Leaner, Meaner Air Compressors that Won?t Let You Down
The challenge of containing energy and maintenance costs while ensuring a reliable supply of available air is a prime reason why many industrial users of compressed air are turning to direct-drive electric air compressor systems.By eliminating moving parts such as belts, gears and pulleys, direct-drive rotary screw air compressors have fewer moving parts; hence, they are less likely to fail or require service or replacement parts. Fewer moving parts also mean added efficiency, which translates into energy savings. "We were frequently running out of air with our piston compressors," says Jim Cook, Construction Manager of Pick Your Part, the nation's leading self-service auto wrecker. "Now we use 25- and 30-HP direct drive units from Sullivan-Palatek to ensure that we can meet our demand for continuous and efficient air availability."With nine large yards located throughout California, Pick Your Part has helped to protect the state's environment by recycling auto parts and ensuring that fluids are disposed of according to EPA requirements."We use air-driven tools and pumps to empty vehicles of anti-freeze, motor oil, transmission oil, fluids and gasoline," Cook explains. "The direct-drive Sullivan-Palatek air compressors have held up to our constant demand for air with very little maintenance." Pick Your Part also uses compressed air to disassemble motors and to remove motor parts, wheels and tires.The most popular direct drive air compressors in the 5-60 HP range are manufactured by Sullivan-Palatek?.
These small-but-mighty systems provide up to 8% improved efficiency and energy savings over gear- and belt-driven models, often resulting in saving thousands of kilowatt-hours of electricity per unit annually.Cook says 25 HP Sullivan-Palatek compressors are standard with Pick Your Part, although the firm recently installed the 30 HP model at its 64-acre Sun Valley, CA location. "We use such a high volume of air at that location that we now have installed a lead-lag (dual) system there. The additional 30 HP we get from the new unit gives us the necessary power margin - added working room - plus added efficiency and economy."One of the design advantages offered by the Sullivan-Palatek system results from the use of larger airend assemblies, which results in slower turning rotors, hence improved air compressor system operating efficiency. The manufacturer takes pride in providing extended service life and higher pressure using lower horsepower.Established in 1984, Sullivan-Palatek manufactures electric and diesel driven high performance rotary screw air compressors along with a complete line of accessory items which include air dryers, filters, remediation systems and construction air tools..
United Nations Selects Wavecrest?s Cyfin Reporter for Web-Use Management
The United Nations is the latest in a growing list of global organizations to select Wavecrest Computing's Cyfin Reporter Internet monitoring software to monitor the Web activity of its employees. The software will be used for Web-use management at the United Nations Logistics Base (UNLB) in Italy. The UNLB provides logistical support for United Nations peacekeeping missions worldwide. "We're very pleased the United Nations selected Cyfin Reporter as its Web-use management solution," says Dennis McCabe, vice president of business development at Wavecrest Computing. "We think Cyfin's accuracy, scalability and multi-lingual reporting features give it an advantage in the global marketplace." Cyfin Reporter monitors an organization's outbound Web activity and allows administrators to run categorized reports on usage.
These reports are available in eleven languages, including four of the United Nations' six official languages:
English, Chinese, French and Spanish.
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Trounson Automation Settles Lawsuit with Yaskawa Electric General Patent Corporation Represented Trounson Automation in this Transaction
Suffern, NY (ContentDesk) June 13, 2006 -- General Patent Corporation International (GPCI), a leading IP licensing and enforcement firm headquartered in Suffern, New York, announced today that it has settled on behalf of its client, Trounson Automation LLC (Trounson), a patent infringement lawsuit against Yaskawa Electric Corporation of Japan and Yaskawa Electric America of Illinois (Yaskawa).
GPCI represents Trounson in the licensing and enforcement of its patent.GPCI brought suit against Yaskawa on behalf of Trounson in August of 2005, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Civil Action No. 2:05cv355). The parties ultimately agreed to amicably settle the dispute.US Patent No.
5,926,389, Computer Control System for Generating Geometric Designs , the patent-in-suit, covers a machine tool servo control system requiring only a single active processor. We are happy to have reached an amicable settlement for our client, said Paul Lerner, GPCIs Sr....
Trounson Automation Settles Lawsuit with Yaskawa Electric General Patent Corporation Represented Trounson Automation in this Transaction
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Galileo GIOVE-A Successful Launch with Marotta Propulsion Systems On-Board
Cheltenham, England (ContentDesk) January 7, 2006 - Marotta UK, Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has designed, developed and qualified equipment for the cold gas propulsion systems on board the Galileo GIOVE-A, part of Europes Galileo navigation program, successfully launched by Surrey Satellite Technology, Ltd.
