All articles by Miranda Mclaren

Hidden Leaks, Hidden Costs: How to Detect Leaks and Save Money

In industrial manufacturing, energy efficiency is a critical factor for reducing operational costs and enhancing sustainability. By optimizing production processes…
Digital pressure gauges for vacuum technology: Answering the important questions

Vacuum technology is used in a wide range of industries, and proper use depends on accurate measurement devices, or gauges.…
How to choose the right leak test for fuel cell production

As the need for clean energy rises, the emerging technology behind hydrogen fuel cells becomes ever more important to the…
Vacuum heat treatment: How to detect and locate leaks in the furnace

Heat treatment is a common procedure used across multiple industries, for example with the purpose of hardening metals. However, when…
Nuclear fusion challenges: Low pressure, high temperature, and the electromagnetic field

While there are still many unknowns in nuclear fusion science, the fundamental conditions required to unite two light atomic nuclei…

Nuclear fusion on earth: The critical role of the vacuum

As the process that generates energy in the core of main-sequence stars such as our Sun, nuclear fusion is certainly…
O&G’s emissions reduction roadmap and the importance of refinery efficiency

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), global energy-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions hit an all-time high in 2022, reaching…
Advancing waste heat boiler performance and reliability: How a leading copper smelting plant cut downtime and replacement costs

Non-ferrous pyrometallurgical plants across the globe rely on smelting furnaces to extract copper, nickel, lead, and zinc which are subsequently…
Fast and flexible fuel cell production: Behind the scenes of the latest bipolar plate leak testing innovation

Bipolar plates – the backbone of proton exchange membrane (PEM) hydrogen fuel cell stacks – have become somewhat of a…
How to overcome complex leak testing challenges in the FCEV industry

Despite advances in fuel cell technology and an ever-pressing need to reduce our fossil fuel dependency, barriers to hydrogen-powered vehicles…