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Crops Thrive in Magenta Solar Greenhouse Featured in this issue: [ASCO Integrated Enclosure Solutions Offer Simplicity, Convenience, and Lower Cost](#g1) | [Protect Your Pump and Keep It Longer](#g2) | [Interactive eBook: Better Measurement for Quality in Food and Beverage Processing](#g3) | [Ultra-thin Flexible Heaters...Quick Heat Up](#s1) | [Remke Industrial Strength Electrical Connectors](#s2) | [Metal Additive Manufacturing: The Evolution of Manufacturing](#s3) | [Precision Metal Fabrications — AS9100 Certified](#b1) [Add to Safe Senders List]( | If you can't view this email, please [click here]( 14 November 2017 [Share with a friend]( [IEEE SPECS & TECHS - Your Industrial Market Resource for Product, News, Technology & Applications] [IEEE SPECS & TECHS - Your Industrial Market Resource for Product, News, Technology & Applications] TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS [] [ASCO Integrated Enclosure Solutions Offer Simplicity, Convenience, and Lower Cost]( [ASCO Integrated Enclosure Solutions Offer Simplicity, Convenience, and Lower Cost]( Numatics, Inc. Customized, ready-to-install modular assemblies of best-in-class electrical and pneumatic components greatly simplify your fluid automation design. ASCO’s [Integrated Enclosure Solutions]( deliver the convenience and cost savings of engineered, pre-assembled, and tested pneumatic packages specifically created for your unique application. Our engineering tools and services include design support, CAD models, Numasizing® software for optimal product sizing, build-to-blueprint services, and controller integration. [Download the brochure](. [View now]( [] [Protect Your Pump and Keep It Longer]( [Protect Your Pump and Keep It Longer]( Fluid Components Intl. (FCI) Nothing damages a pump faster than the build-up of heat from dry running conditions. When there's no liquid to provide cooling, heat destroys a pump's bearings. FCI's [pump protection white paper]( explains how installing a point flow/level switch in your pump's process loop can prevent the problem. FCI's [FLT93 flow/level/temperature switches]( not only monitor for low flow situations, but also detect dry running conditions. Download our [FLT93 Series FlexSwitch™ brochure]( to learn more. [Learn more]( [] [Interactive eBook: Better Measurement for Quality in Food & Beverage Processing]( [Interactive eBook: Better Measurement for Quality in Food and Beverage Processing]( Vaisala In this [interactive eBook]( you'll find webinars, application notes, and product specifications to aid in buying decisions. Learn about: • Optimal product moisture levels to save energy and money • How unstable manufacturing process conditions decrease yields • Ensuring your end-products don't have unwanted microbial growth • Air quality that increases the comfort and living conditions of plants and animals [Get the eBook now](. [View now]( R&D REPORT [Crops Thrive in Magenta Solar Greenhouse]( [Crops Thrive in Magenta Solar Greenhouse]( An electricity-generating solar greenhouse conserves water and produces fruits and vegetables of the [same quality as those cultivated in conventional greenhouses](. The structure incorporates Wavelength-Selective Photovoltaic Systems (WSPVs) technology that generates electricity more efficiently and at less cost than traditional photovoltaic systems. For more on this subject, subscribe to the Engineering360 e-Newsletter [Environmental Technology](. [View now]( [Is Robotic Welding the Answer to the Shortage of Skilled Welders?]( [Is Robotic Welding the Answer to the Shortage of Skilled Welders?]( Increasingly, manufacturers are having trouble finding qualified welders. One problem is that skilled welders are reaching retirement age and leaving the workforce. By 2026, there will be a [workforce shortage of 372,000 welders]( according to the American Welding Society. More from [Fastening, Joining & Assembly](... [Learn more]( [] [Ultra-Thin Flexible Heaters...Quick Heat Up]( [Ultra-thin Flexible Heaters...Quick Heat Up]( Pelonis Technologies, Inc. [Ultra-thin flexible heaters]( built-in nano technology heating elements create strong bonding, making them more flexible than typical flexible heaters. This allows heat to transfer more efficiently and evenly than foil imprinted heaters. Ultra-thin flexible heaters' high temperature capability allows higher wattage for faster heat-up and warm-up time. [More information](. [View now]( [] [Remke Industrial Strength Electrical Connectors]( [Remke Industrial Strength Electrical Connectors]( Remke Industries At Remke, we work to bring you industrial strength electrical connectors with personalized service, order flexibility, and custom solutions. [In this video]( we demonstrate how we help our customers overcome their connector challenges with the highest level of service. To Remke, this truly is the power of connecting possibilities. [Learn more]( [] [Metal Additive Manufacturing: The Evolution of Manufacturing]( [Metal Additive Manufacturing: The Evolution of Manufacturing]( SLM Solutions NA, Inc. Metal-based additive manufacturing systems optimize fast and cost-efficient part production. SLM Solutions can take your additive manufacturing to new levels. [Learn more](. [View now]( [] [Precision Metal Fabrications — AS9100 Certified]( [Precision Metal Fabrications — AS9100 Certified]( Midwest Metal Products With a focus on complete customer satisfaction and manufacturing products that adhere to strict customer and AS9100/ISO 9001:2008 standards, [MMP]( has become a preferred vendor for major aerospace, medical, and electronics companies. As a single-source manufacturer, we can provide our customers everything, from concept to finished product. [Learn more]( TECHNOLOGY TRENDS [See Cassie the Biped Arrive at the University of Michigan]( [See Cassie the Biped Arrive at the University of Michigan]( Cassie — whose name is derived from the cassowary, a flightless bird similar to an ostrich — is expected to [advance robotics technology for search and rescue applications](. More immediate uses might include inspection of industrial sites while taking 3D scans. More from [Robotic Systems](... [View now]( [Google Maps All South African National Parks]( [Google Maps All South African National Parks]( Google recently announced that a team of South African nature lovers, along with Google Street View, has [finished mapping all the country's wildest areas]( including all 19 national parks and 17 national reserves. More from [Environmental Technology](... 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