Is There Ever Enough Time?

This month, we talk about "must do" lists, highlighting a compilation of top priority goals from more than a dozen maintenance leaders in industries across the manufacturing spectrum. But is there enough time to plan ahead, much less make a plan real? Are software systems helpful, or just another th

Do You Want Paper or No Paper?

Do you prefer electronic books or traditional paper books? The digital medium can be less expensive and lighter and can simplify access to almost limitless titles, but paper books have tradition on their side. They also permit easier random browsing. Which medium do you find easier and more satisfyi

Responsible Water Stewardship

Some experts are saying that water will be more important than oil for the future economic and political stability of the planet. Food and beverage companies are beginning examine their water usage and move towards more sustainable processes. PepsiCo, for example, is working with GE to better manage

Do You Work for a "Zero Landfill" Company?

Consumer brands giant Unilever is working to recycle 97% of its waste and reuse the remaining 3% for energy production, making it a "zero landfill" company. The company is using the famous "3 R's" mantra: reduce, reuse, and recycle. They have reduced their total waste in manufacturing by 77% since 1

Heinz Invents Ketchup Pack For In-Car Use

The question of how to induce people to consume more fast food while behind the wheel has always been an issue of huge import for the fast-food industry. And as it has long been known that drive-thru customers are foregoing fries with their orders because of the hassle and even danger of tryin

Gold Nanowires to Treat Heart Attack Patients

Heart attacks are a devastating occurrence. Each year, approximately 1.5 million heart attacks occur in the United States and cause 500,000 deaths. A new technology, developed by researchers at MIT and Children's Hospital Boston, could someday help these millions of sufferers.

A heart attack occ

Possible Bad Alternator

I've got a 1999 Dodge Caravan mini van. I'm getting the feeling the alternator isn't feeding the battery.

Back in the old days when I knew how to work on cars, I would just pull the positive terminal while the car was running to check the alternator.

Is it still okay to use this method with the ne

CT Sizing of Differentail CT's in Transformer

Can any one tell me how to calculate ct sizing for two winding transformer differential ct's and how can we know that our selected ct is okay or not? please elabrote.

Data:

Trafo MVA= 115/57.5/57.5 MVA

primary side voltage= 11.5 kv

secondary side voltage= 220kv

please tell me if anyone want mor

Bucket and Water Pressure

* Given a Bucket 10" dia. x 24" long, solid back, ( no holes).
* .50" holes spaced every 6" apart in both directions Linear and Circular
* water being forced into and all around the bucket at 4 mph ( bucket is submerged)

Question:

Will the water inside (which is now swirling and in a washing

Instrument Design Verification..

Hi all,

An oil & Gas Flow station which produces 10000 BOPD of oil ..Pretty Small plant.Has Separators, Heater treater,floatation Cell unit, K.O Drums, Pumps, flare, Tanks etc...

What all design verification and calculation can be done based on Instrumentation.

I could list out few:

Instrume

Green Cars: 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid

At first, I really hated it. In fact, after driving it home the first day I decided I was done with the thing. I wasn't going to drive it anymore for a week. I was just going to walk and ride my bike. How green is that?

But the next day I forced myself to drive it again. And then something