Nameplates – Use of the Chemical Etch Process

This article is a guide for customers who want to extend the life of nameplates and extract maximum benefits. It discusses the printing process along with materials used in making the name plates withstand rough environments. In particular how chemical etching can be helpful.

Concrete Pumps & Safety In The Workplace

One very dangerous thing that is seen in the concrete pumping industry from time to time is people having their arms, fingers, etc. amputated in the field due to cleaning out the pump with their hands while the pump motor is running. Remember, never put any body part in the hopper, outlet valve or lubrication box while the pump is running. Many of these amputations are caused because the operator thinks that just because the remote is off everything is all right. However, what happens is they press the stop button on the remote and then they stick their arm or hand into a moving part on the pump and then they lean up against the pump or whatever and the remote button is pushed on and their arm is chopped off. It happens just like that, fast! To prevent this from happening in your workplace read on.

Corrugated Shipping Boxes

Corrugated shipping boxes were invented out of the necessity of protecting breakable materials during movement of transport. Before, ordinary cardboards were formed to a box-like container as the only form of protective agent. With the improvement of packaging materials, corrugated shipping boxes came into being. It has its own cushioning system, which the corrugation provided.

Taiwan Fibre Industry: Shift In Production Base

In the last five decades, the textile industry has created an important position in exports, earning huge revenues of foreign exchange for Taiwan. Though, in the second half of the 1980s, many problems like labour shortages, increasing overhead costs, prohibitive land prices and environmental protection forced many textile houses to relocate a part or all of their production to Southeast Asia and China in order to stay competitive.

HVAC Noise: Solving a Common Noise Problem

HVAC noise is common problem for many. Using an absorptive sound barrier wall is the best solution.

The Bottom Line on Clamshells and Blisters -- How They Can Prevent Your Profits From Taking a Beatin

The use of clamshells and blisters continues to grow for retail and even industrial applications. Find out how using them can help save your company money.

Acrylic Fibers Are Synthetic Fibers

Acrylic fibers are synthetic fibers is made from synthetic linear polymer that consists of at least 85% (m/m) of acrylonitrile units or acrylonitrile copolymers. Acrylonitrile the base component for acrylic fiber is a product of the petroleum industry. The fiber is produced by dissolving the polymer in a solvent such as N, N-dimethylformamide or aqueous sodium thiocyanate, metering it through a multi-hole spinnerets and coagulating the resultant filaments in an aqueous solution of the same solvent.

Protective Clothing Protects Your Business

The end user of personal protection equipment is protector or consumer itself, hence according to the need of PPE and by consideration of application of PPE in different environment; first and foremost, consumer must be trained or guided by covering the thorough information about what is personal protection equipment? In many countries there seems to be a legislative strict restrictions or regulations on employers or workers to protect themselves from hazardous workplace or environment and wearing personal protection equipment necessarily. It is safe to create awareness among the employees or workers of wearing personal protective equipment in hazardous areas or workplace, and providing appropriate personal protection equipment, saves or protects your business too.

Productivity Of A Spinning Mill

It is observed that if a spinning mill follows the steps recommend as above, they can function their ring frames at speeds up to 25,000 rpm (It appears that 25,000 rpm is still the higher limit even at ITMAA Singapore October 2005) without either rising the breakage rate weakening yarn quality. The recommendation provided here is based on experts' experience of functioning with many spinning mills in India and Indonesia increases spinning productivity.

Dealing With The Contract For Construction

An Owner's guide to surviving the construction project with limited risk and sanity intact.

Bright Future For Indian Textile Industry

Anticipating massive growth in medical and automobile sectors, these sectors assures substantial demand for non woven facilities in India. Albeit, home textiles also will lure higher demand, there are specific demands for home textile facilities also. The 7th Five Year Plan has huge consideration on agricultural growth that also includes cotton textile industry, resulting a prosperous future forecast for the textile industry in India. Indian cotton yarn manufacturers should rush forward for joint ventures and integrated plans for establishing processing and weaving facilities in home textiles and technical textiles in order to meet export target of $50bn, and a total textile production of $85bn by 2009-2010.

Textile & Apparel Industry in Turkey

Textile and Apparel industry has a great contribution to the Turkish economy. The industry has been denominated as the locomotive of the Turkish Economy for years. Turkey's textile and apparel exports continued rising recently after began falling in January, with elimination of EU and US quotas. The industrialisation efforts of the 60's and 70's gave birth to the modern textile industry in Turkey. At the beginning, this sector was operating as small workshops. But the sector showed rapid development and during the 1970's began exporting. Today, Turkey is one of the important textile and clothing producers and exporters in the world.

Khadi-The Pride Of India

Khadi is an Indian fabric. Khadi is also known by another name ‘Khaddar’. It is made by spinning the threads on an instrument known as ‘Charkha’. During pre-independence era the movement of khadi manufacturing gained momentum under the guidance of father of nation Mahatma Gandhiji. This movement of khadi manufacturing and wearing started as to discourage the Indians from wearing of foreign clothes.

Retail Packaging Tip - How Zippered And Printed Stand Up Pouches Can Help Thaw Out A Frozen Industr

Retail packaging continues to embrace stand up pouches. See how the frozen food industry is using them to protect and merchandise their products like never before.

Retail Packaging Tip -- How Stick Pack Pouches Are Sticking Profits Into The Beverage Industry

Single portion packaging sticks are becoming increasingly popular in the retail packaging industry. See how these little pouches can lead to big profits.