At the end of last night's "30 Rock" finale, ex-network exec Jack Donaghy is about to set sail around the world when he has a brainstorm: "Clear dishwashers! You can see what's going on inside! It's the best idea I've ever had. Thank God I ...
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Upbeat housing forecasts, including a projected 22-percent increase in single-family housing starts for 2013, made for a giddy International Builders' Show in Las Vegas. Our editors and analysts were among the 60,000 or so attendees there ...
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For many end-of-line packaging professionals, the choice of a pallet packaging method may not immediately surface as a critical success factor when designing, upgrading or refurbishing a production line or distribution center. While pallet ...
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Massif, in partnership with the Military Fabrics Division of W. L. Gore & Associates, announces the commercial introduction of Massif® Battleshield™ and Massif Battleshield X™ fabrics, two revolutionary new nylon-faced, ...
The production of bleach requires Chlorine, which is manufactured by the process of electrolysis. It is important to analyse the quality of the Chlorine gas to ensure that the electrolysis process is efficient with respect to time, ...
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The best washers in Consumer Reports' tests are frontloaders, thanks to their superb performance and efficiency. But they require a lot of bending over to load and unload laundry, unless you spring for the pedestal available with some ...
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The dryer's tumbling sound reminds you that it's doing its job, but that reassurance can be annoying if it's too loud and the dryer is near a bedroom or family room. Consumer Reports tests of 100 electric dryers found that 53 were ...
Massif, in partnership with the Military Fabrics Division of W. L. Gore & Associates, announces the commercial introduction of Massif Battleshield and Massif Battleshield X fabrics, two revolutionary new nylon-faced, flame resistant, water ...
Tags: fabrics, Military Fabrics, nylon
SP Scientific has announced that ControLyo Nucleation On-Demand Technology can now be retrofitted to a wide range of previously installed production freeze dryers. The ControLyo™ technology, patented by Praxair Inc, was licensed ...
This week, Home Depot and Lowe's both announced new additions to to their major appliance lineups. Home Depot, the nation's largest home improvement chain, will begin selling appliances from Samsung on Sunday. Number two Lowe's will start ...
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Take a look at online promotions for laundry appliances and you'll often see a woman beaming as she breezes past her stylish matching washer and dryer. At Consumer Reports we value substance over style and typically recommend that you buy ...
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The widespread power outages caused by Superstorm Sandy resulted in many homeowners using generators for the first time. Consumer Reports heard from some of these novices on our Facebook page where we asked them about their experiences ...
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Our latest tests turned up another dazzling couple,a matching washer and dryer from Samsung that performed so well they made our recommended list.The Samsung WF457ARGS[GR]front-loading washer and the electric ...
It sounds like the job of a superhero. Help save the environment! How? By using the Eco Mode feature on Samsung's over-the-range microwaves. The manufacturer's green claim got the experts at Consumer Reports wondering how much energy Eco ...
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The Swedish company Södra Timber is to raise its drying capacity in Väröby adding another progressive kiln from the Swedish drying technology specialist Valutec.Södra is thus creating the conditions to switch from two to ...
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