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Greenwire: If Ford’s new sustainability initiative goes as planned, the dealership where you buy a Fusion Hybrid will be as green as the car itself.At this month’s annual National Automobile Dealership Association convention in Orlando, Ford announced its “Go Green” dealer sustainability program, a voluntary project to push Ford, Mercury and Lincoln dealerships to be more energy efficient. Ford will partner with the Rocky Mountain Institute on the effort.

Outside of three pilot projects, the program is entirely voluntary, and dealers can choose if and how much they will participate.

The program is part of a larger effort by dealerships across the country to put a more environmental face on an industry traditionally beset with environmental complaints. NADA has been working with U.S. EPA and dealerships across the country to reduce energy output.

While dealerships can take traditional, simple steps like installing more energy-efficient lighting, the complex design of dealerships poses problems in crafting any industry standards, said Doug Greenhaus, NADA’s director of environment, health and safety. For example, they have large lots that require vast lighting and the in-house service shops use a lot of power.

“You can have a huge office building with many offices, even the Empire State Building, and it’s basically one type of operation,” Greenhaus said. “We have office spaces, but we also have outdoor lighting and we also have service departments. It’s almost like we have another business.”

Dealerships electing to participate in the “Go Green” program would receive an energy assessment from a team of Ford engineers. Bill Allemon, the Ford manager of energy efficiency, said the team will then provide a series of improvements across all areas of the dealership.

“In the past, we were just changing the skin of the dealership,” Allemon said. “Now we’re improving the lighting and heating. We’ll provide a much more comfortable and relaxed environment.”

Dealers will be presented with a range of options, from adopting alternative energy sources to pursuing LEED certification, Allemon said.

“We want to help our dealers become more energy efficient, lower operating costs and lower their carbon footprint,” Allemon said. “It’s really about improving the cost-effectiveness of the dealership. They may have lowered hours or cut their head count; this is another way for them to be cost-efficient.”

While Ford has a plan for making dealerships more energy efficient, it is not the only automaker seeking a green showroom makeover. NADA, at its February convention, highlighted the ways dealers have invested more than $1 billion in eco-friendly changes.

Many took simple steps to get at the “low-hanging fruit,” Greenhaus said, by installing automatic switches in bathrooms or adjusting the temperature in the showroom. Others targeted showroom and lot lights by reducing the volume or changing out the bulbs for more efficient models. Other simple steps included replacing garage doors to improve sealing and keep in heat, or installing porous pavement on the vast storage lots to help with draining.

Some dealerships made a more significant investment by installing solar panels or wind turbines. Greenhaus said that one dealership in Vermont even created a small hydropower plant on a nearby river.

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The Washington Times: Little noticed outside a small policy community, an issue has quietly arisen in recent years that, while seemingly technical, has the potential to derail the nation’s attempts to address the issues of energy security and the environment. The issue is how or whether to count the effects of “indirect” land use — including as far away as Southeast Asia or Brazil — in determining the total greenhouse gas emissions from renewable fuels like ethanol, the very fuels that will enable us to reduce our dependence on imported oil. The wrong answer to this question could severely affect the increased use of alternative fuels, aggravating our energy dependence.

Some background: The 2007 Energy and Independence Security Act required that ethanol and other fuels with lower tailpipe emissions of greenhouse gases must also have fewer overall emissions of greenhouse gases over the entire “life cycle” of the fuel’s production, transportation and use than conventional fuels have. Most observers expected that the Environmental Protection Agency would reach this conclusion easily, and a just-published regulation from the EPA now does so. For instance, the life cycle emissions of corn ethanol result in a significantly lower emissions profile than that for gasoline, and they will only improve as new ethanol plants are matched with advanced technologies.

However, a 2008 paper in Science magazine by Timothy Searchinger argued that the increased use of corn ethanol as a fuel source would in fact increase total greenhouse gas emissions, because of the supposed aggressive conversion of both natural lands and forests to ethanol production.

Mr. Searchinger’s argument, however, is flat wrong. He assumes mass conversion of forest land (accounting for up to 36 percent of increased ethanol fuel production), when the opposite is the case. From 1990 to 2005, according to both the U.S. Agriculture Department and the EPA, U.S. forest stocks have been stable, not falling, despite increased use of corn for ethanol. There has been no net conversion of land from sustainable forests to biofuel production.

In fact, the current situation is even more positive. According to the government’s own Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks in 2007, carbon stocks in U.S. forests continue to grow at a rate of over 800 million metric tons of CO2 equivalents per year — about 10 percent of total annual greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. No wonder that the EPA has long taken the correct position that increased use of biomass fuels is (at a minimum) “carbon neutral.”

In response to Mr. Searchinger, Jerome Dumortier and his colleagues at the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development at Iowa State produced a better model that analyzes the impacts of energy price increases and biofuel policy changes on land conversion. They demonstrate the sustainability of forest stocks even if energy prices rise significantly.

All this is important now because the EPA has just finished drafting a regulation to implement the Renewable Fuels Standard established in the 2007 bill. The agency has now adopted a more positive approach towards ethanol than it initially proposed, approving all current sources of ethanol for use under the statute. But the basic problem of the 2007 bill remains — requiring the EPA to take “indirect” (including foreign) land-use changes into account. In fact, contrary to what the 2007 energy bill suggests, it is simply too difficult to assume or measure a link between corn grown in the U.S. for ethanol production and deforestation or conversion of agricultural land abroad.

