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July 28, 2006

Windowstyle Supports Barnsley Mini Soccer and Helps Local Club Raise £3,000

Windowstyle Supports Barnsley Mini Soccer And Helps Local Club Raise £3,000

(PRWEB) July 28, 2006 -- Thousands of soccer crazy boys and girls enjoyed a huge family weekend at Darfield Football Club last weekend in one of the North's biggest junior soccer tournaments. It was sponsored this year by Windowstyle UK, the area's largest single employer and the manufacturing arm of the Style Group UK Limited.

The Style Group is the UK's leading independent replacement window and door manufacturer and retailer with its state-of-the-art factory at Wombwell, near Barnsley, producing and installing thousands of windows and doors every year in locations the length and breadth of the country. Several of its employees had children from their families taking part in the tournament which was open to children from Under 6 to Under 15 teams and raised more than £3000 required to fund the task of finding the region's next Wayne Rooney or Steven Gerrard.

More than 40 teams competed on each day of the tournament and were supported by more than 2,500 parents, families and friends. Darfield Juniors' Under 9's manager, Sam Hutchinson, a foreman at the Windowstyle factory, explained: "It was an incredible weekend with so many families and supporters from not just this area but much further a field participating in this massive tournament. We always aim to give local youngsters of all ages the opportunity to showcase their talents and you never know but it might just uncover the next super star. Although we have to thank an army of local volunteers for their time and support we are also most grateful to the Style Group for their timely and generous encouragement."

John Ross, Chief Executive of Style Group, added: "It is not only appropriate that we should show our support for this popular local event but also most important that we support an area which has been significant in the continued development of both Windowstyle and the Group as a whole."

About Style group:
The Style Group PLC is the largest independent manufacturer, supplier and retailer of PVCu windows and doors in the United Kingdom. Since inception in 1992 the Group has continued to expand and now has 38 branches across the country from the South West to the North East serviced by a large in-house transport fleet. The Group incorporates three specialist subsidiaries:-

Windowstyle UK is the manufacturing arm and its state-of-the-art factory in Wombwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire with the capability to produce up to 10,000 quality assured frames per week. It is also the area's largest single employer.

Safestyle UK (http://www.safestyle-windows.co.uk) is the best known name in the Group. It is synonymous with quality and affordability and installs £2 million domestic window and door frames every week. It is renowned for its popular and memorable celebrity-fronted television and radio advertising campaigns featuring value-for money offers.

Tradestyle UK (http://www.tradestyle.biz) was established in 2002 and supplies exclusively to non-fabricating retailers and installers. It has its own manufacturing facility and has seen demand for its products at a genuine trade price soar way beyond expectations.

For further information please contact:
Ashley Metcalfe
CHS Ltd
+44-1924-256050

Posted by Industrial-Manufacturing at 11:18 AM | Comments (0)

New Online Furniture Feed: One Historic Step in Shopping

Historically, the process of furnishing homes and offices has often been a chore. Without today’s Internet for research and shopping comparisons, shoppers of the past used to travel from store to store to compare available merchandise and customization options so that pieces coordinated with their homes or offices. They also needed to determine budgets, shipping and handling, pricing ranges and payment plans - all without the aid of computers and other helpful research and calculating tools.

(PRWEB) July 28, 2006 -- Today’s advanced computer and Internet technology mean one historic step ahead in shopping. The powerful wired combination brings consumers online to sites like FurnitureFeed.com with multiple search & shopping features.

However, in order to truly appreciate the new, let’s take a brief look at some of the old, with the following fun facts about furniture*:

• Towards the end of the 1700s, many houses featured a large room with only one chair for the head of the household. The others sat on the floor. Sometimes a guest, most often male, would be invited to sit in the chair during a meal. As the meaning of sitting in the chair equated to being important and in charge, the lucky seated individual was called the "chair man." Today in business we use the similar expression or title "Chairman or Chairman of the Board.

• President Chester A. Arthur reportedly thought the White House was so gloomy that he had it redecorated. Twenty-four wagonloads of old furniture were hauled away to make room for the new, more fashionable furniture.

• Wood was reportedly invented by Lord Alfred J. Wood in 1921. He named it after his wife, and originally wood was an inexpensive substitute for children. Wood later became popular for furniture-making, even clothes- and food-making during the reign of Edward "the wooden king".

• New house rules were needed after Andrew Jackson's supporters came to a party at the White House after his election, because they broke dishes and stood on the furniture in their muddy boots.

• John F. Kennedy's young son, John Jr., used to hide under the president's desk. John Jr. called the desk "my house."

Leap Ahead in Time!

Now a new online furniture portal, FurnitureFeed.com, changes how people can furnish their homes and offices. At FurnitureFeed.com, the philosophy is simple, "Understanding how to buy the best furniture for the most competitive price will give you a home or office which is impressive while leaving money in your pocket."

Some of the many features and benefits of the new site are:

• Reviews that help with selection and purchasing decisions.

• Furniture Terms Glossary that helps shoppers understand the industry lingo and make more informed decisions.

• Professional Furniture Directories that help shoppers search for furniture by location (state, region), type (like bedroom furniture, office furniture, patio furniture, etc.), category (like discount furniture), specific piece and more.

Results are two-fold. Shoppers save loads of time, gas money, traveling exhaustion and shopping frustration. And companies in the furniture industry are invited to participate and have their information included in the directory lists.

So furniture shoppers can say, "Goodbye!" to traveling around, wasting time, fuel, patience and poor decisions. Now they can focus on their specific furniture needs and meet them head on, immediately, 24 / 7.

Online shopping also means safety. So if you consider that Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer, you’ll realize that FurnitureFeed.com is a much safer way to shop!

* Facts from: Doxdesk.com, Content.Scholastic.com (Scholastic), Funnies.paco.to and Gone-ta-pott.com.

Posted by Industrial-Manufacturing at 11:18 AM | Comments (0)

Paratherm Summer Special: 20% off Cleaners for Thermal Systems

Extra incentive to renew hot-oil systems during planned summer maintenance shutdowns.

West Conshohocken, PA (PRWEB) July 28, 2006 -- Paratherm Corporation, manufacturer of heat transfer fluids for the process industries, is reducing prices for two specialized thermal-system cleaning liquids, for a two-month period this summer, wrapping up September 30, 2006.

It’s not uncommon for manufacturing plants to lighten production during the summer months, when operations workers and management ranks are thinner due to vacation time. Many plants even schedule shutdowns or equipment rotations, for preventive maintenance work, at specific times during the summer because it makes sense to take machinery out of service when staff is light, rather than during spring, winter, or fall when the ranks are at full strength.

Paratherm is calling this offer the Summer Maintenance Special, because when a process line is already out of service is also the most sensible time to perform annual maintenance tasks on thermal oil systems, including cleaning and fluid analysis.

Paratherm LC™ Large-System Cleaner Liquid can actually be added (as 10% of system volume) two weeks, or more, before the expected shutdown, because it cleans the system during regular operation. The cleaned system can then be drained and recharged during the scheduled shutdown.

Paratherm SC® Hot-Oil-Unit Cleaner Liquid, generally used for smaller electrically heated systems, performs a complete cleaning essentially overnight, while the system is completely off line.

Both Paratherm system-cleaner liquids are compatible with any mineral-oil-based fluid.

Paratherm engineers use thermal fluid analysis like a medical lab test, to get a solid peek into the operational health of the "heart and circulatory system" of a manufacturing temperature-control process. System tweaks and adjustments can then be suggested based on interpretation of the results of the tests.

More information about the Summer Maintenance Special, and the system cleaners, is available at www.paratherm.com/system-cleaners. More information about fluid analysis is available at www.paratherm.com/fluid-analysis

About Paratherm Corporation:
Paratherm’s Sludgebusters™ team provides advice, expertise, and analysis for thermal fluid systems and heat transfer fluids. Through their relationships with heater and equipment manufacturers, and their focused attention on the needs of customers, Paratherm engineers deliver smoothly operating systems and applications, and maximum production, to processors that choose Paratherm. Manufacturing and marketing non-toxic, high efficiency heat transfer fluids (also called thermal fluids or hot oils) since 1988 Paratherm Corporation currently has a customer base of over 3,000 users, largely in the chemical, food processing and plastics industries. The line consists of nine products performing at temperatures from -148° F to +650° F.

Contact: Andy Andrews at Paratherm Corporation, 4 Portland Road, West Conshohocken, PA 19428 USA. Phone 800-222-3611 or (610) 941-4900; fax 610-941-9191; www.paratherm.com.

Posted by Industrial-Manufacturing at 11:17 AM | Comments (0)

Metrologic Scanners Ranked #1 in VSR Survey Finishes First Overall in Head-to-Head Comparison with Competitors

In a recent survey of nearly 300 value-added resellers published in the July issue of VSR, Metrologic Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS:MTLG) received the top cumulative score for point-of-sale bar code scanning products.

Blackwood, New Jersey (PRWEB) July 28, 2006 –- In a recent survey of nearly 300 value-added resellers published in the July issue of VSR, Metrologic Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS:MTLG) received the top cumulative score for point-of-sale bar code scanning products.

Metrologic finished first overall in the survey’s scanner category – ahead of Symbol, Hand Held Products and PSC. Metrologic scored 22.5 out of a possible 25 points. (See chart below)

All vendors were evaluated in five core areas of customer satisfaction, and Metrologic took top honors in four of them. Metrologic finished first in product features; product reliability; vendor support and service; and competitive pricing. It finished a close second in product innovation.

VSR stated, "Metrologic was the clear scanner category winner." It also added, "Those [companies that ranked demonstrate a superior ability to deliver on the litmus test of customer satisfaction and are members of a very elite group of technology pioneers."

Metrologic tied Touch Dynamic (category: integrated POS units) for the highest overall score by any vendor in any product category. The company also finished as the top-ranked vendor overall for pricing. The average vendor cumulative score was 19 points.

VSR received 974 valid votes from 284 separate respondents. Only products purchased or integrated within the last 24 months were evaluated. The survey’s other five product categories were receipt printers, keyboards/cash drawers, touch screens, mobile computers/hand held and integrated POS units.

To read the entire article, log onto www.verticalsystemsreseller.com.

