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Cool Cigarette Smoking Machine

2009-04-14T00:30:00.001-07:00

CERULEAN SM410 - Cigarette Smoking Machine at Yesmoke Laboratory

The CERULEAN SM410 Cigarette Smoking Machine analyses the cigarettes by "smoking" them according to the International ISO 4387-2000 Standards. The particulate released by the cigarette is collected by a special filter and sampled by a carbon dioxide analyser. The filter that absorbs substances like tar, water, nicotine and aromas is examined in different ways. Gravimetric readings provide the weight of the total particulate. Subsequently the filter is treated with solvents according to ISO 10315 - 2000 and ISO 10362-2 - 1994 and analysed with the prescribed techniques.

Washing Machine with wash basin

2009-02-12T19:32:00.000-08:00

Washing Machine with wash basin

Are you bothering about no room to place your washing machine? Replace your washstand with this new washing machine.This kind of washing machine is not only beautiful，but also practical for small house.It 's really a good way to saving your room space.

Slitting Machine--Automatic Slitting Machine

2009-02-11T17:10:00.001-08:00

Description Summary:

Use:

This slitting machine is suitable for slitting and rewinding such various roll materials as BOPP, PET, CPP, CPE, PVC, aluminum foil and paper,etc. And can cut edge, separate and cut material according to different requirements during production.

Performance and characteristics:

1.this slitting machine is a kind of vertical slitting &rewinding machine.

2.independent master control panel,more flexible and even easier operation.

3.automatic EPC for unwinding, photocell is suitable for tracking the edge and color of transparent material

4.Equipped with magnetic powder brake for unwinding tension control

5.magnetic clutch control for rewinding tension control

6.it can be equipped with rim charge conveying or rewinding device (which can be selected on order).

7.automatic meter counting device.

8.Winding press roller can make the film more even

9.Double pneumatic winding

More about this Slitting Machine info , please visit the following link,
http://www.made-in-china.com/products-search/hot-china-products/Slitting_Machine.html

Japanese Vending Machine Robot

2009-02-10T22:40:00.001-08:00

A Coke vending machine robot walking around outside of Shibuya Station in Tokyo. The Japanese schoolgirls looked shocked, as did many other people.

Red Vending Machine Robot is pretty well known in Tokyo, especially among the Cosplay and Robot fans.

Lantern Festival - The 15th day of the 1st lunar month

2009-02-08T18:35:00.000-08:00

The 15th day of the 1st lunar month is the Chinese Lantern Festival because the first lunar month is called yuan-month and in the ancient times people called night Xiao. The 15th day is the first night to see a full moon. So the day is also called Yuan Xiao Festival in China. According to the Chinese tradition, at the very beginning of a new year, when there is a bright full moon hanging in the sky, there should be thousands of colorful lanterns hung out for people to appreciate. At this time, people will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball) and get all their families united in the joyful atmosphere.

Beautiful Dragon Lantern

The traditional lantern is usually handmade , Now the modern lantern use electronic, construction, machinery, remote control, acoustics, optical fiber and other new technologies, new techniques into the design of lantern making

The most popular food for the Chinese Lantern Festival is yuanxiao, a kind of sweet dumpling made of glutinous rice or wheat flour.

How Espresso Machines Work

2009-02-05T18:28:00.000-08:00

Espresso consumption in the United States has grown tremendously in the last decade or two. In Seattle, Washington, you can't walk more than a couple of blocks without seeing a cafe or espresso cart -- they're in bookstores, grocery stores, laundromats, gas stations and movie theaters. There are drive-through espresso shops in parking lots. Sometimes an espresso cart will just park on the sidewalk, like the hot-dog vendors in New York City.

People have been buying espresso machines for their homes, too. These machines are smaller than the commercial machines found in cafes, but they work on the same principles. In this article, we'll learn how these household espresso machines work. But first, let's see what espresso is.

Mayor says second faulty valve causing more water woes in N.L. community

2009-01-21T19:40:00.000-08:00

Residents of this small Newfoundland town who have been without water pressure for three days received word Wednesday that two leaking valves were to be repaired overnight.
Brian Button, the mayor of Channel-Port aux Basques, said work crews had to dig through a metre of frozen earth to reach the valves, both of which were installed in the 1990s.
He said a state of emergency would remain in effect until service was restored.
Two schools and a college campus were closed and a local hospital made arrangements to transfer patients to other hospitals.
About 80 per cent of the residents of the town, located on the province's southwestern tip, were still without water on Tuesday.
The first of the two broken valves was located later that night. The second leak was found Wednesday, forcing the town to send for a replacement in Corner Brook - a two-hour drive away.
By Wednesday afternoon, about 70 per cent of the town had its water pressure restored.
The mayor said he didn't know what cause the valves to rupture.
"We're not certain of what may have busted it up," he said in an interview Wednesday. "What's slowing us down is three feet of frost in the ground."

the world's smartest valve positioner

2009-01-15T19:46:00.001-08:00

Valve positioning plus on-line diagnostics with SIPART PS2

The intelligent positioner SIPART PS2 is your first choice when it comes to precision control of valves in different industries. As a expert diagnostic tool in our process instrumentation portfolio,it ewill support you with security process control, giving you real-time information about valve status. Cost efficiency driven by reduced maintenance. Reliability in emergency situations. One of the many benefits of this positioner is the "Partial Stroke Test(PST)", a very useful method of detecting possible faults or failures of on-off-valves.

Making juice while riding your bike--a multi-functional Juicer

2009-01-14T16:58:00.000-08:00

A Russian teacher invent a new juice machine that you can make juice while ride a bike.

January 14, 2009, Viktor Tarygin, a vocational school teacher from Russia Borisovitch Vitebsk oblast, invented a multi-functional Juicer. The user can ride at home while squeeze delicious juice .

Brief introduction of valve installation

2009-01-12T19:50:00.000-08:00

Analyze the application to determine which valve is best suited for installations, keeping in mind the service for which the valve is recommended. Before installing the correct valve, review the installation instructions to prevent damage to the valve and to assure its maximum efficiency.

1.Cut tube end square. Ream, burr and size.

2.Use sand cloth or steel wire brush to clean both ends to a bright metal finish. Steel wool is notrecommended.

3.Apply flux to outside of tube and inside of solder cup. Surfaces to be joined must be completely covered. Use flux sparingly.

4.Be sure that valve is fully open. Apply heat to tube first. Transfer as much heat as possible through tube into valve. Avoid prolonged heating of valve itself.

5.Silver Brazing Method: Assemble parts to be brazed. If fluxed parts are allowed to stand, the water in the flux will evaporate, and dried flux is liable to flake off, exposing metal surfaces to oxidation. Assemble joint by inserting tube into socket hard against the stop. The assembly should be firmly supported so that it will remain in alignment during the brazing operation.

NOTE: On one-inch and larger valves, it is difficult to bring the whole joint up to temperature at one time. It will frequently be found desirable to use a double-tip torch to maintain the proper temperature over the larger area. A mild pre-heating of the whole socket area is recommended. Apply heat to parts to be joined. The preferred method is by oxy-acetylene flame. Heat tube first, beginning one inch from edge of valve. Sweep flame around tube in short strokes up and down at right angles to run of tube. To avoid burning through tube, the flame should be in continuous motion and not allowed to remain on any one point.
Apply flame to valve at base of socket. Heat uniformly, sweeping flame from valve to tube until flux on valve becomes quiet. Avoid excessive heating of valve.
When flux appears liquid and transparent on both tube and valve, start sweeping flame back and forth along axis of joint to maintain heat on parts to be joined, especially toward base of valve socket.

6.Use just enough solder: with wire solder, use 3/4" for a 3/4" valve, etc. If too much solder is used, it may flow past tube stop and clog sealing area. When joint is filled, a continuous run of solder or brazing alloy will be visible.

7.Silver Brazing Method: Apply brazing wire or rod at point where tube enters valve socket. Keep flame away from rod or wire as it is fed into the joint. Move flame back and forth as alloy is drawn into joint. When the proper temperature is reached alloy will flow readily into space between tube outer wall and valve socket. When joint is filled, a continuous rim of brazing alloy will be visible.

8.Remove excess solder with small brush while plastic, leaving a fillet around end of valve as it cools.

