Hydrogen Fuel Cells – A Working Green Solution!

Hydrogen Fuel Cells are currently being implemented as fuel assist devices for diesel combustion engines. These fuel cells are:

1. Saving fuel.

2. Increasing power, or torque.

3. Decrease in emissions.

4. Engine running cooler.

5. Reduction in engine maintenance.

That means saving money, and in these economic times, we have a win-win situation.

The environment wins, and the consumer wins. Hydrogen fuel cell assist devices do this by creating a more efficient burn of the diesel fuel. This same technology may very well work for gasoline combustion engines as well, but I know it works with the diesel engines.

A simple fuel cell can be made by doing the following:

• Fill a small glass jar about 3/4 full of water.

• Dissolve a teaspoon of baking soda in the water. The baking soda will help conduct the electricity through the water.

• Put a thin piece of cardboard over the opening of the jar.

• Insert into the cardboard 2 thin electrical wires about 2 inches apart in a manner such that one end of each of the wires is submerged 2 to 3 inches.

• Wrap the other ends of the wires around the positive and negative terminals of a 9-volt battery. Bubbles will soon begin to accumulate on the submerged ends of the wires. Hydrogen gas on the negative wire and oxygen on the positive wire.

This is a simple way you can build your own fuel cell, and create fuel cell energy!

• CAUTION: Hydrogen and Oxygen are extremely explosive. Do not trap it for a period of time, and then ignite it. If you are determined to ignite to prove its existence, protect yourself from the loud noise and possible explosion.

However, many people can demonstrate the production of hydrogen through this simple alkaline bath process, and many people are moving this simple technology forward in a more robust way, but… they are not getting consistent, long term results when using the alkalyzer for splitting off the hydrogen and oxygen from the water.

Others that I am aware of are getting consistent results with the processes they are using. A simplification of the process is… electricity from the battery in, hydrogen and oxygen out, with nothing more than pure distilled water as the fuel. Inject these two gases separately into the air intake of an internal combustion diesel engine “on demand.

No hydrogen storage tank problems.

No safety issues. This fuel cell is only producing hydrogen when the engine is running.

Result: about 17% power increase. Emissions lowered dramatically. Fuel savings of 20 to 30 percent.

This is not as “green” a solution, but it is real, and is happening. It becomes a huge problem for “Big Oil” if this technology continues beyond fuel assist devices. How do you sell distilled water at the fuel bowser?

A lot more research and development is needed to get the consistent results from this green technology, but there are …

Fuel Containment – Keep Messy Spills at Bay by Containing Fuel Properly

Have you ever had a fuel spill and had difficulty cleaning it up? Most likely, you found it time consuming and very messy. It would have been beneficial on a number of levels had you been prepared.

Just about any industrial facility has fuel within its equipment or its vehicles. That means it needs to have preventative tools on hand for emergency fuel containment.

When fuel is not quickly contained as soon as a spill occurs, it can contaminate the groundwater outside of the facility, and it can cause long term damage within it. Your flooring and equipment can be damaged, causing you to have to repair or replace them.

Through proper fuel containment, you’ll find you save money on floor, equipment, and/or merchandise repairs because the fuel doesn’t come into contact with these items. And even if it does, it won’t be for long periods of time.

While it may be hard to avoid that the floor is affected, you can use a tool such as an Emergency Fuel Spill Containment Pop Up Pool for fuel containment to minimize the damage.

An Emergency Fuel Spill Containment Pop Up Pool is so compact that you can tuck it away in very small spaces, such as spill stations, so that it is out of the way of facility staff. At the same time, it will be easy to access when needed. These pools are frequently used within the fuel industry.

This fuel containment tool may appear fabric-like, but it is actually made of high-density polyethylene and is highly durable despite its light weight. Its low-density coating makes it resistant against gasoline, diesel, acid and other hazardous chemicals.

You can easily monitor how full the pool is because of its see-through material. This will help you to prevent overflow.

The pop up pool is very effective for truckers as well as mobile equipment within a warehouse, retail, or factory environment. Anytime a tank may spring a leak, the pop up pool can be placed under the leaking tank. This saves a lot of money on clean up costs and potential.

Its features include the following:

1) Compact and very easy to use

2) Will not split or crack

3) Chemical, rust, and UV resistant

4) Economical

5) Can be stored in a small space, such as a spill station

6) Spill capacity can range from 20 gallons to 150 gallons

7) Weight of each pop up pool can range from 2 pounds to 5 pounds

8) Very affordable.

So when you need an effective fuel containment product, the Emergency Fuel Spill Containment Pop Up Pool can prove to be just that – effective. The investment itself is reasonable, especially when you compare the cost of the product to the cost of cleaning up a fuel spill and repairing the damage.…

Software for Warehousing

Gone are the days requiring the warehouse manager to keep manual inventory and product flow records. No longer does the director of operations have to wonder exactly how much produce is in the racks today. Software for warehousing supplies comprehensive solutions for keeping a single warehouse facility or multiple warehouses spread across multiple regions running smoothly and efficiently.

The software for warehousing products available today offer a wide degree of solutions, giving you complete control of product flowing through your business. Whether you’re operating a wholesale distribution company looking for a comprehensive accounting solution that incorporates customer relationship management, or a healthcare supply chain wanting to move to a self-distributing business model, there are systems available to help you streamline your supply chain and deliver dramatic cost savings and customer service.

The ability to compile inventory and supply chain data into one consolidation database will help you achieve complete inventory control. These software solutions help companies trace their products closely throughout the entire supply chain. For companies in regulated industries, this is even more critical. The ability to control inventory every step of the way from manufacturer to service center and on to delivery to the customer builds confidence in the safety of the product.

With the new warehouse management software systems available, warehouse operations can be transformed in whole integrated logistic and fulfillment facilities. Your operation can manage your complete inventory flow in real time. Orders coming in can be matched immediately to product in your warehouse and go right into the distribution process. Many of these software packages include automated shipping and billing that improves efficiency and reduces the cost of operation.

Real time data is key to the efficient operation of warehouse distribution. The immediate availability of information improves productivity in the warehouse. At the same time employee performance increases. With a computerized information flow directly in the workers hands, pick and pull accuracy dramatically improves.

This cycle of information is essential to warehouse management. As information flows quickly from management to workers on the floor where the physical inventory handling takes place, accurate information is the key to a successful operation.

The days of pencil and paper are gone. New technologies like bar code scanning and Radio Frequency Devices (RDID) allow warehouse operations across entire regions run smoothly. Workers can carry up-to-date inventory information with them at all times in hand held computers. The home office no longer has to wait days for inventories to be tallied from multiple locations. Inventory counts update in real time each time the worker scans a bar code. Shipping records are also able to be updated as soon as product is moved in the warehouse and put on a truck for delivery.

Companies find that putting a warehouse management software system into place can greatly improve the bottom line. Savings in lost inventory and reduced man hours are just a couple of the financial benefits to computerizing your warehousing operations.…

“I Am Not Going to Pay Them 150 Bucks to Do an Oil Flush” He Said

It costs lots of money to properly maintain your automobile as per the owner’s manual, and if you don’t there is a good chance you can void the warranty. This is why I always recommend keeping a little maintenance log book in the glove box and to document all you do, plus keep the receipts – whether you do it yourself or pay someone else.

Not long ago, I was discussing car maintenance with a buddy of mine, yes, he bought me a cup of Starbucks, so, what the heck, let him pick the subject, I mean, I went there to hang out and have good conversation, so it’s all good. As we were talking about the costs of maintaining his car he said; “Well, I can tell you this much, I’m not going to pay them guys no $150 smackeroonies to do an Oil Flush, after they gouge me some $39.00 for an oil change, and when my wife took her car in, it cost her $89 and change for god knows what deluxe up-sell package they sold her.”

“You know,” I told him; did you realize that you can do your own oil flush without paying an auto garage or oil change facility to do it? It’s true and you can save quite a bit of money too, some oil flushes cost upwards of $100 to $180 and in reality they are relatively simple to perform. If you have an older car, especially one which uses oil between changes it is a good idea to do this once a year or so.

Below are some tips on doing your own oil flush and saving a good chunk of change for yourself;

1. Run your car for about 10-minutes.

2. Drain the oil and remove the filter as if you were doing a regular oil change

3. Drain the oil filter, and pour some diesel fuel inside and shake it around and then dump it out into the oil pan, where you drained the engine oil.

4. Replace your old oil filter that you rinsed out with diesel fuel.

5. Put oil plug back in

6. Put fuel into the engine – just a little more than if you were putting in the new oil

7. Turn your car on and run it for 30 seconds to 1-minute.

8. Remove the oil filter and throw it out.

9. Drain the diesel fuel out of your car’s engine.

10. Put oil plug back in.

11. Install a new oil filter.

12. Put in the proper number of quarts of fresh oil as per the operations manual of your car.

As you can see, you can do this yourself and save up to $180. If you have a car that you’ve taken good care of and it has under 75,000 miles and doesn’t use oil between changes, then you most likely do not need an …

Will E15 Become the Law of the Land?

New fuel could pose problems for some engines.