Metrologic's Contact for Corporate Communications:
Cory Laslocky
Phone: (856) 228-8100 x5828

Posted by Industrial-Manufacturing at 11:16 AM | Comments (0)

Petroleum Company Increased Their Catalyst Protection Filter Capacity by 214 Percent

A petroleum company experienced an increase in demand and process conditions, which mandated some creative thinking on their equipment supplier's response to the problem at hand.

A company was using an older Ronningen-Petter REACTOGARD Catalyst Protection Filter. Due to a recent increase in demand, they needed to escalate the volume while at the same time change the composition of the feedstock.

Unfortunately, the existing filter was in need of repair (valves and controls), and as a result, it was backwashing too frequently and generating too much waste during the new process conditions.

They knew they needed a new filter solution to handle the new parameters. To make matters more interesting, they did not have the time available to decommission the filter and set up piping for an updated system.

Another unknown factor was how much bigger the new filter would have to be to effectively handle the changed feed and increased flow. This led the company to contact Ronningen-Petter for a creative solution.

Ronningen-Petter Solution
The Applications Specialists at Ronningen-Petter determined that a staged solution was necessary to keep the customers feedstock line working while an effective upgrade was occurring.

Therefore, they brought in a Petroleum Test Skid to accurately assess the existing filters performance on the new feedstock. Based on this data, a new filter was proposed.

The new filter was designed to fit onto the existing pads and anchor bolts. In keeping with the customers request to keep the line running while the new filter was put into operation, the process connections were designed to bolt up to the existing connections, and the filter control package was designed to allow the new system to be put in place one bank at a time.

This enabled the customer to change out the 5-bank catalyst protection filter system without stopping their process.

Results
The customer increased filtration capacity by 214% without changing anything in the plant besides the filter.

Ronningen-Petter is committed to meeting the customer's specific needs. In this case the design of the new filter was adjusted to match exact on-site conditions; allowing the customer to minimize the installation costs and eliminate the down time associated with equipment changeouts.

--by Ask Filter Man

For questions about industrial filtration, please visit the Ask Filter Man forum at http://www.rpaprocess.com/Ask-Filter-Man-Blog.asp.

If you would like to discuss this filtration solution with one of our highly trained Applications Specialists, please visit http://www.rpaprocess.com/ContactUs/Contact-Us.asp.

Posted by Industrial-Manufacturing at 11:15 AM | Comments (0)

Study Finds Business Expectations for Revenue have Lessened

A new study from the International Profit Associates Small Business Research Board (IPA SBRB) found that confidence among small businesses in the United States has decreased sharply as the economic cycle moves past the half-way mark for 2006.

Buffalo Grove, IL (PRWEB) July 28, 2006 -- Confidence among small businesses in the United States has decreased sharply as the economic cycle moves past the half-way mark for 2006, according to a new study from the International Profit Associates Small Business Research Board (IPA SBRB). The businesses surveyed indicated that expectations for revenue have lessened and fuel/energy costs are becoming a more critical issue.

The IPA Small Business Confidence Index (IPA SBCI), which measures expectations about revenue growth, the general economy and hiring looking forward 12 months currently stands at 39.3, declining nearly 20 percent from 47.3 in April and from 52 at the beginning of the year. By comparison the IPA SBCI stood at 55 at the beginning of 2005.

Those businesses who think revenues will increase during the next twelve months have decreased significantly. Only 46 percent of small businesses in the current survey believe their revenue will increase during the next year. This compares to 59 percent in April and 67 percent at the beginning of 2006.

Confidence regarding hiring for the next 12 months has also declined significantly since the last IPA SBRB study. Thirty percent of the small business owners and senior managers surveyed say their will increase hiring during the next twelve months. This compares to 39 percent in April and 40 percent in January.

Confidence in the general economy for the coming twelve months is wavering with 42 percent of small business owners and managers saying that the general economy will be better, compared to 44 percent in April and 49 percent at the beginning of the year.

“The IPA SBCI’s measurements of confidence in the general economy, revenue growth and hiring are all pointed downward,” said Gregg Steinberg, President of International Profit Associates, the largest privately-held provider of management consulting and professional services to small and medium-size businesses in North America. “This means that small and medium-sized businesses must do all they can to succeed in trying times.” Steinberg also said, “When small business owners are impacted by cost increases over which they have no control such as rising energy prices, it is even more important that they control the costs they can control in their business.”

The owners and managers were asked about the single most important factor impacting their businesses. The responses in the current survey are:

Energy/fuel costs 15%
Cost of materials 13%
Taxes 12%
Economic conditions 12%
Finding quality employees 11%
Healthcare costs 10%
Interest Rates 8%
Government regulation 5%
Foreign competition 3%
Ability to obtain capital 3%
Other 6%

“The continuing spike in the price of gasoline has pushed it to the top of the list of concerns of small businesses in America,” said Steinberg. “With the cost of materials second, these two cost-driven factors should remind business owners to have strong real-time controls in place that take into account changing market conditions and provide for immediate operational adjustments."

The International Profit Associates Small Business Research Board ascertains and reports the opinions of small business owners and managers on a wide variety of topics related to their own businesses as well as national and international issues that may impact their operations.

Participants in the poll provide feedback on significant issues and allow for real-time insight into the state of small businesses nationwide. The universe of participants is developed from among small businesses across the United States. A total of 358 small business owners and senior managers participated in this IPA SBRB poll. The IPA SBRB study is a voluntary survey conducted via phone and email. The poll was structured and supervised through an independent resource.

The latest information about the IPA Small Business Research Board can be found at www.ipasbrb.com.

International Profit Associates, Inc. (IPA) is the largest privately-held provider of management consulting services to small and medium-size businesses in North America. IPA and its more than 1,800 professionals offer a wide range of proven and innovative methodologies to help businesses grow and prosper regardless of the economic cycle. IPA either provides directly or through its affiliated companies a comprehensive array of business advisory services, tax and estate planning services or merger, acquisition and other financial advisory services in the United States and Canada. More information about IPA can be found at www.ipa-iba.com.

Contact:
Raymond D. Minkus
(847) 509-5777

Posted by Industrial-Manufacturing at 11:14 AM | Comments (0)

LiftScience Fills Material Handling Market Void With the Introduction of the Model P130 Electric Pallet Jack

LiftScience, a leading supplier or pallet stackers, pallet jacks and other material handling equipment meets demand for eCommerce warehousing with an economical electric pallet jack.

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) July 28, 2006 -- LiftScience fills a void in the low cost Electric Pallet Jack Truck marketplace with the introduction of the Model P130 Electric Pallet Jack. Strong growth in small businesses and especially on-line eCommerce sellers is generating a heavy demand for an economical offering to fill warehousing needs. The Model P130 Electric Pallet Jack is able to move 3300 pounds with both electric drive and electo-hydraulic lift.

Key features are fork size of 25' width x 47' length and a fork height of 3.2' to 7.8". Located on the ergonomically designed handle are all the controls to raise or lower the forks and control the throttle for infinately adjustable forward and reverse speeds. Ease of operation is further enhanced with a built in battery charger.

All ListScience products are available on-line through ForkliftDeals http://www.ForkliftDeals.com [ForkliftDeals]

About LiftScience:
LiftScience was established in 2004 to fill an empty market niche for high quality/best value equipment for the Internet economy, LiftScience is positioned to bring together the “Best In Class” technology and quality components from the US, Europe and Asia designed into economical medium duty material handling systems assembled in China.

Posted by Industrial-Manufacturing at 11:13 AM | Comments (0)

National Vending Machine Management Company, Vending Solutions, LLC. Promotes Dana Hernandez to Regional Vending Manager

Vending Solutions, a recognized leader in vending machine management services, announced that Dana Hernandez has been promoted to Regional Vending Manager. Vending Solutions has been in the vending machine management industry for 13 years placing vending machines in a variety of locations such as apartments, offices, schools, malls, entertainment and sports venues, resorts, hotels and many more.

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) July 28, 2006 -- Vending Solutions, a recognized leader in vending machine management services, announced that Dana Hernandez has been promoted to Regional Vending Manager. She will be taking over for Barb Lobejko, who is retiring from Vending Solutions in September after eight and a half years with the company.

When asked about her new position in the company Miss Hernandez replied,
“It is an honor to accept the position of Regional Vending Manager. I am looking forward to new challenges, learning more about advances in vending technology and building relationships with our customers and vendors.”

In her new position, Miss Hernandez will manage ongoing client relationships within the South Eastern portion of the United States extending from Oklahoma to Florida. Furthermore, Miss. Hernandez will be working with Vending Solutions’ national network of vending machine route operators to ensure rapid vending machine placements for their ever-expanding client base. Miss Hernandez will also manage ongoing client relationships with national customers with multiple locations.

With its full service vending management program, Vending Solutions is able to install vending machines, keep them fully stocked with product and handle any repairs. Vending Solutions has been in the vending machine management industry for 13 years placing vending machines in a variety of locations such as apartments, offices, schools, malls, entertainment and sports venues, resorts, hotels and many more. More information regarding Vending Solutions’ vending machine services can be found on the website: www.vendingsolutions.com.

Posted by Industrial-Manufacturing at 11:13 AM | Comments (0)

BlueBean’s Do-it-Yourself RFID SecureAccess Solution Kit Improves Yard Access

If you are looking for a RFID yard access solution that allows flexibility, increases data accuracy and improves asset management then the BlueBean Do-it-Yourself RFID SecureAccess Solution Kit is for you. The do-it-yourself RFID logistics management solution kit, used in conjunction with an existing yard management system, allows users to quickly and accurately identify incoming and outgoing trucks and trailers.

Carmel, IN (PRWEB) July 28, 2006 -- If you are looking for a RFID yard access solution that allows flexibility, increases data accuracy and improves asset management then the BlueBean Do-it-Yourself RFID SecureAccess Solution Kit is for you. The do-it-yourself RFID logistics management solution kit, used in conjunction with an existing yard management system, allows users to quickly and accurately identify incoming and outgoing trucks and trailers.

“The BlueBean Do-it-Yourself RFID SecureAccess Solution Kit is the answer for anyone who is looking to accurately identify incoming and outgoing trucks and trailers while providing secure yard access,” says BlueBean President Gregg Maggioli. “Users can also choose to have the system automatically open and close the gate which can reduce processing time, gate wait times and operating costs.”

