The shipping industry is made up of several different types of businesses that are responsible for moving cargo around the world. Once a product is made by a manufacturer, one of the final quality control steps is to package it in a way that it can be moved long distances without being damag

A thin film evaporator is a machine used to create thin film. By evaporating or sublimating various elements, a thin film evaporator can deposit extremely thin layers of atoms or molecules onto a substrate material. The machine consists of a vacuum chamber, a heating element and an apparatus

Thermal oxidizers are used as a method of pollution control for process air containing small particles of combustible solids or liquids. Exhaust air in industrial settings may be highly polluted, and it makes sense to oxidize (burn) as much of it as possible, so that the exhaust consists of

A drop shipper, which is usually a wholesale supplier but can be a separate business, is an important tool for many small businesses across America. These suppliers and drop shippers stock product in the inventory in warehouses across the country. Their on-site inventory is used by countless

Biodiesel is a substance much like petroleum-based diesel, except it is made from plant-based sources such as microalgae and coconuts instead of petroleum. While biodiesel can occur naturally under specific circumstances, these circumstances are rare and can take years. A biodiesel reactor s

For manufactured goods, the acceptable quality level is used to determine overall consistency based upon predetermined performance standards set using a statistical model. In a group production scenario, the acceptable quality level sets the standard for a minimum level of quality performanc

Heat staking is all about the process of connecting different components into a cohesive functioning unit. The application is very common with the assembly of products that involve plastic and resin parts. The plastic joining strategy that is part of heat staking helps to strengthen the over

A welding table is a waist-level platform that serves as a workbench when completing work in metal fabrication with welding. The welding table is useful during this process because it provides a stable area on which to work, as well as assistance with measuring and squaring. A welding table

Most plastic components on the market today are injection molded. An injection molded plastic part is created using an injection molding machine, which works by melting plastic pellets, and injecting them into a mold. Designing plastic parts is a complex process, and the manufac

Cold forging is one variation of the forging metal-shaping process that involves forming or shaping metal parts through a process of applying powerful, localized compressive forces. Cold forging is carried out with the metal generally kept at or slightly above room temperature with the tempe

Laser drilling is the process of drilling holes using lasers. This can be done on a small scale, such as the drilling of very small holes in machine parts, or on a larger scale, such as larger holes in materials that do not hold up well under normal drilling techniques. Lasers are devices th

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a non-government entity that exists to make standards for mostly technical subjects. ISO 27002 is a set of standards and procedures that enforces information security and controls that allow a business to perform proper security. Un

Jet milling is a process of using highly compressed air or other gasses, usually in a vortex motion, to impact fine particles against each other in a chamber. This gradually reduces them in size, resulting in powders that have particle size dimensions as small as one micron across, or 50-100

An oil production plant is a type of industrial plant that is specifically meant for the production processes related to crude oil and its products. In this sense, the oil production plant serves the purpose of a platform for the several activities that include the separation of water from o

Squeeze casting is a method of forming metal into shapes by using two dies that are squeezed together. Most casting techniques use two dies that are squeezed together before the metal is added but, in squeeze casting, the two are pushed together after the metal is added. This is done with li

A basic oxygen furnace (BOF) is the machinery used for purification of pig iron by oxidizing impurities into slag and converting the rest into molten steel with an injection of oxygen. It is the primary method used for steel production worldwide. The steel produced is chemically tested and m

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the U.S. uses several methods to calculate emissions statistics. The first consideration is the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) produced for each gallon of gasoline. Another consideration the EPA includes in the emissions statistics is the fuel eco

Gas tungsten arc welding is a type of arc welding that uses a non-eroding electrical conductor made of tungsten. It is usually more difficult to master than other types of arc welding, but it produces the best weld bead of all types of welding. Tungsten arc welding is typically used on thin

Compression molding is the process of manufacturing by using a mold to produce goods. The mold has two parts that form the complete product shape when they are closed. Materials, which are usually pre-heated, are placed on one of the molds. The two halves are then compressed to spread the ma

Stick welding is an arc welding process that uses welding sticks, also called welding rods. This process is also known as manual arc welding or shielded metal arc welding. The welding sticks are composed of filler metal and flux. The flux component serves to protect the molten metal of the w