Fortunately, there has been positive action on the congressional front to redress the policy imbalance Mr. Searchinger’s article has caused. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, Minnesota Democrat, and two bipartisan colleagues recently introduced a bill to amend the 2007 bill to preclude the EPA from calculating land-use changes in foreign countries for the purpose of influencing U.S. policy on renewable fuels, including biomass and ethanol.

The combination of sustainable forests, sustainable agriculture and greater use of biofuels is not merely a dream — it is today’s reality. In fact, the EPA deserves credit for recognizing a crucial point: that the protein byproduct of ethanol production is better feed for cattle than corn itself, thus maintaining the availability of feed for cattle while reducing their dangerous methane emissions at the same time.

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Fifty countries produce over 100,000 barrels of oil per day. But most of them, from Timor-Leste to America, will run dry in the next 30 years.

Only a few true petro powers have enough oil to keep up production through the end of the century and beyond.

Endless oil has various negative consequences, known as the resource curse. Symptoms include distorted economies, inefficiency, and an autocratic regime that isn’t afraid thumb its nose at America. These countries will be able to keep up the act for longer than most.

The Ten Oil Powers Of The Distant Future >

Qatar — 52 years remaining

Barrels per day: 797,000

Proved reserves: 15,210,000,000

Key figure: Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah, OPEC oil minister

Outlook: Qatar does well with relatively low oil production. Everyone in the small country gets rich and they protect the relatively low oil reserves. If limited global supply causes prices to rise, however, the OPEC member is bound to increase production. Earlier this month, oil minister Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah warded off fears of a supply shortage.

Source: CIA & EIA

Kazakhstan — 54 years remaining

Barrels per day: 1,528,000

Proved reserves: 30,000,000,000

Key figure: President Nursultan Nazarbayev

Outlook: Drilling in the Caspian Sea oil fields could increase reserves by 40%. Development of long-delayed international contracts could increase production by 100%. Kazakhstan’s oil horizon may become shorter, but nonetheless, they’re in for a big, long boom.

Source: CIA & EIA

Libya — 64 years remaining

Barrels per day: 1,875,000

Proved reserves: 43,660,000,000

Key figure: Muammar al-Gaddafi, dictator

Outlook: With Africa’s highest oil reserves and more in unexplored regions, Libya has plenty of oil. Gaddafi’s problem is production, as the unpredictable dictator has scared away foreign investors, and National Oil Company has been unable to meet its export targets.

Source: CIA & EIA

Saudi Arabia — 68 years remaining

Barrels per day: 10,780,000

Proved reserves: 266,700,000,000

Key figure: Ali al-Nuaimi, OPEC oil minister

Outlook: Saudi Arabia has the world’s greatest oil reserves, but a heavy responsibility. As OPEC’s swing producer, it exports enough to keep below $80 — though the price target has informally crept higher. Now the desert-bound country faces rising costs for its growing population. Riyadh’s solution is to invest in nuclear energy, freeing up more oil for export.

Source: CIA & EIA

United Arab Emirates — 88 years remaining

Barrels per day: 3,046,000

Proved reserves: 97,800,000,000

Key figure: Mohamed Al-Hamli, OPEC oil minister

Outlook: The only emirate that matters is Abu Dhabi, which holds 94% of proved reserves. All that oil is enough to fund theme parks and universities, as well as generous pensions, throughout the Emirates.

Source: CIA & EIA

Iran — 101 years remaining

Barrels per day: 3,707,000

Proved reserves: 136,200,000,000

Key figure: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Outlook: Despite embargoes aimed to halt nuclear development, Iran is finding buyers for oil and sellers to fill its current gasoline shortage. Soon enough it will have enough refineries to provide its own gasoline. When nuclear power comes online, Iran will have that much power oil to export.

Source: CIA & EIA

Venezuela — 103 years remaining

Barrels per day: 2,643,000

Proved reserves: 99,380,000,000

Key figure: President Hugo Chavez, OPEC member

Outlook: Venezuela is by all measures a failed petro state with vast inflation and a nationalized oil company that can’t handle its own resources. But it has an incredible amount of oil — enough for Hugo Chavez to keep rattling his saber for the rest of his life.

Source: CIA & EIA

Kuwait — 125 years remaining

Barrels per day: 2,274,000

Proved reserves: 104,000,000,000

Key figure: Ahmad Abdullah al-Sabah, OPEC oil minister

Outlook: Sheikh Ahmad recently reasserted his commitment to keeping oil between 75-90 dollars a barrel. With infrastructure on the way to increase production capacity to 4 million bbl/day, Kuwait will have no problem keeping oil cheap and ready. By the time they run out of black gold, the ruling family and 3.5 million citizens will have a fortune locked away in diversified investments.

Source: CIA & EIA

Iraq — 130 years remaining

Barrels per day: 2,420,000

Proved reserves: 115,000,000,000

Key figure: TBA

Outlook: Iraq has the world’s fourth largest oil reserves, and they’re relatively untouched thanks to years of war and turmoil. If Iraq settles down and starts production, it could match Saudi Arabia for exports.

Source: CIA & EIA

Canada — 146 years remaining

Barrels per day: 3,350,000

Proved reserves: 178,100,000,000

Key figure: Ron Liepert, Alberta Energy Minister

Outlook: With oil reserves second only to Saudi Arabia, and a huge market just south of the border, Canada is set for life. The main obstacle is environmentalists that oppose drilling in the Alberta’s oil sands motherload. But assuming the Avatar movement fails, Canada is heading toward petro-state status, economic distortion, and a revenue windfall.

