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https://iccti.kp.center/proceedings/iccti-2020/section-3/the-technology-of-manufacturing-turbine-wheels-for-turbomachines-using-selective-laser-melting/ | 2022-01-21T09:17:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320302740.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20220121071203-20220121101203-00016.warc.gz | 0.904405 | 4,300 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__243084654 | en | Konstantin Mikhailov, Baltic State Technical University “Voenmeh” named after D. F. Ustinov, St. Petersburg, 190005, Russia
Alyona Kirshina, Baltic State Technical University “Voenmeh” named after D. F. Ustinov, St. Petersburg, 190005, Russia
Anton Kirshin, Baltic State Technical University “Voenmeh” named after D. F. Ustinov, St. Petersburg, 190005, Russia
Kirill Pereshilo, Department of Control Systems and Robotics ITMO University, St. Petersburg, Russia
Abstract — We review methods of manufacturing turbine wheels for small-sized turbojet engines using Selective Laser Melting technology and analyze causes of defect occurrences.
Keywords: selective laser melting; small turbojet engine; blade machines, turbine wheels
© The Authors, published by CULTURAL-EDUCATIONAL CENTER, LLC, 2020
This work is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
The shift to universal digitalization and automation of production paves the way to the qualitative leap referred to as the Fourth Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0.
The key technologies of Industry 4.0 include the Industrial Internet of Things, total digitalization and Additive Manufacturing (AM) . In relation to the engine manufacturing industry, AM is capable of replacing a number of traditional manufacturing processes in the long run, but in today’s engines we only see a limited share of AM parts.
In this paper we aim to define the direction of design and process adaptation of parts, units and assemblies that comprise gas turbine engines and gas turbine power plants.
The object of this study is a turbine wheel of a small turboshaft engine with a wheel diameter of 113 mm. The turbine is tested in a small turboshaft engine, as a part of its rotor that rotates at a rate up to 90,000 rpm, which dictates the need for the precise manufacturing of the said part .
Selective Laser Melting (SLM) is a very promising technique for manufacturing turbomachine turbine wheels, as it has a number of advantages that the traditional subtractive technologies lack.
The advantages of SLM relevant to manufacturing turbine wheels include :
• The ability to produce external surfaces of parts with highly complex geometry;
• The ability to construct internal cavities and passages;
• The ability to construct internal lattice structures;
• No need for extra equipment and cutting tools that are crucial to produce objects with similar structure using the traditional manufacturing techniques;
• Efficient use of the materials (up to 95%);
• No need to create program instructions for CNC machine.
At the same time, when using SLM to manufacture turbomachine turbine wheels, it is important to keep in mind a number of issues that appear in connection with the features of the technology:
• The necessity of using supporting structures;
• High internal residual stress that may lead to warpage and deformation of parts on the build platform;
• The design of internal cavities or structures should provide the ability to remove residual powder materials;
• It often happens that surface roughness of parts produced by SLM is unsatisfactory for the conditions of the working mass flow.
II. Basic SLM Principles
To deliver power to metal powders it is necessary to focus the laser beam in a spot of minimal diameter, which will align the focal plane of the optical system of the SLM machine and the plane of the build platform. When this condition is met, it creates the necessary surface power density to fuse the powder material. We distinguish several core processes that occur on the heated bed when a laser beam scans a layer of powder material deposited on the substrate. Absorption of laser radiation energy by the powder material, which forms a molten pool, is followed by transfer of the quantity of heat into the mass of the substrate, transfer of the quantity of heat into the powder material, as well as a loss of the quantity of heat through radiation and convection. Simultaneously to the mentioned processes the alloyed material on the heated bed experiences mass loss due to evaporation . The laser beam moves according to the target trajectory, which is predetermined by the choice of scanning strategy and the geometry of the object in production.
Overall, the trajectory and scanning speed determine the evolution of the molten pool on the surface of the layer, along with a partial overlapping of adjacent tracks with subsequent partial remelting, as well as fusion the material into the substrate.
The depth of the fusion determines the degree of track adhesion, which in turn affects the strength and porosity properties of the material. The geometric properties of the track are determined by the energy supply per unit of powder materials:
Where E is the power density [J/mm3];
P is laser power, W;
V is laser speed, mm/s;
h is layer thickness, mm;
d is the diameter of laser spot, mm.
The level of energy density ranges from the lower bound of the powder material melting completely and upper bound, when the melt starts to flow over the surface of substrate. Keeping that range in mind, the values of the parameters mentioned above are selected by trial and error until the track forms a stable shape, that is to say, it does not flow over the surface of substrate and goes at a fixed height.
The producing of a molten pool that is followed by its rapid cooling causes internal stresses to build up in the material. Internal stresses can occur through a variety of mechanisms that include uneven heating and cooling of the layer of exposed material, shrinkage and structural deformation of the material, and overall are to a different extent characteristic of all the available metal powders.
Generally, internal stresses are the main reason why deformations occur and the parts get ripped from the build platform.
III. Design and Process Preparation of a Part to be Manufactured by Means of SLM
When manufacturing turbomachine wheels it is important to ensure that the geometry of the produced item is fully equivalent to the original model, which can only be achieved if there are no residual internal stresses. It is possible to relieve residual stresses by heating the part in inert atmosphere before removing it from the build platform.
Thus, the design and process task of preparing the model for manufacturing by SLM consists in rational combining of the following factors:
• The design of the product should support uniform distribution of areas with fused surfaces along the height of the model;
• Part orientation should be chosen in such a way as to require minimum support structures;
• The arrangement of supporting structures should draw heat away from the melt zone to the substrate (build platform);
• The model should have escape holes that allow removing powder from the internal cavities of the product during post-production;
• The model should have structural elements that ensure that thin-walled elements remain rigid during manufacturing.
Further, we comment on the adaptation of the axial turbine runner of a small turbojet engine for manufacturing by SLM.
The axial turbine of a small turbojet engine that we analyze (Figure 1) is a blisk consisting of a massive disk and thin-walled blades attached to its outer surface. Such design of a turbine disk is typical for most variations of small turboshaft engines, due to the fact that this component is compact and for economic reasons it is impractical to produce a turbine disk with removable blades. It is traditionally designed to be manufactured by casting [7, 14, 15], however, when the objective is to produce a construction of long and thin sharp-edged blades, the application of this technology is limited, since it is impossible to adequately fill thin channels with molten metal.
Figure 1. Axial turbine model.
Computational modeling of AM process shows that when the object is being printed the temperature gradient changes in radial direction; the temperature in the center of the disk is at its maximum and cools down as it approaches its periphery.
Such temperature distribution is typical to all disk-shaped bodies manufactured through SLM, but in this case the temperature difference between the center and the periphery is more pronounced owing to the thin-walled elements of the part with extended surface (blades) that operate as heat transfer surfaces. Manufacturing a product like this without adapting it to the specifics of AM would result in accumulating periphery stresses and inevitably leads to deformations and ripping from the support structures on the periphery of the disk (Figure 2). In this example we have a turbine disk made of a heat-resistant nickel alloy, and it is shown in Figure 2, the blades of turbine are deformed, making it impossible to use.
Figure 2. Turbine wheel building defects.
One way to solve the problem of high levels of residual stress is to design a turbine wheel with reduced span of fused areas. In this case, we optimize the traditional wheel design (Figure 3) by adding a hollow section to it (Figure 4), which results in reduction of the cross-sectional area of the disk (Figure 7). This design solution allows reducing the temperature difference between the center of the wheel and its periphery through reducing specific energy supply.
Figure 3. Traditional wheel design.
Figure 4. Wheel with a hollow section.
However, this design solution requires introducing additional structural elements to the blisk design, namely, adding internal stiffeners. Stiffeners are directed in radial direction from the bushing to the periphery of the wheel to reinforce the structure, and also serve as elements that conduct heat from the upper edge of the wheel to the construction platform.
Figure 5. The distribution of the cross-sectional area of the turbine wheels by height.
IV. Arrangements for Withdrawing Heat from the Build Platform
The standard support structures are comprised of thin-walled cubic elements with a square side of 1–1.5 mm ,. During the process of printing an object, these elements are filled with powder material and their overall thermal conductivity is substantially lower than the thermal conductivity of solid supports. Such supports often do not adequately transfer heat from the melt zone to the substrate (build platform).
Figure 6. Standard support structures, ‘block’ type.
Excessive heat in the build platform leads to local overheating, deformation and warpage of the part.
Adequate heat transfer that does not increase the temperature gradient can be achieved by integrating solid supporting structures into the design of the product. Thus, in manufacturing a turbine blisk it is reasonable to combine such supporting structures as seen on Figure 7 with standard supporting structures, such as ‘block’.
Figure 7. Solid support structures.
Figure 8. Using holes in solid supports.
The solid supports that we are talking about are made in the form of thin concentric rings 0.15 to 0.3 mm thin. Increasing ring thickness over that limit is undesirable, as it also increases the complexity of post processing the part. Such placement of rings makes it possible to remove them through benchwork.
The number of such solid supports is not regulated; however, their placement in areas adjacent to the more massive elements should result in a higher quality result.
In order to reduce the consumption of powder and prevent it from sintering during heat treatment, we made tear-drop holes (angle max 60°) on the lateral surface of the rings. Use of this form (Figure 9) does not need support structures [] in this cross-section and leaves escape holes for metal powders.
Figure 9. Tear-drop hole.
V. Construction Elements that Help to Remove Powder Materials
It is unacceptable to leave unmelted powder in the cavities of the turbine blisk, as products of this class operate as part of a rotor that rotates at high angular speed. Therefore such products are to be balanced, which is impossible if there is any moving mass in the internal cavities of the product. To be able to completely remove the residue of loose powder, it is necessary to consider a number of construction elements that would not affect the strength and operating characteristics of the product.
Figure 10. Holes in the bushing and the top part of the wheel.
The position of the holes in the center and on the periphery of the wheel makes it possible to remove the metal powders completely; if necessary such holes can be plugged to exclude any effect on the aerodynamic properties of the wheel.
VI. The Rigidity of Thin-Walled Elements
The contacting parts of turbomachine wheels must meet criteria of preciseness of manufacture, roughness of the surface and tolerance of shape deviations [,].
It often happens that in the process of manufacturing the turbomachine wheels by SLM, developers take into account possible deformations of the main body of the product, but neglect the deformations of thin-walled elements (blades), which can lead to their deformation. In the mentioned example (Figure 2), the accumulation of internal stresses ripped support structures from the build platform, which subsequently deformed the blades. When the work of turbine wheel is affected by centrifugal and thermal load , residual internal stress can lead to off-nominal deformations and, ultimately, to an emergency. An increase in the number of support structures is a reasonable step when facing such risks.
However, extra support structures become impractical at the stage of post processing, as they ask for more labor input and ultimately require that the blade surfaces are finished by a CNC machine.
This problem can be solved by adding a thin-walled cylindrical shell on the periphery of the produced turbine wheel (Figure 11).
Figure 11. Turbine wheel with a thin-walled shell.
The shell is 0.25 mm thick, with a gap of 0.15 mm between its inner wall and the blades. The shell connects to the blades with a series of contact elements
Figure 12. The connection of a blade with the shell.
The shell serves as a construction element and is to be removed after heat treatment.
This solution serves to intensify the process of heat transfer from the melt zone and eliminates the possibility of deformation of the blades.
In this work we successfully confirmed the effectiveness of our design solutions by adapting a turbine wheel for SLM manufacturing and producing it. The blisk is made of heat resistant nickel alloy ПР-O8ХН5ЗБМТЮ, equivalent to Inconel 718. The alloy is widely used in aerospace, nuclear and other industries due to its stable mechanic properties at high temperatures [17–20].
Key process parameters:
• SLM setup: Concept Laser M2 Cusing;
• Max laser power, W: 400;
• Layer height, µm: 25;
• Build plate temperature, °C: 200;
• Scanning strategy: skin-core
The key process parameters of the machine correspond to those used to manufacture the part from Figure 2.
Support structures of ‘block’ type, 1.5 × 1.5 mm, allow reducing labor input to remove them and cut down the number of post processing operations.
Figure 13. Turbine wheel on the build plate.
Figure 14. The produced turbine wheel.
This resulted in creation of a turbine wheel with the given properties (Figure 14). After we removed the remaining metal powder and heat treated the wheel, its geometrical properties did not change, no warpage or deformation appeared. The product was ready to be tested as a part of the turbojet.
Design for manufacturing and assembly cycle included following operations:
• Aerodynamic calculation of the turbine performance and receiving the geometric properties of the wheelspace;
• Structural analysis;
• Adapting the model to AM;
• Creating program instructions for AM machine;
• Printing the turbine wheel;
• Heat treatment;
• Removing the print from the plate and removing supports;
• Post-processing the wheel.
The suggested ways of design and process adaptation of turbine wheels of small turbojet engines can be applied to designing a wide range of products with different application and adapting them to AM. The design and process solutions were verified by producing a number of parts with zero defects.
In the course of this research we did the following:
1) Analyzed the basic principles of SLM and identified the main factors that affect the quality of the product;
2) Determined the primary ways in which to prepare a turbine wheel for AM;
3) Analyzed the causes of defects that occur when manufacturing similar turbine wheels;
4) Based on calculated data and data found by experiment, developed a process that reduces the span of fused surfaces, found a way to intensify heat transfer from the melt zone, described the major technological means to remove powder residue from the internal cavities of the wheel. Additionally, we solved the problem of reinforcing the thin-walled elements of the turbine wheel.
The suggested ways of designing and adapting turbine wheels of small turbojet engines were experimentally verified, and the produced parts are currently tested as a part of small turboshaft engine units.
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Fridlyander, I., Senatorova, O., Osintsev, O., et al. Mechanical Engineering: Encyclopaedia, 2001. P. II-3: Nonferrous Metals and Alloys. Composite Metallic Materials | mechanical_engineering |
https://www.parisbalade.fr/en/lancia-flavia-coupe | 2023-02-03T13:29:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500056.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20230203122526-20230203152526-00183.warc.gz | 0.923701 | 754 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__240256708 | en | History and evolution of the model
Presented at the Turin Motor Show in the autumn of 1960, the Lancia Flavia sedan completes the Lancia range between the small Appia (1100 cm3) and the large Flaminia (6 cylinders, 2.5 litres). The numerous innovations that accompany the presentation of the model are due to the engineer Antonio Fessia, technical director of the brand since 1955; the Flavia allows him to implement his design of the automobile. An Italian apostle of the front-wheel drive since its 1947 Cemsa-Caproni prototype, the Flavia is not only a front-wheel drive, but its cantilevered engine is unprecedented: It’s a four-cylinder flat all light alloy and liquid-cooled. The braking, with four assisted discs with double circuit, is also very efficient. In the spring of 1962, the Pininfarina 2+2 coupé was added to the sedan in a very square style. The typical front of the sedan, with its pro
minent grille and double headlights is taken back with some alterations, while the treatment of the rear part reminds strongly of that of the Ferrari 250 GTE (of the same bodybuilder), with the exception of optical blocks that are horizontal on the Lancia. The Flavia coupé thus wins its name of «Ferrari of the poor», nickname more rewarding than really pejorative.
The coupe is first launched with a 1500 cm3 engine powered by two Solex carburetors (90 hp). This Solex installation proved difficult to fix and was quickly abandoned in 1963. As of this year, the engine has increased its displacement to 1800 cm3. The maximum power (92 hp), torque and flexibility are thus improved. The change of engine is accompanied by the introduction of a new dashboard with round dials on a wooden background, in place of the ribbon tachometer of the previous model. An indirect Kugelfischer injection will also be proposed from 1965 (102 hp), it will allow a significant drop in petrol consumption. The Pininfarina Coupe will be produced until 1969 before being replaced by the Flavia 2000 with a rejuvenated bodyshell. A convertible has also been marketed with a Vignale bodyshell designed by Michelotti as well as a Sport Zagato coupe with the least confusing lines. Let us also note that the modern technical design of the Lancia will also shine in competition, so the Flavia coupe will won the Rallye des Fleurs (ancestor of the Rally de San Remo) in 1963, the Alpine criterium and the Rallye de Lorraine in 1964. Second place at the Monte Carlo Rally 1966 is also a remarkable feat.
The history of our Lancia Flavia Coupé
Our Lancia Flavia Coupé came out of the Lancia factories in 1966 and is equipped with the 1.8 liters carburettor. It spent the first part of its life in its home country before arriving in France in the 1980s. Its original color was brown but its previous owner decided to paint it in a «Rosso Ferrari» which better highlights the lines of the bodyshell and blends beautifully with the rare yellow optics.
Cylinder (cm3) : 1 800
Alimentation : Carburetor
Power (ch) : 92
Max speed (km/h) : 173
Number of seats : 5
How to visit Paris in a Lancia Flavia?
You have to contact us by phone at + 33 6 58 19 25 58 or below.
From 129 euros for 1 hour tour! | mechanical_engineering |
https://www.alineoutdoorpower.com/new-models/2017-stihl-hs-86-t-24864237b | 2018-07-17T02:10:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676589537.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20180717012034-20180717032034-00547.warc.gz | 0.894198 | 113 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__75105558 | en | This hedge trimmer features a single-sided blade for large scale precision sculpting.
Quality and quantity combine into one exceptional hedge trimmer. The STIHL HS 86 T hedge trimmer is available in 30” and 40” blade options, each operating at an increased speed for trimming larger areas with greater precision. Its single-sided blade is specially designed to give sculpting professionals ultimate cutting control. The hedge trimmer is also lightweight and includes low vibration technology, so you experience less fatigue when you’re in the trimming zone. | mechanical_engineering |
http://tamarackshackantiques.com/product/vintage-8-thousand-rpm-bonneville-tachometer-dixon-prod-div-dash-gauge/ | 2018-12-11T12:18:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376823618.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20181211104429-20181211125929-00604.warc.gz | 0.89488 | 101 | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-51__0__165736456 | en | For your consideration, we are offering this Vintage Thousand RPM Bonneville Tachometer Dixon Prod. Div. Dash Gauge. This piece of automotive history is chromed and bullet shaped with a red line indicator needle. It measures 3- 3/8″ dia x 3″ deep. This gauge has not been tested but appears to be in good mechanical condition with only minor scratches to the silver finish and engraved numbers KMG 395-40-7278. Please see pictures for more details. | mechanical_engineering |
https://mmatl.github.io/publication/2018-suction | 2019-03-25T10:29:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912203865.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20190325092147-20190325114147-00435.warc.gz | 0.901238 | 329 | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-13__0__204022692 | en | Suction-based end effectors are widely used in industry and are often preferred over parallel-jaw and multifinger grippers due to their ability to lift objects with a single point of contact. This ability simplifies planning, and hand- coded heuristics such as targeting planar surfaces are often used to select suction grasps based on point cloud data. In this paper, we propose a compliant suction contact model that computes the quality of the seal between the suction cup and target object and determines whether or not the suction grasp can resist an external wrench (e.g. gravity) on the object. To evaluate a grasp, we measure robustness to perturbations in end-effector and object pose, material properties, and external wrenches. We use this model to generate Dex-Net 3.0, a dataset of 2.8 million point clouds, suction grasps, and grasp robustness labels computed with 1,500 3D object models and we train a Grasp Quality Convolutional Neural Network (GQ-CNN) on this dataset to classify suction grasp robustness from point clouds. We evaluate the resulting system in 375 physical trials on an ABB YuMi fitted with a pneumatic suction gripper. When the object shape, pose, and mass properties are known, the model achieves 99% precision on a dataset of objects with Adversarial geometry such as sharply curved surfaces. Furthermore, a GQ-CNN-based policy trained on Dex-Net 3.0 achieves 99% and 97% precision respectively on a dataset of Basic and Typical objects. | mechanical_engineering |
http://www.actiaus.com/markets/off-highway/ | 2018-01-19T05:14:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084887746.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20180119045937-20180119065937-00404.warc.gz | 0.907152 | 1,402 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__33487237 | en | ACTIA Off-Highway Markets
ACTIA System Expertise
ACTIA Group, an international group based in Europe that specializes in vehicle architecture and electronic diagnostics, delivers comprehensive systems solutions dedicated to severe environments, electric and electro-hydraulic architecture management, telematics, maintenance and diagnostics systems. Backed by its extensive industry experience and an international network, ACTIA supports its customers across all phases of a vehicle’s lifecycle, from the design stage all the way to the end of its service life.
Thinking ahead of tomorrow’s increasingly restrictive standards, particularly where safety and emission control are concerned, ACTIA makes electronics a powerful asset to reduce the cost of designing and operating vehicles and to increase their service rate.
For the past 25 years, the group has demonstrated its expertise in automotive, industrial and commercial vehicles industry and has established itself as a major force in the multiplexed architecture field. Far more than a product supplier, ACTIA works as a partner with its customers to develop high added-value systems.
Supporting the Arrival of the Emission Control Standards
In every sector, the upcoming emission control standards will deeply impact vehicle design and significantly increase the role played by electronics. The TIER 4 standard defines the maximum emission threshold for off-highway vehicles. Manufacturers must consider this constraint into vehicle design.
Interface solution for TIER 4 engines
Through its multiple CAN interfaces, the SPU product range provides a gateway between the CAN J1939 engine management network and user interface systems (clusters, display, etc…). This solution provides the means to define optimized electric architecture for TIER4 / Stage IIIB and also provides interface solutions between TIER4 engines and existing electric architectures.
ACTIA, the Bus-CAN J1939 solution specialist
For more than 25 years, ACTIA has developed specific know-how in multiplexed electronic architecture, an area in which our group is a true pioneer. Controlling these architectures to guarantee trouble-free vehicle operation requires a communications gateway to the vehicle’s CAN networks. ACTIA delivers a range of on-board or off-board CAN communication interfaces supporting different protocols plus software to retrieve vehicle data. This expertise is the core of the emission control system. In the passenger cars industry, ACTIA was the first equipment manufacturer to deliver vehicle communication interfaces that meet the SAE J2534 (Pass-Thru) standard for downloading data from emission control ECUs.
Boosting Vehicle Service Rates
Vehicle maintenance is necessary to guarantee optimum service rates. The increasing complexity of automotive electric and electronic systems now means that powerful tools must be used to perform vehicle diagnostics.
In 1985, ACTIA invented the first diagnostics tool and the group has since become the diagnostics partner to the big names in automotive, industrial and commercial vehicle industry. Backed by its extensive experience, ACTIA has developed solutions dedicated to serving the off-highway market.
ACTI-DIAG: the global end-of-line and roadside diagnostics solution
This solution package includes hardware, software and services. Diagnostics constraints are factored into machine design so that optimized maintenance solutions can be implemented from the production phase to vehicle maintenance roadside repair operations.
ACTI-DIAG is an innovative, scalable solution supporting standard industry protocols. Our diagnostics solutions can be delivered ready-to-go or developed by our customers using our authoring tool.
ACTI-DIAG lets you display information stored in ECU memory about preventive and corrective maintenance on your vehicle.
End-of-line solution for manufacturing factories:
ACTI-DIAG lets you manage machine variant and customized features and automates the testing, parameter setting, calibration and end-of-line inspection processes.
After-sales diagnostics solution:
Our ruggedized PCs range responds to off-highway environment constraints and are equipped with the right communications interfaces, software suites and databases.
With ACTI-DIAG, after-sales technicians carry out ECU reprogramming and updating tasks in addition to troubleshooting and corrective action easily and independently.
Connected Vehicles, All the Time
Managing a fleet involves a lot of work for technicians including maintenance tasks, updating software at vehicle location…
To decrease maintenance activities on the machine in the field, ACTIA has developed a multi-function telematics platform to connect vehicles to a control center across existing communication networks.
This on-board TGU platform, compatible with the requirements of the off-highway market environment, supports vehicle connectivity and fleet management. The TGU features a GPS receiver and mobile communications (GPRS, UMTS) and can be connected to the vehicle CAN or Ethernet network to communicate with on-board ECUs and transmit information remotely.
ACTIA provides a back-office service package called ACTIA Fleet that processes all vehicle data remotely in real-time. The applications for this services are numerous:
- Vehicle tracking,
- Remote technical data exchange during preventive and corrective maintenance for remote vehicle diagnostics, in addition to the traditional diagnostics solution,
- Remote downloading for updating software via a secure VPN channel,
- Monitoring driver and fuel consumption data providing economy opportunities using an ECO-Drive feature,
- Downloading safety data stored in ECU memory in the event of an incident, etc…
These applications are accessible by users via a secure logon procedure across a standard internet connection anywhere in the world.
Controlling the supply chain and obsolescence
Products and systems delivered by the ACTIA group are designed in the group’s own engineering offices. They are manufactured, assembled and integrated in our production sites sized to short, medium and high volumes in full compliance with the quality standards prevailing in the automobile and aeronautics sectors. In this way, we stay in full control over the industrial and supply chain for all our products.
Over the past years, we have seen the product lifecycle becoming significantly shorter. Controlling the supply chain therefore means carefully monitoring obsolescence in products and electronic components so as to be able to guarantee the availability of components throughout the life of the vehicle.
Maintenance in Operational Conditions
In 2001, ACTIA created a department dedicated to dynamic obsolescence management to guarantee the maintenance in operational conditions and life duration extension for ACTIA group electronic systems, control / command systems, telecom systems – boards and components, and also for In-service Support to our customers in nuclear industry, power plant, aeronautics and military applications.
This know-how harnesses five skills centers providing support in obsolescence prevention or end-of-life product management.
- Expertise / Consulting
- Database and obsolescence management tools
- Component purchasing / long-term storage
- Component management
- Engineering / Production / Maintenance for replacement solutions | mechanical_engineering |
http://www.caribbeanbusinesspr.com/prnt_ed/news02.php?nw_id=7411&ct_id=70 | 2015-11-26T17:45:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-48/segments/1448398447769.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20151124205407-00146-ip-10-71-132-137.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.959471 | 2,374 | CC-MAIN-2015-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-48__0__112466062 | en | EcoEléctrica officials say facility is model for future power generation
PEÑUELAS, Puerto Rico—The island's first private powerplant continues to be its cleanest and most efficient, and after a dozen years in service remains a model for the island's future power generation, EcoEléctrica officials say.
The natural gas plant produces 16% of all power generated on the island, most of it at a cost of 5¢ per kilowatt hour, about one-fourth what it costs the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (Prepa) to produce power at its plants running on bunker 6 fuel. Yet it is the cleanliness of the plant, which emits 30% less pollution than Prepa's oil-fired plants, that is perhaps most striking to first-time visitors.
"We are the environmentally cleanest powerplant and have the best heat rate of any facility on the island," said Carlos Reyes, EcoEléctrica general manager of operations.
"The reliability of this powerplant is well above the island average and is one of the best in the industry," he added.
The plant began operations in March 2000 and has a 22-year contract to deliver energy to its sole customer, Prepa. EcoEléctrica is a stand-alone company owned by Gas Natural Fenosa of Spain, with a nearly 50% stake; International Power (GDF Suez Group) of Belgium, a 35% stake; and Japan's Mitusi, a 15% stake.
Its main line of business is the energy produced for Prepa through its 540-megawatt combined-cycle powerplant, but it also operates a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility, one of only 10 operating in the U.S., as well as a desalination plant producing two million gallons daily of potable water from the ocean.
There is still a dozen years left on its Prepa contract, which covers its entire power-generation capacity, but officials say the company will likely look to extend it and pursue other power-generation opportunities that arise.
"We are confident that if the right business opportunity surfaces, our partners will go after it," said Jaime Sanabria, EcoEléctrica general manager of finance & administration.
"EcoEléctrica, during its 12 years of operation, has been very reliable and very consistent, not only for the Prepa part of the equation but for the investors and the lenders, and that credibility we built up is important. So if EcoEléctrica decides to build another facility, it will be an attractive project because of the demonstrated performance of our operation and delivery," he added.
EFFICIENCY BEYOND NATURAL GAS
Much of EcoEléctrica's success stems from its use of natural gas for power generation, which has always been cheaper and cleaner than oil, but has become even more attractive since the plant commenced operations in 2000. A rise in new drilling techniques has helped untap enormous new natural gas reserves in the U.S., driving down and stabilizing prices even further.
Beyond natural gas, however, EcoEléctrica can serve as a model for future powerplants in numerous other ways.
In its contract with Prepa, EcoEléctrica has pledged to be reliable and efficient, guaranteeing 93% availability and a 45% thermal-efficiency rating. The plant is connected to Prepa more than 90% of the time, and it produces power at an average 80% of its capacity.
Prepa basically orders the amount of power it needs from the plant on a daily basis, and it is automatically produced without the need for operator intervention, according to Sanabria.
"We have to maintain really good standards on operations and maintenance through our contract. We have to be reliable and efficient, and if we don't comply, we are penalized through our payments," Reyes said.
The plant's combined-cycle technology also adds to its cost and environmental efficiency as it allows it to use one-third less fuel to produce power, which also works to hold down costs and emissions. The plant also provides additional antipollution controls and processes that further decrease emissions.
The plant's workforce totals 78, with 70 employees in operations and maintenance and 36 technicians who are members of the United Steelworkers union.
This is another key performance indicator for a powerplant, in which EcoEléctrica shines; a Prepa powerplant of similar size would have more than 200 employees, more than double what it takes the private plant to run.
The heavily regulated facility, which is overseen by nearly a dozen federal and local agencies, has also built up a sound safety record during its 12 years in service, with the LNG terminal having a perfect safety record and the powerplant without lost-time accidents over the past eight years.
The facility has an emergency response memorandum of understanding with local agencies, including the Fire and Police departments and other first responders.
The plant can burn natural gas, propane or diesel without affecting service to Prepa, but this additional capability is really for use in emergencies. Since commercial operations began, the plant has used natural gas 99% of the time, largely switching to alternate fuels only for annual tests.
EcoEléctrica doesn't just pollute less than Prepa powerplants, its environmental commitment also embraces protection of endangered species and fragile marine habitat as well as the south-coast's precious water resources.
The seawater desalination facility was part of the original design so the plant wouldn't deplete the fresh drinking water from the south-coast aquifer. Half the water it produces is used for internal consumption, and the other half is sent to the Costa Sur plant and neighboring communities for their use.
"Water is scarce in the south, so we had that in our original design so we don't impact the environment. The steam to evaporate the water is the costly part of the desalination process, but we have the steam for free from the exhaust of the gas turbines," Reyes explained.
EcoEléctrica also operates under a no-discharge permit, meaning it can't release any water from its facilities, and a retaining pond was constructed to capture storm-water runoff so it doesn't drain into the ocean, affecting coral and other marine habitat.
The LNG terminal's design, which extends from the coast along a narrow bridge, is also aimed at reducing the impact on coral reef and sea grass near the coast.
"From the onset of EcoEléctrica, we have worked very hard to assure the environment is not impacted in a negative way," Sanabria said.
The manatee, which lives off the coast where the plant is located, has been adopted by the plant as its symbol, but there are also sea turtles and other marine life that the plant has been careful about disturbing.
While permitting required five years of marine life studies, EcoEléctrica has continued funding them and providing "valuable information on coral and marine life" to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Students from the University of Puerto Rico's Mayagüez campus participate in the studies, which are overseen by EcoEléctrica Environmental Compliance Officer Damaris Negrón.
Many of these studies chart the return of marine life to the facilities and surrounding waters since the commencement of operations, and when LNG deliveries are made, harbor pilots monitor for manatees and other endangered species.
The company also funded a U.S. Geological Service study tracking the migration of manatees, as well as the largest pool at the Manatee Hospital & Research Center in Bayamón, developed by Prof. Antonio Mignucci of the Caribbean Stranding Network.
A BOON TO THE COMMUNITY
Sanabria said EcoEléctrica's commitment to the communities of Peñuelas and Guayanilla, where it is located, is also strong. Ninety percent of its workforce hails from the southwest region, officials say.
While the company could have sought an exemption from the municipal tax, it decided to pay the tax for the good of the communities and entered a deal with Peñuelas Mayor Walter Torres, of the Popular Democratic Party, to share the revenue with neighboring Guayanilla.
"Just in taxes, we pay around $4 million, about 33% of their annual budget, to Peñuelas and a couple hundred thousand to Guayanilla. That is not counting the other support or job creation," Sanabria said.
EcoEléctrica also runs a scholarship program, granting $1,000 scholarships for the top-20 high-school graduates in each town to cover costs related to their first year of university studies, and also adopted an elementary school in the mountains of Peñuelas, paying for uniforms, books and other necessities each year.
The company also donated $80,000 to the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust to buy private land where an extensive cave system is located, with a long-range plan to develop the natural asset into a tourism attraction.
EcoEléctrica's community-outreach and environmental-stewardship programs haven't gone unnoticed. It has won awards from the EPA and the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association and, in 2006, the prestigious energy publication Platts honored it with its community program of the year honor.
A BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY FOR PUERTO RICO
When the plant was first built, workers built a natural gas pipeline to the edge of the property to facilitate the use of natural gas in Prepa's neighboring Costa Sur plant.
"It was a business opportunity for Prepa," Sanabria said.
It's an opportunity Prepa has finally taken after a dozen-year wait. Until this spring, the LNG terminal was only used to supply EcoEléctrica's needs, but with the conversion of Costa Sur to natural gas, it will now supply Prepa as well.
That means annual shipments of LNG are doubling to 24 from 12, and natural gas-power generation is also doubling to 30% of total energy production from 15%.
Right now, the EcoEléctrica facility has the capacity to feed both powerplants, and enough spare natural gas to supply perhaps one more, but the plant was originally designed to have two huge natural gas-storage tanks, but only one has been built. Constructing the second tank would double its capacity.
Even though the Puerto Rico government has scuttled plans to pipe natural gas from the facility to north-coast powerplants through the Vía Verde project, a second tank could still be built and used for other purposes, company officials say.
Sanabria and Reyes said it would be a smart move for Puerto Rico to maximize the use of the LNG terminal, given the high cost of energy here and the promise U.S. natural gas holds for the island.
While natural gas could be barged out of the facility to Prepa, natural gas could also be used on the island for other purposes, such as transportation or to provide cheap, clean energy to industry.
"The use of the LNG terminal could be maximized for the benefit of Puerto Rico. You have the storage facility, the capacity to supply powerplants and many downstream businesses, and you have a proven workforce with more than 12 years' experience," Sanabria said. "With power costs escalating, it is an element that should be maximized." | mechanical_engineering |
https://www.peterevanspga.co.uk/shopproduct.aspx?id=91e95523-f97c-40f1-830e-78e847ff8a6f&parentID=1f8a6195-ebd6-429c-be9d-b1b64dc7a018&prodID=2221 | 2020-01-19T10:54:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579250594391.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20200119093733-20200119121733-00053.warc.gz | 0.928652 | 219 | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-05__0__7658117 | en | Motocaddy S1 Electric Trolley (2019)view other products
A new high-resolution sunlight friendly LCD screen offers nine speed settings and a battery meter that is easy to view no matter the conditions. We also love the QUICKFOLD mechanism and lightweight lithium battery, which make the S1 incredibly user friendly and long lasting.
Key features and benefits include:
- Anti-clog front wheel housing keeps freedom of movement of a soggy course
- High-resolution sunlight friendly LCD screen is always visible
- Advanced battery meter means you always know how much power you have left
- Super-lightweight NCM Lithium battery coupled with whisper quiet 200W motor reduces weight but increases power
- QUICKFOLD mechanism is easy to use
- Nine speed settings for a range of customisable flexibility
If there is a better electric golf trolley than the S1 at this price point then we have never seen it. If you are in the market, then this Motocaddy is a must. Pop down to the club to see it for yourself. | mechanical_engineering |
https://www.airweld.net/industries-served/ | 2023-11-28T23:20:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100016.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20231128214805-20231129004805-00116.warc.gz | 0.924402 | 1,055 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__49879000 | en | The New York-Metro area is experiencing the largest renaissance in construction and infrastructure repair in more than fifty years. Airweld Inc. actively partners with subcontractors and general contractors, providing jobsite delivery of compressed gases, gas distribution and delivery systems including micro-bulk, tube trailers and cradles, station drops and hoses, cutting and welding equipment and personal protective equipment. We specialize in providing custom solutions to our customers during preconstruction planning. We also offer our customers on-site compliance and safety training to satisfy those requirements.
With the resurgence of new construction and infrastructure repair in the New York-Metro area, mechanical contractors are working at peak capacity and Airweld Inc. is here to support them. Pipe and tank fabrication and installation are exacting fields and mandate the latest technology. Airweld Inc. partners with vendors who design and manufacture precision equipment for turning, cutting, beveling and joining pipe and vessels. We also have a complete line of alloys, gases and equipment for brazing and joining copper tubing.
Here at Airweld Inc., we understand the importance of quality assurance in your laboratory research. Contaminants in your gas products can greatly jeopardize the precision of your research. That’s why all of our top-of-the-line specialty gas products are guaranteed to meet the highest standards. We use state-of-the-art filling facilities and analytical laboratories to provide high-purity gases and high-accuracy gas mixtures for all research applications. Our skilled experts are well-equipped to advise you on the best specialty gas at the right level of purity customized for your specific application, along with the optimal advanced specialty gas equipment to ensure safety, accuracy, and productivity for you and your business. Airweld Inc. offers the highest quality pure gases and precision gas mixtures for calibrating and supporting your most sensitive instruments while optimizing your analytical efficiency.
FOOD & BEVERAGE INDUSTRY
For many years, the food industry has relied on the use of specialty gases to carry out a variety of vital operations. Whether you’re searching for specialty gases to be employed in beverage carbonation, cold brewing, flash-freezing, beer dispensing, fruit ripening, or increasing shelf life, Airweld Inc. can supply you with the accurate specialty gas, gas mixture, cryogenic liquids and gas equipment to fulfill your needs. We will also engineer and custom install distribution systems for compressed gases and cryogenic liquids.
In the present day and age, many industries are regulated to strictly monitor their environmental footprint and utilize highly-precise calibration standards to obtain accurate measurements. Airweld Inc. supplies a complete line of EPA Protocol Gases to comply with environmental standards. We work together with our customers to provide products that enhance business’ productivity and efficiency while simultaneously minimizing environmental impact.
