Valves in the kitchen sink control the flow of water from the well or municipal water system to tap. Valves in spray-paint canisters control the release of pressurized paint. Valves in gas stoves control the flow of propane gas to the burners. Valves in sewer systems control the flow of…well, sewage.

Muskegon Community College’s Downtown Center will be known as the Carolyn I. and Peter Sturrus Technology Center: story of donation and general plans for building. https://www.muskegoncc.edu/news-and-events/mcc-receives-record-1-5-million-gift-to-name-downtown-center/ What equipment they have and in which rooms: https://www.muskegoncc.edu/administration/mcc-downtown-center/ Video from 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=121&v=Y0D2_2QgZBs Article from 2011 on taking over Chronicle building: https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2011/12/muskegon_community_college_loo_3.html Opening of center: https://www.muskegoncc.edu/news-and-events/public-invited-downtown-to-mcc-sturrus-technology-center-grand-opening-jan-11/ Blurb from MCC: […]

Hydrant Guard (R) is an innovative solution to a long-standing problem with one of the urban world's most familiar sights: the fire hydrant. By preventing water loss when an above-grade hydrant is sheered (or broken), Hydrant Guard can save thousands of gallons of water–not to mention lots of money for taxpayers. In warm regions like […]

Design for manufacturability, or DFM, can be applied in many different ways. Every manufacturing process, from forging to casting and CNC machining, has its own set up DFM best practices. In metalcasting, engineers apply DFM in order to ensure that the product will not only function and look as desired, but also that it is […]