Changes may be coming to a gasoline pump near you if federal regulators and the ethanol lobby have their way. Both groups are pushing for a higher blend of ethanol fuel to be mixed in with gasoline, a concoction that will equal 15 percent ethanol and 85 percent straight gasoline, best known as E15 fuel. That fuel, however, is not without controversy: car manufacturers are calling upon the Environmental Protection Agency to back off, claiming that vehicles using this fuel could suffer engine damage, effectively voiding owners’ car warranties.

E15 Push

The push to E15 comes from a group of midwestern farmers and ethanol producers responsible for growing corn and converting it into fuel. Today, more than 90 percent of all pumps offer E10 fuel, a relatively harmless byproduct. However, automakers warn that increasing that number to E15 could cause serious problems for some engines, something the EPA acknowledges, but only for older vehicles.

Indeed, gasoline pumps will be affixed with a sticker declaring that the new fuel is only for use in model year 2001 and newer vehicles or for any flex-fuel vehicle. Flex fuel vehicles contain special fuel lines that resist the corrosive nature of E85 fuel which consists of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent straight gasoline. Therefore, these vehicles can run on any combination of gas and ethanol safely. Not so with older vehicles and, according to the automakers, newer vehicles too.

Political Support

The EPA has the broad support of the Obama administration, which is looking for ways to reduce America’s dependency on foreign sources of fuel. However, the risk of using E15 is apparent as even the EPA concedes that some vehicles and engines cannot handle it. The EPA has said that the new fuel isn’t for use in motorcycles nor is it for certain off-road vehicles such as snowmobiles and all terrain vehicles. Moreover, consumers are being warned not to include E15 in their lawnmowers, snow blowers or leaf blowing equipment.

Members of Congress are looking at the problem closely and may stop or delay the EPA from allowing E15 fuel. One way that may be accomplished is to defund ethanol subsidies, effectively cutting the legs out from underneath the industry.

Mandated Use

If E15 becomes law, consumers will find out fairly fast if their engines are adversely affected. While a home grown fuel is certainly welcome, mandating its use in engines not outfitted properly seems not only misguided, but foolish.…

How to Save Gas – 8 Great Tips

When money is tight we often look for simple ways to save cash. Cutting your gas bill down is a great way to start. But where to begin? Follow the simple steps below.

1. When out on the roads, avoid staying to close to the car in front of you. When they hit the breaks or slow down this will force you to hit the breaks too. My point? Accelerating uses much more gas than when you are driving at a constant speed.

2. When you park your car, try not to park in the sun. If possible, find some shade to park under. The reason for doing so is to prevent the car from heating up. When the car heats up the gas evaporates quicker. This means even when you are not driving you can lose quite a lot of fuel.

3. The more the car weighs, the more fuel it needs to accelerate. Try to empty your car as much as possible by getting rid of things that are not required like golf clubs and football equipment.

4. You should always plan your journeys in advance. Plenty of people take longer routes than needed. You can find the most fuel efficient routes using a sat-nav or an online route planner.

5. Make sure your tires are inflated correctly. You can find the correct tire pressure levels in the car owners manual. By doing so, you can increase your gas mileage by over 3%. This may not seem like much but when you add it up over a year you can see why it is worthwhile.

6. You can also buy a new, fuel efficient car. There are plenty of hybrid cars which can save you a heap load of cash on gas each month. Of course, this may not seem like the cheapest of options at first. However, over the period of a year or two the amount you save on your gas bill allows the new car to pay for itself.

7. Avoid idling as much as possible. Whenever you get out of your car to drop something off or post something, make sure you turn the cars engine off. It only takes a few seconds to turn it back on again so what is the point of wasting fuel idling?

8. Finally, make sure you use cruise control to your advantage. By maintaining a consistent level of speed you are saving a lot of money.…

Manufacturing is an essential part of the global economy; without it, you wouldn’t be able to enjoy the things you take for granted. With the constant use of heavy machinery, factories are bound to get dirty. Therefore, it is important to make sure that you look after everyone’s health and safety and keep on top of the cleaning. This is coming under increasing scrutiny due to the global pandemic and the need to demonstrate cleanliness. If you’re looking for ways you can stay on top, then you have come to the right place.

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Regular Equipment Maintenance and Cleaning

There is a lot of expensive and important equipment in factories, and keeping them well maintained is important. Your machinery will run safer and last longer if it is cleaned regularly. To do this, you will need to make sure your staff are trained properly and have the correct equipment. Some messy jobs can be made easier and safer by investing in a metalworking industrial vacuum. Further, due to the hazardous environment, make sure that you provide your staff with the correct PPE.

Staff Training

It is reported that 27% of work-related injuries are caused by slips, trips, and falls. You can reduce your contribution to this statistic by making sure that your facility is clean and safe.

Training your employees to constantly be alert and aware of their surroundings will go a long way. You can teach them to get into the habit of reporting and hazards they come across straight away, meaning you can act swiftly to prevent accidents. Further, you can get your employees into the attitude of fixing some hazards themselves rather than leaving it to the next person, which will only prolong the danger.

Organization is Key

When designing a manufacturing facility, organization should be a top priority. Ensuring that everything your employees could need has a designated and sensible home will help you to encourage and keep a clean workplace. Not only will this increase productivity but it will reduce the likelihood of accidents.

Minimized Movements

We’ve taken a look at how important it is to keep the factory clean from physical hazards, but what about people? When your employees are hard at work, the last thing you want is to cause accidents because pathways are overcrowded. When you are laying out your factory, make sure that the distance between work areas is as short as possible. This will mean that groups assigned to certain jobs will not need to travel far away from their area.

A Note on Covid-19

Cleaning should always have been a top priority, but it is even more so now. Ensure you have your back covered by providing your staff with PPE, soap, and sanitizers all in abundance, and provide ample signage about handwashing procedures.

As you can see, there is a lot involved in maintaining a clean workplace. The most important aspect to take away is that it takes a full team to ensure constant cleanliness, so …

Warehousing Management Software: One Of The Best Investments You Can Make For Business Here’s Why

Warehousing software can be expensive which is why in this tough economy it is easy to understand why a business owner, whether they be large or small would not want to take on an unneeded expense.

After all the ultimate goal of business is to keep expenses down so you are able to maximize profits to the best of your ability. However, certain things you can purchase should not be looked at as expenses.

These things should be looked at as assets, tools for business to grow and function more efficiently. Warehousing management software offers just this. There are a lot of businesses who have probably heard of using this type of software, but many of them are still not sold on how powerful it can be for them. Not a problem, you can easily be convinced. The advantages are plenty.

The entire purpose of warehousing management software is to enable a user to get an instant picture of certain information that is very pivotal.

Quick access means that warehouse operations function far smoother than what they may be at the moment. You will be able to cut back on various costs, and as a result increase your bottom line.

For starters, you need to constantly be aware of how much inventory is in your warehouse. You may already have a system in place for this, but it can be made far more effective.

Warehousing management software will help you know instantly how much inventory is in your warehouse, whether it be for specific parts or for everything.

You need to know how many orders are being shipped at the moment, this gives you an idea of how much product is being moved. The logistics software is going to help you get an instant picture of this as well.

At times your business is going to have pending orders. There are several processes involved in this, and you need to know what they are. Warehousing management software will easily alert you to the various stages of processing when it comes to pending orders.

Does your business hire staff? Odds are it probably does, and you need to make sure they are being as productive as possible. You cannot afford to pay people who are not being productive right?

Warehousing management software will allow you to set up a system so that you can monitor staff productivity details. This enables you to make sure your staff is performing the way they should and that your warehouse is operating the way it is supposed to.

You also can use the software to see how many goods have been shipped by the warehouse for a specified period of time. This information is going to be needed at times, and you can easily search for it for any time period you wish.

Businesses that are smaller and have not had the chance to automate their warehousing management process will …

The Production of Ethanol

Fuel prices are always a concern. This has led to increasing interest in alternative energy such as wind, solar and biofuels. Even though some consider biofuel to be something new, biofuels have actually been produced by humans for many thousands of years. This is because biofuels are so easy to make. It’s possible to produce biofuels from any vegetable that contains a significant amount of sugar, or contains ingredients that are convertible into sugar, such as starch and cellulose. You could also create sugar from the starch in corn, however it will take longer in converting the starch.

If you ever wanted to know how biofuels are created, here’s a simple rundown:

1) Take your grain, for example corn or wheat, and grind it down until the starch is exposed.

2) Mix all of this with water.

3) Take this mass and cook it briefly, adding the enzymes that will convert the starch into sugar. This is a process known as hydrolysis.

4) Throw in some yeast, which will cause the fermentation you need to manufacture ethanol.

5) Separate the ethanol from the other materials with distillation.

And then you’re done! There are many websites currently on the internet that show ways to produce ethanol at home, and these are in fact accurate. Though it’s a lot of work to do this, and it’s not very cost or time effective. There is currently a great amount of research going on into the production methods of biofuels. There is research underway at the moment to try and find ways to produce ethanol from less costly sources than grains, namely the cellulose that’s found within these grains.

However, this is not easy. There are many more complex procedures that have to take place involving pretreatment and hydrolysis, before the fermentation required can occur. One of the major benefits of using different sources for the production of biofuels will be that food sources are not overly used, causing hunger problems in areas that may be susceptible to this.

