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Thermal Processing Optimization: Using Advanced Rotary Tube Internals

Advanced rotary tube internals can help manufacturers achieve operational improvements.
May 1, 2013

Due to its inherent characteristics, the thermal processing of powders (including calcination, sintering, carburization, etc.) is primarily performed in rotary tube furnaces.


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Glass Innovations: SCHOTT Introduces IR Concept Grill

The concept uses a high-performance glass-ceramic grate system to ensure no loss of IR heat.
May 1, 2013

Ever wonder why the steaks cooked on a home barbecue don’t taste like the ones from a high-end steakhouse? It’s because many steakhouses use high-temperature infrared (IR) grilling technology that can sear meats evenly at 700° or hotter under the careful watch of professional chefs.


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Acme Brick Reopens Texas Plant

The Bennett plant reopening is in response to an improving homebuilding market.
May 1, 2013

Acme Brick Co. recently celebrated the first load of brick produced at its newly reopened Bennett, Texas, plant facility.


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Open for Business: Taking Advantage of Economic Development Incentives

Manufacturers can use economic development incentives to boost profits.
May 1, 2013

Companies that are starting up, moving or expanding may be able to tap into state and local economic development incentives to save significant money and improve profitability.


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Ceramic Material Screening

Manufacturers should consider size specifications and available features when selecting a material screener.
May 1, 2013

Screening is an essential aspect of processing ceramic materials. An array of commercial applications for ceramics—from building materials to aerospace—is facilitated by the diversity of available ceramic products.


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Monitoring Combustible Gases in Kilns

Monitoring combustible gas concentrations can improve safety and increase understanding of the firing process.
May 1, 2013

Firing ceramics that contain organic binders poses a unique safety consideration. When heated, organic binders release combustible vapors. Under some conditions, concentrations may reach flammable or explosive levels during binder burn-out.


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Preventing the Self-Heating of Particulate Solids During Drying Operations

Recognizing that a product in powder or granular form can self-heat is the first step in controlling the risks associated with self-heating.
May 1, 2013

Many particulate solid materials can exhibit self-heating that, if unchecked, can progress to a fire or explosion.


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On the Cutting Edge: Electric Wheelchairs Run on Solar Energy

Solar modules are generating energy to charge electric wheelchairs.
May 1, 2013

Kyocera Corp. recently announced that a solar project using the company’s solar modules has been awarded the 2012 Swiss Solar Prize: The wheelchairs of 10 inhabitants at the Quimby Huus, an institution for the physically disabled in St. Gallen, Switzerland, are driven exclusively using solar power.


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Glass Works: State Legislative Activity for Recycling Ramps Up

May 1, 2013

Over 40 state legislatures convened in the first quarter of 2013 and, as in previous years, they are actively introducing legislation that has the potential to impact the glass container industry and glass bottle recycling.


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Inside CI: Steady Dedication

What articles have been most useful to you, and which ones did you skip over?
May 1, 2013

I’m writing this column one day after the horrific terror attacks in Boston.


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