About 40% of all energy consumption in Europe and North America is consumed in buildings. And the biggest share of this energy consumption is used in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) applications. A lot of money on the energy bill is paid on HVAC applications. If, if we can reduce the power consumption in the building, exactly on heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) applications, we can absolutely save a lot of our money!

40% of all energy consumed! The…

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Happy Friday to all, and happy Thanksgiving because I'm going to be out of town for the next week visiting with family. Since I won't be here to pick your brains for awhile, let's leave on a challenging note: Continue

LIOS Technology has completed a power cable monitoring project at a South American mining facility of Codelco in Chile. The Korean made 220 kV, 630 mm ² XLPE high voltage cable system includes…

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To my fellow engineers, do you know how many steel framed towers fell on September 11th 2001? No it was not two but three. Checkout AE911truth.org or watch this short clip on buildingwhat.org website:…

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Here we go again on day two of the week and I got another question to pick your brain with. Continue

Periodically I receive press releases or white papers on how to secure industrial controllers and networks; a subject that for many does not exactly inspire excitement. In the more than 20 years that I’ve been covering industrial networks, the response I usually receive from vendors and customers about security follows along these lines:…

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Everyday mobility can be a problem for those who are sick and bedridden. Getting out of a wheelchair, bed, car seat, or chair can be difficult, especially without assistance. Until recently, people struggling with standing and walking did not have many lightweight and portable devices to help them become more mobile. Rather, typical handicap lifts are large, heavy, and not very portable. They tend to be…

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Happy hump day everyone. By lunch today we'll have made it to the halfway point in our work week. But to keep those braincells sharp enough to make it to Friday I have a question to spark some stimulation. Continue

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Forsta Filters has released thirteen additional 90 Series

filters, increasing the capacity of the product line to include pipe

sizes up to 10" and flow rates up to 2400 gallons per minute.

Offering a greater variety allows the 90 Series filters solve a wider range of filtration problems in the industrial,… Continue

Engineers responsible for new construction across industrial, municipal

and agricultural sectors are striving to comply with standards set forth

by such organizations as the United States Green Building Council

(USGBC). Through LEED, the green building certification program,

projects and buildings are rated according to their impact on priority

environmental issues including water savings, energy efficiency, and

materials selection.…



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Engineers have known that you have to actually make something to make any money. Countries in Europe are waking up to this, and so, apparently, are some economists and some government officials here in the U.S. It's about time. Many debate the wisdom of the long-established policy of allowing manufacturing to go overseas. Continue

Is the goal of better efficiency just for new designs, or are you exploring older designs? Vendors of various 3D printing and additive manufacturing technologies are promoting the idea of reviewing established designs and examining whether you can cut costs, eliminate parts, or gain efficiencies in other ways. According to them, their products are perfect for revising a design and helping you explore other options. It's never a bad idea to review a design and check to see whether changing it to… Continue

We all have things that we must do, but would rather put off indefinitely. At the top of my list is taking my car into the dealer for service, even for a simple oil change. Just the thought of it makes my heart race, my blood pressure rise, and my voice utter squeaky sounds. Why? Because I doubt the mechanic had ever earned an engineering degree. Without the degree, it is not likely he would know how to diagnose a problem that his hand-held vehicle computer scanner could not… Continue

from Randy Frank, SensorTiPS

At Convergence 2010 in Detroit, National Semiconductor’s Dac Tran explains how serial-deserialization (SerDes) technology plays a critical role in delivering camera sensing data in vehicles. The SerDes in the demo is National Semiconductor’s FPD-Link III that provides real-time bidirectional control.

For more information on National Semiconductor’s FPD-Link III, click…

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Souring for frequency inverters, variable speed drives with the quality of that of Siemens, ABB? But hesistating to contact them because of the expensive cost! Try to contact us for an alternative for frequency inverters (variable speed drives) with similar quality, but more reasonable price!

The voltage range of frequency inverters (variable frequency drives) we offered:…

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