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Contractors may be hit very hard if the debt ceiling problem does not get solved by Congress. According to the Washington Business Journal, if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling, the federal treasury will have to start prioritizing who it...
From fertilizers to field grains, there is a wide array of things falling into the ‘agricultural products’ category. But they all have one thing in common; the farmers, production plants and storage facilities that handle these products can benefit from the automation of the packaging system...
"Demand for lawn, garden and agricultural packaging in the US is forecast to grow 1.8 percent per year through 2013 to $1.7 billion" according to a 2008 report, The US Lawn, Garden & Agricultural Packaging Market. The fastest growing form of packaging in this market? "Pouches, especially...
3D machine vision technology is certainly not a new concept, but holding it in the palm of your hand is.
A new iPhone App allows users to detect patterns of light reflected off a face to build a true 3-D model. Though it’s not quite machine vision, it certainly is the first step in the...
Semper Fidelis became the Marine motto in 1883, symbolizing the commitment Marines have to their country and each other. The Marines have longed served as America’s first line of defense, protecting us by land, air and sea. Next week, we have a rare opportunity to honor our Marine’s and...
EPIC Modular Process Systems designs, fabricates and installs complete modular process systems. Many times, these modular process systems involve the use of vacuum pumps. EPIC Modular Process hosted a lunch and learn on vacuum pumps to refresh and expand our process engineers knowledge of...
Recently Kyle McCormick and Wayne Jasper participated in a CADworks workshop put on by ECE engineering. The biggest takeaway? CADworks is moving towards platforms that allow engineers to customize the program to their needs. For example, a design engineer at EPIC can make customized templates...
EPIC Modular Process Systems designs, fabricates and installs complete modular process systems. Almost always, these modular process systems involve the use of flow meters. EPIC Modular Process hosted a lunch and learn on flow meters to refresh and expand our process engineers knowledge of...
Whether inspecting the sanitary packaging of consumable goods to monitoring the sealant in batteries, vision technology is increasingly being used in almost every single manufacturing industry imaginable. Machine vision is used today to accurately control the quality of your final goods,...
In this special report by Adam Bluestein and Amy Barrett, the two explore what it will take to create more manufacturers in America. According to the article, many people in the U.S. have the creative ideas and innovative drive to make tangible items but what they're lacking is the essential...
