2015
Steel producers worldwide continually refine their processes to serve the changing needs of their customers. For example, Federal emission standards and consumers demand more efficient vehicles without compromising performance and styling. In response, steel producers have begun to develop thinner, lighter weight auto gage steels that perform as well and look better than previous materials.
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The plastics industry is the third largest manufacturing sector in the U.S. While packaging is by far the largest market for plastic resins, the building and construction, transportation, furniture, and electrical and electronic components markets are also heavy users. The average person in North America consumes 220 lbs. of plastic annually, primarily in packaging.
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Visit the Altra coupling brands at the Turbomachinery Symposium.
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A leading Midwest seamless tube piercing steel mill was experiencing repetitive OEM universal joint knuckle failures on their mandrel and piercing mills. The original OEM universal joint knuckles would catastrophically fail without warning, turning rollers and other component fragments into projectiles, which created a major safety concern. Failures were
unpredictable, with some breaking down in days, weeks, or months, creating substantial delays and often shutting down production.
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A new engineered coupling solution was needed at the first coal-fired power plant in the U.S. that utilizes ultrasupercritical boiler technology, where water moves directly from a liquid to superheated steam. As a result of the process, the new plant is much more efficient with reduced carbon dioxide emissions.
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