To successfully compete in the constantly-evolving electronics industry, manufacturers face the challenges of maintaining adaptability, affordability, and differentiation. To help you keep up with the fast-paced demands of your industry, Airweld Inc. has the specialty gases and specialty gas equipment you need to enhance your performance and efficiency all the way from your electronic products’ assembly and testing phases to their eventual distribution.
The electronics industry is fueled by connectivity-and so are we. With the help of our highly-trained specialty gas professionals, we’ll provide you with the most fitting specialty gas products, gas mixtures, and gas equipment to maximize your company’s productivity and profitability.
PHARMACEUTICALS & LIFE SCIENCES
Airweld Inc. offers a wide variety of specialty gases and gas mixtures to be utilized in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology. In an industry so heavily governed by strict regulations and standardization requirements, we understand the necessity of using products that are guaranteed to accurately comply with these standards. Because of this, our specialty gases are ensured to meet and exceed GMP/QSR requirements for gases with certified production to meet your specifications.
The pharmaceutical industry places a considerable emphasis on discovery and experimentation and relies on the efficient completion of a series of steps to achieve their ultimate goal of curing patients. From the early stages involving research and development to the final production and distribution stages, Airweld Inc. will be here to partner with you every step of the way.
Metal Fabrication is an industry that emphasizes “throughput”. From the delivery of steel, stainless steel, aluminum and other non-ferrous metal shapes to the output of the finished product, consistency, efficiency and quality are the keys to success. Airweld Inc. has a storied history of working with our fabricator partners, providing the gases, equipment and tools to increase production while maintaining quality. Airweld Inc. recognizes the growing importance and demand for automation in metal fabricating. We satisfy this demand by partnering with expert manufacturers of CNC equipment including plasma and laser cutting tables, beam lines, robots, semi-automatic and automatic saws and iron workers. We invest in growing our automation expertise by sending our sales representatives to the factories for training on the set-up, installation and programming of this equipment. | mechanical_engineering |
https://www.jwellextrusion.com/Chemical-fiber-machines/jwell-special-fiber--new-material-spinning-machine | 2023-03-31T06:30:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296949573.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20230331051439-20230331081439-00417.warc.gz | 0.865682 | 1,115 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__216694600 | en | Jwell Special Fiber & New Material Spinning Machine
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|Model Number:||Special Fiber|
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Multi-composite spinning machine
This machine is suitable for the production of polyester and polyamide and polypropylene and their modified polymer type; co-spinning, center and split thin type; POY/FDY composite long filament of orange petal type or specialized yarn type etc. Used widely for hotel cleanser, bathroom cleanser, car inner decoration, carpet, blanket and so on.
Carbon fiber spinning machine
It is mainly suitable for carbon fiber spinning. Carbon fiber is a new type of fiber material with high strength and high modulus, containing more than 95% carbon. Carbon fiber is “soft on the outside and rigid on the inside” , lighter in mass than metal aluminum, but stronger than steel, and has the characteristics of corrosion resistance and high modulus, widely used in national defense, Aerospace, new lightweight automotive field and high-performance civil field.
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T400 made from PET and PTT two completely different raw materials, the configuration of two sets of extruder, melt polymer pipeline, Bi-component spinning beam, Individual heating system, with a special process in spinning the equipment can be produce PET -PA6 Bi-Component yarn or lsland component yarn. T400 Bi-Component filaments belong to a new type of elastic composite fiber, without spandex but it has a better flexibility which also solved the spandex not easy in dyeing, excessive in elasticity, complex in weaving , in-stable in fabric size，and in the spandex aging or many other issues . T400 in widely used in pants, denim, sportswear, fashion women clothing and other fields.
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A tilt and turn window is a double action fast opening window. It can tilt inwards by pivoting on the bottom hinges or fully swing-in like a door via the side hinges. Tilt & Turn Windows’ tilt position provides healthy weatherproof ventilation while the turn position provides easy cleaning access.
On the outside of the window, there is a single large handle and no other protruding parts like lock levers. The window opens, closes, and locks all with the use of this one and only handle. Furthermore, the tilt turn window has multiple opening options for ventilation, cleaning, and fire escape purposes. Most notably, the tilting feature is quite unique as it allows for a different type of air exchange pattern. Since the window opens at just the very top in this mode, fresh air can enter inside the building at a more upwards angle. With this kind of air flow, cold breezes from an open window don’t blow directly at someone inside the house. Instead, fresh air blows up towards to ceiling from which it bounces off and enters the room at a more controlled pace. However, unlike hopper windows which also tilt inwards, the angle on a tilt and turn window in the tilt position is smaller and thus more ideal for ventilation. Nevertheless, if rapid venting is needed, a tilt & turn window can fully open like an entry door. This feature is also great for cleaning and fire escape.
A tilt turn window is a big jump from the standard casement window. One such aspect lies in its hardware and opening mechanism. Tilt & Turn windows operate using a rotating hinge system and utilize a single handle for all opening and closing functions. Nevertheless, is important to make sure the quality, design options, and glazing is to your liking.
Premium Tilt and Turn Windows For The US And Canada
Every aspect is custom made and can be fine turned to perfection. The glazing and hardware on our tilt and turn windows is all precisely optimized to every individual project. While the frames are reinforced with steel core tubing for maximum strength. Along with the high performance, our tilt turn window opening system for the sashes is also very comfortable and quick to use.
As for the style, we offer custom shapes, sizes, and over 60 colors for the vinyl foil covered frames. These frames never fade like painted or aluminum gel coated frames and remain looking new for many years. The modern design of the tilt turn windows makes them optimal for modern projects. However, they will suit almost any type of build and style.
To submit your tilt and turn windows online quote and get cost information, you can simply click on “request a quote” on the top right. Information will then be provides in 1 – 2 business days via online.
What Makes Us Unique
- Steel core UPVC (Vinyl) framing with wide 6-chamber profiles.
We use extra-wide steel tubing inside of our vinyl frames to greatly strengthen the windows. It also allows for the windows to be made in very large sizes. Meanwhile, the 6-chamber design ensures an elevated level of thermal insulation.
- Thick glazing of 1-3/4” to 2” with a deep glass unit insertion into the frame of 26 mm instead of the regular 18 mm.
We use thick glazing to improve the energy efficiency and increase the windows’ lifespan. In addition to this, the deep glass unit insertion design improves the window’s resistance to condensation.
- Special vinyl profiles for hot climates.
These are made with a unique technology that allows the profiles to withstand higher temperatures. It is a critical option for those living in the southern US.
- Customizable and individually optimized soundproofing options with special perks.
We offer many degrees of glass unit soundproofing and optimize it for every project depending on what kinds of sounds need to be silenced. All for a more comfortable living experience.
- Customizable sun protection options with optional passive house technology integration.
Sun protection glazing is needed to keep the house from overheating in hot temperatures. Depending on your specific climate region we offer many options to customize the sun protection level.
- Highly insulated glazing with high heat transmission for solar passive houses.
This is a special option ideal for solar passive houses that demand the latest technology.
- European standard burglary proofing protection.
Our windows come with the option for burglary protection that prevents thieves from easily entering broken windows. It uses a similar technology to that used on car windshields.
European Windows Open Two Ways
Windows that open two ways are tilt and turn windows. They have one handle, which when turned 90 degrees allows the sash to fully swing inwards. However, if the handle is turned 180 degrees, the sash can tilt inwards, pivoting at the bottom. As such, tilt and turn windows open both ways.
Unlike most standard window types in America, the European window type opens two ways. These windows are called tilt and turn. For ventilation purposes, it is very convenient to have the tilt mode. This mode can be activated by turning the handle 180 degrees upwards. The window will then tilt inwards and create a gap at the top for healthy air exchange. However, since the windows open two ways, there is more then just a ventilation feature. If the handle is turned 90 degrees, you can pull the whole sash inwards. Such mode is great for cleaning purposes and can be used for quickly venting out smoke and foul smells.
Since the windows open both ways, you have more possibilities and freedom with the window. In addition to this, either of the two ways to open a window can be achieved very quickly with minimal effort.
With the handle turned 90 degrees so that the tip of the handle faces up, the sash is able to swing inwards. Tilt and turn windows opening inwards is the great advantage. This it great for high performance rapid air exchange in tilted position. It also provides the advantage of access to both sides of the sash. This is great for easy cleaning and other tilt and turn windows window keep-up work. It is also great for vent out smoke or bad smells.
With the handle turned another 90 degrees (so that the tip of the handle is facing up), you can tilt inwards. This is a great feature as it allows you to passively ventilate your home without any stress of closing a wide open in time. Opening the window on routine is greatly beneficial as it improves the indoor air quality. This is important as a high level of indoor air quality can notably improve your comfort.
Finally, with the handle turned 135 degrees from the lock position, you can tilt the sash inwards about ¼”. This is the micro-ventilation mode. It is very useful for slow and consistent air exchange throughout the day and or night. This is great because with it you can slowly but effectively change air in the house. When it is open like this, you can forget about it and leave it open until late evening or even the next day.
Our Tilt Turn Window Advantages
- A stylish and ultra-modern design.
To improve the appearance of any building and add real value to the project.
- Budget-friendly pricing while maintaining a high level of quality.
- Over 60 color options and over 200 glazing combinations available
- 3 opening modes
To provide next level flexibility, superior indoor air quality, and easy access for cleaning.
- Highly thermally efficient performance with R values up to 11
- One handle, one hand motion, and the window opens in less than 2 seconds.
- Multi-point locking system technology
To provide secure and automatic locking all around the frame.
- Highly durable construction for long term satisfaction
- Individually customized to order
Our tilt and turn windows are made to order with every factor being customizable to what ever extent desired.
- 3 gaskets are used instead of the regular 2
To provide maximum air tightness and insulation
- Reliable rotating hinge hardware
Tilt and Turn Windows Price
The tilt and turn windows price is from $250 – $3000 per window. For the whole house package, the tilt and turn windows price would be from $6000 – $150,000. However, this price widely varies depending on the window size and other factors like glazing properties and frame color.
There are many aspects that effect the price of tilt and turn windows. The main ones are the window size, its frame color and material, and the selected glazing options. In general, given a standard completion of white frames and triple pane glazing, the tilt and turn window price would be roughly from $400 – $1200 per window. If the window is large, the price may go up to $3000 per window. If the window has colored frames like black ones, as well as specialized glazing, the price would be 12 – 20% higher than regular. In any case, for more precise pricing information on your exact window needs, it is always best to see a quote or get an estimate. Since there are many individual factors that effect the cost on a more detailed level, rough price ranges and percentages might not always be enough information to make decisions based on price alone.
What Is The Steel Core In Tilt Turn Windows?
Steel core is a steel tube that goes inside the frame of a tilt and turn window. This frame reinforcement is crucial for tilt and turn uPVC (vinyl) windows. The steel core acts as the structural support or reinforcement for the frame. A frame with steel core is called a hybrid or composite.
Aluminum profiles are made from a special aluminum that allows for a cold forged. This kind of aluminum is not thermally treated and has relative low strength when compared to thermal treated aluminum alloys. These steel tubes are 3 times more rigid than aluminum. Aluminum ones can also get quite hot and as such, aluminum is not our choice.
Wide steel core in vinyl frames is needed for maximum endurance and high-end structural strength.
Unlike for ordinary vinyl windows, we permanently bond the steel tubing to the UPVC from the inside before the assembly. This helps the products be very durable and long lasting.
To achieve optimal results, we use:
6-chamber trusted German UPVC profiles with heavy duty 1-3/4 Galvanized steel tubing. This makes our window frames roughly 3.5 times less flexible and 2 times stronger than regular steel core framing. We also permanently weld the UPVC corners together. As well as use a unique triple pane layer weather tight seal (gaskets) system. All to ensure maximum endurance and performance. If your tilt and turn windows are broken, it is time to get new ones with thick steel core tubing and your windows will not break ever again and you will achieve a lot more durable, long lasting results.
Windows That Open Inward
There are only 4 types of windows that open inwards. They are the tilt, turn, hopper, and tilt and turn. The most popular and quality option are the double action tilt and turn windows while the hopper ones are a good budget choice for basements. Tilt and turn windows also have some more advantages.
Windows that open inwards have several advantages. Firstly, they are much quicker to open than their outward opening counterparts. Such fact is especially prevalent in tilt and turn windows. Another plus is the fact that they can still open even if there is something outside, behind the window. Normally, in the latter situation, if it were an outward opening window, it would be blocked off. Yet, that’s not so with windows that open inwards. Also, these types of windows are easier to clean if they are not placed above the head level. Since it is more comfortable to clean windows when indoors, the fact that the sash can open inwards, providing access to the outside part of the window, is quite an advantage. In addition to this, windows with a rotating hinge technology are much more resistant to dust which normally can clog the hardware. Since, the hardware is not exposed to the elements in the European design, the window can still function smoothly years after its purchase. The latter two features are also why inward opening windows are easier to maintain in like-new condition.
Although turn, hopper, and tilt windows are nice, the clear winner are tilt and turn windows because of their double action functionality. They provide both an option for a wide opening and one with a small one at the top for healthy weatherproof ventilation.
Are Tilt and Turn Windows Better Than Casement?
Tilt and turn windows are better than casement in terms of ease of operation, seal tightness, hardware reliability, safety, and modern aesthetics. Most of these advantages exist because of the double action opening system present in tilt and turn windows that does not exist in casement windows.
Most of the differences between tilt and turn windows and casement ones are the same factors that make tilt and turn windows better. The main difference between these two types is the hinge mechanism for the opening function. Crank style casement windows have a sliding hinge mechanism. On the other hand, the European style only has rotating hinges in its mechanism. Although these two types are fundamentally different, the sliding hinge mechanism wears out much quicker and requires more maintenance to keep the window operation smooth. Meanwhile, the rotating hinge mechanism is inherently much smoother and is more reliable in the long term. After a test of over 40, 000 openings, tilt and turn window hinges tested with a 100% grade. Meanwhile, casement windows would be loose by the 10, 000th opening. However, even if the tilt and turn hardware breaks, it can be replaced in 5 – 10 minutes with minimal tools.
The hinge placement is also an important parameter. In casement windows, the mechanism is located underneath the sash and is exposed to the elements when the window is open. This leaves it more vulnerable to wear and tear resulting in a more difficult time using the window. In tilt and turn windows, is the hinge mechanism is hidden in the middle of the sash profile and inside the window frame. This design keeps the hardware better hidden from the elements allowing for it to remain in better shape over time.
The locking and sealing mechanisms are different between the two types too. The system used in casement windows has 1 – 2 manually operated locking points. These points sit in one or two sides of the frame and keep the window shut. On the other hand, the tilt and turn window has the locking feature implemented in the main closing action of the window. When the window is closed and the handle is returned to the resting position facing down, the multi-point locking system automatically engages. This system instantly locks the window in 4 – 12 spots located all around the frame. Such technology not only ensures better safety, but it also keeps the window seal tighter. This way, there is no room for air leakages. At the same time, it also helps prevent condensation build up. Finally, the extra locking points allow for very large window sizes. Sizes, that can not be found with American windows.
In terms of appearance and design possibilities, tilt and turn windows win. Although casement windows do not look bad, the multiple handles attached to each window lowers its compatibility for the minimalistic design trends of today. Although they do not bother everyone, the fact remains that multiple handles around a single window crowd the general look. In this case, tilt and turn windows are better because they have only one handle. Though the handle is bigger, it is more stylish as it emphasizes the simplicity of the tilt and turn window opening system. Its shape also remains in uniform throughout adding geometric appeal. Nonetheless, the European style opens inwards rather than outwards. So, not much furniture can be placed against a tilt and turn window versus a casement one, since the casement style opens outwards. However, the fact that tilt and turn windows open inwards has its benefits. For instance, they are easier to clean and can provide healthier ventilation.
What Is the Difference Between Tilt and Turn Windows and Casement Ones?
The difference between tilt and turn windows vs casement ones is that tilt and turn windows open inwards while casement windows only open outwards. Tilt and turn windows can also open 3 ways as opposed to just opening out like a door.
Another difference is that tilt and turn windows can have steel core tubing in their vinyl frames while casement windows do not have that feature.
The tilt and turn window type is revolutionary. There are 2 main differences between these tilt turn windows and regular American ones. One is that tilt turn windows have a different opening mechanism with the sashes. Another is that tilt and turn windows use steel core framing while casement windows rely on only the vinyl framing for durability.
Tilt and Turn windows are named after the way they work. The opening mechanism used in tilt and turn windows is very secure, but it is also designed in a way that allows for fast and easy operation. The opening system is also different from casement windows. The easy and functional operation of tilt & turn windows is one of the leading reasons why they are the most developed window system. One hand motion allows you to swing the sash or tilt the sash inwards.
The large modern handles used in these kinds of windows control which mode the windows are in. There are 4 of these modes. The tilt, turn, lock, and the micro-ventilation. The whole process of opening the window, in either configuration, takes less than 2 seconds and provides amazing benefits. Benefits such as increased comfort, better functionality, healthy ventilation, and an increase in house value. These types of windows have been in widespread use in Europe and are dominating the market there. However, now, they are being spread throughout north America. The next step in window framing is steel core reinforced UPVC framing, like in tilt and turn windows. This is a key difference and advantage tilt and turn windows have over casement ones. Steel core with vinyl frames provide advantages in durability and service life while also allowing for larger sizes. Our tilt and turn windows are 4 – 8 times stronger than casement windows and come in large sizes where the operable sash can reach up to 48 x 96”.
Can Tilt and Turn Windows Open Outwards?
In the US, most windows open outwards, but tilt turn windows do not. However, there is a variety of custom options with French style tilt turn windows where they open outwards. Regular tilt turn windows open inwards because of the many advantages. Mainly being healthy ventilation and easier cleaning access.
Tilt and turn windows can not open outwards. Opening out windows are usually tilt out, regular casement, or French style as made by some manufactures. However, European tilt and turn are different. They open inwards and are made under the European building standards which require windows to open in this way. This is for a reason. The main one being that they are easier to clean and faster to operate. As well as generally provide more convenience and healthy ventilation.
The air exchange system on these windows is favored by many. This is because it allows for fresh air to be easily abundant inside. But, inward opening windows do require more room inside. This is to account for the opening of the windows. The tilt mode requires room inside because the whole sash swings in. Although, this mode is primarily used just for cleaning access. Thus, not often. More commonly used is the tilt mode. The tilt mode is the most useful as it does not require additional space inside and works efficiently.
How Far Do Tilt and Turn Windows Open?
House windows that open from the top or tilt and turn windows, as they are called, open in 3 modes. In different modes, the size of the openings vary. In the tilt position, it is about 6” at the top. This mode is very useful to achieve healthy, passive ventilation. In the turn position, the window swings open from 0 to about 90% of the sash width. Very useful for rapid ventilation. In the micro- mode, the opening on the top is about 3/8 of an inch. This mode is useful for smooth and slow .
Tilt and Turn Windows as The Next Step of Windows Technology
When looking to elevate your modern home, high tech windows are a great next step to take. For this purpose, tilt turn windows are the best. They are at the height of windows technology. Along with excellent comfort and user-experience, they provide optimal performance. To be suitable as high tech equipment, computer simulations are conducted for thermal optimization. Afterwards, field tests are done to ensure they pass in the required criteria under European standards. For the windows made for the US and Canada, another set of field tests is done to meet North American standards. This way, you can be sure that your windows will serve you right.
Are Tilt and Turn Windows a Good Idea?
If you value function, comfort, and style, tilt and turn windows are a good idea as they offer just that. They are the ideal choice for almost any home, providing healthy ventilation, unobstructed views, great natural lighting, and a stylish interior appearance.
No matter what you are building, be it a family home, an office, or your dream house, windows will always be noticed. Be it by those who will live in these places or just by visitors. As such, it is comfort to have windows that look and feel amazing. It is also important for them to be able to satisfy you in the long-term. Moreover, windows are used every day in one way or another. So, it is a good idea to choose the quality option. In this case, its tilt and turn windows.
Tilt and turn windows are also a great choice for those looking for smart home compatibility. Their high tech design allows for more efficient operation with no inconveniences. Furthermore, these European windows are also available with a variety of automation functions. These include remote activated sash opening and closing mechanisms, smartphone activated blinds, and more.
Tilt and Open Windows
Tilt and open windows are European style windows with double action operation. They are opened with one handle that allows the sash to either tilt in, using the bottom hinges, or fully open inwards using the side hinges. For ventilation, they tilt; for cleaning access and fire escape, they open.
Tilt and open windows are great for their functionality and efficiency. The tilt mode of tilt and open windows is activated when the handle is turned to be facing up. Once this action is complete, the window will tilt in pivoting at the bottom and opening at the top. Such feature is a great way to achieve healthy ventilation as the gap at the top provides vertical air exchange.
The open part of tilt and open windows refers to the second mode of opening. For this second mode, handle needs to be turned so that it is parallel to the floor. Once done, the sash can be pulled in which opens the window as though it were door. This open mode is great for cleaning convenience, venting out smells, and fire escape.
Sometimes, tilt and open windows are referred to as tilt and turn windows as the two are interchangeable. However, there are sometimes models called tilt and open that function slightly differently than tilt and turn windows. These open the same way but use different handle positions. For example, on a tilt and turn window model, the handle at a 90˚ angle would be used to fully swing the sash inwards, whereas on a “tilt and open” window, this handle placement would be used to tilt the window instead. The same pattern applies for the handle at the vertical or 180˚ position. Nevertheless, the two types are really the same and usually don’t share any differences.
Quality Standards for The Tilt and Turn Windows
Tilt and turn windows UPVC should be manufactured according to European requirements. Currently, some supplies and manufactures are making tilt turn windows in America for an American audience. However, these “European” designed products do not fully meet European standards. Not to mention passive house standards ordained by Passive House Institute. In most cases, low budget manufactures use Chinese no name profiles, and may use low quality glass as well. When shopping for European windows, it important to find products which would meet quality European standards ISO9001 and ISO14001 and North American standards, NFRC.
Products made under these standards will ensure that you are getting quality products that will last you for many decades and remain durable, stylish, energy efficient, and noise resilient. All our products are made under European and NFRC building standards. We provide products that have a functional, high soundproofing and energy efficient system, with aesthetically appealing design for any style of home. Our products will last you many years to come. They are budget-friendly and a purchase with us will guarantee great customer support and customer-prioritized assistance. The will help to optimize energy consumption, decreasing heating and cooling costs.
Are Tilt and Turn Windows More Secure?
The tilt and turn casement window type is the most secure. It features a multi-point locking system that securely locks the window sash in place. Tilt and turn windows have European standard RC2 intruder proofing which makes them more secure than any American style window. The glazing can also be ordered as safety glazing which adds extra security.
Tilt turn casement windows are very secure and durable. Their unique burglary-proof design ensures protection from the environment and most robbers/intruders. They use steel reinforced frames and a multi locking system. This makes them miles superior to North American standard windows. Our tilt turn have an RC value of 2-3. This is the European standard for protection and security against burglars, thieves, and other mischief workers. They can also be used as a great fire escape exit in case of emergency.
Our tilt turn casement windows have secure laminated glazing. It has similar properties to those of windshields used in cars. If the window is damaged by a strong impact, the glass may crack but it will not shatter. This is due to the use of a thin film imbedded in the glass unit. It would support the many many small broken glass pieces and not let the whole window to be broken completely. This clever technology is not well known to be used in many windows American and Canadian. However, it is required in some places.
In most cases criminals would run away if they can’t get in, in the first minute, rather than keep trying. This is because in order to enter through the “broken” window, they would need to cut the film. Thereby cutting themselves in the process. This is due to the broken glass that would be left behind. It would leave blood on the scene that can be used by the authorities as evidence. It could also be used to track down the criminal(s). In the time that the criminal(s) would be running away or trying another way to enter, you can call the police and take action. If regular safety glazing is not enough, you can order 2 or 3 layers of laminated glazing. This would protect against any intruder.
Are Tilt and Turn Windows More Expensive?
Depending on the seller, vinyl tilt and turn windows can be from 5 – 60% more expensive than other window types. Tilt and turn windows in the US and Canada are more expensive because of their complicated hardware design, steel core reinforcement in the UPVC frames, and 1.5 times thicker profile wall thickness. However, not all tilt and turn windows are more expensive.
Most UPVC European windows are more expensive than other window types because of several reasons. These are the 1.5 times thicker profile walls, steel core vinyl framing, triple pane glazing, and the complicated hardware.
For durability and structural strength, European windows use thicker profile walls and steel core tubing as reinforcement inside the windows’ vinyl (UPVC) frames. As the result, you are getting 5 – 10 times stronger frames. With the steel core specifically, you are also getting options for operable windows that are up to double the regular maximum size.
For better results, European windows use triple rather than double pane glazing. By choosing the triple pane route, you get 1.5 to 2 times higher energy efficiency, more resistance to condensation, and noticeably better soundproofing.
For a better user experience, higher satisfaction, higher security, and longer lifespan, European windows use a more complicated hardware system. This system also allows your to open the window in 2 ways, achieving 2 open modes plus a bonus one. With this system, you get better ventilation, more control, and a much better experience in general.
However, at the end of the day, you can get both the benefits of European windows and premium quality at customer friendly costs. Instead of picking up midrange house windows, why not consider high class European windows for a very similar price. We offer 100% custom made European windows with premium quality and a verity of options in soundproofing, sun protection, and frame colors (56+). However, these are not like normal options in that they can all be optimized according to your location and climate to best suit your project, all starting at a great price.
How To Adjust Tilt and Turn Windows
For adjust the sash up and or side to side, you would need to use a 4mm Allen wench. To adjust the vertical tilt slope, you would need to swing the window inwards 90 degrees and use a Torx T15 on the back of the open window by the top hinge. Everything can be done by 1 person in less than 5 min.
Tilt and turn windows adjustment is not hard and can be done by anyone quite quickly. To adjust house windows (tilt turn style) it does not take many tools. For example, for adjusting the sash up and or side to side, you would need to use a 4mm Allen wench. The wrench needs to be used to offset a pin in the tilt and turn window lower hinge. This can be done by using the bottom of the Allen wrench to press down at the top of the lower hinge. Once the pin is down, you can freely adjust. To adjust the vertical tilt slope, you would need to swing the window inwards 90 degrees and use a Torx T15 on the back of the open window by the top hinge. You can see more details in the installation manual.
Usually adjustment would need to be done after instillation. However, not all windows need to be adjusted. Ones that do, can be quickly adjusted in less than 5 minutes. Usually 2-3 minutes as average. If your house shifts slightly, you can easily compensate for it by adjusting the windows. It will only take you 15 – 20 minutes twice a year to adjust all the windows that need to be. This is a unique feature of tilt turn windows that allows them to be compatible in almost any scenario.
Do Tilt and Turn Windows Break Easily?
The durability of windows depends on the glazing, frame, and hardware. Tilt and turn windows have 50% thicker chamber walls and steel core tubing. This makes tilt and turn frames 5 times stronger than regular vinyl frames. Tilt and turn windows also use triple pane glazing with 30% thicker glass panes, argon gas filling, and potential for safety glazing.
The frame quality as well as the frame strength greatly impact the performance in durability. Generally, the 2 main factors that determine the strength of window frames. They are the thickness of the frame chamber walls and the inclusion or exclusion of steel core inside the frames.
Why is the width of an UPVC window profile important? It is important because this thickness greatly impacts the structural strength of UPVC window. As well as thickness of steel core in the frames.
In North America, there are no class divisions in the thickness of the chamber walls in Vinyl window profiles. As such, vendors may end up selling windows without informing about the thickness of the wall in the Vinyl profile. Most commonly North American windows with Vinyl windows with chamber walls 1/16” – 5/64” (1.6 mm – 2 mm). In the US and Canada, window profiles are thinner. By European standards, they are Class C or B profiles. This means that they have thinner chamber walls. Not horrible but a flaw that can be fixed.
Thicker Frame Chamber Walls
In Europe, Vinyl (UPVC) grade A windows have thicker frame chamber walls. This provides better performance, durability, and longer service life. There, there are three classes of Vinyl (UPVC) profiles. They all classify a select range in chamber wall thickness. They are the Class A 3 mm (1/8″), Class B 2.5 – 2.7 mm (3/32″), and Class C 2.0 – 2.3 mm (5/64″). All offer better performance than North American windows. But, to make sure our customers get the best, we only use premium quality vinyl with European Class A thick chambers.
Steel core in windows is flat steel tubing used all around the inside of the frames. It is a crucial aspect in structural performance of vinyl windows. However, it is not something used in American nor Canadian windows. This is a big flaw. Profiles without a use of steel tubing support in the frames are over 5 times weaker. This is a huge difference and may end up saving you money on replacing the windows.
However, in European tilt and turn windows, steel core is a standard and a must. The thicker the steel core tubing, the stronger and tougher the windows are going to be. We, as GL Advanced windows, use extra wide and thick steel core reinforced in our window frames. All for best results. In Europe, they have attempted to use aluminum for reinforcement in the frames, but it is too high in thermal conductivity. Also, aluminum has 3 times lower score on Young’s modulus, it increase deflection aluminum profiles .
The glazing in windows is another very important durability aspect. The main factors that influence the strength of the glass units and the number of glass panes as well as the width of the glass panes used. Common North American windows use dual pane glazing with 1/8” panes. However, there are 3 grades of pane thicknesses in America. The common third class of 1/8”, the second 5/32, and first of 3/16”. 1/8” is seen as standard among windows in the US and Canada. However, they can break easily if not customized with endurance in mind.
European tilt and turn windows have triple pane glazing with 2 classes of glass pane thickness. They are the second of 5/32” and first of 1/4”. Safety glazing is another feature these kinds of windows can have. Safety glazing is a special laminate glazing where the window uses a thin film. This is to prevent shattering if damaged. If damaged, the glass would preform similarly to a car windshield. It is especially useful for burglary proofing and in windows on the second floor or above.
Our Most Popular Window Combinations in 2024
The most classic window combination in modern times is to use a tilt and turn window in conjunction with picture windows. In such combination, the tilt and turn window provides the function while the picture windows fill in the rest of the desired window space.
Similarly, one could use a balcony door in this design instead of a tilt and turn window to achieve the same kind of effect. This is possible given that balcony doors are essentially large tilt and turn windows.
Picture windows side by side. Given that picture windows have a maximum size of 64 sqft each, multiple picture windows can be placed side by side to achieve a larger window coverage. The same can be done with tilt and turn windows which have a maximum size of 25 sqft each.
Tilt and turn window sidelights with an entrance door. Instead of using picture windows as sidelights with entrance doors, a fine option would be to use tilt and turn windows instead. Depending on the design of your home, it could be beneficial to have the ability to ventilate with a sidelight. This way, airflow could be directed to run all the way through the house when needed.
Lift and slide doors with tilt and turn or picture windows. Lift and slide doors are a great addition to many homes. However, they can be costly and weight up to 1000lbs. As such, an option would be to order a slightly smaller door along with picture windows to fill in the wall space. The same can be done with tilt and turn windows.
The Two Kinds of Window Combinations
Connected. The most basic type of window combination is to use different kinds of windows side by side to achieve the maximum benefit of each type. Usually, if the house design incorporates strategic window combinations, more convenience and efficiency is achieved.
Multi-room air flow orientated. The second kind of window combination is to use different kinds of windows across different walls in a strategic way so that they all work in unison. For example, if the kitchen and living room are connected, an option might be to use a larger tilt and turn window in the kitchen and more picture windows in the living room. This way, more airflow could come from the kitchen into the living room and more light come in from the living room into the kitchen. Of course, the exact purpose and necessity of such systems varies widely and highly depends on the house layout.
How to Clean Tilt In Windows
To clean tilt windows you would need to turn the handle so that it would be parallel to the ground. Then the window is able to swing inwards which gives easy access to both sides of the sash for cleaning. This will only take less than 2 seconds to open.
Tilt in windows provide healthy ventilation. But its main complication is the difficulty to clean and maintain. Thankfully though, most of tilt in windows are tilt and turn windows which are great for cleaning. As of the past 30 years. This is because the turn functionality is so useful for cleaning. To clean the, you simple swing the sash in and use a cleaning solution on a cloth to wipe away the dirt and dust. It is a good idea to line the floor below the window with a cloth or plastic tarp before cleaning. This is so that any drips that would happen would not wet the floor directly. As for other maintenance chores, you would need to lightly grease the hinges one a year.
How to Tilt Windows
To tilt windows, you will need to turn the handle 90˚ or 180˚, depending on the kind of tilt and turn window you have. Most times, it is a 180˚ turn for the tilt mode. After the handle is turned, the window tilts in by itself. However, slight assistance may be required for smaller windows.
If the windows are able to tilt, you can simply turn the handle so that it is facing upwards. Then the window is freely able to tilt inwards. However, if you want very slow ventilation, our windows have the micro ventilation mode. For this mode, you can turn the handle 135˚ and pull in slightly. Now the window will let in small amounts of fresh air throughout the day through a very small opening at the top.
Opening the window more often is a great way to improve the indoor air quality, your comfort, and your health. With tilt and turn windows, this is very easy to do. One quick turn, and you can forget about it since they can be left open for hours. Meanwhile, they ventilate your house in a very healthy way that does not blow air at leg or chest level. Instead, it directs the current up and forward, creating a healthy air flow cycle in your house. With windows that can only tilt, the procedure is the same.
Windows That Swing Open
Windows that swing open are turn or tilt and turn windows. They swing open inwards like a door, functioning on rotating hinges at the side, or side and top. They have the most reliable and dust tolerant opening hardware of all window types and can be made in sizes larger than 36” x 72”.
Unlike windows which utilize sliding hinges, like casement or slider types, tilt and turn windows use rotating hinges which allow them to swing open. The swinging type of operation is considered the most reliable and stable. Since the window hardware in such models is not exposed to dust or dirt from the outside or inside, the mechanical pieces stay in pretty much, brand new condition for many years. There is also less inherent friction in the swinging design which limits possible issues and speeds up the working speed of the window. In addition to this, the fact that the hinges are contained on the side of the window facing the house interior, protects them from wind or harsh weather conditions outside. Such feature helps prolong the life of windows that swing open.
In addition to windows that swing open in just one direction, there are ones which can swing open in multiple directions. If the hinges are at the side, the window can swing open like a door. If the hinges are at the bottom, the window can tilt inwards. Tilt and turn windows have the latter two features. However, if the hinges are at the top, it is most likely a hopper window that swings open from the bottom.
How to Tilt Sash Windows
To tilt sash windows you would need to turn the handle so that the tip of the handle is facing up. Now it is able to tilt inwards and with barely any force can be gently pulled in so that it clicks into position. The whole posses will take you less than two seconds.
These windows are easy to use and have high performance. They are also energy efficient and are spreading in popularity across North America due to their superior properties and design.
These windows are easy to use and have high performance. They are also energy efficient and are spreading in popularity across north America due to their superior properties and design.
What is a Tilted Window Called
In America, local vendors mainly call them tilt turn, they are premium European windows. They are also sometimes called German windows, especially if they are made with symmetric window pane technology.
How Do You Replace Tilt and Turn Window Handles
Replacing handles on our tilt turn windows can not be easier. The handle has a thin plate right behind the gripping handle portion of the whole handle. This piece is attached only at one point, this means that it can pivot on that one point to tilted position. So, to remove the handle, you need to turn these piece 90 degrees. Now, there are going to be two screw heads visible, those need to be screwed out. Once this is done, you can remove the whole handle. It is now open for a new handle to be installed. The instillation presses is basically the opposite of removing the handle. Not much harder then that, just and 2 screws in tilted position of handle.
Can You Still Get Tilt and Turn Windows?
Yes, tilt and turn windows are still available in the US and Canada. They are a popular choice for modern homeowners. Moreover, the market has been around for dozens of years and has no plan to downsize. As such, there are many options as for what to get specifically.
For those who are more accustomed to traditional windows used in the US and Canada, tilt and turn windows could seem like something new and uncommon. As such, opinions on them may be a bit unclear. Nonetheless, this is natural because tilt and turn windows are of a new generation for North America. Initially, they were only used in higher end projects of the wealthy. However, they are becoming more popular for all types of builds. More and more are being used for newer residential sectors and many are ordered as replacement windows for renovations. This surge in popularity is mostly because tilt and turn windows are objectively better than most standard window types. As such, they are gaining great reputation which further boosts their quick market growth. With this, comes a change in the trend of what people build with. So, it is expected that tilt and turn windows will remain a staple and grow in demand for years to come.
Why We Place Window Downward and Ventilation Upward
We do this because it provides healthy ventilation. Air flow can be higher this way and no strong airflow at chest level through the window is present. This way the air flow spreads on top of the window and close to the wall. Also, this way you can use the micro- mode. In this mode the window tilts inwards 3/8 of an inch inwards. It allows for slow but smooth air exchange without any thought. You can closer observe this on tilt and turn windows drawings where it shows air patterns.
What are The Best Windows for Cold Climates
The best windows for cold climates have high heat gain coefficient (no less than 0.44) and a high ER (Energy Rating) of at least 34, by Canadian requirements. However, 40 – 45 is much more beneficial. It is also important that the window hardware is able to work even in icy conditions. As well as close with an airtight seal.
For a cold climate, such as in Canada and northern regions of the US, the best choice of window would be tilt turn. Ideally, one a triple pane glass unit that has argon gas and 2 low e glass panes. These high-performance products increase energy savings, comfort, and user experience. Vinyl or wood are the 2 best window options, in terms of material, for cold climates. Vinyl is a universal window material. It is very suitable for almost any climate, with great performance. Wood windows can be used in cold climates, but they need a clad layer in either vinyl or aluminum. Otherwise, the wood paint or top finish would crack to quickly.
If a more efficient option is wanted, a quad pane glazed unit with krypton gas, would be a better option. But, this is a rather pricey option. It also has issues with return on investment being very long.
