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  • AutoQuiz: Which Orifice Plate Is Used to Eliminate Damming of Material at the Top or Bottom of a Pipe?

    AutoQuiz: Which Orifice Plate Is Used to Eliminate Damming of Material at the Top or Bottom of a Pipe?

    Orifice plates are in a straight run of smooth pipe away from valves and fittings so they do not interfere with the restrictor and readings.
    By: Joel Don
    28 July, 2017 | 1 minute
  • Engineering for All: Creating a diverse workforce

    Engineering for All: Creating a diverse workforce

    By Ian Humphries, Boulting Group Research conducted by the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) shows that just six per cent of the engineering workforce in the UK is female, making the country one of the smallest employers of female engineering professionals in Europe. This article explores the pathways into the sector and how it is evolving.
    27 July, 2017 | 3 minutes
  • Scottish, Swiss scientists find imaging technique to reveal magnets' internal patterns

    In a new paper published in the journal Nature, scientists based in Scotland and Switzerland describe how they have used tomography and high energy x-rays, combined with a novel reconstruction algorithm, to peer inside and reconstruct the magnetic structure of a micrometer-sized 'pillar' of gadolinium-cobalt magnetic material for the first time.
    27 July, 2017 | 3 minutes
  • TriCore announces opening of Indiana office

    TriCore announces opening of Indiana office

    This new office will help support the company’s growth strategy. A recent surge in engineering activity throughout the Midwest region has accelerated the company’s expansion to meet resource requirements.
    26 July, 2017 | 1 minute
  • OPC-UA and RFID Combine to Enhance Visibility and Improve Efficiency

    OPC-UA and RFID Combine to Enhance Visibility and Improve Efficiency

    By Michael LaGrega, Siemens Data gathered by RFID readers can be a critical element in a corporation’s plans to gain increased visibility and understanding of parts, materials and other moveable assets. All of this valuable information can be integrated more easily when standards like OPC-UA with its AutoID companion are employed.
    26 July, 2017 | 3 minutes
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