This Rite Hite video posted on Feb. 29, 2012, shows Frommelt Safety Products' new Guardian Defender door in action. It safeguards manufacturing processes and industrial applications in the automotive, metal manufacturing, material handling, paper/packaging, and alternative energy industries.
Sponsored by Frommelt Safety Products, Rite-Hite
This Kiewit Corporation video posted in April 2012 shows crews constructing a simple-cycle gas plant in Antioch, Calif. The video was produced for Kiewit by John Rossen of Allied Artists.
Safer, faster, more efficient and economical, Lockheed Martin's Marlin autonomous underwater vehicle system will revolutionize the way shallow water inspections are conducted and make them more cost effective when it becomes commercially available in late 2012.
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of MSA's SCBAs. Meet the specialized technicians, experience the assembly process, and see the effects of this life-saving product in the field. This video was recorded at MSA's SCBA production plant in Murrysville, Pa. and posted on the MSA YouTube channel May 16, 2012.
Sponsored by MSA
The Partners for Amtrak Safety and Security program assists Amtrak Police in protecting America's Railroad by encouraging passengers and community members to be on the alert for potential security or safety problems. Visit pass.amtrak.com to learn more about the Partners for Amtrak Safety and Security and to register as a participant. As always, please report suspicious or unusual activity immediately by calling the Amtrak Police National Communication Center at (800) 331-0008 or by dialing 911. Do not take any further action.
This video explains the full range of maintenance services for high-speed and intercity rail equipment that are offered by Talgo, showing the equipment used to detect cracks and other flaws in railcar wheels. The diagnostic equipment from the Madrid, Spain-based company is now in use in more than 20 countries worldwide.
This January 2012 video showcases Gamesa's maintenance and reconditioning work on large components of wind turbines for customers around the world. Officials explain their plan to lower the cost of wind energy generation by 20-30 percent by 2015.
The Michigan Department of Transportation partnered with Operation Lifesaver in creating this video, posted in February 2012, that urges motorists to pay close attention when approaching a railroad crossing. The video also provides facts about state laws and safety tips about crossing safety. More information about crossing safety is available on the Operation Lifesaver Web site at www.oli.org.
One of only two in the world, a high-capacity and full-size panel tester was established at the University of Houston's Thomas T.C. Hsu Structural Research Laboratory in 1988. The laboratory’s director, Professor Yi-Lung Mo, explains its use in this December 2011 video. The University Element Tester puts elements cut out from large structures, such as shear walls, bridges, shell roofs, nuclear containment structures and concrete offshore platforms through large loads of pressure, simulating natural disasters. The lab uses the information to improve the construction and design of everything from high-rise buildings to bridges.
The Boeing Phantom Eye, an unmanned aerial vehicle fueled with liquid hydrogen, started taxi tests and reached 30 knots during its first run down Edwards Air Force Base's famed desert runway in California on March 10, 2012. Learn more at http://www.boeing.com/Features/2012/03/bds_phantomeye_03_12_12.html.