Heart valves implanted without open-heart surgery

2009-01-08T17:42:00.000-08:00

An innovative approach for implanting a new aortic heart valve without open-heart surgery is being offered to patients at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. Known as the PARTNER (Placement of AoRTic traNscathetER valves) trial, this Phase 3 multicenter study is being led by national co-principal investigators Dr. Martin Leon and Dr. Craig Smith and is focused on the treatment of patients who are at high risk or not suitable for open-heart valve replacement surgery.
The Edwards SAPIEN transcatheter heart valve, made of bovine pericardial tissue leaflets hand-sewn onto a metal frame, is implanted via one of two catheter-based methods -- either navigated to the heart from the femoral artery in the patient's leg, or through a small incision between the ribs and into the left ventricle. It is then positioned inside the patient's existing valve, using a balloon to deploy the frame, which holds the artificial valve in place. Both procedures are performed on a beating heart, without the need for cardiopulmonary bypass and its associated risks.
This breakthrough technology could save the lives of thousands of patients with heart valve disease who have no other therapeutic options, says Dr. Leon, the study's national co-principal investigator, associate director of the Cardiovascular Interventional Therapy (CIVT) Program at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center, and professor of medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Annually, some 200,000 people in the U.S. need a new heart valve, but nearly half of them do not receive a new valve for a variety of reasons.
This study may show that transcatheter valve replacement is a safe and effective alternative to open surgery, which remains the 'gold standard' for most patients, says Dr. Smith, study co-principal investigator, interim surgeon-in-chief and chief of cardiothoracic surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, and the Calvin F. Barber Professor of Surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
The transcatheter valve procedures take about 90 minutes, compared with four to six hours for open-heart surgery. In open-heart surgery, the surgeon cuts through the breastbone, stops the heart, removes the valve and replaces it. Open-heart surgery can require a two- to three-month recovery period, compared to only a few days for the transcatheter approach.
The PARTNER trial is a prospective randomized study with two separate treatment arms. In the surgical arm, patients are randomized to receive either the Edwards SAPIEN transcatheter heart valve or an Edwards surgical valve via open-heart surgery. In the non-surgical, medical management arm, patients considered to be non-operative are randomized to receive either the Edwards SAPIEN transcatheter heart valve or appropriate medical therapy.

Israel will open the world's first power generated road

2008-12-22T19:20:00.000-08:00

Scientists said that Israel had find a new power generation method that via the moving of vehicle to allow the streets and highways to generating.They will be open up a world's first generation of the road in January 2009, every car on the road traveling 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) will be produced more than 640 kilowatts of electricity, enough for 12 small power motor vehicles.

This road work in the power generation could be similar to the dance floor in the London nightclub . When traveling on the road, the car will be squeezed micro piezoelectric crystals to produce a small amount of electricity. If thousands of piezoelectric crystals were implanted surface of the road can be a great power. Have a current can be transferred back to the national power grid or used for lighting and heating. To participate in the study of Israel's R & D is also used for railway and the airport moving walkways similar to the system.

Fastener enterprises to appeal anti-dumping sanction

2008-12-21T19:18:00.000-08:00

Chinese fastener enterprises are to work together to appeal against the EU's anti-dumping sanction, according to Feng Jinyao, director of China Fastener Association.

The European Commission voted earlier this month to impose anti-dumping duties of 63 to 87 percent on China-made fasteners over the next five years. The vote must be approved by the trade ministers of the 27-nation bloc within a month, before it comes into force.

This is one of the largest anti-dumping investigations that the EU has instigated against China. As a result, the fastener industry in China could lose over 400 million euros a year, and 800,000 workers could be made redundant.

"This is devastating for enterprises like us," said Yu Liangbin, an exporter based in Zhejiang, who each year exports over $10 million worth of goods to the EU. Yu said many enterprises are thinking about turning to other markets to avoid the trade sanction by EU.

China raises machinery subsidies to help farmers

2008-12-16T22:59:00.000-08:00

China's State Council, or cabinet, said on Thursday that the central government would allocate 10 billion yuan ($1.46 billion) in subsidies for agricultural machinery purchases next year to help farmers and returning migrants.
At an executive meeting presided over by Premier Wen Jiabao, the council said that "to provide such subsidy could raise the country's agricultural mechanization level and boost the development of the farm machinery industry and economic development".

The amount of the subsidy was 6 billion yuan more than in 2008, and it will be available to farmers and farm workers across the country.

This plan was another important way to boost domestic demand apart from providing subsidized household appliances for farmers, said the meeting.
The government promised to grant a 13-percent subsidy for farmers' purchase of household appliances including color TV sets, refrigerators, mobile phones, washing machines and freezers starting in December 2007.

"China should take more active measures to create jobs and lay special importance on the employment of migrant workers, as some domestic enterprises ran into production and operation difficulties amid the adverse impact of the global financial turmoil," said the meeting.

"China should take more active measures to create jobs and lay special importance on the employment of migrant workers, as some domestic enterprises ran into production and operation difficulties amid the adverse impact of the global financial turmoil," said the meeting.

Local governments should streamline the procedures involving land use, taxation, business registration and other functions as well as providing better financial services to help migrant workers who return home to start businesses, said the meeting.

Local authorities should also ensure migrant workers are promptly paid by employers, provide them with good social security services and protect their land contract rights as they return to their rural homes, according to the meeting.

China has about 210 million migrant workers who have left their rural hometowns to work in cities and towns.

Garmentech - Intl clothing machinery trade fair from Jan 13

2008-12-15T19:21:00.000-08:00

8th international Garment & Allied Machinery and Accessories trade show is going to be held on 13-16 January 2009 at Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Centre, Dhaka. Zakaria trade and fair international of Bangladesh and Zak Trade Fairs & Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd. of India is jointly organizing this mega event attracting more than 250 international companies all over the world and expecting draw attention of more than 30000 visitors from Dhaka & neighboring region.

ZAK Garmentech Bangladesh has emerged as the premier international Apparel Technology Trade Show of Bangladesh. It has served as an ideal platform for the Bangladesh apparel industry to update and upgrade their technology.

Mr. Tipu Sultan, General Manager of Zakaria trade and fair international said “ Our country’s main export product is garments and this trade is rapidly progressing and modernizing. If we stand this trade is international market than we need new technology & for this reason the international apparel & technology fair Garmentech is held.”

More than 250 exhibitors of 30 leading Garments Technology manufacturing countries all over the world will attend with their latest technology related with sewing, knitting, Embroidery, Laundry, Finishing, Dyeing, Cutting Machines, CAD/CAM and leading Accessories and Support services sector.

The main objective to organize this fair is to provide the Bangladesh garment industry a form to develop new alternate sources of suppliers, make new contacts and to discover and capitalize on the new opportunities that will be brought to the industry by means of this trade fair.

It's a perfect meeting place for buyer and seller related with garments sector. Producer, exporter & importer of world famous garments machinery from USA, Europe, Canada, China, Japan, Germany, Italy, India, Korea will participate in the trade show which had already been conformed to the organizer.

This technology fair for the first time can accommodate more than 250 exhibitors, all leading names in the respective field under one roof, making it the largest technology trade fair in Bangladesh beating out own record.

At the 7th edition of ZAK Garmentech Bangladesh in 2008 had world's leading technology players and attracted over 20000 visitors related with ready made garments and textile industry from Bangladesh, India, China, Korea, Pakistan, Europe, Canada, Singapore, Taiwan, Honking, Sri-Lanka, Malaysia and many other countries participate with their technology & products.

It is not only helpful to create public awareness but also helpful to create new opportunities for our Garments sector with a great tune to protect our Garments and Textile Industry since 2002 ZAK Trade Fairs and Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd. are continuing to organize such a trade show.

GARMEN-TECH CONCLAVE: Unveiling the Tech Directions, 14th, January 2009, Media Centre, BCFC Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh.Garmen-Tech Conclave is a platform which will unveil the TECH directions for the future. Conceived and executed by GarKnit World,- a journal on the garment and knitting technology, this arena provides a synopsis of what’s in store for the industry in terms of technology, products & services.

At Garmen-Tech Conclave, will be A/V presentations, interactions, technical information and panel discussions by leading global technology providers on what is the latest from them in terms of technology, innovation and eminent experts will speak on the press concerning for the industry and try to provide solutions to the problems faced by the industry in the area of quality and productivity.

At pre-identified slots technical personnel will be making presentations to a group Explaining about their products, technology, services and subsequently inviting them over to their booth for further detailed interaction or live demonstration. So far leading technology players like Juki, Naomoto, Viet have confirmed their presence at the conclave.

The emphasis of the Garmen-Tech Conclave is educate and update professionals in the apparel and knitting industry on the latest in apparel making & Knitting & Embroidery, Finishing & Laundry, CAD/CAM industry.

Japan Machine Orders Fall 4.4% as Recession Deepens

2008-12-09T22:54:00.000-08:00

Japanese machinery orders fell in October as the deepening global recession choked off demand for the country’s cars and electronics.