The BlueBean Do-it-Yourself RFID SecureAccess Solution Kit comes complete with the following components:
· Intermec IF5 RFID Fixed Reader with power supply
· 2 linear antennas with cables
· 10 Gen 2 rigid encapsulated tags
· RFIDSimpleWare (one license)
· Hardware setup and software install instructions
· Demo application
· Controller with status lights
· NEMA enclosure
· Options include antenna stand, additional tags and 25% consulting services discount

The BlueBean Do-it-Yourself RFID SecureAccess Solution Kit can be used at both manned and at automated gates. The tags included in the solution kit are specifically designed for metal trucks and trailers allowing users to automatically capture the tag’s identification number for comparison and processing to your backend database.

“This do-it-yourself RFID logistics management solution will improve your data collection accuracy and better utilize your assets. Additionally, it is easy to integrate with your current application,” adds Maggioli.

The BlueBean Do-it-Yourself RFID SecureAccess Solution Kit is available for purchase on RFIDSupplyChain.com. To go directly to the solution details, type http://www.rfidsupplychain.com/Detail.bok?no=139 into your internet browser or simply click on the “RFID Logistics Kit” link on their homepage at www.RFIDSupplyChain.com.

About BlueBean

BlueBean (www.bluebeanrfid.com) is a RFID consulting and systems integration company that focuses exclusively on RFID solutions, RFID compliance mandates, and simplifying the implementation of RFID technology. We guarantee our clients a solution that successfully meets their business needs based on our real world knowledge, extensive expertise, and certifications from the top RFID manufacturers including Alien, Intermec, Symbol, Omron, Printronix and Zebra. BlueBean provides a custom roadmap of the steps required to achieve your goals and offers services and resources to implement the solution. RFID services include design, hardware and software selection, installation, implementation, integration with existing systems, maintenance and support.

BlueBean (www.bluebeanfrid.com) also offers packaged solutions to common RFID situations. Our RFID solutions include BlueBean 1-2-3™ (slap & ship compliance), EasyInbound™ (RFID receiving), EasyOutbound™ (RFID shipping), Simple RFID Conveyor Portal™, Simple RFID Dock Door Kit™ and the RFID Development Lab Kit™. We strive to make the client’s RFID deployment as simple and easy as possible.

Posted by Industrial-Manufacturing at 11:12 AM | Comments (0)

Modern Modular to Open Sales Offices in Areas Affected by Hurricane Katrina

Company will work with new and existing fabricators to sell and build panelized and modular homes. After advising the master planners and community groups in Louisiana and Mississippi in an effort to bring fast, affordable homes to areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina, Modern Modular announced today their plans to open offices in both states.

New York, NY (PRWEB) July 28, 2006 -- After advising the master planners and community groups in Louisiana and Mississippi in an effort to bring fast, affordable homes to areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina, Modern Modular announced today their plans to open offices in both states. The master planners and community leaders recognize the need for a new approach to designing and building homes and are looking to prefabricated building systems to meet the demand.

“The lack of affordable, well built, architecturally designed homes is not unique to the Gulf, it’s a national problem. Working with master planners, state and local leaders and most importantly property owners, it is our goal to bring the best that prefabricated housing has to offer -- speed and affordability. We are going to help rebuild the area and this effort will create a model for high-quality architecturally designed prefab homes,” said Founder and President of Modern Modular, Peter LaBonte.

As part of this initiative Modern Modular is working with the Association for Advanced Home Building (AFAHB) to develop an accreditation program that can be adopted universally so property owners can have confidence that a high-level of craftsmanship, customer service and building quality goes into each house. Vince Ciccarello, Executive Director of AFAHB, when asked about this pilot program said, “The manufactured housing industry has long suffered certain negative perceptions about the inconsistency of quality and performance in its product. We believe that the outcome of our partnership with Modern Modular will be a set of new standards that benefits all stakeholders, homeowners, insurance companies, municipalities, environmental advocacy groups and manufacturers.

“Prefabricated home building has been around for decades, but now it is time for it to be viewed as a viable option,” added LaBonte. “We are dedicating our efforts and investing in the area to utilize all the benefits of prefabricated home manufacturing to meet the urgent housing need.”

WHY PREFABRICATED?
Prefabricated homes provide many benefits that traditional site built homes don’t such as; speed to erect, the ability to incorporate energy efficient features and to reduce building material waste. Prefabricated homes are higher in quality and more cost effective to design and build.

For more information, please visit www.modern-modular.com

ABOUT MODERN MODULAR
Modern Modular sells and facilitates the manufacturing and installation of high quality, affordable, architecturally designed, system-built homes. The company works with architects and designers throughout North America, Europe and Australia. The homes are built with an eye towards energy efficiency and environmental considerations.

PRESS CONTACT:
Peter LaBonte
President
Modern Modular
Main office: 45 Main Street – Suite 822
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel. 718.715.0545
Fax 718.715.1350

Posted by Industrial-Manufacturing at 11:11 AM | Comments (0)

International Manufacturers of Hose and Tubing Products Added to Worldwide Industrial Marketplace

Worldwide Industrial Marketplace increases offerings of Hose, Tube and Tubing products to its Online Directory and Industrial Buying Guide.

(PRWEB) July 28, 2006 -- On Friday, July 28 at an afternoon company party in Westboro, Massachusetts, Worldwide Industrial Marketplace, an online industrial supply portal, will unveil its newly revised directory of manufacturers and distributors of hose, tube and tubing products. The forthcoming occasion will be the company's first event celebrating its latest publication.

The types of hose and tubing products in the directory are suitable for a wide range of applications such as heating, aerospace, hydraulics, air conditioning, electrical, compressors, automotive, industrial vacuums, blowers, furnaces, ovens, process equipment, water treatment systems, modular systems, chemical processing, laboratory, transformers, industrial motors, diesel engines, construction equipment, electronic manufacturing, gas and petroleum, liquid storage and many other applications.

The variety of different hoses available in the directory include, air, beverage, ash, nylon, fire, rubber, reinforced steel, copper, braided hose, biopharmaceutical, brake, refrigerant, carbon steel, coolant, suction, exhaust, low and high pressure hose, molded, plastic, radiator, metric, flexible, custom and other hose available in many standard and unique materials.

The different kinds of tubes and tubing products include, aluminum, boiler, architectural, centrifuge, conveyor, dip tube, filter, gas measuring, hydraulic, mailing, equipment tubing, spacer, cable, clear plastic, wooden, PVC, stainless steel, miniature, sleeve tubing and more.

A sample version of the soon to be revealed directory can be viewed at, http://www.WorldwideIndustrialMarketplace.com/directory/hose_tubes.html

"I'm excited to reveal the directory to the public, our entire office should be proud of the hard work they put in and I'm looking forward to the celebration," says Frank Wallace, business director and co-founder of the company.

The directory, according to Bailey, is designed to help buyers of hose and tubing products find suppliers in over 54 countries by searching for specific keywords, phrases or by company name. "He added, there are thousands of companies that sell hose, tubes and tubing products in the directory, and for quality assurance, every supplier listed has been subject to approval before being added."

The company has invited local clients and neighboring firms to attend the celebration. Sandwiches, coffee, soda and pizza will be served. There will be a preview showing of the directory.

About Worldwide Industrial Marketplace

The Worldwide Industrial Marketplace, established in 2003, is an international directory of manufacturers, exporters, distributors and suppliers offering an extensive selection of industrial supplies, equipment and machinery. Qualified companies are welcome to submit a listing at, http://www.WorldwideIndustrialMarketplace.com/freelisting.html

Posted by Industrial-Manufacturing at 11:10 AM | Comments (0)

Entrepreneur Explodes in Fashion Industry with Unique Designer Handbags for Real Women

Nani started with three designer artisans handcrafted a collection of highest Quality Italian leather using skills passed down from generation to generation; Nani was born in a very important place in the neighboring province of Bacilicata, called Matera (this word means Mother in ancient Greek).

Beverly Hills, CA (PRWEB) July 27, 2006 -- A young Southern Italy entrepreneur explodes in the fashion industry with her unique designer handbags for stylish mothers and the "Suzy" ®. Nicole took a simple idea and a knack for art and fashion to design handbags that have become "must have" accessories for women around the world, from her basement at home in Italy.

Nicole’s vivacious spirit and never quit attitude is paying off. Nationwide top journalists and radio personalities are acclaiming her as an entrepreneur with smarts and pizzazz. Nicole quit her job working for the public school to invest in her dream, to open a Childrens day care facility and as she worked at the day care facility she notice that new mothers were having problems organizing their diaper bags and finding essential baby items quickly. However, one afternoon due to boredom, she decided to put her heart into designing a handbag that would stand out from any other at home in her basement, never expecting to become a fashion designer and guru on organization.

Suddenly due to high demand, Nicole launched her company on the World Wide Web by securing www.nanihandbags.com this took her once "word of mouth" company to an international level. She is now booking orders and has sold out of stock several times! This savvy businesswoman believes in doing it herself. With little computer knowledge, she designed and launched her own website. She searched for manufactures, registered her products, securing her trademarks, and even self promotes her business. She takes the advice from professionals and puts it into action.

Nicole seizes every opportunity that comes along, and takes something positive from every experience. She wants to share her handbags for all who understand new mothers need attention and organization to feel good about themselves and focus on their new baby. Always overcoming obstacles, Nicole introduced a one-of-a-kind patented Nani "Suzy" that features excellent colorful organizational portfolio pockets and dividers. She even has a disclaimer that states her company is not affiliated with the U.S. Government in any way. Nicole shares her story with others to encourage them to follow their dreams. Her next goal is to be on the Oprah Winfrey Show, & the Tyra Banks Show.

Nicole's ® line of handbags are chic, must have accessories. These handbags are designed with a flare for glamour, and created with ideal features and exquisite quality in vibrant rich interior/exterior rich Italian leather. These sleek crafted bags compliment any wardrobe. Nicole bags are definitely for the lady who wants to stand out in a crowd and make a statement of class holding her new baby.

As a designer taking fashion by storm, Nicole’s continued goal is to create handbags that are luxurious, unique, and glamorous with the fashion conscious individual, business woman, and average mom in mind. Most importantly she offers quality to her customers.

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SpectraSensors, Inc. to Participate in Appalachian 2006

Exhibit will include SS2000 Moisture/Carbon Dioxide Analyzer and SS1000 Portable Gas Analyzer.

