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February 2008

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Rethink batch-manufacturing alarm systems
You can avoid common failings and improve performance.

Nanoparticle safety raises questions
U.S. initiative focuses on health as well as economic impacts of nanotechnology.

Deflect a double whammy
Consider new options for tackling economic and environmental concerns.

Take the pressure off vacuum systems
Proper design requires attention to often underappreciated issues.

Achieve optimum centrifugal pump performance
Proper bearings, lubrication and seals as well as proactive maintenance are crucial.

Deflect a double whammy
Consider new options for tackling economic and environmental concerns.

Orlando plant pioneers HMI migration strategy
Company’s standardization initiative passes crucial first test.

Stick to the basics
Getting immersed in details can doom a basic design contract to financial failure.

It’s time for a design check
Pay closer attention to energy efficiency and impose standards.

Act before there’s not a drop to drink
The Ground Water Protection Council is taking an active role.

Keep parallel pumps in line
Mind the curves when using different size pumps.

Technology whittles wooden barrier
Process promises less-energy-intensive fibril extraction.

Biofeedstocks boast bulk benefits
Studies point to economic and environmental pluses in making high volume chemicals.

Act Before There’s Not a Drop to Drink
Ground water protection is the responsibility of everyone including the chemical industry. An energetic group of state and federal ground water agencies, industry, environmentalists and other stakeholders, however, has made it a key area of their focus. The Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) ...