Source: CIA & EIA

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About a month ago, a bunch of BMW trademark filings hit the web and something called “Gran Coupe” was one of them – well, here it is. Think of this as a closer to production version of the 2007 Concept CS ready to take on the Mercedes-Benz CLS and A7.

BMW calls this a BMW Concept Gran Coupe, ”a 4-door vehicle which combines the exclusivity of a Gran Turismo with the fascination of a high-performance sports car.”

“The body design of the BMW Concept Gran Coupe expresses sporty flair in its ultimate form,” BMW said. “The 4-door vehicle clearly signals the very highest level of dynamic performance with its extremely elegant, flat and coupe-like proportions. Stretching the entire length of the vehicle and therefore measuring almost 5 metres, flowing lines dominate the design, giving rise to outstanding aerodynamic levels, just as the low centre of gravity reflects an agile driving response.”

No word on what powers the Concept Gran Coupe, but we expect EfficientDynamics to play huge role if it ever makes it into production.

Check out the press release and high-res image gallery after the jump.

BMW Concept Gran Coupe:

Press Release:

Elegance and dynamic performance at the first BMW Design Night in Beijing

Munich. With an exclusive Design Night on the evening of the first press day at Auto China in Beijing (April 23rd to May 2nd 2010), BMW provides an in-depth insight into its design philosophy and development strategy. The program of the BMW Design Night is modular in structure and presents extensive background information on the premium automobile manufacturer’s innovative design culture. In addition to highlighting the long versions of the BMW 5 Series developed specially for the Chinese market, the main focus is on an elegant 4-door vehicle with striking dynamic proportions: the BMW Concept Gran Coupé.

The concept study on display symbolises the outstanding design expertise of BMW. The BMW Concept Gran Coupé concentrates the fundamental values of the brand. Its body design authentically captures a sense of superior dynamic performance and high-quality elegance. The shaping style, which follows a coherent pattern down to the last detail, convincingly visualises BMW’s philosophy as an automobile manufacturer. As with the Concept CS 2007, BMW once again sets new benchmarks in the design of 4-door coupes with a distinctive sporty character.

Based on a powerful tradition in this segment, the BMW Concept Gran Coupé carries the essence of brand values and the genes of BMW design into the future. The concept shows the classic features of all BMW coupes: the long wheelbase, the vaulted bonnet with forward-pointing lines, the set-back greenhouse, the flat silhouette, the coupe-style roof line and the short front overhang reflect the dynamic potential of the vehicle. The surface structures and the fact that the design quality is geared towards perfection illustrate the aspiration of the brand BMW to build 4-door high-performance coupes with the sportiest proportions and the most elegant design.

In the BMW Concept Gran Coupé, BMW presents the vision of a 4-door vehicle which combines the exclusivity of a Gran Turismo with the fascination of a high-performance sports car. The design of the concept study underscores the expertise of the brand BMW in the development of vehicles with a distinctive sporty character which offer space for more than two occupants. This reflects the particular quality of the BMW Group design philosophy, which consists in precisely and authentically translating the specific values of product substance into an aesthetically convincing shaping style. The design process is set through with a passion for aesthetic appeal and dynamic performance, precision and perfection. This is how the uncompromising premium aspiration of a BMW Group product, the unmistakable style of the brand BMW and the precisely defined character of each model are given concrete form.

The front section is defined by the BMW kidney grille characteristic of the brand – an icon of body design which is not just central but also a dominating element of front design. The kidney grille of the BMW Concept Gran Coupé has a flat appearance, with an asymmetrical side view which emphasises the close attention to detail. The central section with the kidney grille is formally separated from other BMW icons such as the headlights and air inlets. The clarity of the LED front lights highlights the vehicle’s precision and premium aspirations. The air inlet runs back an extremely long way into the side section, making the front section appear particularly wide. All elements of the front section appear to merge to form a single, elegantly curved movement.

The sporty, flat silhouette provides an impressive body height of just under 1.40 metres. This makes the BMW Concept Gran Coupé up to 100 millimetres flatter than the BMW 5 Series or the BMW 7 Series Sedan. The roof line tapers off gently into the rear, thereby elongating the vehicle’s proportions. The forward-tilted shark nose visually extends the bonnet and creates characteristic BMW proportions with its forward-pointing dynamism. This stretched character is also highlighted by the side lines, where there is a deliberate avoidance of the typical sill line. The flat proportions make the window graphics appear extremely narrow and dynamic at the same time. Another BMW design icon, the Hofmeister kink, is especially strikingly formed – additionally emphasising the exclusive character of the vehicle. The frameless doors give the BMW Concept Gran Coupé a modern character since the glass surfaces appear to merge seamlessly without being interrupted by columns.

At the rear, only design elements such as the lights and tailpipe trim appear to be visible at first sight. The entire rear section appears slimmer and lighter at the centre, though still exuding power and dynamic performance since the volume is reinforced towards the sides. The L-shaped light banks feature a slight, almost subtle curve and the entire design of the lines and surfaces highlights the vehicle’s elegant overall appearance. The third brake light, positioned in the rear window, is also fitted with LED technology. It takes up the kink in the roof and illuminates the entire width of the rear window. The powerfully flared wheel arches above the rear axle highlight the particularly sporty character of the BMW Concept Gran Coupé.