Orders an indicator of capital spending in the next three to six months, slid 4.4 percent from September, when they rose 5.5 percent, the Cabinet Office said today in Tokyo. Bookings received from abroad, which are excluded from the headline figures, tumbled 37 percent, the biggest drop in five years.

Falling profit for Japan’s exporters has driven the Topix stock index down 44 percent this year and forced the country’s biggest companies to slash production, fire workers and cut spending. Sony Corp. said yesterday it will eliminate 16,000 jobs and reduce capital investment in its electronics business by 30 percent over the next two years.

“It’s inevitable that business investment will keep falling because the drop in overseas demand is so huge,” said Yasuhide Yajima, a senior economist at NLI Research Institute in Tokyo. “The reduction in investment and jobs will make Japan’s recession very deep and prolonged.”

The Topix index of machinery makers lost 0.3 percent as of 10:41 a.m. in Tokyo, compared with a 0.3 percent increase in the benchmark stock gauge. Komatsu Ltd. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. led the declines.
The yen traded at 92.50 per dollar from 92.24 before the report. Japan’s currency has climbed 15 percent since September, compounding exporters’ woes by eroding the value of their earnings made abroad.
Shrinking Economy

The world’s second-largest economy shrank at an annual 1.8 percent pace last quarter, a report showed yesterday, as businesses cut spending and inventories. The recession has since deepened: in October, exports fell at the fastest pace in seven years, production slumped, job prospects fell to a four-year low and household spending tumbled for an eighth month.

Morgan Stanley today cut its outlook for Japan, saying gross domestic product will shrink 2 percent next year, matching the country’s “postwar nadir” of 1998. The impact of the global financial crisis on the economy “is worse than we envisaged,” said Takehiro Sato, chief Japan economist at Morgan in Tokyo.
The Bank of Japan’s quarterly Tankan survey next week will show sentiment among large manufacturers fell the most in 34 years, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg.

“Japan’s economy is in far worse shape than feared,” said Glenn Maguire, chief Asia-Pacific economist at Societe Generale SA in Hong Kong. “The contraction in capital spending is therefore likely to be particularly severe in the fourth quarter.”

Tool Orders Plunge
The monthly drop in orders was in line with economists’ estimates for a 3.9 percent decrease. Year on year, orders tumbled 15.5 percent, the steepest decline since June 2007.

November bookings for machine tools slid the most in at least 21 years, plunging 62 percent from a year earlier, the Machine Tool Builders Association said yesterday.

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. will cut equipment investment 27 percent to 430 billion yen ($4.6 billion) by March 2011, the Tokyo-based company said yesterday.

The Bank of Japan forecasts business investment will stay sluggish for the next several quarters. The central bank cut its benchmark interest rate to 0.3 percent in October, the first reduction in seven years, and some economists predict a return to zero rates in coming months.

“Monetary policy will take on more of the character of fiscal policy, under pressure from the markets,” said Morgan Stanley’s Sato. “We envisage two further rate cuts to get us back to the zero interest-rate policy” by March, he said.

Worker falls into mulch grinder

2008-12-01T19:43:00.000-08:00

A worker was killed on November 29, 2008 , when he fell into the augers of a mulch-grinder truck, Winston-Salem police said.The man's identity has not been disclosed because family members are still being notified.Police said that the death happened about 11:45 a.m. at 4125 N. Patterson Ave., where landscape contractor was working. The man fell into the hopper on the back of the truck.The body was taken to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center for an autopsy.The 4100 block of North Patterson Avenue was closed for about three hours during the investigation

Scientists Invent Machine That Sorts Pomegranate Seeds

2008-11-24T17:43:00.000-08:00

A team of investigators from Valencia has developed a machine that separates automatically the seeds from the rind and pith of the pomegranate. The mechanism uses a computer vision system to distinguish and sort the different parts of this fruit, according to a study published on-line by the Journal of Food Engineering.

The difficulty in peeling pomegranates and separating out the seeds disheartens many consumers when they eat the fruit of the pomegranate (Punica granatum). Now a Spanish invention enables this food to be de-seeded automatically. “This involves a machine that discards the non edible parts and sorts the seeds according to their quality”, José Blasco explains to SINC and who is from the Institute of Agrarian Research in Valencia (Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias [IVIA]), where they have carried out research. The results of the research have been published recently in the Journal of Food Engineering, and the patent has already been requested.

The initial idea for creating this machine came from a project financed by the European Union for the comprehensive utilization of the pomegranate. A firm from Valencia became involved in the project and uses the machine to separate the seeds from the pomegranate and commercialises them.

The seeds arrive at the machine in a pile and mixed with the rest of the fruit, following a prior process of wholesale de-seeding. The material is placed on a conveyor platform with hoppers that organises it into a queue before going on to the “inspection chamber” where two videocameras record each object going through. Images are processed in a computer with vision software especially designed for this task that identifies what is seed from what is not (pith, rind, strange items from the countryside), in addition to evaluating the quality of the seeds.

This information enables the fruit to be put to one side in the “separation area”, which has four exits. When the system detects that an active skin is passing through, a “blast” is emitted from air projectors thus pushing it towards the first exit. By means of these “blasts” (which last about 30 milliseconds) the rest of the material is separated gradually. The seeds that do not fulfil the quality requirements demanded by the firm are eliminated through the second exit, prime quality seeds go through the third exit, and those of excellent quality go through the fourth exit.

Anti-carcinogenic properties of pomegranates

Nearly 35,000 tons of pomegranates are produced in Spain each year, and the harvesting period is concentrated between the months of October and January. Until now a lot of the fruits were not commercialised because of their cracked and discoloured appearance due to “too much sun”, although in both cases the nutritive and organoleptic quality of the seeds was not affected. With the new machine these pomegranates will be used to full advantage.

The nutritional and anti-carcinogenic properties of the pomegranate fruits have been highlighted in various studies. Moreover this tree does not need fertilizers, phytosanitary products, or large quantities of water, and so adapts well to arid soils.

Construction Machinery Manufacturers Forecast Tough Business Outlook through 2009, says AEM Survey

2008-11-18T17:28:00.000-08:00

The construction equipment manufacturing industry expects continued business declines in the United States through year-end 2008 of 8.6 percent, followed by flat growth in 2009 of 0.04 percent, according to the annual "outlook" survey of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).

The AEM survey provides a snapshot of construction machinery manufacturers' predictions for overall year-end 2008 and 2009 business in the U.S., Canada and worldwide.

Canada is predicted to fare better, with business stabilizing at minus 1.7 percent for 2008, followed by 2.2 percent growth in 2009. Sales to worldwide markets are anticipated to increase 8.5 percent by year-end 2008 and gain 5.4 percent in 2009.

AEM is the North-American based international trade group representing the off-road equipment manufacturing industry. Each year it surveys its construction equipment manufacturer members about expected sales of the machines that build and repair roads, bridges, houses, offices, schools and other infrastructure in America and worldwide.

The AEM annual outlook forecast covers 72 different whole machine product types and 19 types of attachments and components, grouped into seven broad categories: earthmoving, lifting, bituminous, concrete and aggregate, light equipment, attachments and components, and miscellaneous equipment.

10.4 percent: Japan's machinery orders got the biggest drop in last 10 years

2008-11-11T17:36:00.000-08:00

Taking into account the global economic slowdown led to reduced overseas demand, machinery manufacturers have cut their investment plans, leading to Japan's machinery orders fell 10.4 percent last season, the biggest drop over the past 10 years.

Machinery orders data in Japan has been a leading indicator of investment in equipment, the Japanese Cabinet Office said in Tokyo yesterday, machinery orders drop is the signal reducing investment in the next three to six months.

Reduce of Japanese exporters' profits this year have resulted in the Nikkei 225 index fell 44 percent, and forced some of Japan's largest companies to cut down costs. Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan anticipated last week the fiscal year revenue will be reduced by 70%, and plans to reduce the staff and investment.

"Demand reduction has been very clear, which suppress the will of the investment." BNP Paribas senior economist in Tokyo Maruyama is forecast, "we will see more companies to reduce the cost in greater scope."

Environmental protection motorcycle ---driven by body movements

2008-11-03T17:38:00.000-08:00

It may look like the most dangerous motorbike in the world but this new invention is actually the latest form of green transport.

The electric Uno is the brainchild of 18-year-old Canadian Ben Gulak who spent several years developing the bike, which is controlled entirely by body movements.

The machine actually has two wheels, side-by-side, and uses gyroscopic technology to stay upright. It moves in the direction the rider leans - and the more you lean, the faster you go.

Ben claims that the bike could help beat pollution and he was inspired to design it after visiting China and seeing all the smog there.

He says: "The bike is fairly easy to ride, but takes a bit of getting used to because you have to learn to trust it."

