Engineering & Consulting White Papers

Preloading Guide Wheels in Linear Motion Systems
Description: Explaining preloading practice in assembling structural components, this paper details how preloading is beneficial in guide-wheel linear motion systems in enhancing the life and increasing the rigidity of the system. It describes the difference... More
Publisher: Bishop-Wisecarver Corp.
Release Date: 2012-01-07

Virtualization Throughout the Software Lifecycle
Description: Introducing the system virtualization technology with specific applications in which this technology benefits system developers and pharmaceutical industry and end users, this paper reveals the benefits of virtualization to both the customer and... More
Publisher: Fluid Air, Inc.
Release Date: 2011-12-29

Four Ways to Retrofit Your Fluid Bed System (Without Replacing It!)
Description: Discussing the significance of retrofitting an existing equipment in Fluid Bed System, this paper explains the different ways in which Fluid Air can revitalize the existing equipment, often at a fraction of the cost of a new machine. It details that... More
Publisher: Fluid Air, Inc.
Release Date: 2011-12-12

Bringing Medical Device to Market: Concerns for Startups
Description: Describing the Basic 510(K) process and successive phases (or gates) that a medical device must satisfy to en-route the market, this paper explains the different ways in which Light Fabrications, Inc. is helping startups. It throws light on current... More
Publisher: Light Fabrications, Inc.
Release Date: 2011-10-01

Real-Time ERP/MES: Empowering Manufacturers to Deliver Quality Products On-Time
Description: Analysing the benefits of an integrated, real-time ERP system, this paper discusses how important the real-time capability in an ERP system is for an organisation. It defines the term 'real-time ERP' and focuses on the functional areas like... More
Publisher: ProfitKey International
Release Date: 2011-09-28

The Trap of Procedural Inertia
Description: Highlighting the importance of a properly implemented ERP system, this paper illustrates how procedures that are created to ensure a consistent flow of work and information in an organisation often become traps that hinder the growth of the... More
Publisher: ProfitKey International
Release Date: 2011-09-28

Seawater Treatment Design for a Potable Water System
Description: Highlighting a design of a water treatment system for a seawater application to produce potable water, this paper provides the details for the design of a potable water treatment system from a seawater feed source at a petroleum crude export... More
Publisher: AVANTech, Inc.
Release Date: 2011-08-09

Biological Corrosion of Metals
Description: Detailing the annual cost statistics of corrosion in the U.S economy, this paper presents the corrosion concept as the most common and costly failure mode affecting engineered and structural materials. It states that Microbiologically Induced... More
Publisher: Metallurgical Associates, Inc.
Release Date: 2011-07-20

Brittle Fracture Elasticity, Toughness and Liberty Ships
Description: Detailing the causes of brittle fracture due to the affects of the ductile to brittle transition temperature (DBTT), this paper explains how brittle single cycle overload fractures resulted from high DBTT are the main root cause of this fracture... More
Publisher: Metallurgical Associates, Inc.
Release Date: 2011-07-20

Fatigue Failure
Description: Detailing fatigue failure, and its impact on railroad accidents, this paper presents that fatigue failures can occur in the normal service conditions and explains that these are the most common type of fractures in engineered components. The three... More
Publisher: Metallurgical Associates, Inc.
Release Date: 2011-07-20