Passenger boarding bridges (sometimes known as jet bridges, jetways, sky bridges, and more) are enclosed passageways, elevated off the ground extending from the terminal gate at the airport to the airplane. They allow passengers to disembark and board airplanes without needing to go outside and be exposed to the elements. Passenger boarding bridges come in [...]

In recent times, supply chain issues have hit many industries, leading to long lead times and unsatisfied customers. One way of combatting this is through vertical integration. Vertical integration is a strategic structure implemented by a company meaning that they own the entire supply chain for their product. This article will outline how these structures [...]

Baghouse dust collectors are used as air-material separators, removing particulates from manufacturing and other industrial operations. They work to keep dust and solid particulates from being emitted into the atmosphere. This blog post will explore the industrial fabrics used in baghouses for emission control. How do Baghouses Work? In terms of dust collection systems, baghouses [...]

High-performance thermal seals are defined as materials that have excellent mechanical resistance to corrosive elements that are present in high-temperature applications as well as being flexible materials. Thermal seals need to be made from materials that have a good balance of mechanical toughness and malleability to offer the formability that is necessary for sealing mating [...]

The cast house is the most labor-intensive area of a furnace operation. There are taphole drills, jack dam drills, trough covers, tilting runners, control cabins, refractory consumables, and other equipment that need to be loaded and operated in a blast furnace. In the cast house, molten metal is directed from the furnace to the torpedo [...]

Potlines are an integral part of the large-scale production of aluminium. A potline is a row of serially arranged electrolytic cells (typically 100-400) used to produce aluminium. In a potline, the cathode of one cell electrically connects to the anode of the following cell. Challenges of Potlines Thermal losses are one of the biggest challenges [...]

Protective heat shields are used as barriers to sources of extreme heat; usually some sort of mechanical sub-system that inherently generates high temperatures. Alternatively, certain high-performance applications require protective thermal management solutions that manage heat generated by high speeds. Aviation increasingly requires both, with conventional turbine-driven aircraft using lightweight firewalls and insulation to prevent the [...]

Heat shields are critical components used for thermal management in a wide range of applications, and their purpose doesn’t tend to vary much from market to market—whether they are used on a car or a spacecraft. Essentially, a heat shield is a thermal barrier designed to protect objects from overheating. In the automotive sector, they [...]

Heat shields minimize the operating costs of a system by way of intercepting radiated heat that would usually add to the load on the low-temperature section of the system. Heat shields are often considered to be radiation shields which minimize the heat radiating from a warm to a cold surface. In reality, a cold mass [...]

Robots play an increasingly significant role in modern industry, often finding application in areas that are unsafe for human workers. This puts them at risk of exposure to corrosion, heat damage, abrasion and other types of exposure-related damage, which can dramatically reduce operational lifetime. THERMOPAK® Robot Covers from Mid-Mountain Materials offer a robust and cost-effective [...]