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About a decade ago, if you followed the technology space, you might recall a series of articles about a professor at the University of Reading, named Kevin Warwick, who made himself famous by implanting a computer chip in his arm, declaring himself an expert in “cybernetics” and figuring out ways to get way too much press for nothing special. The Register, amusingly, dubbed him “Captain Cyborg” and regularly mocked his various exploits. We haven’t heard much about Warwick in a while, but when I saw a bunch of folks chatting about a BBC article concerning the “first human infected with computer virus,” I was immediately reminded of Warwick. Reading through the article, it was no surprise to find out that this “experiment” is actually being conducted by a colleague of Warwick’s, Mark Gasson — who according to Warwick’s own bio lead the research group that Warwick works in.

The story is — as with all captain cyborg stories — a lot less than the headline suggests. Gasson wasn’t “infected with a computer virus.” He took a chip that had a computer virus and stuck it in his arm, just like Warwick has done n the past. The parallels to an actual virus are minimal, and the usefulness for anything is even less than that. Gasson presents this as useful for considering the implications for implanted technology such as pacemakers, but that’s nothing new. People have talked about potential technology issues from the wireless interface to pacemakers for years. Doing some sort of publicity stunt with an implanted computer chip doesn’t further that discussion along.

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Here is your delicious list of luxury exotic car rentals at all the cool cities like Las Vegas, Los Angeles, St Louis Mo, Miami, and other places. With all these cool and luxury exotic cars, it will definitely make your holiday like a real happy holiday. Have you ever imagine yourself driving a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren in Tampa Florida or Hawaii during your holiday? If driving a cool exotic car at is your dream, why not try to rent one on your beautiful holiday with your love one?

Exotic car rentals

Besides renting an exotic car during your holiday, there are some other advantages of renting exotic cars. Never think of it? Try to think now:

You would love to own a super car, but you do not know to buy Ferrari F430 Spider or Lamborghini Murcielago. You can rent both cars to try it out and buy the car that falls into your grasp better.

Imagine that you are going to holiday with your lover and there is a Maserati GranTurismo waiting for you once you have reached the airport. This will definitely give your lover a big surprise!

Celebrities, filming purposes, wedding with exotic cars, corporate purposes, and many others situation will happen when you need to rent exotic cars.

You wish to drive Aston Martin but lack of budget to buy one, you still can consider short term exotic car rentals to fulfill your dream. Let’s check out where you can find a good one around you.

Sometimes you need exotic cars as a gift for yourself or to your friend, fiancée or spouse, or for a night on the town with client.

Where to find exotic car rentals

New York and Miami’s exotic car rental

If you are planning to rent exotic car in New York, Miami, or Florida, Gotham Dream Cars is a good place to look for cars you wish to drive. The company has a lot of luxury cars from the most exclusive car brand in the world. Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Bentley, and many more.

Los Angeles car rentals

Beverly Hills Rent-A-Car is a good place to look for Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, BMW, Porsche, Cadillac, Corvette, Hummer, Viper, or any other nice cars if you are looking to rent a luxury car in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Santa Monica, Orange County, Newport Beach, Malibu, Marina Del Rey, Hollywood, West Hollywood, and Palm Springs. On special request we can deliver to San Francisco and Las Vegas.

Rent exotic cars from airport

There are many car rentals companies provide service where you can rent an exotic car from them and they will send the car to airport according to your arrival time. This will save up a lot of time for you. That’s the advantages of getting exotic car rentals.

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About 100 Karma plug-in hybrid cars will be built this year by Fisker Automotive Inc. and Valmet Automotive that will be used for testing purposes, according to Ray Lane, managing partner at storied U.S. venture capital fund Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (a major investor).

