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PFC And FV Technology For Research And Development GYS, a welding gear and battery charger manufacturer, has invested in Power Factor Correction (PFC) and Flexible Voltage (FV) technology across a range of MMA for its research-and-development centre. PFC technology offers the user a range of benefits, including a reduction in power consumption. The requirement for less power also allows the user to weld at higher levels on a lower power supply. Using GYS's PFC-equipped MMA machines will allow high-duty-cycle welding at 160A (sufficient for 4mm rods) on a regular 13A power supply. Normally, a 160A machine without PFC is capable of welding only 3.2mm electrodes at 125A using a 13A fused plug. Inside electrical cables, energy travels at various frequencies. In the UK, we use energy at 50Hz, but up to 25 per cent of that energy travels at either higher or lower frequencies called diffractions. Mathematical models show that all of these diffractions add to each other for certain fre...

Imaging Tool Expands Research Opportunities The installation of a Jeol Electron Probe Microanalyzer (EPMA) aims to expand research and educational opportunities for students, faculty and industry in southeastern North Carolina. In January, Jeol completed the installation of its latest EPMA, also known as a microprobe, at the Southeastern North Carolina Regional Microanalytical and Imaging Center (SENCR-MIC). The state-of-the-art facility opened in 2009 as a joint collaboration between Fayetteville State University (FSU) and the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Pembroke. The microprobe enables detailed surface analysis that reveals a lot of information about both hard and soft samples. FSU and UNC students will have access to this electron microscope to advance environmental, geological and forensic science research. 'We'll be able to use it to compare paint chips, analyse soil samples, gunshot residue and micro tool marks,' said Dr Steven Singletary, director of ...

Wolfram Research Offers Consulting Service Wolfram Research has launched a consulting service called Wolfram Solutions, which is said to provide solutions for business problems and technical computing needs. With technical skill, vertical industry prowess, deep management experience and focus on customer priorities and goals, Wolfram Solutions is claimed to deliver the power of technical computing to help improve efficiency, quality and results and to spearhead innovation. Wolfram Solutions consultants are said to be experienced in modelling, simulation, data analysis, image processing, high-performance computing, parallel computing, delivering technical computing over the web and other technical computing fields. According to the company, which manufactures Mathematica, its experts offer performance tuning and enhancements for existing software, while also conducting research, development and deployment for new software. For one customer, Dolphin Measurement Systems, Wolfram Solut...