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February 16, 2010
Product of the Month

Abrasive Cut-off Saws
Wet and Dry Cut-off Saws for cutting ferrous materials ranging in wheel sizes from 8" to 26" with over 20 models. Our dry saws cut up to 6" solids and shapes up to 7" in diameter for steel, tube, pipe, solids, hydraulic hose and wire rope. Our wet saws cut solids up to 5" and shapes up to 7" in diameter for exotic alloy, metallurgical, copper, brass and stainless steel cutting. Everett Industries --- Visit www.everettindustries.com or Download product catalog

News
Breakthrough made in energy efficiency, use of waste heat
Engineers at Oregon State University have made a major new advance in taking waste heat and using it to run a cooling system - a technology that can improve the energy efficiency of diesel engines, and perhaps some day will appear in automobiles, homes and industry. This heat-actuated cooling system, which will probably find its first applications by the U.S. Army, could ultimately be applied to automobiles, factories or other places where waste heat is being generated, and used to provide either air conditioning or electricity.
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Preparing for workplace emergencies
Human error is the single largest cause of workplace emergencies. Poor training, carelessness, misconduct, substance abuse, or fatigue can all contribute to human error. Everyone needs to know his/her role to play in an emergency situation. Employees need to know when to act and when not to act.
Every employee needs to understand the evacuation plan, alarm systems, reporting procedures, and types of potential emergencies. Discuss any special hazards, such as flammable materials, toxic chemicals, or water-reactive substances.
Training should address the following:
  • Individual roles and responsibilities;
  • Threats, hazards, and protective actions;
  • Notification, warning, and communication procedures;
  • Emergency response procedures;
  • Evacuation, shelter, and accountability procedures;
  • Location and use of common emergency equipment; and
  • Emergency shutdown procedures.

You may need to provide additional training (e.g., first aid procedures, fire extinguisher use) depending on the responsibilities for designated employees. Finally, practice the plan. Frequently practicing what you intend to do during a disaster — through drills and exercises — will help you prepare!
Tips to go Green and Save Green
Do you want to reduce the energy costs at your plant? Dennis Sadlowski, President and CEO of Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., the U.S. industrial arm of German engineering giant, Siemens AG, recommends the following five easy tips for factory and manufacturing facility owners and operators to reduce their carbon footprint and start reaping the savings:
  1. Do Your Homework. First and foremost, you will not know how much you can save, until you know where the money is being spent. An Energy Audit will help you better understand your energy usage and determine where your facility can go green and save money. Siemens specialists will come to your facility to identify key energy saving areas for your facilities current and future needs.
  2. Rethink Your Lighting. By simply replacing your lighting with energy efficient products and controls, you can reduce energy consumption up to 50% as well as eliminate the risk of mercury contaminants in a very short period of time. Siemens offers a variety of lighting solutions and programs that lower utility bills and reduce air pollution. Siemens also offers lighting controls that help reduce your energy consumption with smart schedules and automated control.
  3. Evaluate Your Motors & Drives. Electric motors are responsible for almost 70% of all energy consumed in industrial applications. This 70% holds a considerable saving potential that is just waiting to be realized. So why not start now by replace existing motors with energy efficient motors? Or save even more by adding variable frequency drive systems to the motors. In some cases, drives can contribute a 30% energy savings with a seven month return on investment.
  4. Control Heating & Cooling Costs. As much as 30% of the energy used in your facility comes from heating and cooling costs. Making smart decisions about your facility's heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system can have a significant impact on your utility bills. Simply adding Siemens' drive and control systems can reduce costs by as much as 25%.
  5. Monitor the Situation. By knowing and understanding their plants' electrical footprint and monitoring energy use, companies can track their progress toward efficiency goals as well as establish benchmarks for achievement. With an Intelligent Energy Monitoring system from Siemens, you can keep track of energy usage across multiple locations from one central source to ensure maximum efficiency and control costs.
Products
Enclosed Cable Carrier Keeps Debris Out
EAST PROVIDENCE, RI: igus® has now developed an energy tube especially for the machine-tool industry that is almost 100 percent chip-proof. The airtight, fully enclosed cable carrier ensures all debris simply falls off. The new-style "RX" energy tube has a specially designed, smooth domed exterior onto which debris—such as metal or wood chips—can not attach itself. Connecting parts are concealed on the interior to facilitate this. Comprehensive tests—including underwater experiments—have been carried out in igus®' test laboratories which confirm the new energy tube is 100 percent airtight. Despite this, the RX energy tube can be easily opened using a screwdriver to unscrew bolts integrated into the outer radius of each link. There is also a very large interior space for cables and hoses, which can be separated using vertical separators, and a horizontal shelf to safely route cables and hoses and thereby prevent abrasion. Both these features mean maintenance and machine downtimes are reduced to a minimum. The new energy tube is well suited to short, self-supporting lengths inside tooling machines. --- igus Inc.
High Speed Balancing Chuck
ISLAND PARK, NY: Northfield Precision designs and manufactures the world's most accurate air chucks for any lathe, boring machine, grinder or VMC. Models include through-hole, high-speed and quick-change. Available in SAE or metric, in sizes from 3" (76mm) to 18" (457mm). Accuracies of 0.001" to 0.00001" (0.254m) guaranteed. --- Northfield Precision Instrument Corp.
Precision Hone Tools Produce Tight Tolerances
ST. LOUIS, MO: The new Precision Hone tooling system from Sunnen Products is true to its name incorporating integral air gaging with an automatic shutdown mechanism for non-contact, in-process bore sizing to tolerances of 0.005 mm (0.0002 inch). PH tools use custom-designed and fitted multi-stone tool heads, with the number and placement of stones dictated by the application. Ideal for honing diesel cylinder liners, compressor cylinders, automotive engines, small engines and aircraft cylinder bores with diameters from 57 mm (2.25 in.) to 300 mm (12 in.). PH tools can be used with Sunnen or other manufacturers' machines and include three abrasive options - metal-bond superabrasive (diamond or CBN), conventional abrasive (aluminum oxide/silicon carbide) and plateau brush (abrasive impregnated filament). PH tools are made with high-quality steel components throughout, with long-life carbide guides/air jets. Bayonet air connections on the tool heads facilitate fast changeovers. --- Sunnen Products Co.
PRODUCT DEMOS/VIDEOS

View BUG-O Systems Demo!EXAIR – Chip Trapper Vacuum
EXAIR’s new Chip Trapper™ (patent pending) offers a fast, easy way to clean solids such as chips, swarf and shavings out of used coolants and other liquids. The Chip Trapper vacuums the coolant or liquid that is filled with debris into the included 55 gallon drum, trapping all the solids in a reusable filter bag.
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