These cars will be tested internally and crash tested, among other testing methods. Some customers will receive the cars to test them on real roads. Production of the Karma cars is set to be ramped up next year. Lane, an early stage investor in Fisker, said that it has plans to produce 70 to 100 vehicles this year at Valmet’s factory, which is the manufacturer of the Porsche Boxster and Cayman as well as Think’s City minicar. Testing will start this year while mass production will begin in February, with a goal of 15,000 vehicles to be built annually. The Karma, a rechargeable luxury sports car that has a price tag of $87,900 in the US and 78,780 euros ($96,415) in Europe, is claimed to be able to go 80km (about 50 miles) on a single charge in electric-only mode. But in hybrid-mode, the car has a total range of 482km (300 miles).

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The American recording artist, Alicia Keys, is now engaged with Swizz Beatz as they confirmed it to People’s magazine. It is a great revelation for the couple since they are also expecting a baby!

After a long time of dating and rumors, atlast! The couple has confirmed that they were really into each other. The two have been partners in the music industry and it seemed that their relationship moved to the next stage.

This will be the first marriage for Keys and second time for Swizz. Swizz was formerly married to Mashonda Dean and had a son, Kasseem Jr. He also has another  son, Prince, from his previous relationship.  For Keys, this will be her first child.

Alicia Keys has kept her relationship with her boyfriend for a long time and now they decided to go on public. However, it seemed that the ex wife of Swizz, Mashonda, is not in a good term with Keys. Rumors stated that Keys was behind the breakup.  Mashonda stated on her Twitter account last year, “If you are reading this Alicia, let me start by saying, you know what you did. You know the role you played and you know how you contributed to the ending of my marriage. You know that I asked you to step back and let me handle my family issues. Issues that you helped to create… This is not a publicity stunt, I dont have a record coming out. I just need to close this chapter in my life and that means confronting our issues. There is a small child involved. His dad loves him to death and he wants to spend more time with him but he’s afraid because he knows we don’t have a relationship. This is my main concern. My son NEEDS his dad and I NEED to be comfortable with you. For him!” Only this year, Mashonda took legal action against her ex-husband claiming he owes her $344,000 in back payments. However, Swizz denied this and said that he even gave her more than what she wanted.

We’ll just hope that Mashonda, Alicia and Swizz will settle things out so that they will be in good terms since they are in the music industry. We can’t take any sides since both parties have their own sides of the story.

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2. Bobby Brown – Engaged on Stage
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Homebrew coder WolfSpider has released a new version of DSOperators, a feature pack homebrew organizer with a wide-range of applications. The latest update of the homebrew has added some new features and various other improvements.
 
 
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The singer and actress, Lindsay Lohan will be playing as Linda Lovelace in her upcoming film, Linda Lovelace: Inferno.

The controversial actress is making the headlines again because of the release of her movie posters. The movie poster shows Lohan as a brunette porn star to which the pictures were taken by the celebrity’s photographer, Tyler Shields. He told PEOPLE, “Lindsay is amazing to work with. We have done it a few times and each time it gets better!” Shields took the photos a few days before Lohan attended the Cannes festival. Radar Online also caught Shields discussing about the shots. “We did the shoot at a low-rent motel in the Valley so that the mood was just right. Lindsay was on fire for that shoot and the results speak for themselves–she was really on her ‘A’ game. She spent a lot of time researching by watching Lovelace movies and looking at photographs too,” said Shields. He further added, “Lindsay was determined to get the poses just right and everybody was delighted with the results –I’m sure when filming starts she will do a great job.” Lindsay must be dedicated to the success of this film. As what the photographer said about her attitude towards the photo shoot, she shows compassion about her role. But who is Linda Lovelace?

Linda Lovelace, whose real name was Linda Susan Boreman, was an American porn star who became famous because of her performance of deep throat fellatio in the hard core film Deep throat. However, she denounced her pornography career and said that she was just forced by her sadistic husband to be in the film. She died because of a car accident last 2002.

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Still can’t get enough of Red Dead Redemption? Well here’s more reason to love the game as Rockstar promises to release more DLCs in the coming months.
 

Most people spend Memorial Day Weekend in the backyard, at a local beach or stuck in traffic. That’s all well and good, but you, AutoWeek reader, are not most people.

Where you should be this weekend:

1. Indianapolis

Like we even need to tell you about this one. Last year’s Indy 500 may have been televised in more than 294 million households, but nothing beats seeing the winner take a swig of milk in person.

