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• Depleted uranium
  ...shielding in medical [[radiation therapy]] and industrial [[radiography]] equipment, and containers used to transport radioactive materials. Military uses incl ...ples include sailboat [[keel]]s, as [[counterweight]]s and as shielding in industrial [[radiography]] cameras.
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• Refractory metals
  ...elding Health and Safety | page = 28}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | publisher = Industrial Press Inc.| year = 2001 | isbn = 9780831131517 | title = Welding essential ...{cite journal | doi = 10.1007/s11837-001-0147-z| title =Fabricating sports equipment components via powder metallurgy | year = 2001 | last1 = Moxson | first1 =
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• Building insulation materials
  ...ing cause of workplace-related asthma and pulmonary disorders in many post-industrial countries.<ref>{{cite web * [[Fiberglass]]. Made from molten glass, usually with 20% to 30% recycled industrial waste and post-consumer content.<ref>[[Johns Manville]]. [http://www.jminsu
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• Building insulation
  ...ion]], and [[Cushioning|impact insulation]] (e.g. for vibrations caused by industrial applications). Often an [[Building insulation materials|insulation material ...uch as electrical boxes (outlets and light switches), plumbing, fire alarm equipment, etc.
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• Thermal insulation
  ...f comfort. Both heat-transfer and layer analyses can be performed in large industrial applications, but in household situations (appliances and building insulati * has minimal recurring expense. Unlike heating and cooling equipment, insulation is permanent and does not require maintenance, upkeep, or adjus
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• Crushed stone
  ...Crushed stone can be used without binder for a variety of construction or industrial applications, or it may be mixed with a matrix binding material, such as bi ...vity]] achieved through increased use of [[automation]] and more efficient equipment was mainly responsible for maintaining the prices at this level.<ref name=T
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• Construction aggregate
  ...l (economics)|capital]]-intensive operations, utilizing large earth-moving equipment, belt conveyors, and machines specifically designed for [[Rock crusher|crus ...eused in the production of these new age of aggregates. For example, Ring Industrial Group's EZflow<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ezflowlp.com/ |title=EZflow by
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• Technical textile
  ===Indutech (Industrial Textiles)=== ...ting, filtration, plasma screens, propulsion technology, lifting/conveying equipment, sound-proofing elements, melting processes, roller covers, grinding techno
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• Kevlar
  ...Tadahiko Takata “High-Performance Fibers” in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 2002, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. {{DOI|10.1002/14356007.a13_001}}</ref> ...is used as reinforcement in tires and rubber mechanical goods. Kevlar 29's industrial applications are as cables, in [[asbestos]] replacement, brake linings, and
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• Ski wax
  ...base. In Italy, he found it: Enrico Traverso at Enichem SpA, a state-owned industrial giant, had a fluorcarbon powder with a melting temperature just a few degre * [http://www.nensa.net/equipment/TheScienceofSkiWaxes.pdf ''Science of Ski Waxes'': An Article by Christophe
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• Beeswax
  ...y by jewellers, goldsmiths and sculptors, in [[dentistry]] and even in the industrial manufacture of complex components by [[investment casting]] of metals. [[Category:Sewing equipment]]
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• Defoamer
  ...chemical additive that reduces and hinders the formation of [[foam]] in [[industrial process]] liquids. The terms anti-foam agent and defoamer are often used in A defoamer is normally used in industrial processes to increase speed and reduce other problems. It addresses both p
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• Lubricant
  ...otecting the [[internal combustion engine]]s in motor vehicles and powered equipment. In addition to industrial applications, lubricants are used for many other purposes. Other uses inclu
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• Automatic lubrication system
  ...ring facility]] or mobile such as [[truck]]s, [[mining]] or [[construction equipment]], applying lubricant is often most effective when it is dispensed in small ...points, and then directly to each point via the feed lines.<ref>[[Lincoln Industrial Corporation]]: ''Quicklub Centralized & Automated Lubrication Systems''. Ap
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• Temporary fencing
  ...y fencing include venue division at large events and public restriction on industrial construction sites. Temporary fencing is also often seen at special outdoor
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• Cold formed steel
  ...' as a construction material. The use of cold-formed steel in commercial, industrial and residential buildings is summarized from a historical perspective, incl ...sion towers, transmission poles, [[drainage]] facilities, various types of equipment and others.<ref>Yu, W.W. (2000). ''Cold-Formed Steel Design, 3rd edition.,
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• Stainless steel
  ..., [[hardware]], [[surgical instruments]], [[major appliances]], industrial equipment e.g. in [[sugar refinery|sugar refineries]], and as an automotive and aeros
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• Dimension stone
  ...edges with equipment such as hand-held [[router]]s, [[grinder]]s, [[CNC]] equipment, or [[Polishing|polishers]]. There has been a recent (2008) hubbub about ra ...hen carved, shaped, and further defined by hand tools and [[sandblasting]] equipment. At this time, the stone for monuments is most commonly granite, sometimes
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• Steel
  ...d the British iron industry'' (Princeton 1977)</ref><ref>B. Trinder, ''The Industrial Revolution in Shropshire'' (Chichester 2000)</ref> ...he raw material for steel during the eighteenth century|journal=Journal of Industrial History|volume=6|issue=1|year=2003|pages=25–49|ref=harv}}</ref><ref name=
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• Wrought iron
  ...g charcoal, by the [[bloomery]] process, in a [[finery forge]] or from the industrial revolution in a [[Lancashire hearth]]. The resulting metal was highly vari ...f processes for making wrought iron without charcoal were devised as the [[Industrial Revolution]] began during the latter half of the 18th century. The most suc
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