(PRWEB) July 27, 2006 -- SpectraSensors, Inc. is pleased to announce that the company will be exhibiting at the 66th Appalachian Gas Measurement Short Course this August. SpectraSensors will be featuring the following products:

SpectraSensors SS2000 Moisture/Carbon Dioxide Analyzer. Spectrasensors SS2000 Moisture or Carbon Dioxide Gas Analyzer is an extremely reliable extractive sensor using SpectraSensors’ line-spectroscopy technology. The sensor measures concentrations using an IR laser and special software and electronics to determine the concentration of gas without coming into physical contact with it. The state-of-the-art technology was originally developed for atmospheric moisture measurement on Earth and Mars.

SpectraSensors SS1000 Portable Gas Analyzer. SpectraSensors SS1000 Portable Gas Analyzer is a highly mobile, battery-powered moisture or carbon dioxide analyzer utilizing the same extraordinary sensor technology as the SS2000. The instrument is designed for convenience and offers fast and easy measurements in the field.

More information: www.spectrasensors.com/natgas
Link to Appalachian Program Guide: http://www.agmsc.org/

About SpectraSensors
SpectraSensors, Inc. headquartered in San Dimas, California, was incorporated in 1999, as a technology spin-off of the NASA/Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The company is a leading manufacturer of optically based gas sensors for the industrial process and environmental monitoring markets. Typical applications include natural gas sensors to measure moisture and carbon dioxide, process analytical sensors for on-line moisture monitoring in olefins and bulk gases, and airborne water vapor measurements from commercial aircraft for the U.S. and International Weather Services.

For more information contact: Sam Miller at (800) 619-2861 ×228, SpectraSensors, Inc., 972 North Amelia Ave., San Dimas, CA 91773, or visit the web site at http://www.spectrasensors.com.

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Eclipse IDE Users Now Get Easy to Use Advanced Solution for POJO Persistence with New CocoBase® PURE POJO™ Version 5.0 from THOUGHT INC.®

Eclipse IDE Users Now Get Easy To Use Advanced Solution For POJO Persistence With New CocoBase® PURE POJO™ Version 5.0 From THOUGHT INC.® This gives Eclipse users the ability to intelligently auto-map all their tables, fields and objects together in just a few steps with the Magic Mapper. This relieves developers from the tedious task of manually mapping each table and object together.

(PRWEB) July 27, 2006 -- THOUGHT Inc.®, The Dynamic O/R Mapping™ company announces the new Eclipse IDE Plug-In included with the new version 5.0 of CocoBase® PURE POJO™, the market leader and award winning patented Dynamic Object to Relational Mapping™ (ORM) tool shipping since 1997. The new 100% Java GUI tooling in CocoBase® PURE POJO™ made up of the Magic Mapper and the Mapping Workbench are both tightly integrated inside Eclipse. This gives Eclipse users the ability to intelligently auto-map all their tables, fields and objects together in just a few steps with the Magic Mapper. This relieves developers from the tedious task of manually mapping each table and object together. The Mapping workbench holds all of the extensive CocoBase® PURE POJO™ Persistence functionality in one GUI thus easily facilitating for developers access to needed features. These major technological innovations are an example of how CocoBase® has evolved to provide an exciting and extremely useful tool for speeding up advanced POJO development without sacrificing flexibility or access to required enterprise-level functionality.

"Giving Eclipse IDE users an easy to use an enterprise-level POJO Persistence Solution with CocoBase® PURE POJO™ version 5.0 is a major breakthrough for the industry," said Greg Baker, Director of Sales and Marketing, Thought Inc.® "Eclipse IDE users can now take advantage of the powerful CocoBase® ORM technology by simply using the Magic Mapper to auto-map the tables, fields and objects together for them."

CocoBase® uses a simple patented architecture for persisting data utilizing a mapping layer. This approach makes it easy for developers to manage the complexity of persisting data at the enterprise level. The Magic Mapper™ evolves this technology to the next level by making it an easy to use tool for coding POJO persistence. The Magic Mapper™ detects and prevents potential map problems and quite magically makes a good determination of how the tables, fields and objects are to be mapped together. This brings in a high degree of simplicity to assist the developer in quickly persisting data for an application.

CocoBase® includes additional advanced POJO persistence support not found in other ORM solutions, for example: (a) the ability to map single or multiple inheritance with multiple discriminators without requiring that developers know about specific mapping strategies, (b) SQL realms, thus allowing multiple SQL views or filters for the same Java class model, (c) generic POJO O/R mapping, which allows POJO objects to be elegantly mapped even when those do not conform with the Java bean pattern, (d) SQL tuning, which let developers generate and tune the SQL for each mapping at design time, (e) callback plug-ins and factories for incorporating custom behavior at runtime, and much more.

CocoBase® will soon deliver a JPA integration thus providing EJB 3.0 compliant support. The developer will then be able to use CocoBase® for any application using the JPA APIs as well as add the JPA APIs to any existing work. And all of the additional advanced POJO Persistence functionality in CocoBase® will be easily available with the JPA as well. The CocoBase® PURE POJO Version 5.0 Persistence API supports standard EJBQL based querying for object queries and it is based on an early draft of the EJB3 persistence API. The EJB 3.0 compliant support is expected to be released soon.

For a free download of CocoBase® PURE POJO™ please proceed to www.thoughtinc.com.

Marketing Contact: Greg Baker, Director of Sales and Marketing, Thought Inc.®, at (415) 836-9199.

About CocoBase® PURE POJO™
CocoBase® PURE POJO™, Dynamic POJO Persistence optimized for J2EE and J2SE customer success is the top solution for solving the Object to Relational impedance mismatch. As the mature technological leader in the industry available to customers since early 1997 and in its’ fifth major release, CocoBase® PURE POJO™ has earned a solid reputation for delivering success. CocoBase® PURE POJO™ virtually eliminates the need to hand-code database access for POJO Persistence, EJB, Java Applications, etc. This directly reduces up to 85% of the cost of database access development for enterprise customers needing to persist data in company applications. CocoBase® PURE POJO™ is essentially FREE! For every dollar spent on CocoBase® there is up to $3 in project savings for an astounding ROI of 300%. This is better than free and includes a powerful simple to use technology for persisting data with highly responsive technical support, training and mentoring.

About THOUGHT Inc.®
THOUGHT Inc.®, the Dynamic O/R Mapping™ Company, architects of CocoBase® Enterprise O/R, was formed in 1993, and subsequently revolutionized Object to Relational Mapping technology with landmark solutions and industry leadership. THOUGHT Inc.'s® global sales include customers in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia and India. More information on THOUGHT Inc. ® can be obtained online at WWW.THOUGHTINC.COM or by calling, (415) 836-9199.

LEGAL NOTICES
This document is copyrighted and owned solely by THOUGHT Inc.® 2006. CocoBase® and THOUGHT Inc.® are registered trademarks of THOUGHT Inc.®. PURE POJO™, Dynamic O/R Mapping™, Dynamic Object to Relational Mapping™, Dynamic Universal Querying™ and Dynamic Transparent Persistence™ are pending trademarks of THOUGHT Inc.®. CocoBase® technology is based on US patent #5857197 as well as additional pending patents directed to object navigation, object modeling, querying, caching, etc. All other trademarks are property of their respective company. This publication is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement, to also include any and all technical inaccuracies or typographical errors.

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Increasing the Intensity of its Fashion and the Creative Prowess: Romar Studios, Inc Adds Three Dynamic Members to its Team

Romar’s latest team members bring talent, energy and excitement to Romar’s creative team.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) July 27, 2006 -- Romar Studios, Inc (RSI) announces the addition of three dynamic members Fred Harris, Eloy Flores, and Deborah Turnbull to RSI’s repertoire of talented managers. Their combined experience and background is a welcomed addition to RSI’s dynamic group.

Fred Harris, General Manager of the Apparel Division, heads the design and management of apparel collections. With over two decades of experience in designing a wide variety of apparel line categories for men, women, and children, Fred’s versatility makes him a valuable addition to the RSI team. Fred’s extensive knowledge of the garment industry and innovative vision synergizes style, fit, and comfort. Before joining RSI, Fred worked as an illustrator and designer for numerous companies including Speedo, Bugle Boy, Jimmy Z, Body Glove, Gitano Swimwear/Bodywear, ACA Joe/Mexico, Faremon, Perfetto Sportswear, Authentic Fitness, and Estee Lauder just to name a few. He has also designed for various sports organizations such as the Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and the Toronto Argonauts. Fred’s background in branding sports teams is a perfect mix especially with respect to RSI’s position as a NASCAR Promotional Licensee. With NASCAR’s efforts in creating diversity within the sport and its audience, one of Fred’s focuses for RSI is to create high-end unique, apparel collections to promote NASCAR and NASCAR Sponsors and Partners to current and future fans. One of Fred’s greatest assets to RSI is his talent in creating garments that appeal to the female, youth, and multi-ethnic demographics.

Another great addition is RSI’s new Art Director, Eloy Flores, who will be adding his own style of visual dynamics to RSI’s creative department. With more than ten years of experience in graphic design, Eloy’s contemporary aesthetic sensibilities will create brand identifying logos for RSI’s clients and partners. He will also be responsible for giving creative direction to many of RSI’s endeavors and projects. Eloy believes that designing through the client’s vision combined with his ability to interpret that idea into a creative end product is the secret to successfully working with clients and partners on a creative and professional level. From his background in music videos and sports teams to apparel design Eloy brings a wealth of client experience such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lexani, Mirage Casino, Maserati, Mazda, Mercedes Benz, Cirque du Soliel, Von Dutch, NBA, and NFL just to name a few. His work has been featured in magazines such as Super Street Magazine, Source Magazine, KING Magazine, Dime Magazine, and XXL Magazine.

The latest addition to the RSI management team is Senior Administrative Manager Deborah Turnbull. Deborah has over 20 years of experience in the corporate environment with tremendous international experience in business development and management. Deborah’s position in the team is to oversee and manage RSI’s various projects and to ensure that all of RSI’s various departments are synchronized in their numerous projects. This dynamic lady’s impressive background culminates into a valuable wealth of knowledge that she brings with her to RSI. As a top executive, she has worked for ECI International, Inc., Turnoco International, Inc., Educate World, Inc., and ACSports.com just to name a few. Deborah has orchestrated high level meetings for foreign dignitaries and high level executives. She was extremely instrumental in closing deals between governments and for some of the largest corporations in the world. Her comprehensive experience in design and manufacturing, business finance, analysis, research, and operations are a great asset to RSI.

