Electrical
2020 Product of the Year Finalists
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2020 Engineering Leader Under 40: Will Healy III, 38
Industry Strategy Manager, Balluff Worldwide, Florence, Ky., BS Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
How to build a better testing and maintenance program
The central objectives of any maintenance program are to extend the life of the equipment, increase facility uptime and improve plant safety
Safer, fast-charging aqueous battery developed
A 3D zinc-manganese nano-alloy anode has been developed, resulting in a stable, high-performance aqueous battery that uses seawater as an electrolyte.
Your questions answered: Arc flash mitigation
Reducing arc flash to electrical personnel is an evolutionary process. Learn more in this Q&A
Lithium batteries developed to survive extreme cold temperatures
Tadiran has developed bobbin-type lithium thionyl chloride (LiSOCl2) batteries that have been specially modified for use in the cold chain, which is required for transporting the COVID-19 vaccine.