Cognitive Operator Support in the Manufacturing Industry - Three Tools to Help SMEs Select, Test and Evaluate Operator Support Technology

Technology aimed at providing cognitive support to operators in the manufacturing industry, is developing rapidly. Through technologies such as near-eye displays and augmented and mixed reality, the operator receives digital information and instructions to help the operator learn, and work efficiently and accurately. Companies, especially SMEs,...

Development and pilot testing of full-scale membrane distillation modules for deployment of waste heat

Membrane distillation is an attractive technology for extracting fresh water from seawater. Newly developed modules have been used in pilot tests and bench scale tests to demonstrate the potential of producing excellent product water quality in a single step, little need for water pretreatment and a thermal energy requirement of approximately...

Intrinsic and stimulated in situ biodegradation applied in in-situ treatment zones at sites contaminated with hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)

The pollution of soil and groundwater with hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) has caused serious environmental problems. Mineralisation of some HCH isomers can be expected under aerobic conditions whereas all isomers are known to be bioconverted to intermediate products under anaerobic conditions. Hence, redox conditions can be expected to have strong...