Fermentation is caused by the organism known as yeast. Yeast is commonly known as a major ingredient in bread, it’s the ingredient that causes the bread to rise. This rising is caused by carbon dioxide gas. Now, yeast is an anaerobic organism, which means it can survive without oxygen. Yeast lives on sugar, same as humans, but it’s unable to consume all of the energy retained in the sugar. While energy is being absorbed and sugar partially digested by the yeast, the sugar is converted into both carbon dioxide and ethanol.

Unfortunately, we can’t just go ahead and make ethanol with our bread at home. We don’t have enough sugar to make a significant amount. Countries like Brazil, however, have been using biofuels for a long time due to their high production rates of sugar cane. Some commercial ethanol is produced from a byproduct of gasoline, but most comes from yeast. Corn is far more plentiful in America then sugar cane, …

GM’s Bare Necessity Truck Concept – The Future of Trucks? Fuel Economy Trends in the Truck Industry

There may be a new “green” truck hitting the market in the future – albeit not the immediate future – and it’s got a new twist to the economical initiatives we’ve been seeing from the auto industry. GM’s Bare Necessity Truck concept is a pickup truck with the idea of stripping out all of the unnecessary features that make trucks inefficient for many uses, but still providing all the features that truck owners need. Here’s the general idea: It’s a smaller truck, with a hybrid gas electric engine (not unlike many other vehicles out there). The real difference come in the bed length vs. cab room debate – this truck will have a reversible bulkhead that flips 180 degrees, allowing a shift of 2 feet of space either to the cab or to the bed, depending on the need at the time.

The initial response about this truck has been mostly positive, as most people want to get behind an idea that will be more efficient, economical and environmentally friendly. But is this the right truck for enough people to make a difference? Some of the questions: What if you need bed space and cab space at the same time? Will it have enough hauling and towing capacity? How much will it cost? How do I fit a tonneau cover on it?

Nationwide, gas prices have increased an average of $0.16 a gallon over the last two weeks, to $2.77 for midgrade gas. While this is still considerably lower than the $3.97 average at this time last year, it has spurred a renewed interest in gas savings opportunities, particularly among truck and SUV owners.

One popular option for increased fuel economy has been purchasing a hybrid gas/electric vehicle – and while small hybrid vehicles, and even SUVs, have been around for years now, auto manufacturers are now finally producing full-sized hybrid trucks. Available from GM is the Chevy Silverado Hybrid and the GMC Sierra Hybrid, and in 2010 the Dodge Ram Hybrid will hit the market, so GM’s Bare Necessity concept isn’t breaking new ground in that area. The trouble with hybrid vehicles is that they while improving fuel economy up to 25%, the cost of these vehicles can be he neighborhood $10,000 or more greater than the price of a non-hybrid model. This price premium generally more than offsets any savings from decreased fuel costs for many years of owning the vehicle.

So where do we turn for some fuel savings, if we need a truck and don’t want to shell out $10,000 extra for a hybrid? Well, a simple answer is to get a performance tuner. Your truck’s own engine can see increased performance and gas savings at the same time, just by programming it to perform in whatever way suits your driving needs rather than the default factory programming. Brands like Hypertech have models, such as the Max Energy E-Con, …

Storing Your Pressure Washer With Regular Shamrock Gas For Winter

Winter storage for all of your gasoline or diesel engine equipment is the focus of this article. I don’t know about everyone else, but I personally have more equipment with small engines than I first realized. After thinking about it a little I soon realized there was more stuff around here than meets the Eye. Lets see here now. Well there’s the emergency generator, the compressor, the pressure washer, the tiller, the push lawn mower, the riding mower, the four wheeler,and the chain saw.

These items, or pieces of equipment are all going to need some attention. Nothing serious but, important, never the less. The problem with all these small engine equipped life savers is the fact that you didn’t realize how many you really owned and now you’ve got to weatherize all of them.

Not to fear its nothing complicated. Nothing you can’t handle. Anyone with a little common sense can handle the task at hand. A little common sense, and 30 or 40 minutes and you will be prepared for mother natures worst case scenario.

To explain this in the most simplest terms. The reason we must prepare the equipment for winter is because the fuel will go bad, and when it goes bad it is going bad in the carburetor or throttle body, fuel tank, fuel lines, fuel filter, fuel pump and all through the fuel system. This gasoline turns to a thick varnish smelling residue, if left too long.

The way most manufactures are recommending, is to put in an additive. This additive is made especially for winter storage of small engine equipped Items. There are numerous makers of these additives but, one is probably good as the others.

The way I recommend is to go ahead and put the fuel additive in. They usually recommend to a full tank. Now like I said this is the way I do It. I Install the additive, turn the fuel off, coming out of the fuel tank. now start and run the machine till it dies from lack of fuel. Now the carburetor is dry and you can put it up for the winter.

With most of these additives all that is actually absolutely necessary is to put the additive in and run the engine a few minutes to insure the additive has reached all the components.

One very good additive is called Red line.…

Understanding Warehouse Software

If you own or work in a warehouse, you know the importance of categorizing and maintaining a proper inventory of all your stored items. Implementing an efficient system for correctly itemizing the products can be an extremely difficult task, especially if you are using the traditional pencil and paper method. But over the years, modern computer inventory and categorization software systems have been developed to help you organize your inventory and keep accurate records. These warehouse software systems can be tremendously beneficial to the smallest of storage facilities to the largest warehouse distribution centers.

There are two major warehouse management software systems that are prominent in today’s storage facilities. One is a program that is installed on your typical Microsoft Windows computer operating system and runs along side Microsoft Access. The other is a database software system that runs as a standalone program that can easily integrate with your computer systems.

Using bar codes on your inventory is the most efficient way to keep accurate records of what you have in storage. Scanners can read the bar codes and display all the pertinent and related information about what is contained inside the box. A software system can display all the important information contained in the bar code and let you know where the item is located and how many are in stock. This is particularly beneficial for reverse look-ups, when you want to know the contents of the container without having to locate the box and open it up so you can look inside.

Depending on the size of your warehouse, you may need an exceptionally powerful warehouse management software system. There are software systems that can easily handle the smallest of warehouses to the hundreds of thousands of square feet of a large warehouse (or multiple warehouses) and accurately account for the entire inventory stored within.

Using warehouse management software will allow you to cut costs, especially in labor, because you won’t need a large staff to keep track of your inventory. You can replace your pencil and paper with a sophisticated computer software program. Be sure to employ the help of a software technician incase the software needs upgrades or maintenance.

A warehouse management software program will enable you to quickly find your stored goods and get them distributed efficiently, cutting the risk of mistakes that a person may make. Your warehouse business can prosper and your workforce will be satisfied because they will be able to quickly retrieve inventory and have a pinpoint accurate database of information about the products in storage.

If you are looking to cut down on costly and time-consuming mistakes, save money, increase productivity and raise efficiency in your storage and distribution business, look into implementing a warehouse management software system.…

Gas Saving Tips – How to Save on the Pump

Fuel price has been dramatically fluctuating over the past months. Any driver would want to save up on gas to be able to save money. There are several ways on saving gas. It may involve proper maintenance of the vehicle but it mostly requires changes in behavior.

• You should not drive like a maniac. Sometimes, it will be necessary to make changes on the way you drive and handle the vehicle. This could certainly reduce the amount of fuel that your car will consume. This will involve gradual acceleration, driving smoothly and with care.

• You need to avoid sudden braking. This can be done if you make it a habit to anticipate stops. You will be able to do this when you will pay attention on the road ahead.

• It is also necessary to observe posted speed limits.

• You need to avoid excessive idling. Idling definitely uses mre fuel compared to turning off the engine and restarting it again. It is necessary that you just turn off the engine of your car instead of waiting for a long time with the engine turned on.

• The air conditioner of the car uses fuel so it will be save it if you turn it off when you are in a traffic jam. You may also put it to a low setting when travelling to save some more on gas.

• If you have a lot of places that needs to be visited then you should plan trips ahead of time. In this way, you will save on gas if you drive to these places in a day than going there on different days. You have to plan stops so that you will not have a long route to take.

• Make sure your vehicle has proper maintenance. This will be necessary because an inefficient engine will not be able to make optimal use of the fuel.

• You also need to get rid of things in your trunk that you will not need. A heavy trunk will add weight to your vehicle. This extra unnecessary weight will decrease gas mileage because this will increase the demand on your engine.

Now, these are some of the many gas saving tips. If you want to save on gas, be an efficient driver and drive safely.…

An Overview On Inventory Software

An Inventory software, also referred to as inventory management software, refers to a business application designed to manage and keep track of material purchases, production processes, product delivery reports and product sales. It goes a long way in helping businesses acquire the materials required to produce finished products required by customers. These programs utilize tracking systems and bar codes to completely account for the storage and shipping segments during the process of production.

Uses

The programs can also be utilized in manufacturing industries to create material bills, documents related to production and work orders. Companies utilize these soft wares to do away with product outages and over stock. They are tools utilized in the organization of inventory data which was initially stored using spreadsheet programs.

The tracking program gives a company the opportunity to see the arrival time of shipped materials, the duration of each production stage, the speeds at which products leave warehouses and the final destination. The term used to define the program is a general term. This is precisely because it refers to the particular program owned by a specific warehouse.