The top speed on the current prototype is 25mph, but this could be increased with the use of a bigger motor.

The Uno weighs just 58kg and has a range of 2.5 hours once it is charged from the mains. Ben is seeking investors to help him put it into full production.

U.S. financial crisis affecting the Japanese car and parts industry

2008-11-02T19:33:00.000-08:00

U.S. financial crisis is affecting the global economy, also had an impact on all Japan's walks of life. Auto industry is one of the important pillars of Japan's economy, it's contributions to employment and tax are not be overlooked, however, Japan's auto industry is facing a severe test, many enterprises are taking all possible ways to minimize the financial crisis brought about by the negative impact .

Recently, Japanese media discuss the survive current situation of the Japanese automotive industry under the financial crisis. The report go deep into the automotive industry directly and invited Toyota president Katsuaki Watanabe as special guests. According to reports, an auto parts supplier by the name of "Sangang industry" in Nagoya , as early as before the financial crisis, has been in difficult to operate due to oil and steel price rising. Through technical innovation and cost reduction, the situation has improved . But after the financial crisis, Sangang industry had to reduce massive staff and stopped the two production line.

Katsuaki Watanabe said: "The development of Toyota Motor Corporation in the world are growing, but due to the United States financial crisis, tension of crude oil and prices of raw materials, was forced to slow down the pace."

Earlier, Toyota had just cut a large North American vehicle production scale and was forced to lay off. Katsuaki Watanabe said because of sluggish sales of large vehicles, the company income was reduced, high investment in research and development is difficult recovery in the short term , it add more financial burden.

Introduction of mechanical locking differential (MID)

2008-10-29T20:39:00.000-07:00

As a well-known traction control products supplier, the United States Eaton's Differential technology has been in a leading position in the world. Mechanical locking differential, as Eaton's one of the best-selling products, now has been widely used in SUV and pickup on a global scale.In 2007 has sold more than 1,400,000 all over the world.

In the situation of wheel spin( about 100 rounds /minute in the speed between the right and left wheel), mechanical locking differential (MLD) as improved product on the basis of limited-slip differential (LSD), will touch off mechanical locking device to lock the axles completely,and delivery 100% of the engine torque to the effective grip wheel,so as to provide sufficient traction to help a vehicle drive out of barriers.
In addition, the mechanical locking differential have the following advantages:

1. No need the driver to controll , fully automatic locking and unlocking;

2. Structure is simple and easy to install ( the same as ordinary differential in size and shape);

3. Without use of special gear oil with additives, and low maintenance costs;

4. ABS / ESP, as well as four-wheel-drive system is fully compatible;

5.Work in case the low-speed (30 km / h below), safe and reliable.

Japan Telecom invented power generation shoes

2008-10-26T20:54:00.000-07:00

Japanese telecom giant NTT invented a new shoe that allows people to walk and charge a cell phone, iPod, and other electronics at the same times.

This water-filled soles of shoes connected with a small generator . While walking , The pressure that the soles beared can make the generators produce about 1.2 watts of power. He said that the electricity generated by keeping moving on and on is enough to allow the iPod music player to operate uninterrupted.

In addition, the company is trying to study on how to increase power generation up to 3 watts.This power just is general mobile phones's need .

Although the shoes that do not have the storage function, but as long as the users of mobile phones will link up with the shoes and keep walking, the phone can automatically charge can be used directly.

NTT hopes in 2010 the new generation of shoes will formal launch

An X-Ray Machine Energized by Adhesive Tape

2008-10-22T20:46:00.000-07:00

It may sound bizarre—or like some kind of high school science fair project, but it's not: Researchers have discovered that peeling adhesive tape ejects enough radiation to take an x-ray image. If they stick, the findings could set the stage for a less expensive x-ray machine that does not require electricity.

Lead researcher Carlos Camara, a physicist at the University of California, Los Angeles, reports in Nature today that his team captured x-rays of a finger on film (positioned behind it) by using a simple tape-peeling device (placed in front of it).

How is that possible? It turns out that radiation is released when tape is ripped from a surface. The reason, says Camara: electrons (negatively charged atomic particles) leap from a surface (peeling off of glass or aluminum works, too) to the adhesive side of a freshly yanked strip of tape, traveling so fast that they give off radiation, or energy, when they slam into it.

The result of this process when recorded by radiographic film is a fuzzy x-ray of the finger bone of physicist Seth Putterman, who runs the lab in which it was made.

"We have high hopes that this can be a very inexpensive alternative source of x-rays good enough to take x-ray images," Camara tells ScientificAmerican.com.

Conventional x-ray machines require expensive electrical components to create a beam of high-energy electrons that is aimed at a metal target. Camara envisions an x-ray device in which the adhesive tape could be peeled by a hand crank—and rolled back up for use again. He notes that researchers reused the same roll of tape many times without any change in x-ray quality. Unfortunately, he says, whether via the traditional method or the tacky one, it still requires the same amount of radiation to create an image.

Worried about radiation from the tape dispenser on your desk? Don't. In both a conventional and the experimental x-ray machine, electrons travel unhindered by air molecules through a vacuum chamber; that allows them to produce the higher energy needed to make x-rays. Normal air, comprised of nitrogen and oxygen and other gases, slows the electrons to a pace that is so sluggish there is only enough energy left to produce a faintly visible, benign blue light.

The maintenance of door hardware

2008-10-20T00:16:00.000-07:00

Hardware is the soul of a whole door, including the handle, lock, hinge, and so on。They are so small, but playing an significant role.

The key to the life of door lies in the maintenance of hardware. Stainless steel handle and other Stainless steel hardware can be polished with stainless steel cleaner, in order to make it glossy. During the long time movement, the performance of hinge, hanging wheel , castor and other moving parts may be lower ,owing to the dust adhesion. One or two drops of lubricating oil every six months can maintain its smooth. If the rotation of the lock insert is not flexible enough, can use knife to scrape black powder from pencil core and blowing it into the keyhole. This is because the composition of graphite is a very good solid lubricant. But to be sure to avoid Lubricating Oil, because this would be more easier to adhere dust.

Special attention should be paid to the rotating direction of the handle , avoiding with all one's strength. In particular, it is necessary to educate children, not hanging in the door handles dangling, because it is very dangerous and may be prone to internal damage to the door.

The introduction of Cryonetic machining

2008-10-14T19:29:00.000-07:00

Cryonetic machining is a mechanical working process employing the special properties of materials in low/ultra-low temperature condition.

In the low-temperature machining, the use of ultra-low-temperature liquid fluid in the machining system, cutting the area to form local low-temperature (or ultra-low temperature), in order to take advantage of this state object processing and processing tools to change the mechanical properties, so that it is conducive to machining. It can form a better state of processing,especially for some of materials that hard to process，such as titanium alloys, low-alloy steel, low carbon mild steel and particularly some of the toughness of plastic composite materials.

The basic steps of cryonetic machining：

① According to the processing and object processing tool set features the best low-temperature processing temperature Topt;

② the use of low-temperature fluid so that the specific area of closed-end processing temperature Topt;

③ automatic injection of the cryogenic fluid in order to maintain the temperature of processing zones in the state of Topt: On the one hand, when detected in the processing zone temperature deviation Topt, through feedback controller to regulate the flow jet, on the other hand, when the input power processing system Changes directly through the feed-forward regulation of jet traffic controllers in advance in order to maintain the best state of low-temperature processing.

2-Axis Laser Alignment Tool Can Improve Manufacturing Efficiency

2008-10-12T20:03:00.000-07:00

Pinpoint Laser Systems has a new 2-dimensional Microgage for precision measuring, machine alignment, calibration and other demanding industrial applications. Pinpoint says their tool check and align roll and web lines, CNC cutting and milling equipment, lathes, stamping presses, injection molding machines, extrusion systems and other production equipment.

The Microgage combines a compact laser transmitter with a receiver and digital display. As the laser moves across the receiver in the vertical or horizontal direction the display provides a reading of the motion accurate to 0.0001 in. The Microgage will operate over a distance of 100 feet with a bright red beam. Accessories allow for alignment of straightness, runout, parallelism, squareness, bore alignment, shaft alignment, flatness measuring and more.

The Microgage operates on batteries and all components are machined of solid aluminum with a hard anodized coating for wear resistance. The unit has a sealed push button keypad, LCD display, serial and USB interfaces to connect to a PC and link to popular spreadsheets for plotting and analyzing data, and a carrying case.

All You Need to Know About Wines

2008-10-08T23:33:00.000-07:00

Wine is nothing but a mixture of wild species of grapes, rice and different types of yeasts without the use of sugar, enzymes or any lactic acids. The word "wine" is a Latin word derived from indo-European countries.