Another highly sporty and also elegant feature is the rim concept in which the individual spokes extend deep into the centre of the rim towards the hub, giving the rim a striking three-dimensional quality. The spokes themselves are not solid but relief-milled, giving them a visual lightness.

The sculptural shaping style characteristic of the entire body design of the BMW Concept Gran Coupé permits a unique interaction between concave and convex surfaces. It also enables the light to be selectively reflected and channelled. Thus the exterior mirrors integrated in the window shaft appear very light, blending harmoniously into the side view since their shape assimilates the entire line styling. The BMW Concept Gran Coupé is a further development of the classic design of a notchback sedan in which the individual body sections merge harmoniously into a flat, elongated and at the same time dynamic overall image. The effect of this 4-door vehicle derives not just from specific highlights but from its overall appearance, which authentically reflects its character. The car’s dynamic potential is embodied in its proportions and lines, signalling power but also elegance and forward thrust.

– By: Omar Rana

Entre vários lançamentos do Salão de Pequim, a Ford apresentou para o mercado chinês, o novo Edge, o utilitário esportivo com a nova tecnologia de motor EcoBoost, já usada em modelos do Ford Mondeo.

Segundo a montadora, o motor EcoBooster 2.0 vai ser introduzido no mercado chinês no final de 2010, e será o primeiro motor ecológico na China. Segundo declaração da Ford: “O motor 2.0 EcoBoosté o primeiro motor da linha EcoBoost para para ir ao mercado global”. Esse motor utiliza uma injeção direta de combustível e turbocompressor para economia do combustível.

Outros anúncios serão feitos pela Ford no decorrer do evento, que investiu auto este ano com o maior estande da China, tendo 17 estações interativas. Aguardem maiores informações.

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3M today unveiled the 3M Display M2256PW, a 22-inch high-definition, multi-touch LCD display which demonstrates 3M’s commitment to push the boundaries of traditional touch technology. Based on 3M Projected Capacitive Technology, the M2256PW display is designed for professional and prosumer (professional consumer) applications that need up to 10-finger touch input or multiuser interactivity with very fast response time. While most multi-touch technologies support two-finger touch and gestures, 3M’s multi-touch technology supports 10-finger touch input and advanced gesture capability.

Introduced in June 2009 at SID Display Week as the 19-inch 3M Multi-touch Developer Kit, this revolutionary technology offered software developers for the first time a “full multi-touch” hardware platform. “Over the past six months software developers from around the world have been working with the 3M multi-touch platform to develop exciting concepts for multi-touch applications”, says Chris Tsourides, Business Unit Manager, 3M Touch Systems.

Utilizing this new technology, software developers are able to revolutionize the way users interact with all types of information and to expand traditional touch interaction to include multiple users and increase collaboration. “Consumers and prosumers have come to expect multi-touch functionality in their everyday electronic devices”, Tsourides says. “The release of the M2256PW display provides a technological leap in multi-touch interactivity, surpassing traditional two-finger multi-touch by providing full, 10-finger multi-touch capability.”

The 3M Display M2256PW features a high-definition 1680 x 1050 LCD screen, DVI and VGA video input, audio input, USB and RS232 (serial) dual-mode communication protocol and durable, anti-glare front surface. Applications taking advantage of this high level of interactivity include computer aided design, digital signage, computer gaming, security monitoring systems, education and training, and teleconferencing. The M2256PW display is “compatible with Windows 7” so no third party touch drivers are required. For Linux and Windows XP/Vista/7 operating systems, 3M plans to offer a multi-touch driver and software utility, and will offer communication protocol documents for customers who wish to develop their own drivers. Additional information is available at www.3m.com/multitouch.

3M Touch Systems provides innovative touchscreen technology products to customers worldwide under the “MicroTouch” brand. Popular single touch, gesture touch and multitouch applications include casino gaming, retail point of sale, foodservice, hospitality, self-service, industrial, healthcare and interactive digital signage. For more information about 3M MicroTouch products, visit www.3M.com/touch01. For an overview of popular touch technologies and terminology, visit www.touchtopics.com.

About 3M Touch Systems, Inc.
3M Touch Systems Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3M, operates globally and reports through 3M Electro and Communications Business, headquartered in Austin, TX. For more information, visit www.3M.com/touch.

About 3M
A recognized leader in research and development, 3M produces thousands of innovative products for dozens of diverse markets. 3M’s core strength is applying its more than 40 distinct technology platforms – often in combination – to a wide array of customer needs. With $25 billion in sales, 3M employs 75,000 people worldwide and has operations in more than 60 countries. For more information, visit www.3M.com.

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100% quality control – MAP inline leak testing

The Leak-Master® Mapmax from Witt-Gasetechnik allows CO2 based non-destructive detection of even the smallest of leaks of MAP packages – fully integrated into the packaging process.

With 15 cycles per minute the Mapmax is the fastest system of its type and makes it possible to carry out automatic quality control of the entire production line.
During testing, the device generates a vacuum in the measuring chamber. If there is a leak, the protective gas will leak from the packaging. If the sensor is triggered, one of the packages must have a leak. An alarm is then sounded and the nonconforming goods are automatically sorted out via a pusher.
The solution works with two synchronised conveyor belts. In addition to outer packages and E2 boxes the Mapmax can also test individual packaging, for example an entire batch from a thermoform or tray sealing machine.