It may similarly refer to the program that carries out the monitoring process in the whole sales side and the supply chain of the company. A large number of businesses use this program in a bid to minimize the effort used during basic tracking. This further helps in creating more time to improve and analyze overall processes.

In the event that the business owned by a person is associated with commodity supplies and stocks, the person in question has to count the stocks and make an inventory. Without the utilization of modern computing technologies, record keeping would be extremely difficult. The same applies to lack of knowledge on the information regarding the stock. Nowadays, several organizations which specialize in application development offer customers business optimization applications which help in the efficient management of stocks and in the drawing up of inventories.

A professional application development organization can develop specific applications used in maintaining and making inventories. This helps a great deal in reducing the workforce and doing away with the huge piles of papers. Through the use of such applications, users are capable of entering items into inventory record systems, sell them, write them off and even relocate them to other branches or warehouses.

Basic operation

Each item transferred is automatically fixed during the registration period. Professional application developers have the ability to develop and implement application programs used in maintaining stored items. This allows stock takers to analyze all the activities carried out specifically by the company and separately by warehouses.

Conclusion

The development of a record keeping program can greatly benefit a person or organization. This is vital because of the highly competitive environment we live in. Some program development organizations have great experience as far as record keeping is concerned. Therefore, utilizing program development ideas and solutions offered only by program developers help a lot in saving time …

Should You Invest in a Trek Top Fuel 9.9 SSL?

If you are contemplating this decision, you probably do more riding than the average person. You probably already own a mountain bike and perhaps not your first. Now you’ve reached a point with your riding that it’s time to take the experience up a notch. Maybe you are looking for better handling, braking, shifting, suspension, geometrics or likely a combination of these. You’ve eyed the Trek 9.9 and wondering if this is the right bike for you.

The Trek 9.9 is a racing cross country bike. Or an XC for short, meaning cross country. One of it’s most outstanding features is the sheer amount of carbon making up the bike. From rims, to seatpost, frame, to handlebars, this bike is all about carbon. Trek has created their own blend of carbon known as OCLV Mountain. Trek’s carbon allows the frame to take hits from debris without cracking or denting, resulting in a longer lasting frame. Carbon is also much lighter compared to many alloy based frames.

A lighter frame means better acceleration. This is also true on uphills. Even from very little momentum, you are able to rocket uphill. This is mainly due to lightweight carbon components. It is also due to the bike’s high quality linkage (chainstay/seatstay attachment to frame), suspension and overall geometric design. These components provide an unparalleled level of handling in the bike. In addition to great acceleration, this also results in corners being taken very fast and with much control.

The Trek Top Fuel 9.9 SSL has 100mm of travel in its front suspension. This adds to the bike’s agility and ability to accelerate uphill from a low momentum position. The Bontrager XRO Team issued tires are also an important component of overall acceleration. Knobbies on these tires aren’t large allowing for fast rolling. Yet the tire is able to get enough bite for fast, controlled cornering and uphill climbing.

Some full suspension bikes come with locking suspension. This allows you to lock the suspension into its full travel position. Locking suspension is great for climbing, especially when having to stand up. Suspension engaged (not locked) while climbing can zap the power you’re applying to the pedals. However, having to stop and lock rear and front suspensions can be a drag. Then you must stop again at some point to unlock.

The Trek 9.9 has remote locking right on the handle bars. Right before you hit that uphill, flip the locking levers down with your thumbs. When you’re ready to unlock, just flick your wrist inward against the wide unlock lever.

If you simply need the best in cross country mountain biking and want to have no doubt about quality of components, the Trek Top Fuel 9.9 SSL may be the right bike for you.…

How Alternative Energy Sources Work

Alternative Energy Forms Successfully Developed

The traditional fossil fuels involve their burning for the production of energy. Alternative modes of energy are gaining substantial attention and popularity all across the globe for a variety of reasons. The alternative energy types are usually renewable, easy to use, cost-effective, and friendly to the environment. There are several types of alternative power available these days. Each mode has its peculiar advantages and disadvantages. However, sufficient development has been made in certain types of alternative energy — notably hydroelectricity, nuclear energy and solar power — to warrant the conclusion that the sovereignty of fossil fuels as the mainstay of humanity’s energy needs has little reason to continue indefinitely. This is all the more so because oil prices have maintained ca steady upward climb, and the consumption of fossil fuels is under the scanner for its believed detrimental effects on the environment.

Abundant Water: Excellent Energy Source

Hydroelectricity accounts for about 90 percent of the global energy produced from renewable sources, as well as nearly 20 percent of the overall electricity produced worldwide. Hydel power stems from the force with which water falls. Dams are constructed to store water, which is directed to fall down from an enormous height to move turbines that generate electricity. This mode of alternative energy is among the most ancient, widely used and popular forms available. It has proven effective in meeting the energy requirements of huge populations at cheap rates.

Each With Its Own Paraphernalia

Alternative Energy forms are a motley category and include several different modes that vary markedly from one another. Hence, to discuss how these energy sources work, no general pattern can be outlines. Each energy source mandates its own set of principles and mode of functioning. However, we may well briefly study a few of these sources of power as follows.

Solar energy is a ubiquitous alternative energy form that can be tapped with the means of solar panels, solar calculators and photovoltaic cells. Solar energy finds applications in warming homes and in generating electricity. The solar technologies are categorized into active solar and passive solar, based on the mode adopted for the capture, conversion and distribution of sunlight. Active solar methods use photovoltaic panels and other mechanical gadgets to transform the sun’s rays into more productive forms. Passive solar modes pertain to orienting a building towards the sun or choosing substances with better properties of dispersing light.

Wind energy employs the force of the moving winds to move turbines that lead to the generation of electricity. This alternative energy form is best located in places that are characterized by gusty winds. Windmills are built for the purpose of exploiting the power of the winds. The technology involved is simple and can be replicated anywhere windy with success.

Nuclear energy may be either nuclear fission or nuclear fusion. The former involves splitting of the atom, while the latter deals with the merger of atoms. Nuclear fission has been plagued by …

Are Our Nuclear Waste Sites Safe in the United States – Where Should I Live?

Nuclear disposal is a serious issue indeed, but luckily new future technology appears to be ready to go which will allow those spent fuel rods to be used down to under 5%, that mean we will have a lot less waste to deal with, and it means that old plants can sell their spent fuel rods to new plants which can then use that material even more, almost like getting free fuel, perhaps the ultimate in recycling schemes. Still, there have been some unfortunate stories of ground water contamination from runoff of nuclear storage facilities in the past, and so it might be worthy to discuss this.

Not long ago, I was discussing the challenges of all this and what it meant for those who wished to live near or downstream from such facilities. Yes, it is a concern for many. So, where is the safest place in the US to live? Well, I’d always considered the coast line mountain range where the redwood trees grow somewhere between Humboldt County CA and Mid Oregon, but what about the radiation fallout from Japan, it has blown across the Pacific Ocean. Well, sure but due to precipitation most falls back into the ocean along the way. Okay what about the ocean debris and radiated water in that normal ocean current? Yes, something to watch, and I perhaps would go around collecting Japanese debris which has floated over here, you never know.

How about the Hanford WA site? What about fires potentially making it all airborne? Well, I seriously wouldn’t worry about the coastline area where I noted was the safest, as the wind patterns flow either South or East depending on the season, so the coastline between Eureka CA and Mid Oregon at an elevation of 350 feet or higher, perhaps at the top of the range between I-5 and the coast where there is a lake would be best. It should be fine even if the Hanford WA site had a major leakage becoming airborne.

There have been reports of radiation leaking into the upper Colorado River from Moab UT, also ground water leakage in Kentucky. Some are worried about underground ground water outside of Yucca Mountain NV, the proverbial 100-year flood and saturated ground water. Should we all be alarmed? Well, remember our government is somewhat anal when it comes to nuclear waste and the conspiracy theorist environmental crowd goes overboard such as in Moab UT, Yucca Mountain NV and Kentucky.

That’s not to say that they aren’t terrorist targets or they don’t have folks going out of their way to prove a point as that is always an issue. Still, the public should also realize that with all the environmental groups out there causing a stink, and the regulatory agencies watching like hawks, that things are not as dangerous as they’ve been made out to be. Please consider all this and think on it.…

Car Envy, Bentley Turning Green by Switching to Bio-Fuel

One of the pinnacles of the luxury car market sees one of the most evocative and “?�ber-chic” car marques’ turning green for the sake of the environment and global pressure, with a view to reducing its carbon foot print (or tyre tracks), thus improving Bentley Motor Cars environmentally green credentials.

The move by Bentley to head down a greener road was brought about in by the motor company’s announcement made in February 2008 as an initiative to address the ever-increasing demand for fuel efficient, lower emission vehicles which has been mounted around ever-fluctuating oil prices and publicly increased concerns about the impact of climate change on the environment we live in.

The Crewe-based Volkswagen-owned company are using this initiative strategy which is currently being progressively implemented throughout the Bentley motor company’s range which are now producing a new range of engines which will offer a 40 per cent improvement in fuel economy and due to be fully implemented by 2012. The new engine-technology or ‘flex-fuel’ system as it’s known as, will allow vehicles to be able to run on the plant-derived fuels, but this will also allow the vehicles to run on conventional petrol as well.