Composition of wines: Wines consist of water to a large extent. In addition to this, wines also contain variety of acids such as lactic acids, ethyl acid, minerals such as iron, calcium, sodium, potassium, sulphates and vitamins such as vitamin A and vitamin P.

There exist different types of wines according to the base product, two of which are listed below:

1) Fruit wine: ex-apple, berries
2) Vegetable wine: ex- wheat, barley

The production of wines was first found in places of Georgia and Iraq at around 6000 BC to 5000 BC. Traces of wines were also found in Greece, ancient Europe.

Cultivation of wines was started in North East areas at around 3000 BC. Cultivation of red and white wine, as we know them today, first started in Egypt, but wide-scale cultivation of wines began in Rome, which produced the best quality wine. They produced different flavors of wine.

Dry wine is one of the most popular types of wines. During fermentation, when sugar is converted into alcohol, the toxic alcohol kills the yeast and the resulting wine is called as dry wine. Wines are mainly produced from the grape species known as Vitis vinifera.

There exist different types of wines like red wine, white wine etc. They are distinguished on the amount of sugar used and the time required for fermentation.

A few types of wines are listed below:

1) Vintage wines: In order to produce a vintage wine it is a must that at least 95% of the volume of grapes used, are produced in a single year. They are mostly produced in USA.

2) Non vintage wines: They are produced from vintage wines itself. In these, at least 50% of the grapes used should have been produced in the same year.

3) Organic wines: Organic wines are produced from grapes without the use of fertilizers and pesticides. They do not contain any harmful material and are used to cure a number of diseases.

4) Red wines: They are produced from black grapes and are red in color. It prevents cancer and heart diseases because of its anti-inflammatory properties.

5) White wine: They are produced from white grapes; and they are pale yellow in color.

When alcohol is added in a wine it is called as fortified wine. Taste of wines depends on the drinker's palate.

Vintage wines are costliest of all wines. They can cost thousands of dollars per bottle.

Some of the most expensive wines are Bordeaux and Cult wines.

Production:

France is the largest producer of wines. Italy is the second largest producer.

Italy is the largest exporter of wines.

Uses: Wine is the most popular beverage, and can also be used as a flavoring agent.

Wines also have a good effect on cardiovascular problems. Wines can also used for religious and ritual purposes.

Which Type of Coffee Machine Will Suit Your Business?

2008-10-05T23:27:00.000-07:00

a) Traditional Espresso Machines

These machines incorporate the art and theatricality of coffee making, and therefore good barista training is essential to ensure a detailed knowledge of great coffee production. A barista is an expert at making espresso and a master of a variety of espresso based beverages. Once these skills have been mastered, a good barista can produce hundreds of drinks per day.Prices can vary from around £800 to £6000, but remember, you get what you pay for, so make sure that the machine you choose is new and fully warranted, including full barista training and a good support service. The great thing about traditional machines is that there are no major moving parts so less to go wrong.

b) Bean to Cup Machines

A bean to cup machine does exactly what it says! The fresh coffee beans are placed inside the machine and on the press of a button the machine automatically grinds the beans and pours both coffee and milk into your cup. The machine automatically heats and froths the milk to produce the perfect latte/cappuccino etc. The milk is usually kept in a fridge or milk chiller next to the machine; a pipe from the machine connects into the fridge and when the drink selection button is pressed the machine draws the milk from the fridge and sucks it into the machine steams, heats it and drops it into the cup. These various coffee machines are designed to produce anything from 50 cups per day to over 500 per day. The cost of these can vary from under £1000 to well over £10000, so it is important you make the correct choice.

c) Pod System

Similar to traditional, but you would usually only have 1 or 2 group versions and you wouldn’t need a grinder because you would use what are called pods. The advantages are that they are easy to use, producing good quality drink and nice aromas. The time taken to make the coffee is approximately the same as a traditional machine. The disadvantages are that they are more expensive per cup due to packaging cost. Typically a good quality pod will cost 20p per cup to produce. These machines will suit any small site and tend to be cheaper than the other machines, costing around £395 upwards.

d) Filter System and Bulk Brew System

These systems are for simply using filter coffee. A 2 jug filter makes great coffee for about 5 to 7 minutes, however if it’s left to stew for a while, as filter coffee usually is, the quality quickly deteriorates due to constant warming. Typically there can be waste, and so while the cup price is around 10p per cup, with waste, this could work out to be nearer 20p per cup. It can be used if there is a high demand for coffee over a short space of time such as serving 120 wedding guests after the dinner. A filter machine is always a back up to a traditional or bean to cup machine for use at very busy times or in case of a machine breakdown.Bulk brew systems are large scale filter systems used in locations such as banqueting facilities, hotels and sporting events. There are hundreds of different coffee machine systems available depending on how many litres of coffee need to be served and in what time scale.

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The Beer Machine and make your own beer

2008-09-25T18:05:00.000-07:00

China's third manned spacecraft lifted off at 9:10 pm on Thursday to fulfill its most ambitious and risky mission: spacewalk.Shenzhou VII, carrying astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng, blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu province, into a clear sky.
As is the case with such missions, the first few moments were tense. But then the ground control heard the voices of the astronauts. They felt "physically sound", they said to the joy of the scientists on the ground.

"The solar panel has unfolded, and we feel well," one of them said. Remote-measuring signals showed all their physical indices, such as blood pressure and heartbeat, were normal.
The astronauts will orbit the Earth for three days, 68 hours, to be precise, and one of them will walk in space about 343 km above the Earth on Saturday.
That will make China the third country to conduct extra-vehicular activity (EVA) in space. The other two to have achieved that are the former Soviet Union and the US.
The timing of the spacewalk could, however, be changed, depending on how long it would take for the astronauts to adjust to all the factors. EVAs are essential for China's long-term goal of building a space station by 2020, and possibly launching a manned mission to the Moon.

Back at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center Thursday, hundreds of scientists monitored and reported the spacecraft's status every few seconds.
At 9:32 pm, Shenzhou VII entered its orbit. A minute later, Chang Wanquan, chief commander of the center, announced that the lift-off had been a complete success.
President Hu Jintao, who was present at the Jiuquan launch center, congratulated the space scientists and the astronauts for the successful lift-off.
"The successful launch marks the first victory of the Shenzhou VII mission," Hu told scientists and other staff at the center. "On behalf of the CPC Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Military Commission, I congratulate all those who are part of the mission."
A few hours before the launch, Hu saw off the three white-suited astronauts on their way to the Long March II-F carrier rocket, which later took them into space.
The spacewalk would be a milestone, he told them. "This will be a major step forward for our country's aerospace technology."
"You can certainly fulfill this glorious and sacred task. The motherland and its people await your triumphant return," he said.

The astronauts will land in central part of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region in a re-entry module.
The astronauts entered the spacecraft at 6:28 pm Thursday, checked the communication system with the ground control after reviewing the operation manual of the spaceship.
The spaceship will change its orbit around 4 am today. And the astronauts will start testing and putting on the EVA spacesuits, which could take up to 15 hours.
China launched its first manned spaceship in October 2003, and followed it up by sending Shenzhou VI two years later. But the Shenzhou VII astronauts have a greater task in hand.
They have a wider choice of dishes too: nearly 80. One of them is spicy kung-pao chicken cooked following a "new method", Chen Bin, the mission's chief nutritionist, told Xinhua.
They will also take traditional Chinese medicine made with more than 10 herbs to treat space motion sickness.
Engineers overseeing the flight have, however, warned of risks. Zhang Jianqi, one of the chief engineers, told Xinhua that keeping the three men in the craft and sending one outside the capsule would be a "big test".
"This is a big technological leap," he said. "The risks are quite high. Sending up three astronauts is a jump both in quantity and quality."
Space motion sickness can cause dizziness, vomiting and nausea. A depressed astronaut could feel severe pain in the joints, have breathing difficulty or could even lose consciousness.
"Some of these can be life-threatening," said Li Yongzhi, director of medical department of the China Astronaut Research and Training Center.

Beverage Machines- Modernize Your Workplace

2008-09-23T18:56:00.000-07:00

Advantages of Beverage machines

These vending machines are available in different designs and sizes as well as reasonable rates. Picking an appropriate machine saves a lot of time and money. These beverage vending machines really make the job easier for the customer as well. It keeps the cans and bottles chilled and its temperature can be set according to the outside weather so that the drinks inside are at an optimal coolness.
These machines have an adjustable temperature and even the power consumption is less as compared to refrigerators. They are spacious and can hold a variety of items like milk bottles, juices, drinks to name a few. It is really easy to operate the machines and come with a warranty. Spare parts are also easily available in the market.
These beverage machines are a good way to sell the products along with the proper hygiene. You just need to select the type of beverage you want to drink, press the button, insert the required money or coin and you are offered with your drink.
It is becoming really accepted in the colleges and schools as children can have milk bottles or cold drinks very easily. Great brands like Coke and Pepsi prefer these machines to sell their product.