Are Casement Windows Better?
In market of American windows, casement windows are better. There are 2 types of casement windows, inswing (European) and outswing (standard). The main advantage of these windows is ventilation. But other factors such as usability, influence the performance. As such, these windows are better than other window types.
Casement windows are better than picture or hopper windows. The best of these being tilt turn windows. They are much better than fixed picture windows because you can open the window. Amounts that, they also have many more advantages in versatility. Inward opening windows are also easier for cleaning and maintenance.
Another common window type in north America is the hopper. Casement windows are better than slider or hopper windows in several ways. They are don’t require a lot of force to open, are not limited in size due to operation weight restrain and offer a much tighter locking seal. This helps create a better overall user experience. As well as provide you with better performance and design possibilities.
Are Triple Pane Windows Worth It?
Yes. Triple pane windows with argon gas can provide double the energy efficiency (R-value) of double pane with argon gas. They also provide a large advantage in soundproofing of up to 8dB – 12dB more sound protection. The price difference between a double pane and a triple pane may be less than 10%.
Our simple triple pane glass units with argon gas have double the thermal properties of even the best dual pane products. They have a high R value of 8.1 – 8.7 as compared to the 3.5 – 4 on double pane glazing. The 3 panes of glass also provide a very good level of soundproofing. Our economical windows have an essential 33db to as compared to 26db difference in sound proofing. Very good for blocking out a high percentage of city and traffic noise. The triple panes of glass allow for sun protection to be done without tinting the glass. It also disperses the coating across 3 panes as opposed to 2. This allows for high sun protection to be invisible on triple pane windows. Without heavy heat-loaded glass panes.
Tilt Turn Window Glazing and The Color Rendering Index
All our glazing is handpicked to order by our window specialists to ensure only the most excellent results. In addition to optimizing basic glass properties, we also consider the Color Rendering Index. Following this, we can custom engineer the windows to have the highest grade possible. All this based on specific details relating to your project. Although to some a small detail, we take all window properties very seriously. As such, the Color Rendering Index is important to us.
The Color Rendering Index (CRI), looks at the percentage of distortion in color quality. Ever notice the difference between how things look outside and how things look through a window? That difference in color quality can be seen when comparing CRI % in glass units. Most windows in the USA and Canada use glass with a 94% rating. This is generally considered a standard in North America. However, we want you to have only what is best. As such, we custom-make all our products to have a CRI rating of 97%. This means that you will enjoy the comfort of having the closest replication of the outdoor scenery from inside your home. It also means that the light passing through your window will be the most authentic to natural light outside.
Moreover, by achieving these high CRI numbers, we make no compromise to other window properties. We also ensure that this boosted comfort quality doesn’t cost you extra.
Are Window Prices Going Up?
Window prices are going up since 2020 given the rising energy, labor, and material costs, as well as the increasing interest rates. In short, since all aspects in the supply chain of black windows have become more costly, window prices have increased. Sadly, these prices are not expected to fall.
Likely the biggest reason why window prices are going up has to do with the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, interest rates have grown and energy costs for gas, electricity, and more have increased. Thereby, making the process of constructing windows more expensive. Likewise, labor costs have gone up and materials like vinyl, metal, and wood have become more expensive. All three of these diving factors raise the cost of production. As such, prices for windows, especially black windows, have increased. Additionally, the increase of demand for home renovations that was present during the pandemic time, contributed to a raise in window prices at the time. That raise in demand in the past helped influence the current picture.
Another aspect of these rising prices is the ratio between salary and product cost. Although the prices for many things have grown, so did the salaries of many. However, this ratio between rising prices everywhere and the increased individual income is slightly unbalanced.
Despite all the aforementioned, however, window prices have actually more or less stabilized recently.
Tilt and Turn Window Sizes
Tilt and turn window sizes range from 20×20” – 48×96”. These windows can come in both standard and custom sizes for the US and Canada. Standard tilt and turn window sizes might be available at a cheaper price but custom sizes are more versatile.
Many times, other window types limit the opening width of a window to a maximum of 36”. However, tilt and turn window sizes can go up to 60” in width for the whole sash to open. As such, more custom shapes can be achieved. This adds many possibilities for increasing comfort and house aesthetics. Nevertheless, a wrong size can be chosen. As such, when going about the process of choosing the correct size, it is important to know how the windows you examine are measured. Sometimes, measurements are given of the rough opening needed to house the corresponding windows. Other times, the numbers given are the exact dimensions of the windows themselves. In the latter case, the gap between the windows and the rough opening needs to be figured out separately.
Often, the process of creating your home can be very empowering. It allows one to exercise their creative freedom and show for it. As such, custom tilt and turn window sizes are a great option. Although a project can be easily constructed with standard sizes in mind, custom sizes provide that extra bit of freedom and comfort.
Tilt And Turn Windows for the Passive House
The integration of Passive house standards to the new buildings is becoming a new mainstream in upper-middle class real estate projects. However, very few developers start passive house certification. Through this certification possess, you can be officially approved to build certified passive house buildings. Many don’t apply for the passive house certification. This process is expensive and time-consuming. Those who do go through this process raise their prices. So, not many consumers choose builders with this passive house certification.
A passive house is not only built with high insulation. Efficient heating is also a must. This can be done with heat pumps. Passive house projects also try to eliminate thermal bridges.
The easiest way to increase overall performance is to lower thermal bridging. Lowering thermal bridging is key for general quality assurance. This is done, now mainly with the use of improved framing technology.
To save energy storage for cloudy days on which solar energy can not be collected builders use high performance passive house components. These high performance passive house components such as Air-to-Air and Ground-to-Air heat pumps have a high efficiency SEER rating of around 20-22. Even higher for ground-to-air heat pumps. High performance passive house components are even more important in solar passive houses. This is because there energy is only collected from photovoltaic solar panels. This is important as the limitation of energy storage demands an efficient heating system. Our windows have great heat recovery and are a great choice for certified passive houses.
Tilt Turn Windows Provide You With Great Energy Savings
Tilt and turn windows provide you with great energy savings. Up to 3 times less energy loses than traditional American windows. A large portion of energy loses comes from, about 25% in Canada. As such, it is important to make sure that you limit this. You can do so by using energy efficient windows like the tilt and turn.
The R value of shelf windows at Home depot have an R value of about 2. Windows act as a thermal bridge in a house. This is because of the difference between the R values of the windows and walls. The walls having an R value of about 15 – 20. This means that through them heat or cold from the outside enters inside. Similar can be said about the indoor warmth leaking outdoors. To minimize these energy losses, it is important to get windows with a high R value. As close as you can get to the wall R value. Tilt and turn windows provide you with great energy savings. Our tilt and turn windows will provide you with about 3 times less energy loses than standard north American windows. Tilt and turn windows also have better glazing. It reduces energy losses from the inside to the outside through cooling and air conditioning. The better glazing also drastically reduces overheating from the sun. All of these energy saving properties help save you a lot of money on energy bills.
Another advantage of tilt and turn windows is that in combo with great energy savings, you get great aesthetics. Tilt and turn windows are available in many colors and material chooses. They can be used in a large variety of styles and can be ordered in special shapes and custom specifications. They are free to customize down to almost every aspect, if the right supplier is picked.
How To Operate Tilt and Turn Windows
To operate tilt and turn windows, you need to turn the handle into one of 4 positions. They are the lock (starting position), tilt (180˚ turn), turn (90˚ turn), and micro-mode (135˚ turn). For the turn mode, turn the handle and pull it to open the window. For the tilt mode, you just turn the handle.
Operation of the Tilt and Turn fenestration system couldn’t be simpler. All it takes is a turn of the handle to select between different modes. Unlike fixed windows, tilt and turn ones are double action. You can select the ‘tilt’ position for passive ventilation, or choose the ‘turn’ mode for maximum ventilation. You can also select the micro- mode mode by turning the handle 135˚. So, technically these windows are triple action. In it, the window lets in fresh air while at the same time prevents rain and dust from entering.
All while providing a healthy air flow route without a direct breeze in your face. The turn position allows you to fully open the window in. This wide opening enables maximum air change. It also allows for easy access to both sides of the sash. This is very useful for cleaning and maintenance purposes. In an emergency situation, it is also great as a tilt and turn windows fire escape, meeting egress window requirements, and fire regulations for these cases. It is one of the many reasons why people choose tilt and turn windows in bedrooms and basements.
How Do You Fit a Tilt And Turn Window
To fit a tilt and turn window in, you need to first, make sure your measurements line up. Second, line the footer and bottom corners of the rough opening with the right membrane. Third, attach the tilt and turn brackets to the sides of the window. Fourth, fit the window in and screw the brackets to the four sides of the rough opening.
To fit a tilt and turn window in right, it is best that you choose the right size window to begin with. As the biggest concern when buying windows is for them to fit properly. Many make standard sizes only. As such, there can be a chance that the windows won’t fit into the rough cut out in the wall. For some houses, a window about 30” wide needs a rough opening of 30-31″ wide. This depends on whether nominal or actual measurements are used. If the window is nominally 30” wide, the rough opening needs to be 30” wide in actual. On the other hand, if the window is actually 30” wide, the rough opening needs to be actual of 31”. In other homes, for the same window size, an opening of 30″, 30 7/8″, or 31″ is needed by the window company’s standards.
Thus, the rough opening cut out may not be of exact dimensions required to house a set size of windows. Different supplies, different requirements and different measurement types. So, it is always better to custom order. If the rough opening has been accurately measured and that data has been used to dictate the window’s size. You can fit a tilt and turn window in perfectly. We only sell custom sized products to fit your project. However, this will not cost you even $1 more. Our windows are suitable for a 1” range in the opening width and provide successful results. So, if you are not sure about the size of the rough opening, this can compensate for small measurement mistakes. If you are not able to precisely measure the rough openings, it is best to order slightly smaller windows. Why? So that there are bigger gaps rather than smaller ones as this adds to be performance of the windows rather than add problems.
Big Variety of Sizing Options
Smallest sash size we offer is 18×18”. Maximum sash size if 4×8’ or 5×5’.
The main size limiting factor is the weight of the sash. If they are to be bigger, the hinges would simply not be able to support the heavy sash in operation consistently with good performance. However, the options we can already supply are heavy as it is. The largest windows we can offer weight upwards of 100-130 kg (220-300 lbs) per sash not including the weight of the frame or fixed portion (if it is an operable window).
But this is not the biggest a whole window unit can be.
In a single frame, there can be multiple sashes. This increases the size potential of the whole window unit (including the frame and multiple sashes) to be up to 65-70 square feet (wall size). This system allows for large operable windows to be built for any sized house and for glass wall/storefront option possibilities.
How Much do Tilt and Turn Windows Cost?
The cost of a tilt and turn window would start at around $170. The final tilt turn windows cost depends on factors such as size, frame color, glazing, quality, and hardware. A standard tilt and turn window with a size of 36” x 48”, in white, would start at $300. If the cost of 2 windows is the same, compare their quality, size, and glazing. The same can be said about the prices. If the quality and size of two windows is the same, compare their cost.
Tilt and turn windows grey, black, white, and brown windows are the most common tilt-turn colored windows. Glazing upgrades such as soundproofing and sun heat gain control would cost an additional 2 – 20% more. Color frame options would increase the cost by 10-15%. Choosing acryl-color frames instead of vinyl ones would cost 21 – 22% more. We control overhead costs which allows us to offer lower prices to our customers. As such we can provide windows with a budget friendly cost. However, this does not compensate for the quality, we use only the highest grade upvc, hardware, glazing, and wide steel core tubing. In addition, everything is custom made to order and customers get a large verity of advanced options in the design and properties of the windows.
What is The Average Cost for Triple Pane Windows
Triple pane windows cost 10 – 15% more than double pane windows. However, triple pane windows are 2 – 4 times better in performance. A triple pane fixed window would with a size of 36” x 48” would have an average cost of $230 – $270. The same window but operable would have an average cost of about $400.
The only downside of triple pane windows is the 25 – 30% heavier weight. But this is easily compensated for by the 2 – 4 times better performance. Our triple pane tilt and turn windows have the best performance of triple pane windows. However, instead of charging lots of money for them, we sell them at a budget friendly price. They, in a size of 36” by 48”, would start at $US 319.00 ($388 CAD). For the same sized picture window with triple pane glazing and hardware, the price starts at $220 ($285 CAD). But the final price will depend on the quantity, properties, colors chosen, the season, the delivery cost, and finalized quote.
In comparison with tilt and turn windows double glazed, triple pane ones are twice as more efficient and a lot more reliable. They also provide much greater soundproofing and can increase your house value. This also comes at a bargain as for all of the benefits triple pane you would only be paying 12 – 15% more than you would for double glazed windows.
Tilt and Turn Windows USA Price
The tilt and turn windows USA Price is from $250 – $3000 USD per window. For the whole house package, the tilt and turn windows USA price would be from $6000 – $150,000. However, this price widely varies depending on the window size and other factors.
There are many aspects that effect the price of tilt and turn windows. The main ones are the window size, its frame color and material, and the selected glazing options. In general, given a standard completion of white frames and triple pane glazing, the tilt and turn window price in the USA would be from $400 – $1200 per window. If the window is large, the price may go up to $3000 per window. If the window has colored frames like black ones, and specialized glazing, the price would be 12 – 20% higher than regular. In any case, for more precise pricing information on your exact window needs, it is always best to see a quote or get an estimate. Since there are many individual factors that effect the cost on a more detailed level, rough price ranges and percentages might not always be enough information to make decisions based on price alone.
Are Casement Windows More Expensive Than Sliders?
Casement windows are more expensive than slider or hopper windows. This is by about 10 – 15% if the sliders are good quality. If they or hoppers are shelf quality, mid range casement windows would be double the price. This is because they use more hardware and typically better-quality materials, glazing, and hardware.
The best price to performance ratio is important to find. Between casement windows, hoppers and sliders, the best ratio goes to shelf sliders or hopper and high-quality casement windows. Sliders or hopper are best for the price if they are sold as shelf windows or self replacement windows. They can be good for garages, barns, and budget rental units. They are also good for transport vehicles like buses and RVs, as well as for boats. High quality casements like tilt turn however, are much better in performance. Although the price is higher, for the performance and quality, they are worth it.
If you are looking for something that will preform well and serve you for more than 5 years, casement windows are best for the price. They come in great quality and in 2 variation. They are the out swing (usually crank style), and in swing (usually tilt and turn style). The best quality will obviously be the best, however they are more expensive right? Normally yes. However, we sell premium quality in swing tilt and turn windows at a budget friendly price. These have the best price to performance and quality ratio. So, you get the best of the best for a great price.
With our tilt and turn in swing windows, you get all the power. You can customize the shape, size, color, and special properties. Properties like sound-proofing and sun heat protection. No standard sizes and a large variety of frame colors to choose from (over 60).
What is The Main Drawback to The Use of a Casement Window?
The main drawback to the use of a casement window for a new project is the limiting size. After a certain size, they because hard to operate. In already installed windows, the main drawback is the quality. Older casements and hopper windows and their replacement variants use outdates crank style or similar opening mechanism.
The main drawback of a casement window is the limiting size. The maximum size of it may be is 36×72”. However, it is not recommended ordering them larger than 32” in width and 72” in height. This is because casement windows larger than the 32”x72” size, start to lose the smooth operation. On the other hand, tilt and turn windows can be up to 60” in width and a 42-48” wide window sash may be up to 8 feet (2.44 m) in height. Large inward opening tilt and turn are also easy to clean.
In the past, the main drawback was considered the in-ability to install window air conditioners in them. However, this is an outdated concept by 20 – 40 years. Currently, central air conditioners are used. They are more energy efficient and useful. So, now, window air conditions are not a drawback of these windows, replacement or not. Hopper windows had a similar problem but not anymore.
Hopper is another option. Hopper windows are good as emergency escape routs. Hopper windows are also common in kitchens but these open outwards and called Awning windows. Hopper is can be a good choice for its cost but other options are available.
Tilt and Turn Windows for Balconies
Instead of using a door, you can use door-sized operable windows, or tilt and turn windows doors. These windows have very similar capabilities to that of a door but also have the tilt function. This dual opening design allows for quick access to the balcony as well as be used to bring in fresh air. They also don’t have high resistance locking point levers. Instead, they have a multi point locking system that locks the window from all 4 sides with an effortless twist of the large handle. These windows are great for a Juliet style balconies, French style balconies, and Deck style balconies.
Access Control System For Tilt Turn Windows and Doors
Our Tilt and Turn windows and doors are available with a set up for an access control system. We provide for it the necessary smart home lock gadget accessory. With this access control system lock, you get multiple options of activation. This achieves the option of a remote or keyless opening and closing of windows and doors.
The electromechanical lock we can provide, would be inserted inside the frame. It would then be open for control from almost any electronic input you desire. Such input may be in the form of a number pad, fingerprint sensor, button on a wall or any other electronic configuration you find with your smart home supplier. Furthermore, the wiring can be set up through the frame. This handy feature makes all the system components invisible. Most commonly, such systems are used for extra security. However, smart home technology is becoming increasingly common. With this comes an increase of variety in ways that one could use the set up for an access control system. One option may include voice operated ventilating cues. Another, automatic door and window opening when the fire alarm goes off. Such systems could also be used to keep children from crawling out of windows.
Tilt and Turn Windows Problems
Although there are no inherent turn windows problems, there may be some after poor installation. For example, there could be problems with smooth operation, air/water leakages, and hardware. However, all these problems can be fixed with sash adjustment and by following proper opening procedures.
With tilt and turn windows, there are specific window problems that may occur if the installation is done poorly. For example, the sash might have become crooked or knocked off its proper opening path. Even if the sash is just slightly off-angle, it could already cause some problems. Firstly, you may notice that the window opens and closes stiffly and requires more effort than it should. It may also be apparent that the window leaks through a little bit of air if it is windy outside. The same kind of leakages may happen if it is rainy or stormy outside.
Although the problems listed above are nothing to enjoy, they can be easily fixed. Since all of them are a result of sash dis-alignment, they can be all fixed if the sash is adjusted back into its proper place. These adjustments are easy to do and requires no past experience nor professional tools. All you will need is a few minuets per window and an Allen wrench. However, air and water leakages can also be caused by poor sealing procedures when getting the windows installed. Such leakages then would not be particularly a tilt and turn windows problem but rather an installation issue.
In addition to possibly needing adjustments after installation, one problem that may occur is the window getting suck open. If such problem occurs, it can also be fixed easily and effortlessly prevented.
Along side specific problems of tilt and turn windows, there are also some general ones that can apply both to tilt and turn windows as well as to many other types of windows. One such problem has to do with the hardware. If the windows opened and closed recklessly or too forcefully, the hardware may become damaged and the windows will become less comfortable to use. Another such problem is with condensation. If the glass unit is of a lower quality or the weather outside is particularly extreme, tilt and turn windows are not immune to condensation building up on the glass. However, such problems are standard with most windows and actions can be taken to minimize these effects.
There is another general tilt and turn window problem that some may face. That is, tilt and turn windows open inwards unlike casement windows which open outwards. They can even open fully with the whole sash swinging inside like a door. As such, you need to make sure that there is enough space inside the house behind the windows for them to open. If the home is small, this may be an issue as space is limited. However, there are many ways to work around this issue. For example, alternative placing for specific furniture can be planned ahead of time to provide enough room for the windows to open. That is, strategic planning is all that’s needed.
How to Open Tilt and Turn Windows?
To open tilt and turn window, you need to turn the large handle. It controls the multi point locking system around the inside of the frame. Turn the handle 90° for cleaning access or turn the handle 180° for healthy ventilation. If you need slow one, turn the handle 135°. All the operations are easy to do.
The opening mechanism used in European tilt and turn windows is very secure. But, it is also designed in a way that allows for fast and easy operation. These windows have a large modern handle that is used to regulate between 4 different modes. The modes are the tilt, turn, lock, and the micro-ventilation. The tilt and turn windows operating instructions are quite simple and can be done by almost anyone.
With the handle in a vertical position in which the end of the handle is pointing down towards the floor, the window is securely locked in multiple points all around the inside of the frame, this is the tilt and turn window lock system that is very difficult to break. This ensures a tight seal and worry-free protection from any forceful or even aggressive tugs from the outside.
Windows That Open Upwards
Windows that open upwards are usually vertical sliders or awing windows, not tilt and turn ones. Given that tilt and turn windows are very heavy, they can’t be used with vertical slider opening systems. However, they are a good alternative to awing windows that open upwards.
Many times, when upward opening windows are planned in a project, there are Awing windows used for the kitchen(s). Although these windows can be used in other areas around the house, lack of fire escape possibilities rids them of the opportunity to be used alone inside bedrooms or bathrooms. As such, tilt and turn windows are a great alternative as they provide both ventilation and fire escape in case of emergency.
Vertical sliders are another type of window that open upwards. They are a very traditional north American type. In the past, they were very common and easy to use because thin single or double glass panes where used. However, since now thicker glass units are used, the slider technology is becoming outdated. Instead of upward opening windows, there is now more of a trend for windows that swing open or tilt.
Grill Option For Tilt And Turn Windows, Choose From Many Colors And Layouts
We use an AKO grill system with thicknesses of 18mm (11/16”), 26mm (1”), or 46mm (1 ¾”), as you specify. Th They are available in 30 colors (painted) and in 20 laminated color options. They can be painted in 2 different colors. One on one side (the exterior) one color and the other side (interior) another. This allows for many more design choices and creates room for advanced customization. However if you choose wide black or dark grills, the windows you order with them should have tempered glass panes surrounding the grills. This is to account for the increased air pressure caused by the grills when they get hot. This is especially important if you live in a warmer climate with more sunny days.
As for the patters, we are very flexible. We do not have fixed grill pattern options but instead construct windows with your custom grill patterns in the layouts you want.
We do not offer wood grills because the premium UPVC frames are not suitable for them. Wood grills inside vinyl windows create many obstacles in the way of comfortable and care-free use. However, wood grills do work well with old wooden framed windows.
What is Privacy Glazing?
Privacy glazing is special glazing that is used to make it difficult to see through the window. Depending on the type of privacy glazing, the properties of the glass change. There are 3 main types of privacy glazing. They are the mirror like, obscure, and smooth mat. They all use a laminated coating for their faded glass look.
The mirror like privacy glazing is a great option that will work on both fixed (picture) and tilt turn windows. This type of glazing allows users to see through without obstructions from the inside. But at the same time it greatly distorts the appearance of the inside from the outside. However, if it is dark outside and inside the lights are on, their effect disappears.
Variants in obscure glazing are common but effective at providing a good level of privacy. Unlike mirror-like glazing, obscure glazing is not dependent on whether it is dark or light outside. However, it creates a blur in the viewing experience from both outside and in. The intensity of the blur varies from option to option. This might be a good choice for you if you are looking for a very privacy forward tilt turn or fixed window. If a large see-through window (or glass unit) can not be used due to a lack of privacy it would provide these are great. They can be used for bathrooms, walk-in closets, entrance doors, and side lights. Another big benefit of these windows is that they have high visual transmittance. Making them almost like regular see-though windows as it relates to how much light enters inside though them.
Smooth mat privacy glazing is another option. It used uses an even and smooth mat film that provides a tinted look without the drawbacks of actual tinted glass. The most common color for this is a white cream color but a large variety of other colors can be requested. Its effect is the same from both inside and out. It also has lower visual transmittance. But the intensity of the effect can be adjusted in order to allow in more light. It is a very private orientated option.
As an honorable mention, there are also exotic privacy glazing options. These include light up glass panes and ones where the window blurs a picture on the glass. Tinted glass is also sometimes considered a privacy glazing option.
We offer all the 3 privacy glass options. The, mirror like, obscure, and smooth mat for picture and tilt turn windows as well as for doors and sidelights. These are the same for installation as regular windows.
House Window Won’t Close All the Way
Sharp or fast movements of the tilt and turn window handle can cause the safety mechanism to activate. This locks the handle and prevents the house window from closing all the way. To fix this, you need to align the leaver with the rest of the metal track down the side of the profile.
In some rare cases, tilt and turn windows can get stuck in the open position. This usually happens because the handle is turned too fast which forces the safety mechanism to activate and the handle to lock. To fix this issue, you will need to find a flat metal leaver on the side of the window profile, underneath the handle, and turn it so that the tip of the leaver aligns vertically parallel to the side of the profile. Now, you can turn the handle and close the window carefully. Unless you turn the handle fast again, you will have no issues with the same kind of problem again. However, even if it happens again, you do not need to worry as it has no harmful effects on the hardware and mechanism.
Other types of house windows can also get issues where they won’t close all the way. For those, it is best to check with your supplier for directions on how to fix the problem.
Disadvantages of Tilt and Turn Windows
Disadvantages of tilt and turn windows are that they have slightly wider frames, cost more, and are heavier than other window types. Some models might also not come with nail flanges or mosquito screens, and some have difficult to install blinds. As such, a balanced solution is required.
Firstly, given that the tilt and turn window system is more complicated than other styles, the frames need to be wide enough to house all the technology. When compared to crank style casement windows, tilt and turn ones are from 1 – 2” wider in total frame length. Some may see this difference as a small disadvantage.
Also, because the frames are wider, when an operable tilt and turn window unit is placed along side a fixed window, there is more of a visual distinction between the two types. Although the same can be said about other operable window types, with tilt and turn windows, there is more of that effect. However, we have several ways to solve this problem.
The second disadvantage lies in the price. Tilt and turn windows are more expensive than other window types like casement or double hung. Such is the case given that the window technology is more complicated. On average, they cost about 5 – 20% more than other types. However, for this price difference you would be receiving a better user experience. In the long run, the satisfaction tilt and turn windows bring is hard to beat.
Thirdly, there is the issue of weight. Since these windows have steel reinforcement in the frames and have thicker glass panes, they are 20 – 30% heavier than casement windows. This aspect makes them more difficult to move around and install. So, it could take longer and thus cost more to install tilt and turn windows vs other types.
Fourthly, there are cons that come along with the windows being inswing. Since wind blows from the outside in, windows that open inside, like tilt and turn, need to have a high quality multi-point locking system. If this system is not of good quality, the windows may leak air under windy or stormy conditions. As such, we made sure that our windows are always able to securely close with a tight seal.
Another notable point is to consider is whether your tilt and turn windows have nail flanges. If they do not, there may be issues with the installation. Particularly, getting a tight seal may be difficult without nail flanges. However, if nail flanges are present, then there are typically no issues. With our products, nail flanges are a no brainer, of course they have them.
Finally, it is important to make sure that your tilt and turn windows come with mosquito screens. Some offer them for an additional charge. However, no need to worry about them with us, mosquitos are a must and are automatically included for no extra charge.
Additionally, it is good to keep in mind that some blinds that come with tilt and turn windows might be more difficult to install since they go right up against the glass.
Tilt and Turn European Windows
Tilt and turn European windows can be bought in the USA and Canada. In fact, more and more builders in north America are switching to tilt and turn European windows. Such windows come in many options and with various price points.
The new direction people are moving in is using high quality reliable products. Part of this movement is switching from north American style windows to tilt and turn European ones. The latter are more user friendly and higher tech which compliments the desires of modern home owners today. However, not all the options are equal. Some yield better product satisfaction for the short and long term than others. As such, it is critical to check that your tilt and turn European windows have the correct properties. That is, the windows need to have optimized glazing and use reliable frame technology like UPVC frames with steel reinforcement. However, there nuances within these requirements. Factors like project location and frame color alone have a huge impact. The budget also needs to be considered and everything else worked around it. So, it is not an easy process. However, all the work is not for nothing as it is essential for ensuring stable performance and longevity.
Can You Put AC In Fire Escape Window
You can put AC in a fire escape window if you do so according to the building code. The most important thing is that after the AC unit is installed, the window remains usable as a fire escape for emergency cases and follows the minimum requirements. It needs to be no more than 44” from the floor and have a clear span opening of 5.7 sq. ft.
Yes, this can be done but it is important to meet the requirements of your local business building code. The operable sash needs to be over the ac unit and have unobstructed access for fire escape. When the window is open there should also be about a 5.7 square feet opening with at least one of the sides at least 16”. More accurate measurements are stated in your local building code. Also, it is stated that the bottom of the sash needs to be less than 40” off the ground. If it is higher than that, you would need to have a stepping stool near it. The stool needs to be no less than 12” in width and be able to support your body weight.
Currently, window air conditioning units are not commonly used. Instead, split air conditioners are used that are installed above the window. So, with them you would have no problems as it relates to fire escape windows.
Tilt turn windows work great as a fire escape window. They are fast to open and easy to climb out of. Making them a safe and efficient fire escape window choice.
Tilt And Turn Windows Safety And Comfort Benefits
• Senior and child friendly – no noticeable efforts to open because of the big handles. No Cranking, no efforts. Which may be to heavy or even painful for seniors. they also feature tilt and turn locking window handles, this is great for preventing accidents.
• Degrees of ventilation. Different angles of the window in the tilt position allow smooth air exchange.
• Fire escape – it is quick to open. Perfect fire escape route in these cases. Not required time for cranking, no risks of fail in critical situation.
These elegant yet functional tilt turn windows are smooth and easy to operate and energy efficient. They allow subtle and secure air exchange at the turn of a handle. Select another setting and the rate of air flow will increase while keeping the building safe. They can lock into several selected positions, providing options. The tilt and turn sash system is easy to use even for small children and work well with sills. These sills can be a great way to add function.
We combine all the above with great customer friendly prices. To meet most budgets.
Limited-life time of up to 25 year Warranty
Our warranty coverage is available on all our products for up to 25 years (or limited life for a max of 25 years). All of it’s properties and details are according to standard conditions as it relates to tilt turn windows as well as other types of windows and doors.
NAFS & NFRS
All good windows should be built according to building regulations and certified by NAFS and NFRS. We are certified by NAFS (North American Fenestration Standard) and NFRS (National Fenestration Rating Council) and have good results from the tests.
The quality management system of production of our windows has been certified by ISO standards 9001 and 14001.
Triple or Quadruple Pane Glazing is the Best for Tilt and Turn Windows
For the premium windows, homeowners can opt for triple pane glazing, and even quad glazing. This is for the superior energy efficiency. It saves 70-80% of household energy losses from windows compare with traditional single glazed windows.
Triple pane glazing has significant advantages, including:
• Long term lower energy costs
• A reduced carbon footprint
• Reduction of heat loss in cold weather
• Reduction of sun heat gain in hot weather
• Withstand severe weather events including heavy rain, snow, storms
• Reduced external noise
• Little work require to keep it in good shape
Multi-glazed glass units are produced with a gap in between the panes of glass. The gaps are filled with neutral gas like argon. To confer superior thermal and acoustic protection. Though its score rating is better, it is not smart to use quadruple pane windows. They are much heavier than triple pane ones and cost more. In many cases, it is just not worth it to increase the thermal resistance of windows to such a high level. Triple pane products are less expensive and more durable. They have 50% less seems than quadruple. Has an optimal ratio of cost.
Purchasing quadruple pane windows is a serious decision. We provide free consultation for our customers. To ensure that we find a perfect solution for your case. Our goal is to find an optimal energy savings for our customer. While maximizing thier comfort level.
Many passive house certified projects use quadruple windows. But it is not suitable for every situation. Please consult people at Passive House Institute prior to getting quad glazed products.
Passive House Certification
The Passive House Institute US (PHIUS) is the real think tank. They are helping Passive house developers. People in the US and Canada are interested in such projects.
They have started a ‘Verified Window Performance Data Program’ VWPDP. It is voluntary but suitable. It provides verified performance data for building materials. To support designers and certified passive houses builders. This system enables vendors to have their products verified by Passive House Institute. To increase their exposure to that sector of the building industry. They spread the of the passive house technology in USA and Canada. Via PHIUS the industry has access to reliable information. To specify these high-performance products in their construction projects.
With help from PHIUS, tilt and turn windows suppliers have success, by positioned themselves at the forefront of the market. Tilt turn windows are optimal to achieve PHIUS standards.
Most passive house windows meet the strict guidelines demanded by passive house standards. To meet these standards a dramatic reduction in energy loss is necessary. It provides a constant and comfortable living environment. It also decreases energy consumption for a long term.
The Best Choice for Every Scenario
There is no denying the good sense in investing in tilt and turn technology. It is useful for any building. For renovation, new-builds, life-long cost-savings and increasing market value.
Homeowners are opting for this innovative technologies to maximize the market value. They want to increase their comfort level at the same time. It is important for North American residents.
At the same time they try to minimize their carbon footprint. They show excellent insulation results in harsh climates and serve for a long time. To add comfort by installing tilt turn windows and doors. We provide premium products at a customer friendly price around Canada and the US.
Perfect for Kitchens
Tilt turn windows are perfect for kitchens because of their superior air exchange capability and their unique advantages. Not all kitchens need to have windows but if they can, 1-2 larger tilt and turn kitchen windows are great to have.
Convenience of Use
Tilt turn windows are very continent because of their easy and fast to use operation system. One single turn of the handle can provide you with healthy passive or rapid air exchange in under 2 seconds. No turning, no unlocking, and no waiting. More information is available in the video.
Completely Customizable, Just Pick and Match
Our products are available in over 60 colors including unique woodgrain finishes that are sure to make your house stand out among the rest. Handle and hinge colors are also up to your choice. Customizing with colors, sizes, and shapes is a great way you can create a unique and completely custom home.
Wooden Tilt Turn Window Frames, Unpredictable Results and General Cons and Risks
Currently there are tilt turn options that allow for wooden frames and sashes.
In the past, this was only possible with painted wood. This timber also had to be special European lumber that came in three pieces that got glued together (glue-lam). They were layer out in long sections and later cut to be assembled as a window frame. The profile detentions were: 78x78mm (3×3”). In the 70s and 80s, this was considered normal but as the years progressed, windows demanded frames thicker and wider than this. Currently, the thickness and width of the frames increased to 87x87mm (3 ½x3 ½ “). Glue-lam is still used today with the lumber of choice being usually pine, with all its pros and cons. Glue-lam is currently manufactured in Russia and China but shipped to Europe where it is used to make the windows. This makes it hard to control the quality of the glue-lam.
- Pine (most commonly used in tilt and turn windows timber window frames) may become a potential food source for termites
- Wood tilt and turn windows keeps requires high maintenance
- The glass bed is glued to the glass unit.
This creates problems if you ever want to replace the glass unit because in the proses of removing the old glass unit, the glass bed would break requiring replacement. The replaced glass bed would also be slightly off color from the rest of the frame due to the prosses of how they are made. This would partially ruin the look of the window.
- The quality of the frames is unpredictable due to them being manufactured in Russia or China but sold to you from Europe. The defects these types of frames might have may also not be visible and noticeable in the start but in several years, they may grow becoming noticeable and annoying.
Advantages of Tilt Turn Windows for Canada:
Usually in Canada the temperature difference between the inside and outside is quite high. This inclines people to ventilate the building. This is quite easy to do but, most windows that open, have unhealthy air flow system. These windows open in a way that allows airflow to occur parallel to the floor. This can be quite uncomfortable, especially in the winter and potentially lead to an unwanted sickness. This is because, in the winter, cold air from the outside can quickly enter inside and because of the flaw in design, the air exchange happens at human-height level. In the summer, or in hot climates, the same can be said. But the cooler air would then be inside the building and, hot air, outside the building.
Tilt and turn windows offer a healthy air flow cycle. Because of the unique and cleaver design, tilt turn windows can provide you with a healthy ventilation system. In the tilt position, the air exchange is directed upward allowing for a healthier air flow cycle. The windows tilt inward and pivot on the bottom making open room at the top. This also allows for healthier air flow as the cold or hot air does not blow directly at you but instead up.
The medium (average) age in Canada is 39+. As such, more middle aged people who are planning to build a house for themselves and their family is looking for windows that will survey them longer and be easy to use even in their senior years. Families with older dwellers in the household also benefit from easy to use fast operating windows. The European tilt and turn system we offer has simple and easy operation. Perfect for Canada and the US. A tilt and turn window has a large handle with which you can select between different modes of window opening. Turning the handle is also easy and requires very little resistance for opening. Unlike the cranking-style system used in many standardized North American windows, our tilt turn windows have a fast to use system with the huge benefit of not becoming harder to open as the years go by.
Even big windows can be opened quite easily
Large windows that use the crank style system are difficult to open. Because larger windows are also heavier, inefficient opening systems such as the cranking-style system become much harder to operate in large windows.
Large Tilt and Turn Windows, They can be Large
Large tilt turn windows don’t require nearly as much effort to open. The tilt position uses gravity as the main force to open the window, and in the turn position, the German technology allows for much smoother operation without demanding much work at all.
Tilt turn windows provide and unobstructed view even though they are inoperable. This means that they have the main advantage of picture windows that is provide an unobstructed view, while also providing the functionality of an operable window.
Operable windows may be limited to a certain size, usually smaller than you would like. This can discourage you from your custom design and force you to get smaller operable windows.
Our tilt turn windows can be ordered quite large, with the tilt and turn windows maximum size of 60” x 60” or 48” x 96” per sash. This allows developers to design building with a more advanced feel and contributes to faster sales. This also allows home owners more options for replacing windows and custom home builders to design more comfortable homes.
Well built Tilt Turn European Windows don’t Freeze in the Winter if Left Slightly Open
Cranking-style windows can freeze up and if left slightly open in the winter. This can cause the window to be inoperable and frozen in place until it is warmer outside, this is why it might not shut. If this does happen to your crank windows, we can suggest using hot water in the frozen area, if you need.
Our tilt turn windows use German technology that prevents the window from freezing up. So you do not have to worry that you forgot to close the windows. However if the windows ever slightly freeze up, you can simple open the window in turn-mode and swing the it in. This would then allow you to quickly clean the window of any frozen bits. This can be done under 20 seconds.
Mosquito nets are possible to install allowing for mosquito-free interiors. We can provide mosquito nets that match the color of your frame by order if you need.
Tilt turn windows increase the value of your house.
