cookies

Cookies are yummy, but avoid cookie-cutters.

cookiesPhoto by Christina Branco on Unsplash 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…


library

Build Your Library with Basics

libraryPhoto by Paul Melki on Unsplash 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;…


CLOUDS

Cloud Seeding Process and Vonnegut

CLOUDSPhoto by Vladimir Anikeev on Unsplash 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…


investigation

Sleuthing CIP Process Solutions

investigationPhoto by Markus Winkler on Unsplash 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…


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Filtering Forward

  Welcome to 2016; hope everyone had a safe, healthy and enjoyable New Year. Anyone who has been in the filter industry long enough knows that politics play a role in the directions taken in advancing technology. In February, Bloomberg examined the Obama administration’s…