Knovel Introduces Industrial Equipment Essentials

Trusted Provider of Validated Engineering Content and Tools Helps Organizations Solve Challenging Technical Problems

NEW YORK, June 1, 2010 – Knovel, a Web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools, today announced the immediate availability of Industrial Equipment Essentials, a package offering guidance and best practice information on a wide range of product development topics including material selection and tolerances, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, product design, vibration, plastics, resins, environmental impacts and compliance.  

With validated reference data sourced from more than 70 recognized societies and publishing partners, Knovel offers an unmatched depth and breadth of engineering content. Building upon years of accumulated data, Knovel has created Industrial Equipment Essentials to enable organizations to jumpstart their use of Knovel. As a result, engineers can easily access content that many top firms in the industry frequently use to solve challenging technical problems.

“Knovel’s Industrial Equipment Essentials is one of five industry specific packages that Knovel will launch this year to meet customer demand for fast and convenient access to reliable technical references,” said Chris Forbes, CEO and president, Knovel. “Continued global competition, a down economy and customers demanding a greater degree of customization are just a few pressure points companies face as they do more with less. Innovation in product design remains a key to growth. With Knovel Essentials, engineers can tap the resources they need to be productive.” 

Strategically selected from the 23 total subject areas Knovel offers, the Industrial Equipment Essentials package includes content and data analysis tools in the following six subject areas:
•    Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
•    Electrical & Power Engineering
•    General Engineering & Engineering Management
•    Mechanics & Mechanical Engineering       
•    Metals & Metallurgy
•    Plastics & Rubber

For more information about Knovel’s Industrial Equipment Essentials, contact Knovel Sales at (866) 240-8174 or visit http://why.knovel.com/industries/industrial-equipment.html.

About Knovel Knovel is a Web-based application integrating technical information with analytical and search tools to drive innovation and deliver answers engineers can trust. Knovel users include thousands of engineers and applied scientists worldwide. Customers include 70 of the Fortune 500 companies and more than 300 leading universities. Founded in 2000, Knovel is a private company headquartered in New York City. For more information, visit www.knovel.com or call (866) 240-8174.