At IFFA 2010 WITT presents the Mapmax and other leak testing systems. Daily at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Visit us in hall 4.0 booth C27.

Applications
The series is used for home and institutional applications, with light and standard carrying capacity.
Typical usage: office furniture, food charts, electro-medical equipments.

Technical features
LOAD CAPACITY: 35-80 daN
WHEEL TREAD: non-marking rubber tread
CENTRE: polyamide centre with threadguards
BRACKETS: zinc-plated brackets

Usage conditions
Suitable for humid environments, with medium-harsh chemicals; not suitable for applications where organic solvents, chlorinated substances, hydrocarbons and mineral oils are present.

Witten, April 16, 2010 – Ruhrpumpen, an innovative and efficient pump technology company, marks their entry into the renewable energy market with pumps for solar power technology.

According to the United States Energy Information Administration, of the total energy consumption in 2006 (excluding hydroelectric) worldwide, 1% was produced by renewable energy sources, with less than 0.02% from solar power. Even so, renewables are the fastest growing source of world energy today, with consumption increasing by 3.0% annually. The solar thermal power industry is also experiencing growth. With 1.2 GW under construction as of April 2009, and another 13.9 GW announced globally through 2014, there is huge potential.

ANDASOL III (developed by MAN Solar Millennium) is a solar thermal power plant in Spain that will deliver electricity to 200,000 homes by 2011, and Ruhrpumpen has been selected to provide the pumps for the solar field.

These pumps are the heart of the solar power plant. A heat transfer medium (synthetic oil in a closed circuit) is pumped to the solar collectors where it is heated (up to 400 C). The transfer medium is then pumped through a series of heat exchangers to produce steam, which is converted to clean electrical energy in a conventional steam turbine generator.

The ANDASOL III power plant can also store energy in the form of molten salt, also heated by the transfer medium. Molten salt stores thermal energy that can be used to produce steam when the sun is not shining, or on overcast days. Two liquid salt storage tanks, along with the sheer magnitude of the solar field, will allow the power plant to operate 24 hours a day, making it more profitable.

For this application, Ruhrpumpen selected an API between bearing, single–stage, horizontal double-suction pump. Chrome steel was selected for the casing and impeller due to temperature and pressure requirements. The pumps will be equipped with bearings, cooling systems, seals, gauges, and lubrication systems, and will be driven by electric motors and variable frequency drives.

For more information about the Ruhrpumpen pumps, you may submit your question online; send an e-mail to [email protected], or visit www.ruhrpumpen.com.

Patent: the patent (No. 6229383.0, 96311945.1and 96229385.7) are used for this type of AHU to guarantee the quality

Capacity: Can select air volume from 4,000 to 160,000 stere per hour

Function section: Air supply, cooling, heating, humidify, dehumidify, air purify and silencing

Purpose: Used in various fields such as micro-electronic, chemical plants, precision equipments, food industry, scientific research office building

Custom specifications welcome

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Fill accuracy is very often problematic by volumetric dosing of larger doses of dusty powders. This is caused mainly by variation of powder density of dosed products. This problem is substantially reduced by our new auger dosing weigher HS.S1A , which combines the proven principles of both volumetric and weigh dosing. The proven auger filler DOS 2A/B, is mounted in a special frame on a tensometer sensing element, which is the basis of the new Auger Dosing Weigher.

This combination system operates so that the doser is filled by product is initially weighted and after that the weigher starts to fill the bags or another package by standard dosing auger. The difference between initial and actual weight of doser is continuously followed-up during this operation. As soon as the requested dose is reached, the auger stops and the hopper of the doser is filled again by product and the doser is again weighed.

Auger dosing weigher HS.S1A can be used for dosing into all our types of vertical packaging machines.

Company Profile

The VELTEKO s. r. o. Company was founded in 1991 and is involved in providing “state-of-the-art” packaging lines, mainly for the food industry. Since 1996 VELTEKO has worked to ISO 9001 certified management system and employs 70 staff , one quarter being development engineers. The company owns VELTEKO POLSKA and VELTEKO RUS, subsidiaries founded to increase sales in these markets. In 2005 a large part of the Company was transferred to the newly established subsidiary VELTEKO CZ.

With more and more printed ink and flex pcb circuits being used in Mil/Aero applications, Nicomatic now offers Micro-Flex. Thanks to our years of manufacturing both crimp connectors and CMM micro-connectors, Nicomatic launches an innovative new connector system as well as a flex harness solution aimed at card-to-flex connections.

This new “two in one technology” ensures a high mechanical link and electrical continuity between 2mm pitch CMM and flat conductor Crimpflex® technology. One of the major advantages is a small 2mm pitch that allows the reduction of space, but there is also a lower weight feature that enables the replacement of discrete wires and bulky cables still very present in avionics equipment. Nicomatic is able to reduce up to 30% weight through a solution that is thinner and lighter than a traditional cable.

Available in single or double row – up to 60 contacts and with latching or stainless steel locking hardware ensuring secure connection under high vibration environments (passes Mil 55302 for vibration).

Adaptations allow high temperature requirements to 185°C and up to 260°C with Polyimide insulation. The Microflex technology is a cost effective solution compared to other cable technologies and connection systems and offers reliability required for MIL/Aero vibration applications. Moreover, the assembly process is superior in terms of crimping and insertion speed.

