If you currently own, operate or supervise a manufacturing plant that produces industrial equipment and supplies, you probably use several different metal alloys to produce your products. However, carbon steel is one metal that all too frequently gets passed over because people assume that carbon is too soft a metal to strengthen steel. On the contrary, carbon can make steel very strong, depending on the amount of carbon present in the steel alloy.…
Canada has recently been hit with a number of winter storms, each bringing inches of ice and snow to residents in the path of these storms. Another blizzard is imminent, and many people worry about losing their heat when the storm dumps its wrath across the land. There are several things you can do to ensure the safety and comfort of you and your family if you live in an area that gets a lot of inclement weather during the winter months.…
As an illustration of the damaging effects of vibration, consider this: When removing concrete from the base of a metal post, all you have to do is pound on the post with a hammer. The waves of vibration traveling up the post will shatter the concrete. In an industrial setting, machinery can vibrate against the frame of a building or the pad on which the machinery rests to damaging effect. You also have to consider the effects of ground vibrations due to seismic activity.…