More info: www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com

2. New York City

Active Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard ships dock along the New York City for Fleet Week on May 26 to June 1. Visitors can tour ships and meet-and-greet with military personnel. A Memorial Day celebration is scheduled on Monday at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Oh, and we’re told this city has a bit of a nightlife.

More info: www.intrepidmuseum.org

3. Memphis, Tenn.

Graceland will host a car show for fit a king May 27 to 30. The Elvis Motor Classics International Car Show will feature hundreds of cars from car clubs throughout the country.

More info: www.elvis.com

4. Cincinnati

Six blocks of Downtown Cincinnati will dedicate itself to the nation’s longest-running culinary arts festival on May 29 to 30. Each year, the P&G Taste of Cincinnati USA brings out about 500,000 people to taste-test the city’s top entrees.

More info: www.taste-of-cincinnati.com

5. Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Conn.

Daytona Prototypes and GTs will race side-by-side at Lime Rock Park for the first time ever. Show up to see how the 30 Grand-Am cars fare on the 1.5 mile racetrack during the Memorial Day Classic on May 29 to May 31.

More info: www.limerock.com

6. Istanbul, Turkey

If you happen to make it out to Eurasia this weekend, don’t forget the 2010 Formula One Turkish Grand Prix. You can see firsthand if Mark Webber will take his third straight win of the season.

More info: www.formula1.com

7. Concord, N.C.

Sprint Cup drivers will take on NASCAR’s longest race during the Coca-Cola 600 on May 30. Watch the U.S. Army parachute team the Golden Knights jump over the Charlotte Motor Speedway during the race’s pre-show.

More info: www.charlottemotorspeedway.com

8. Washington, D.C.

Our nation’s capital hosts several events during Memorial Day weekend, but we’re most excited for Rolling Thunder. A rally in honor of prisoners of war and those missing in action, the demonstration will bring more than 250,000 motorcycles to the streets of D.C. this weekend.

More info: www.rollingthundermotorcyclerally.com

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We’ve pointed out in the past how ridiculous it is to suggest that forcing YouTube to delete videos from terrorist groups actually does anything to harm terrorist groups. It’s not like some random person is coming across those videos and saying “hey, that makes sense, now I’ll be a terrorist.” In fact, by monitoring those videos, law enforcement can actually find out more about what terrorists are saying and what they’re up to. Yet, we’ve had politicians attack websites that don’t automatically pull down such videos.

Thankfully, there are people who recognize this is ridiculous. It looks like a bunch of experts testified at a House Committee hearing on homeland security, and repeatedly made this point:

“A mandate requiring the removal of terror-recruiting content online could be counterproductive to the fight against terrorism,” said John Morris Jr., general counsel of the Center for Democracy and Technology. “Using appropriate legal process, government agencies may be able gain invaluable information about terrorist operations by monitoring online sites and services.”

Anthony Romero, executive director of the ACLU, urged the committee against “sacrificing our civil liberties in pursuit of security.”

“We leave it to others to debate whether evidence shows that terrorists’ use of the Internet makes them more effective or simply more vulnerable to interception of their communications,” Romero said. “Instead we are here to implore this subcommittee not to level its legislative guns at this most democratic of communications tools.”

Hopefully, the politicians listen, but I fear the opportunity to grandstand on this issue will be too much of a draw.

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The winner of the “Doddle 4 Google” competition has been announced, her name is Makenzie Melton, a third grade student from El Dorado Springs, Missouri’s R-2 Schools.

Google in partnership with Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum together has organized this year too its annual, Doodle 4 Google contest, in which students from all over the U.S. could submit their Doodles and the jury would select on lucky winner.

The doodles submitted needed to be inspired by the theme “If I Could Do Anything, I Would…”, this years winner has selected the rainforest habitat as her theme, “I chose this doodle because the rainforest is in danger and it is not fair to the plants and animals. I love everything except spiders and snakes, but I would still save them.”