Many think European advanced windows are much more expensive. This is definitely possible but we supply premium quality European windows for about the same price as vendors in North America charge for Canadian or US standard windows. The lower prices allow you to invest in more comfortable products without spending extra. They can make your property look and feel more expensive and premium without you paying a premium.
Tilt and Turn Window Installation
Usually tilt turn windows are harder to install than North American windows. This is because they are originally meant to be installed in brick or stone walls. But, our built-in simple instillation system makes them easy if not easier to install than American windows.
We use a nail flange system with load bearing steel brackets for installation. This allows for secure tilt and turn window instillation without problems. The steel brackets are inserted every 24 – 28” in small or medium-sized windows. In larger or extra large windows they are inserted every 12 – 18”. This creates a durable and secure results that pass all building code requirements. Also, it doubles the requirements needed for them to be considered hurricane proof. Our nail flange system provides a water tight seal. Even under maximum test pressure.
If installing in a hot climate, you might have to deal with hot temperature which can be a reason why labor would cost more.
Window instillation may seem difficult and even daunting for some. But, it is quite simple. Especially with our tilt turn window installation system. Most who install windows themselves are happy with the results. So, no need to hire a high end pro to do this job for you. One with descent experience and an affordable price will probably do the job just fine. If you do the installation according to our manual (tilt and turn window guide), tilt and turn windows leaking and jamming will not be a problem what so ever.
Window instillation may seem difficult and even daunting for some. But, it is quite simple. Especially with our tilt turn window installation system. Most who install windows themselves are happy with the results. So, no need to hire a high end pro to do this job for you. One with descent experience and an affordable price will probably do the job just fine. If you do the installation according to our installation manual (tilt and turn window guide), tilt and turn windows leaking and jamming will not be a problem what so ever. We only supply tilt and turn windows, so, we trust our customers to handle our premium products and be able to successfully install them. Our tilt turn windows are heavier than standard picture or hopper windows. This is because of the wide steel core frame. This makes them heavier, but the added structural strength makes them worth it tenfold. However, with an additional helper, it will not be so difficult. Plus, because of the high quality, your windows will not need to be replaced. So, this leaves you with just one install to do, after it, you can enjoy for windows for decades to come.
Tilt and Turn Windows Repair
Our tilt turn windows are easy to repair. The glass unit replacement can all be done within 5 minutes and the hinges and rubber seals can be replaced under 12 minutes with just a Philips head and flat heard screwdriver.
Repair is very easy to do with these types of windows. Our tilt turn windows are assembled in such a way that allows for easy and fast repair with minimal tools and experience. They have no complicated slide-rotation hinges. Their inswing functionality is another huge advantage because it allows for safe repair procedures as it does not put the window and people under the window at risk. This would other wise be a problem with outswing windows if they are used on the second floor or above.
The inswing operation also allows for a more convenient work environment as you are not left sticking your body through the window trying to reach the screws and support the sash. We also designed our tilt turn window sashes to be capable of easily being taken out of the frame and placed on the floor or table. This allows for an easier operation on the workspace without having your tools hang out of the window. This all makes for an easy way to fix your windows if need be.
We Ship Nation Wide to all of USA and Canada
For the US, we deliver to all major cites and states.
In the West-coast:
- California (Los Angeles, San Francisco, etc.)
- Oregon (Portland, and more)
- Washington (Seattle, and more)
In the East-coast:
- New York (NYC, Brooklyn, long island, etc.)
- Virginia (Bremerton, and more)
In the middle east:
- Illinois (Chicago, and more)
- Georgia (Atlanta, and more)
- Colorado (Denver, and more)
The only states that we do not ship to in the US are except Florida, Hawaii, and Alaska.
For Canada we deliver to all major cities and some more rural districts as well.
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In British Columbia:
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In addition to all of these, we can also deliver to cites in Montreal Quebec, and Atlantic provinces like Nova Scotia.
The lead time will range from 6-7 weeks, with a quantity minimum baseline. For more local information of how we can deliver to your specific region, please feel free to contact us. GL Advanced Windows tilt and turn windows are a “near me” destination as we are always close by online.
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- 44,000 available spare parts in stock
- 24-48h spare parts delivery worldwide
Find your closest service contact | mechanical_engineering |
http://www.fahrunihijab.com/En/NEWS/2017/0505/66.html | 2022-01-26T10:34:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304947.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220126101419-20220126131419-00148.warc.gz | 0.981012 | 262 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__191165383 | en | Wind-farm Installation Platform Docking-in at CUD (Weihai) S
The Wind-farm Installation Platform was docked in on 27th April 2017 at CUD (Wei Hai) shipyard. The docking-in operation started at 1:00PM and finished at 7:00PM. Both the ship fore and the stern section were located in the docking block successfully. That means one of the most important nodes of this project has been finished.
The Wind-farm Installation Platform (Vessel Liaohe No.1) was broken into two sections by the damage during the sea accident. After that the two sections were transferred to our shipyard by tugboat for repairing and joining hull section.
Before the platform docking in, all the members of the project repair team had made a detailed plan together. They has discussed with the ship owner for many times and got the permission from them for the operation plan. An emergency response plan dealing with the problems that may occur during the docking-in operations had been made. All these plans and preparations make the docking-in operation successful.
We believe that with the good cooperation of both sides, and the joint effort and good organization of the whole project team, this project will keep up to the main schedule and be accomplished successfully. | mechanical_engineering |
https://fourcornerscleanenergyalliance.org/pumped-storage-hydropower/ | 2024-04-13T09:53:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816587.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413083102-20240413113102-00827.warc.gz | 0.929556 | 547 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__47765923 | en | The Power of Pumped Storage Hydropower
In our quest for cleaner and more sustainable energy sources, pumped storage hydropower has emerged as a remarkable technology. This innovative system plays a pivotal role in enhancing the efficiency and reliability of our energy grid while complementing other renewable energy sources like solar and wind. Let’s dive into the world of pumped storage hydropower and discover how it works, why it’s crucial, and the benefits it brings.
The Mechanics Behind Pumped Storage Hydropower
At its core, pumped storage hydropower operates on a simple concept. It utilizes two water reservoirs positioned at different elevations—a higher reservoir and a lower one. During periods of low electricity demand when surplus energy is available, this excess energy is employed to pump water from the lower reservoir up to the higher reservoir. Think of it as storing energy in the form of water at a higher place.
When the demand for electricity surges, as it often does during peak hours, the stored water in the higher reservoir is released. As it flows downward, it passes through turbines, converting the gravitational potential energy of the falling water into electrical energy. This process effectively acts as a readily available power source when needed, making the energy supply more stable and reliable.
Addressing Renewable Energy’s Challenge
One of the most significant challenges associated with renewable energy sources like solar and wind is their intermittency. The availability of solar energy depends on daylight hours and weather conditions, while wind power relies on, well, the wind. Pumped storage hydropower steps in as a solution to this issue. By serving as a massive energy reservoir, it behaves like a colossal battery. When excess energy is available, it stores it in the form of elevated water, and when there’s a surge in electricity demand, it can quickly release this stored energy into the grid, ensuring a steady and consistent power supply.
Environmental and Economic Benefits
The advantages of pumped storage hydropower extend beyond its role in ensuring a stable energy supply. It is also environmentally friendly and economically advantageous. By maximizing the utilization of renewable energy sources and reducing our reliance on traditional-fuel power plants during peak demand, it significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Moreover, the construction and maintenance of these facilities create jobs, supporting local economies.
A Sustainable Future with Pumped Storage Hydropower
As we strive towards a future powered by clean energy, technologies like pumped storage hydropower are indispensable. They exemplify innovative solutions to the challenges we face with renewable energy sources. With its ability to store energy and stabilize the grid, pumped storage hydropower is a cornerstone of a sustainable, efficient, and reliable clean energy system. | mechanical_engineering |
https://headofzeus.com/books/9781789542356 | 2023-05-27T23:40:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224643388.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20230527223515-20230528013515-00209.warc.gz | 0.942775 | 209 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__64545803 | en | A lavishly illustrated celebration of the golden age of aircraft, cars, ships and locomotives from 1900 to 1941 by the author of the bestselling Empire of the Clouds.
This dazzling book describes the flourishing of transport and travel, and the engineering that made it possible, in the years before the Second World War. It is an homage to the great vehicles and their mechanisms, their cultural impact and the social change they enabled.
James Hamilton-Paterson explores the pinnacle of the steam engine, the advent and glory days of the luxury motorcar and the monster vehicles used in land speed records, the marvellous fast ocean liners and the excitement and beauty of increasingly aerodynamic forms of passenger aircraft. These were the days when for most people long-distance travel was a dream, and the dream-like glamour of these machines has never been surpassed.
Hamilton-Paterson has an unrivalled ability to write evocatively about engineering and design in their historical context, and in this book he brings a vanished era to life. | mechanical_engineering |
http://www.warrenresources.com/pages/technology.html | 2014-11-26T12:29:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-49/segments/1416931006855.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20141125155646-00040-ip-10-235-23-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.957728 | 417 | CC-MAIN-2014-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-49__0__120392422 | en | Warren employs the most current and innovative technologies to unlock the potential of its reservoirs. Its state of the art facility at the Wilmington Townlot Unit (WTU) has been visited by many oil company personnel and government agencies, and serves as an example of how a complex drilling and production operation can be successfully integrated into surrounding residential communities and commercial areas.
Warren owns its own fully enclosed, soundproofed drilling rig that can be easily moved from well to well on a cushion of air. This technology allows the drilling engineer to commence drilling operations just hours after finishing the last well without having to lay down pipe or dismantle any portion of the rig. The sound proofing eliminates noise and allows for around-the-clock drilling.
The actual drill site is comprised of three cellars that capture all fluids, including rainwater, that are subsequently processed, cleaned and injected into the reservoir. No fluids leave the site. Warren is abandoning all wells outside of the WTU to provide a better environment for the surrounding community. All wells within the WTU facility utilize space-saving electric submersible pumps. The wells are constantly monitored by a computerized SCADA system that maximizes run times and profitability. These technologies have set the standard in California, which other companies are trying to emulate.
Warren combines multiple technologies that enables the drilling of highly targeted wells with a minimal surface footprint. These wells are drilled in the Tar, Ranger, Upper Terminal and Ford formations.
Warren’s operations team has more than 150 years of combined experience. The team has been able to implement many technologies that are now benefitting Warren and its shareholders. Warren’s upcoming three dimensional seismic project and gas sales and transportation plans are examples of these technologies.
Warren has three main strengths concerning the wells it drills:
The application of advanced technology has allowed Warren to compete effectively and efficiently in areas where the major energy companies saw no value. This technology also allows us to fully exploit our assets in California and Wyoming, as well as take a fresh, new look at acquiring new fields in other basins. | mechanical_engineering |
https://susquehannamotors.com/experienced-trailer-repair-technician/ | 2023-09-21T12:36:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506027.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20230921105806-20230921135806-00274.warc.gz | 0.923878 | 1,121 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__110878604 | en | EXPERIENCED TRAILER REPAIR TECHNICIAN
Susquehanna Motor Co. Inc. is a family-owned and operated business that has been servicing customer needs for more than 75 years. Located in West Milton, Pennsylvania, we offer a full line of Mack and Isuzu Trucks, and services to include Sales, Service, Parts and Trailer/Body Shop Repair.
We strive to provide an environment for both our customers and team members that is welcoming! We believe that cultivating relationships makes a difference and we are committed to building relationships with our employees, customers and our community.
We employ more than 50 team members, with over 400 years of combined experience. Average tenure of our employees is 10+ years. Our employees are our greatest asset and together we can make a difference!
Susquehanna Motor Co. Inc. offers challenging career opportunities, training and employee development along with the opportunity to grow in your career with our company.
We offer a generous benefit package including:
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Medical, Prescription, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid Training in our Industry
- Bonus/Incentive Program Available
- Uniforms & Work Boot Program for eligible employees
- Employee Discount for eligible employees
- Tool Assistance Program
- Work Life Balance
Location: Susquehanna Motor Co. Inc., West Milton, PA
Job Role: Trailer Repair Technician
Job Type: Full-time
- Monday – Friday
- Over-time as needed to meet production goals
Pay: $37,000 – $52,000 annually, Pay Commensurate with Experience
We’re looking for experienced Trailer Repair Technicians to join our team! As a Trailer Repair Technician, you’ll perform vehicle and trailer repairs as assigned in accordance with dealer and factory standards. Your attention to details makes you a valuable asset to the team as you ensure repairs are of quality workmanship and completed on time.
Ideal candidate is positive, dependable, trustworthy, detail oriented, and can work independently with little direction, one who continuously looks for ways to improve processes, is relationship focused and demonstrates that they can troubleshoot issues on demand.
- Examine damaged vehicles to identify repairs needed
- Perform body repair on various commercial trucks, trailers, buses and other vehicles • Repair or replace defective mechanical parts
- Remove damaged fenders and panels
- Perform work as outlined in the repair order with efficiency and accuracy
- Document all work performed and recommended on the body shop repair order
- Communicate with parts team members to obtain necessary parts
- Remove or repair dents, dings and other larger damages to the exterior of a vehicle • Perform welding and frame repairs
- File, grind, weld, fill and sand repaired surfaces as needed
- Body and mechanical repairs on medium and heavy-duty trucks and trailers, including fiberglass, plastics, aluminum and sheet metal
- Collison related mechanical diagnostics
- Wiring and electrical diagnostics
- Work with other departments to ensure a quality product and on time delivery
- Operating all equipment in the Body Shop in a safe and productive manner, following safety standards for the use of person protective equipment (PPE) while working on the shop floor
- Inspecting all work performed as a Quality Control (QC) measure as soon as jobs are completed • Use all chemicals according to manufacturer directions and specifications
- Understand and follow regulations that affect Body Shop operations, such as hazardous waste disposal, OSHA guidelines, etc.
- Prep truck and/or trailer components for painting
- Maintain housekeeping and organization of personal work area
- Maintains and is accountable for dealer-owned tools and equipment
- Operates tools and equipment in a safe manner
- Other duties/responsibilities as assigned
- High School Diploma or GED (General Education Degree)
- Post Secondary vocational education strongly preferred
- Must have a valid Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record
- Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), a plus
- State Inspection License, preferred
- Experience in heavy-duty truck or related industry, 2-3 years preferred
- Panel Replacement
- Cut, Weld, Sand, Form and Prep
- Steering and Suspension Repairs
- Wheel Alignment and Balancing, preferred
- Work is physical and requires prolonged and repeated lifting (up to 75 lbs.), bending, twisting, standing, climbing, crawling, reaching, pulling, pushing, and crouching
- Minimum tool requirement (basic hand tools, sockets, wrenches, etc.)
- Must be reliable, honest, and trustworthy
- Must be dependable
Job Offers are contingent upon all required pre-employment screenings which may include but are not limited to background check, drug/alcohol testing, and fit for duty testing.
Susquehanna Motor Co. Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
An Equal Opportunity Employer: Susquehanna Motor Co. Inc. does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age; disability or status within any other protected group. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity consistent with federal, state, and local law. | mechanical_engineering |
https://www.baldeagle-marina.com/bald-eagle-boatworks/marine-technician-services/ | 2024-04-19T03:53:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817253.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20240419013002-20240419043002-00366.warc.gz | 0.922117 | 186 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__69150004 | en | Bald Eagle Boatworks is a certified service facility for Mercruiser, Mercury, Volvo Penta, and many other manufacturers. We service and repair all boat makes and models, and all of our work is guaranteed.
Pick up and delivery for your boat is available. In addition to working on boats at our main location at Bald Eagle Marina, we also offer a mobile service which allows us to bring certified marine technicians dockside to your boat or at your home.
Marine Technician Services
- Inboard, Inboard/Outboard and Outboard Repair
- Engine Overhauling and Replacement
- A/C and Heat Systems Maintenance, Repair and Replacement
- Trailer Repair
- Lighting – underwater, engine compartments, helm stations
Call a member of our Marine Technician Shop to discuss your needs and get a free estimate. | mechanical_engineering |
http://www.homerailltd.com/aluminum-railing-faqs.php | 2018-01-21T02:43:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084889917.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20180121021136-20180121041136-00024.warc.gz | 0.926751 | 441 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__214087312 | en | Aluminum Railing Systems
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Q: I'm thinking of purchasing a Home-Rail railing system – where do I start?
A: To obtain an estimate, provide Home-Rail with a drawing of you deck with outside dimensions (see Request an Estimate).
Q: What colours are available?
A: Home Rail is available in 6 standard colours* (black, white, linen, sable, yard bronze,
*: Colours may not appear exactly as show, please contact Home-Rail for proper colour samples.
No additional charges applies to any of our standard colours.
Q: Are gates available through Home-Rail?
A: Yes, our gates are available in 48" wide x 42" high. Home-Rail gates can be cut down to size and are available in picket or glass.
Q: What type of paint is used on Home Rail railing systems?
A: We us the highest quality powder coating formulated to exceed one of the toughest paint standards in the industry for weathering specifications.
Q: I'm installing glass railing and cannot get the glass gasket to fit into the top and bottom rail, what am I doing wrong?
A: All Home-Rail top and bottom rail comes manufactured with a clean plastic/vinyl picket gasket, which needs to be removed to allow the glass gasket to fit.
Q: What tools or materials are needed to install a Home-Rail railing system?
A: Our railing systems come complete including all hardware and fasteners. Only basic hand tools are needed.
Q: What is the maximum distance I can have between posts?
A: The distance allowed between posts to meet building codes depends on your deck layout. Please use the Request an Estimate page and include a sample deck drawing.
Q: What are the advantages of the Home-Rail railing system as compared to other products from other railing companies?
A: Home-Rail is the manufacturer and supplier of our "patented" railing systems. There are no middle men to mark up the price and therefore we can provide you with the best price and quality. | mechanical_engineering |
http://www.nonwoventechnologies.com/applications/road-paving.aspx | 2013-05-24T06:09:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704234586/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113714-00046-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.880313 | 336 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__133273929 | en | Owens Corning also makes TruPave® engineered paving mat for the pavement interlayer market
TruPave® mat delays reflective cracking, forms a nearly impermeable moisture barrier when applied with asphalt and does not shrink or melt like competitive products. TruPave® engineered paving mat extends the life of a hot-mix asphalt pavement overlay and lowers the cost of ownership.
TruPave® mat is also millable and recyclable at the end of the pavement life – a significant consideration since asphalt pavement is the highest volume recycled product in the U.S.
Originally introduced in 2001 after about two years in the development stage, TruPave® mat is a wet-formed mat comprised of fiberglass and polyester fibers that is applied with hot asphalt. The product provides a continuous, non-deforming water-resistant barrier under a new top surface of asphalt paving.
High temperature stability is a cornerstone feature of the TruPave® engineered paving mat. TruPave® engineered paving mat remains dimensionally stable up to 495°F and hence is ideal for rubberized hot-mix asphalt (HMA). HMA may reach temperatures in excess of 350°F, which is well above the melting point of many interlayer materials. Exceeding the melting point of an interlayer material can result in dimensional instability and diminished performance.
Pavement overlays that do not include TruPave® engineered mat will typically show reflective cracks within several months to a year. With low elongation and good tensile strength, TruPave® mat delays reflective cracking, extends the life of pavement and dramatically lowers repair and maintenance costs. | mechanical_engineering |
http://aliquidlife73.blogspot.com/2015/ | 2020-01-28T13:12:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579251778272.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20200128122813-20200128152813-00159.warc.gz | 0.949627 | 1,588 | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-05__0__36449701 | en | |The Golden Hind IV prior to Refit.|
|Navik from Plastimo Altho out of production, perfect for a Vega|
Given that short-handed sailing is the default situation for many boat owners, some kind of efficient self steering system is a huge benefit. Indeed, a decent self steering system can be as useful as two crewmembers – they don’t need to sleep, nor take meal breaks.
Before buying any type of self steering it’s important to analyse exactly what level of performance you need from the unit – this is a crucial first step in narrowing the many different options and levels of specification. Will the system be mostly to take over briefly while you’re doing other such as making a cup of tea, or to take the boredom out of motoring in a calm? Alternatively, is it to take over when the going gets tough and there are no volunteers to helm, or to steer the boat for long distances on extended passages?
If the answer to either of the first pair of questions is “yes”, an entry-level model may suffice. However, if the answer to either of the second pair of questions – indicating more serious use – is affirmative, this points strongly to a quality model – either windvane or electric – that will be capable of steering the boat for long periods of time in challenging conditions.
Windvane vs electric
There was a time at which any long-distance voyaging boat would sport a windvane self steering gear on the transom. They tend to be robust, often requiring servicing only after tens of thousands of miles, require no electrical input, and can often be easily fixed using locally sourced parts and labour even in remote parts of the world. These remain undeniable advantages in today's world, and many seasoned skippers swear by their wind vane gear for good reason.
On the downside, the upfront cost can be relatively expensive, and windvanes tend not to be effective sailing downwind in light airs, when the apparent wind is low, and are useless for motoring in a calm, when the apparent wind is always from ahead, irrespective of your course. For this reason many yachts with a robust windvane system will also carry an electric pilot, although this does not need to be of a high specification, as it will only be used in easy conditions.
The best electrical systems are now equally capable of steering a boat across an ocean, although carrying spares of key elements of the system is a sensible precaution. On the downside, they can also consume significant amounts of power, making it more of a challenge to keep batteries topped up on a long passage. This can be particularly true for lower specification units that struggle to keep the boat on course, thereby using more power than a system that will steer a better line. Quality electric systems also tend to be preferred by owners of modern lightweight yachts that are designed to sail downwind at planing speeds in strong winds.
Types of windvane
After first being developed in the post-war years by the likes of Bernard Moitessier, Blondie Haslar and others, windvane design now favours servo pendulum types, which magnify the power produced by the small vane on top of the unit.
A number of companies have with their own designs based on this theme, most of which work on similar principles but offer advantages in terms of size, price or track record. One that stands out from the rest is the Wind Pilot. As an Albin Vega Owner, The Wind Pilot Light is a great choice and in fact operated on countless Vegas as a replacement to the now out of production Navik system.
Here is a video of the new installation of the Pacific Light on the Golden Hind IV:
The Navik System has been considered for decades to be the answer to windvanes on the Vega. This Windvane has been said to be built as the perfect companion for the Vega. Unfortunately the Navik windvane was bought by plastimo and then put out of production.... Good news on the horizon though as a new windvane system has been developed very similar to the Navik which will be available to the sailing community in the next year or so!
Another windvane which is a fairly young design is the MeVee system. Here is a picture of the MrVee on the Golden Hind IV. This system would work well on some boats but not the Vega. In fact it never really worked right and subsequently has been removed for sale at the next marine swap meet! The main issue was the drive quadrant was way to small and its light construction. It just never worked right and the final straw was when the pendulum paddle slid right off the pendulum shaft in calm seas! What if this had happened offshore?
Beware, Cheaper is not better on a critical part of your sailboat's steering capabilities.
|Golden Hind Tacking Off Cheen Charlotte Strait 27 Knt Nor'easter|
The simplest electric pilots are the basic all-in-one tiller pilots that just require a 12V power feed, and equivalent basic wheel pilots. If of an adequate size, these can work adequately on smallish boats.
However, the basic unit’s lack of a rate sensing or gyro compass mean that they are not able to respond as quickly and will struggle to keep a boat on course, especially in a quartering sea. In addition, the on deck units are vulnerable to failure as a result of water ingress.
If you’re undertaking serious sailing and opting for an electric pilot, the best you can afford becomes essential. This means a below-deck unit, with a gyro or rate-sensing compass and separate pilot computer. The compass is important here – a lesser model simply won’t provide data to the unit sufficiently quickly. This may well be fine in easy conditions, when the pilot is a useful convenience, but may not work in the kind of heavy weather in which a small crew is likely to depend on the pilot. A further step up will give you a system that also includes a heel angle sensor, which further improves the accuracy of steering.
The right size unit
Manufacturers of all types of self steering gear generally quote recommendations by boat size and length. However, it’s worth noting that many yachts, especially older craft, were built with thicker laminates than the designer originally specified and may well be significantly heavier than the figures quoted by the boat builder. In addition, even boats of a modest size tend to collect a significant weight of additional gear, supplies and crew weight that can easily add a further 20 per cent to the total weight of the boat that must be considered when the pilot is specified.
Balancing the rig
No pilot, whether a windvane for electric model, will work efficiently if the sail plan is not well balanced - paying careful attention to sail trim and shortening sail in good time as the wind increases is crucial to the ease of steering the boat and therefore the performance of all self-steering systems.
Electric pilots allow you to tweak the settings so that the unit will both maintain a reasonable course to windward and tack efficiently across a wide range of conditions and long-distance short-handed racers even talk of trimming their pilot settings in a similar manner to trimming sails in order to get as close to 100 per cent performance as possible. An electric pilot will be only as good as its inputs, so accurate calibration of the instrument system, including compass, masthead wind angle, and boatspeed is also important.
If you are interested in building a windvane steering system, here is a good starting point for ideas.: | mechanical_engineering |
http://beesl.csbr.re.kr/numerical-evaluation-of-ventilation-efficiency-of-window-type-ventilation-systems/ | 2023-12-03T06:58:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100489.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20231203062445-20231203092445-00572.warc.gz | 0.934861 | 315 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__56587119 | en | - 논 문 명 : Numerical Evaluation of Ventilation Efficiency of Window Type Ventilation Systems
- 참 여 연 구 원 : Yong Kwon Yang, Min Young Kim, Jin Woo Moon and Jin Chul Park
- 게 재 지 : Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Vol. 27, No. 03, 1950027 (2019)
- 발 표 년 도 : 2019.07
- Abstract :
Ventilation in buildings is the simplest and most convenient way to purify indoor air. However, when the ventilation is not enough due to natural ventilation, it should be cleaned by mechanical ventilation or air purifier. This process requires building energy. Therefore, it is possible to save the energy of the building by merely increasing the natural ventilation efficiency. This study conducted airflow analysis simulations to investigate the effects of changes in the shape of ventilation openings and louvers on the ventilation efficiency of a window ventilation system. The streamlined window opening exhibited a greater increase in airflow (41.3%) than did the conventional window (24.3%) for the ventilation model with four openings. It was also observed that flow separation and wakes were generated by the adverse pressure gradient arising from the increased airflow speed when a louver was employed. Based on these results, it can be concluded that using a louver as a wind augmentation device is an obstacle to improving the airflow in a window ventilation system. | mechanical_engineering |
https://justvideowalls.com/announcing-a-new-microled-project-design-tool/ | 2023-12-07T19:19:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100686.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20231207185656-20231207215656-00088.warc.gz | 0.922522 | 643 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__235592016 | en | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, September 22, 2023– Hot on the heels of their introduction at the CEDIA expo in Denver, Colorado, Just Video Walls delivers a game-changing MicroLED design tool that will streamline the quoting process down to 5 minutes or less, but also ensure the right tech is going into every job.
The patent-pending design tool enables custom integrators to enter the MicroLED space by starting with the project parameters, not the product lines or individual specs. Users are never asked to select a cabinet or a technology type. Instead, the system presents the best range of possible options based on an interview-based questionnaire derived from years of installation and application experiences.
MicroLED is not constrained to a few diagonal sizes and a 16:9 aspect ratio. The limitless range of sizes and unlimited possibilities can be intimidating to both new and veteran installers. Just Video Walls’ groundbreaking approach solves these problems with a simplified input that can fit a space or design to a size or aspect ratio parameter. The result is a seamless presentation of the optimal options with the correct technology and cabinet type for the project – no math or calculations required whatsoever.
“Our new MicroLED design tool simplifies the entire process, putting the power of precision at the Integrator’s fingertips. No more complex cabinet selections or frustrating calculations – we’ve made it easy, efficient, and accessible,” said Skyler Meek, VP of Marketing at Just Video Walls.
At the end of the process, the integrator is supplied with instantaneous pricing including a “good, better, best” option to help scale the project up or down based on the customer’s needs or budget. Dealers can immediately download a professional PDF proposal with all the project parameters, wall details, and even processor specs for the job which they can use to help close the deal or keep track of their project. The days of waiting weeks for a quote to come back from a supplier are history!
“We simply built the tool that we needed when we were integrating MicroLED, because there are so many options and nobody was there to help us,” said Ryan Lampel, CEO of Just Video Walls. “That’s been our philosophy at every turn in this company – we are the kind of partner that Integrators need, helping bring reliability and eliminating disruption. But at the same time, enabling success in this highly profitable category.”
In addition to speeding up and simplifying the quoting process, the tool also stores every project you create, and tracks orders as they move through production, QC, and shipping. This enables dealers to gain an instantaneous view into the status of their projects so they can in turn provide that transparency to their customers.
Just Video Walls is currently accepting applications for their beta program, which is slated to last through the end of October (2023) before opening the tool to authorized dealer.
To apply for beta access and to get more information about the tool, you can visit Just Video Walls at https://justvideowalls.com/microled-design-tool-beta-application/ | mechanical_engineering |
http://www.zanzi2006.com/ | 2016-05-03T21:59:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-18/segments/1461860121976.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20160428161521-00204-ip-10-239-7-51.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.9596 | 432 | CC-MAIN-2016-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-18__0__145951591 | en | Back for the third straight year is the Zanzi Aerial Lift Conference. We want to welcome you to the biggest boom lift and scissor lift conference in the western hemisphere being held in beautiful Daytona Beach, Florida. September is a fantastic time of year to visit the sunshine state. We have guest speakers from some of the leading aerial lift manufactures in the world to tell us what to expect next from their great lines of equipment. Over the three day conference we will be playing golf (With a closest to the pin contest where the winner wins a free aerial lift), a poker night, and a beautiful ballroom dinner. This conference has proven over the years to be both informative and fun for everyone involved in the aerial lift business. It is a great way to meet fellow dealers and discuss the pitfalls and triumphs that comes with the dealing aerial lift equipment. Sign up early and get the fifteen percent discount, you might as well because you know you are coming. Past guests have raved about how much they learned and how much fun they have had at the Zanzi Aerial Lift Conference. The Zanzi Aerial Lift Conference features demonstrations about aerial lift capabilities as well as safety maneuvers from the team at AerialLiftPros.com, a leading source of aerial lifts, boom lifts, and scissor lifts. Below is a list of activities for the conference:
Friday Sept. 17th- Arrivals will be welcome for happy hour starting 5 PM in the main guest area.
Saturday Sept. 18th- Tee times start at 7 AM at the world renowned Daytona Beach Grand Exclusive for eighteen holes on one of the most beautiful golf courses in the world.
Saturday Sept. 18th- 3 PM, we will gather in the main ballroom for honor our guest speakers.
Saturday Sept. 18th- 7 PM, we will start our annual poker tournament, where the winner will win an all exclusive trip to Hawaii.
Sunday Sept. 19th- This a free day where dealers can lounge by the pool, and interact with each other and learn more about the aerial lift business.
Remember early sign ups get 15% off, so sign up today! | mechanical_engineering |
https://vathos-robotics.de/hmi | 2017-11-18T13:39:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934804965.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20171118132741-20171118152741-00507.warc.gz | 0.834354 | 602 | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-47__0__130580499 | en | Configure your industrial robot with a mobile device and up to 90% faster
- check_circleIndependent from the choice of robot manufacturer
- check_circleCustom, intuitive user interface
- check_circleNo programming skills necessary
- check_circle90% reduction of setup time
- check_circleUnlimited number of programs
- check_circleDetailed digital arm sheets for the correct mechanical configuration of robot and machinery
- check_circleRich documentation features
Rising degrees of automation and production flexibility nowadays forces companies to re-configure their robots much more frequently. Re-configuration is time-consuming and requires expert knowledge of the robot programming language.
We help you to render this process simpler, faster, and a much more economic by providing an interface, witch which human and machine can interact without knowledge of a dedicated robot programming language.
Our software allows you to (re-)configure your industrial robot with a mobile device via a graphical user interface that is tailored exactly to your needs. Among the features is the possibility to document the process with photos and comments, making it even more efficient and resilient to errors.
Simpler, faster, more performant
Have a look!
Configuration Step by Step
- check_circleUse the intuitive user interface to enter customer, product, and process data.
- check_circleAttach additional instructions to a program if necessary.
- check_circleComplex calculations of parameters, e.g, the distribution of parts on a palette, are executed directly on the mobile device.
- check_circlePick an existing program from the list or utilize the search and autocomplete functions.
- check_circlePrograms are stored in a powerful on-premise or cloud-based data base.
- check_circleSwitch to the arm sheet to get detailed instruction for setting up the mechanics of robot and machinery.
- check_circleAdd comments or shoot photos directly with your mobile device to attach to the corresponding work item.
- check_circleTransmit the configuration to the robot controller within seconds.
by optimal deployment of man and machinery.
thanks to an intuitive and well-structured user interface, no more fiddling around with low-level source code.
through detailed arm sheets and rich documentation features
up to 90% already at initial setup, professional training of your staff in low-level robot programming languages becomes obsolete
Expansion of functionality
by unlimited program storage and high-level language features on the client-side
What our Customers Think
"During the initial setup of a robot program, we save about 80% of time. This allows us to manufacture even small batches economically."
"Our staff is so accustomed to smartphones and tablets, they are now using them to program the robot with ease."
"The digital arm sheets are immensely helpful in the mechanical configuration of the robot's peripherals."
Robert Eßer, CEO
aha! Albert Haag GmbH | mechanical_engineering |
https://www.440magnum-network.com/mopar-information/musclecars/modern/chrysler-300-srt8/2006-intro/ | 2024-04-13T08:53:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816587.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413083102-20240413113102-00864.warc.gz | 0.87631 | 591 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__104360789 | en | 2006 Chrysler 300C SRT8: Momentum Continues, with a Dose of SRT Performance and 6.1-Liter HEMI Power – It wasn’t long after the debut of the HEMI-powered Chrysler C300 in 1955 that it became known as the “banker’s hot rod.” The key characteristics of that car-a powerful HEMI V-8 engine, performance-tuned ride and handling and premium amenities-are also key to the 2006 Chrysler 300C SRT8. And, there’s quite a bit more.
Introduced in 2005, the Chrysler 300C SRT8 was the first Street and Racing Technology (SRT) vehicle to be powered with the 6.1-liter HEMI V-8, which offers 85 more horsepower — 25 percent more power — than the 5.7-liter HEMI. But SRT performance is more than just straight-line quickness.
“There’s no other premium sedan that delivers the comfort, convenience and performance numbers that the 2006 Chrysler 300C SRT8 delivers,” said Jeff Bell, Vice President-Chrysler Marketing, Chrysler Group. “In terms of affordability, no one else even comes close to delivering the Chrysler 300C SRT8’s combination of performance and value.”
“The 2006 Chrysler 300C SRT8 is a complete package for the customer who wants awesome performance in an award-winning sedan loaded with comfort and style,” said Dan Knott, Director – Street and Racing Technology. “With its SRT-engineered 6.1-liter HEMI engine and Brembo brakes, it’s engineered for incredible acceleration and stopping power.”
For 2006, the Chrysler 300C SRT8 is available in a new Silver Steel exterior color. Also new for 2006 are a standard tire pressure monitoring system, an available Kicker® high-performance audio system and available rear-seat video system.
The Chrysler 300C SRT8 exemplifies the SRT formula of all-around performance at a very attractive price, with expressive yet functional design, stunning performance and near-luxury refinement. The Chrysler 300C SRT8 offers key SRT attributes in functional, performance-oriented styling; world-class ride and handling across a dynamic range; race-inspired interior appointments; benchmark braking; and an SRT-engineered, 425-horsepower, 6.1-liter SRT HEMI engine.
Source Of Information: Chrysler
Information found in this section is believed to be accurate. The 440magnum Network assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in anything that is referenced by or linked to this site. This information is provided "as is" and was obtained from Chrysler LLC, WWW, Books and other Reference Materials. | mechanical_engineering |
http://www.ikdprocessingmachinery.com/ | 2017-04-29T01:30:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917123172.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031203-00357-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.883782 | 352 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__158384676 | en | ABOUT US: IKD Processing Machinery was established as part of Industrial Kiln & Dryer Group's continuing focus on meeting Customer's needs in the Process Industry. Our routine contact and business relationships with Plant Managers, Engineers, Maintenance and Purchasing Personnel at major Cement, Chemical, Lime, Metals, Mineral Processing and Paper Facilities in all 50 states plus Canada and Mexico offers IKD Processing Machinery unique access to available Used Equipment.
Building on the Strength, Resources and Reputation of Parent and Associated Companies: Industrial Kiln & Dryer, Louisville Dryer Company, First Thermal, Stansteel Asphalt Plant Products and Vulcan Ironworks, IKD Processing Machinery has committed to the goal of being the "One Source" Industry leader in Used Processing Equipment!
ONLY IKD Processing Machinery offers all of the following:
- Largest selection to choose from
- As-is, reconditioned, and "combo" new/used Equipment
- Advanced Inspections and Specific Assignment Services
- In-Field reconditioning service
- Pre-inspected with accurate and informed descriptions
- Decades of Used Fit-Up Application and Integration Experience
- Custom Cost Saving Component Integration Solutions
- Largest Used Equipment Organization with Engineering, Transportation, Dismantling, Set-up, Upgrade, Controls and Parts Service
- Installation, Alignment, Adjustment and Start-up Services
- Fully Stocked Parts Warehouse for all Makes and Models of Processing Equipment
- Large IN-STOCK Selection of Used As-Is and Factory Reconditioned Parts and Components
- "Cutting Edge" In-House Technology
- 24/7 Parts and Service Support | mechanical_engineering |
http://muletacientifica.blogspot.com/2016/03/how-robots-are-becoming-critical.html | 2018-05-24T01:52:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794865884.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20180524014502-20180524034502-00195.warc.gz | 0.94407 | 1,535 | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-22__0__8320274 | en | Watch Honda’s Asimo humanoid robot up close, and you may fall under its spell. As it walks gracefully across a stage, sometimes opening bottles or serving tea, the elegant mechatronic man seems at home anywhere. So after a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami waves struck Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant on 11 March 2011, it was no wonder that one of Asimo’s fans tweeted, “Can’t Asimo be dispatched to survey the interior of Unit 4, where radiation is too high for human workers?”