Availability of Beverage machines

· Soft Drink Vending Machine
· Hard Drink Vending Machine
· Tea / Coffee Vending Machine
· Water Vending Machine
· Beer Vending Machine
Proper use, service and care of the machine give a trouble free performance for years. They make the work effortless if maintained well. Service teams are also allotted by the respective vendors to attend the problem efficiently.

Online availability

A number of online providers are selling the superlative beverage machines at reasonable rates. These machines can be easily bought online. You just need to choose the finest machine according to your requirement and the delivery is made. The online manufacturers of these machines provide all the details including price tags and machine designs, and some of providers offer shipment services too.
You can visit ：http://www.made-in-china.com/products-search/hot-china-products/Beverage_Machine.html
go and order these worth machines now and modernize the whole system of your work place.

The Beer Machine and make your own beer

2008-09-22T19:33:00.000-07:00

Simply the easiest, hassle-free, foolproof way to make high quality great tasting beers in the comfort of your own home. The Beer Machine is the only completely closed single-step, odourless brewing system designed for making fresh, naturallycarbonated beer ready to enjoy in just 7 to 10 days. The brewing process is self-regulated to retain natural carbonation and an auxiliary CO2 carbonation system is included to permit serving beer, under pressure, directly from your Beer Machine à la "draft beer on tap" so you do not need to bottle your beer. The CO2 carbonation system also provides the ability to add more effervescence for satisfying individual taste preferences. With the carbonation system you can increase pressure for dispensing your beer so you obtain the desired "beer head" and you can preserve the fresh taste of your beer for up to 6 months. With The Beer Mix of your choice you need only add water and wait 7 to 10 days to enjoy 2.6 gallons of fresh naturally carbonated beer all at just a fraction of the cost of store bought beer.
The Beer Machine eliminates brewing odors, and the need to prepare ingredients. There are no secondary processes. Just let the Beer Machine brew your favourite beers and enjoy the ability to dispense and serve fresh naturally carbonated beer directly from where it was "born”. That is why The Beer Machine was voted the best product available for brewing beer by Popular Mechanics Magazine.
You just add water, it's that simple with 18 professionally prepared Beer Mixes from Canada, USA, Australia, Denmark, Britain, Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands that will make premium quality naturally carbonated great tasting beer in just 7 to 10 days in The Beer Machine.

China's steel association opposes ore price increases

2008-09-17T20:39:00.000-07:00

China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) wrote a letter to Brazil-based Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) on Tuesday, asking the world's leading iron ore producer to give up its attempt to raise prices.
The letter said, "one-sided price raising not only violated international iron ore price negotiation rules, but also led to huge losses in Chinese steel enterprises. This damaged the win-win relationship in bilateral iron ore trading."
In February, the CVRD, Asia's largest steel producers and several European steel companies agreed on an ore price hike of 65 percent, which pushed up the ore price to 1.898 US dollars per dry metric ton iron ore unit.
However, the CVRD informed steel enterprises last week it would raise the price of iron ore by an additional 20 percent as of September 1.
"The previous price hike was motivated by Australian ore suppliers BHP Billiton in July. The CVRD aimed to follow BHP's move and drive up ore prices step by step," said Zhou Xiaoming, an analyst for the Lange Group.
Baosteel, China's largest steel supplier, had agreed with Australian ore producer BHP Billiton on a price increase of up to 96.5 percent for iron ore in 2008, nearly double that of 2007.
Iron ore prices already increased significantly this year bringing up business costs at the country's steel mills.
According to CISA statistics, costs for the country's large and medium-size iron and steel manufacturers rose by more than 250 billion yuan (36.5 US billion dollars), or 57.57 percent, in the first half due.
"The VCRD should give up its decision to raise iron ore prices and come back to a normal price negotiation with China," said the CISA.

U.S. shipments of packaging machinery climb for 6th-consecutive year

2008-09-11T19:43:00.000-07:00

U.S. shipments of packaging machinery climbed for the sixth-consecutive year, up 3.9% to an estimated $6.02 billion, according to PMMI’s 2008 Shipments & Outlook study.

Exports increased 17.8% to $1.16 billion, with the declining value of the U.S. dollar offering an advantage for selling domestic products abroad.
Domestic shipments, at $5.05 billion, grew only 1.2%, as many U.S. customers were wary of committing to large purchases.

Packaging machinery manufacturers’ order backlog at the end of 2007 was down 9.1% to $1.63 billion, again largely due to wariness about the state of the economy.

This most recent report, while still positive, is a far cry from the 9.3%, 8.1% and 6% recorded in 2004, 2005 and 2006, respectively. Demand from U.S. customers climbed sharply in those years, but was up just modestly in 2007.

Capping (15.4%) and cartoning (14.7%) machinery posted the strongest gains, pushed by strong exports. Shipments for all but two machinery categories (form/fill/seal machinery and skin and blister sealing machinery) posted positive results.

Other findings included:

Manufacturers continued to introduce new equipment models with value-added benefits.

Sustainability issues influenced packagers, creating demand for machinery able to handle lighter gauge materials, reduce waste and energy coasts.

Packagers remained committed to increasing security by improving tracking, contaminant detection, integrity and counterfeit prevention.

U.S. customers began to delay and cancel projects, particularly during the second half of the year as the economy began to wane.

Foreign competitors continued to increase their presence in the market.

Competition among U.S. packaging machinery manufacturers became more aggressive, leading to reduced unit prices.

Japan machinery orders slip again, darkening outlook

2008-09-11T19:08:00.000-07:00

Japanese orders for machinery dropped for a second straight month in July, government data showed Thursday, raising further concern about the outlook for the world's second largest economy.

Core private-sector machinery orders, which exclude particularly volatile demand from power companies and for ships, are regarded as a leading indicator of corporate capital spending.

Orders fell 3.9 percent in July from the previous month, the Cabinet Office said, following a 2.6 percent fall in June.

While the latest figure was better than the market's forecast of a 4.3 percent fall, analysts said it showed companies are wary of boosting capacity at a time of high material costs and slowing exports.

"Demand overseas keeps falling, and considering the current economic situation, the trend (in machinery orders) is likely to continue," Kyohei Morita, chief Japan economist at Barclays Capital, told Dow Jones Newswires.

Orders by manufacturers, such as machinery makers that buy engines and tools, tumbled 10.4 percent in July, the data showed.

Machinery orders from non-manufacturers such as farmers and telecommunication firms were down 2.4 percent.

Many economists suspect that Japan's economy, Asia's largest, may have slipped into recession after some six years of almost continuous growth.

A global economic slowdown, coupled with higher commodity prices, has hit the Japanese economy, which has long relied on exports of finished goods made from imported raw materials.

Revised estimates for gross domestic product slated for release on Friday are expected to show that Japan's economic contraction in the second quarter was more severe than initially thought.

Experts think the economy shrank at an annual pace of 3.3 percent in the quarter, worse than the 2.4 percent fall in preliminary data issued a month ago.

The data "will probably help clarify that the economy is in a recession," said Dai-Ichi Life Research Institute senior economist Toshihiro Nagahama.

Japan also saw bleak data on Wednesday, with the current account surplus falling on rising energy costs and wholesale prices growing at their fastest pace in 27 years.

However, some analysts were less pessimistic about machinery orders, noting that crude oil and commodity prices have recently been easing.

"The result was in line with expectations and I am keeping my view that the trend of orders will remain flat for the months ahead," said Shinko Research Institute economist Norio Miyagawa.

"Crude oil prices and commodity prices have been falling," he said, "so that's positive."

The data comes amid a race within Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party to choose a new prime minister, in which the faltering economy has become a top issue.

MECHANICAL SEAL CLASSIFICATIONS

2008-09-09T20:00:00.000-07:00

Over the years, mechanical seals have undergone continuous improvement. Today, numerous classifications and design features are available to end users. Each mechanical seal design offers specific strengths that make its use advantageous for certain situations, and tradeoffs that may make its use impractical or ill-advised for particular applications. As the technological sophistication associated with mechanical seal design has increased, users often have a difficult time deciding which seals to use, and where to apply them most appropriately.

Mechanical seals can be classified by design, or by application.

