Metso Minerals Industries Inc., Helsinki, Finland, just replaced five grinding mills at a Swedish copper mine with two of the largest mills commercially available. Each of the 22.5-MW mills uses wraparound motors and measures 38 ft in diameter and 45-ft long.
The DewPoint 6010 from Staheli West pretreats hay with steam before baling, so farmers don’t need no to rely on weather for baling conditions to be just right
Construction-equipment manufacturers are replacing traditional mechanical and hydraulic systems with hybrid-electric drives, reducing fuel consumption and emissions while raising productivity.
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), along with other organizations, is hosting BioEnergy Engineering ’09, the first comprehensive multi-disciplinary international bioenergy engineering conference in Bellevue, Wash.
IDTechEx will host Energy Harvesting & Storage Europe 2009 in Cambridge, UK, to assess the applications, technologies and opportunities for energy harvesting and storage.
The Exosuit Swimmable Atmospheric Diving Suit lets divers go down to 1,000 ft while breathing regular air at atmospheric pressure for up to 3 days. Flexible joints and a three-fingered gripper give the user mobility and dexterity under the water.
Through clever use of hydraulic controls, Open Loop Energy (OLE) Inc. in Arizona meters out water at a rate proportional to the speed of the tanker truck applying it
To cut down on such static shock, Nortech Vacuum Products has devised a line of static-conductive pneumatic vacuums that suppress static charges. All components are conductive, including the carbonfiber paint on the drum.
HydraForce Inc. in Lincolnshire, Ill., says software from Caterpillar OEM Solutions, Peoria, Ill., helped it program the electrohydraulics controls for the Multi-hammer Processor.
