High temperature coatings are paints, stains and other coatings designed to resist corrosion caused by extreme heat. They are most commonly used in industrial settings, such as refineries, power plants, offshore rigs, cement and concrete ...
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In 2011, faced with the complicated and volatile domestic and international economic environment, under the firm leadership of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, the people of all nationalities of China, taking Deng Xiaoping ...
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US offshore softwood lumber exports soared in 2011, according to industry newsletter Random Lengths. Shipments offshore reached 984 million m³ up 48% on 2010 and the largest volume since 1997. China replaced Canada as the US’s ...
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Taiwan’s hand tool industry is pursuing sustainable development for the next decade after surging between the 1970s and 1990s and maturing in the 2000s. Matt Yang, project manager of the Office to Revitalize Traditional Industries at ...
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Today we can observe a tremendous out growth in the mechanic fields. With the growth in the technologies, there are many things that have become possible to be done especially in the mechanics field. One of them which have proved very ...
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Canada's Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, made it very clear after the Keystone XL pipeline was rejected by the U.S. that Canada would be seeking other markets for its natural resources. Indeed, he has wasted no time pursuing that goal, and ...
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There is an old adage that says, he more things change, the more they stay the same. I never have found that one to be functionally practical the way many old sayings can often be. Maybe it actually refers to technology changing and human ...
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The world market for turbines and related products (turbine-based engines, generators and generator sets) is projected to increase 6.1 percent per year through 2014 to $133 (USD) billion. Growth will be driven by the wind turbine sector, ...
A screw pump is a positive displacement pump that use one or several screws to move fluids or solids along the screw(s) axis. In its simplest form (the Archimedes' screw pump), a single screw rotates in a cylindrical cavity, thereby moving ...
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Siemens' renewable energy division has reported a fourth-quarter loss, after writing off €231m (£197m) in its solar power business. The German engineering giant today reported its fourth-quarter results for 2011, revealing its ...
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Global welding market for repairs, maintenance to generate over $3 billion by 2017 Sales volumes for welding equipment and consumables declined worldwide in 2009, but since then the rebound in manufacturing has driven OEMs’ and ...
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A federal court will soon assess damages and lay blame for the massive Deepwater Horizon oil disaster that sent hundreds of millions of gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, and that killed 11 people, back in April 2010. And BP, ...
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Increasing demand from energy sectors driving five-year worldwide expansion A global welding market outlook from Frost & Sullivan tracks a 5.8% expansion in arc welding equipment and filler consumption from the 2008 economic downturn ...
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Pumps are used throughout society for a variety of purposes. Early applications includes the use of the windmill or watermill to pump water. Today, the pump is used for irrigation, water supply, gasoline supply, air conditioning systems, ...
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China's appetite for Canadian lumber has reached a peak, according to new figures from Canfor Corp. (CFP-T10.21-0.12-1.16%), the Vancouver company that pioneered sales of British Columbia wood in the country. Canfor said late Thursday that ...
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