An adoption of alternative fuels (like Bio-ethanol) and new technologies are nothing new, although Bentley state that they want to be consciously and responsibly producing car’s with an aim in helping to reduce CO2 emissions and whilst focusing efforts of global dependency on fossil fuels. All with a purpose of using sustainably produced bio-fuel options for the running environmentally sympathetic luxury cars in the modern age of motoring.

Even both of the HRH the Queen’s car’s have now been converted by Bentley to run on bio-fuels in an attempt to reduce the impact of fossil fuel consumption and obviously it looks good in the public eye too, if we are all having to address the matter of environmental sustainable motoring.

Running on Bio-fuels is not the only “Green method” employed at the Bentley factory in Crewe, as many parts and materials used in the car’s production are manufactured from and use recycled materials throughout the current range of luxury vehicles. For example, the use of shredded re-cycled fabrics being used in the manufacture of the seats and door insulation also recycled aluminium in parts of the dashboard. Bentley motor company also claims that their cars are up to 85% recyclable.

Don’t think for one minute that a bio-fuel powered Bentley has anymore less performance, as to prove the point and put the historic Bentley racing brand firmly back on the map, this year Bentley commissioned the help of four-time world rally champion Juha Kankkunen to attempt to break the World Speed Record on “Ice” on the frozen waters of the Baltic Sea off of the coast of Finland. He recorded speed of 205.48mph, whilst driving a Bentley Continental Supersports GTC, so it’s no slouch!…

Using HHO and 10 Other Ways to Save Energy

Reduce your fuel consumption up to 40% by using HHO gas to save energy and 10 other helpful ways. What is HHO? It stands for Hybrid Hydrogen Oxygen more commonly known as the browns gas. It is the latest means of burning gas today as demands are extremely increasing because of its effectiveness.

People are seeking for ways and means to save in every means they can especially nowadays that oil prices are significantly increasing in cost. Considering Hydrogen as an alternative is an excellent option. Adding to that, are 13 other basic ways that you can partake to save more.

Here’s how:

1. Use 4 cylinder vehicles instead of 6 if not necessary.

2. Always keep cars tuned-up and properly maintained otherwise it will consume up to 25% more fuel consumption.

3. Steel-belted radial tires may increase gas mileage to 10%.

4. Check tire pressure at least once a week, bear in mind that for every pound of under inflation of tires will increase more or less 6% of gas mileage plus the fact that it will use up 30% more fuel.

5. Don’t over fill your tank, gasoline usually expands especially on a warm day and may overflow.

6. No need to warm your car in idle, engines warms-up faster when in mobile than in stand-by. More so, idling may waste about a quarter of a gas every fifteen minutes.

7. Planning your errands and destinations may save you a lot of gas. Going back and forth in the same direction or area is a waste of time, money, and effort.

8. Accelerate gently and not abruptly.

9. When you see traffic ahead, lifting your foot off the pedal saves a lot of gas rather than approach traffic in a full speed and then engage in a full stop.

10. It is best to maintain a steady speed on highways. Whenever possible avoid being stuck behind a slow car and then try to speed up to get ahead.

These are just simple and basic ways that anyone can manage to effortlessly engage in but may bring about a substantial amount of saving — how great is that? And by using HHO gas to save energy will make it more outstanding and effective. Now, there is no reason for you to be bothered by fuel increases. As an individual you cannot stop price augmentation but what you can do is to learn on how to save gasoline consumption.

Basically this alternative increases gas mileage thus saving consumers a lot of money and effort in constant refueling. Another good thing about this is that it also increases power and favorably reduces pollution.

Try to apply the 10 basic ways in your every day driving and install the hybrid hydrogen oxygen kit into your vehicle and personally experience the reduction in gasoline expenses.…

Inventory Management Software Is Crucial For Companies That Manufacture Products

Inventory management software is going to be valuable to different types of businesses for different reasons. What’s being focused on in this article are those businesses that not only carry inventory, but also use it to manufacture the end product.

These companies may have several ways of running things, but these methods can be outdated and be costing them a lot in the long run.

You see a company that also has to manufacture their products is in a much more vulnerable position than a company that holds a completed product. A manufacturer will need to make sure they have all the needed materials in order to do this.

This is going to include raw materials, components, as well as subassemblies. At all times they will need to have the right amount of each individual component.

Bad inventory management means running out of components at critical times, because running out of even one of these components can have very negative results. The main one being it is going to prevent a business from being able to create the products they need in order to supply other businesses or customers.

Only when companies have all the components they need will they be able to finish manufacturing their goods. Inventory management software will make sure businesses are never put in this position.

There are other additional benefits to having inventory management software for a businesses that manufacture products. Usually several machines are used in the manufacturing process.

Each one of these machines can deal in a different phase of the manufacturing process. These machines cost a lot of money to maintain and in order to achieve maximum efficiency they must be kept running during certain times.

If one part is missing from the manufacturing process this means the entire operation is going to be shut down. No further production can take place. The downtime it is going to take to get these products on hand can seriously impact the overall profitability of the business. This is also going to hurt any supplier or big client who is dependent upon them.

Not having this inventory software can mean you develop a bad reputation in the long run and the last thing any business wants is to develop a reputation for not being dependable and reliable when it comes to supplying needed materials and or finished products.

Odds are clients would choose to go elsewhere and it will be extremely hard for any manufacturer to survive taking such losses. Inventory management software allows you to set up an inventory management system so you always know you have needed materials on hand.

The right tools at the manufacturing level are more important than any other level because at the manufacturing level inventory management is probably the most important.

This is going to prove to be very pivotal that every step that can be taken is taken. Not having an effective system in place has a …

Inventory Software Can Help You Pinpoint Weak Spots In Your Inventory Management System – Here’s Why

The survival of your business is going to be dependent on more than just your ability to make money. Yes, being profitable is a good thing, but you have to understand what is truly making your profitable.

This is not going to be because you have a great product alone. Changes are there will always be a product similar to yours that might be cheaper or even flat out better.

Inventory software will enable you to know what areas of your business needs to be focused in on in order to maximize profits or sustain them so your business is able to grow.

One area inventory software can help you out in would be when it comes to making sure costumers get their products on time. On time delivery is going to be crucial, because if it is bad it is going to hurt your reputation.

Now in order to ensure proper costumer deliver a business needs to know how much time they have in order to get the product to the customer. However, the business must understand all the things that can go wrong and cause the delivery time to be extended. If these things are not taken into account then it is going to cause all sorts of problems.

Inventory software will enable you to establish what is referred to as a lead time. Lead time is like a buffer between on time delivery and what might go wrong to get in the way of this.

Once you are able to establish a lead time you will be able to cut back on clients not getting orders when they need them. This is going to ensure on time delivery, repeat orders, and the building of a solid reputation.

If you run the type of business that also manufactures products, then you probably have to deal with a lot of machines that cost a lot of money in order to operate. These machines cannot be overused or underused.

Seeing as how they cost so much money to operate, fix, and sustain, you need to make sure they are giving you the most value possible.

Inventory software is going to help you know how much work you will need to release to the shop floor in order to make sure machines to do not run out of work during a production run.

This is going to be crucial, because sometimes machines will have problems if they have to stop too often and this leads to down time. Down time mean no production, which means reduced profits.

There are certain types of costs that inventory software will ensure you keep to a of the costs associated with inventory will need to be understood if you hope to be successful long term. You might have a good inventory management program set up now, but can you really rely on it?

The right software is going to …

Fossil Fuels Versus Renewable Energy

There’s a lot of talk about fossil fuels (oil, coal, natural gas) and whether they should be replaced by renewable energy – energy that won’t run out, for example solar or wind power.

Often, renewable energy is viewed as being favoured only by ‘greenies’, and it is frequently considered to be more expensive and less efficient than energy from fossil fuels.

Let’s look at some of the criticisms of renewable energy.

Efficiency

Solar power and wind energy do not generate as much electricity per dollar spent as electricity from coal.

But they have a different cost structure to electricity from coal.

Coal is mined using the cheapest methods possible (for example, lopping the tops of mountains), without massive concern about cleaning up afterwards, unless it’s mandatory. Then it’s used to generate electricity and the waste products are dumped into the air for free (imposing the costs on others). (That’s quite a subsidy!).

That’s one of the reasons why it’s difficult for renewable energy to compete – it shows all its costs, while fossil fuels don’t always show all of theirs. We’re not comparing apples with apples.

Also, oil originally wasn’t efficient when it was first used. Only research and development, and investment, helped it to become what it is today.

It’s easy to forget that ‘black gold’ (as oil was known) had a very rocky start. It was viewed with great scepticism and suspicion, and people said it couldn’t compete with coal.

It feels as though history is repeating itself with the arguments against renewable energy!

Cost

The obvious disadvantage of renewable energy is cost. Solar panels on my roof, for example, will take many years before the money us recouped. However, as the cost of fossil fuel electricity continues to rise around the world, this pay back time gets shorter. And once the panels are paid for, then your electricity is free!.

