Cookies are yummy, but avoid cookie-cutters.
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We can all agree that cookies are yummy. Cookie monster is not the only creature out there who loves to chow down on a tasty chocolate chip or oatmeal raisin (my favorite are Thin Mints).
What is not so good, though, is using a cookie-cutter…
Build Your Library with Basics
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With the advent of e-books and our ability to access archives of trade magazines online, it’s become easier for engineers to have ready access to a rich, professional library. This is especially good if you had to complete some work during March Madness;…
Cloud Seeding Process and Vonnegut
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I tend to perk up when I hear or read about cloud seeding. When I came across Amanda Little’s Business Week article about cloud seeding process in India to avoid droughts, I even felt a little nostalgic.
Right there, in the middle of the…
Sleuthing CIP Process Solutions
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For years, my focus as a process engineer has been thin-cake filtration, cake washing and drying technologies. I am continually engaged by the people I work with and the ongoing need to find new process solutions to problems.
There are…
Your next idea could come from a Whopper.
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Any process engineer with a love for creativity will appreciate this Business Week article about The DNA of Strawberries.
The article features Phil Stewart, a fruit breeder for Driscoll’s (“the largest player in the $5.6…