Makenzie’s drawing was in competition with 33000 other submission, she received a 15000 USD price for the first place.

This does not mean that the other submission will be thrown away, an exhibit will be held at Google’s New York office.

Last years winner was Christin Engelberth, a sixth grader at Bernard Harris Middle School in San Antonio, Texas. She titled her doodle “A New Beginning” to express her wish that “out of the current crisis, discoveries will be found to help the Earth prosper once more.”

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CNN.com and Stamen Design have launched “Home and Away” [cnn.com], an impressive interactive data visualization that allows users to learn about and pay tribute to more than 6,000 fallen troops from more than 20 countries. Evolving from 2 separate lists of casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq, Home and Away tells the story of where and how the lives of these troops began and ended. The website also allows for personal memories to be continually added by family and friends.

While tackling the many issues involved when dealing with an extremely sensitive dataset, this project attempts to exploit the power of data visualization to engage a wide audience and tell compelling and moving stories, here as an exceptional way to honor the sacrifice every single one of the deceased soldiers made.

Users can search for casualties across several different criteria, including last name, age hometown, location of death and date of death. More detail about the life of each casualty is featured on a personal memorial page, as well as memories from family and friends shared through iReport, CNN’s user-generated news community.

More information is also available at Presslift.

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Yes, says BTIG’s Mike O’Rourke, who presents the following:

A couple of factors have broken in favor of the bulls over the past couple of sessions.  Risk spreads have settled down.  AAII Sentiment at 37% bullish has become its most pessimistic since early November and is under the buy threshold of 40% (see chart).  Coincidently, this week the S&P 500 hit those same levels that it hit in early November.  Although the Euro has been testing its lows, it has not registered a new low in 6 days.  The monthly underperformance of Equities relative to Treasuries this month has been the worst since late 2008.  These factors combined with the absence of disasters in Europe enabled the strong session today.  It will be key to see if tomorrow allows upside follow through.  There is upside resistance at both 1115 and 1135 and 1080 has carved itself out as downside support.

The only thing we’ll say is that this is fairly thin gruel here. Taking heart in bearishness is a bit hard to stomach, considering how good the market did when everyone was bullish. The tightening of risk spreads and the failure of the euro to make new lows is good… but hard to imagine anyone getting too ra-ra about these things, unless they continue for awhile.

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Ensure safe and reliable communication through testing!

If a company or organisation decides for a Professional Mobile Radio (PMR) system, its communication needs are usually deemed very important. Quality is important and can only be verified with measurements at frequent intervals.

Willtek’s 2305 Stabilock is a mainframe with software available for testing either TETRA radio terminals, or base stations, or both. Service personnel use the Stabilock to ensure the quality of the transmitter and receiver.

Base stations can be tested at output power levels up to 100 W. Base stations with separate connectors for transmitter and receiver can easily be connected.

Radio terminals can be tested in terms of transmit and receive parameters; the digital circuits are also tested with call setup routines in trunked mode (TMO) or direct mode (DMO).

Highlights:

All the service measurements for TETRA base stations and radio terminals
Wide output level range for sensitivity and blocking measurements
Wide input level range even for high power base stations
Low investment cost
Serves network operators and user groups
public safety and security
transportation services
utilities
industrial companies

BURBANK, CA – April 29, 2010: Haskel International Inc., a world leader in providing low, medium and high pressure gas, hydraulic and fluid power equipment to the oil and gas industry, today announced that it is exhibiting its new compact IRCD at the 2010 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas.

The new compact IRCD is a unique system for the multipoint injection of chemicals into oil and gas production systems. One of the major advantages of the Haskel IRCD system is that it only needs one operative air or electric-driven pump per chemical, no matter how many injection points the system has. significant savings are achieved by using the IRCD flow distribution system from Haskel International in place of multiple metering pumps for chemical dosing.