It is well known that fossil fuels receive considerably more money in direct subsidies, tax breaks and other concessions than renewable energy.

Again, this makes it more difficult for renewables to compete.

To put it very simplistically:

A� If something costs $100, and it is subsidized $10, then its cost is $90.

A� If something costs $100, and it is subsidized $60, then its cost only is $40.

The more heavily subsidized product seems cheaper.

Location

It’s not possible to generate solar and wind power everywhere. You need sunlight and you need the wind to blow.

The Problems with Fossil Fuels

Power plants emit huge quantities of pollutants into the air. Drilling for oil and transporting it carries the risk of oil spills. Renewable energy is much cleaner.

The cost of fossil fuel pollution-caused health care is huge – it’s a cost we shouldn’t be paying.

We won’t run out of sunlight (well, not for a few billion years, anyway). We will run out of oil and coal and natural gas. Already oil is more expensive to extract, because the sources of …

How Make Your Engine a Clean, Green, Efficient Machine

I am not an auto mechanic. Nor do I want to be one or have to visit one. I am the average Jane who owns a vehicle, drives it 20,000 miles a year, and hasn’t got a clue what I am looking at when I raise the hood. My vehicle happens to be paid for and I really don’t want a car payment again, or any large maintenance bills. I now have over 50,000 miles on my vehicle, the warranty has run out, and my goal is to make this vehicle last as long as possible.

I have been seeking a way to keep my engine running in tip top condition and get more miles per gallon. One article I read suggested a hydrogen fuel kit. All you need to do is add a water tank, run a wire from the battery into the water tank and then pipe a hose into the engine. Too much modification for me. I relate this option to be like having a stomach bypass surgery to loose weight rather than adjusting what I eat. I’m definitely looking for a less invasive solution.

Now I’m hooked on the idea of adjusting what my vehicle eats. Adding a dose of a fuel additive to my unleaded or diesel gas can provide various safety and financial benefits. Apparently your vehicles intake valves, fuel pump, fuel injectors and fuel lines can get coated with gum, varnish, lacquer and carbon coke over time from normal use. A fuel additive has a detergent that works to keep these engine parts clean and lubricated. The increased cleanliness and lubrication reduces friction and wear, enhancing combustion for a more complete burn. A more complete burn equals more miles per gallon and fewer emissions. We’ve all heard the latest hype on increasing metabolism to burn more calories from the food we eat. Well the fuel additive is how you can increase your vehicles metabolism.

My next question is which fuel additive would be safe to use, improve my miles per gallon rating, and improve the environment. Let’s face it no one wants to take something to increase their metabolism that’s going to give them the shakes, put them at risk for heart attack, or have them running for the toilet. I recommend choosing a fuel additive that has these 3 main requirements to protect you and your vehicle.

1.It is a Patented product

2.It is an EPA approved product

3.It is a Proven product

I am definitely in favor of the simple preventative maintenance plan going back to the old saying an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. A fuel additive can pay for itself with a 2%-3% miles per gallon increase and many boast the possibility of 5%-20% savings. There are all in one products available that work on gas and diesel as well an any type of engine(boats, RV’s, buses, generators, cars, trucks, etc.). Keep yourself smiling and in …

Some materials are subjected to thermal energy change to produce electric energy. This property is known as pyroelectricity. When pyroelectric crystals are heated, they generate electricity because they have a pyroelectric effect. Pyroelectric materials polarize when subjected to heat or cold. An opposite polarity is generated by the crystal, creating a transient voltage.

Pyroelectric Materials Applications

Passive Infrared Sensor (PIR)

Passive infrared sensors detect anything that radiates thermal infrared radiation, such as human beings and animals. PIR sensors have pyroelectric materials that absorb thermal energy and generate equivalent electrical power. Human eyes can’t see the infrared waves radiated; hence they are used for automation and security applications.

Infrared Thermometer

Also known as pyrometers, and are used to take temperature measurements without contact. They are suitable to measure temperatures of items such as extremely hot substances or moving things. They are accurate and can measure a wide range of temperatures.

Laser Energy Sensors

A pyroelectric sensor is used to measure the power and energy of lasers. It is mostly preferred because they respond fast compared to other sensors. However, it can only measure pulsed energy with a repetition rate of 25kHz.

Pyroelectric Sensors

Pyroelectric sensors help to ensure that automated electronic devices work properly. Thus, these devices can be relied on because they are safe to use.

Sensors that take Advantage of Pyroelectric Effect

Motion Sensors

Infrared motion sensors are either passive or active. Active infrared sensors such as garage door security sensors work over a longer distance because the sensor and the infrared emitter can be far apart. Passive infrared sensors also detect motion directly from a source. They have sensitive sensors to detect infrared radiation.

Gas Sensors

Infrared pyroelectric sensors are used to detect and monitor gases. A sample of gas is used to detect the infrared wavelength. If the IR wavelength isn’t received, then the gas sample has another gas that absorbed it. Optical IR filters are used to tune sensors into specific wavelengths, and only a desired wavelength is achieved.

Food Sensors

Food-related substances are detected by calibrating food sensors. These substances include lactose, fat or sugar. These infrared sensors are used to monitor industrial processes depending on the IR optical filters used. Also, they can be used in various environments.

Flame Sensors

Flames can emit IR strongly; hence, it’s possible to construct them using pyroelectric sensing elements. They accurately detect and discriminate flame sources that compare ratios and wavelengths of their triple IR. They respond fast hence widely used in fire protection devices such as process control systems.

Features of Pyroelectric Infrared Sensors

• High stability when subjected to temperature changes.
• Strong immunity to noise such as vibrations
• Slight movements are detectable.
• High sensitivity
• Reliable performance

Pyroelectric sensors work by taking advantage of certain materials. They provide sensitive and fast infrared sensors that are used in various industrial applications. They bring peace of mind because devices using these sensors are safe for use. They also ensure safety when used in garage doors and safe food when used …

Inventory Software Will Allow You To Maximize Costumer Service – Follow These Steps To For Success

The last thing any business wants to do is take on any expensive they feel they are not going to need. This is one of the primary reasons why a lot of business, especially those that are just starting or are smaller, will decide to go without an effective inventory management system that is implemented by means of inventory software.

These businesses will try to do things the hard way. The hard way equals a business having to invest more time, which of course is going to mean more money.

In order to convince you of how beneficial it would be for you business to have inventory software, we need to discuss the overall value it is going to provide you with moving forward.

The one aspect we can focus on is the lifeblood of your business, and that is going to be making sure your customers are satisfied. Now you might have a good product or products.

You might have friendly staff who answer the problems of customers. You might run a pretty efficient business. However, without inventory software you are not doing all you can to make sure you are maximizing customer service.

Why do you think this is? Well, without the right tools at your disposal to make inventory management more efficient you are going to run into problems such as inaccurate customer forecasts.

This means you are going to underestimate or overestimate the amount of software you need. How much do you believe this is going to cost you in the long run? Then you have issues such as various changes that can happen to original customer orders.

When this happens it can throw everything into a tail spin. Let’s not forget the overall lack of account management your business might have.

All of these things combined make for poor customer service performance in regards to on time delivery, not suppliers and not purchasing. What do you believe is going to happen because of this?

You are likely going to end up carrying a lot of excess inventory or not enough. This is going to lead to inventory write offs.

You are going to end up having higher product costs, which is going to mean lower profit margins for you. Inventory software is going to enable you to solve all of these problems without hassle.

There are many reasons why inventory software will help you make more profits at the end of the day. For instance, right now you probably have a good idea of how many sales you can expect to get for a given product at a given time of the year.

You might have taken the time to put this information together and it has worked out well for you. However, without inventory software there is a chance you are opening yourself up to a huge forecast error.

You want the individual product sales forecast for your …

Deciding On Your Home Decor Theme

Are you decorating your home? Would you like to redecorate it with your your own concepts and designs? Giving your home interior a brand new look is one of the most exciting things you can do, especially if this is something you particularly enjoy doing. Decorating your home gives you the freedom to enjoy your own preferences when it comes to the colors, textures and arrangements that you want. When you design your own place, you experience a greater sense of belonging and you’ll probably start spending more time in it than out.

You don’t even have to worry if you don’t have experience in home design. It is something that you can just do out of your own instincts and out of your own desire to make yourself a lovely home. Of course, you can always hire an interior designer, but unless you have the budget, this could only mean unnecessary expenses. You can always do it your own way, and you can even enjoy the results more because you’ll have things exactly as you wish for them to be. You also don’t have to come up with a complicated plan. Remember, the best designs are always simple and easy.

To start off your redecoration or renovation plans, you need to think of a few basics such as your color choices. There is probably nothing that can affect your design as much as the colors you paint on your walls and even the colors that your furniture goes in. Back then, a good design meant matching colors from one portion of the house to the other. These days, people have become more adventurous and experimental. Anything that may not look good according to old-fashioned design books may now work. That means, as long as the colors go together, they can be a good combination. You don’t have to be monochromatic, although that would have a classic appeal. If you are feeling more adventurous, go for an eclectic mix of hues and shades.

