Cordless power tool performance ultimately comes down to battery performance and last year at this time claims by one tool manufacturer about their batteries sounded pretty boastful. Figures such as 40-per-cent longer run time between ...
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US c-store retailer 7-Eleven has announced its latest acquisition, with a deal to buy 18 Open Pantry stores. 7-Eleven said yesterday (25 June) it has snapped up outlets that are primarily in the greater Milwaukee and Madison markets. ...
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Every so often a sudden and significant advance happens in the world of tools, and now is one of those times. It’s called brushless motor technology, and it promises to instantly boost the performance of cordless tools across the ...
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Philips Color KineticsNew lighting is being installed in the Empire State Building that will allow for a much more varied display at night. When redesigning the exterior lighting for one of the world's best-known buildings,how should you ...
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Cooper-Hewitt Director Bill Moggridge announced the winners of the 2012 National Design Awards,which recognize excellence across a variety of disciplines.The award recipients will be honored at a gala dinner Wednesday,Oct.17,at Pier Sixty ...
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When you think of cutting-edge technology, power tools don't generally come to mind. Take the table saw: Many woodworkers are using 30-year-old saws in their wood shops and, among the major tool companies, there hasn't been much innovation ...
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When you think of cutting-edge technology, power tools don't generally come to mind. Take the table saw: Many woodworkers are using 30-year-old saws in their wood shops and, among the major tool companies, there hasn't been much innovation ...
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Are any industry sectors more mobile than utilities? Apart from public transport, delivery services such as UPS and FedEx, and law enforcement, there are no vehicles and workers more visible than ours. Many utility workers can be described ...
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Devout do-it-yourselfers made pilgrimages to the Fredericksburg Expo Center for a Wood Working & D.I.Y. Shows tour stop Friday and Saturday. According to a tour spokesman, nearly 5,000 people, mostly Baby Boomers into home renovation as a ...
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Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. a manufacturer of heavy-duty portable electric power tools and accessories, is planning to construct a new, larger distribution center in Olive Branch, Miss. The Brookfield-based company will invest $8 million ...
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The batteries are operated to energy supply at all machines electronic machines in the absence of electricity. Ironically, batteries consume electrical energy from solar energy and electricity. Without electricity, they are like a plastic ...
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Since the ancient Egyptians began to use a hand-powered tower for centuries, man has tried to build and difficult editing tasks easier, faster and more efficient with power tools. We have come a long way from the sand-covered towers, but ...
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A power tool is a tool that is actuated by an additional power source and mechanism other than the solely manual labour used with hand tools. The most common types of power tools use electric motors. Internal combustion engines and ...
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Current Conditions By 2010, conditions in the industry were starting to improve. According to the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association, shipments of conveyors in North America in 2010 were valued at $6.6 billion, up almost 10 ...
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The new addition to Miller Park will be the third largest video display in Major League Baseball at 5, 940 square feet. It will be one of only three 1080-line high definition LED displays in Major League Baseball. The new high ...
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