RSI places great importance in creating a team of professionals who are not only talented in their field of endeavor, but also possess a multi-dimensionality that echoes RSI’s versatility as a unique vertically-integrated multi-solution company that offers a comprehensive list of services and products: Product Design and Development, Creative and Design, Apparel Design and Production, E-Commerce and Web Development Solutions, and Corporate and Consumer Marketing. One of RSI’s core specialties is diversity marketing. Mainstreaming Through Diversity™, the method of capturing a larger market share by strategically marketing to diverse groups is RSI’s marketing philosophy, a philosophy that goes beyond traditional diversity marketing methods. Although many companies practice diversity advertising in positioning their messages to communities, RSI offers a comprehensive diversity marketing approach through marketing, advertising, and promotions strategy targeting female, youth, and multi-ethnic demographics and the differences within those groups.

For more information about products and services offered by Romar Studios, Inc, log on to www.romarstudiosinc.com.

Cori Amoroso
Communications Manager
Romar Studios, Inc
837 Traction Avenue
Suite 406
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Tel: (213) 621-4409
Fax: (213) 621-0232

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Swedish Match North American Partners with Document Management Service Provider WorldView LTD

Swedish Match North American forecasts a 90-day ROI after launching WorldView’s hosted document management solution.

Omaha, Neb. (PRWEB) July 27, 2006 -- Swedish Match North American, a distribution and manufacturing division of Swedish Match AB, has selected WorldView LTD, to organize and simplify its document management needs.

Forward thinking business decisions have launched Swedish Match into a market-leader and global operation manufacturer of cigars, snuff, chewing tobacco, matches, and lighters. Selling in more than 130 countries, the company is best known in the U.S. for its Red Man, Timber Wolf, White Owl, and Macanudo tobacco products.

“We have had document management and enterprise content management (ECM) on the horizon for a couple of years,” said Allen Moore, Swedish Match business process manager, “however, the straw that broke the camel’s back was a recent acquisition. Along with the business, we inherited several hundred boxes of documents.”

After the acquisition, Swedish Match’s corporate headquarter hallways became lined with stacks of banker boxes and filing cabinets, serving as a constant visual reminder to executives of their future ECM plans. As paper overflowed and hallways narrowed, executives launched a robust investigation to locate a company with the experience and knowledge to satisfy their ever-growing document management needs.

“We looked at many different ECM providers and models, both hosted and in-house,” said Allen. “During our research, we came to the realization that we were not document experts, and we didn’t want to become document experts. We needed a company that offered the expertise and know-how to help us with our needs. WorldView offered us the robustness that we needed, at a fair price - we foresee meeting our ROI within 90 days.”

Because Swedish Match’s needs were so extensive, they chose WorldView’s hosted solution, offering the company state-of-the-art technology and unmatched performance, without the added expense of maintaining an in-house IT infrastructure or employing additional IT professionals.

WorldView’s installation and implementation process will include scanning more than one million archived documents and the automation of Swedish Match’s human resources and business control processes. Additionally, WorldView’s ECM solution will interface and improve upon Swedish Match’s two Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise application and Movex’s Enterprise Resource Planning software.

ABOUT WORLDVIEW LTD
WorldView LTD is an Internet based document management service provider offering secure, hosted and in-house enterprise solutions that enable organizations to store, manage and share vital information between employees, vendors, partners and customers. Each month, over a million documents are stored by more than 1000 business professionals across North America, using WorldView's document management service. For more information, visit http://www.worldviewltd.com .

Contact Jay Buroker
Marketing Manager
402-330-0210
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A2B Tracking Solutions Inc. Releases UID Comply!™ for End Item Deliverables

A2B Tracking Solutions, the leading provider of unique identification (UID) compliance products and outsourced services, is announcing the release of UID Comply! for End Item Deliverables. Department of Defense (DoD) contractors that provide deliverables under contract must comply with the UID DFAR mandate, which requires the unique, serialized marking and registering of all government-owned property, including assemblies and sub-assemblies.

Portsmouth, RI (PRWEB) July 27, 2006 -- A2B Tracking Solutions, the leading provider of unique identification (UID) compliance products and outsourced services, is announcing the release of UID Comply! for End Item Deliverables. Department of Defense (DoD) contractors that provide deliverables under contract must comply with the UID DFAR mandate, which requires the unique, serialized marking and registering of all government-owned property, including assemblies and sub-assemblies.

This update to the UID Comply! the complete UID lifecycle management system from A2B supports the building of embedded relationships, including the harvesting of third party UIDs which may be used as subassemblies in end item deliverables. This capability is critical to the registering of item UIDs to the IUID Registry in accordance with MIL STD 130M.

Other enhancements to UID Comply! for End Item Deliverables include expanded UID search functionality and expanded configuration setting controls as well as support of IUID Registry XML Schema 3.0 and automatic validation of XML prior to submission to the IUID Registry.

“A2B is a one-stop shop for DoD,” says A2B President Peter Collins. “Our customers say they want one point of contact for UID, and with this latest update we’re keeping them abreast of requirements as they evolve.”

UID Comply! has been developed specifically as a UID lifecycle management system, with fully compatible software and hardware to enable the full UID compliance process of item marking, verifying, validating, scanning, tracking and registering.

A2B Tracking Solutions Inc. is the leading provider of total solutions for bar code tracking. Most recently A2B has developed UID Comply! ™ a total solution package that streamlines the UID compliance process. Since it was founded in 1994, A2B has lead the bar code industry movement into mobile computing, developing a state-of-the-art mobile tracking system for one of America’s largest parcel delivery companies. Principals of A2B include founders of the bar code industry who have lead innovations in applications for 40 years. To date, A2B has completed more than 2,000 tracking installations around the world. For more information about A2B Tracking, visit www.uidsolutions.com or phone 800-733-7592.

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Maryland-Based G&G Outfitters Expands to Kansas City

Maryland-based promotional products company, G&G Outfitters, Inc. has expanded to the Midwest with the addition of a Kansas City, MO location.

Lanham, MD (PRWEB) July 27, 2006 -- Maryland-based promotional products company, G&G Outfitters, Inc. has expanded to the Midwest with the addition of a Kansas City, MO location. The newest office joins other G&G locations, which include its main headquarters in Maryland as well as offices in Delaware and Colorado.

The Kansas City office will be led by apparel industry expert Steve Hirschorn, formerly Vice President of GEAR For Sports’ Corporate Division. With over thirty years in the apparel industry, Hirschorn will add a unique perspective to the G&G organization in his efforts to apply his impressive sales experience in expanding the G&G customer portfolio on the national level.

Based in Lanham, Maryland G&G Outfitters has grown from humble local beginnings as a fundraising idea for two University of Maryland fraternity brothers, Rich Gergar and Doug Gardner, to a 95,000 square foot production powerhouse that serves Fortune 500 companies across the U.S. G&G Outfitters provides a wide-range of top quality promotional products and boasts an on-site production facility with printing, embroidery, finishing and graphic design capabilities. Along with satellite sales offices in Wilmington, DE and Kansas City, MO, G&G’s full-service overseas procurement division, G&G International, is located just outside of Denver, Colorado.

Contact:
Joy Razalan
G&G Outfitters, Inc.
Phone (301) 731-2265
Fax (301) 731-5199
www.ggoutfitters.com

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Jennic Announces Its Wireless Microcontroller and Network Stack is Now Part of a ZigBee Compliant Platform

ZigBee compliant platforms mean Jennic’s modules can co-exist with others on a network and allow developers to build interoperable ZigBee products.

Sheffield, UK (PRWEB) July 27, 2006 -- Jennic has announced that its chips, modules, stacks and development kits now form part of a ZigBee compliant platform. The company’s products were tested by TÜV Rheinland Group and have been considered ready for use out of the box by developers building products for wireless sensor networks based on the ZigBee standard.

Compliance signifies that Jennic’s products meet the ZigBee specification, giving developers the confidence that the products they are using can co-exist with other products on the wireless network. Once developers have incorporated a ZigBee compliant platform into their designs, they can then apply for certification of their own products to ensure interoperability with products from other manufacturers.

Jim Lindop, CEO of Jennic said, “Achieving compliance means we have become part of a growing list of platforms that customers can choose from when they are developing their next product. Our aim is to differentiate our offering from the others by giving them an out-of-the-box experience that’s better than any other. We believe we can address this by making it easier for developers to get going with their product design – such as having a single-chip product, the right APIs (application programming interfaces), easy to understand user guides and support, and availability of the network stacks online.”

Within Jennic’s ZigBee compliant platform is the JN5121 wireless microcontroller and the software stack. The JN5121 is a highly integrated low power, low cost IEEE802.15.4 compliant device combining on-chip 32-bit RISC core, fully compliant 2.4GHz IEEE802.15.4 transceiver, 64Kb ROM and 96Kb of RAM, and a range of peripherals enabling a versatile low cost solution for wireless sensor networking applications. The developer kit using this controller and stack was recently made available from Jennic’s web site along with full network stack and associated support documentation and user guides.

About Jennic
Jennic is a fabless semiconductor company leading the wireless connectivity revolution into new applications. Its expertise in systems and software combined with world class RF and digital chip design provides low cost, highly integrated silicon solutions for the low power short range wireless data market with a focus on the IEEE802.15.4 and ZigBee standards. The company’s products include state-of-the-art low power wireless microcontrollers, modules and low cost development platforms. Headquartered in Sheffield, UK, and employing over 70 people, Jennic is privately held and has a track record of successful silicon chip development for wireless applications over the last ten years. For more information, visit www.jennic.com.

Contact:
Fiona Davis, Jennic
Tel: +44 (0) 114 281 2655
Fax: +44 (0) 114 281 2951

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Mini-graphs Tell the Story on a Single Piece of Paper with Bissantz SparkMaker

The new version of Bissantz SparkMaker automatically creates sparklines (miniaturized, word-sized graphs) for information-rich reports and dashboards. Sparklined documents or electronic displays generated with Bissantz SparkMaker for Microsoft Office offer decision-relevant insight into business data, superseding large spreadsheets, multi-page reports and long presentations.