(SSTL).The launch of the Galileo GIOVE, the first in a constellation of 30 satellites, marks Europes maiden entry into civilian-owned global positioning systems.
The complete Galileo constellation (27 operational and 3 active spares) will deliver real-time positioning accuracy down to one meter.
By placing the satellites in orbit at a greater inclination to the equatorial plane than current global positioning systems, Galileo will achieve better coverage at high altitudes, which makes it suitable for use over northern Europe, an area presently not well covered by GPS.
With a lead time of only four months, Marotta worked in close collaboration...
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Your Finances
Your FinancesBy Terry RiggWhich category do you fall in?I have determined that financially, people fall into one of three categories.1. Family 1 has all the money they need for necessities and more and manage it very well.2. Family 2 has all the money they need for necessities and more but live payday to payday with ever increasing debt.3. Family 3 don't have enough money for necessities.The funny thing about the three families above is that they could have exactly the same income and family size. This is not to say that special circumstances has nothing to do with it, but on the average most people live above their means.Family 1 has established a workable budget.
They don't pay more than they can afford for housing, transportation, utilities, etc. They also have money set aside for long and short term savings. This short term savings provides two things. First, it makes money available when the car breaks down, you need a new washer or any number of unexpected expenses that...
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Taking the Ouch Out of Tech Support
(ContentDesk) October 11, 2005 -- With its offices in Camden Town - London, GadgetDoc provides consumers a utopian view of what tech support can be, when done right. Only using expert engineers who would normally get brought out as a third line of defence in most technical support services, GadgetDoc places a huge premium on something that is often forgotten in Technical Support - the customers valuable time. "Our customers are very busy people who have much better things to do with their time than to sit around waiting for the support line to pick up or for an engineer to arrive on time," said Babis Lagoussis, Sales Manager. GadgetDoc's revolutionary approach means that it places the onus on its engineers to get the work done on time and on budget. "We work on a fixed fee for success, meaning that if we do not fix your problem, we don't charge you.
If we take too long to fix it, then that's our problem too." So gone are the days when you nervously pace behind the support engineer...
Taking the Ouch Out of Tech Support
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Rodent Proofing Your Home
It's that time of year where rats and mice are apt to enter our homes. Lets talk a bit about their abilities and senses first. Rats and mice cannot see very good beyond 3 or 4 feet but have a very good sense of motion up to 30 to 50 feet away and for the most part they are color blind. Rodents are most active at night. These rodents have a very good sense of taste so baits may be rejected by them if they are contaminated with insecticides or odors from other chemicals.
Even touching baits after smoking a cigarette will make these rodents to shy away from the baits. Rats and mice also have a good sense of smell. They mark pathways with urine and use their sense of smell to recognize the odors of the pathway to and from food sources. Their hearing is much better than humans and make noises in various situations such as mating. Rodents have a highly developed sense of touch due to their sensitive body hairs.
They rely heavily on touch and smell to guide them through movements....
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Your Finances
Your FinancesBy Terry RiggWhich category do you fall in?I have determined that financially, people fall into one of three categories.1. Family 1 has all the money they need for necessities and more and manage it very well.2. Family 2 has all the money they need for necessities and more but live payday to payday with ever increasing debt.3. Family 3 don't have enough money for necessities.The funny thing about the three families above is that they could have exactly the same income and family size. This is not to say that special circumstances has nothing to do with it, but on the average most people live above their means.Family 1 has established a workable budget.
They don't pay more than they can afford for housing, transportation, utilities, etc. They also have money set aside for long and short term savings. This short term savings provides two things. First, it makes money available when the car breaks down, you need a new washer or any number of unexpected expenses that...
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Interactive Mapping Brings Information to Life
What is Interactive Mapping?
Interactive mapping is a visual display medium which allows graphing, mapping, and even conversion to PDF of any type of information. This technology is used by national government agencies, airlines, chambers of commerce, ski resorts, and countless corporations to make information accessible and interactive to whomever they present the information.Phone and credit card companies use interactive mapping to show billing information. Companies use it in reporting, forecasting, sales and marketing, and display retirement plan information to its employees, using Dashboard, PopChart, Optimap, and Highwire features for interactive and simple information presentation and utilization, even on a pocket PC.What can Interactive Mapping Do for You?
Interactive mapping involves so much more that just maps. Dashboard, Popchart, Optimap, and Highwire provide interactive information in virtually any format: charts, graphs, pie charts, tables, etc.In addition... Interactive Mapping Brings Information to Life
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