Paper and wood products are important parts of our everyday lives. We build our homes with wood, and gather around wooden tables. We publish novels with paper and we even create lifelong memories at gatherings with easy clean-up, thanks to products like paper plates and napkins.
Industry Applications of Pulp, Paper, and Other Wood Products
Topics: Moisture Meter, Composition Analyzer
Kett Through the Ages: How Our Instruments Stand the Test of Time
The Kett team has been in operation for over 70 years, and we’ve seen a lot in that time. But nothing could have prepared us for when an existing client acquired another company and found one of our moisture sensors buried deep in their inventory.
Topics: Moisture Meter, Kett
Friction Analysis and Chemistry: A Well-Matched Pair
Is friction a factor of physics or chemistry?
In short? It can be both.
Scientists, engineers, and science-backed product developers know that the world of physics and chemistry are closely linked. Therefore the discussion of whether friction is more about physics or chemistry is much more nuanced than choosing one or the other—which means the friction and chemistry of a product or substance can influence the other as well.
Topics: Friction Analyzer
Moisture Meters: An Essential Tool for Installing Wood Flooring
Hardwood floors are an enduring, timeless option that many homeowners and business owners choose to create a variety of looks. Depending on the design, finish, and stain, wood floors can be trendy, elegant, chic, or cozy.
Topics: Moisture Meter
Why Friction Testers Are Necessary for Metal Forming
Whether the common consumer realizes it or not, metal forming is something that impacts almost every part of their life. Of course, manufacturers use metal to build things like planes, trains, and automobiles that we use for travel and transport of goods, but it’s also used in nearly every room at home and at work.
Topics: Friction Analyzer
Using a Moisture Meter for Woodworking
Woodworking is an art form that calls for “cutting, shaping, and joining wood” to create objects that we interact with every day of our lives. While the basic skills may be easy to learn, it’s a craft that many spend their lives refining.
Topics: Moisture Meter
Instant Adhesive Measurement: The Instruments You Need
Paint, powder coatings, films, glue and adhesive, tape, and more.
These coatings all rely on a certain level of adhesion to last. Without the proper adhesion, paint chips, blisters, or flakes away, glues and other adhesives fail, and films peel away.
When it comes to the creation of products that require adhesion, engineers execute a great deal of testing to ensure a quality product. The Kett team is proud to supply these engineers with instant adhesive measurement instruments to test and evaluate adhesion, helping to make goods that last.
Topics: Adhesive measurement
Our Total Care Solution: What It Means for You
Over the years, we’ve had the privilege of working with a broad range of clients, serving industries that range from agriculture to pharmaceuticals, polymers and plastics, and beyond. In that time, we’ve discovered a myriad of ways to ensure that the instruments we provide our customers are not only precise, high-quality, and built to last, but also that they are uniquely suited to their needs.
Topics: Moisture Meter, Composition Analyzer
Avoiding Fires When Heating and Drying Crops for Storage
Last year, a feed mill in Weimar, Texas, caught fire thanks to one small spark from an overheated bearing in the elevator leg of the mill. This led to a dust explosion and a resulting fireball that echoed through the feed mill with a cannon-line sound and could even be heard several miles away.
Topics: Moisture Meter
Tips for Pouring and Laying Concrete in Cold Weather and Frozen Soil
Construction can’t stop just because temperatures drop. As temperatures fluctuate, essential building materials like concrete have different curing conditions and sporadic strength gain.
Topics: Moisture Meter