The revolutionary design can handle flow rates from as low as 0.5 L/hr up to 320 L/hr (85 USGPH) with injection pressures up to 15,000psig and flow turndown of up to 50:1 (flows up to 6,000 L/hr can be achieved with larger models)

The IRCD solves the immediate need for savings on space weight and costs through lower installation and maintenance costs and the ease of adding units to an existing system. It can be supplied individually or in a panel configuration. It contains no moving parts and features ceramic contact parts that last longer and need fewer spares. 316 Stainless steel body and perfluroelastomer O-rings minimize environment al and chemical attack.

Compared to similar units in the market, Haskel Compact IRCD is a more reliable unit that more closely meets the markets demands, providing fewer blockages thanks to new metering valve design, greater control at the point of injection, and smoother flow for better chemical performance . In addition, by using a biased dome regulator to maintain a constant differential pressure across the flow control valve, a constant flow is provided throughout the system, if the flow control valve isn’t changed. This ensures that the fluid flow throughout the Haskel IRCD will only change if the flow control valve is adjusted.

Haskel enjoys a strong reputation in the Oil and Gas Industry and with the capability of the new Compact IRCD, it is sure to be welcomed by the Chemical Injection Market.

Aerotech’s nano Motion Technology (nMT) range expands further with new rotary and Z axis direct-drive nanopositioning stages

Aerotech’s nano Motion Technology now includes linear, linear vertical, rotary and goniometric positioners with best-in-class specifications including 1 nanometre positioning resolution, speeds to 500 mm/sec and acceleration to 5 g – for unparalleled high throughput

Following closely behind the recent launch of single-axis and dual X-Y axis ANT series linear nanopositioning stages as a part of Aerotech’s nano Motion Technology (nMT) range, two new rotary and two new vertical translation variants have now been introduced. With Aerotech’s direct-drive ANT series now covering 95 mm and 130 mm wide linear and vertical-linear translation stages in addition to rotary and goniometric angular positioners, users can now specify long travel range, multi-axis nanometre resolution mechanics for high throughput production and demanding test and research applications. The new stages perfectly complement the outstanding precision, nanometre level precision and high dynamic performance offered by the landmark nMT range.

The new ANT95-R and ANT130-R rotary stages comprise 95 mm and 130 mm diameter models with a positioning resolution of 0.1 arc sec and with a calibrated repeatability of just 2 arc sec. They both utilise Aerotech’s specialised direct-drive motor technology for extremely smooth motion with in-position stability to within a staggering 0.5 arc sec. Both sizes are available in angular travel ranges of 20°, 180° or continuous 360° rotation and maximum speed and acceleration for the latter is up to 200 rpm/400 rad/sec2. Direct axial load capacity is 2 kg for the smaller diameter stage and 3kg for the larger stage. The error motion performance across both sizes of rotary stage (tilt, axial and radial) is in line with the outstanding overall specifications and suited to demanding high throughput manufacturing applications such as disk-drive fabrication, fibre optic device alignment, and MEMS sensor manufacture and test.

The nMT range has been further enhanced with the ANT95-L-Z and ANT130-L-Z series vertical stages which have nominal widths of 95 mm and 135 mm respectively and a calibrated positioning resolution of just 2 nanometres. Supplied complete with vertical mounting angle brackets and integral pneumatic counterbalance mechanisms, the ANT95-L-Z is available in vertical travel ranges of 25 mm and 50 mm whilst the wider ANT-130-L-Z offers 35 mm and 60 mm travel. Within each travel range a high performance –PLUS option is available which increases the repeatability by a factor of around 30%; for the ANT95-L-Z-PLUS this yields a bidirectional repeatability of +/- 75 nanometres.

The design of these new vertical translation stages is derived from the single axis and X-Y linear ANT stages with anti-creep cross roller bearings and a centre driven brushless/non-cogging linear servomotor for ultra smooth performance characteristics and in-position stability of just a few nanometres when driven by Aerotech’s ultra low-noise linear stage amplifiers. Aerotech’s specially developed 40 MHz linear encoder processing ensures such high resolution and together all of these features ensure a dynamic performance and precision which is much improved over traditional leadscrew driven stages or ceramic motor types. The overall speed and acceleration performance of the new vertical stages is up to 200 mm/sec and 1 g – which though not as high performing as their horizontal plane linear positioning counterparts at 500 mm/sec and 5 g – are still eminently suited to high throughput production and test applications.
All ANT series stages are protected with a durable black hardcoat finish, and exceptionally long working life and low maintenance is guaranteed by the non contacting direct-drive linear and rotary motor technology and non contacting optical encoders used in the design.