Nuremberg, D (PRWEB) July 26, 2006 -- Bissantz & Company announces SparkMaker 3.0. SparkMaker leverages sparkline technology to visualize numerical data in information-rich dashboards and spreadsheets, reports and presentations. Sparklines compress large amounts of data into intense, word-sized diagrams (e.g. miniaturized bar or line graphs). They are created within a single spreadsheet cell or even directly inside a text paragraph. The new Bissantz SparkMaker 3.0 empowers Microsoft® Office users to create their sparklines automatically and to present condensed graphical information which is traditionally lost among multiple report pages or slides.

The sparkline concept has been invented by Edward Tufte, the renowned expert for innovative information design. He states that at the heart of the concept are “intense, simple, word-sized graphics”: A sparkline depicts data in miniaturized graphs, such as bars, lines, whiskers and pie charts. A typical application is to depict the history of a value by means of a sparkline which is placed right in front of the current value within a report (e.g. the last months or years of product sales). Readers then have context information (e.g. about a trend or cyclical ups-and-downs in sales) to interpret the current data.

Sparklines are perfectly suited for management reporting and analysis purposes as opposed to popular metaphors such as gauges and speedometers which are often misused in management cockpits. The later mostly display a single value per gauge while a sparkline easily depicts hundreds and thousands of values without confusing readers of reports or users of dashboards.

Dr. Nicolas Bissantz, CEO and founder of Bissantz & Company illustrates the benefits of sparklines: “Early adopters of SparkMaker confirm significant improvements of their information management. By using sparklines for their management reporting endless presentations of slides have been reduced to discussions about a single piece of paper. Such a report contains all management information in a condensed and intuitive format for decision makers and analysts.”

In order to enable a wide public to benefit from sparklines, Bissantz & Company has been offering sparkline tools for Microsoft Office since early 2005. With Bissantz SparkMaker 3.0, a major upgrade of the renowned Microsoft Office add-in for creating sparklines in Excel, Word and PowerPoint, is now available.

Probably the most remarkable innovation are functions for Excel that generate cell-adherent sparklines automatically and update them dynamically. In Excel XP and 2003 functions like "=Sparkline(cellrange)" generate a sparkline directly in a cell of a worksheet. The word-sized graphs automatically update whenever the underlying data has changed. Hence, information-rich, dynamic controlling instruments are easily designed in Microsoft Excel.

A main feature of Bissantz SparkMaker which ensures its high flexibility for the design of sparklines is its use of specific TrueType Fonts, the Bissantz SparkFonts. Just like a word consists of letters the Bissantz’ sparklines consist of SparkFont characters (e.g. bars or line segments). The concatenation of formatted characters results in a "textual image" of the sparkline. This way sparklines can be handled just like normal text. As for all TrueType Fonts an excellent printing quality and continuous scaling are ensured.

Among other features, additional statistics like trend arrows and the display of a "normal" value range as defined by the standard deviation enhance the explanatory power of sparklines. Sparklines are also available in vector-oriented Enhanced Metafile format which allows for scaling, ungrouping, and modification. Integration of sparklines on web sites is realized with bitmap files (BMP, GIF, JPG, or PNG) that are exported by Bissantz SparkMaker.

Bissantz SparkMaker 3.0 is free with unlimited functionality for private and academic users while all other users may test it during a 30-day trial period before a valid license has to be obtained. For more details and a downloadable version of SparkMaker 3.0 please visit: http://www.bissantz.com/sparklines/sparkmaker.asp

Nuremberg, 2006-07-26

About Bissantz & Company GmbH
Bissantz & Company is a German Business Intelligence (BI) software vendor who specializes in software solutions for Analysis, Planning and Reporting. Patented visualization technology ensures that data patterns are recognized quickly and communicated clearly in reports and dashboards. Innovative sparkline technology is integrated in Bissantz’ full-fledged BI-suite DeltaMaster and in addition provided to Microsoft Office users as separate products.

Press Contact:
Bissantz & Company GmbH
Dr. Roland Zimmermann, Business Development
Nordring 98
90409 Nuremberg
Germany
Tel. +49 911 935536 0
Fax +49 911 935536 10
http://www.bissantz.com/en

SparkMaker download: http://www.bissantz.com/sparklines/sparkmaker.asp
Press material (screenshots and examples): http://www.bissantz.com/press/2006-07-26/

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Duro Paper Bag’s Recent Sponsorship of McDonald’s LPGA Gold Championship Pays Off With Big Rewards For Children

Duro, the world's largest manufacturer of paper bags, recently contributed to the Ronald McDonald House Charities through participation in the McDonald’s LPGA Championship held from June 8-11 at the Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre de Grace, Maryland.

Ludlow, KY (PRWEB) July 27, 2006 -- Duro Paper Bag Manufacturing Co. recently contributed to the Ronald McDonald House Charities through participation in the McDonald’s LPGA Championship held from June 8-11 at the Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre de Grace, Maryland.

The recent LPGA Tournament held at Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre de Grace, Maryland was a great success. Sponsored in part by Duro Bag Manufacturing Company, the world’s largest manufacturer of paper bags. The proceeds went to the Ronald McDonald House Charities.

In the exciting finish Se Ri Pak beat Karrie Webb in a playoff, with five other women joining them for the extra hole. 16 year old Michelle Wie, who earlier in the week came close to qualifying for the men's U.S. Open was in contention until the final hole. Large galleries followed her all weekend, thrilling to her 300-yard drives and her style.

The 2006 tournament, one of only four majors on the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour, featured 150 of the world’s top women golfers. The mission of the McDonald’s LPGA Championship is to generate funding to improve the health and well being of children around the globe. In its 25 years, this single sporting event has raised over $43 million for the Ronald McDonald House Charities and other children’s organizations.

By creating, finding and supporting programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children, Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) is working to better the lives of children and their families around the world.

There are three main programs of the Ronald McDonald House Charities, focused on helping families in need. The Ronald McDonald House, Ronald McDonald Family Room and Ronald McDonald Care Mobile Providing a “home away from home” for the families of seriously ill children while getting treatment at nearby hospitals, over 10 million families have benefited from the original Ronald McDonald House program.

Located inside hospital, the Ronald McDonald Family Room program brings the comfort provided by a Ronald McDonald House right to the care facility. The Family Rooms are a place to escape from the stress and tension just steps away from the neonatal or pediatric intensive care units.

The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile program brings cost-effective medical, dental and health education services. Through relationships with local health care providers, services are brought directly to underserved children in both rural and urban areas around the world.

As a proud sponsor and contributor to the McDonald’s LPGA Gold Championship, Duro Paper Bag Manufacturing Company supports the great efforts of the RMHC organization.

About Duro Paper Bag Manufacturing, Company.
Founded in 1953, Duro Bag is the largest manufacturer of paper bags in the world. A family owned company, based in Ludlow, Kentucky, Duro has 12 plants manufacturing bags in the United States and Mexico. Producing over 20 billion environmentally friendly paper bags per year, Duro supplies most of the largest grocery and retail chains with a wide variety of wholesale paper bag products. For more information, visit http://www.durobag.com

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Companies Can Take a Bite Out of High Energy Costs and Volatility – Supply Side Management

Companies who are paying perhaps their highest energy bills in history may find relief, predictability, and piece of mind by refreshing and retooling their internal supply management procedures.

Plymouth, MI (PRWEB) July 27, 2006 -- Companies that are paying perhaps their highest energy bills in history may find relief, predictability, and piece of mind by refreshing and retooling their internal supply management procedures.

Demand side management - cost cutting initiatives aimed at reducing the amount of energy consumed – is working. Now, further opportunity for cost control lies in enhancement of supply side management. Supply side management focuses on energy procurement and associated processes.

Unfortunately, many who purchased energy at market prices this past winter were shocked by a confluence of events that pushed daily energy prices to over $15.00 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On only a few brief occasions in years 2000 and 2003 has it climbed over $9.00, and has remained under $10.00 for at least the past 10 years.

According to Andrew Coppola, President of AC Energy, LLC in Plymouth, MI: “In many companies, the existing supply management approach was designed not only under a different set of prevailing circumstances and assumptions, but in most cases with price volatility expectations based on past experience. We know that when many buyers are caught off guard, the problem exacerbates, as 2005-2006 revealed. It is imperative that organizations maintain procurement processes and associated technologies that are current and proactive.”

Following a 24 year career with three major Michigan energy companies in the deregulated natural gas and electricity markets focused on Midwest client companies, Coppola has started AC Energy, LLC to provide independent, expert energy procurement services to organizations – primarily in Michigan and the Midwest. “We become a team member and assist the client organization through a proven, disciplined process that effectively incorporates pertinent data, market information, and controls within a customized process that is actionable, modifiable, and explainable. The resulting strategic energy plan restores control and confidence to the organization,” explains Coppola.

If your business purchases energy in the competitive marketplace, now is a good time to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of your procurement plans and process. And take note, the annual hurricane season (that produced records of 27 named storms and 15 hurricanes in 2005) is just underway.

AC Energy, LLC in Plymouth, Michigan, specializes in Supply Side Energy Management Services. During his 24 year career in the deregulated energy arena, Mr. Coppola has held senior level positions with industry leading companies. He has been responsible for purchasing up to $500 million annual energy supply and has provided energy management services to utilities, large industrials, schools, associations, residential and commercial customers. Questions related to energy management for your organization can be directed to (734) 667-4188.

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ipoque Introduces New Partner Program

ipoque, provider of Internet traffic management solutions, introduces its new partner program. Its objective is to establish and expand the wide international network of resellers and distributors. Based on comprehensive services, an effective marketing strategy and reliable technical support, ipoque offers significant benefits to partners and customers alike. Its products are among the most innovative in their market segment with a number of unique selling points. This will give resellers and distributors working with ipoque an important competitive edge.

