The Dematic’s Material Handling & Logistics Conference is taking place September 8-11, 2013 in Park City, Utah. The conference will be offering 50+ educational sessions, […]
Technology Transfer Services was a recipient of the 2013 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Excellence in Workplace Effectiveness and Flexibility for the second consecutive year! TTS was one of winners, selected from […]
We just wanted to let you know that your efforts at TTS do not go unnoticed. You’re all a necessary piece to this puzzle. We appreciate your dedication and service, and we know others do too. Celebrating anniversaries this month include: James Howarth – 4 years on 8/03 Doug Fryar – 5 years on [...]
A good preventive maintenance program develops procedures for regulatory compliance, standard operating procedures, and maintenance. Procedures are basically a guide for mechanics and other […]
Cary, NC – August 21, 2013 – As part of its mission to continually monitor the training marketplace for the best providers of training services and technologies, TrainingIndustry.com is announcing its annual Top 20 Workforce Development Providers List. The 2013 Top 20 List recognizes the top workforce development providers in the training industry and is [...]
In an industrial facility, motors and turbines use energy to produce rotational mechanical motion. In order to harness this motion to perform useful work, there must be a way to transmit […]
Whenever an object moves against another object, friction will be present, turning kinetic energy into heat and causing equipment to wear. Using lubricants helps to reduce this friction, allowing more work […]
Piping and tubing are essential to the operation of nearly all industrial equipment and can be found extensively throughout the home. From the pipes transporting 2,000 psi of steam in a power plant to the tubing […]
Any condition where less than perfect surface contact is made between the underside of the machine’s feet and the surface of the base plate, or frame, is called soft foot. Soft foot is similar to being seated at a […]
Programmable logic controllers, or PLCs, are used to automate processes in industry. In the 1960’s, the computerized processor replaced the relay logic control system. With the widespread use […]