If only. In the early days of the crisis, engineers were desperate to learn about the damaged reactors’ cores and the radiation levels inside the buildings, data that robots should have been able to provide. Alas, neither Asimo—designed to navigate sedate offices—nor any other of Japan’s vaunted robots was up to the challenge of navigating Fukushima’s complex, debris-strewn interiors. The plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), had to turn to U.S. military-grade robots, such as iRobot’s 510 PackBot, to get its first glimpses inside the facility. Only in June 2011, 2 months later, did a modified Japanese rescue robot called Quince enter one of the ruined complex buildings.
“When Fukushima occurred, I was astounded that Japan had no robots to help out in any significant way,” says Frederik Schodt near San Francisco, California, author of Inside the Robot Kingdom: Japan, Mechatronics, and the Coming Robotopia. “It practically brought me to tears.”
Five years after the accident, however, robots are finally ready to enter the ruined reactors en masse. They are now expected to play an essential part in the daunting task of decontaminating and dismantling the reactors. Roboticists are making halting progress in developing machines for specific tasks, such as decontaminating and removing melted nuclear fuel masses, but they know that their creations need to be adaptable. “We must prepare for unforeseen situations beyond the scope of expectation and imagination,” says Satoshi Tadokoro, a roboticist at Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan, who led development of Quince.
The struggles of Japanese roboticists came despite a national program in the 1980s to develop robotics for nuclear power plants. One of the first was AMOOTY, which Toshiba and University of Tokyo researchers built in 1985. The radiation-hardened crawler could climb stairs and manipulate objects in mock power plants. But in 1999, when an accident at a uranium reprocessing facility in Tokaimura killed two workers and contaminated the plant, AMOOTY was still considered too experimental to use.
We must prepare for unforeseen situations beyond the scope of expectation and imagination.
In the years after Tokaimura, Japan developed other nuclear disaster robots and imported Menhir, a large mobile unit built by France’s Cybernetix that’s equipped with radiation shielding, cameras, and a manipulator. But well before the Fukushima disaster, TEPCO and other industry testers judged them to be too big, slow, and ineffective. Government funding ran out, and Menhir is now on display at Tohoku University. The other machines were mothballed or cannibalized for parts, according to The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus; misplaced faith in the safety of nuclear plants and lack of long-term funding scuppered the program.
After the catastrophe of 11 March 2011, the first task for robots was to survey damage, radiation, and variables such as temperature and humidity in areas that were too hazardous for workers. The PackBot droids explored the ground floors of the Unit 1 and Unit 3 reactor buildings, and found maximum radiation levels of tens of millisieverts (mSv) per hour. Workers exposed to such levels for less than a workday would exceed their emergency safety limit for an entire year, 250 mSv. The radiation and temperature maps made by the PackBots and two iRobot 710 Kobra bots allowed TEPCO workers to plot paths for quick forays into the reactor buildings with the least radiation exposures, says iRobot Vice President Tim Trainer in Bedford, Massachusetts.
But the complex structure of the reactor buildings’ ground and upper floors, with many staircases and thick concrete walls, challenged robot mobility and wireless communications. The iRobot bots couldn’t climb slippery stairs or turn corners easily. Once it was clear that more capable machines were needed, TEPCO and the government contacted roboticists at Chiba Institute of Technology and Tohoku University. They hastily modified Quince, a survey droid on caterpillar treads that climbs stairs and debris, by equipping it with two cameras, a dosimeter, and a power and communications cable that stretched hundreds of meters. Quince explored the upper floors of the Unit 2 reactor building. More sophisticated versions, dubbed Rosemary and Sakura, were also sent into the reactor buildings. Sakura acts as a communications relay, and Rosemary is equipped with a U.K.-developed system that combines radiation meters, a fisheye camera, and a laser rangefinder to produce 3D radiation maps.
By now, nearly a dozen robots have been developed to get closer looks at the heart of the plant. Some float or swim through pools that have formed in the building’s bowels because of the constant need to inject water to cool the damaged cores. Two snakelike robots crawled through a pipe leading into the 48-meter-tall primary containment vessel in the Unit 1 reactor to ascertain the state of melted fuel masses. Although one got stuck, the machines returned valuable video and dose information, according to TEPCO. In the dark and vaporous interior, the robots measured radiation in one area as high as 25 sieverts per hour—enough to kill a person in minutes.
Makers are now developing robots that can tackle specific decommissioning chores. For example, Toshiba has developed machines that decontaminate surfaces with blasts of dry ice, inspect vent pipes for leaks, and cut and remove debris covering fuel rod assemblies in the Unit 3 building, which was damaged by a hydrogen explosion. Honda developed a robot based on Asimo’s joint-stabilization technology that can extend 7 meters vertically to inspect upper nooks. “Every robot needed differs according to its purpose and the damage,” says Tomohisa Ito, a spokesperson for the International Research Institute for Nuclear Decommissioning in Tokyo, a consortium of nuclear plant companies that aims to develop new technologies for cleaning up the Fukushima plant.
Robots’ slow start at Fukushima holds a broader lesson, says Gill Pratt in Boston, an engineer who led the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Robotics Challenge from 2012 to 2015 before joining Toyota to head its new artificial intelligence lab. Roboticists, he says, need to develop emergency robotic equipment that can be deployed immediately without the need for additional training or adaptation. “The great lesson of Fukushima,” Pratt says, “is that disasters are often fast moving and difficult to predict events, where the window of time for effective intervention is small.” In the immediate aftermath of a future nuclear accident, robots, and their masters, will have to be far nimbler. But at least at Fukushima, they are evolving. | mechanical_engineering |
https://www.snapchattrophiess.com/general/rectangular-v-spiral-ductwork-the-differences/ | 2024-04-23T08:52:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818468.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20240423064231-20240423094231-00368.warc.gz | 0.958582 | 518 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__10919050 | en | Ductwork is essential to an HVAC system, as it is used to deliver air to rooms from the central heating unit, as well as removing air both to the outside and back to be recycled.
An example of a simple duct is the fireplace chimney, which conveys smoke to the outside, whilst also providing ventilation. The airflow which is allowed from the room to the outside also helps to keep fires burning.
The two types of ducting we will look at here are the spiral duct and the rectangular duct. Each has its own specialist applications within construction projects.
Spiral, or round, ducts are generally crafted from galvanised steel, and sometimes aluminium. As well as being made from sheet metal, these ducts can sometimes be made from flexible plastic and wire, or fibreglass board.
This type of ducting can be constructed to be any length, with a standard length of 20 feet common. The reason for this is the fact that it will fit in a standard delivery truck. Spiral ducting can be joined using flange-to-flange connecting methods, or slip joints. The method chosen will depend on the performance required. For more information on spiral ducts, click here: https://www.dustspares.co.uk/ductwork-parts/galvanised-ducting/galvanised-steel-spiral-duct.html.
A rectangular duct is constructed from around a third more steel than spiral ductwork of a similar size. This is likely to mean that they cost more in terms of insulation, support and labour. As with spiral ducting, rectangular ducting can be constructed with sheet metal or fibreglass board.
Many suggest that the additional expense is justified due to the fact that rectangular ducting is able to be adapted to any building height necessary. The way the ducting is constructed means it can be nested when it is transported, allowing more to be shipped in a truck. The flat surfaces of rectangular ducts make tapping branches into a trunk and branch design easy to achieve.
Round ducting, generally speaking, is more rigid than its rectangular counterpart, and transfers less noise throughout the system. On the other hand, rectangular ducts tend to have fewer leaks due to the lack of seams and longitudinal joints.
No matter the building, an HVAC system will require ducting of some description. Round and rectangular ductwork both have their own pros and cons, which will have to be weighed up. | mechanical_engineering |
https://blockpartyinc.com/les-schwab-tire-center-castle-rock/ | 2021-09-19T22:50:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780056902.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20210919220343-20210920010343-00571.warc.gz | 0.91346 | 147 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__189759137 | en | Les Schwab Tire Center Castle Rock
About Les Schwab Tire Center
The services we offer help your tires do their job. Even the best tires won’t last as long without maintaining vehicle alignment and tire rotations. Furthermore, they won’t stop without brakes, steer correctly with worn steering components, roll as smoothly without proper balancing, or provide continuous road contact without an optimally performing suspension system.
All of these components and services work in unison to get you the most out of your tires and help keep you rolling safely down the road.
We’re conveniently located on the corner of Santa Fe Drive (US-85) and Promenade Parkway just west of the Outlets at Castle Rock. | mechanical_engineering |
https://machphoto.hu/cbf600/ | 2023-06-02T15:35:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224648695.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20230602140602-20230602170602-00163.warc.gz | 0.924867 | 390 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__207777317 | en | The CBF600 is a middleweight motorcycle made by Honda.
What is CBF?
The Honda CBF models are a series of Honda standard motorcycles. With the exception of the single-cylinder CBF125, CBF150M, CBF190R and CBF250, all CBF motorbikes have inline engines.
The CBF600 is a middleweight motorcycle made by Honda. There are 2 models in the family, CBF600N is the ‘naked’ version and CBF600S is the half faired one, the differences consisting just in the front fairing and headlamp block.
First generation (2004–2007) – code PC38
The older CB500 middleweight motorcycle was not compliant with the European emission standards, so Honda introduced a new design based on existing Hornet engine and gave it a look meant to inspire safety and to appeal returning riders, new riders or women.
The EURO2 standards are met, while ABS is optional (factory assembly) on both naked and half-faired models. A centre stand comes standard with the ABS version only. The seat is adjustable with 3 positions, while the windscreen has also 2 positions meeting most riders’ demands. The gearbox and the engine are optimised for smooth power delivery. 4 colours were offered for the faired version- black, dolphin grey, pearl red and metallic blue. | mechanical_engineering |
https://joshuatj.com/2018/02/ | 2021-06-15T19:01:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487621519.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20210615180356-20210615210356-00403.warc.gz | 0.93989 | 193 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__16526330 | en | Who would have thought it’s so hard to get mini screws in Singapore? Every shop I’ve been to at Sim Lim Tower for two whole floors responded with “We don’t sell screws.” or “Screws ah? don’t have.”.
Only at the third floor did I discover the screws heaven. Introducing…. Bell Components Pte Ltd #03-12, the place for all your screws need🦄🦄.
The shop owners were very amicable and helpful as well. They were very proud that they have all the different kinds of screws and probably one of the last remaining shops in Singapore. Keep it up uncle aunties! 🎉🎊🎉🎊
Bell Components Pte Ltd
10 Jalan Besar, #03-12 Sim Lim Tower, Singapore 208787
Tel: +65 6292 0308 | mechanical_engineering |
http://cboost.com/product/zebike/m007-26-folding-electric-fat-tire-super-duty-bike/ | 2019-07-16T08:53:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195524517.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20190716075153-20190716101153-00356.warc.gz | 0.898154 | 450 | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-30__0__49917796 | en | This is the Big One: The most powerful Folding Electric Bike produced today. Sporting massive 5 spoke 4″wide Magnesium Wheels, with even more massive 4″ BFT (for BigFoot) all terrain tires, the bike can go from sand at the ocean beach all the way to the snow at the top of the mountain. A high torque integrated hub motors develops over two horsepower at the rear wheel, giving a thrilling ride from standing start to top speed, which can be over 30+ mph. With a frame rated to carry up to 440lbs, and one of the longest wheelbases for a production bike, it is perfect for the big and tall, or experienced rider, or for applications like rescue, patrol or police work.
Plus it folds in half, so no pickup truck or special carrier needed for this bike. Just fold it and pop it into the trunk of most cars, (takes less than 60 seconds to fold and unfold), and drive to the trailhead and ride. Designed from the ground up to be an electric bike, no half measures or adapted parts on this bike. All quality alloy components specially designed and made for electric bikes. This bike is the pinnacle of Electric bikes, designed to outperform and out thrill any other bike, yet still be reliable, friendly and affordable.
Special accessories include saddle with pockets to hold two extra batteries, extending the range to over 100 miles, a car charger adapter, roll up solar panel charger, even a 110V adapter that plugs into the mains battery to allow it to power items like sirens, police radios, computers, etc.
- Folding Aircraft Aluminum Cantilever Frame
- 48V Drive System, 30+mph
- Lithium Battery 14AH @ 48V
- Up to 30-40mi Range
- 440 lb capacity
- 4” All Terrain “Big Foot” Fat Tires
- 26” 5-Spoke Mag Wheels
- Full Front and Rear Suspension
- All Alloy construction
- 1 yr 6,000 mi Warranty
- 2 yr 12,000mi Drive Train Warranty
- In Stock Colors: Sterling Silver, Dust Gold, Olive Green, Coal Black, Fire Red | mechanical_engineering |
https://mattisonmartinoli.com/products-services/fiberglass-reinforced-plastic-panels/ | 2023-06-11T01:01:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224646652.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20230610233020-20230611023020-00340.warc.gz | 0.871879 | 366 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__113773392 | en | Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Panels
Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic, or FRP, is a composite made from fiberglass reinforcement in a plastic (polymer) matrix.
What are Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic panels?
By reinforcing the plastic matrix, a wide variety of physical strengths and properties can be designed into the FRP composite. Additionally, the type and configuration of the reinforcement can be selected, along with the type of plastic and additives within the matrix. These variations allow an incredible range of strength and physical properties to be obtained. FRP composites can be developed specifically for performance unlike traditional materials like wood, metal, ceramics, etc.
FRP wall panels are often used in the back rooms of commercial facilities, kitchens, storage rooms, and other non-public areas. Now FRP has a new look and can be used in the front room, dining rooms, lobbies and other public access areas.
4′ x 8′, 4’x9′, 4′ x 10′, 4’x12′
White, Ivory, Almond, Beige, Silver, Lt-Grey
Class A & Class C
Easy-to Install: It can be adhered directly to drywall, concrete, plywood, durarock, densshield requiring minimal preparation. It is easy to install, lowering installation costs.
Versatile: It can be used as a full wall or wainscot panel and is available in 4’x8′, 4’x9′, 4’x10′ and 4’x12′ panel sizes.
Durable: It will not crack like ceramic tile or peel away like vinyl wall coverings. | mechanical_engineering |
https://cmdocdestruction.com/shred-tech-mds-35gt-elevating-mobile-shredding-to-new-heights/ | 2023-11-30T00:26:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100164.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20231130000127-20231130030127-00817.warc.gz | 0.905081 | 631 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__300775170 | en | In the dynamic field of mobile shredding, the Shred-Tech MDS 35GT emerges as a formidable player, setting new standards in secure and efficient document destruction. This cutting-edge mobile shredding truck is a testament to Shred-Tech’s commitment to innovation, offering businesses a robust solution for their most demanding shredding needs. With its advanced features and unparalleled performance, the MDS 35GT is poised to transform the landscape of on-site document destruction services.
Powerful Shredding Performance
The core of the Shred-Tech MDS 35GT’s appeal lies in its exceptional shredding capabilities. Built to tackle a wide array of materials, from paper documents to electronic media, the truck’s shredding mechanism is designed for maximum efficiency. With a high-torque system, the MDS 35GT can process large volumes of material swiftly, ensuring that businesses can dispose of their sensitive information quickly and effectively. This capability is not just a boon for productivity but also for security, as it ensures the complete and irretrievable destruction of confidential data.
Enhanced Security Features
Recognizing the critical importance of data security in today’s world, the MDS 35GT is equipped with advanced security features. The enclosed shredding chamber ensures that all materials are securely processed, while real-time camera systems allow clients to observe the shredding process, providing an added layer of transparency and peace of mind. This combination of physical and visual security measures makes the MDS 35GT a trusted partner for organizations handling sensitive or confidential information.
User-Friendly Operation and Mobility
Ease of operation is a key aspect of the MDS 35GT’s design. The truck is engineered for simplicity and efficiency, allowing operators to manage the shredding process with minimal training and effort. User-friendly controls and an intuitive interface make the operation smooth, while the vehicle’s mobility brings the convenience of on-site shredding directly to the client’s location. This mobility is especially beneficial for organizations requiring immediate and secure disposal of sensitive materials on their premises.
Environmental Responsibility and Cost Efficiency
The Shred-Tech MDS 35GT is not only a powerhouse in terms of performance and security but also a model of environmental responsibility. The shredding process is optimized to reduce waste, and the shredded materials are easily recyclable, aligning with eco-friendly business practices. Furthermore, the efficiency of the MDS 35GT translates to cost savings for businesses, reducing the resources and time needed for effective document destruction.
In conclusion, the Shred-Tech MDS 35GT mobile shredding truck stands as a beacon of excellence in the world of document destruction. It marries high-capacity shredding with stringent security, user-friendly operation, and environmental consciousness, making it an invaluable asset for businesses seeking a reliable, efficient, and secure solution for their shredding needs. Whether it’s routine document disposal or the destruction of highly sensitive information, the MDS 35GT is equipped to handle it all, redefining the standards of mobile shredding services. | mechanical_engineering |
https://selectfloorplans.castle.ca/products-individual/?id=57032 | 2019-01-19T01:05:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547583660877.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20190118233719-20190119015719-00638.warc.gz | 0.667256 | 204 | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-04__0__223707834 | en | Products / Tools / Power Tools - Combo Kits /
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Have a look at our resources section to find helpful install guides, instructional videos, design guides & more! | mechanical_engineering |
https://digitalroadmap.management/2018/09/01/2018-9-1-aiways-the-unknown-future-of-the-car-industry/ | 2023-12-08T10:16:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100739.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20231208081124-20231208111124-00628.warc.gz | 0.973527 | 756 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__211821968 | en | Nowadays, Tesla is well known for targeting the future electric vehicle market. As this will be a huge market in the future, also a large number of start-ups and other companies are working hard to gain some market share in this economy. Among those, I have identified a hidden pioneer – AIWAYS – and I was able to meet with one of its fellows.
Catherine has a smile on her face when she talks about the company that she works for. Her company is well positioned to become a big player in the market of future energy vehicles in China – and the Chinese car market is already today the most important growth market in the world. AIWAYS has many things in common with Byton, which is another pioneer in the same industry, however, there are clear differences between both. While Byton focuses on the premium sector of the electric cars market and is already relatively well known and respected by experts outside China, AIWAYS is yet hardly known outside the Kingdom of the Middle, though employing about a thousand of employees around the globe.
Strong similarities between Byton and AIWAYS
Yet, there are quite some similarities between the two: Byton’s CEO, Dr. Carsten Breitfeld, came from BMW, AIWAYS chief of products, Roland Gumpert, worked more than 35 years at Audi. Both have parts of their R&D in the Silicon Valley and in China and produce in China and Germany. Both have launched their first model in 2018 and have planned their next one for 2019. The fact that both companies’ strategy is to stay 100% in-house – from R&D to Production, Marketing, and Sales, undermines also that they have aimed to pioneer the future car industry.
The AIWAYS Way
In April 2018, AIWAYS launched its first model to the market. The sports car “RG Natalie”, where “RG” stands for Roland Gumpert, uses hydrogen engine, has a top speed of 300 km/h, and reaches a speed of 100 km/h in as little as 2.5 seconds. However, economically driven, its range can be up to amazing 1,200 km.
2019 will be a very important year for AIWAYS. In 2019, the first fully electric car, an SUV called “U5 Ion” that was presented in April this year the first time, will be launched, priced at approximately 30,000€. The basic range will be over 400 km, but there will be an additional feature ready for use: Car owners can plug-in or use a trailer with an additional battery that enables the car to drive an additional distance of 120 km. This is quite exciting as such a feature could enable new revenue streams such as renting batteries at gas stations, which also take back the empty ones or it could make it easier to deploy more powerful batteries as soon as they are developed.
As of today, AIWAYS’s Website is only available in Chinese, with a few English buzzwords, and hard to find outside China: An open search for “AIWAYS on Baidu gives you a lot of company links and news, an open Google search provides you information about British Airways and nothing about cars… However, a future expansion into foreign markets will likely start soon: The RG Natalie can already be ordered from abroad and the company is also participating in the first foreign marketing events, such as one of the September 2018 Nuremburg Racing Events.
Targeting an annual production of more than 150,000 cars, AIWAYS will soon be an established company on the global future energy automobiles market. However, there are quite some more companies in the Chinese new energy vehicle market and this article analyzes them! | mechanical_engineering |
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abu/y213/m09/abu0343/s05 | 2018-09-25T10:48:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267161501.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20180925103454-20180925123854-00193.warc.gz | 0.949302 | 1,261 | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-39__0__117277715 | en | Collectors Corner: Vacuum Cleaners
By Michele Alice
Man works from sun to sun, but woman's work is never done..
For centuries, women have labored in the home - cooking, washing, sweeping, scrubbing - all the while caring for young children, teenagers, and husbands. Many of those household chores were boringly repetitive, time-consuming, and/or required a surprising amount of strength and stamina. Just ask yourself: when was the last time you hauled buckets of water to the laundry tub, churned out a couple pounds of butter, and dragged heavy carpets outside to the clothes lines to pound out the dust and dirt? (This last could be particularly nasty if a sudden shift in the wind blew the cloud of debris in your direction!)
Thank goodness for the creation of labor-saving devices and services like washing machines, supermarkets and vacuum cleaners.
Groundwork for the modern vacuum was laid in the mid-19th century with the development of the first patented carpet sweepers and manually operated vacuum cleaners. One of the earliest of these was Ives W. McGaffey's hand-cranked vacuum patented in 1869. Marketed as the "Whirlwind," only two specimens are known to have survived to this day.
H Cecil Booth of England is credited with receiving the first patents, in 1901, for a motorized vacuum cleaner. Too large for single household use, his invention was a horse-drawn affair - powered first by an internal combustion engine and later an electric motor - which he offered as a cleaning service.
The first portable household electric "suction sweeper" did not appear until 1907, when James Murray Spangler, a Canton, Ohio janitor, was forced to invent a better cleaning machine to alleviate his asthmatic symptoms. Unable to produce and market the machine himself, he sold his patent to his cousin's husband, William H. Hoover, who managed to kick-start sales through savvy marketing of the now famous "Model O."
The success of Hoover sparked competition with a number of other now-familiar companies including Bissell, Kirby, Royal, Eureka and Electrolux. However, vacuum cleaners remained luxury items until after World War II. By the 1950s, most middle-class households could afford to purchase one or more uprights or canisters, the two main types. And by the end of the 20th century, most units had become so affordable that they could be considered disposable, rather than repairable.
Primarily due to their size, vacuums are not as common among collectors as, say, transistor radios or alarm clocks, so prices are very dependent upon such factors as rarity, the degree to which the machine is in original condition, and whether or not it still works.
"Firsts" and "Unusuals" like the Hoover Constellation are quite desirable. Introduced in 1954, the earliest Constellation (Model 82) was a spherical canister designed to sit in the middle of a room while its suction hose rotated around it. The vacuum was redesigned the following year when Constellation Model 84 featured Air-Ride, allowing the machine to float like a hovercraft.
The Kirby Dual Sanitronic 50 (1965-1967) is another vacuum that is trading at premium in the secondary markets. It came equipped with a two-speed motor and all the attachments necessary to enable it to be used as a canister or upright, hand portable, power polisher, suds-o-gun, and rug renovator. And taking advantage of the growing interest during the 1960s in air quality, the Sanitronic was equipped with a bag that allowed the operator to scrape out the collected dirt without coming into contact with it.
While most used vacuums presently sell for up to $50, exceptionally fine examples (often with original packaging) of machines like the Constellation and Sanitronic have fetched up to $1000 at online auctions.
Collectors are always on the lookout for related items like vintage ads, attachments, and original supplies such as disposable bags. There's even a market for some non-functioning machines if they can be cannibalized for replacement parts.
Interested in learning more about this unusual collectible? Check out the resources listed below, and
More Work for Mother: The Ironies of Household Technology from the Open Hearth to the Microwave, by Ruth Schwartz Cowan
Never Done: A History of American Housework, by Susan Strasser
The Vacuum Cleaner: A History, by Carroll Gantz
Cat Fleas' Journey into the Vacuum is a "One-Way Trip" - Good news for pet owners!
The Cyberspace Vacuum Cleaner Museum - Illustrated "exhibits" are grouped by manufacturer. And check out the Museum's Foyer for an entertaining dissertation on "Dirt."
How Vacuum Cleaners Work - Illustrated section at How Stuff Works provides clear explanation.
Kirby - Official website includes printable copies of many models' manuals.
Vacuum Cleaner Museum and Factory Outlet - Brick-and-mortar display of over 600 working vacuum cleaners. Located on Route 66 in St. James, Missouri, admission is free.
Vacuumland - Vacuum Cleaner Collectors Club site hosts several forums including Vintage, Contemporary (less than 20 years old), Discuss-o-Vac, and Super Market (vacuums and related items wanted or for sale). And check out the Collections (lots of great pics) and Vacuum of the Day pages! Membership includes quarterly printed newsletter and annual members-only convention.
About the author:
Michele Alice is EcommerceBytes Update Contributing Editor. Michele is a freelance writer in the Berkshire mountains of Massachusetts. She collects books, science fiction memorabilia and more! Email her at makalice @ adelphia.net eBay ID: Malice9
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http://autohomeusa.blogspot.com/2010/ | 2018-05-20T11:27:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794863410.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20180520112233-20180520132233-00036.warc.gz | 0.954435 | 1,611 | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-22__0__112662072 | en | Monday, November 15, 2010
I've been using the new Air Top for about a year now and I like the extra interior space, easy opening, and the rear door. It's become my favorite of the Maggiolina models.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
For me the obvious choice was a Maggiolina roof-top tent. Being tall, I elected to get the longer version in the medium width size. I have used Maggiolina’s before in various climatic conditions and, in my opinion, there is no tent that compares favorably. The design, simplicity of deployment and comfort combine to provide an unparallel sleeping quality in all weather conditions. The sleek low profile, I believe actually IMPROVES fuel consumption.
I elected to mount the Maggiolina “backwards” with the larger part facing forward. The logic behind this was that fuel efficiency with regard to “wind” consists of two elements; the first element is the frontal area of the vehicle that must be pushed through the air, the second element is the drag [drag coefficient] created by the first element together with the shape or profile of the rear of the vehicle. Placing the Maggiolina backwards created a roof shape much like an aircraft wing that is designed to minimize drag [turbulence] when passing through the air. Thus without significantly increasing the frontal area, the goal was to significantly reduce the drag coefficient thereby improving fuel consumption
I tested this theory and found that it actually worked. Prior to building the unit on the back, and with the old bed on the back I drove across country from Ohio to California and back. My average fuel consumption was 15 mpg traveling at about 70 mph.
After I had installed my unit with the “backwards” Maggiolina I drove from Ohio to Arizona but this time towing a 2500 lb. Campa All Terrain Trailer and got the same fuel consumption [15 mpg average] at the same speed. This meant to me that the additional work required by the engine to pull a 2500 lb trailer was negligible but what was the reason?
A few months later I drove out west again, this time without a trailer so was similar to the first occasion and thus I could really compare apples with apples. I averaged a little over 17 mpg at a similar average speed, a significant improvement of 13% in fuel consumption.
I also took the opportunity to weigh my vehicle prior to each trip. On the first trip to California I weighed in at 6400 lbs. On my last trip I weighed in at 7600 lbs. as I was loaded for a two week expedition. The improvement of 13% in fuel consumption in spite of weighing 19% more is most significant. It appears my theory worked. One can actually decrease fuel consumption through minimizing ones drag coefficient by installing a Maggiolina backwards. I doubt any other tent can claim that.
In order to protect the Maggiolina, I built a robust frame from stainless steel square tubing such that the all the sides of the frame would protect the sides of the Maggiolina from damage. I incorporated multiple cross bars not only for added strength as a roll cage but also to offer better support for the Maggiolina. The frame was designed such that the bottom of the frame was at the same height as the top of the cab rear window thus not restricting my rear view.
With the incorporation of a cab roof rack that I had lowered, I had the height of my cab roof rack with the Pelican Case bolted to my roof rack a little higher than my Maggiolina. As such I would strike [and hopefully deflect] any objects with my Pelican Case and prevent damage to the top of my Maggiolina. My integrated roll bar on the vehicle also has the Maggiolina tucked in under it so should I remove my cab roof rack, I still have protection for my Maggiolina.
The other aspect I like about the Maggiolina is its hard shell case. I have had occasion to thoroughly wallop the top of my Maggiolina with no damage at all. I have also had branches scrape down the length of my Maggiolina and been surprised at how the hard shell fiberglass top deflects under the weight of the branch and then pops back to its original shape. Also being familiar with regular roof-top tents, I doubt a canvas cover would have remained intact with that abuse.
I shortened the ladder so that I could stow it under the frame instead of inside the Maggiolina as is customary. Thus I don’t have to clean my ladder in order to prevent soiling my sleeping area and bedding. I also have more storage for soft being in my Maggiolina without the ladder in there. On the one side of the Maggiolina frame I incorporated an awning that I modified to the same length as the Maggiolina roof-rack.
The width of the medium Maggiolina is 57” and the vehicle width is 70”. As such I have 6 ½” clearance from the edge of my vehicle at an approximate height from the ground of 54” at the top of the wheel arch container, to my Maggiolina 24” higher up. In other words I have 6 ½” of clearance over 24” which translates to an angle of approximately 15°. This means if I clear my vehicle passing a tree, one even leaning in towards me a little [by up to 15°] I will clear my Maggiolina too.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
This is our 'company car' - a 1996 Toyota Landcruiser with many modifications for overland travel.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Long-time Maggiolina owner Bob Bancroft send us a photo of a water crossing in Alaska. Naturally, you should not (cannot?) try this at home...
The new Air Top is a significant advance in design – offering ease of opening, three doors, great interior space, and the durability that owners worldwide have come to expect from the Maggiolina series.
The Air Top has a lift system based on articulated gas rams that eliminates the scissors lift and crank of the standard Maggiolina. This enables easy, rapid set-up and provides 7” more interior space. Other benefits of this new design are; a rear entry door in addition to the two side doors, the huge window opening the front end of the tent, and a new shell design for extra strength. In short, the Air Top incorporates all the comfort and space of the traditional Maggiolina series with a simple, strong, and easy to operate opening system. To open simply remove the safety hooks and the tent opens instantaneously!
The new Air Top incorporates all the great features of the traditional Maggiolina series with even more comfort and space. To open, simply remove the latch straps and the tent opens instantaneously! Extreme Adventure with Extreme Comfort!
Standard Air Top Equipment includes:
● 3 doors - one each side and one in the rear of the tent
● Generous front facing, screened window
● Full mosquito netting and covers against wind or rain
● Two or three foam pillows
● 2 arched windows with mosquito netting for ventilation and reduction of condensation
● arched zips on the windows with rain covers.
● internal elastics straps to help folding of the fabric when closing the tent.
● simple, adjustable Rally-Race style locking straps. (Arnitel EL 550®)
● Spacious roof mounted stowage net.
● 4 Removable Pockets.
● Large internal roof mounted light
● Height adjustable locking aluminium ladder. | mechanical_engineering |
https://mysolutions-group.com/en/software/cnc-programming-cam/mill-turn-programming.html | 2021-10-21T05:38:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585381.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20211021040342-20211021070342-00646.warc.gz | 0.906914 | 312 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__123350436 | en | SprutCAM for mill-turn: milling and turning programming in one software
Turn-mill toolpath calculation in SprutCAM PDM
Optimisation of the CNC programming sequence with SprutCAM PDM
Our Cam Software calculates toolpath in the native kinematics of the CNC machine.
What does this mean to the user?
This means that toolpath calculation considers collisions between moving parts of the machine between themselves and with the workpiece and exits beyond the axis limits.
You do not need to postprocess the NC code to simulate the real-world result. All machine movements are visible immediately after the toolpath calculation.
CNC programming becomes visual, workflow is streamlined.
Optimized sequence of CNC programming
We can perform turning and milling toolpaths in any order. The workpiece for each next operation is the result of all the previous ones. You can see the current state of the workpiece at every moment.
In the screenshot, green is a part, and orange the result of all previous operations by this stage. At the same time it is a workpiece for the next operation.
All turning and milling toolpath strategies are suitable for mill-turn programming
Polar interpolation support
If the movement range along the Y-axis is very tight, or the Y-axis is absent, the polar interpolation option can be enabled in SprutCAM PDM.
Then the displacement along Y will be replaced by the C-axis. | mechanical_engineering |
https://www.alamy.com/closeup-of-a-cfm56-turbofan-jet-engine-on-an-airbus-a320-airliner-while-landing-with-thrust-reversers-activated-left-main-wheels-also-visible-image222027407.html | 2022-07-03T02:54:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656104209449.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20220703013155-20220703043155-00163.warc.gz | 0.812363 | 213 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__240759436 | en | Closeup of a CFM56 turbofan jet engine on an Airbus A320 airliner while landing with thrust reversers activated. Left main wheels also visible.
Contributor:Charles Polidano / Touch The Skies / Alamy Stock Photo
File size:40.4 MB (939.9 KB Compressed download)
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Dimensions:4604 x 3069 px | 39 x 26 cm | 15.3 x 10.2 inches | 300dpi
Date taken:12 October 2018
Location:Malta International Airport (MLA), Luqa, Malta
Thrust reversers direct jet engine thrust forward to create a braking effect. The CFM56-5 engine variant as shown in this photo uses a pivoting door mechanism to block the airflow through the engine bypass duct (where most of the engine thrust is generated) and deflect it outwards and forwards. | mechanical_engineering |
https://cleveland101.com/places/battery-park/ | 2023-12-05T22:28:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100568.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205204654-20231205234654-00386.warc.gz | 0.945064 | 282 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__298307571 | en | The Eveready Battery Co. plant used to be in the Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood of Cleveland located on W. 73rd Street and W 76th Street.
In 1957, employees Lewis Urry, Paul Marsal and Karl Kordesch invented a long-lasting alkaline battery using a zinc/manganese dioxide chemistry while working for Union Carbide’s Cleveland plant. The company did not aggressively market the invention, however, and instead continued to market the old Zinc-carbon battery. As a result, the company lost significant market share to Duracell.
The company’s alkaline battery started out as the Eveready Alkaline Battery and in 1980 it was rebranded under its current name, Energizer.
Battery Park is now an urban redevelopment project in the Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood located on W. 73rd Street and W 76th Street. Laid out in a “U” shaped design, the $100 million development overlooks Edgewater State Park and is surrounded by the West Side’s “Little Italy” neighborhood.
The upscale urban suburb was built on the site of the old Eveready Battery Co. plant, and is currently the largest housing development in the City of Cleveland. It is also home of the Johnny Kilbane statue.
7524 Father Frascati, Cleveland, OH 44102 | mechanical_engineering |
https://www.ignition.ph/news/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-all-new-ford-expedition/ | 2024-04-20T05:08:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817474.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420025340-20240420055340-00086.warc.gz | 0.929457 | 499 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__111741703 | en | Since it debuted at the Manila International Auto Show last year, the all-new Ford Expedition has set the benchmark in the country’s full-size SUV segment with a bold and robust new design, improved performance, and a collection of best-in-class luxury features.
Here are five things you need to know about the all-new Ford Expedition:
It’s the most powerful Expedition by far.
Powered by a 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 engine, the Ford Expedition is capable of producing 375 hp at 5,000rpm and 637.23 nm of torque at 3,500rpm. This engine is mated with a 10-speed SelectShift Automatic Transmission, offering quicker shift times along with a wide-ratio span that optimizes gear spacing for greater responsiveness.
It is more fuel-efficient.
The Ford Expedition achieves greater fuel efficiency and better vehicle tailpipe emissions during city driving through its Auto Start-Stop Technology. This programs the engine to switch off while keeping the air-conditioning, audio system and exterior lighting functioning as the vehicle comes to a stop when in traffic.
It sports a bolder and more noticeable look.
The all-new Expedition has been redesigned with fully-boxed high strength steel frame and all-aluminum-alloy body. It comes with a raised power dome hood, which adds to the daring stance of the vehicle. Behind, the Expedition features an accent trim indicating “Expedition,” followed by new LED tail lamps.
It offers maximum comfort inside.
The all-new Expedition supports a spacious cabin with room for up to eight passengers and their gear, with power folding seats that allow second-row seats to tip and slide forward for easy third-row access. This current generation Expedition also offers a bucket seat option.
It makes every drive more convenient.
Boosting convenience when driving the all-new Expedition is a collection of intuitive features, which include SYNC 3 with built-in navigation. It also has more options to charge devices with power outlets on every row. While on the road, drivers can also use natural light for more scenic drives through its panoramic vista roof, which brightens the vehicle interior and gives passengers their own skylight.
To know more about the all-new Ford Expedition, visit www.ford.com.ph/suvs/expedition/ or any Ford dealer nearest you. | mechanical_engineering |
https://oldirongarage.com/huber-model-20-36/ | 2023-03-31T03:26:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296949533.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20230331020535-20230331050535-00642.warc.gz | 0.983079 | 1,055 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__194355896 | en | On January 25, 1929, Huber completed tractor # 9414. This was the first production 20-36. Probably owing to the success of the Huber “Light Four” cross motor tractor the 20-36 was sometimes referred to in the Huber sales literature as the “New Light Four”. By my count Huber built 1054 copies of the 20-36 before it evolved into the model HS. I believe the last 20-36 built was tractor number 11,498 built in January of 1936.
Huber used the Waukesha model DK engine in the 20-36. The bore was 4.75” and the stroke was 6.25” yielding 443 cubic inches of displacement. The DK was a side valve (flathead) design of engine. The cylinder blocks were cast in pairs and set on a common crankcase. Each jug had its own head. This allowed customers to replace the jugs & pistons during an overhaul. Back in the day this was thought to be an advantage to the owners who were located a long way from a reliable machine shop. Since the cylinder jugs were interchangeable front to rear on the crankcase the water pump had to be driven from a shaft originating in the timing cover and extending down the side of the engine. This shaft extended through the water pump and also drove the magneto. The DK was pressure lubricated by an internal oil pump. Many of the tractors were fitted with an external oil filter on the side of the motor.