Leipzig, Germany (PRWEB) July 27, 2006 -- Partners profit from the comprehensive product line comprising Gigabit and Fast Ethernet traffic managers, which enable network operators to effectively control undesired network applications. These include file sharing in peer-to-peer networks (P2P), instant messaging (IM) and Voice over IP (VoIP) including the popular Skype. In addition to the bandwidth management, all network traffic can be captured and analyzed in real-time. ipoque's customers comprise enterprises of all sizes, public and educational institutions and Internet service providers.

ipoque's partner program opens up opportunities to acquire new customers and maintain loyal relationships with them for a steady and long-lasting flow of profit for the partner. Partners are eligible to a number of benefits, including discounted reseller prices, product and sales support, product training and special offers. ipoque offers two levels of partnership – partners and premium partners.

"ipoque is a company that flexibly adapts to changing market requirements," says Klaus Mochalski, CEO of ipoque. "Partners teaming up with ipoque will always be able to provide state-of-the-art solutions to theirs customers."

About ipoque
ipoque has been founded in Leipzig, Germany, in the beginning of 2005. The company specializes in professional solutions for application- and user-aware traffic management and analysis. Its line of hardware traffic managers for Gigabit and Fast Ethernet allows an effective control of undesired network applications. These include file sharing in peer-to-peer networks (P2P), instant messaging (IM) and Voice over IP (VoIP) including the popular Skype. In addition to the bandwidth management, all network traffic can be captured and analyzed in real-time. ipoque offers its customers consultancy services and the development of individual traffic management and analysis solutions based on its standard products. ipoque’s customers comprise enterprises of all sizes, public and educational institutions and Internet service providers. More information at www.ipoque.com.

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Fairchild Imaging Releases New Four Megapixel Scientific CCD Image Sensor

Fairchild Imaging is pleased to announce the new CCD 3041 scientific image sensor. The 2k x 2k, four-port full-frame CCD is available in front- or back-illuminated configurations and provides high sensitivity and dynamic range in a compact multiport architecture.

Milpitas, CA (PRWEB) July 27, 2006 -- Fairchild Imaging announced today the release of their latest 2k x 2k CCD, the CCD 3041. This four megapixel device is the next evolution of Fairchild Imaging’s family of high performance scientific image sensors and replaces the CCD 442A and CCD 447.

The CCD 3041 is a full-frame multiport charge coupled device (CCD) designed for advanced scientific, medical and industrial digital imaging applications. The focal plane array (FPA) consists of 2048 horizontal by 2048 vertical imaging elements delivering four megapixel resolution. Pixel pitch is 15µm which provides high dynamic range (16-bit) that can be further enhanced by utilizing the device’s support for on-chip binning. The CCD 3041 is available in a front- or back-illuminated architecture and has a 100% fill factor. With peak quantum efficiency (QE) over 90% this CCD offers exceptional light collection for photon-starved imaging applications.

Fairchild Imaging designs its imagers with the camera designer in mind. The CCD 3041 provides the critical features necessary for CCD camera manufacturers to realize the utmost performance from their imaging systems. A single stage source-follower output amplifier design was chosen for the ultimate low noise performance. The CCD has four outputs that provide high frame-rate while maintaining the low readout noise inherent in these high performance amplifiers. According to Colin Earle, Director of Sales and Marketing at Fairchild Imaging, “the multiport architecture of the CCD 3041 enables leading CCD camera designers to develop real-time imaging systems with low-light scientific performance”. In addition to the low-noise high-speed readout architecture, the device has been optimized for use in peltier-cooled low-light-level imaging systems by minimizing the package size and weight. The minimalist ceramic package reduces the heat load of the sensor and allows for efficient thermo-electric (TE) cooling.

About Fairchild Imaging
Fairchild Imaging is a designer and manufacturer of CCD and CMOS image sensors and cameras for aerospace, defense, dental, industrial, medical and scientific imaging. Located in Milpitas, CA, Fairchild Imaging is a privately held corporation whose major investors include The Carlyle Group, BAE Systems, and management. Information about Fairchild Imaging is available on the worldwide Web at http://www.fairchildimaging.com.

Contact info:
Fairchild Imaging
PH: 408-433-2500
FAX: 408-435-7352
http://www.fairchildimaging.com

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Caps & Closures for All Kinds of Segments Are Explored In This Global Strategic Business Report

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c39872) has announced the addition of Caps & Closures - Global Strategic Business Report to their offering.

Dublin (PRWEB) July 27, 2006 -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c39872) has announced the addition of Caps & Closures - Global Strategic Business Report to their offering.

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Caps & Closures in Billions of Units & Millions of US$. The specific product segments analyzed are Plastic, and Metal. The specific end-use segments discussed are Beverages, Cosmetics & Toiletries, Food, Household & Automotive Chemicals, and Pharmaceuticals. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), South America, and Rest of World. Annual forecasts are provided for each region and product segment for the period of 2001 through 2010. A ten-year historic analysis is also provided for these markets with annual market analytics. The report profiles 476 companies including many key and niche players worldwide.

Some Companies Mentioned Include:-

AB Cerbo (Sweden)
AB Modulpac (Sweden)
ABA Packaging Corporation (USA)
Afflerbach Bödenpresserei GmbH & Co, KG (Germany)
Agriplas Benelux SA (Belgium)
Aircos (France)
AK Vaerktoj & Plastfabrik I/S (Denmark)
Albiplast AG (Switzerland)
Alcan, Inc (Canada)
Alcan Packaging (Puerto Rico)
Alcan Packaging (Puerto Rico)
Alcan Packaging Tscheulin-Rothal GmbH (Germany)
MT Packaging (France)
Techpack Group (France)
Alcoa, Inc (USA)
Alcoa Closure Systems International, Inc (USA)
Alcoa Csi (Hungary)
Alcoa Deutschland GmbH (Germany)
Alfa Plastik AS (Czech Republic)
Alfred Kolb GmbH AKO-Kunststoffe (Germany)
Allibert Buckhorn UK Ltd (UK)
All-Pak, Inc (USA)
Allplastic AB (Sweden)
Alpla Werke Lehner GmbH & Co KG (Germany)
Alplast SpA (Italy)
Alto Plastics Ltd (New Zealand)
Aluminio Y Aleaciones SA (Alumalsa) (Spain)
Alvaro Coelho & Irmaos SA (ACI) (Portugal)
Amcor Limited (Australia)
Amcor Containers Packaging (Thailand) Co, Ltd (Thailand)
Amcor Italia Srl (Italy)
Amcor Rentsch & Closures (Switzerland)
Amcor White Cap Europe GmbH (Germany)
Amcor White Cap Nordiska AB (Sweden)
Amcor White Cap Polska Sp z oo (Poland)
America star cork co, inc (USA)
Amorim Group (France)
Amorim Cork America (USA)
Amorim Cork Australia Pty, Ltd (Australia)
Amraz Ltd (Israel)
Anazé (Portugal)
Anchor Plastics Pty, Ltd (Australia)
Aotea Plastics Industries Ltd (New Zealand)
APM, Inc (USA)
Aptargroup, Inc (USA)
Arrowpak, Inc (USA)
ATP Health & Beauty Care (USA)
Auscap (Australia)
Axilone (France)
AZ Ausrstung + Zubehr GmbH & Co KG (Germany)
AZ Imballaggi Srl (Italy)
Badger Plug Company (USA)
Balcap (France)
Ball Packaging Europe (Germany)
Bednorz GmbH & Co Kg (Germany)
Bericap GmbH & Co (Germany)
Bericap (Kunshan) Co, Ltd (China)
Bericap North America (Canada)
Bericap UK Ltd (UK)
Berima A/S (Denmark)
Berlin Packaging (USA)
Berner Plastic Group SL (Spain)
Berry Plastics Corporation (USA)
Berry Plastics UK Ltd (UK)
Capsol Berry Plastics SpA (Italy)
Betapack SA (Spain)
Betts UK Ltd (UK)
Biffi and Premoli Srl (Italy)
Biopac (UK) Ltd (Biodegradable Packaging) (UK)
Biro Edwin Bischof AG (Kunststoff-Technologie)
(Switzerland)
Blackhawk Molding Co, Inc (USA)
Bladhs Plast Gislaved AB (Sweden)
Blapack SA (Spain)
Blechwarenfabrik Limburg GmbH (Germany)
BMP Srl (Italy)
Boellhoff Systemtechnik GmbH and Co KG (Germany)
Böhm Kunststofftechnik GmbH (Germany)
Bojco A/S (Denmark)
Bontap SL (Spain)
Bormioli Rocco E Figlio SpA (Italy)
Braythorn Ltd (UK)
Bryne Plast AS (Norway)

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c39872

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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PAL-CON, Ltd. Markets Their Regenerator Services Online

PAL-CON, Ltd. collaborates with Sagentic Web Design, one of the nation’s leading and strategic marketing and design firms, to introduce their regenerator services to the online market.

Cleburne, TX (PRWEB) July 27, 2006 -- PAL-CON, Ltd. collaborates with Sagentic Web Design, one of the nation’s leading and strategic marketing and design firms, to introduce their regenerator services to the online market.

PAL-CON, Ltd., a regenerator specialist in Stephenville, Texas, provides solutions to problems with gas turbine regenerators, insulation or piping. They offer consulting, evaluations, insulation, piping, manufacturing, rebuilding and refurbishing gas turbine regenerators for gas and electrical companies throughout the U.S. including Alaska and Hawaii.

With engineers on staff, PAL-CON, Ltd. is able to manage all clients’ needs. The company believes high quality is the end result of committed people with superior technical knowledge, timely services and proven products and systems.

“Continued client relations and surveys aid us in understanding their changing needs and concerns,” Pal Thompson, founder of PAL-CON, says. “Improvements consistent with our principles will not only be beneficial to a growing number of customers, but also to PAL-CON, Ltd.”

About PAL-CON, Ltd.:
Pal Thompson, founder of PAL-CON, began his career in the plant and pipeline industry. After years of experience, Pal and his son, Randy, began working with all types of Gas and Regenerators. PAL-CON was established in 1995 and incorporated in 1999. For more information, visit the new Web site at: www.palconltd.com.

About Sagentic Web Design:
Sagentic Web Design (www.sagentic.com) is known for its creative web solutions. Sagentic provides complete solution for Web Site Design, Corporate Identity, Advertising, Marketing and Graphic Design Services.

