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  • What New Trainees Need To Know About Working With Foundries And Crucibles

    If you're about to start training to work with foundries, metalworking, and crucibles, you're moving into an area that is highly skilled but also highly dangerous due to the high temperatures and, of course, molten metal. You know you need safety clothing, you know the equipment has to be correct, but keeping yourself and your co-workers safe goes beyond that. This is a field in which erring on the side of caution isn't just a platitude; it's a necessity.
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  • Preventing Cold Weather From Stalling Your Fleet

    If your diesel engine fleet is based in an area that experiences extreme cold temperatures, you know how frustrating it can be when engines don't start right away. Getting a late start means loss of time and money. By properly preparing your engines for those frigid temperatures, you can have your fleet started up, on the road, and at the job site more quickly. Warm The Batteries As temperatures drop, the battery's power capacity in your engines does too.
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  • Properly Using A Pressure Washer For The First Time

    If you never used a pressure washer in the past, and you are in the market to purchase one in the near future, you are most likely concerned about utilizing it properly when you decide to wash down your home or deck. While different brands will have slight variations in the way you use their product, most work in relatively the same manner. Here are some instructions you can use when using a pressure washer for the first time.
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  • Meeting Capacity On Demand - Advantages Of Rental Boilers

    Whether you're pushing out energy to power a production line or you're working with equipment designed to power an entire city, boiler capacity can be a critical consumable asset. Indeed, many older facilities are built around permanent boilers which may be insufficient to meet modern needs, leaving facility owners scrambling to expand their boiler access. Thankfully, there are options available which won't require a major construction project or substantially altering your established work flow.
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  • Three Advantages That Fiberglass Scaffolding Has Over Metal Scaffolding

    Metal and wood scaffolding have been the go-to options for scaling tall buildings for centuries. With the invention of fiberglass, fiberglass scaffolding was created. It has been gaining ground over metal scaffolding, and with plenty of good reasons. You Can Carry a Lot More Scaffolding Fiberglass scaffolding is very light in weight. You can carry armfuls of the scaffolding pipes as easily as carrying bundles of twigs. What is more, you can fit a lot of fiberglass scaffolding in the back of a work truck and not have to worry about weight restrictions for work trucks or worry about fuel consumption because the weight of the scaffolding will not drag down the truck.
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  • 6 Food Packaging Essentials For A Sandwich Or Sub Shop

    If you plan on owning or operating a sandwich or sub shop, you must know the importance of obtaining the various types of containers or food packaging for your goods. Whether it be for catering orders or for carry out sales, the proper packaging is a must. You may need everything from clamshell containers to party platters for your business. To give you a basic idea and point you in the right direction, here are 6 essentials for food packaging needs in a sandwich or sub shop.
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  • How to Make a Cart

    If you tend to have a lot of stuff to move around your property, and you feel like getting involved in a project, then you should consider making yourself a cart. This will allow you to get creative and use your tools. It will also allow you to put something together that will prove to be useful because you can use the finished cart to move things on your property while using something you made with your own two hands.
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  • The Benefits Of Investing In Heated Hoses

    If your industrial or manufacturing processes require access to water, then you know how difficult it can be to manage your water supply during the cold winter months. Frozen pipes and hoses present a significant problems for manufacturing facilities, and finding a simple way to address your water issues can be a great way to improve productivity and efficiency in the future. Here are three ways that your company can benefit from investing in heated hoses to help manage your water supply during the cold winter months.
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  • Questions You Should Ask Yourself When Choosing An Air Dryer

    If your company needs an air dryer in order to ensure that its product is to exact specifications, then there is a good chance that you are going to be spending a lot of time researching dryers in order to find the best one. This is good because a large piece of equipment like that is a significant investment and you don't want the resources spent on the investment to be wasted.
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  • Turning Industrial Waste Bi-Products Into A Viable Industry Of Its Own

    In every factory, mill, and commercial manufacturing center, tons of debris and waste are leftover for disposal in landfills and major waterways. It is undeniable that commercial industries have led to an increased amount of global pollution, but the solution isn't as simple as living without these products that people as a whole have grown used to. Through the process of mechanical milling, various industries have found that the waste bi-products produced during manufacturing can actually be turned into some of the most useful products on the planet.
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