Huber sourced components from many vendors for the production run of the 20-36. Air cleaners were sourced from Pomona, Donaldson, and Vortox. Carburetors were sourced from Kingston, Zenith, and Stromberg. Magnetos were sourced from both Eisemann and Bosh. I believe the majority of the wheels were built by French & Hecht. The clutch used was built by Twin Disc Clutch Company of Racine, Wisconsin.
Most of the 20-36s were equipped with steel wheels front and rear and a two-speed transmission. A few copies were built with inflatable rubber tires and these tractors were typically equipped with a three-speed transmission. Industrial hard rubber tires would have been an available option as well.
Huber built a few of these tractors as kerosene burners. These tractors had a special manifold with a shroud and adjustable damper to control how much exhaust heat was used to aid in burning the kerosene. For the tractors that were equipped to burn straight gasoline the right-hand fender was never drilled for the starting tank brackets.
The 20-36 was set up in what became the typical style of a “modern” threshing tractor of the late twenties. The radiator was up front followed by a longitudinally mounted engine, an enclosed clutch in the bellhousing, a totally enclosed transmission followed by an enclosed final drive within the rear axle. The operator’s station was behind the rear axle on the back of the tractor. A pulley brake was provided to stop the transmission gears and pulley. The pulley brake acted directly on the surface of the belt pulley. A brake was also provided to keep the tractor in place or stop it from rolling. Individual turning brakes were not provided.
The first 20-36 built went to the Marion County Home Farm in Marion, Ohio. Many of the early 20-36s were exported to Canada. Benjamin Franklin Avery Company of Louisville, Kentucky, bought many of these tractors to sell as power units with sawmills they were selling. If the tractor and mill pulley sizes were appropriate for the diameter of the saw blade these tractors made ample torque for powering a sawmill.
By my count, B. F. Avery bought 348 of these tractors in 1930 & 1931. These sales no doubt helped Huber survive the depression.
Of the 1054 20-36s built 22 were converted to the CHS Waukesha engine. The CHS engine was a single solid block that used a single head. The CHS had the same bore and stroke as the DK. It had removable cylinder sleeves and a water pump on the front of the engine. The CHS was an overhead valve design of engine. Overall, the CHS was a more modern design of engine and ultimately proved to be very successful and reliable. Ultimately with tractor number 10689 Huber replaced the DK engine with the CHS engine. Tractors powered by the CHS Waukesha engine became known as the model HS. 14 more 20-36s were built after they began using the CHS engine, but this probably just represents using up existing engine inventory at the Huber factory. Any student of the Huber line of gas tractors knows that Huber didn’t waste anything. They would even build a one-off tractor to make a sale.
The information in this article was largely compiled out of the original Huber records and Huber sales literature.
Below is a picture of the finest surviving example of a kerosene manifold that I have ever seen on a 20-36. | mechanical_engineering |
https://hopevalleyclimateaction.org.uk/community-heating-networks/ | 2023-12-09T14:53:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100912.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20231209134916-20231209164916-00074.warc.gz | 0.952169 | 1,077 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__54022509 | en | District heating offers the promise of a simple solution for the supply of low carbon heat to homes, businesses and public buildings across the UK. It’s all about taking energy released as heat from a range of energy sources and connecting to energy consumers through a system of highly insulated pipes.
Heat networks can vary enormously in size, which means that cheaper, lower carbon sources of heat generation can be added over time without additional, later upheaval such as digging up roads, or making changes in people’s homes.
District heating vs community heating
Community heating is about supplying heat to a relatively small development of one or perhaps two buildings with multiple dwellings, such as a multi storey block or sheltered housing complex.
District heating has wider objectives: distributing large-scale sources of heat over a large area and connecting multiple buildings in a heat network. Both community and district heating can be described as heat networks.
How community heating is different to a traditional heating system
Most customers will hardly notice the difference between a home that’s heated with an individual gas boiler and one that’s heated by community heating. There are, however, some important differences:
- You have immediately available, unlimited hot water supply.
- You pay for the useful heat supply, rather than the amount of gas consumed.
- There’s reduced maintenance for the individual heating system, as there is no boiler to safety check and maintain.
- The HIU that takes the place of the boiler is smaller than a traditional wall-hung boiler, giving you more space.
- There’s no hot water storage cylinder.
- Homes use electricity for cooking, as there is no gas supply.
- There’s only one heat supplier.
- Heat networks work by distributing energy that is generated in a central location by a larger boiler to individual homes through a series of insulated pipes.
Sources of heat input
There have been changes in the type of technology. Applications were initially dominated by wood fuel-based systems but schemes based on heat pumps (ground, water, and air source) are on the rise, Various possible technologies could provide the input to a heat network including power stations, energy from waste (EfW) facilities, industrial processes, biomass and biogas fuelled boilers and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plants, gas-fired CHP units, fuel cells, heat pumps, geothermal sources, electric boilers and solar thermal arrays.
Applications in practice
There is considerable support for the expansion of such heating networks. While just over 2% of UK homes are currently connected to a district heating network, more are expected to come online as the UK transitions to net zero over the coming decades. There are already over 17,000 heat networks in place in the UK, and nearly half a million connections to them, most of which are domestic customers. They are a particularly attractive option in dense urban areas and have been cited as a way of tackling fuel poverty while also reducing housing management costs.
In Scotland, the District Heating Loan Fund, funded by the Scottish Government, is working to support good quality schemes that reduce bills, reduce emissions and create jobs. In England and Wales, the UK Government launched a £320 million investment programme in 2018, as part of ambitious plans to extend district heating capacity, driven by local authorities. There is a target in place for 15-18% of heat to be generated from networks of this kind by 2050.
There is, though, a long way to go before the UK is anywhere near levels of uptake elsewhere in Europe. For example, the city of Copenhagen is almost entirely served by district heating, and around 65% of housing in Denmark as a whole, with not-for-profit organisations and consumer owned cooperatives heavily involved in supply. By way of comparison, there is just over 2% uptake of district heating in the UK at present with very few not-for-profit agencies delivering heat.
Relevance for community groups
For community groups thinking that district heating might be for them, it’s important to consider that a certain degree of expertise is required to build out and manage schemes. It’s a big ongoing commitment, requiring responsibility for heating, metering and billing – to all intents and purposes becoming a small utility company.
Community heating systems are more environmentally-friendly than individual boiler-powered heating systems
- They’re efficient, reprocessing heat waste and delivering energy with minimal wastage
- Can be deployed where the only alternative would be electrical heating
- Individual billing via modern meters provides detailed information about energy usage
- Community heating can cut costs to the housing management and to the consumer
- Consumers can choose to pay as they go on a property-by-property basis
- Long-term financial support program available for renewable heat
It’s clear, too, that there needs to be more advice for households looking to either connect to or disconnect from schemes. For those considering getting involved, there’s a lot to think about. Research is required, and it’s important to seek independent legal advice before signing any heat sales contract with a supplier. In Scotland, householders can contact Home Energy Scotland for advice if they are thinking of connecting to a district heating scheme. | mechanical_engineering |
https://the-green-corner.com/maintaining-your-vehicle-why-is-it-important | 2023-12-04T16:21:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100531.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20231204151108-20231204181108-00770.warc.gz | 0.962205 | 448 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__134706917 | en | If you are working to prevent features like global warming, you need to do what you can to care for the environment. Vehicle owners are often to blame for some of the worst pollutants in the environment. As part of a green living initiative, you should strongly consider the idea of focusing on vehicle maintenance.
Regular maintenance checks…
If you own a vehicle it becomes your responsibility to control the emissions that are coming out of that vehicle. Regular maintenance checks on your vehicle can help to make sure that you can be helping the environment. If the check engine light comes on, for example, you need to immediately address the issue as you could be polluting far more than your vehicle normally would.
Maintaining your vehicle means handling almost every simple maintenance task from changing your oil to cooler and radiator checks as well as regular inspections to make sure that your vehicle is working well as a whole. You may also want to regularly check your tire PSI often so that you can conserve fuel and prevent your vehicle from using excess gas. Regular checks on your oil filter, air filter, and more can also prevent your vehicle from using excess fuel.
Can government regulation help?
Part of vehicle maintenance is also beginning to fall under government regulation. There are many places around the world that are interested in making vehicles more eco-friendly by introducing mandated emissions testing as part of vehicle maintenance.
In certain states, drivers may need to regularly go into a service station to get an emissions rating from their vehicle in order to keep their registration. A vehicle owner may be required to spend a certain amount of money on upkeep and repairs so that they can pass their emissions test and keep their car on the roads.
These government regulations ensure that green living and car maintenance have become a requirement for motorists rather than just an idea for efficiency.
Thank you for taking some time to read this article. Feel free to leave your thoughts and comments in the section below.
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https://magazine.columbia.edu/article/robots-road | 2023-10-04T13:48:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511369.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004120203-20231004150203-00332.warc.gz | 0.953336 | 2,108 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__100937585 | en | Hod Lipson, a professor of mechanical engineering and the director of the Creative Machines Lab at Columbia, is a roboticist who researches artificial intelligence and digital manufacturing. In a new book, Driverless: Intelligent Cars and the Road Ahead (MIT Press), Lipson and his coauthor Melba Kurman assert that recent advances in software and robotics will accelerate the development of autonomous vehicles. We asked Lipson to explain the technology and where it will take us next.
People have been talking about driverless cars for decades. Why is this a critical moment?
Even back in the 1930s, the automotive companies — General Motors in particular — thought driverless cars were the future. They talked about building smart highways, which are roads that can communicate with vehicles. But the technology was in the infrastructure, which made it impossible to implement. It was just too expensive per mile.
The more recent approach is focused on autonomous robotics. It puts the smarts and technology in the car. An intelligent machine has to deal with the same infrastructure and driving challenges as humans — lane markings, traffic lights, poor weather. It needs to see as humans see.
In the past few years there’s been an explosion in artificial intelligence (AI), and in particular “deep learning.” For driverless cars, deep learning trains the vehicle to drive by feeding it huge amounts of visual data gathered by camera during trips. That’s provided that last piece of the puzzle, which is artificial perception, or basically the ability for the car to see. There’s been this magical pivot. Even though people have been hyping driverless cars for decades, this is different. This time it’s real.
Why is deep learning so pivotal?
The challenge in making a fully autonomous driverless car is that we have to think about three levels of control.
On one level, the car has to stay in a straight line and take a turn at exactly the right angle. That’s hard, but it’s been solved by mechanical engineers. On another level, it has to get from New York to DC. That’s also been solved. We use navigation systems on our phones all the time.
What hasn’t been solved, and what has always been a challenge, is what we call “midlevel” controls. It’s not just about going in a straight line, and it’s not about calculating the optimal route. It’s about going around obstacles, stopping at a stoplight, negotiating an intersection, merging into traffic, hitting the brakes because a child is running after a ball, not hitting the brakes because there’s a shadow on the street. Everything else was solved decades ago. This was the part nobody knew how to do.
How has your own research contributed to deep learning?
Our work focuses mostly on the question of how an AI network learns and how we can transfer learning from one network to another.
That’s one of the great advantages of driverless cars. No human driver can have more than one lifetime of driving experience. A car that is part of an AI network can, within a year, have a thousand lifetimes of experience, because it can get information from all the scenes and situations that every other car has experienced. It’s another reason why these cars will drive better than any human has ever driven. They will have experienced every possible situation.
So when will we start to see these autonomous vehicles on our roads?
It’s impossible to pinpoint a year, but we can pinpoint a range. About ten years from now it will begin, and forty years from now it will end, meaning that by 2065 all cars will be autonomous. That’s kind of the range.
It also won’t be uniform, in the sense that it will start in certain places but not others. New York might determine that all cars in Manhattan should be autonomous. The technology could be adopted in vacation resorts or in some brave city like Detroit that is willing to pioneer the technology. It could start in trucks but not private cars. That’s why you can’t pinpoint beyond a range. We know it will start in spots and gradually spread.
Tech companies and car companies are taking very different approaches to this driverless world. You describe the divide as “software versus automotive.”
Tech companies are looking at this as a software or AI play. The platform is a commodity, like a cell-phone body. You can get the car body from anywhere. The motors, the engine — they’re off-the-shelf. But the real smarts is in the software. This is how the software companies are approaching the driverless car. They see it as software on wheels.
The automotive companies, on the other hand, think of it as a car with extra software. The technical term is “driver assist.” Cruise control was a very primitive driver assist; then we developed automatic brake systems and automatic lane keeping. Car companies see this as an evolution of driver assist, where the driver remains behind the wheel, ready to take over in an emergency. Only in the final stage of the technology’s evolution will the car become fully autonomous.
The software camp imagines having no human driver right from the get-go. They’re coming at the problem with a completely different attitude.
You argue that the driver-assist approach is not just worse but actually dangerous. Why is that?
This idea that an intelligent machine should hand off to a human driver in an emergency is very problematic. There are examples of recent plane crashes where the machine handed the controls to the pilots, but the pilots weren’t ready. There’s another case where pilots tried to land a plane themselves, but they were out of practice and they crashed.
The recent fatal Tesla crash demonstrates the risk of the driver-assist approach. A system that is “almost fully autonomous” is dangerously deceptive. And the more you’re automated, the more severe the problem is. If you drive for an hour, it’s hard enough to remain focused. If you’re not driving, how can you stay focused enough to take over? It’s dangerous and unreliable.
You say the technology for driverless cars is here, but elements like regulation and insurance liability are not even on the radar.
These things need to be sorted out. But they’re not technological problems. These are quantifiable safety and liability issues.
The government needs to determine the minimum level of safety that an autonomous car needs to exhibit before it can drive freely. We think that level is four hundred thousand miles between collisions. That’s twice as good as a human, on average. But I really don’t understand why this is taking so long. I think this is a fairly simple proposition, and meanwhile people are dying.
Just how big are the safety benefits of driverless cars?
Do you know how many people in the world die every week because of cars? Twenty-eight thousand. That’s a Hiroshima-scale disaster every month. For people between the ages of fifteen and twenty-nine, automobile accidents are the number-one killer. And yet we don’t talk about it. We accept it. We can have silly debates about the ethical dilemmas of driverless cars, which discuss who the car should save in the event that it can’t avoid a fatal crash. But for every week we delay, another twenty-eight thousand people die.
Can we assume that driverless cars will improve the environment?
When Melba and I began researching the book, we naively thought that autonomous vehicles would be a win for the environment. But it’s not clear. Driverless cars are more convenient, so miles driven will go up. That’s not a good thing.
But then you have to look at other factors, like the fact that driving will be more efficient. There will be more consistent speeds, less start and stop, less parking and idling and traffic jams. These things will amount to substantial improvements in performance. Also, the vehicles can be smaller and lighter, so even though we may see that increase in miles, the vehicles will be more efficient.
The economic impact of driverless cars is going to be huge, for better and for worse.
Yes, a lot of people will lose their jobs, and not just truck drivers and taxi drivers. Dozens more professions will be transformed. The body shop, where people fix cars after collisions — that’s going away. And how many healthcare hours are devoted to car accidents? A huge number. How much income do parking tickets generate for cities? It’s not negligible. There’s this cascade effect.
But then we’ll see some opportunities. There will be a huge ripple effect on new e-commerce models and business models, creating new jobs. More miles driven means more cars sold, regardless of the ownership model, and more cars mean more car maintenance.
You end the book by comparing the rise of driverless technology to a new stage of human evolution. Will it really be that significant?
Some evolutionary biologists believe that vision was an accelerating force of evolution and natural selection. The “light-switch theory” suggests that once changes in the atmosphere allowed more light to reach the earth, and we developed light-sensitive eyes in response, the ability to see enabled a lot of other new technologies, including camouflage, running quickly, and predation. Once you can see, you have to create a model of your world, and you need a bigger brain. It all unfolds from there.
That’s exactly the case with deep learning. The ability to see and perceive is not just another item on the laundry list of things you need to make a robot. It is the pivotal piece that sparks everything. This is why it was an inflection point in biology, and I believe it’s going to be the inflection point in autonomous vehicles and robotics.
We’ve been dreaming about this moment for decades, centuries, millennia perhaps. Finally it has arrived. | mechanical_engineering |
https://bluedealopeninnovation.com/proposal/pewec-pendulum-wave-energy-converter-spowc-solar-photovoltaic-oscillating-water-column/ | 2024-04-14T16:53:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816893.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414161724-20240414191724-00859.warc.gz | 0.929545 | 2,489 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__157924689 | en | Blue energy is meant to be an important industry to support decarbonization and to reach the sustainable development goals of Agenda 2030. The MOREnergy Lab (http://www.morenergylab.polito.it/) and W4E (https://www.waveforenergy.com/) team have a keen interest in sustainability and are endowed with long experience in the blue energy field. In particular, through oceanographic, mechanical, and economic analyses, several innovative devices able to obtain energy from the wave and offshore wind have been successfully developed. The pilot version of one of these devices, called ISWEC (Inertial Sea Wave Energy Converter), was deployed for the first time off the North coast of Pantelleria in 2015 and has been continuously operating near Ravenna in the Adriatic Sea since 2019. Another device, called WEPA (Water & energy Point Absorber) is going to be installed near Porto Conte, in Sardinia. The achievement of these goals has been possible thanks to the team’s twenty years of experience and to the collaboration with ENI and FINCANTIERI. The team also has an interest in all aspects of sustainability and can provide support in implementing decarbonization strategies. Indeed, the MOREnergy Lab has contributed to the drafting of the transition agenda for the island of Pantelleria and is currently providing a similar support to the islands of Carloforte and Favignana. Finally, the team believes that community involvement is crucial and plays a key role in the future roadmap for reducing environmental impact. Therefore, the MOREnergy Lab has begun an outreach campaign to spread awareness of environmental and energy issues in all their aspects.
During several projects, the team had the possibility to analyze several possibilities in order to improve the energy supply among various sectors. Since our main topic is offshore renewable energies, several solutions have been investigated in order to be integrated into the aquaculture sector. One of the major problems that modern aquaculture is facing worldwide, is the increased production cost which is directly linked to the increased operational and maintenance cost of the hatchery stations. A marine fish hatchery station is a very intensive production system and exhibits high energy demand. Our goal is to supply the energy demand in-situ through the exploitation of different renewable energy sources, thus mitigating the intermittence of the single source of energy. The team proposes to analyze the availability of renewable energy sources with modeling techniques and an on-field measurement instrument (weather station, floating or fixed mast, etc.).
Based on these activities, it is important to elaborate preliminary techno-economic feasibility analysis that takes into consideration renewable energy systems plants and storage plants.
In parallel, it is important to involve in an open discussion all the main stakeholders, like local administration, protected areas administration, touristic operators, economic operators, citizens, and soo on, to have a comprehensive understanding of the context in which blue energy projects are planned.
The objective is to define a strategic plan for:
– Defining future energy scenarios
– Design development and definition of the optimal Wave Energy Converters (WEC) device
– Evaluating risks and vulnerabilities
– Defining mitigation actions
In particular, the team has all the knowledge and skills necessary to go from preliminary design to installation, that is:
– Seabed characteristics evaluation to choose the most suitable mooring type
– Bathymetric trend analysis to identify the mostly flat area
– Intervisibility analysis to assess the possible visual impact of the device
– Wave and wind detailed assessment through numerical models able to reproduce the propagation of the waves and the wind
– Wave and wind statistical analysis to identify the main project parameters
– Choice of the most appropriate WEC and then optimization of the chosen device, to adapt its shape and its operation to the wave characteristics
At the same time, the aspect related to the choice of material is taken into consideration, in particular materials with the following characteristics are preferred:
– Short supply chain
– Low environmental impact
– Possibility of disassembly, reuse, and recycling
– Resistance to aggressive materials
Two main ideas have been identified to be appropriate to address the challenge:
– Pendulum Wave Energy Converter (PEWEC)
– Solar photovoltaic and Oscillating Water Column (SPOWC)
The Pendulum Wave Energy Converter (PeWEC) is, according to usual classifications, an offshore, floating, single-body, point-absorber, pendulum-based device. This device is composed of a sealed hull enclosing a pendulum and the power take-off (PTO) which begins its motion when the waves hit the hull.
The major characteristics of the PeWEC are:
Adaptability: it has the ability to align itself concerning the dominant wave direction. This property can be achieved with a proper design of the hull and mooring line and constitutes a strong point of the PeWEC, as it allows to maximize the extracted power, especially when the installation site is characterized by a variable wave’s direction during the year. The latter depends on the PTO that acts as a spring-damper system
– Reliability: The pendulum, the electrical generator, and all the other equipment necessary for the device’s functioning are enclosed in the hull and protected against the corrosive action of sea water, enhancing the durability of the device and lowering maintenance costs
– Affordability: it is classified as a passive device since it does not need to be powered to produce an inertial effect
– Sustainability: with no significant environmental impact (close to no visual obstacle and slack quiet moorings)
Therefore, the PeWEC presents a great potential for providing clean and renewable energy to coastal areas, paving the roadmap to decarbonization
Concerning the PeWEC device story, it is born in 2014 from the collaboration between ENEA (the Italian national agency for new technologies, energy, and sustainable economic development) and Politecnico di Torino, which was initially financed by the Italian Government through the grant Accordo di Programma ENEA-MiSE 2015. Currently, a 1:12 scaled prototype has been designed and widely tested at the INSEAN (National Institute for Studies and Experiences in Naval Architecture) wave basin, in both regular and irregular wave regimes, reaching TRL5. Moreover, the numerical model validation against the experimental results carried out at the INSEAN tank testing on the intermediate scale prototype allowed to creation of a design and optimization methodology, suitable for the development of a full-scale PeWEC device.
Solar Photovoltaic and Oscillating Water Column (SPOWC) is conceived as a floater consisting of a deck with an equilateral triangular shape connected to three partly submerged cylinders. The large deck surface provides the space for PV panels and wind turbine installation, while the submerged cylinders are oscillating water column devices.
The oscillating water column devices are allocated in the three hollow cylinders that create an enclosed air chamber. In particular, when the air in the chamber is compressed by the rising level of the water, due to the waves, the swelling of the water forces the air through an air turbine, which rotates and generates electricity.
Wave energy is abundant, especially offshore, but a combination with other renewable energy sources has the advantage of capturing also wind energy as well as solar energy. In addition, the energy mix reduces the problems of renewable energy variability. The SPOWC solution is based on the integration of different existing technologies in a single device capable of operating independently.
The innovation of SPOWC lies in the coupling and optimization of the individual components to maximize productivity and reduce costs and impacts. In particular:
– Adaptability: devices capable of converting energy from both sea, wind, and sun allows to acquire energy in a multitude of situations. In particular, such a device is able to adapt to external conditions by providing energy in the absence of waves but in the presence of wind and/or sun
Negligible environmental impact: They present low environmental impact considering the careful selection of the materials and their possible recycling. Moreover, the mooring of the devices does not alter the seabed condition and fish activities.
Cost-sharing: the WEC, PV, and wind turbine are coupled in the same device, and this significantly reduces the investment amount required
The team’s expertise also concerns the optimization of devices. This activity is important since the optimal device shape can be defined according to the specific site of interest to obtain the maximum return. Therefore, the shape and properties of the device are optimized through advanced genetic algorithms based on evolutionary theory, achieving the best compromise between cost and performance. In particular, operating on the device sizes according to the most probable waves, it is possible to increase the extraction potential.
A preliminary analysis of the wind and wave resources has already been performed, as shown in the following wind rose plot and wave occurrence scatter diagram, respectively, taking into account 6 years of data, from 2015 to 2020. The site characteristics will be used for the optimal design of the wave energy converter.
Overall, each designed device has the following characteristics:
– Low or near-zero environmental impact
– Scalability, so that the power extracted can be varied as needed
– Modularity, so it can progressively become an array according to the electrical demand
– Versatility and adaptability according to different contexts and sea states
– Easiness and practicality access to the mechanical part, to facilitate the maintenance phases
– Safety towards ships, through appropriate radar and light signals
– Power immediately provided to the grid, also including power conditioning directly onshore without bulk constraints
These direct benefits lead, moreover, to a series of indirect benefits, but very attractive:
– Lower energy costs
– Energy independence, especially for small islands
– Strong media impact for the local community, gaining in terms of image and tourism promotion
– Development and increase in employment, using local companies and workers
MOREnergy Lab @Polito
The Marine Offshore Renewable Energy Lab (MORE) research center is based at Politecnico di Torino and represents the result of the experience gained by Politecnico in the marine energy field. The Team is highly multidisciplinary and enumerates more than 50 members between permanent and temporary researchers, PhD students and research fellows that constitute the propulsive core of the Centre. The MOREnergy Lab main activities focus on the developments of analysis methods, design, and test of marine energy powerplants technologies with activities focused on design, numerical modeling, control systems development, tests both in Tanks and in Open Sea.
Wave for Energy (W4E)
W4E is a dynamic young spinoff company (from MOREnergy Lab), born upon several years of research and studies on mechanics and waves interactions. The company has completed the technology transfer of a wave energy converter, named ISWEC, moving from the laboratory of the Politecnico di Torino (TRL 3) to designing, constructing, installing, and operating two full-scale devices in the open sea (TRL 6) and up to licensing the technology to the global energy player, Eni Spa. The team includes 11 people of staff with expertise in mechanical, electrical, mooring and control design, project management, and offshore operations. On top of the technical know-how, W4E can bring to the table also market and technology transfer capabilities, as also demonstrated by a current collaboration with the European Space Agency, for the completion of a feasibility study of the application of space-based assets to the ocean energy industry, and with the public administration of the Parco Speciale di Porto Conte, for the development of an ad-hoc wave energy converter for desalination and electricity generation needs.
The two groups have collaborated since 2010 in several projects, both at local, regional, national, European, and international levels. The activities carried over at Pantelleria where the integrated team has developed a test site where the first ISWEC wave energy converter has been installed is a key example of the capability of the group in a relevant context for the activities hereby proposed. | mechanical_engineering |
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Mr. Lui expressed his gratitude for the recognition of AMC by the visiting delegation. He stated that AMC will continue to deepen technological innovation, enhance the resilience of industrial and supply chains, strengthen technological exchanges and industrial cooperation, leverage the advantages of Shenzhen and Hong Kong, and strive to contribute more to the coordinated development of Shenzhen and Hong Kong while promoting high-quality development of the company.
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© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2018
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Parabolic Trough Power Plant (PTPP)
A solar power plant featuring an electro-solar system comprised of a number of parallel rows of trough collectors rotating on a horizontal axis, which enables them to follow the sun's course. The troughs focus the sun's heat on an axial tube containing a heat transfer fluid (HTF). Once the fluid reaches a high temperature (up to 500°C for some fluids), it flows to a water system, where it releases its heat to produce steam. The steam then drives a turbine and generates power.
Paralic Coal Basin
Sedimentary basin that originated near the sea, often taking the form of large, elongated lagoons parallel to the coast.
Parts Per Million (ppm)
Dimensionless quantity representing 10-6 (1 to 1 million). This proportion can be used for both weight (mass) and volume. For example, 400 ppm (or more precisely, ppmv – parts per million by volume) of CO2 in the atmosphere means an average concentration of 0.4 milliliters of carbon dioxide per 1 liter of air.
Passive Solar Architecture
Design intended to efficiently harness solar energy in buildings or homes. It focuses on shape, orientation, insulation, component quality and ventilation.
Unit used to rate the performance of photovoltaic systems. It corresponds to output of 1 W of electrical power under standardized conditions (1,000 W/m² of solar insolation and temperature of 25°C).
Refers to the ability of a rock to transmit fluids. It is a critical factor in production, because it determines the flow rate of oil and gas wells. Permeability is typically measured in darcys (D) or millidarcys (mD).
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Petroleum Cut (Fraction)
A product obtained through the fractional distillation of oil. Crude oil is heated to 370°C before transfer to a column where it separates naturally as the vapor gradually condenses as it rises. The heaviest components (bitumen and wax) collect first at the bottom, followed by heavy fuel oil, fuel oil, diesel, kerosene, naphtha and finally gas (LPG), each one higher up the column.
Particle associated with electromagnetic radiation and the quantum of light. It is electrically neutral and has zero mass and very low energy (of around 2 eV).
Process used by plants to fuel their growth. Light energy from the Sun is utilized to convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates (sugars) and oxygen.
Photovoltaic Cell (Solar Cell)
Electronic component that converts energy from sunlight into electricity.
A photovoltaic solar collector converts sunlight (photons) into electricity via a specific photoelectric effect. The collector is made up of many thin layers of silicon, a semiconductor that, when impinged by photons, transfers the resulting energy to its electrons, generating electrical voltage.
Creation of electric current when a semiconductor material is struck by light photons.
Photovoltaic Solar Energy
Energy produced by the photovoltaic effect.
Pipeline (Oil or Gas)
Pipeline used to transport crude oil, petroleum products or gas.
An instability phenomenon that occurs when seepage through a dam is not properly filtered and soil particles continue to progress, forming sink holes in the dam. This can result in a sudden, spectacular dam failure.
Polyethylenes (PE) are the simplest synthetic polymers and the cheapest to produce. They are polymers of ethylene (see definition). Low-density polyethylenes (LDPE) are used to make plastic bags, garbage bags, food-grade plastic wrap and flexible containers. High-density polyethylenes (HDPE) are used in more rigid plastics of the kind found in bottles and other containers. Cross-linked polyethylenes (XLPE) are used to make cable insulation.
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Process in which a large number of relatively small molecules known as monomers combine to form a single macromolecule called a polymer. The synthesis reaction requires specific temperature and pressure conditions and a catalyst. Synthetic monomers are often alkenes, a type of unsaturated hydrocarbon. There are also natural polymers such as cellulose (polysaccharides), collagen (alpha-polypeptides found in leather) and keratin (polypeptides found in dander and silk).
Polypropylene is a semi-rigid, hard plastic material that is highly scratch-resistant. It is used to make automotive parts such as bumpers, dashboards and gas tanks. It is also used to make grease-proof food packaging, heavy-duty textiles used by building trade workers, disposable work wear, cord and rope, synthetic rugs and carpeting, and upholstery fabric. It is even used for banknotes in Israel, Mexico and Australia. Chemically, polypropylene is a semi-crystalline thermoplastic whose monomer is the CH2=CH-CH3 propylene (propene).
Polystyrene is a plastic with a wide range of uses, the most common being expanded polystyrene, a compact white foam used to pack and cushion fragile objects from knocks and vibrations and for thermal insulation in buildings. However, it is also found in office equipment, CD cases, models, fresh food trays and disposable dishware. Chemically, polystyrene is a polymer of the styrene CH2=CH-[phenyl].
Percentage of pore volume or void space within rock. In subsurface rock, this void space can contain fluids, usually water and sometimes oil or gas. Porosity varies significantly depending on rock type and depth, from zero for evaporates, found in salt crystals, and up to 50% for clays.
The potential hydrocarbon reserves that could be extracted from a deposit.
Energy contained in an object or physical system that has the potential to be converted into kinetic energy. All objects on Earth possess gravitational potential energy, which causes them to move towards the center of the Earth until a fixed obstacle blocks this movement.
In physics, power is the amount of energy supplied by a system per unit time. In simpler terms, power can be viewed as energy output. Power is always work done using force or pressure, multiplied by speed or output. The watt (see definition) is the derived unit of power in the International System of Units (SI).
The final phase in petroleum system formation, after a deposit has accumulated. Threats to preservation include bacteria capable of damaging crude oil in deposits near the surface, where temperatures are below 50°C.
Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR)
Type of nuclear reactor that uses pressurized water (which remains in a liquid state in the primary system) as both coolant and moderator. Water in the secondary system is vaporized in steam generators. The steam drives a turbine to generate power. Known as second-generation reactors, PWRs are the most widely used in the world.
All energy sources that have not undergone any conversion process and remain in their natural state. Examples include crude oil, natural gas and sunlight.
A reactor in a nuclear power plant has three major systems: the primary, secondary and cooling water systems. The primary system, also called the reactor coolant system, transfers heat produced by the fission of uranium and plutonium atoms to the steam generator.
The commercial operation of an oil or gas deposit.
Production Sharing Contract (or Agreement)
Oil contract under which the oil that is produced is shared between the state and the oil company. The company is entitled to a predetermined percentage of any oil produced to recoup its exploration and production costs; this is known as cost oil. The remaining production, known as profit oil, is shared between the state and the oil company (roughly 82% and 18% respectively). The state sets the production rate. This type of contract is the subject of hard bargaining, particularly when costs are being negotiated.
Propylene or propene is an alkene (olefin, see definition) with three carbon atoms and a formula of CH2=CH-CH3. It is the monomer of polypropylene plastics (see definition). Propylene is produced by three main processes: thermal cracking in oil refineries, propane dehydrogenation and as a byproduct of producing ethylene.
A potential hydrocarbon deposit. Explorationists seek to locate prospects, determine their configuration and size, estimate the volumes of oil and gas that they could contain, and calculate the likelihood of encountering these volumes.
A positively charged particle. Protons and neutrons form the nucleus of an atom.
Thermochemical decomposition of organic material at elevated temperatures, carried out in an oxygen-free or low-oxygen environment to avoid oxidization or combustion. The temperature varies between 200 and 1,000°C, depending on the compound being processed (wood, coal, etc.). Generally it produces a liquid (oil), gas (syngas) and a carbon-rich solid residue. Also called thermolysis.
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https://colormateauto.com/blog-news/benefits-of-dashboard-repair/ | 2023-10-04T06:14:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511361.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004052258-20231004082258-00550.warc.gz | 0.931668 | 705 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__211564381 | en | Whether you are an experienced or novice driver, it’s important to pay close attention to your vehicle’s dashboard functions to help keep track of essential information regarding your car. Therefore, when performing car interior repair, remember to also work on the dashboard. A properly functioning dashboard reminds you when it’s necessary to gas, how fast you are driving and also warns you when your car encounters a problem.
The benefits of repairing your dashboard are discussed below on the basis of its components. A dashboard is basically a combination of gauges, warning lights and other additional advanced features like a camera, GPS, music players, internet enabled devices and so on.
Gauges occupy a large space on your car’s dashboard meaning they have major functions to perform as far as your car is concerned. These gauges include: a fuel gauge, tachometer, speedometer, odometer and temperature gauge. Repairing gauges on your dashboard literally means restoring important functions. For instance, restoring a speedometer means you are in control of your car’s speed. On the other hand, a tachometer shows your car’s rpm of your car engine. It is perhaps one of the important components of your car that will notify you in case of a problem with your car’s engine.
When performing interior car repair, also work on fuel gauge. This lets you get back in control of gas. Without this gauge on your dashboard, it will be almost impossible to tell when gas levels hit a minimum. Also, the life of your engine lies in the hands of your dashboard’s temperature gauge. Only the temperature gauge will warn you when your car engine overheats. The odometer shows the distance you have driven so far. It is dangerous to drive your car without proper functioning of any of these gauges.
Your car dashboard has warning lights, so always keep an eye on them. Once you see any warning lights, it’s typically time to take your vehicle to a mechanic to help identify the problem that is causing the lights to illuminate. A simple or serious problem can cause them to illuminate. A simple problem could be a need to change oil while more serious issues could be related to your car engine. Any car dashboard typically has at least one warning light for the battery, coolant, brakes, fuel, air bag, door, seat belt, anti-lock brake system and the engine.
Changes in technology are resulting in additional features to a car’s dashboard. Some cars now have advanced features like cameras for backups, jacks for mp3 devices, digital music players, internet access and GPS. Prevent damage to your car vinyl dashboard by ensuring its topcoat remains intact. The topcoat is important in sealing plasticizers that keep the dashboard flexible and supple without which your dashboard will crack and dry out. Lastly, the topcoat may wear away with each dashboard cleaning exercise unless you take special precautions. Do not wait until the light begin illuminating for you to perform interior car repair. Whenever you spot any problem, find a qualified mechanic to handle it immediately for proper functioning of dashboard and its components.
At ColorMate, we offer same day dashboard repair services, headlight restoration, rim repair, paint and bumper repair in Miami-Dade, Broward and West Palm Beach County regions. Schedule an appointment today for a free estimate from a certified car interior repair specialist. | mechanical_engineering |
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Providing tower crane assembly/disassembly, operation, maintenance, jacking and certifications, Y&P, has established a leading role in supplying the local construction industry with the best tower crane service.
Our highly trained team of professionals manning our maintenance division, ensure the smooth running of all our operations whilst strictly adhering to all Health and Safety regulations.
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Servicing department personnel have been highly trained both locally and overseas to professionally erect and/or dismantle, repair and maintain equipment to manufacturer's' rigorous standards, in the shortest time possible, fully aware of the fact that even minimal down time can severely disrupt a project's schedule.
Y&P also provides onsite repairs and maintenance on tower cranes, mobile cranes, ships' cranes and similar equipment. | mechanical_engineering |
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The Hungarian car industry, however, will break no records this year, not even after the launch of a Mercedes plant in Kecskemét and a new Audi plant in Győr, since their output, including even that of Suzuki, will not reach the number of cars produced in 2008. The three plants plan to manufacture 330 000 cars in the current year, which constitutes growth compared to last year’s number.
In 2012, 1.92 million engines and 33,553 cars were manufactured at Audi Hungária in Győr. At the moment they assemble TT Coupé, Roadster, and A3 Cabriolet models; from the summer of 2013, production will start at a brand new manufacturing site that provides space for every production phase (pressing, bodywork, painting, vehicle assembly).
Communications Manager Péter Lőre informed us that the complex, which was built within a 900-million-euro investment project, will provide 2100 new jobs, thus the number of employees will amount to 8600. In parallel with the increase in the new plant’s production rate, the engine sector can expand at the place of the current vehicle assembly plant. Based on our information, 50 000 Audi cars will be manufactured in Győr this year, and 125 000 in 2014.
