The Golden State — California — is a cultural melting pot, a land of many geographical wonders, and the home to one of the world’s leading climate change reduction advocates, CARB. CARB emissions reduction legislation has been a gamechanger for our planet. CARB? Yes, the California Air Resource Board (CARB). If you’re an original equipment… Read more »
What is a dynamometer? A dynamometer test — also known as a “dyno test” — measures the torque and rotational speed of an engine. In dyno testing, operators use a device called a dynamometer that measures the power generated by the vehicle and/or engine. You may have heard of the word “dynamometer” in the context… Read more »
Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and businesses: regardless of your business, knowing how to measure particle size is key to staying in compliance with regulatory authorities. But more than that, knowing how to measure particle size is key to ensuring reliable quality control for you and your team. To ensure the profitability of your business, you’ll… Read more »
Businesses and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs): when the time comes to report and monitor emissions for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), you’ve likely heard about five-gas analyzers. These helpful machines are key in monitoring the greenhouse gas output of everything from automobiles to motorcycles to chainsaws and leaf blowers. If you lapse on monitoring your… Read more »
Fact: industrial workplaces and manufacturing facilities are often hazardous environments due to the dangers of explosive gases being released during normal operations. Negate creating processes that help reduce explosive gas leaks, and you could find yourself in trouble with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for violating Method 21 regulations. And the last thing you need… Read more »
EPA Method 21 is a key procedure to detect volatile organic compound (VOC) leaks in industrial equipment. If you’re working in an industry involving chemicals, gas, or liquid emissions, you’ve likely heard of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Method 21 procedures. The procedure was established by the EPA to combat widespread noncompliance with leak detection… Read more »
Businesses and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs): in addition to allocating funds for research and development, quality assurance, and other key environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting procedures, you’ll need to budget for LDAR. “L what?” Yup, LDAR: leak detection and repair programs. LDAR refers to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations designed to help decrease… Read more »
Vehicle owners and fleet operators: do you know how your vehicle’s ventilation systems affect your vehicle’s emissions output? More specifically, have you checked on your positive crankcase ventilation system (PCV) as of late? Positive crankcase ventilation system: we know it’s a mouthful. And we get that a PCV system is likely one of the last… Read more »
Real talk: car talk can be confusing. Whether you’re trying to understand the long acronyms or cryptic onboard diagnostics of your dashboard for emissions reporting for environmental, social, and governance (ESG), understanding ICE and EV acronyms can be a challenge. If you’re trying to find your way out of the hole of vehicle acronyms, you’ve… Read more »