Compared to crimping one by one of round cables, the crimping process that Nicomatic has developed is simultaneous for multiple contacts. The flat cable is crimped in one single operation and then the housing is assembled separately in one operation. What we usually see on the market is a contact-by-contact insertion into the housing, which is a much slower process.

We have expanded our line of butterfly valves with the introduction of the the Type 57LIS, which provides for easy direct replacement of metallic butterfly valves and conforms to ISO-5752 short face-to-face dimensions.

The Type 57LIS butterfly valve is an industrial quality thermoplastic valve that directly replaces metallic butterfly valves, without any modification to the existing piping system, in applications where metal valves constantly corrode. The face-to-face dimensions of the Type 57LIS (the distance between the two existing flanges), are the same as those of the metal valves that the Type 57LIS replaces.

Features and Benefits

Standard model (3″ – 8″) has PVC body and PP disc for better chemical resistance at temperatures higher than can be achieved with PVC.
Our 316 stainless steel shaft has full engagement over the entire length of the disc and is a non-wetted part, totally isolated from the media.
Only solid and abrasion-resistant plastic disc and elastomeric liner are wetted parts.
ISO bolt circle on top flange – no body or stem modifications required for accessories.

Materials

Sizes: Lever: 3″ – 8″
Gear: 3″ – 8″
Models: Wafer or Lug style
Operators: Lever and gear
Body: PVC
Discs: PVC, PP and PVDF
Seats: EPDM, FKM and Nitrile®
Seals: EPDM, FKM and Nitrile®
Stems: 316 stainless steel, titanium, Hastelloy C®‡

Available Actuators

Series 79 Pneumatic
Series 92 & 94 Electric
Series 83 Electromni

Options

Pneumatically and electrically actuated with accessories
Alternate discs:
(I) PVC : 3″ – 8″
(III) PVDF : 3″ – 8″
Gear operators for 3″ – 8″
Stems in 304 stainless steel, titanium,
Hastelloy C® etc.
2″ square nut on stem
2″ square nut on gear operator
Stem extensions (single stem and two-piece stem)
Locking devices (gear type – standard on lever)
Chain operators
Manual limit switch
Tandem arrangements (patented by A/A, Inc.)

Typical Applications

Chemical Processing
Water & Wastewater
Landfills
Irrigation
Food Processing
Mining

The Technosoft MCK28335 kits with source code and MATLAB libraries are complete motion control development and evaluation packages based on the TI floating-point digital signal controller: TMS320F28335. With this embedded floating-point processor, you will significantly save development time and effort: specific issues related to fixed-point processors (as saturation, overflow, scaling of parameters and variables) are no longer a problem now.

MCK28335 Kits C Pro-MS(BL or IM) represent the most advanced development platforms in digital motor control field. They are plug-and-play systems, with complete C language source code, including a MATLAB motion library and Simulink models for the PMSM position and speed control. They also include complete DSP source code (not generated from MATLAB) optimized for real-time execution of PMSM and BLDC speed control. A powerful development software platform based on RS232 serial communication complements the hardware (controller board, 3-phase inverter module and brushless or induction motor).

Both BL (brushless) and IM (induction) kit versions are self-contained, so designers can start their project evaluation and development immediately. They will discover how easy it is to control a brushless motor in trapezoidal or sinusoidal mode, or an induction motor in vector control or V/f mode. For experienced designers, these kits are an impressive and very efficient starting point for any advanced motion control application. Starting from the MATLAB-Simulink model, you can adapt the control model, simulate the system, then automatically generate the C code for your schematics. This code can be tested on DSP, and simulation results can then be compared with the real control results.

The Technosoft MCK28335 professional kits with source code and MATLAB libraries are perfectly suited solutions for the quick development, testing and validation of any brushless or induction motor control application. Designers will save important resources by using this development procedure. Replacing a hardware (motor, inverter, sensors) or software (control blocks) component is easily feasible here. This approach offers a major advantage: it always starts from a functional, complete system, and makes it much easier to detect the effect of the change in the application architecture.

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The Blow Thru Sieve™ – Positive pressure safety screening and check-screening to improve your product quality

Incoming ingredients – Check-screening incoming ingredients during tanker unloading ensures your downstream process is free from contamination
In process – The Blow Thru Sieve™ can also be used to screen materials while they are pneumatically conveyed at any point throughout your production process
Before dispatch – Screening your final product before dispatch ensures your customers receive contamination free products, safeguarding your reputation

A combination Bulk Bag and Manual Dump Batching System weighs bulk materials that are discharged from bulk bags and/or manually dumped from sacks, boxes and other containers, and empties the batch into mobile storage bins.

The hygienic system consists of a bulk bag unloading frame, two hoppers, and two flexible screw conveyors that feed a central gain-in-weight hopper under automated control.

A programmable controller with manual start button activates either of the flexible screw conveyors to load the first ingredient into the central weigh hopper at maximum feed rate. Load cells supporting the hopper transmit weight gain information to the controller, which steps-down the feed rate to trickle prior to reaching the target weight. In the same manner, the controller starts and stops the second conveyor to load the second ingredient into the weigh hopper, and then activates the hopper’s slide gate valve to discharge the batch into mobile storage bins.

The unloader features a Spout-Lock™ clamp ring that forms a high-integrity seal between the clean side of the bag spout and the clean side of the equipment. To promote total evacuation of material, a Tele-Tube™ telescoping tube maintains constant downward pressure on the clamp ring and bag spout, elongating the bag as it empties, while Flow-Flexer™ bag activators raise and lower bottom edges of the bag into a steep “V” shape, directing material into the bag outlet spout.