Another thing you’d like to take into account is your theme. Would you like Victorian, Mediterranean, minimalistic, country or safari? There could be other themes you can explore, but when you make a go for one theme, go for it through and through. That means, you can’t have Mediterranean and country all in the same room. If you must, you can use different themes for different areas of the house. Again, you can go for an eclectic design, but even this would need a common thread that will bind all the design elements together to make things look appealing.…

Fuel Cell Giving Advantage of Low Fuel Emission and Reduced Noise Pollution

Fuel cell:

These cells can convert chemical energy directly into electricity without the combustion process. Advantages of Fuel cell can be summarized compared to conventional power sources, The advantages faced by developers and the commercialization of fuel are:

These have a higher efficiency than diesel, gas engines and a high efficiency conversion where the waste heat from the cell is utilized in cogeneration situation.

These do not require conventional fuels such as oil or gas and can eliminate economic dependence on politically unstable countries in application with space constraints having high power density allowing fuel cells to be compact source of electric power.

These are inexpensive to produce, since most units are hand-made and have a quiet operation allowing use in residential and built up areas eliminates the pollution caused by fossil fuels and greenhouse gases with an affordable cost.

These have no “memory effect” when they are getting refueled and operate silently, compared to internal combustion engines at a low temperature with more operating time than a battery.

Their maintenance is simple since there are few moving parts in the system. And hydrogen can be produced anywhere where there is water and electricity, production of potential fuel can be distributed.

They do not use expensive materials, have low heat transmission which makes them ideal for military applications. Fueling them is not a problem since the production, transportation, distribution and storage is easy.

Their installation leads to more stabilized and decentralized power refueling and the starting time of Fuel cell vehicles are shorter and are slightly bigger than comparable batteries or engines with inexpensive materials with a variety of products.

They convert stored energy within a fuel into usable energy using an electrochemical reaction to extract energy directly in the form of heat and electricity which can be utilized at the point of generation.

They convert the fuel to energy in one step with out the need for multiple steps, they are able to achieve much higher conversion require less maintenance as the only moving parts in fuel cells are involved with water, heat and air management which means means less site visits or trips to the garage and reduced operating costs.

They emit less emissions than other combustion based technologies as they have higher efficiency which means they require less fuel to generate the same energy and there is no combustion, there are negligible NO x or SO x emissions and no particulate emissions.

They can operate on a range of different cells, require less hydrogen, can operate on a range of hydrocarbons and give the ability to produce heat and electricity when needed that is produced can by used to heat buildings from as small as houses to as large as skyscrapers.

They help in eliminating the cost of production and storage to provide decentralized hydrogen production for fueling hydrogen vehicles on demand for applications such as home refueling and backup power.…

Fuel Efficient Tires For Your Truck – What is It and How to Buy It? Have You Got One Yet?

Have you purchased fuel efficient tires for your truck? Surprised? You might have heard about to fuel efficient engines and even fuel efficient vehicles. But how can you have fuel efficient tires? Well, basic physics tells us that energy is required to alter the motion of any object. The same applies to tires of trucks as well.

Hence, if you want to keep your tires rolling at a specific speed, you will have to burn a certain quantity of fuel towards this purpose alone. Does not the engine do that job? Is it not the engines function to keep the tires rolling? Well, the combustion of fuel inside the engine leads to generation of power.

However, all the power is not transferred to the tires. A certain amount is lost in overcoming the resistance that the tire shows towards the movement. This is also known as the drag force. If this drag force can be brought down, you would be improving the fuel efficiency of your tires.

The tires of your truck would be spinning faster and over long distances for the same amount of fuel burned. In such a scenario, you can easily make use of the improved savings to extract more profits. Hence, you should stick to options that will help you improve the fuel efficiency of your vehicle. What does this involved? How should you proceed?

Well, it is important to go in for branded tires because that serves the best possible option to extract maximum performance. Big tire manufacturers have a huge labs set up specifically for the purpose of improving the efficiency of the vehicle. On the other hand, you cannot confidently proceed if you go in for locally made tires.

Not only would you be taking a huge risk on the quality, you would also lose all the advantages of the advanced research and testing that would invariably accrues when makers manufacture branded tires.

The choice of material is very important if you want to enjoy the right performance. Branded tire manufacturer taking numerous steps to come up with better and better materials for tires. Rubber continues to remain the mainstay.

However, the various materials used for reinforcement of rubber are being improved upon. Metal used to be the preferred option. However, rust and weight were significant factors. With more and more options coming up, you only stand to improve the efficiency of the tires of your truck and enjoy fantastic savings.…

IT for Etailing

It’s hardly surprising that in a sector already worth over A�50bn and rising at around 20% pa – including companies as diverse as Tesco and hundreds of niche market small businesses – that many are still developing their business model and still have big areas for improvement. Websites are being developed and refined to capture the buyer’s attention and to make the order placing process – indeed the whole purchasing experience – as easy and as enjoyable as possible. Search engine optimisation techniques are increasingly used to bring more traffic to the site and companies strive to offer the latest products at the most attractive prices.

Sadly there’s abundant evidence that many companies are still not investing and paying enough attention to what really matters to the buyer – is what I want in stock and will I get the right goods delivered on time? Recent surveys show that on-line retailers do not fully appreciate how important getting the right purchase delivered on time means to the shopper. So what’s the answer?

Established businesses who have moved into internet sales will already have an existing stock and IT based ordering procedure running their warehouse and dispatch function. However the typical Warehouse Management System (WMS) designed to distribute goods in bulk to stores may not be ideally suited to handling a high volume of small orders, usually between one and three items that may require different picking and stock management procedures.

Newer entrants to the market will have the advantage of only dealing with small order volumes, but may also have chosen simple software systems based on Microsoft Excel or standard accounting packages which in the long run will have limited capacity.

Any software stock management system selected should be designed to cope with high volume picking and collating of small orders, mainly single picks. It should also be able to efficiently handle returns, instantly update stock records and interface with the website’s software to provide timely and accurate stock information. Trying to order a product and finding it is not in stock will not enhance the company’s image in the market.

Suppliers of WMS to large warehouses and catalogue sales organisations will be familiar with the type of stock pick and management pattern that internet sales require, but many systems still focus on bulk orders and do not always lend themselves to a predominance of small volume dispatches.

The success of internet retailing will continue to attract new entrants, making the market more competitive than ever. Building customer loyalty has to be a vital strategy for success and getting deliveries right – in the eyes of the shopper – is the key to success. The key to delivery is having the right systems in place that help the supplier keep its promises.…

How to Fill Up Your Car’s Tank

In order to fill your car tank with petrol is simple and easy. No reason to pay for help to fill the car at a gas station with full service.

Here ‘s how:

1. Find out which side of the tank is the cap.

2. Pull near the right pomp and make sure that the cap is facing towards the pump.

3. Stop the engine. This step is vital for your safety and the people near you.

4. Open the hatch of the tank. At some newer cars this is done by pressing a button inside the car, but for older cars the hatch is opened manually with a key or by rotating the cap until it ‘s open.

5. Unlock the cap from tank.

6. Put the cap in a place where you will not forget.

7. Select the type of gasoline (unleaded, premium or super). Just make sure you don ‘t put diesel in a gasoline tank. If your car is diesel powered you should not put gasoline in the could cause a major malfunction for your motor. You should also be careful for the number of octanes in the is also vital for your motor.

8. Lift the handle support hose and insert the end into the tank. Make sure it is well inserted, pressing it well.

9. Press the lever or button on the pump to turn on the pump. This switch differs from pump to pump; follow the instructions at the pump or ask for guidance at the employers from the gas station.

10. Raise the button that ‘s located on the handle. It will enable the road to the gasoline tank.

11. Some buttons locks automatically, allowing you to wash the windows and check the oil. Check for this property or ask for assistance.

12. When the tank is full, the pump will not pump fuel. Now, you should remove the hose. Do not try to fill up the tank as possible because it will overflow.

13. Screw the lid back on and close the tank ‘s cap.

Tips

* Keep a pair of latex gloves in the glove compartment. Put your gloves to keep clean while filling or wash your hands after this process.

Notice!

* Prior to pump gasoline be sure the car engine is stopped.

* Put off all cigarettes before entering a gas station. Do not smoke while pumping everybody knows, gasoline is very flammable.…

Saving Money on Your Petrol Bill

When it comes to saving money on your fuel bill, I consider myself something of an expert. I have honed my skills over thousands and thousands of miles and would now like to give them away for free! It doesn’t matter if you travel 1 mile a week or 1 thousand, there are things you can do to help you save money.

1) Drive in the highest gear at the slowest speed. This basically means avoid revving the car too highly before changing gear, you will probably have already heard this one. It helps to have a car with 6 gears however most of us don’t have this luxury! Travelling on the motorway in your highest gear, you don’t have to go 90mph! (you also cant, because it’s illegal).

2) Remove all unnecessary baggage. This is another golden oldie, but anything adding weight to the car will increase fuel consumption. You might also want to consider getting a space saver spare wheel. They are temporary spare wheels which take up less room than your normal spare wheel. They are much lighter and so have a positive impact on your fuel bill.

3) Eliminate unnecessary journeys. Ride your bike to the shops and enquire about car sharing opportunities where possible. Make sure every car journey you make is unavoidable.

