry, carbon fiber, a composite material, is important to production. It’s also often more expensive than steel. But the growing use of carbon fiber over steel represents the industry’s pursuit of lighter cars that are more fuel efficient in order to bring more value to their customers. This need coincides with the…
Listen: DroneDeploy Thermal Mapping Technology Could Save Lives
Traditional drone mapping has always required a bit of post-flight production to reveal the data that was collected. Drone software company, DroneDeploy has just changed that timeline with the launch of its new Thermal Live Map application. While the standard survey process has utilized either an SD card or a live internet connection to…
MarketScale Photo Series: Using Light to Enhance Design
With the technology available to architects and contractors today, people have high expectations for the design elements of their homes and commercial properties. Light has always been a coveted commodity in design. but now more than ever architects can create natural light opportunities or manufacture it with technology that leaves the same effect. Moreover, lighting…
Wave-LED Brightens Future for Safety and Accessibility
ADA Guidelines Light the Way When designing and constructing public buildings, architects must adhere to The Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, to ensure safety and accessibility for all disabled people. Established in 1990, the act aims to provide people with disabilities equal opportunities in employment, education, transportation, and public services. These guaranteed standards must be…
One Third of Architects Use Virtual Reality Now. How Is It Changing Our Buildings and Homes?
Architects are increasingly turning toward virtual reality (VR) to help them with their designs. No matter how good a blueprint or sketch may be, there is nothing like seeing your design or the property in 3D. A space can look bigger or smaller in 2D than it really is, while a 3D rendering will provide…
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Listen: World Cup Stadiums Powered By California-Based Software
The 2018 World Cup in Russia brings a myriad of different nations to the world’s biggest tournament. Thanks to Tekla Structures Building Information Management software, those squads will have the chance to compete in several dramatically different stadiums. 8 of the 12 stadiums in use were constructed using the Sunnyvale California-based software company’s advanced…
PRES-FLEX VENT HOSE FILM SLITTING CAPABILITIES
Manufacturers of slit hoses need a film material that is durable. They also need it supplied in a form that can help them manufacture their products in an efficient manner to help minimize costs. To address these needs, Presco developed a slitting capability that is unique to a film manufacturer. Let’s take a look. Vent…
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Wave-LED exhibit for the 2nd year running at LFI
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Watch: Water Softener Regeneration Process
Look INSIDE a real-life water softener to better understand the regeneration process! Water softeners use ion exchange to remove hardness ions (i.e., calcium and magnesium) from water for boiler makeup, process waters, cooling systems, and more. As the water softener nears exhaustion, it must be regenerated so it can continue softening more water. This one-of-a-kind…
EAT MORE, CLEAN LESS!
There is certainly no shortage of diets to choose from these days—gluten-free, dairy-free, pescatarian, plant-based—and the list seems to get longer every year. But no matter which diet you choose, you can become a more conscious consumer by remembering this sage advice: eat up! And by that, we mean leave no morsel of food or…
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