The ReliaGear SafeT panelboard, new from ABB Electrification Products division, features an industry-exclusive, finger-safe IP20 SafeT bus stack with plug-in branch devices that significantly improves safe operation in low-voltage electrical power distribution applications.
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Stratix 2500 Switch Addresses Evolving Networking Needs
Manufacturers that use unmanaged network switches but struggle with downtime or security concerns now have an alternative to using managed switches. The Allen-Bradley Stratix 2500 lightly managed switch from Rockwell Automation provides the security, resiliency, segmentation and bandwidth-optimization benefits of a managed switch without the need for extensive configuration.
Read MoreClearspan Fabric Structures has Aglime Covered for Rogers Group
A Rogers Group Inc. plant, located in Oak Ridge, Tenn., was in need of a structure to allow year-round storage of aglime, which is only used by customers during spring and fall. “The material must be covered or rain will wash it away. In the past we had no structure at all, so we weren’t able to store it for…
Read MoreMack Trucks Announces Automatic Standby Mode
Mack Trucks announced Automatic Standby Mode, a pioneering option for its 6 x 2 liftable pusher axle available on Mack Pinnaclehighway models. The 6 x 2 with liftable pusher axle offers improved fuel efficiency and productivity benefits and is designed for applications that haul out heavy and return empty, such as bulk haul. The addition of Automatic Standby Mode eliminates the need for…
Read More3 Maintenance Myths That Are Eating Your Cake
By Ryan Brown Who said, “Let them eat cake?” Marie Antoinette, many people will assuredly reply. This idea was first espoused in 1766, when Jean Jacques Rousseau wrote of an incident he recalled from some 25 years earlier, in which an unnamed “great princess” was told that the country people had no bread. “Then let them eat cake,” she replied.…
Read MoreHow To Introduce Consultants To Your Team
Even The Best Consultant Will Fail Without A Proper Introduction. By Steve Schumacher
Read MoreGood PR Reads Just Like News
To Be Successful, Public Relations Writers Need To Think Like Journalists. Thomas J. Roach
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California Quarry Back on Track? Two years after losing its bid to operate a rock quarry in rural Santa Margarita, Calif., the owners of a proposed quarry filed a new application for a reduced project, according to Cal Coast News. In the revised application, truck trips are reduced by 64 percent. In 2014, the San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission…
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MSHA’s Working Alone Standard Has Virtually Nothing To Do With Recent Fatalities. By Brian Hendrix
Read MoreCorps Of Engineers Compiling Guidance For Beneficial Use Materials
By Bryan Hinterberger Navigation is the earliest Civil Works mission of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. While the Corps of Engineers performs maintenance dredging in the Great Lakes Harbors to support navigation, the activity results in the collection and transport of a valuable resource: sand and soils.
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