Industrial Articles

Two Story Modular Offices A modular office is a fast, easy, and versatile way to add an individual workspace to your facility. Whether you operate out of a warehouse, manufacturing plant, or other industrial space, modu...

Vespel® is a family of durable, high-performance, composite plastic materials developed, patented, and manufactured by DuPont. These specialized polymers are formulated to provide heat resistance, lubricity, dimensional ...

Founded in 2011, Asset Liquidity International (ALI) works alongside financial institutions to facilitate the repossession and end-of-lease of capital equipment and assist end users in the purchase, marketing, and sellin...

You probably know what wire management systems are necessary to keep cables in server farms and data centers organized. But they are also necessary for making sure that cables inside electronic assemblies are routed corr...

Vespel® is a tough but versatile and easy-to-work-with composite plastic material, manufactured by DuPont™. Parts and components manufactured from Vespel® deliver consistently high performance in tough physical environme...

Tampering and theft are expensive problems. A fire extinguisher that has been messed with won't do its job when a real fire starts. Reactive chemicals that go missing can be extremely dangerous. Hospitals need to preven...

Photo etched electrical contacts are integral parts of a wide range of electronic devices, like laptops and smartphones. Because these parts are often microscopic, photo etching is the only manufacturing process capable ...

When you're dusting your deviled eggs with paprika, do you ever stop to wonder where those tiny red flakes come from? Yes, they come from dried chili peppers, but how do they end up in those little bottles that you store...

Many people see "EDM" and think of thumping music and glow sticks. (That's "Electric Dance Music" in case you're unfamiliar.) But for manufacturers of complex parts, EDM stands for something very different: Electric Disc...

Photo credit: jimabeles via Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND Every successful product starts out with a prototype. In fact, according to Wikipedia, the word "prototype" comes from the Greek "prototypon" which means "primitive fo...

Safety is -- or should be -- the number one concern for employers everywhere. Allsafetyproducts.com offers just about any safety product you can imagine, from any manufacturer. In 10th grade science, you probably learned...

Plastic parts are usually made in a process called injection molding -- molten plastic is injected into a mold and left to harden into the desired shape. Though it has some drawbacks, injection molding is popular for pla...

The Importance of Doing Your Homework Photo credit: myukewie via Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND Your new design for a product includes a part you can't make in-house. So now you need a manufacturing partner. Choosing one involv...

Pneumatic conveying is a fast and efficient method of transporting small, bulk materials throughout a facility. It can be used in manufacturing processes, loading and unloading, and numerous other applications. Essential...

Did you know that conveyor belts date back to the 19th century? According to Wikipedia, it's true. Conveyor belts are the brain child of an inventor named Thomas Robins, who started his work that led to the development o...

Bringing Environmentally-Friendly Chemicals to the Oilfields of Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela South American countries are some of the world's biggest oil producers. Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador are just as concerne...

Micro- and nano-sized electrical and electromechanical devices are everywhere, from the smartphones in our pockets to the credit card swipers in retail stores to various systems in cars and airplanes. Because these devic...

Industrial pump systems are vulnerable to a wide range of hazards, not the least of which is cavitation. One of the most common problems pumps to face, it can damage components throughout the pump. Cavitation can be extr...

Inefficient pumps are a drain on your system, as they can increase energy costs, CO2 emissions, and overall life cycle costs. There are many fixes for pump efficiency problems, but one of the simplest and most effective ...

Electromagnetic interference. It's a real pain, am I right? EMI is perfectly awesome when it comes in the forms of thunderstorms or the Northern Lights. But when you're building an electronic assembly, EMI can cause prob...

Vespel® Pump Wear Rings help improve pump efficiency. Inefficient pumps can slow down the works. That's true for just about every industry. What are the signs of an inefficient pump? Increased energy costs: Are your ene...

 Just about everything is powered by circuit boards nowadays: iPhones, laptops, clock radios and even toasters. Manufacturers of consumer products (and plenty of non-consumer products as well) design circuit boards that...

Commonly used in power inductors, power converters, chokes, and other RF energy devices, a flat wire coil is a very useful device, but one that’s not easy to manufacture. Coil winding in and of itself is a difficult proc...

ATACO Steel Products Corporation has been a leader in deep drawn stamping, CNC machining, and other types of custom metal fabrication since 1946. Their extensive skills and experience enable them to deliver metal parts w...