Classification by design:

1. Component or cartridge seals

2. Spring-type seals

3. Stationary or rotary seals

4. Balanced or unbalanced seals

5. Pusher or bellows seals

6. Split vs. non-split seals

Classification by application

1. Pump or mixer seals

2. Metallic versus nonmetallic seals

3. High-temperature seals

4. Single versus dual seals (such a tandem, back-back or face-face de signs)

5. Wet lubricated seals or gas seals

EU continues to investigate dumping case – no provisional tariffs to be applied

2008-09-04T19:51:00.000-07:00

The European Commission has issued an interim report on its investigation of alleged dumping of a wide range of fasteners by Chinese producers. The investigation started in November 2007 and a decision on preliminary tariffs was due by 8 August. The report concludes "there are several crucial elements of the investigation which merit further careful analysis". As a result the Commission has proposed that provisional measures are not applied but that it would continue to investigate the case.

Outstanding issues, according to the report, include verification that the production volume of the complainants exceeds the minimum 25 percent of EU production required for the complaint to be valid. There have been persistent rumours, but no firm evidence, that a significant complainant may have withdrawn support, which could mean the figure falling below the required threshold. Investigators also intend continuing to work on dumping and injury calculations, which the report indicates are currently inconclusive, as well as delving into whether, as is argued by importer associations, type and quality differences between Chinese and European product have implications for these calculations. The report conclusion also indicates that the investigators will consider the significance of dramatic increases in raw material costs that have occurred since the investigation period, which covers October 2006 to September 2007.

The body of the 26 page report notes that imports from PR China to the EU increased by 180 percent between 2003 and 2007, resulting in market share increasing from 17 to 26 percent. EU producers share declined by 8.8 percent over a three period. Preliminary calculations, although described as approximate and requiring further evaluation, showed "considerable dumping margins". Market economy status has been denied to Chinese producers, so dumping calculations are made between Chinese export prices and the domestic price in an "analogue" country, which the Commission has provisionally adjudged should be India, since it was unable to obtain cooperation from fastener producers in Taiwan or other countries.

The Commission has scheduled a hearing on 18 September to which representatives from distributor and manufacturing associations and other interested parties have been invited. This hearing will focus on the scope of products included in the investigation and the issue of comparability between Chinese and EU products.

A final decision on the case, which in the event of tariffs being applied requires authorisation by the EU Council of (Member State) Ministers, must be published by 8 February 2009.

Sanitary Control Valves

2008-09-03T23:06:00.000-07:00

Sanitary control valves are used to control the flow of gas and liquid. These valves are used in almost every industry. Their most common use is for pressurized air. Finding sanitary valve suppliers that have what you are looking for could take hours. Narrow your search to exactly what your company is looking for to help you find the exact sanitary valves you need in no time.

Sanitary control valves are available with three different controls. Manual controls are the most inexpensive and most common form of sanitary control valve. These have handles that allow the user to manually open and shut the valve. Electronic and electric sanitary control valves are in the middle of the price range. These valves use electricity to open and close the valve. The last type of valve is the pneumatic sanitary control valve, which uses hydraulics and pneumatics to adjust flow.
1. Manually control a sanitary control valve.
2. Electronically oversee the sanitary valve's performance.
3. Allow pneumatics to do all the sanitary control valve work.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Buy a manual sanitary pressure control valve

Manual sanitary valves are used mainly for gas, water and oil. The sanitary flow control valves are manually turned to regulate flow. Manual sanitary valves are generally made of stainless steel for a durable, long lasting product.

Locate electric sanitary control valves

Electric valves are used to control valves that open and close frequently or that are in difficult areas to access. An electric or electronic sanitary valve uses a control panel or switch to activate the valve. Some of valves use a timer so they can open at the correct time, every time.

Use pneumatic sanitary control valves

Pneumatic sanitary control valves are controlled by high power hydraulics. These valves are for industrial uses and large valve needs. Pneumatic valves are very expensive, however if you have need for a high pressure valve for a large line, it is the best way to go.

What is a Valve?

2008-09-03T01:27:00.000-07:00

A valve is a product rarely noticed by the average person, yet it plays an important role in the quality of our life. Each time you turn on a water faucet, use your dishwasher, turn on a gas range, or step on the accelerator of your car, you operate a valve. Without modern valve systems, there would be no fresh pure water or automatic heat in your home. There would be no public utilities, and beyond wood and coal, almost no energy of any kind. Plastics would be unheard of, as would many inexpensive consumer products.

By definition, a valve is a device that controls the flow of a fluid. Today's valves can control not only the flow, but the rate, the volume, the pressure or the direction of liquids, gases, slurries or dry materials through a pipeline, chute or similar passageway. They can turn on and turn off, regulate, modulate, or isolate. They can range in size from a fraction of an inch to as large as 30 feet in diameter and can vary in complexity from a simple brass valve available at the local hardware store to a precision-designed, highly sophisticated coolant system control valve, made of an exotic metal alloy, in a nuclear reactor.

Valves can control flow of all types, from the thinnest gas to highly corrosive chemicals, superheated steam, abrasive slurries, toxic gases and radio active materials. They can handle temperatures from cryogenic region to molten metal, and pressures from high vacuum to thousands of pounds per square inch. The valve is one of the most basic and indispensable components of our modern technological society. It is essential to virtually all manufacturing processes and every energy production and supply system. Yet it is one of the oldest products known to man, with a history of thousands of years.

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How an oil seal is designed

2008-09-01T19:48:00.000-07:00

In an oil seal environment there is a shaft that is rotating inside a housing or bore. Because of friction, there must be some clearance between the shaft and the bore. The function of the oil seal is to stop whatever fluid is inside from leaking out the clearance between the shaft and housing. The seal may also be used to prevent outside materials, such as dirt, from moving in through the clearance.

"Dynamic sealing" is the relationship between the rotating shaft and the seal and is handled by the sealing element. A garter spring may used in the oil seal to increase the radial interference between the seal lip and contact point on the shaft. In order to achieve this interference, the oil seal's ID must be slightly smaller than the diameter of the shaft.

"Static sealing" is the relationship between the housing and the seal. In order to achieve this interference, the oil seal's OD must be slightly larger than the diameter of the housing or bore.

An oil seal normally consists of three basic components: the sealing element, the metal case and the spring. The purpose of the sealing element is to stop the fluid from leaking between the shaft and housing. The metal case will give rigidity and strength to the seal while it is being held in the bore or recessed groove. The spring will help make the sealing element more effective. All materials must be selected depending on the environment in which the oil seal will function.

Ahead of the Bell: Heavy machinery makers

2008-08-27T19:14:00.000-07:00

NEW YORK -
Shares of heavy machinery companies could see increased activity Wednesday as the government releases data expected to show demand for big-ticket manufactured goods grew slightly in July, after a big jump the previous month.
The Commerce Department's report on durable goods orders will show an increase of 0.1 percent in July from the previous month, according to the consensus estimate of Wall Street economists surveyed by Thomson/IFR. The data will be released Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
Removing bookings for transportation equipment, such as airplanes, which can swing widely from month to month, orders for all other manufactured goods are expected to dip by 0.3 percent in July.
Orders for durable goods, which are items expected to last three years and include cars, appliances and machinery, rose 0.8 percent in June, the largest increase in four months. Analysts attributed much of the increase to heavy defense spending.
Economists said that exports also helped bolster durable goods orders during the U.S. economic slowdown. Exports have experienced strong growth this year due to economic growth overseas and a declining dollar, which makes domestic exports cheaper for foreign buyers. But in recent weeks those trends have shown signs of reversing.
David Resler, chief economist at Nomura Securities, said in a note to clients that Wednesday's report could provide "an early indication about the impact that slower global economic growth and a stronger dollar might have in the months ahead."

Introduction of Oil Seals

2008-08-27T18:31:00.000-07:00

Oil seals have the main function of sealing off oil, greases and other types of fluids that must be contained within a machine, also avoiding the entry of any foreign matter or impurities from without, such as dirt, sand particles, dust etc. Employed in a varied array of uses, they are present in our daily lives. From automobiles to trucks, buses, motorcycles, farming machines, even home appliances, airplanes, and industrial machines.

Oil Seal Composition

Main Seal:Fluid sealing function, whether the shaft is in a dynamic or static condition.
Spring: Radial load exerted over the shaft compensation function.
Auxiliary sealing: Main seal protection from dust and other elements, function.
External diameter: Offers an interference between the housing and the oil seal.
Types in existence:
- With a smooth rubber lining
- With an ondulated rubber lining
- Metallic- Half Rubber / Half Body
- With rubberized painting
Body: Performs the function of a structure for the oil seal, supporting its profile while also enabling the mounting of the necessary housing.

How to use a sewing machine

2008-08-26T23:12:00.000-07:00

Without the sewing machine, the world would be a very different place. Like the automobile, the cotton gin and countless other innovations from the past 300 years, the sewing machine takes something time-consuming and laborious and makes it fast and easy. With the invention of the mechanized sewing machine, manufacturers could suddenly produce piles of high-quality clothing at minimal expense.