At the Kecskemét production site of Mercedes–Benz Manufacturing Hungary Kft., which was inaugurated last March, 40 000 B-Class cars were made in 2012, and the plan for the current year is 100 000 vehicles, 60 percent of which will already be CLA models. Communications Manager Edina Sztipichné Kozári shared with our reporter that the number of their staff exceeded 3000, and in the middle of the previous summer they switched from one-shift to two-shift production. As of this year, as many as 300 vehicles per day will roll off the assembly line at the Daimler plant in Hungary. The introduction of the new CLA model brought with it the creation of 500 new jobs for Kecskemét. In the case of B-Class cars, which have been produced since last March, they worked with 17 domestic component suppliers; with CLA, this number has increased to 25.
Due to the decline of the European market and domestic demand, production speed in the Esztergom plant was slowed down for two months. At Magyar Suzuki, which boasts an annual capacity of 300 000 and actually produced 155 000 vehicles in 2012, the number of shifts was reduced from two to one in November, while the number of employees remained 3100. In January, they switched back to two shifts again, commented spokesperson Viktória Ruska.
Thanks partly to this year’s novelty, they can newly increase their production, although the output of 180 000 cars falls way behind the 282 000 pieces manufactured in the record year of 2008. According to our information, during the summer standstill in production, they will switch for the manufacturing of a completely new model. 200 million euros will be spent for this purpose in Esztergom where the Japanese Suzuki Motor Corporation has invested nearly one and a half billion euros into its only manufacturing base in Europe since 1991.
During the past twenty years, 2.2 million cars have rolled off the assembly lines of Hungary with Subaru, FIAT, Opel, and Vauxhall badges on them. In Geneva in March, the wider public will already have the opportunity to take a good look at the Suzuki sports jeep that will be produced serially in Esztergom. Suzuki can cherish high hopes concerning this fashionable crossover, because it is the most dynamically expanding segment of the European market that has otherwise declined by 10 percent. (It increased by 34 percent.) The new model is all the more important because several subcontractor agreements will soon expire, which means that from next year, following Opel and Vauxhall Agila, FIAT Sedicik cars will not be manufactured in Esztergom, either.
The picture is slightly overshadowed by the downsizing of suppliers. At the time of the economic crisis, several motor vehicle industry companies reduced their number of staff; most jobs were lost in 2010, but there were layoffs last year as well. The management of Remy Automotive Hungary, which manufactures starter motors and generators, informed their 200 employees in July that their jobs would be terminated at the end of the year, the reason for this being the decline in European orders and the objective to reduce costs. As a consequence, following the decision of the parent company, they wound up production in Mezőkövesd and relocated manufacturing activities to China, South Korea and Mexico.
Car-Inside Kft, which manufactures car seat upholstery and used to employ 800 people as recently as last summer, closed its plants in Jánosháza and Lenti and from now on maintains only 500 jobs in Körmend and Nagykanizsa.
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https://www.mecalux.co.za/news/automated-warehouse-ngk-ceramics-polska-production-centre-poland | 2024-04-23T00:29:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818452.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20240423002028-20240423032028-00465.warc.gz | 0.93964 | 227 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__68678355 | en | Mecalux will once again team up with NGK Ceramics Polska Sp. z o.o. on its newest investment in Poland. An automated warehouse for pallets will be set up in the company’s production warehouse. The installation is going to be managed by the Easy WMS warehouse management software.
The two-storey warehouse is set aside for the storage of finished and semi-finished palletised products. The new installation is being constructed on the premises of NGK Ceramics Polska in Gliwice. This is the second automated solution implemented by Mecalux for the Japanese company. The first automated warehouse was built in the DPF filters production plant in Dąbrowa Górnicza.
NGK Ceramics Polska Sp. z o.o. is a production centre, which is part of the international group NGK Insulators Ltd., a world leader in technological materials. The Polish branch was opened in 2003 and specialises in the manufacture of automotive components designed for environmental protection: diesel particulate filters and NOx sensors. | mechanical_engineering |
https://www.justbsaus.com/single-post/2017/04/12/life-times-3-visiting-tesla | 2021-01-19T01:27:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703517559.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20210119011203-20210119041203-00656.warc.gz | 0.962229 | 570 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__212178363 | en | Hello. I recently had the oppourtunity to visit the flagship Tesla showroom in Sydney. One word... WOW. Have heard and read about Tesla for a while, but to actually see the cars in person was amazing, a vision into the future of automobiles.
Had a great time with my cousin Raj getting a full demonstration of the Model S P85. Check that interior, beautiful futuristic design. Unfortunately, no test drive this time :(
With the worlds reliance on fossil fuels as an energy resource and the issues surrounding global warming, we require steps towards sustainable energy solutions. So what is Tesla Motors about? Tesla is a startup automotive (and energy) company making all electric cars. Ok when you hear electric cars, you think boring... but no Tesla make very cool luxury electric cars! Elon's agenda: to save the world and make humans an interplanetary species.
The real iron man, Elon Musk, is touted to have founded Tesla Motors, however, I would like to clear this misconception.
May I have your attention please? Will the real Tesla founders please stand up, please stand up, please stand up (LOL): Tesla Motors was actually founded by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning back in 2003. "The name was given to both pay homage to the inventor and electric motor pioneer Nikola Tesla and because it sounded cool."
Tesla needed a lead investor to put up the money required to produce its prototype electric vehicle. This is where Elon comes in, where he made a $6.5 million investment (from money he made after the sale of PayPal to Ebay) leading him to become the largest shareholder and chairman of the company. After years of issues regarding the company and production between Eberhard and Musk, Eberhard was replaced by an outside CEO in 2007. When this still didnt work out, Musk put up his fortune and took over as CEO.
Tesla automobiles have really come forward from the early days as an independent automaker. The ultimate aim being to produce electric cars at an affordable price for the everyday consumer. The first car produced was the Tesla Roadster (photo ->), followed by the current Model S and new Model X, and upcoming Model 3.
For one man to be such a visionary and build up a successful automotive (electric vehicle!) company in this day is incredible (while also running his two other companies SpaceX and SolarCity!).
I think Elon is the greatest thinker and doer of our time. His knowledge and ability to combine engineering and business is next level. In the next 15 years, when solar becomes the main source of energy for the world, Tesla Motors will really shine with its automotive and energy solutions. Elon Musk will leave a legacy like no other.
You can take it as insight, or you can take it as Just BS. | mechanical_engineering |
https://sildsc.com/mercedes-benz-marshalling-yard-storm-drain/ | 2023-09-30T16:54:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510697.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20230930145921-20230930175921-00256.warc.gz | 0.911057 | 311 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__282384548 | en | New Sprinter Plant in North Charleston for Mercedes-Benz Vans
Mercedes-Benz Vans marked the groundbreaking of its new Sprinter plant for the North American market. With this new full-scale plant, Mercedes-Benz Vans will offer faster and more individualized supply to its customers. The new plant is an expansion of the existing van assembly site. It represents an investment of around 500 million US dollars. Mercedes-Benz Vans will create up to 1,300 jobs. First the body shop of the new plant will be constructed, followed by the paint shop and the assembly lines later this year. Production of the next-generation Sprinter is planned to begin before the end of the decade.
Frank Klein, Head of Operations Mercedes-Benz Vans: “Our new Sprinter plant is a big leap into the future of production at Mercedes-Benz Vans. We are combining all of our global expertise and experience in this plant. In doing so, we make it one of the most advanced facilities in North America. The plant will meet the highest standards in quality, based on our globally standardized production system – from the first vehicle that rolls off the assembly line.”
The current production area and administration building of the assembly plant in North Charleston cover 409,000 square feet. The new facility will additionally cover around 1.1 million square feet plus a 2.8 million square feet marshalling yard for finished vehicles. With the new production site Mercedes-Benz Vans will be among the biggest industrial employers in the region. | mechanical_engineering |
http://www.hbe35.fr/hbe-steel/oil-storage-chemical_801.html | 2021-09-23T09:37:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780057417.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20210923074537-20210923104537-00352.warc.gz | 0.894234 | 3,260 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__152053427 | en | The nine major steps of designing generator fuel systemsJun 21, 2016 · For preliminary sizing of the fuel storage tanks, consider the following rule of thumb: 7 gal/hour of No. 2 fuel oil are needed per 100 kW of generator rating (see "Fuel oil design cheat sheet"). The fuel consumption rate (gph) multiplied by the desired runtime (hours) establishes the usable fuel requirement (gallons).
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May 09, 2018 · Tank Style: The most common fuel tank style for standby generators is the sub-base type with the generator mounted directly on top of the fuel tank. These can range from a shallow 8 inch height to roughly 40 inches, and the length of the tank may extend beyond the length of the generator-set if necessary to accommodate the desired operation oil storage chemical fuel tank for generator fuel tank use7 Types of Industrial Storage Tanks Explained - GSC TanksDec 25, 2018 · If your business requires safe storage of fuel and other inflammable liquids, then its important to use an industrial fuel storage tank. Industrial fuel storage tanks are standards certified containers which provide safe storage of chemicals, solvents, oil, petrol, diesel, and other hazardous and flammable liquids.
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Size fuel oil supply pipes and pumps to handle a fuel oil flow rate three times greater than the full-load fuel oil consumption rate specified by the generator manufacturer. In multiple day tanks applications, the main fuel oil size pump system for three times the total fuel oil flow with all generators running at full load simultaneously.Generator Sub base Fuel Tank and Day Tank | NFPA XchangeJul 19, 2020 · In IFC Table TABLE 2703.1.1(1) specified the maximum allowable quantities of combustible liquid class II per control area and under those table have categories of storage, open system and closed system. I would like to ask what categories is the most suited for subbase fuel tank and day tank for generator.Oil Tank Risk Assessments | Resources | Fuel Tank StoreEnvironmental Risk Assessment guidance for Domestic Oil Tank installations in the UK and Ireland, to help determine whether a Single Skin Tank is permissible, or a Bunded Tank is instead required. Prepared by Fuel Tank Store, a leading supplier of Heating Oil Tanks in the UK and Ireland.
Storage Tank Compliance is part of the Permitting and Compliance Assistance Program in the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Waste Management. In 1983, Florida was one of the first states to pass legislation and adopt rules for underground and aboveground storage tank systems (USTs and ASTs). There are currently over 24,000 regulated storage tankAbove Ground Liquid Storage SolutionsThe ConVault line of products are ideal for Fuel & Lube Dispensing, Oil & Chemical Storage, as well as Generator & Boiler Set applications. ConVault above ground fuel storage tanks, (AST), are a patented system utilizing a primary steel tank, integral secondary Aboveground Storage Tanks (AST)Typical contents of bulk storage tanks include: fresh and waste motor oils, transmission and hydraulic fluids, petroleum products stored for off-loading into bulk storage trucks, chemical products (if flammable or combustible) and emergency generator fuel tanks.
Adding an auxiliary fuel tank to a generator may be necessary in the case when your current generator is unable to operate on its single tank. The addition of an auxiliary fuel tank allows the generator to continue running once fuel has been depleted from the main fuel tank. Gathering Materials for the TankAn Engineering Guide to Modern Fuel SystemsBesides providing chemical energy for the boiler or generator to convert, diesel fuel serves as a lu- oil storage chemical fuel tank for generator fuel tank use systems this is not typical and a transfer pump is needed to pump oil out of the storage tank(s) and oil storage chemical fuel tank for generator fuel tank use fuel from the storage tank to the day tanks or piping systems. The two types are; 1) suction systems, oil storage chemical fuel tank for generator fuel tank useBulk Storage - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservationaboveground oil storage tanks (ASTs) or containers must follow to perform visual tank inspections. Checklists are attached. Tank Inspection (e.g., Aboveground Storage Tanks, Generator Tanks): Use and complete the Tank Inspection Checklist Designate an individual to inspect tanks
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Two oil fuel service tanks, for each type of fuel used on board, necessary for propulsion and generator systems, are to be provided. Each tank is to have a capacity for at least eight hours operation, at sea, at maximum continuous rating of the propulsion plant and/or generating plant associated with that tank.Generator Fuel Tanks - Determining Fuel Capacity, Tank oil storage chemical fuel tank for generator fuel tank useTypes of Fuel Tanks. Generator fuel tanks are usually of three types (1) Sub base tanks (2) Underground storage tanks (3) Above ground storage tanks. Sub Base Tanks. If you need to store less than 1,000 gallons of fuel, you would need sub base tanks.Quick Connect External Fuel Tank For Gasoline Fueled oil storage chemical fuel tank for generator fuel tank useMar 04, 2019 · Simply buy something purpose built for your brand of generator that flows the gas from an external tank. This one connects to a generator (e.g. the Honda) through a special fuel tank cap and into the internal tank of the generator. An example of a fully made up kit for a Honda generator (and a number of other models) is: Extended Run Generator oil storage chemical fuel tank for generator fuel tank use
07.04 How is the tank refilled? Day tanks are re-filled by either (a) on-board fuel transfer pumps, or (b) remote pump systems with inlet control valves at the day tanks.. On-board fuel transfer pumps are simple configurations for single generator single bulk tank operations. They may be configured as either single or duplex pump systems.Save That Old Tank: How to Clean Rust Out of a Gas Tank oil storage chemical fuel tank for generator fuel tank useThe best solution to rust in the gas tank is to use one of the below methods to clean it out, then use a sealant or begin using fuel additives to prevent future recurrences. Anyone from used motorcycles riders to classic car owners to boat enthusiasts can wind up with rust in their fuel system, so the key is mitigating the damage as soon as oil storage chemical fuel tank for generator fuel tank useSouthern Tank - steel tanks for liquid storageChemical facilities, government agencies, bulk petroleum plants, fleet fueling sites, lube oil blending and storage facilities, maintenance garages, farming operations, and bio-diesel and ethanol plants are just a few of the entities that have partnered with Southern Tank providing steel tank
Jun 05, 2014 · For information on the various types of tanks, see this Fuel Storage Tank Guide. Think of a system, instead of individual components! Safely transferring the fuel to the generators is just as crucial as the integrity of the fuel storage tanks. Fuel transfer pumps should be selected with sufficient capacity and built-in redundancy.Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators Association oil storage chemical fuel tank for generator fuel tank useStorage Tank Maintenance R-111 4 March 2016 Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) ULSD fuel was developed with the goal of reducing air emissions. ULSD fuel enables the use of cleaner technology diesel engines and vehicles, thus promoting cleaner air. ULSD became mandatory at retail facilities as of December 1, 2010.The nine major steps of designing generator fuel systemsJun 21, 2016 · For preliminary sizing of the fuel storage tanks, consider the following rule of thumb: 7 gal/hour of No. 2 fuel oil are needed per 100 kW of generator rating (see "Fuel oil design cheat sheet"). The fuel consumption rate (gph) multiplied by the desired runtime (hours) establishes the usable fuel requirement (gallons).
The Envirosafe generator fuel tank is fully compatible with a wide range of fuels. Our generator fuel tanks are available in either Flameshield (UL-142) or Fireguard (UL-2085) configurations. They can be manufactured as a single tank or in split designs for the supply of two different fuel products.Turn-Key Above-ground Fuel Storage Tank Systems for GeneratorsThe Envirosafe generator fuel tank is fully compatible with a wide range of fuels. Our generator fuel tanks are available in either Flameshield (UL-142) or Fireguard (UL-2085) configurations. They can be manufactured as a single tank or in split designs for the supply of two different fuel products.Underground Storage Tanks VS Aboveground Storage TanksStorage tanks for backup generators are typically kept at capacity so they will provide maximum run time in case of an emergency. We rarely find water in a properly maintained generator tank. A new delivery of fuel is the most common source of water in storage tanks.
Nov 03, 2003 · 25362 (Chemical), I realize and understand the scope and limits of USA codes, standards and statutes. My primary point is, that unless there ar some very unusual circumstances, there is no need to put an inert blanket on a No2 diesel fuel storage tank. There are many, many of these tanks in the USA with simple vents.
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All your water using appliances will last much longer by allowing purified water through them. This will add years to the life of these appliances.
Watering your plants and allowing your pets to drink purified water for drinking is much healthier for them. Life does not exist, as we know it, without water. Life with contaminated water is shortened by disease. If you are spending $2.00, on average, for a pint of drinking water you can pay for our system in 2.8 years. And that is only drinking one pint of water per day. In reality, you are now using purified water to flush, bath, shower, wash dishes, water for pets and plant etc.
So now, how much better off are you and everyone you love? That time frame can be shortened to a few months when considering how much water is really being used every day.
Our media last as long as 5 years under the average situations in residential city and well water.
Replacement parts $55.00 for year one and $95.00 for every other year. Year 5 only $314.50 under current pricing. Year 5 is a complete refurbishing of the entire system for all the parts needed. The only additional cost is labor. We currently charge $65.00 hour.
Stage 1: Mechanical
Stage 2: Catalytic conversion and absorption
Stage 3: Oxidation
Stage 4: Sterilization and final oxidation
The water you want and the water your body needs.
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Eliminates iron and staining
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Pennies a day for PURIFIED water | mechanical_engineering |
https://www.farmergaragedoor.com/06/garage-doors-101-june-2014/ | 2024-04-15T12:53:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816977.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20240415111434-20240415141434-00064.warc.gz | 0.925632 | 370 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__144118491 | en | June – Proper lubrication and cleaning of your garage door will help it run more quietly and last longer. We are often asked what lubricant to use on garage doors. The best product is our garage door lubricant, available at all of our locations, or a general purpose penetrating oil. Do not use WD-40, as it is a Water Dispersant, and does not have the same lubrication properties as a garage door lube. Also, avoid using silicone sprays. Silicone is long-lasting and paint will not adhere to silicone, which might give you problems if you want to paint your garage door sometime in the future.
Lubrication is best done in small sprays, and with a rag to wipe off any excess spray. Excess lube will run down the door and hold dead bugs, which is not the look most people prefer on the inside of their garage door! Sparingly lubricate the hinges and roller stems; a short spray is all that is needed. If you have an exposed torsion spring, run a light stream of spray down the spring with the door in the closed position, then repeat with the door in the open position. Spray may bounce off the spring and stain your wall, so consider using a piece of cardboard to prevent overspray from staining your wall. If you have a Wayne-Dalton Torquemaster™ spring, it is oil coated and then placed in the tube, so no lubrication is needed. As a good reminder, lubricate your door every six months, at the same time you replace the batteries in your smoke detector and change your clocks!
Please check back in July, as we discuss checking the safety of your garage door operator. Visit www.TheTotalGarageStore.com for all of your garage door needs! | mechanical_engineering |
https://alloycastproducts.com/rexalloy-grade-33/ | 2023-06-08T02:52:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224654031.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20230608003500-20230608033500-00048.warc.gz | 0.849628 | 1,871 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__85696395 | en | REXALLOY®™ GRADE 33
Wear, Corrosion Resistant Parts & Cutting Tools
REXALLOY®™ is a proprietary trademark of Alloy Cast Products, Inc. (73779483) U.S.A
Abrasion and Wear Resistance:
Conventional indentation hardness tests or Rockwell tests do not generally determine the relative wear resistance of REXALLOY®™ as compared with other materials such as tool steels. High carbon-high chrome tool steels commonly used for maximum resistance to abrasion or wear can be heat treated to about 64 Rockwell C (885 VPN). REXALLOY®™ , for non-cutting applications, has a hardness of about 54 Rockwell C (654 VPN). However, the hardness of the individual micro-constituents gives an entirely different picture:
The primary carbides in REXALLOY®™ are much harder than the large carbides in high carbon-high chrome tool steel, 1810 VPN as compared to 1390 VPN, although the matrix in REXALLOY®™ is softer, 488 VPN as compared to 840 VPN. Thus, the conventional Rockwell tests provide an average hardness which mask the effect of hard and soft constituents in a CAST heterogeneous alloy of this type. It is the large surface area of massive primary high-hardness carbides which produces the wear resistant quality of REXALLOY®™ .
TABER Wear Test Results
The samples were tested to 10,000 cycles with a 1000 gram load – 500 grams on each wheel. The abrading wheel was H-1O calibrade, a wheel designed for alloys resistant to abrasion.
After 10,000 cycles, results as follows:
|REXALLOY®™ 33||Milligrams Lost||Wear Factor||Hardness|
|4" x 4" x 1/8" Sample||28.3||2.83||56|
Resistance to Scaling:
REXALLOY®™ has considerable resistance to oxidation and scaling. During heating no visible oxide film is formed until the temperature exceeds 9001Ú4 F. Scaling tests indicate that REXALLOY®™ has a scale resistance comparable to Rezistal 310 at temperatures up to 20001Ú4 F.
Forming and Heat Treatment:
REXALLOY®™ 33 cannot be formed in any way by hot or cold working and does not respond to heat treatment. Its high hardness is obtained in the AS-CAST condition, and is not appreciably affected by heating at temperatures up to 20001Ú4 F. However, heating REXALLOY®™ cutting tools at temperatures above 1600 F causes a gradual reduction in their cutting life over time.
REXALLOY®™ is generally finished by grinding. Any soft wheel, not coarser than 46 or finer than 60 in Grade “X” or “J”, is suitable for machine-grinding REXALLOY®™ . Light feeds should be taken to avoid heat checking. REXALLOY®™ tools should not be quenched during grinding.
|REXALLOY ®™ 33||(AIM)|
|BALANCE CONFIDENTIAL (2.75%)|
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The lower-hardness type of REXALLOY®™ for non-cutting applications can be machined with tungsten carbide tools. All types of REXALLOY®™ castings are being successfully turned with several grades of carbide tools at a surface speed of 25-40 feet/minute, a feed of .003″/revolution and a cutting depth of .010/.020 inches without coolant. REXALLOY®™ can be drilled or reamed with masonry-type carbide drills using slow speeds fine feeds and a coolant.
REXALLOY®™ is most satisfactorily joined to steel or other REXALLOY®™ parts by brazing. It is never recommended to attempt to weld REXALLOY®™ . Silver solder and a paste flux are recommended for brazing. The essentials of the process consist of grinding and cleaning the face, applying the flux, inserting the brazing strip between the faces binding the parts together with Nichrome wire, heating carefully to 13501Ú4F to 14501Ú4 F and applying pressure as the brazed solidifies on cooling.
(Handy and Harman’s Handy Flux and Easy Flo #3 (carbide type) are recommended)
- Standard Tool Bits
- Wood Working Tools
- Valve, Valve Seats
- Balls Valves
- Tipped Tools
- Reamer Blades
- Hot Extrusion Dies
- Forming Tools
- Plug Gages
- Wear Liners
- Wear Bushings
- Seal Rings
- Milling Cutter Blades
- Cut-off Blades
- Indicator Anvils
- Roller Guides
- Wire Guides
- Extreme Service Gears
- Wear Strips
- Work Rests
- High Pressure Pump Valves
- Food Processing Valves
Tools for Cutting Applications 55 to 63 Rockwell C
Parts for Non-Cutting Applications 50 to 57 Rockwell C
- 50,000-60,000 PSI
- Average range provided is not guaranteed.
- Material is not sought after for it’s tensile strength.
Elevated Temperature Hardness:
REXALLOY ®™ has a high degree of red hardness. The comparison between REXALLOY ®™ and hardened Rex AA, 18-4-1, high speed steel is shown in the following tabulations:
Hardness at temperature — BHN
18-4-1 High Speed
|Temperature 1Ú4F||Rex AA||REXALLOY®™|
Comments: Converted to BHN from Impact Brinell at temperature. On cooling to room temperature, REXALLOY ®™ attains its original hardness.
|Modulus of Elasticity — psi||35,300,000|
|Specific Electrical Resistance Room Temperature — Michrohms/cu. in.||39.8|
|Specific Heat BTU/lb./1Ú4F||0.093|
|Thermal Conductivity (Room Temperature) Btu./hr./sq. ft./1Ú4F/ft||4.8|
|Mean Coefficient of Thermal Expansion-linear Range|
|85- 5001Ú4 F||6.37 x 10-(6) in./in./1Ú4F|
|Magnetic Permeability at 200 Oersteds||1.004|
General Corrosion Resistance:
The next important property of REXALLOY®™ is its superior resistance to corrosion. In laboratory tests, standard REXALLOY®™ 33 was found to be resistant to the following:
|REXALLOY®™||0.18 - 0.20|
|XCR Valve Steel||4.30 - 4.40|
On the other hand, REXALLOY®™ is not satisfactorily resistant to 2% Hydrochloric Acid at 15001Ú4 F, nor to boiling 65% Nitric Acid.
Thus REXALLOY®™ successfully resists corrosion by moist atmosphere salt spray, the milder acids and certain of the stronger acids and alkalies. When the use of REXALLOY®™ in highly corrosive media other than those listed above is contemplated, specific inquiry is recommended, and testing should be done for your proposed application.
Lead Oxide Corrosion Resistance:
REXALLOY®™ has excellent resistance to lead oxide corrosion as shown by the following comparison:
Lead Oxide Corrosion at 17001Ú4 F, Weight Loss — grams/sq. in./hr.
|REXALLOY®™||0.18 - 0.20|
|XCR Valve Steel||4.30 - 4.40| | mechanical_engineering |
http://www.kemsingmotorco.co.uk/ | 2014-04-17T15:26:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1397609530136.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20140416005210-00222-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.96423 | 311 | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-15__0__186320442 | en | Car Servicing and MOTs in Sevenoaks, Kent
Kemsing Motor Company was established by Chris Law in 1998. We are a local friendly garage, aiming to offer our customers a one-stop shop for all their motoring needs. We are an M.O.T class IV testing station (cars and light commercials up to 3000kg). We are able to service and repair all makes of vehicle and are a diagnostic specialist. We also carry out repairs to air conditioning and have a four wheel alignment system.
Wheel Alignment & Suspension
We're fully equipment to setup front & rear alignment and suspension on cars with this option.
Block Exemption Servicing
Save money and keep you car under warranty - we fit only genuine parts and our attention to detail in unsurpassed.
Free Collection & Delivery
Let us come to collect your car and return it to you.
"Always been very happy with the work carried out on our vehicles. The staff are friendly and professional. It’s nice to have a garage that we know we can trust."
"Our family have been customers of Kemsing Motor Company since Chris started in the village. We have always been very pleased with the professional and friendly way that we have been treated and regularly recommend Kemsing Motor Company to our friends."
"We have been customers of Chris for approximately 20 years. We followed him from his previous garage. Once you have a garage you know and trust it is worth traveling a little bit further to keep this relationship." | mechanical_engineering |
https://www.emesent.com/2019/01/29/hovermap-is-now-available-media-release/ | 2023-03-24T00:22:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296945218.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20230323225049-20230324015049-00407.warc.gz | 0.903461 | 1,012 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__91278505 | en | Emesent launches Hovermap, the world’s first autonomous LiDAR mapping payload for industrial drones
Leading SLAM-based solution delivers a step-change in time, cost and actionable data for industrial drone inspections.
Denver, Colorado. January 29th 2019.
Australian tech start-up Emesent announced today at the International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) in Denver-CO, the commercial availability of their revolutionary Hovermap™ drone payload, which dramatically improves the value of drone-based asset inspection and mapping.
Hovermap is a self-contained plug-and-play payload which is easily integrated into a range of drones to provide them with advanced capabilities.
It includes omni-directional LiDAR-based collision avoidance and GPS-denied flight, allowing drones to be flown safely underground, indoors or up close to structures to inspect and map them.
Hovermap also provides world-leading SLAM (Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping) capability, allowing accurate LiDAR mapping even when GPS is not available.
Speaking at ILMF, Emesent CEO and Co-Founder Dr Stefan Hrabar highlighted the unique value that Hovermap offers:
“Hovermap is the first drone payload of its kind, using LiDAR to provide both mapping and autonomy functions. It allows drones to fly autonomously even in GPS-denied environments to collect valuable data that was not previously possible. This provides a step change in the data collection possibilities for Mining, Energy, Construction, Asset Management and many more”.
“There is increasing demand for these industries to digitise and remotely inspect their assets but access to hazardous areas and the lack of GPS has been a limiting factor until now. Hovermap’s unique capabilities are helping to overcome these hurdles”, says Dr Hrabar.
Hovermap keeps the drone a safe distance from assets while mapping them in great detail. Bridges, telecom towers, power transmission towers and industrial plant interiors are just a few examples that can now be mapped and inspected safely.
In the underground mining industry, Hovermap allows the mapping of hazardous inaccessible areas such as stopes and ore passes.
According to Dr Hrabar, “sending in a Hovermap-enabled drone to autonomously map and explore these areas keeps the surveyors safe and provides data at unprecedented resolution and quality. This data provides new valuable insights, leading to productivity gains and increased safety from better understanding of the geology”.
The commercial launch comes after more than five years of R&D by world-leading researchers in drone autonomy and SLAM-based LiDAR mapping, as well as extensive testing over the last 18 months by early adopters in the US, Canada, Australia, China and Japan.
Matt MacKinnon of Canadian-based UAS Inc. explains: “We’ve been using Hovermap to fly into inaccessible areas of underground mines to map them. We’ve conducted more than 60 commercial flights in 12 mines, capturing extremely valuable data for our clients without putting humans at risk. Hovermap truly is a game-changer for underground mining and other GPS-denied environments”.
Mr Shinji Inaba, president of Mirukuru Co., said that “they are proud to have been an early adopter of Hovermap since April 2017 and they are now an Emesent distributor in Japan”.
“We’ve been testing and demonstrating Hovermap extensively to enterprise customers in energy, construction, telecom, rail and road, forestry etc. Hovermap’s unique features have led to significant demand and we’re excited to be fulfilling our first purchase orders now that Hovermap is commercially available”, says Mr Inaba.
For a video showing the Hovermap mapping workflow and examples, see below.
- Mining Magazine: Getting total cover with Hovermap.
- CIO Australia: Data61 spin-out launches LIDAR-mapping autonomous drone payload product.
- C-Drone Review: Australia’s Emesent launches Hovermap drone payload at International LiDAR Mapping Forum.
- Mining International: Emesent Hovermap is first autonomous LiDAR mapping payload for mining drones.
- sUAS News: Hovermap autonomous GPS denied LiDAR mapping.
- Spar3D: Emesent releases Hovermap, a payload that turns your UAV into a powerful autonomous mapper (that doesn’t need GPS).
- UAS weekly: Emesent Launches Hovermap, Autonomous LiDAR Mapping Payload For Drones.
For more information contact us or email Dr Stefan Hrabar, Emesent’s CEO on [email protected]
Click here for a list of our distributors. | mechanical_engineering |
http://www.kefabricating.com/aboutus.php | 2021-12-06T05:28:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964363290.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20211206042636-20211206072636-00449.warc.gz | 0.950816 | 792 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__124260076 | en | K&E Fabricating Company, Inc. was formed in 1978 in Buffalo, New York at the intersection of Keating and Elk Street. Over its 36 year history the company has changed locations 3 times due to steady growth and with each move has increased the fabrication area of its shop facilities which now totals approximately 250,000 square feet. K&E has provided in shop design and custom fabrications of structural steel, ductwork, stacks, tanks, and other fabrications for clients including owners and contractors in the utilities, power, chemical, refining, manufacturing, institutional, and other industrial markets. In 2013 the fabrication facility relocated to its present location to accommodate the expanding business opportunities. During this move Management formed a field construction division to develop and market plant maintenance service solutions for power producers and industries across the Northeastern United States. This new service enabled K&E to enhance its service to existing clients by being better able to meet the customer's daily operational needs and requirements through the servicing and repair of boilers and all other associated equipment.
K&E assembled a team of talented professionals including executive directors, project managers, estimators, QA/QC, safety experts, supervisors, field engineers, and skilled craftspeople who are committed to building lasting relationships with their customers by producing a quality product and loyal service that meets the highest standards of excellence. Key employees have a combination of over 100 years of experience in the field construction industry and bring a wealth of industry knowledge, expertise, and insight to the markets they serve. As a result, they are able to handle complex challenges with reliability and skill as well as provide cost effective solutions for their customers immediate and long term goals. Their expertise is in boiler maintenance and erection, consistent and dependable service, inspection , maintenance planning, ASME code welding, tube replacement, bag houses, ductwork, breeching, stacks, precipitators, FGD, SCR, HRSG, structural steel, low nox burners/ gas conversions, condensers, heat exchangers, feed water heaters, air heaters, mechanical equipment and piping, incinerators, fans, refractory, insulation, and lagging.
Safety is vital to K&E and there is 0 tolerance for noncompliance with the safety program. The company takes great pride in its wide range of staff and dedicated employees who share in the company's commitment and enforcement of safety procedures. This is emphasized and administered by a full time Safety Manager with over 40 years' experience in the construction industry. The Safety Manager is responsible for continual on the job safety training and supervision within the shop as well as with all workers on the job sites. Safety is crucial to K&E for their continued business success. As customers expect and demand strict adherence to safety guidelines. The goal at K&E is to have employees performing work at companies' facilities in a safe and efficient manner. Safety guidelines are detailed in K&E's Safety and Health Program Manual. Guidelines for Fall Protection , Aerial Lifts, Ladders, Stairways, and Scaffolding are not just random procedures for casual observance. K&E employees and their workers must follow the manual's safety guidelines to maintain customer satisfaction. Therefore, K&E leads by example. Safety and the company's continual business success go hand in hand. Safety is priority one at K & E Fabricating. It is the policy of K&E to establish and maintain an effective accident prevention and safety program on project whether in the shop or on the job site.
K&E Management and Project Managers have an enormous amount of experience in the utility industry market including the following project types.
Past Project management experience for individuals employed at K&E include:
In conclusion K&E has a dedicated and proven group of individuals who have the ability to work as part of team comprised of Owners and EPC Contractors to successfully complete any Power Plant project. | mechanical_engineering |
http://ikicktires.com/2011/04/21/honda-debuts-2012-civic-line-at-new-york-international-auto-show/ | 2013-05-22T22:47:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702454815/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110734-00012-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.939137 | 329 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__114934646 | en | Honda debuted their entire 2012 Civic line this week at the New York International Auto Show. The Civic line, known for fuel efficiency, includes a gas powered Civic sedan and coupe, a high performance Civic Si Coupe, a gas/electric Civic Hybrid, a Civic powered by natural gas, and the all new Civic HF. The HF was seen for the first time publicly here in New York.
The Honda Civic has been a mainstay for the brand for years because of its combination of style, function, and value. Starting at just $15,605, these all new Civics will not disappoint. So what is new about the 2012 Civic? A full technology makeover accounts for most of the changes, but subtle style changes are apparent as well. With gas prices climbing above $4.00 per gallon the fact the car has improved fuel economy by as much as 8% is change that has more impact now ever before. The Hybrid model boasts 44 mpg city, higway, and combined. This makes Civic the most fuel efficient sedan in the U.S. market.
The technology changes in the 2012 Civic range from entertainment, to handling, to safety. A 5 inch LCD “inteligent” multi-information display (iMID) provides access to multiple customizable features. Eco Assist technology helps drivers become more fuel efficient by providing feedback. Safety technology used in the Civic includes crumple zones, air bags, air cushions, and a 4 channel anti-lock braking system.
Overall the Civic stays true to its tradition while evolving into a more stylish style coupled with the latest in technological advances. | mechanical_engineering |
http://www.kleskmetalstamping.com/aboutus.html | 2023-02-09T10:20:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764501555.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20230209081052-20230209111052-00840.warc.gz | 0.954023 | 189 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__125947926 | en | About Klesk Metal Stamping Co.
Klesk Metal Stamping Co. has been supplying quality stampings since 1963.
Our philosophy is to supply the best in high quality precision stampings at a competitive price, delivered on time, and with a commitment from management to provide an excellent working environment. Coupled with state of the art equipment, Klesk Metal Stamping Co. has the capabilities to supply parts to a wide range of industries including but not limited to Aerospace, Computer, Construction, Dental, Electronics, Government, Military, Medical, Recreation, and Telecommunications. We manufacture parts from a wide range of materials including most metals, plastics, synthetics, rubber, and cloth to mention a few. Klesk Metal Stamping specializes in doing the near impossible, so please challenge us. We're staffed with outstanding personnel and outfitted with the latest technology and equipment to serve your needs now and into the future. | mechanical_engineering |
http://cnlsx.com/jianzhuwujin/224.html | 2021-10-21T15:42:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585424.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20211021133500-20211021163500-00007.warc.gz | 0.776084 | 578 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__13473455 | en | Plate chain line, plate chain assembly line, plate chain conveyor line are divided into: heavy plate chain assembly line and light plate chain assembly line. The heavy-duty plate chain assembly line is sometimes called the partition assembly line, and it is generally used as ground logistics transportation equipment. The heavy-duty plate chain assembly line is widely used in automobiles, motorcycles, home appliances (TVs, washing machines, refrigerators, etc.), large electrical appliances, electromechanical industries and other industries. The heavy-duty plate chain assembly line can usually be combined with the suspension assembly line, the drum assembly line, the hoist, etc. to form a three-dimensional automatic production line, and make full use of their respective advantages to achieve the effect of improving production efficiency, reducing labor costs, and ensuring product quality. It is the automation of modern large-scale enterprises. The combined form of production. Heavy-duty plate chain assembly line conveyor chain plates are made of stainless steel, carbon steel, and aluminum alloy. The frame material is usually carbon steel.
Working principle of plate chain line, plate chain assembly line, plate chain conveyor line:
The machine is mainly composed of a head wheel, a tail wheel, a conveyor chain, a casing and a driving device. Symmetrical L-shaped round steel is welded at regular intervals on the conveyor chain to carry animal materials. When the chain assembly line is working, the chain at the bottom of the machine trough moves forward to increase the internal pressure of the material in the machine trough, and the internal friction between the material particles increases accordingly. When the internal friction of the material is greater than that between the material and the wall of the machine trough During friction, the material moves forward continuously along with the conveyor chain.