4) Keep your car well serviced. Looking after your wheels may seem costly and time consuming but it is well worth it as savings can be made not just in fuel but other expensive repair jobs.

5) Find the cheapest fuel. Various online tools allow you to pop in your post code and it will tell you where your cheapest station is. Obviously you’d have to decide whether or not travelling to the station would be worth your while, in my experience, it usually is.

A lot of saving fuel costs comes down to common sense. There are a lot of other techniques (such as not using air conditioning, driving with the windows up and keeping your tires well inflated) and they often simply come down to good car care and sensible driving practice.…

Metalwork has been around since the dawn of human civilization. Metal has been used to make everything from decorations to the biggest structures we have today. Starting a metalwork business can be very lucrative because the use of metal for different purposes is not dying down anytime soon. So, we have put together a list of some of the things you should keep in mind when you want to start one.

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Type of Business

Before starting the business, you should have a plan on what you will focus on. If you do not have an idea, you can look around you for inspiration as well as assess the needs of the businesses and people around you.

Generally, you should consider independent contracting or mobile metal works services. Independent contracting involves offering services to the people and businesses around you. Since you are just starting, do consider discounting your service so people get to know you and you can increase your rates as you gain more customers. A mobile metal works business can be somewhat costly, but it is very easy to scale the business. For a mobile business, invest in a vehicle and the right equipment, and do not forget to get insurance.

Getting Proper Equipment

Regardless of the type of metalwork business you would like to start, the equipment you choose will determine the types of services you can offer. Safety equipment should always come first so consider having proper aprons, helmets, goggles, and boots. Your work equipment should be related to the type of jobs you would like to take. If you want to produce high-quality work, you must also think about wet vs. dry metal finishing equipment. Both have their pros and cons and having both might allow you to work on a variety of materials and different types of jobs.

How to Fund the Business

To start the business, you either need to have the money already or have a way of obtaining funding quickly and at reasonable terms. The amount you need will depend on the types of services you offer as these will determine the biggest cost, buying, or renting equipment.

Small business loans are a very good option because these offer favorable interest rates and payment plans for new small businesses. You can also look for interested third-party investors or consider other options such as peer to peer lending.

To Promote or Not?

You might also want to think about whether you will promote the business or not. You can put off promoting the business until you have some customers and some cash flow, but it is always a good idea to think about it beforehand.

If you decide you will promote the business, you will need to think about how you will do it. Door to door campaigns might work well if you do not have a huge advertising budget. Social media is a great, inexpensive option that is very easy to get started with too.…

During the drug repackaging process, cross-contamination is a major concern, as the effects can be disastrous for businesses and consumers. Any drug repackaging business that sends out contaminated medicines will soon find itself facing a lot of legal trouble. Below are some simple techniques for preventing cross-contamination in your business.

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Validate Your Cleaning Methods

Cleaning validation is the process by which you establish the effectiveness of your cleaning processes. There are several ways that you can approach your cleaning validation. Remember that cleaning equipment is about more than just removing the obvious dirt. You should also use a low residue soap to clean equipment. Otherwise, you can quickly end up with a microbial build-up on your equipment that will ruin the purity of any drugs that you process.

In most cases, you will want an external business to conduct the cleaning validation. This will ensure that the process is objective, and any issues are brought to your attention.

Clean Your Equipment Thoroughly

One of the simplest and most effective ways of eliminating pharmaceutical contamination is to ensure that you clean and maintain your equipment properly. If you do not sanitize and sterilize your equipment appropriately, contamination is all but guaranteed. The condition of your equipment is just as important as the cleaning processes that you use. Machines that are not cleaned and maintained correctly will accumulate various substances within them. The accumulation of residue can ultimately compromise the purity of any drugs that you repackage.

Maintaining accurate records of maintenance and cleaning work for each piece of equipment will make it much easier for you to stay on top of these routine tasks.

Form a Quality Control Team

Quality control is essential within the pharmaceutical industry. In the manufacture and distribution of drugs, there is no room for error. A quality control team will help to ensure that your processes are sound and reliable.

There should be no possibility of contaminated or faulty drugs making it out of your facility and into the supply chain. A robust quality control process will catch any potential issues before they can impact anyone else.

Provide Proper Training

Training all your staff to use the equipment in your business properly is absolutely essential. Staff with inadequate training are much more likely to make mistakes or overlook crucial parts of the process.

Instituting standard operating procedures that are easy for staff to learn will bring new hires up to standard as soon as possible. Inadequate training puts your business and other workers at risk.

Protective Clothing

Any workers who will be handling medications themselves need to observe appropriate protection and hygiene regulations. Protective apparel will keep your workers safe when they are handling medication and help avoid cross-contamination. Protective apparel includes lab coats, masks, gowns, goggles, gloves, and more.

Keeping cross-contamination to a minimum, or eliminating it entirely from your pharmaceutical repackaging business, is possible. However, you will need to put the right policies and procedures in place. The tips …

Oil and gas industry has set high records for the US. In 2018, the US was ranked as the top producer of natural gas and oil all over the world, ranking above Russia and Saudi Arabia. Similarly, the hydraulic fracturing wells accounted for over 69% of all-natural gas and oil wells drilled in the US. The fact shows that hydraulic fracturing is the biggest in revenue collection all over the nation. Although this process attracts revenue to the nation, handling wastes resulting from their operations expose a lot of risks. The main effects are discussed in this article.

Fracking Effects on Water

• The fracking process involves the use of a high quantity of natural resources. On average, fracking wells consume billions of gallons of water annually. The high consumption reduces availability to freshwater to locals. When water levels reduce around the area, the perpetrators transport the large volumes of water from different places. The procedure causes a reduction in seawater, lake and water from rivers.
• Similarly, hydraulic chemicals used during the process are at high risk of leaking back to water bodies. This denies locals freedom to safely and clean drinking water. And put them at risk of illnesses.
• Fracking’s byproducts of wastewater are only re-used in small portions. The rest of the contents are treated, but according to EPA highlight, these fluids leak back to the ground and mix with the clean water.
• The high salinity of brine for fracking spills can minimize the soil’s ability to support plant growth.
• Injection wells used in storing hydraulic fracturing make the ground susceptible to earthquakes.

Fracking Effects on Air

Air pollution is a great concern when it comes to industries and mining operations. In the hydraulic process, the air is compromised right from the beginning of the process. The process involves the use of many chemicals that are sometimes harmful to health. Alongside that, the process still poses a lot of health risks to the locals and the larger community. These problems include the following.

• Fracking-related processes emit volatile organic compounds, and nitrogen oxide, which forms smog that deprives residents and workers of fresh air.
• Air pollution puts the surrounding residents with the risk of developing asthma and other respiratory complications.
• Many components released at well sites put the locals into risks of developing eye problems, Irritating mouth, ear, nose and throats.

In most states, the brine and wastewater obtained from fracking are spread on the roads for ice and dust control. However, this is not as safe as most of these chemicals are sometimes driven or leaked back into water channels. The best practice is in proper treatment, recycling and disposal, as advised by the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) as well as Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The two associations also advise against spreading of the brine water on roads as they say this makes safe water to mix with radioactive materials, natural contaminants and drilling chemicals.

Despite the bad effects of hydraulic fracture, there is also a good effect. …

When hiring an electrical project or maybe a family member wanting to be an electrical technician, there are essential skills and knowledge that are required to perform any duty that comes around effectively. This is very crucial as any little mistake can lead to the destruction or even death of the practitioner. Many people think that they are good electricians because they went to school and learned about electrical. Still, the truth is to be good technically not only need the education but experience and to the extent of being licensed matters a lot in this industry. The following are some of the skills that Phoenix All Day Electricians possess and the reason why they are good at what they do.

1. Qualifications and experience

In the field, all technicians are not at the same level. Some have advanced education, while others have just the minimum requirement. There are those with accreditation and have specialized in a specific area. This gives them an upper hand because of the mastery of the field they have specialized in. A technician with masters will offer a better service because there is already an attained level of experience before being handled the accreditation.

Another crucial thing is the technician with the energy-saving knowledge which is provided by many institutions helping you with ways in which you can save costs especially in today’s world where electricity bills are always going up.

2. Time management

When it comes to time management, It is one of the main things that every technician should possess. Technicians such as those from Phoenix All Day Electrician will always give you a value for your money. They are very prompt with timekeeping and will still work with a plan. When an electrician is working as part of a big team, it matters because every task is related to the other and timely finishing counts.

When an electrician gives an estimation of the work to be done before the job, it shows the ability and the skill

3. Problem-solving independence

In the day to day life of an electrician, there is both a complex and straightforward problem in which their independence counts to deliver quality work. Considering some projects that require only one electrician, the problem-solving skill becomes a must as it determines how the job is to be done.

While doing their work, they are required to evaluate the existing electrical problem, assess the way to be solved, and provide a way in which the problem can be done efficiently and effectively. The fact that an electrician can identify a weakness and offer solutions means that they are skilled to take up the task.

4. Business skills

In today’s world, business skills are becoming essential to every profession, and electrical technicians are not exempt. Considering the electrical need to write an invoice and do quotation, necessary business skills have to play along. When giving a cost of a project, a technician is required to use nosiness skills to come with the entire cost of the …