The exceptionally high performance specifications for the ANT range are in part attributed to the advanced motion control and drive technologies available as a part of complete motion system solutions from Aerotech. With all cabling included and with fully assembled stages that are thoroughly tested and calibrated in Aerotech’s state of the art clean room facilities, complete systems can encompass custom designed machine frames with highly stable granite base and gantries to support customer supplied equipment such as lasers or metrology apparatus. Aerotech’s advanced motion controls include algorithms, data acquisition and analysis tools that counteract the minute disturbances that influence positioning stability and dynamic performance at sub micron levels and optimise overall performance.

Motion control options include the software only A3200 Automation Platform with DSP based Npaq drives or the Ensemble™ series rack or desktop system for multi-axis positioning systems, whilst the Soloist™ series is especially suited to demanding single axis applications. Servo drive technologies include PWM amplifier stages for highest dynamic performance in addition to wide bandwidth and ultra low noise linear servo amplifiers for best in-position stability/lowest jitter performance.

Aerotech motion controllers also feature advanced software commands that are designed to simplify interfacing with customers own systems such as the PSO command that synchronises laser firing with real time position. Comprehensive analogue and digital I/O and GUIs are also available along with a broad choice of diagnostic, set-up and programming tools are available for fast and trouble-free system commissioning. Supported programming languages include AeroBASICTM, Visual Basic® C, and C++ with optional advanced application support covering Windows® based ActiveX components and .NET class libraries.

Ogura’s electromagnetic clutches are designed to provide a quick engagement and disengagement of hydraulic and other pumps used on gas and diesel engines. Clutches are mounted between the engine and the pump and are made for either a belt input or direct drive via a universal joint flange. Clutches are available in 200, 400, 1,000 and 1,500 lb-ft. All clutches use a bidirectional armature so they can operate either clockwise or counter clockwise. Clutch bores are constructed for direct pump shaft input and are available in a variety of straight and splined bore sizes. Bearings in the Ogura clutches are larger than some competitive clutches providing longer life and can easily handle engine vibration.
Clutches are activated only when the pump or other component drive is required to engage, allowing for a complete disconnect when the component is not required, significantly increasing overall life. But more importantly, since the driven component is not running all the time, there is less energy consumed. Many times this fuel savings alone will more than pay for the cost of the clutch assembly.
Ogura has been producing clutches and brakes since 1938. Over that time, we have developed over 5,000 different models of clutches and brakes. Although Ogura primarily produces electromagnetic clutches and brakes, we also produce magnet particle, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic and a variety of specialty products. Ogura is the world’s largest manufacturer of electromagnetic clutches and brakes. Current manufacturing capacity is over 30 million units per year. To provide localized support, we have fourteen manufacturing plants spread throughout the world in Asia, The Americas, and Europe. All manufacturing facilities are ISO recognized and conform to the ISO 9001;2008, ISO 140001, and ISO/TS 16949.
If you would like us to build a special product for you or to modify one of our existing standard models, please contact us at 732-271-7361, and we will assist you in finding a product that will meet your needs. Or if you prefer, please visit our website at www.ogura-clutch.com for immediate information. Ogura Industrial Corp. Somerset, NJ.

New grinding wheel generation with integrated vibration reduction system excels through optimised running characteristics.
VIB STAR – Your health is our concern!

The TYROLIT innovative multilayer wheel system VIB STAR reduces vibration and is user and machine friendly for professionals. The innovative design of the wheel reduces vibration on the user‘s body. The new VIB STAR technology works against occupational illnesses such as muscle and bone damage, neurological diseases and blood circulation problems.

