New Web portal to include searchable database The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it is disclosing more information about inspections and court actions, and now has a web portal on its enforcement activities as part of Phase II of the agency’s Transparency Initiative. These actions are being taken to make FDA’s enforcement […]
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By Robert Cook This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series How to Interpret Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams With a Bit of Smoke, a Few Mirrors and a Degree in Hieroglyphics, Anyone Can Learn to Read a P&ID. From CheNected
By Robert Cook This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series How to Interpret Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams With a Bit of Smoke, a Few Mirrors and a Degree in Hieroglyphics, Anyone Can Learn to Read a P&ID. From CheNected
By Robert Cook This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series How to Interpret Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams With a Bit of Smoke, a Few Mirrors and a Degree in Hieroglyphics, Anyone Can Learn to Read a P&ID. From CheNected
By Robert Cook This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series How to Interpret Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams With a Bit of Smoke, a Few Mirrors and a Degree in Hieroglyphics, Anyone Can Learn to Read a P&ID. From CheNected
March U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $511.15 million according to AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association and AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTC program, was up 57.6% from February and up 99.0% when compared with the total of $256.88 million reported for March […]
IT can help create a secure network connection to the industrial plant floor. It can be ideal for a machine builder to monitor and connect to a piece of equipment in a plant remotely. However, how many machine builders have tried to cross that invisible barrier? As soon as you mention you want to open […]
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in April for the 21st consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 23rd consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business. From PlantServices.com
In the improving economy we’re seeing at this point in late Spring, I can’t help but wonder if there are a lot of engineers out there who have stayed in their positions, waiting it out, waiting out their disappointments until times got better. These folks felt hanging on to their jobs was the prudent course […]
A continuous chemical reactor process is characterized by the continuous feed of two or more chemical reactants and a continuous output flow of product. To achieve the desired product specifications, the proportions of each reactant must be tightly maintained at a target value using ratio control. The chemical reaction that occurs within the reactor is […]