Immediately above the clamp ring is a Power-Cincher™ flow control valve employing a series of curved, articulated rods that cinch the bag spout concentrically, allowing dust-free retying and removal of partially-empty bags.

A removable bag-lifting frame with bag strap hooks and fork tubes allows loading of the lifting frame with bag intact, onto a cradle at the top of the unloader frame posts.

The flexible screw conveyors are said to handle a variety of free- and non-free-flowing bulk materials including products that pack, cake, smear or easily degrade, with no separation of blended products.

Material contact surfaces of the system are of stainless steel finished to hygienic standards, with the exception of the polymer conveyor tubes which are removable for rapid, thorough wash down.

The floor hopper is available with a containment hood including integral dust collection for clean, safe handling of dusty materials.

The Ferrari 599XX, which provides the basis for the new Ferrari 599 GTO, became the first ever production-derived sports car to break the 7-minute barrier on the Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit, lapping the famous track in 6:58.16.

Make the jump for the video and the high-res image gallery.

Refresher: Power for the Ferrari 599XX comes from a 6.0L V12 engine making 700-hp with a maximum torque of 479 lb-ft. Ferrari also added a new F1 inspired gearbox that transfers power to the wheels
with gear change time cut down to 60 ms.

Ferrari 599XX laps Nurburgring in 6:58.16:

Inside: Ferrari 599XX Sets Nurburgring Record at 6:58.16:

Ferrari 599XX Nurburgring Record Promotional Video:

Ferrari 599XX laps Nurburgring in 6:58.16:

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By Barbara Kessler
Green Right Now

After running our households, transportation is the second biggest way we humans degrade the environment. If we were traveling in droves, on say trains, it wouldn’t be so bad. But our penchant to scoot  around solo or in small groups in gas-fueled vehicles has left an impressive scar on the globe.

Starting with the paved roads that carve up wildlife habitat, and ending with those recently popular luxury SUVs that spurn air quality with their single and low double digit gas mileage, automobiles have created a huge carbon footprint.

The good news is that soon, very soon, cars will once again run on electricity. Their tailpipe emissions will be clean, and once their charging stations are powered by clean energy, we’ll be mopping up the mess made by our current fleet, which contributes millions of metric tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere every year.

To put that on an individual basis: If you drive a car getting 20 mpg around 12,000 miles a year, you’ll churn out some 12,253 pounds of CO2 in a year, according to the EPA’s calculator.

As a rule of thumb, every gallon of gas burned emits 20 pounds of carbon dioxide.

The contribution of cars and trucks to climate change may be better understood in the aggregate. Given that one-third of the U.S. carbon emissions are transportation related, if American cars and light trucks (excluding tractor trailers) were a nation, they’d be the world’s fifth-largest carbon emitter, according to the Environmental Defense Fund. (This factoid is two years old; things could be changing with the developing world getting motorized.)

Now if we can just move ahead with those electric cars…convince developing nations to skip echoing our long love affair with big fancy wheels and go directly to more thoughtful vehicles…and get our passenger rail system back in action…and stop sprawl before it ruins us… the world will be in a better position to curb this runaway carbon problem.

Here are a few things to consider if you’d like to lower your personal transportation eco-debt:

1 – Start small. In fact, don’t even start. Experts advise that we should simply drive less. That can mean grouping errands, car pooling to school – wait, walking to school! – and finagling a way to do some of our work form home. Not everyone can commute part-time, but those who can and aspire to, should ask about it. As employers take stock of their own footprint, they are realizing that helping their employees lighten their carbon load can be part of the bigger company equation. These are the quickest ways to reduce your gas consumption, and they represent a dollar for dollar savings, unlike buying a car. But we’ll get to that.

2. Carpool – Sharing a ride to work is the quickest way to cut in half, or more, the miles you commute. Try eRideShare.com,which notes it has been in business since 1999. Its listing service is updated daily, so those seeking a ride can get current info on someone offering a ride, and vice-versa. The lists are sorted by city, and riders note the details of their ride needs, so you can check out departure points, etc., before making a contact.

The downside to carpooling: you might have to make a stop that’s not at your exact destination and your car partner might wear a funny cologne. The upside: less wear on the car, gas savings, pollution savings and a lower personal carbon footprint. And ride sharing’s not just for commuters. Taking a cross-country trip? You might find someone going the same way. Slice that gas bill in half.

Other carpool services include:

• Carpool Connect — An unadorned site, but filled with message boards of riders and drivers. Just drill down to the city and zip code you need to find a commuting mate.
• Carpool World — A smaller service, but it offers the moral support of tracking the saved carbon emissions of users, by geographic area.
• GoLoco — This service also can help you find a driving pal. But the service is not free. Drivers and riders register and GoLoco helps protect the driver by setting up the fee structure, and taking a 10 percent cut.

3.  Car sharing — Moving deeper into the alternative transportation scene, there’s car sharing. The idea here is that you belong to a service and can access a car on a pay-and-go as needed basis. Zipcar is a pioneer in this new field, and is turning up in central cities and attached to LEED apartment buildings. For people who don’t want the burden of owning a car (or a second car), with all its attendant parking, licensing and insurance fees, car sharing can make a big financial impact, not to mention it keeps people, well, grounded the rest of the time.

