Food Waste: The New Resource

Featured in this issue:      Are You Using the Right Humidity Instrument?  |  SOLIDWORKS® World 2015 in Phoenix, AZ — Register Today! |  Measurement Specialties' TSYS02D at Digi-Key  |  Multi-passage Soft-seal Rotating Unions Now Available  |  Force-guided Safety Relays  | Complimentary Injection Molding Design Guide     Add to Safe Senders List |  If you can't view this email, please  click here 9 December 2014 Share with a friend     TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS     Are You Using the Right Humidity Instrument? Vaisala No single humidity instrument is suitable for all applications. To ensure you use the right device for the job, download this Application Note, "How to Choose the Right Instrument for Measuring Humidity and Dew Point," and learn: • What are the different humidity parameters? • What conditions influence the choice of instrument? • Practical guidelines for selecting the best instrument for your needs. See Vaisala's supplier catalog.     View now     SOLIDWORKS® World 2015 in Phoenix, AZ — Register Today! Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corp. Grab your spot at the upcomingSOLIDWORKS® World 2015 in Phoenix, AZ to learn how you can design better products, faster. You'll also expand your network, leverage industry best practices, and propel your business to gain competitive advantages in the market. So run, don't walk, to register today!     Learn more     Measurement Specialties' TSYS02D at Digi-Key Digi-Key Corporation Measurement Specialties has recently released the TSYS02 family of compact digital temperature sensorsthat easily integrates into a variety of industrial control, HVAC/R, and heating/cooling systems. The series' outstanding performance-cost ratio makes these sensors ideal for automotive and medical applications, and the SMT-compatible package enables the sensors to be used in high volume applications for on-circuit temperature control. The TSYS02Dcan be interfaced to any microcontroller by an I²C interface and provides factory-calibrated data corresponding to the measured temperature. The temperature range is -40° C to +125° C, while the resolution is 0.01° C.     View now

R&D REPORT     Lighter, More Efficient Motors Researchers have built an electric motor with carbon nanotube yarn windings that promises to open the way for lightweight motors with much lower electrical losses. The scientists contend the development could also significantly reduce the CO₂ emissions produced by electrical machines and allow the motors to operate in higher temperatures. More from Industrial Automation...   View now       Preparing for a Driverless Future The "connected" car promises to deliver unprecedented sophistication and automation that will ultimately change the relationship between the car and its driver. The Economistdescribes the layers of connectivity involved, the new bundles of technologies and services that will enter the market, and the budding class of providers who may displace traditional automotive technology suppliers. It also speculates on the rise of an entirely new transportation infrastructure. More from Networking & Communications...   Learn more       Multi-passage Soft-seal Rotating Unions Now Available Deublin Co. A new product line of multi-passage soft-seal rotating unions is now available from Deublin Company. While rotating unions are used to convey virtually all types of liquid or gas, multi-passage rotating unions are used when more than one media must be conveyed simultaneously using different passages. Applications for Deublin multi-passage soft-seal unions include machine tools, electrical slip rings, ladle turrets used in steel continuous casting, metal coil winding, plastic and rubber manufacturing, and more.     View now   Force-guided Safety Relays Altech Corp. Safety relays with forced-guided contacts are the core components for safety devices and are indispensable when designing safety circuits. Safety devices are designed to protect man and machine as demanded in OSHA CFR 1910 Regulations "General Requirements for All Machinery", and which is a mandatory requirement of the European Machinery Directive EMD 2006/42/EC. Visit us here for more information.     Learn more   Complimentary Injection Molding Design Guide 3D Systems Corporation Quickparts Solutions provides exceptional plastic Injection Molding solutions — Rapid Injection Molding, Low-Volume Injection Molding, and Production Injection Molding. With Quickparts, you have options of building injection molds to fit your program requirements no matter how large or small. Download the complimentary design guide to learn how to effectively design your parts for this exceptional process.     View now

PRODUCT WATCH     Flammability, Smoke, and Toxicity Certified Material  Trim-Lok, Inc. Flammability, Smoke, and Toxicity (FST) certified dense rubber material available from Trim-Lok for custom extrusion. FST material requirements typically used in mass transit and aviation applications. More info...     Learn more       Subminiature Pressure and Vacuum Switches Air Logic Our subminiature precision snap-action switches interface from pressure/vacuum signals to electrical control circuits. Extremely short stroke and small volume permit fast response. Ideal for precise pressure and vacuum sensing. More info...     View now

CAREERS & COMMENTARY       Master of Technology Management — Nine Month Program University of California Santa Barbara Ready to take your career in engineering to the next level? The MTM is a degree program that prepares early-career engineers for leadership positions. Further your career, faster.   Learn more       TECHNOLOGY TRENDS     Food and Beverage Waste Becoming a New Resource Thanks to new technology, many food and beverage manufacturers are treating solid waste and wastewater as a profitable opportunity rather than a costly obligation. For example, some companies are using filtration systems to recover food solids, such as proteins from chicken or potato processing, and are selling the fines as other products, including compost. Others are investing in membrane bioreactors — the same equipment used to treat wastewater in municipal plants — to harvest methane for use as fuel to fire boilers. Still others are turning "trash into cash" using efficient bailers and trash compactors to recycle plastic and cardboard. More from Food & Beverage Technology...   View now