VIB STAR – convincing benefits: Significantly reduced vibration levels
Optimised running characteristics Increased machine tool life

Ingersoll Rand wins 2010 World Frost & Sullivan Award for Customer Value Enhancement – Oil-free compressor market !

Ingersoll Rand has been awarded the 2010 World Frost & Sullivan Award for Customer Value Enhancement in the rotary, oil-free compressor market. Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the company that has demonstrated excellence in implementing strategies that proactively create value for its customers with a focus on improving the return on the investment that customers make in its services or products. Ingersoll Rand’s oil-free compressors, certified to ISO 8573.1 Class 0, are designed with industry leading features targeted at increasing energy efficiency.
“The proactive nature of the organization in understanding customer needs and quickly translating them into products has won significant loyalty and mindshare among global end users,” said Anand Gnanamoorthy, Research Analyst, Frost & Sullivan. “The fact that Ingersoll Rand is one of the top two companies in the oil-free compressor market highlights the ingenuity of the organization.”
The oil-free compressor market has unique challenge as these compressors are used in many critical applications, such as power generation or oil and gas sectors. In such applications, air quality is paramount and uptime is critical. Ingersoll Rand’s oil-free compressors include many features and enhancements that provide customers with the peace of mind needed within these markets. Ingersoll Rand’s stainless steel second stage rotors and patented UltracoatTM rotor coating increases airend life and performance. Additionaly, the Nirvana oil-free variable speed compressors with Hybrid Permanent MagnetTM motors and IntelysisTM microprocessor controllers, enable reduction of losses leading to significantly higher efficiency and reliability.

“The recent launch of our new C1000 centrifugal oil-free compressor is the next step in our commitment to meeting the reliability and efficiency needs of our customers,” said Cary Collins, Ingersoll Rand vice president, air products. “We continue to reach out to our customers for their feedback and input and take the steps needed to ensure their needs are part of the ongoing design and enhancements of our oil-free compressors. The C1000 is the most energy efficient 7500 cfm (cubic feet per minute) plant air compressor on the planet – all in direct response to our customer’s needs.”

MANCHESTER, CT – May 25, 2010 – Lydall Performance Materials, a division of Lydall, Inc. (NYSE: LDL), today announced the launch of LyPore Defender-C microglass filtration media series designed to achieve maximum filtration performance while eliminating static discharge in hydraulic, lube oil and fuel systems filtration processes. LyPore Defender-C is an extension of the Lypore Defender filter media series introduced in 2008 which is known for its superior dirt holding capacity and longer filter life. LyPore Defender-C combines the performance characteristics of the LyPore Defender series with a proprietary blend
of fibers designed to dissipate electrostatic energy.

Static discharge during filtration can result in harmful varnish and lacquer buildup on internal metal, rubber and synthetic material surfaces leading to costly damage to components. Additionally, static discharge can lower a filter’s effectiveness by creating holes in the filter media thus degrading the filter’s particulate removal capability.

Dale Barnhart, CEO of Lydall, Inc. stated, “A key element of our growth strategy is through new product development. The launch of LyPore Defender-C demonstrates our ability to respond rapidly to a market need with an innovative solution as we execute on this strategy.”

“Due to the growing use of low conductivity synthetic oils by our customers, static discharge has become an increasing problem. Our customers have asked us for a filter media solution to eliminate damaging static discharge. That is exactly what LyPore Defender-C is designed to deliver. We are excited about this breakthrough in media design which addresses a long standing problem for our customers,” stated Stu Krupnick, Market Manager for Lydall’s Fluid Power and Transportation Filtration Markets.

LyPore Defender-C conductive filter media contains no metals and eliminates the need for additives, aftertreatments or continuous electrostatic oil cleaners. LyPore Defender-C conductive filter media is available in 3, 6, 10 and 20 micron efficiencies with acrylic latex binder or an optional high performance epoxy binder for expanded fluid compatibility and higher working temperatures.

Lydall, Inc. is a New York Stock Exchange listed company, headquartered in Manchester, Connecticut. For more information, visit http://www.lydallfiltration.com.