Certain areas have their own services such as:

• CityCarShare is a non-profit  in the Bay Area
• PhillyCarShare in the city of Brotherly Love
• Chicago’s igo serves the Windy City
• RideShare operates van pools in the Northeast for commuters who pay a regular fee for ongoing shuttle service

4.  Use public transportation. If you live in New York or Chicago, this is probably a part of daily life already. But those in Houston, Dallas and Los Angeles may have to get familiar with still-expanding systems.

Light rail has been the mantra for years in cities building their transit networks, because it is fast and efficient. But many transit authorities also are experimenting with vanpools, which can collect smaller groups of riders and deposit them in major business districts, and expanding their bus services.

Buses are getting better, less polluting and quieter, especially those running on hybrid engines or batteries.

The American Public Transportation Association estimated this month that riders can save about $9,200 in annual transportation costs by taking a bus to work. (The survey figured costs using $2.83 a gallon gasoline and factoring average costs for parking and other fees associated with solo car travel.)

5. Ride a bike. This is one great option for people in denser cities, with the legs and the ability. In suburbs where groceries can be two miles from the house and the tots need cereal right away, well, there are barriers to incorporating a bike. But when it is workable, it’s an appealing option with a long list of bonuses, from the health benefits to the low cost of maintenance and the incredible, immediate near net-zero carbon imprint.

6. Green your vacation travel. Take the train, or a bus. And once you get where you’re going…take  a train or a bus.

Amtrak, despite its step-child position in the U.S. transportation mix, has stayed on track for the past few decades and experienced a ridership boom before the recent economic downturn. While high speed rail revs up in several U.S. locales, Amtrak is an option for today, connecting major cities across the U.S. with an extensive and busy network in the Northeast and along the Great Lakes.

Greyhound also still makes city-to-city hops an inexpensive way to go.

Need to rent a car? Get a hybrid. Enterprise Rent-a-Car has made green vehicles a priority and boasts that its fuel-efficient fleet is most flush with hybrids. Enterprise also offers a short-term car sharing service for businesses called WeCar.

Other rental companies also offer hybrids and high-mileage cars.

7. Get a Hybrid or EV. When and if you’re ready to buy a new car, get a hybrid. Or at least get a high mileage gasoline or diesel engine vehicle. And don’t be seized with guilt that you don’t have one already. There’s a legitimate green aspect to driving an old car (no new car was manufactured on your behalf) though your tailpipe emissions are probably pretty thick compared to newer models .

Electric cars may be worth looking at within the year. It could work. Nissan’s new Leaf promises a range of 100 miles per charge, which can cover many people for the day. And cities are gearing up to help. San Francisco has a growing network of charging stations that will enable people to re-charge in the city. Several other metro areas, such as Tuscon and Nashville, are picking up the pace creating a charging network in partnership with the Leaf and its charging station provider, Ecotality.

There’s also the Project Get Ready network operated in part by the Rocky Mountain Institute to help nurture city plans for electric car infrastructure. If your city is on board, you can expect to see charging stations in public places to ease the transition to electric vehicles.

Meantime the menu of high mileage cars is exploding. Here are just a few that have caught our eye at recent auto shows and green fairs:

• From Ford: The Fusion Hybrid, winner of Car of the Year at the 2010 North American International Auto Show, gets 36 mpg on the highway, 41 mpg in the city, and offers more room in the back seat and trunk than almost anything getting comparable mileage. A true family sedan hybrid. Looking for something small and sporty? The Fiesta, revamped and now being sold in the U.S. and not just the rest of the world, is all-fun. It gets good gas mileage, but it runs on gasoline only.

• From GM: Of course, there’s the ballyhooed Volt, a plug-in electric due in late, late 2010 or 2011. But frankly, the Cruze, might present a better immediate mix of both fuel and wallet economy. Expected to get 40 mpg on the highway, it has been abroad (are we sensing a trend here?) and is coming to the U.S. in late 2010.
  

  The Chevy Cruze, a new high mileage entrant from GM.

• From VW: The Jetta TDI (30 city, 42 highway) is a diesel, but much cleaner than before. It’s one cute ride, with amazing room inside. How do the German’s do that? A bonus: You can run biodiesel in these cars.

• For two-sters who don’t need to toss a tot in the rear seat, there’s the Smart fortwo. It gets gas mileage in the 40s, is easy to park and you may get a parking rate break in big city garages. We’re holding back some of our adoration until the hybrid version.

The Think

• Another urban micro-car to think about is the Think. This one, in fact, is a zero emissions all-electric, fast-charging EV, which gives it a leg up on the competition.  This Scandinavian marvel is coming soon to a U.S. city via an Indiana factory. It will be a little while before the factory gears up, but expect to see this bitty car skittering around American cities soon. (This it the only car on the list we haven’t personally examined, not that we wouldn’t like to visit Europe….)

• From Honda: The Insight has some serious clarity on pricing, with a starting sticker in the $20,000 range. Problem is, the sticker with features was a lot higher when we saw it, putting it closer to its main competition (see below).  Still, with a combined mpg of 40 in the city and 43 on the highway… And we there’s the trusty Civic Hybrid with its robust gas mileage (45 mpg on the highway) and kinda, sorta reasonable price.

• Toyota’s Prius. Nah, we didn’t forget Toyota. The Prius (54 mpg city/48 highway) still rocks. But they’ve gotta fix that run-away problem.

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