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Patented Soap and Water Based Technology Removes Tough Soils Fast, 34 Cabinet-Style Washer Models with 104 Engineered Options Configured to Meet Your Cleaning Standards

Unique patented water based Parts Washer removes tough soils fast in closed cabinet. Oscillating manifold and extreme efficiency pumps in industrial grade machine provide the needed impact force. 34 Models & 104 pre-engineered options allow us to configure a machine for your specific needs. Applications include: diesel and electric motors, transmissions, hydraulics, air and power, cases and housings, turbine parts, brake parts, aircraft wheels, bearings and machinery. Proprietary wastewater processing systems.

St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) July 27,2006 -- The MART Corporation, as a result of its ongoing R&D Program, has recently increased the operating efficiency of its Pumps to boost the performance of each Pump Delivery System. Efficiencies now range from 78% to 86%, when measured at the nozzle tips. This performance represents the actual energy available for soil removal and parts cleaning. It also means that a 55 Horsepower MART Duplex Pump System will deliver more blasting energy than a 75 Horsepower pump on a competing washer that operates at 50% pump efficiency. No washer maker provides the pump efficiencies of the MART.

The MART Corporation developed its patented oscillating Power Blast Manifold (PBM) so that blasted solution can reach into and clean all the hidden crevices and blind surfaces of a wash load. Instead of the nozzles hitting each surface from a single angle, as is the case with all other wash machines, the PBM increases the angles to penetrate and remove soil from the deepest recesses of a wash load. Quite simply, in the MART every surface comes clean.

The product line of The MART Corporation has evolved into the largest washer line in the industry. Power Washers handle loads from 800 pounds to 30 tons. What’s more, the entire MART product line is engineered to maximize its benefits: performance, reliability, maintainability, low operating cost, and maximum economic life. Over time MART has invested more than $4 million in new technology which is believed to be a larger investment in parts cleaning technology than all the other washer makers combined.

Unlike other washer makers that say they build and sell washing machines, the MART approach to its business is that customers do not want washing machines, they want clean parts. MART is in the business of selling clean parts. The distinction is obvious in the first minutes as a customer discusses his needs with a MART Applications Specialist.

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Manufacturing Companies Provide Troops with IED Protection

StacoSwitch, a Southern California Switch Manufacturer, is supplying their SERIES 30 rugged sealed switches to manufacturing companies providing American Armed Forces with classified equipment successfully used to prevent deadly attacks from improvised explosive devices (IEDs). These devices using StacoSwitch SERIES 30 switches have been credited with saving American lives.

Costa Mesa, CA (PRWEB) July 27, 2006 -- StacoSwitch, a Southern California Switch Manufacturer, is supplying their SERIES 30 rugged sealed switches to manufacturing companies providing American Armed Forces with classified equipment successfully used to prevent deadly attacks from improvised explosive devices (IEDs). These devices using StacoSwitch SERIES 30 switches have been credited with saving American lives.

Thousands of U.S. soldiers have been killed or badly injured by IEDs in Iraq. The Iraq Coalition Casualty Count has reported that 35 of the 61 U.S. troops killed in action in June 2006 died from IEDs. IEDs have killed more than 903 soldiers in Iraq and injured hundreds more. Before detecting technology, IEDs were almost impossible to detect. They can easily be camouflaged, hidden, or buried and can be triggered using remote controls or by command wire.

According to a March 2006 Newsweek article, “The Pentagon and Central Command do not like to get into specifics, for fear of tipping off the insurgents, but officials claim that the military is disarming an ever-greater number of IEDs before they can kill Americans.” The classified device that is currently saving lives in Iraq will defeat IEDs before the device kills or maims.

Kevin Judd, VP of Marketing at StacoSwitch says, “We are proud to provide equipment that directly protects our troops from fatal IED attacks.” “As IEDs become more sophisticated and harder to detect, we hope StacoSwitch and its partners will continue to be invaluable to saving lives in Iraq,” says Judd.

About StacoSwitch:
Based in Southern California, StacoSwitch has been a leading provider of Lighted Pushbutton Display Switches and Indicators, Rugged Keyboards and Keypads, Lighting and Switching Electronic Controllers, LED Products, Digital Pulse Dimmers and Tactile Feedback Touchscreen Solutions worldwide for over 40 years. StacoSwitch serves a wide variety of highly reliable switch markets from the extreme demands of U.S. military and law enforcement to extended repetitive wear conditions in commercial markets, from caustic hazardous waste environments to crucial medical instrumentation fields. StacoSwitch continues to be a leader with field proven experience in these demanding, rapidly growing global markets.

Contact: Michelle McCann
Marketing Specialist
(714) 549-3041 x270

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Two-Handed Lotion Dispenser Gets Makeover at TricorBraun

After 40 years, an old standard gets a new design. TricorBraun has created a lotion pump that requires only one hand to operate.

St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) July 27, 2006 -- Two hands are better than one ¾ most of the time. TricorBraun has created a lotion pump that requires only one hand to operate, unlike the traditional dispensers that require one hand to depress the pump while the other hand “catches” the bottle’s contents.

“There have been no changes in the lotion pump for almost 40 years, and people have become so accustomed to using two hands to dispense viscous liquids from a bottle that packaging designers have not thought about how to improve upon it,” according to Craig Sawicki, executive vice president of TricorBraun Design.

“Its most obvious application is for cosmetic and personal care applications. For example, a hair stylist can reach with one hand to dispense shampoo, conditioner or styling products while continuing the application with the other hand.

“The one-handed pump is also logical for pet care products where one hand might be used to hold the pet while the other hand may be used to dispense and apply the product,” Mr. Sawicki said.

TricorBraun is one of the nation’s leading suppliers of rigid packaging, with its primary focus on cosmetics; health and beauty aids; pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals; food, beverage and wine; as well as industrial and household chemicals. The company has 30 offices in the United States and Canada.

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Resinlab Launches Sticky Website

Resinlab, an Ellsworth Adhesives company, has launched a new website which features information on its many stock encapsulants and adhesives, along with the many related custom services they provide.

Germantown, WI (PRWEB) July 27, 2006 -- Resinlab, an Ellsworth Adhesives company, launched a brand new website this past week at Resinlab.com. The site features a wide array of information on the complete line of electrical and electronic resins they produce. The Resinlab product line includes epoxy encapsulants, UL94V-0 flame retardant encapsulants, thermally conductive potting compounds and adhesives, electrically conductive adhesives, Methacrylate structural adhesives, urethane potting compounds and a broad range of Cynergy® cyanoacrylate and anaerobic adhesives. Virtually all of the products are crafted to meet the rigid standards of Europe’s newly adapted RoHS environmental requirements. The site also provides Technical Data Sheets (TDS) and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for Resinlab’s standard product lines.

In addition to product information, the site details other Resinlab services such as custom formulation of encapsulants and adhesives, contract blending or modification of existing formulas, along with a multitude of custom packaging options. Being part of the Ellsworth Adhesives family of companies which includes Kitpackers, Glue Dots International, the Glue Factory and the parent company, Resinlab has the ability to serve global manufacturing needs on three continents. Ellsworth Adhesives is the world’s largest distributor of specialty chemicals such as adhesives, sealants, coatings, encapsulants, lubricants, releases, tapes, and other products used in the manufacturing industry. The company has locations throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

Resinlab was established in 1988 and has grown to be a leading resin manufacturer with state of the art production equipment, lab capabilities, and technical expertise. Much of its standard product line is available for purchase on the Resinlab site via linkage to the online shopping cart of Ellsworth Adhesives Ellsworth Adhesives. More information on the new site can be obtained by logging-on or calling 1-866-322-8322.

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July 25, 2006

Oversized Rhino Storage Lockers Now Exclusively Available at A Plus Warehouse, the Premier Online Industrial Equipment Distributor

A Plus Warehouse announces that it has been chosen as exclusive distributor of Rhino Storage Lockers, the largest super duty lockers manufactured in the United States.

(PRWEB via PR Web Direct) July 25, 2006 -- A Plus Warehouse, the nation’s leading online business-to-business distributor of industrial equipment and supplies, has been selected as the exclusive distributor of Rhino Storage Lockers, the largest industrial-application lockers manufactured in the United States. Designed for ultimate efficiency, Rhino Lockers provide the durability and unprecedented holding capacity needed to securely store valuable equipment, tools, and other heavy duty, oversized items.

A Plus Warehouse maintains one of the most extensive and diverse online catalogues of handling, storage and distribution equipment. From warehouse racks and heavy duty storage lockers to dock equipment and conveyors, A Plus Warehouse is a one-stop solution for the all industrial equipment needs of business, government agencies, public and private schools, and the military. A Plus Warehouse’s inventory not only offers a broad selection of equipment from the industry’s most trusted manufacturers but also includes many hard-to-find products and brands and exclusive offerings. With coast-to-coast warehouses and a vast network of reliable, longtime suppliers, A Plus Warehouse is able to keep prices on all items competitively low and ensure prompt delivery to any location. A Plus Warehouse’s wholesale prices, comprehensive selection, and commitment to world-class customer service have made it the premier online destination for industrial equipment and supplies.

A Plus Warehouse has expanded its online catalogue to include Rhino Lockers, becoming the exclusive distributor of these oversized storage solutions. Ideally suited for military, fire departments, and other heavy-duty applications, Rhino storage lockers combine convenience and functionality to provide the utmost space, security, utility, and privacy. Rhino Lockers are the largest super duty lockers manufactured in the United States, with each unit measuring 24" wide, 24" deep, and standing 74" tall. Rhino lockers are constructed from all welded 14 gauge steel so that each locker has the strength and security needed to withstand even the most extreme conditions. Available in single, double, and three tier configurations, Rhino lockers offer the ultimate storage flexibility for oversized, bulky items.

About A Plus Warehouse
A Plus Warehouse is an online business-to-business distributor of quality industrial equipment including storage lockers, heavy duty cabinets, warehouse racks, conveyors, work benches, steel shelving, and dock equipment. With an extensive selection of brand name manufacturers, hard-to-find products, and exclusive offerings, A Plus Warehouse has everything a business needs to maintain a high level of efficiency and productivity at one convenient online destination.

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Hampshire Partners Fund VI Acquires 58,500 Square Foot Office/Laboratory Building in Montvale, New Jersey

The Hampshire Companies, a full service, private real estate investment fund manager with equity in assets valued at over $1.5 billion, have acquired a 58,500 square foot office/laboratory building located at 15 Mercedes Drive in Montvale, New Jer