Rittal Corp. has released a white paper entitled "Stainless Steel Enclosures and Industrial Applications." The paper outlines many of the technical aspects of stainless steel that are crucial to the selection of industrial enclosures including composition, distinguishing properties of different grades, chemical resistances, suitable applications, and general benefits offered by stainless steel when compared to carbon steel enclosures. The updated publication includes references linking selected industrial markets with appropriate stainless steel grades, finishes and applications.
Rittal Corp.
www.rittal.us/literature
Erosion control
Profile Products has launched an online video resource library for contractors and specifiers of erosion control systems. The video library showcases more than a dozen segments of varying themes, including product demonstrations, application instruction guides and technical video segments. Video topics discussed include an in-depth look at the importance of understanding soil properties and its effect on a project's results; proper mixing and application techniques for hydraulic mulch; and laboratory demonstrations that illustrate differing yield and coverage results, as well as water-holding capacities of various erosion control solutions.
Profile Products LLC
www.profileevs.com
Sight glass guide
L.J. Star has released a white paper that offers straightforward guidance on how to select the appropriate sight glass for various applications. The checklist is designed to help engineers consider all the available options for optimal sight glass performance. Go to http://www.ljstar.com/publications/pdf/SightGlassSelectionWhitePaper.pdf to download the white paper. The "Step-by-Step Guide to Sight Glass Selection" will help engineers determine not only which of the two types of sight glass best suits their needs (a sight glass window or a sight flow indicator), but details numerous important considerations, including: Viewing requirements, optimal viewing area size, mounting types, and available materials and their compatibility.
L.J. Star Inc.
www.ljstar.com
Design-build guide
The Water Design Build Council has released the Progressive Design-Build Procurement Guide, the first comprehensive procurement guide for use by municipal officials pursuing design-build projects. The five-volume guide includes sample Request for Qualification (RFQ) and Request for Proposal (RFP) documents for use in conducting progressive design-build (PDB) single and double stage procurements, as well as a sample agreement/contracts, all based on industry best practices.
Water Design Build Council
www.waterdesignbuild.com
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