Cummins (Hydrogenics), Herten

Project Overview 50 kilopascals. That is the explosion pressure that the doors at the Cummins facility in Herten can withstand in an emergency—specifically from the opposite side of the hinge, i.e., from the direction that is structurally less favorable. Anyone who designs pressure-resistant doors knows what this specification means: Under load, the door panel is…

Neumayer Station III, Antarctica

Project Overview Neumayer Station III The Alfred Wegener Institute’s Neumayer Station III is located on the Ekström Ice Shelf—which is about 200 meters thick—in Atka Bay and is the only German research station in Antarctica where people live and work year-round. Nine overwinterers spend up to 15 months here, connected to the outside world for…