Process Engineering

Process Engineering

New ‘green’ technologies make die castings stronger

The two new technologies – a dynamic gating system and the ‘ATM runner system’ – produce high-integrity castings with fine-grained microstructure and low…

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New Method Detects Leaks in Pharmaceutical Packages

Today, extensive testing is done by extremely precise weighing machines. These machines are indeed able to detect tiny weight differences, the test, however,…

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New Ultrasonic Flowmeter Boosts Hydrocarbon Industry Accuracy

This approach, which only Siemens offers, allows the externally mounted transducers to be calibrated for higher accuracy. It also has the additional benefit…

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Remote Laser Cutting Innovations at Hannover Fair 2023

On Stand E16 in Hall 6 at the Hannover Fair (MicroNanoTec, April 19 – 23, 2010) the Fraunhofer ILT is showcasing a laser system for remote fine cutting. The…

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Innovative Laser Cutting Processes for CFRP Materials

Carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) are being increasingly used as a construction material in the automotive and aerospace industry, as well as for wind…

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Laser Surgery Technique Revived for Art Restoration

Salvatore Siano and Renzo Salimbeni point out that laser cleaning of artworks actually began about 10 years before the better known medical and industrial…

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Siemens Unveils Liquipure CX Continuous Electrodeionization Module

Siemens Water Technologies now offers the Liquipure CX replacement continuous electrodeionization (CEDI) module, designed as a reliable and cost-effective…

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Innovative Eco-Friendly Coating Method Developed in Finland

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed new pretreatment and curing methods that can be used with the sol-gel coating process. With the new…

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Electromagnetic Fields: A New Era in Cutting Tools

Squealing tires and the crunch of impact – when an accident occurs, the steel sheets that form a motor vehicle’s bodywork must provide adequate impact…

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Powerful Carbon Infrared Emitter Transforms Industrial Heating

For decades infrared emitters have been successfully used in industrial heating processes to dry coatings, form plastics and to manufacture solar cells. Since…

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Efficient Welding Process Enhances Tool Repair and Protection

A new innovative deposition welding process is being developed, which can stabilize inexpensive yet imprecise gas metal arc welding (GMAW) by using laser…

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Lasers Enhance Metal Finishing: Precision Meets Innovation

The work is time-consuming and monotonous but requires highest levels of concentration, because any blemish in the mold can render it useless. A skilled worker…

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PTB’s Terahertz Calibration Meets US Laser Standards

Terahertz radiation still lies in a metrological no man's land – a metrology gap. The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) can now close this gap. For…

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High Power Infrared Emitters Transform Pipeline Innovation

Infrared emitters transfer heat without contactNew QRC® emitters with nano reflectors improve automated heating processesInfrared emitters from Heraeus…

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High-Speed Laser Soldering for Flexible Copper Wire Connections

Manufacturing highly integrated, electro-engineering components in Europe primarily demands, in addition to high quality, a high amount of flexibility to…

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Electrostatic Surface Cleaning: Ensuring Contaminant-Free Packaging

For example, there should be no particles larger than five micrometers on the packaging film of food and medicines, as these could contaminate the contents….

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