Background: Specialty chemical manufacturing is dominated by batch processing mainly due to complex chemistries and narrow ranges of application. Batch processing is extremely inefficient because it is time-consuming and wasteful. The time required to fill the vessel, heat (or cool) the reactant...
Background: In conventional two-phase separation, mass transport between two phases can be intensified via increased surface area, usually in the form of smaller droplets or bubbles. The increase in the interfacial surface area typically results in higher energy cost due to agitation, slower...
In 2019, 26 students from a diverse set of RAPID member organizations participated in the RAPID Intern Program. Edmund Sam-Gyandoh completed the program in the fall and, in this first of many more, intern spotlights, introduces himself, discusses his technical project work, and describes how the...
RAPID participated in an exciting Manufacturing Day event on Friday, October 4, at M. Davis & Sons in Newark, Delaware. M. Davis hosted a gathering of customers, suppliers, community leaders, educators, and government officials at their modular equipment manufacturing site. Attendees were...
For four days in September, representatives from RAPID members participated in the RAPID pilot course: Modular Chemical Process Intensification (MCPI) Boot Camp at the Oregon State University ATAMI Facility. The face-to-face course, a result of RAPID's call for EWD projects in 2018, was developed...
The RAPID Manufacturing Institute is pleased to join RAPID Member, M. Davis & Sons at their Manufacturing Facility for an Open House and Facility Tour on October 4 th to celebrate Manufacturing Day, from 11am-2pm. The event will be held at the Modular Fabrication Facility located at 9 Tyler Way...
The classic definition of resilience is the “ability to recover quickly from difficulties,” and while this is often applied to individuals, it holds true for corporations and even countries. However, within the context of industry, resilience is often applied to a system’s ability to recover from...
