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Mechanics and Its Challenges, from Modern Times to Today!
Almost two hundred years ago, the first industrial revolution swung our world into productivity and mechanization. Many technical and scientific advances have since been discovered. With the arrival of the Internet and Industry 4.0, the pace is only accelerating! As depicted in Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times (1936), these changes have a major influence on our daily lives and come with their share of challenges.
Trucks, Trains and Excavators… the variety of heavy vehicles!
Heavy vehicles are part of our daily lives. Although many people are familiar with the tractor trailer, which we see in abundance on our roads, a multitude of other heavy vehicles exist, in all forms and for very distinct applications. They serve not only to transport material, but also to transform our environment by maneuvering, extracting and modifying natural resources, among other things.
Releasing the pressure to avoid the worst
Any pressurized tank or piping system such as your domestic hot water tank, your compressed air tank in your garage or a pressurized installation in a factory has a generally small, but very essential part: an overpressure protection device. The role of this device is to release excess pressure in order to avoid an explosion. Our engineer, Hugo Julien, who specializes in the interpretation and application of codes associated with stationary equipment of all kinds, answers a few questions.
Ready to roll?
Whether you are riding your bike, driving your car, or even using an elevator, bearings are part of our daily lives. Most of the time, we don't notice them... except when a failure affects our activities!
File handling and the fable of the tortoise and the hare... the same lesson to be learned!
If Aesop illustrated the handling of litigation files ... he would try to make people understand that it is important to begin immediately. In the famous fable the tortoise and the hare, our friend the tortoise, through regular and tireless work, won a race which seemed unattainable at the start!
Keeping Boilers Safe
The first boiler with a safety valve was designed by Denis Papin of France in 1679; boilers were made and used in England by the turn of the 18th century. Early boilers were made of wrought iron and riveted; as the advantages of high pressure and temperature were realized, manufacturers turned to steel and welding was accepted by the ASME Code in the 30’s.
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