Technical characteristics of plate chain line, plate chain assembly line and plate chain conveyor line:
1. The material with high conveying efficiency flows as a whole in the machine trough of the chain assembly line, so a small machine trough space can convey a large amount of materials, and the external dimensions of the equipment are correspondingly smaller.
2. Low energy consumption The machine uses the friction force in the material to transport, and the conveyor chain and the casing move without friction. Under the conditions of the same conveying volume and longer conveying distance, the power consumption of this machine is about 40% lower than that of the spiral assembly line.
3. Low failure rate The rollers on the conveyor chain roll on the guide rails, and there is no friction between the conveyor chain and the casing. The chain is made of alloy steel heat treatment, and its normal service life is about 3 years, and the failure rate during operation is low. Except for the head and tail bearings, there is no lubrication point in the assembly line. | mechanical_engineering |
http://hells-confetti.com/Wiring%20diagram.html | 2023-10-01T21:34:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510941.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20231001205332-20231001235332-00467.warc.gz | 0.941725 | 261 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__197830171 | en | No-one has yet discovered an original wiring diagram specifically for the FWD Alvis. However, remnants of original electrical systems on surviving cars show that it was a Lucas system, similar to that fitted to contemporary rear wheel drive Alvis cars, in particular the sporting versions of the 12/50, as seen at this link:
12/50 wiring diagram
The original sports 12/50 system is a bit too simple for modern driving conditions, in that it does not provide for a horn, nor brake lights, nor for twin rear lamps. However, we know that the long-chassis FWD cars did have some of these features. A wiring diagram for the 1928 TA14.75 Alvis is available, which can be used as a guide to what should be fitted on the FWD:
TA14.75 (six cylinder) wiring diagram
From the above two diagrams, a suitable circuit for the FWD, for modern traffic conditions, has been drawn up, as found at this link:
FWD wiring diagram
This makes use of some information from the Parts Specifications, which identify certain items of electrical equipment. If anyone considers that this diagram is in error or can be improved, please contact the website manager at the link on the home page. | mechanical_engineering |
https://bladeshvac.com/services/service-club/ | 2021-10-19T22:14:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585281.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20211019202148-20211019232148-00337.warc.gz | 0.8162 | 321 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__245531565 | en | Just as you wouldn’t drive your car for years without servicing it, you shouldn’t run your HVAC system without routine maintenance.
We offer a biannual preventative maintenance plan to keep your units in great condition year round.
We also do repairs on all types of units, whether we installed it or not.
Preventative Maintenances include:
- Checking thermostat calibration.
- Cleaning and adjustment of furnace burner assembly.
- Cleaning Furnace ignition assembly
- Checking Combustion Air.
- Testing Units Starting and Stoping capabilities.
- Examination of Heat Exchanger for damage and corrosion.
- Monitor Flue Draft.
- Testing safety controls.
- Inspect all piping.
- Cleaning and/or replacement of standard filters.
- Measuring air flow.
- Tightening all electrical connections.
- Measuring all volts and amps.
- Lubrication of all moving furnace parts
- Cleaning and adjustment of blower components.
- Cleaning Condensate drain and ensuring a clear exit.
- Measuring Air Temp difference between supply air and return air.
- Adjustment of pilot.
- Monitor Heat/AC cycles.
- Examination of the condition of equipment area and clearances.
Just a FEW Preventative Maintenance Advantages:
- Lower energy bills
- Improved health and safety
- Decreased risk of system breakdowns
- Reduced need for emergency repairs
- Greater peace of mind
- Increased efficiency of your system | mechanical_engineering |
https://16hands.us/products/duramate-automatic-waterer-16-quart | 2021-08-04T06:43:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046154796.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20210804045226-20210804075226-00353.warc.gz | 0.810126 | 231 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__197357860 | en | Duramate Automatic Waterer, 16 quart
Duramate Automatic Waterer
Automatically deliver clean running water to livestock and horses by simply installing this Duramate Waterer. This dependable, float-controlled, 16 quart capacity waterer hooks up to a standark 3/4 inch garden hose and delivers fresh water in above-freezing temperatures. Includes a durable metal float cover and metal mounting hardware for over-the-fence or on-the-wall installation. Molded from impact-resistant polyethylene resin. Made in the USA.
Key Features of the Duramate:
- includes metal float cover
- includes 30" of hose with a female hose attachment
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https://ropiudin.wordpress.com/2012/10/19/perpetual-motion/ | 2018-06-21T04:08:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267864022.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20180621040124-20180621060124-00154.warc.gz | 0.914116 | 7,024 | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-26__0__199551412 | en | Perpetual motion describes “motion that continues indefinitely without any external source of energy; impossible in practice because offriction.” It can also be described as “the motion of a hypothetical machine which, once activated, would run forever unless subject to an external force or to wear”. There is a scientific consensus that perpetual motion in an isolated system would violate the first and/orsecond law of thermodynamics.
Machines which extract energy from seemingly perpetual sources—such as ocean currents—are capable of moving “perpetually” (for as long as that energy source itself endures), but they are not considered to be perpetual motion machines because they are consuming energy from an external source and are not isolated systems (in reality, no system can ever be a fully isolated system). Similarly, machines which comply with both laws of thermodynamics but access energy from obscure sources are sometimes referred to as perpetual motion machines, although they also do not meet the standard criteria for the name.
Despite the fact that successful isolated system perpetual motion devices are physically impossible in terms of the current understanding of the laws of physics, the pursuit of perpetual motion remains popular.
There is a scientific consensus that perpetual motion in an isolated system violates either the first law of thermodynamics, the second law of thermodynamics, or both. The first law of thermodynamics is essentially a statement of conservation of energy. The second law can be phrased in several different ways, the most intuitive of which is that heat flows spontaneously from hotter to colder places; the most well known statement is that entropy tends to increase (see entropy production), or at the least stay the same; another statement is that no heat engine (an engine which produces work while moving heat from a high temperature to a low temperature) can be more efficient than a Carnot heat engine.
In other words:
- In any isolated system, one cannot create new energy (first law of thermodynamics)
- The output power of heat engines is always smaller than the input heating power. The rest of the energy is removed as heat at ambient temperature. The efficiency (this is the produced power divided by the input heating power) has a maximum, given by the Carnot efficiency. It is always lower than one
- The efficiency of real heat engines is even lower than the Carnot efficiency due to irreversible processes.
The statements 2 and 3 only apply to heat engines. Other types of engines, which convert e.g. mechanical into electromagnetic energy, can, in principle, operate with 100% efficiency.
Machines which comply with both laws of thermodynamics by accessing energy from unconventional sources are sometimes referred to as perpetual motion machines, although they do not meet the standard criteria for the name. By way of example, clocks and other low-power machines, such as Cox’s timepiece, have been designed to run on the differences in barometric pressure or temperature between night and day. These machines have a source of energy, albeit one which is not readily apparent so that they only seem to violate the laws of thermodynamics.
Machines which extract energy from seemingly perpetual sources – such as ocean currents – are indeed capable of moving “perpetually” until that energy source runs down. They are not considered to be perpetual motion machines because they are consuming energy from an external source and are not isolated systems.
One classification of perpetual motion machines refers to the particular law of thermodynamics the machines purport to violate:
- A perpetual motion machine of the first kind produces work without the input of energy. It thus violates the first law of thermodynamics: the law of conservation of energy.
- A perpetual motion machine of the second kind is a machine which spontaneously converts thermal energy into mechanical work. When the thermal energy is equivalent to the work done, this does not violate the law of conservation of energy. However it does violate the more subtle second law of thermodynamics (see also entropy). The signature of a perpetual motion machine of the second kind is that there is only one heat reservoir involved, which is being spontaneously cooled without involving a transfer of heat to a cooler reservoir. This conversion of heat into useful work, without any side effect, is impossible, according to the second law of thermodynamics.
- A more obscure category is a perpetual motion machine of the third kind, usually (but not always) defined as one that completely eliminates friction and other dissipative forces, to maintain motion forever (due to its mass inertia). Third in this case refers solely to the position in the above classification scheme, not the third law of thermodynamics. Although it is impossible to make such a machine, as dissipation can never be 100% eliminated in a mechanical system, it is nevertheless possible to get very close to this ideal (see examples in the Low Friction section). Such a machine would not serve as a source of energy but would have utility as a perpetual energy storage device.
Use of the term “impossible” and perpetual motion
October 1920 issue of Popular Science magazine, on perpetual motion. Although scientists have established them to be impossible under the known laws of physics, perpetual motion continues to capture the imagination of inventors. The device shown is a “mass leverage” device, where the spherical weights on the right have more leverage than those on the left, supposedly creating a perpetual rotation. However, there are a greater number of weights on the left, balancing the device.
“Epistemic impossibility” describes things which absolutely cannot occur within our current formulation of the physical laws. This interpretation of the word “impossible” is what is intended in discussions of the impossibility of perpetual motion in a closed system.
The conservation laws are particularly robust from a mathematical perspective. Noether’s theorem, which was proven mathematically in 1915, states that any conservation law can be derived from a corresponding continuous symmetry of the action of a physical system. This means that if the laws of physics (not necessarily the current understanding of them, but the actual laws, which may still be undiscovered) and the various physical constants remain invariant over time — if the laws of the universe are fixed — then the conservation laws must hold. On the other hand, if the conservation laws are invalid, then much of modern physics would be incorrect as well.
Scientific investigations as to whether the laws of physics are invariant over time use telescopes to examine the universe in the distant past to discover, to the limits of our measurements, whether ancient stars were identical to stars today. Combining different measurements such as spectroscopy, direct measurement of the speed of light in the past and similar measurements demonstrates that physics has remained substantially the same, if not identical, for all of observable history spanning billions of years.
The principles of thermodynamics are so well established, both theoretically and experimentally, that proposals for perpetual motion machines are universally met with disbelief on the part of physicists. Any proposed perpetual motion design offers a potentially instructive challenge to physicists: one is almost completely certain that it can’t work, so one must explain how it fails to work. The difficulty (and the value) of such an exercise depends on the subtlety of the proposal; the best ones tend to arise from physicists’ own thought experimentsand often shed light upon certain aspects of physics. So, for example, the thought experiment of a Brownian ratchet as a perpetual motion machine was first discussed by Gabriel Lippmann in 1900 but it was not until 1912 that Marian Smoluchowski gave an adequate explanation for why it cannot work. However, during that twelve year period scientists did not believe that the machine was possible. They were merely unaware of the exact mechanism by which it would inevitably fail.
The law that entropy always increases, holds, I think, the supreme position among the laws of Nature. If someone points out to you that your pet theory of the universe is in disagreement with Maxwell’s equations — then so much the worse for Maxwell’s equations. If it is found to be contradicted by observation — well, these experimentalists do bungle things sometimes. But if your theory is found to be against the second law of thermodynamics I can give you no hope; there is nothing for it but to collapse in deepest humiliation.—Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington, The Nature of the Physical World (1927)
In the mid 19th-century Henry Dircks investigated the history of perpetual motion experiments, writing a vitriolic attack on those who continued to attempt what he believed to be impossible:
“There is something lamentable, degrading, and almost insane in pursuing the visionary schemes of past ages with dogged determination, in paths of learning which have been investigated by superior minds, and with which such adventurous persons are totally unacquainted. The history of Perpetual Motion is a history of the fool-hardiness of either half-learned, or totally ignorant persons.”—Henry Dircks, Perpetuum Mobile: Or, A History of the Search for Self-motive (1861)
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Some common ideas reoccur repeatedly in perpetual motion machine designs. Many ideas that continue to appear today were stated as early as 1670 by John Wilkins, Bishop of Chester and an official of the Royal Society. He outlined three potential sources of power for a perpetual motion machine, “Chymical Extractions”, “Magnetical Virtues” and “the Natural Affection of Gravity”.
The seemingly mysterious ability of magnets to influence motion at a distance without any apparent energy source has long appealed to inventors. One of the earliest examples of a magnetic motor was proposed by Wilkins and has been widely copied since: it consists of a ramp with a magnet at the top, which pulled a metal ball up the ramp. Near the magnet was a small hole that was supposed to allow the ball to drop under the ramp and return to the bottom, where a flap allowed it to return to the top again. The device simply could not work: any magnet strong enough to pull the ball up the ramp would necessarily be too powerful to allow it to drop through the hole. Faced with this problem, more modern versions typically use a series of ramps and magnets, positioned so the ball is to be handed off from one magnet to another as it moves. The problem remains the same.
Gravity also acts at a distance, without an apparent energy source. But to get energy out of a gravitational field (for instance, by dropping a heavy object, producing kinetic energy as it falls) one has to put energy in (for instance, by lifting the object up), and some energy is always dissipated in the process. A typical application of gravity in a perpetual motion machine is Bhaskara‘s wheel in the 12th century, whose key idea is itself a recurring theme, often called the overbalanced wheel: Moving weights are attached to a wheel in such a way that they fall to a position further from the wheel’s center for one half of the wheel’s rotation, and closer to the center for the other half. Since weights further from the center apply a greater torque, the result is (or would be, if such a device worked) that the wheel rotates forever. The moving weights may be hammers on pivoted arms, or rolling balls, or mercury in tubes; the principle is the same.
Yet another theoretical machine involves a frictionless environment for motion. This involves the use of diamagnetic or electromagnet levitation to float an object. This is done in a vacuum to eliminate air friction and friction from an axle. The levitated object is then free to rotate around its center of gravity without interference. However, this machine has no practical purpose because the rotated object cannot do any work as work requires the levitated object to cause motion in other objects, bringing friction into the problem. Furthermore, aperfect vacuum is an unattainable goal since both the container and the object itself would slowly vaporize, thereby degrading the vacuum.
To extract work from heat, thus producing a perpetual motion machine of the second kind, the most common approach (dating back at least to Maxwell’s demon) is unidirectionality. Only molecules moving fast enough and in the right direction are allowed through the demon’s trap door. In a Brownian ratchet, forces tending to turn the ratchet one way are able to do so while forces in the other direction aren’t. A diode in a heat bath allows through currents in one direction and not the other. These schemes typically fail in two ways: either maintaining the unidirectionality costs energy (Maxwell’s demon needs light to look at all those particles and see what they’re doing)[dubious – discuss], or the unidirectionality is an illusion and occasional big violations make up for the frequent small non-violations (the Brownian ratchet will be subject to internal Brownian forces and therefore will sometimes turn the wrong way).
Buoyancy is another frequently-misunderstood phenomenon. Some proposed perpetual-motion machines miss the fact that to push a volume of air down in a fluid takes the same work as to raise a corresponding volume of fluid up against gravity. These types of machines may involve two chambers with pistons, and a mechanism to squeeze the air out of the top chamber into the bottom one, which then becomes buoyant and floats to the top. The squeezing mechanism in these designs would not be able to do enough work to move the air down, or would leave no excess work available to be extracted.
The 8th century Bavarian “magic wheel” was a disc mounted on an axle powered by lodestones, claimed to be able to rotate forever.
Villard de Honnecourt in 1235 described, in a 33 page manuscript, a perpetual motion machine of the first kind. His idea was based on the changing torque of a series of weights attached with hinges to the rim of a wheel. While ascending they would hang close to the wheel and have little torque, but they would topple after reaching the top and drag the wheel down on descent due to their greater torque during the swing. His device spawned a variety of imitators who continued to refine the basic design.
Following the example of Villard, Peter of Maricourt designed a magnetic globe which when mounted without friction parallel to the celestial axis would rotate once a day and serve as an automatic armillary sphere.
In 1607 Cornelius Drebbel in “Wonder-vondt van de eeuwighe bewegingh” dedicated a Perpetuum motion machine toJames I of England. It was described by Heinrich Hiesserle von Chodaw in 1621. Also in the 17th century, Robert Boyle‘s proposed self-flowing flask purports to fill itself through siphon action and Blaise Pascal introduced a primitive form of roulette and the roulette wheel in his search for a perpetual motion machine.
In the 18th century, Johann Bessler (also known as Orffyreus) created a series of claimed perpetual motion machines. In 1775 the Royal Academy of Sciences in Paris issued the statement that the Academy “will no longer accept or deal with proposals concerning perpetual motion”.
In the 19th century, the invention of perpetual motion machines became an obsession for many scientists. Many machines were designed based on electricity. John Gamgeedeveloped the Zeromotor, a perpetual motion machine of the second kind. Devising these machines is a favourite pastime of many eccentrics, who often devised elaborate machines in the style of Rube Goldberg or Heath Robinson. Such designs appeared to work on paper, though various flaws or obfuscated external energy sources are eventually understood to have been incorporated into the machine (unintentionally or intentionally).
Proposals for such inoperable machines have become so common that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has made an official policy of refusing to grantpatents for perpetual motion machines without a working model. The USPTO Manual of Patent Examining Practice states:
With the exception of cases involving perpetual motion, a model is not ordinarily required by the Office to demonstrate the operability of a device. If operability of a device is questioned, the applicant must establish it to the satisfaction of the examiner, but he or she may choose his or her own way of so doing.
And, further, that:
A rejection [of a patent application] on the ground of lack of utility includes the more specific grounds of inoperativeness, involving perpetual motion. A rejection under 35 U.S.C. 101 for lack of utility should not be based on grounds that the invention is frivolous, fraudulent or against public policy.
The filing of a patent application is a clerical task, and the USPTO won’t refuse filings for perpetual motion machines; the application will be filed and then most probably rejected by the patent examiner, after he has done a formal examination. Even if a patent is granted, it doesn’t mean that the invention actually works; it just means that the examiner thinks that it works, or that he couldn’t figure out why it wouldn’t work.
The USPTO maintains a collection of Perpetual Motion Gimmicks as Digest 9 in Class 74
The USPTO has granted a few patents for motors that are claimed to run without net energy input. Some of these are:
|Howard R. Johnson, U.S. Patent 4,151,431|
- Johnson, Howard R., U.S. Patent 4,151,431 “Permanent magnet motor“, April 24, 1979
- Baker, Daniel, U.S. Patent 4,074,153 “Magnetic propulsion device“, February 14, 1978
- Hartman; Emil T., U.S. Patent 4,215,330 “Permanent magnet propulsion system“, December 20, 1977 (this device is related to the Simple Magnetic Overunity Toy (SMOT)),
- Flynn; Charles J., U.S. Patent 6,246,561 “Methods for controlling the path of magnetic flux from a permanent magnet and devices incorporating the same“, July 31, 1998
- Patrick, et al., U.S. Patent 6,362,718 “Motionless electromagnetic generator“, March 26, 2002
- Green, Willie A., U.S. Patent 6,526,925 “Piston Driven Rotary Engine“, March 4, 2003 “Fluid driven device utilizing a leveraged system with minimal displacement“
- Goldenblum, Halm, U.S. Patent 6,962,052 “Energy generation mechanism, device and system“, November 8, 2005 “A chamber with a partition which lets gas molecules flow one way and not the other. The pressure which builds up on one side of the partition is used to drive a generator.“
- Flynn, Joe, U.S. Patent 6,246,561 “Methods for controlling the path of magnetic flux from a permanent magnet and devices incorporating the same“, June 12, 2001
- Gates; Glenn A., U.S. Patent 6,523,646 “Spring driven apparatus“, February 23, 2003 “Energy is stored in the springs and power is generated by way of the various forces which cause the springs to wind and unwind.“
- McQueen; Jesse, U.S. Patent 7,095,126 “Internal energy generating power source“, August 22, 2006 “An external power source such as a battery is used to initially supply power to start an alternator and generator. Once the system has started it is not necessary for the battery to supply power to the system. The battery can then be disconnected. The alternator and electric motor work in combination to generate electrical power.” Examiners: Schuberg, Darren ; Mohandesi, Iraj A.
- Haisch, et al. U.S. Patent 7,379,286 “Quantum vacuum energy extraction“, May 27, 2008 “[…] converting energy from the electromagnetic quantum vacuum available at any point in the universe to usable energy in the form of heat, electricity, mechanical energy or other forms of power. […] When atoms enter into suitable micro Casimir cavities a decrease in the orbital energies of electrons in atoms will thus occur. Such energy will be captured in the claimed devices. Upon emergence form such micro Casimir cavities the atoms will be re-energized by the ambient electromagnetic quantum vacuum. […] process is also consistent with the conservation of energy in that all usable energy does come at the expense of the energy content of the electromagnetic quantum vacuum.”
In 1979, Joseph Newman filed a US Patent application for his “energy machine” which unambiguously claimed over-unity operation, where power output exceeded power input; the source of energy was claimed to be the atoms of the machine’s copper conductor. The Patent Office rejected the application after the National Bureau of Standards measured the electrical input to be greater than the electrical output. Newman challenged the decision in court and lost.
Other patent offices around the world, such as the United Kingdom Patent Office, have similar practices. Section 4.05 of the UKPO Manual of Patent Practice states:
Processes or articles alleged to operate in a manner which is clearly contrary to well-established physical laws, such as perpetual motion machines, are regarded as not having industrial application.
Examples of decisions by the UK Patent Office to refuse patent applications for perpetual motion machines include:
- Decision BL O/044/06, John Frederick Willmott’s application no. 0502841
- Decision BL O/150/06, Ezra Shimshi’s application no. 0417271
The European Patent Classification (ECLA) has classes including patent applications on perpetual motion systems: ECLA classes “F03B17/04: Alleged perpetua mobilia …” and “F03B17/00B: [… machines or engines] (with closed loop circulation or similar : … Installations wherein the liquid circulates in a closed loop; Alleged perpetua mobilia of this or similar kind …”.
In the late 19th century the term “perpetual motion” increasingly became associated with fraud and since then inventors have referred to perpetual motion devices using various alternatives such as “over-unity”, “free energy”, “zero point energy“. Here are some representative examples of contemporary proposed perpetual motion designs:
- Motionless Electromagnetic Generator, a device that supposedly taps vacuum energy.
- Perepiteia, a device that claims to utilize back EMF.
- There continue to be frequent claims of water powered cars, which purportedly work by converting water into hydrogen and harnessing the energy of hydrogen combustion. The combustion process, in turn, reproduces water vapor, thus qualifying the process as perpetual motion.
Apparent perpetual motion machines
Even though they fully respect the laws of thermodynamics, there are a few conceptual or real devices that appear to be in “perpetual motion.” Closer analysis reveals that they actually “consume” some sort of natural resource or latent energy, such as the phase changes of water or other fluids or small natural temperature gradients. In general, extracting large amounts of work using these devices is difficult to impossible.
Some examples of such devices include:
- The drinking bird toy functions using small ambient temperature gradients and evaporation.
- A capillarity based water pump functions using small ambient temperature gradients and vapour pressure differences.
- A Crookes radiometer consists of a partial vacuum glass container with a lightweight propeller moved by (light-induced) temperature gradients.
- Any device picking up minimal amounts of energy from the natural electromagnetic radiation around it, such as a solar powered motor.
- The Atmos clock uses changes in the vapor pressure of ethyl chloride with temperature to wind the clock spring.
- A device powered by radioactive decay from an isotope with a relatively long half-life; such a device could plausibly operate for hundreds or thousands of years.
- The Oxford Electric Bell and Karpen Pile driven by dry pile batteries.
- Cox’s timepiece and the Beverly Clock powered by changes in atmospheric pressure.
- In flywheel energy storage, “modern flywheels can have a zero-load rundown time measurable in years.”
- Once spun up, objects in the vacuum of space—stars, black holes, planets, moons, spin-stabilized satellites, etc.—continue spinning almost indefinitely with no further energy input. Tide on Earth is dissipating the gravitational energy of the Moon/Earth system at an average rate of about 3.75 terawatts.
- In certain quantum-mechanical systems (such as superfluidity and superconductivity), dissipation-free “motion” is possible.
In some cases a thought (or “gedanken”) experiment appears to suggest that perpetual motion may be possible through accepted and understood physical processes. However, in all cases, a flaw has been found when all of the relevant physics is considered. Examples include:
- Maxwell’s Demon: This was originally proposed to show that the Second Law of Thermodynamics applied in the statistical sense only, by postulating a “demon” that could select energetic molecules and extract their energy. Subsequent analysis (and experiment) have shown there is no way to physically implement such a system that does not result in an overall increase in entropy.
- Brownian Ratchet: In this thought experiment, one imagines a paddle wheel connected to a ratchet. Brownian motion would cause surrounding gas molecules to strike the paddles, but the ratchet would only allow it to turn in one direction. A more thorough analysis showed that when a physical ratchet was considered at this molecular scale, Brownian motion would also affect the ratchet and cause it to randomly fail resulting in no net gain. Thus, the device would not violate the Laws of thermodynamics.
Free energy suppression
Because perpetual motion claims have been around for some time, conspiracy theories are often invoked to explain the lack of acceptance and/or availability of such technology.
This is a gallery of some of the perpetual motion machine plans.
The “Capillary Bowl”. It was thought that thecapillary action would keep the water flowing in the tube, but since the cohesion force that draws the liquid up the tube in the first place holds the droplet from releasing into the bowl, the flow is not perpetual.
- History of perpetual motion machines
- Incredible utility (patent concept)
- Entropy production
- Pathological science
- ^ a b Angrist, Stanley (January 1968). “Perpetual Motion Machines”. Scientific American218 (1): 115–122.
- ^ http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definitions/perpetual+motion
- ^ http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/perpetual%2Bmotion?q=perpetual+motion
- ^ Rao, Y. V. C. (2004). An Introduction to Thermodynamics. Hyderabad, India: Universities Press (India) Private Ltd.. ISBN 81-7371-461-4. Retrieved August 2010.
- ^ An alternative definition is given, for example, by Schadewald, who defines a “perpetual motion machine of the third kind” as a machine that violates the third law of thermodynamics. See Schadewald, Robert J. (2008), Worlds of Their Own – A Brief History of Misguided Ideas: Creationism, Flat-Earthism, Energy Scams, and the Velikovsky Affair, Xlibris, ISBN 978-1-4636-0435-1. pp55–56
- ^ Wong, Kau-Fui Vincent (2000). Thermodynamics for Engineers. CRC Press. p. 154.ISBN 978-0-84-930232-9
- ^ Akshoy, Ranjan Paul; Sanchayan, Mukherjee; Pijush, Roy (2005). Mechanical Sciences: Engineering Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics. Prentice-Hall India. p. 51. ISBN 978-8-12-032727-6
- ^ Barrow, John D. (1998). Impossibility: The Limits of Science and the Science of Limits. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-851890-7.
- ^ Goldstein, Herbert; Poole, Charles; Safko, John (2002). Classical Mechanics (3rd edition). San Francisco: Addison Wesley. pp. 589–598. ISBN 0-201-65702-3
- ^ “The perpetual myth of free energy”. BBC News. 9 July 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2010. “In short, law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed. Denying its validity would undermine not just little bits of science – the whole edifice would be no more. All of the technology on which we built the modern world would lie in ruins.”
- ^ “CE410: Are constants constant?”, talkorigins
- ^ Harmor, Greg; Derek Abbott (2005). “The Feynman-Smoluchowski ratchet”.Parrondo’s Paradox Research Group. School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Univ. of Adelaide. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
- ^ Dircks, Henry (1861). Perpetuum Mobile: Or, A History of the Search for Self-motive. p. 354. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ Jenkins, Alejandro (May 2012). “Self-oscillation”. arXiv. pp. 4-5.
- ^ Mark E. Eberhart:Feeding the fire: the lost history and uncertain future of mankind’s energy,p.14
- ^ a b Lynn Townsend, White Jr (1960). “Tibet, India, and Malaya as Sources of Western Medieval Technology”. The American Historical Review 65 (3): 522–526.
- ^ “Wonder-vondt van de eeuwighe bewegingh”
- ^
- ^ MIT, “Inventor of the Week Archive: Pascal : Mechanical Calculator”, May 2003. “Pascal worked on many versions of the devices, leading to his attempt to create a perpetual motion machine. He has been credited with introducing the roulette machine, which was a by-product of these experiments.”
- ^ “600 Parts, Form, and Content of Application – 608.03 Models, Exhibits, Specimens”. Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (8 ed.). August 2001
- ^ “700 Examination of Applications II. UTILITY – 706.03(a) Rejections Under 35 U.S.C. 101”. Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (8 ed.). August 2001
- ^ a b c Pressman, David (2008). Nolo. ed. Patent It Yourself (13, illustrated, revised ed.). Nolo. p. 99. ISBN 1-4133-0854-6.
- ^ Peterson, Ivars (1 June 1985). “A patent pursuit: Joe Newman’s ‘energy machine’ – inventor fights for patent on machine that generates more energy than it takes in from external sources”. Science News.
- ^ Peterson, Ivars (5 July 1986). “NBS Report Short Circuits Energy Machine”. Science News. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- ^ Manual of Patent Practice, Section 4. United Kingdom Patent Office
- ^ See also, for more examples of refused patent applications at the United Kingdom Patent Office (UK-IPO), UK-IPO gets tougher on perpetual motion, IPKat, 12 June 2008. Consulted on June 12, 2008.
- ^ Patents Ex parte decision (O/044/06)
- ^ http://www.patent.gov.uk/patent/p-decisionmaking/p-challenge/p-challenge-decision-results/o15006.pdf
- ^ ECLA classes F03B17/04 and F03B17/00B. Consulted on June 12, 2008.
- ^ WO application 2008037004, Kwok, James, “An energy storage device and method of use”, published 2008-04-03
- ^ Munk, W.; Wunsch, C (1998). “Abyssal recipes II: energetics of tidal and wind mixing”.Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers 45 (12): 1977. Bibcode1998DSRI…45.1977M. doi:10.1016/S0967-0637(98)00070-3.
- ^ Ray, R. D.; Eanes, R. J.; Chao, B. F. (1996). “Detection of tidal dissipation in the solid Earth by satellite tracking and altimetry”. Nature 381 (6583): 595. Bibcode1996Natur.381..595R. doi:10.1038/381595a0. | mechanical_engineering |
http://www.bakerco.com/products/custom-engineered-products.html | 2013-05-18T23:38:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382989/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00034-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.894997 | 516 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__83822166 | en | Special Application Products for Contamination Control
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http://www.dgconstructionsw.co.uk/employing-jib-cranes-in-construction/ | 2019-03-18T18:07:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912201521.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20190318172016-20190318194016-00129.warc.gz | 0.954482 | 624 | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-13__0__10213085 | en | It is important to have the right tools for each job that you do. The same is true when determining which Jib Crane is going to be right for your needs. Each Jib crane has its own purpose and place. The three types of crane that we will look at are the freestanding jib, the wall bracket jib, and foundationless jib.
Let us first look at the freestanding jib crane. The freestanding jib has a circular coverage area. One great feature of this jib is that it offers more head room than other cranes. It can be placed closer to an overhead ceiling or structure. The electric hoist is quiet and emissions free. This crane is great for outdoor use as well, in an area such as a loading dock. The jib boom is sturdy and can withstand constant use. It can be made at home for applications below a larger bridge crane. This crane works best in open areas. This will allow the crane to be used for multiple service areas. It can be overlapped with other jibs to offer a staged work area.
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Gorbel is the largest manufacturer of jib cranes. They offer varieties that include each of the mentioned types of jib crane. There is a perfect fit for your need. These cranes can be overlapped with one another and integrated into a smooth system of operation. Jib cranes are a bit of a speciality item but can be found and decent and affordable prices. There happens to be a perfect jib for every job. With a small amount of evaluation, the right one can be found for you. They can be shipped in a short amount of time and installed quickly.
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https://www.productreportcard.com/best-dishwasher-reviews/miele-g-5575-sc | 2024-03-03T02:50:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476180.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20240303011622-20240303041622-00484.warc.gz | 0.949101 | 1,705 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__149356601 | en | We give the Miele Futura Dimension G 5575 SC dishwasher (G5575SCSF & G5575SCVi) an A- because it offers a superior cleaning and drying performance while still maintaining excellent energy efficiency. We love its flexible rack storage system, concealed control panel with time-remaining display, and its quiet operation. Miele itself has an impressive reputation for reliability and durability, and this dishwasher has received great feedback from customers and experts alike. We had to deduct a few points because the G 5575 SC is pretty expensive to buy and install, but we still highly recommend this dishwasher (or any Dimension dishwasher) if you can afford it and if you don't mind cleaning out the filters every so often.
You can see how the Miele Futura Dimension G 5575 SC dishwasher compares to other dishwashers in our Dishwasher Review.
Editor's Note: Miele has released the updated version of this model, which you can learn more about in our in-depth review.
Part of Miele's Futura Dimension dishwasher line, the popular G 5575 SC is a full-size, ENERGY STAR® rated dishwasher. It will use about 285 kWh/year, and Miele estimates that it will cost around $23/year to run (estimate based on natural gas water heater, 4 wash loads per week and average electricity costs from 2007).
For superior cleaning performance with less noise and wasted energy, the G 5575 SC is designed with 3 spray arms and a triple filtration system that requires manual cleaning. It features sensor technology (AutoSensor) that can automatically detect the load's soil level and adjust the wash cycle accordingly. It is also engineered with Miele's Double WaterProof System, which immediately shuts off the water supply to the dishwasher if it detects a leak or blockage. Lastly, to help improve overall cleaning results, the G 5575 SC comes equipped with an automatic water-softening system in addition to its rinse aid dispenser.
The G 5575 SC has a total of six wash cycles including "Pots & Pans", "Normal", "China & Crystal", "SaniWash" (wash/sanitize), "Rinse & Hold" (rinsing items in between complete cycles), and "Express". In addition, you have the option of selecting "Turbo Mode" if you want to reduce the cycle time by 30% or "Intensive Mode" if you would like a heavier wash on the lower rack but a gentler wash on the upper rack. It also uses the CleanAir™ Drying System and SensorDry technology to effectively and hygienically dry the entire load. Leveraging the natural heat retention and water-condensing properties of its stainless steel tub, the dishwasher's CleanAir™ system heats up air pulled from its surroundings in a sealed external chamber, which helps to condense/evaporate dishwater against the dishwasher's walls and prevents external air from contaminating the load. The G 5575 SC's SensorDry technology simply adjusts drying time automatically based on its sensors readings of internal humidity and temperature conditions.
The Futura Dimension G 5575 SC can fit up to sixteen place settings and has three racks of storage designed with Miele's FlexiCare Premium basket configuration and 3D Cutlery Tray. Engineered to protect even the most delicate items, the racks can be adjusted in many different ways to accommodate almost any type of load. The lower rack can fit 3 rows of dishes up to 35cm in height, and it has 2 rows of foldable tines that can be lowered to create a flat space for larger items when necessary. At the back of the lower rack, there are also 2 height-adjustable supports for glassware. The entire upper rack can be adjusted to create more room above or below it for taller items. It has foldable tines, large cup racks (hinged) and a height-adjustable rail for long-stemmed glasses. The 3D Cutlery Tray can also be adjusted in height, as well as in width and depth to accommodate various items. The center can be lowered to fit larger utensils, and the sides can be pushed in to fit long-stemmed glassware in the upper basket.
The Miele Futura Dimension G 5575 SC has a concealed control panel (fully integrated) with a touchpad LED display where you can program a cycle, delay the start of a cycle by up to 24 hours and check the status/time remaining in a current cycle. The control panel will also indicate when you need to refill the rinse aid or salt or when there is another issue with the dishwasher. The G 5575 SC is relatively quiet throughout all cycles, and it has Q3 Acoustics™ according to Miele's acoustics scale, which ranks noise levels from Q1 – Q5 (Q5 being the quietest). When we asked Miele customer service to assign a decibel level to Q3, they refused saying that the decibel level would change based on the load and wash cycle. In general, Miele dishwashers are known to be among the quietest dishwashers on the market. Lastly, if you are trying to distinguish between the G 5575 SC and the and the other full-size Dimension models, the only differences are that the G 5570 SC is ADA-compliant and the G 5505 SC has an exposed control panel and a child-safety lock.
In terms of appearance, the Miele Futura Dimension G 5575 SC can be fitted with custom paneling (G 5575 SCVi) to make it disappear completely in your kitchen or you can purchase the prefinished model (G 5575 SCSF). The prefinished model features Clean Touch Steel™, a stainless steel finish that is scratch-resistant and won't show smudges or fingerprints. Both models have a full-length bar handle and the door has a ComfortClose design, so it is easy to open/close and will stay in place at any angle.
Miele is a family-owned and operated German appliance manufacturer known for its high-end household appliances that are built with superior design, functionality, durability and overall quality in mind. While there haven't been many customers who have reviewed the Miele Futura Dimension G 5575 SC online, Miele dishwashers have received numerous accolades and excellent feedback from industry experts over the years. In a 2012 JD Power & Associates study on customer satisfaction with different dishwasher manufacturers, Miele received near perfect ratings in all categories except price (2/5). For two years in a row, House & Garden named Miele the #1 dishwasher in their The Best on The Best report, which surveys the nation's top interior designers for their secrets and advice on the top products. Miele dishwashers have also received the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval and are recommended exclusively by Riedel as the best dishwashers for washing their glassware. In a Consumer Reports dishwashers study, the G 5575 SC was awarded 80/100 points, which is truly exceptional considering that the highest rated dishwasher only earned 81 points. The Consumer Reports study also noted that Miele was a very reliable brand and that its dishwashers were among the least repair-prone of major manufacturers. Given that Miele dishwashers are designed to last for 20 years, we feel that the up-front cost will pay off in the long run, so, if you can afford it, we highly recommend the G 5575 SC dishwasher or any dishwasher in the Dimension series. For this model, Miele also offers a 1-year limited warranty and a 90-day satisfaction guarantee with a full refund.
The Miele Futura Dimension G 5575 SC has only received a few customer reviews online on Amazon.com. While one review was negative, it was only because the customer was unhappy with the shipper, and everyone seems to be happy with the performance of the Miele Dimension dishwashers overall.Editor's Note: Miele has released the updated version of this model, which you can learn more about here.
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http://www.paperconversion.com/paper-drinking-straw-making-machine-5075096.html | 2020-10-26T00:39:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107890108.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20201026002022-20201026032022-00103.warc.gz | 0.815845 | 601 | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-45__0__36214083 | en | Paper Drinking Straw Making Machine
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