What are the benefits of using tin plate?
Tinplate is a thin steel sheet coated by tin. It has an extremely beautiful metallic luster as well as excellent properties in corrosion resistance, solder ability, and weld ability. Tinplate is used ...
Tube and pipe cutting techniques, advantages and limitations
Many factors are involved in choosing a particular method or technology for cutting tube or pipe. The basic factors that affect the cut are the tube or pipe material, wall thickness, squareness of end...
Types, advantages and applications of aluminum tape
#mce_temp_url#The Aluminum tapes are commonly known as foil tape. These tapes are applicable in electrical, HVAC and construction industries. The tape is specially used where moisture and chemical res...
Please welcome a lightweight titanium
Titanium is the ninth most abundant element in the earth’s crust and the fourth most commonly used structural metal. In nature, it occurs only as a mineral (ore) in combination with oxygen or ir...
Copper benefits for using copper tubing for mechanical systems
In mechanical systems of all kinds, copper does more than ever before. Today copper tube has proven superior for: underground water and gas services, water distribution systems, chilled water mains, d...
Advantages of stainless steel sheets
Stainless steel sheet is thin metal ‘sheets’ of stainless steel up to 6mm thick. While sheets of stainless steel over 6mm do exist, they are called stainless steel plate. Sheet is availabl...
Introducing a smart solution: financing to fund power factor projects
SMC now provides a solution to overcome one of business’ greatest challenges – competing capital requirements and tight budgets to operate the business. SMC offers power factor correction ...
Ultra fine diameter inner grooved copper pipe
As one of the refrigeration and air conditioning advocate, precise copper tube for air-conditioning industry maintained diameter between of 7 mm to 9 mm for a long time. With the sharp fluctuations in...
China and US clash over cheap steel imports
Beijing has accused the US of damaging trade after Washington levied new duties of up to 450% on a specific steel imports from China. It was the latest move by the US against cheap steel imports. The ...
What are disposable gloves made from ?
Medical gloves are disposable gloves used during medical examinations and procedures that help prevent cross-contamination between caregivers and patients. Medical gloves are made of different polymer...
Flat rack shipping containers
Flat rack containers are a premium product for the transport of freight and cargo that falls outside the convenient dimensions of dry cargo intermodal containers. They are frequently used in the ...
What do brass screws are used for?
What do you use brass screws for? Brass screws are an extremely useful screw type that can be used across varying applications. The brass make-up of the screw offers a number of useful characteristics...
Tube and pipe bending machines information
Tube and pipe bending machines are used to bend tubes and pipes to produce finished parts. Tubes are structural, hollow conduits that are used as flow lines for fluids and gases in pneumatic, hydrauli...
What is slowdown? Steel prices has increased by 50% this year
Steel companies’ earnings are sensitive to changes in steel prices. In recent quarters, their earnings have been negatively impacted by falling steel prices. In this part of the series, we’ll look at ...
What is a wheel bearing? Diagnosing a wheel bearing noise
A wheel bearing is exactly what it sounds like: a bearing for a wheel. What’s a bearing? It’s an arrangement of steel balls, held together by a metal ring called a race. There are a wide r...
Design of steel footbridges
Footbridges are needed where a separate pathway has to be provided for people to cross traffic flows or some physical obstacle, such as a river. The loads they carry are, in relation to highway or rai...
What is marine plywood used for?
Marine plywood or just marine ply is used as a building material in marine setting, such as on ships or at docks. Marine ply performs well in humid or wet conditions or anywhere it will receive prolon...
Wood screws vs drywall screws
Wood screws are better than drywall screws for woodworking projects. Drywall screws are made of hardened, brittle steel, and the shaft will often snap during installation, especially if they’re ...
What are the differences between types of shackles?
Shackles are artificial in a spacious variety of types, styles, sizes, and fabrications, and with so many different privileges available, decide the right cumber for the thrust can be flustering. &nbs...
10 coolest car parks in the world
Kansas City Public Library Located in Kansas City, this is a brilliant and one of the most unique parking lots architecture which adored by book lovers. The parking garages...
Attributes of good car park design
Multi-storey car parks are commonly found at railway stations, airports, hospitals and in city centers. They form parts of mixed-use developments, retail and entertainment centers. Car parks should be...
Magnesium and its unique usage
Magnesium oxide, more commonly called magnesia, is a versatile mineral that when used as part of a cement mixture and cast into thin cement panels under proper curing procedures and practices can...
Advantages and disadvantages of rock wool
Rockwool has many advantages It has a large water retention capacity, and also holds sufficient air. It holds a lot of water which gives you an advantage against power or equipment failures. And it al...
Do you actually know about road drainage grate ?
Roads will affect the natural surface and subsurface drainage pattern of a watershed or individual hill slope. Road drainage design has as its basic objective the reduction and/or elimination of energ...
Background and types of protective relay
Background In electrical engineering, a protective relay is a relay device designed to trip a circuit breaker when a fault is detected. The first protective relays were electromagnetic devices, relyin...
Series controllable pitch is also known as CPP
Propellers can be distinguished into two types, namely a Fixed Pitch Propeller (FPP) and a Controllable Pitch Propeller (CPP). The Fixed Pitch Propeller is casted as one block and its shape is optimiz...
What does floor drain mean?
A floor drain is a plumbing fixture that is installed in the floor of a structure, mainly designed to remove any standing water near it. They are usually round, but can also be square or rectangular. ...
The electricity system
About the U.S. Electricity System Today’s U.S. electricity system is a complex network of power plants, transmission and distribution wires, and end-users of electricity. Today, most Americans receive...
Power factor correction & power factor calculation
Description Our analysis and projects can correct the power factor at commercial, industrial, and government facilities, which allows businesses to avoid these power factor charges on the monthly elec...
Galvanized steel reinforcement in concrete
Over a very long period of time (in fact about 60 years), the galvanizing of steel reinforcement has been shown to provide a cost-effective and reliable means of corrosion protection to concrete in a ...
Structural steel
Structural steel is a category of steel used as a construction material for making structural steel shapes. A structural steel shape is a profile, formed with a specific cross section and following ce...
Corrosion protection properties of silane pre-treated powder coated galvanized steel
#mce_temp_url#Silane based products are becoming an interesting material for pre-treatment deposition, because, for the environmental compatibility, they can be used as substitutes of traditional pre-...
What is stair tread and what is the benefit of it?
#mce_temp_url# A stair tread is the horizontal portion of a set of stairs on which a person walks. The tread can be composed of wood, metal, plastic, or other materials. In residential settings, tread...
Stainless steel water tank
With the rapid development of society, stainless steel tank is widely used in hotels, residential buildings, food industry, healthcare industry and electronic industry. Compared with glass or FRP tank...
The 17th China(Guangzhou) International Stainless Steel Industry Exhibition
The 17th China(Guangzhou) International Stainless Steel Industry Exhibition will be opened from 12th June 2016 to 14th June 2016. The annual China(Guangzhou) International Stainless Steel Indust...
The use of trench covers
Trench covers are a vital consideration in street works projects. Their primary role is to protect both members of the public and indeed the workforce from sustaining any injury does to open work...