In a popular television show about the most challenging jobs on earth, drilling for minerals and other extracts was termed as the third most difficult and arduous profession. Although most of the work is done by machines, the task involves ...
SAP's Business Objects BI (business intelligence) product line may soon begin receiving a visual overhaul based on a new "design language" or methodology called LAVA (Lightweight Applied Visual Analytics). There are six design principles ...
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Ryder is drilling for gold in the oil patch by launching a series of 3PL and other logistics services aimed at the energy industry. The new services include dedicated fleets, transportation management, and fleet leasing and rental ...
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On Monday, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced the final results of its administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on drill pipe from China. The review covered Shanxi Yida Special Steel Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd. ...
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Convergent Dental has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its Solea, a CO2 laser system for ablation of hard tissue for caries removal and cavity preparation. Claimed to be the first 9.3μm CO2 computer ...
Based on an analysis of mobile data traffic from its installed customer base, Flash Networks, the leading provider of mobile Internet optimization and monetization solutions, found that Instagram video viewing exceeded YouTube on the fourth ...
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Drilling mud or chemicals are widely used in geo- technical engineering to aid the boreholes into the earth. These chemicals are used in drilling process of oil and natural gas as an additive with bentonite and other chemicals. Drilling mud ...
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Canadian distributor Market Solutions International, which services the oil sands region of Canada, recently purchased 100% recycled STRUXURE® Construction Mats from AXION. The 16 ft long mats are to be used in Northern Alberta as a ...
Cordless drills are available with similar features to an AC mains-powered drill. They are available in the hammer drill configuration and most have a clutch, which aids in driving screws into various substrates while not damaging them. ...
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Cattle on the Schilke Ranch in northwestern North Dakota, located on Bakken Shale. Photo: Jacki Schilke In the midst of the domestic energy boom, livestock on farms near oil-and-gas drilling operations nationwide have been quietly falling ...
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The mechanical process that involves drilling perfect round shaped holes in concrete, precast concrete, asphalt, brick, cinderblock, floors, walls and other structural materials is called concrete core drilling. Diamond core cutting tools ...
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Producers in Alberta's liquids-rich shale play at Duvernay are likely to invest some C$1 billion ($955 million) in drilling activities over the remaining six months of 2013, with that figure likely to rise further next year, oil and gas ...
Doing more in a shorter period of time is a requirement many businesses are faced with today. In order to keep their competitive edge and satisfy customers, plastics thermoforming company The LINDAR Corp. needed to reduce turnaround time ...
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The need by corporate IT operations to enable easier interaction with massive -- and fast growing -- data sets in Hadoop environments is driving a flurry of vendor activity. For one, Splunk last week rolled out a beta version of an ...
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The Texas Operations of Eastman Chemical Company has received the 2012 "Sustained Excellence in Caring for Texas" award from the Texas Chemical Council (TCC.) Eastman was one of two Sustained recipients among TCC member facilities with more ...
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