Using a sewing machine is not as difficult as it seems. There are basics of machine sewing that are the same no matter what make or model machine you use.

For the first,you should understand the process of machine sewing. A machine uses two thread sources. The top thread runs from a spool you thread along the machine loops, into a tension wheel and through the needle. The order and direction should be marked on the machine or in the machine's manual. Usually, the thread follows this general pattern: "left, down, up, down, through."

Then check your manual to ensure correct needle placement. The needle is held in place by a screw; generally, the screw is loosened enough to insert the needle fully into the slot, then the screw tightened very tightly. In most machines, the flat side of the needle goes to the back of the slot; however, you'll want to be absolutely sure this is correct for your model.

Be sure to string the bottom thread (bobbin) correctly. Insert the bobbin by sliding or lifting a plate with a little window which is under the needle OR at the bottom front (or bottom left) of the machine with a removable bobbin case. All vintage machines still use this original bobbin method. If stringing is not done correctly, the top and bottom threads will not loop together - huge tangles of thread on the bottom of the material are an indication of incorrect threading. If your machine doesn't have threading directions, try typing the machine brand and model number into google - many companies have posted this critical information on the internet.

Adjust the tension if problems arise with stitches. The thread tension adjustment is usually somewhere along the top left side of the machine. The bobbin tension is usually adjusted by slightly tightening or loosening the large screw in the bobbin holder. In general, the newer the machine, the less you should fiddle with the tension!

Practice on scrap material first. It will take several bobbins of thread in practice before you gain simultaneous control of the foot pedal, steering the material under the needle, and keeping a good speed. Even the best tailors do a test before committing needle to fabric.

In general, keep the bulk of the material to the left of the machine - crowding that bulk on the right side can cause messy stitching.

Measure the seam allowance. This is the "normal" space between the edge of the fabric and the stitching line - the major pattern companies plan for 5/8". Get a ruler and measure on either side of the needle. This should be marked already on your machine's "throat plate" (the flat metal piece that the needle goes through). If not, mark it yourself with masking tape.

Do not force the material or pull the material while it is going under the needle. This can cause the material to stretch or the needle to break, or the stitches to clog up in the bobbin. Either press the foot pedal harder or buy a faster machine.

Take some time to test all the stitches available on your machine. This is particularly important if you do buttonholes or the fancy stitches.

The 5th Jiangsu International Machine Tool & Mold Exhibition

2008-08-25T20:42:00.000-07:00

Duration: 2008-09-10 ~ 2008-09-12
Venue : Nanjing International Expo Center
URL: http://www.njfhzl.com/scfx.asp
E-mail: 85277026@163.com
Telephone : 86-25-84509150, 85277026
Fax : 86-25-84731098, 84509150
Content: Foreword
It is last to look back Nanjing phoenix exhibition Co., Ltd. "The 4th Jiangsu International Machine Tool and Mold Exhibition" held in March, 2008 was attended by nearly 300 participants from U.S.A., France, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Japan, South Korea, China Taiwan and mainland. There are nearly 1000 equipments being present at the exhibition, which attract over 28000 buyers and visitors and enter into the deal of nearly 100million yuan. Exhibition is the extensive support from over 200 magazines and websites, The ginseng satisfactory degree of show business for this exhibition reaches 95% more, The machine Tool and Die&Mould exhibition is the largest exhibition of the kind being held over recent years in Nanjing, characterized by the highest grade and the best arrangement for buyers. we with reliance on the persistent and professional spirits available with "Phoenix Man", build another brand – "Phoenix Machine Tool and Mold Exhibition".

Market prospect
With the good and rapid development of economy, China's manufacturing industry is experiencing rapid growth. Known as "the Processing Base of Global Manufacturing", Jiangsu Province boasts the well-developed machinery manufacturing in his areas, such as Hefei, Wuhu, Maanshan, Chuzhou, Bengbu, etc. Automobile and component, electronic and instrument appearance, machining, mechanical production and mould are made, boat, war industry, spaceflight and the professions such as metallurgy and numerous build extension recently skill alter project for machine tool, work mould and related supplemental equipment demand strong. There are broad prospects in the market. Meanwhile. Developing swift Nanjing market, development than maturation Su south market, burgeoning development Su the Anhui market that north market and Nanjing radiate have become the sales that the work mould manufacturer of machine tool most values market. The 5th Jiangsu International Machine Tool and Mold Exhibition in Nanjing conduct must bring rich repayment to ginseng show business!

Relocate to new exhibition
Located at the junction of subway line #1 and #2 in Hexi New Downtown, The Nanjing international exposition center that investment three billions Yuan builds recently locates in river west new the city proper to Yangtze River Bridge, the 2nd Yangtze River Bridge, the 3rd Yangtze River Bridge, the tunnel across the river, railway station, airport. The Center has the exhibition hall of 160,000m2, able to accommodate 6000 standard exhibition booths. The exhibition hall is built in single-floor pillar-free structure with big span of 14-22m in net height so that the vehicles and equipments can be delivered to the hall without any difficulty. The international exhibition center is designed to adopt the up-to-date concept, highlighting the extraordinary style of "Tigers crouching and dragons curling" and new outlook and advanced devices in place as well. It is the 2nd modernized large exhibition hall in the eastern region, following Shanghai New International Exhibition Center. The relocation of The 5th Jiangsu International Machine Tool and Mold Exhibition to the new exhibition hall is aimed to provide a more accessible, broader and comfortable environment for participants and visitors.

Rebuild the brilliance
"The success of the 4th Machine Tool and Die&Mould Exhibition" has been well recognized by the department in charge, related enterprises and media. The 5th Machine Tool and Die&Mould Exhibition will still be held by Jiangsu Machinery Industrial Association, Jiangsu Machine Corporation, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Nanjing office, China Chamber of International Commerce Nanjing office, We will "Phoenix Man", based on the adoption of advanced concept, is rich to do show experience and extensive ginseng show resource, is professional exhibition to buy domestic information and customer supreme service consciousness, with your ultimate assistance, "the 5th Jiangsu International Machine Tool and Die&Mould Exhibition" will create the new brilliance!

The participation in the exhibition by enterprises from home and abroad will be greatly appreciated, Open up market!

Exhibition time
Time for booth setup: September 8th - 9th, 2008 at 8:30 - 17:30
Exhibition time: September 10th - 12th, 2008 at 9:00 - 16:30
Withdrawal time: September 12th, 2008 after 16:00

Contents
Machine tools and tools：Metal-cutting machine tools, CNC machining centers, turning machines, grinding machines, milling machines, nibbling machines and automation periphery equipment, metal-forming machines, boring machines, drilling machines, sawing machines, broaching machines, planing machines, engraving machines, engraving & milling machines, tapping machines, modular machine tools, machine tool electric apparatus and fittings, metalworking fluids, accessories, etc.; plate shears, bending machines, extension machines, cutting machines, pipe benders, pipe cutters, chamfering machines, band saw machines, round saw machines, welding machines, oil pressure machines, die-casting machines, lapping machines and shot blasting machines, etc.
Numerical control systems and flexible manufacturing systems, servo drives and programmable logical controllers, computer application software and hardware like CAD/CAM/CAE/PDM and so on, automation technology and complete set equipment, mechanic drives and pneumatic hydraulic components；
Cutting measuring and clamping tools: various turning, milling and boring cutters, boring heads, drilling bits, grinding wheels, saw blades, threaded cutters, movable blades, abrasive pastes, etc.; various measuring instruments, tools and 3-dimensional measuring machines, etc.; various clamping devices and series of tool cabinets, tool carts/racks, work benches and other supporting products.
Dies, molds and mold making technologies and equipment:
Die and mold equipment including electric spark machines, low-speed WEDM machines, wire cutters, labeling machines, ultra-sonic cleaning machines, die spotting machines, laser equipment and rapid tooling equipment, etc.
Various molds and dies: punching dies, plastic dies, die casting dies, forging dies, ceramic dies, wire drawing dies, carbide dies and rubber dies, etc.; die and mold materials: die steel, metal sheets (line materials), aluminum alloy materials, carbon electrode materials and copper electrode materials, etc.; standard die and mold parts: die carriers, guide posts, guide sleeves, punches, fasteners, springs, pouring bushes and hot runner components, etc. Abrasives and grinding tools, CAD system for dies and molds, machining of various shaped dies and molds, standard die and mold parts and structural members, etc. fast product development systems and services.

Criteria for the charges
1. Invitation to various buyers: The organizing committee will print 300, 000 visiting tickets, make publicity and advertisements via sponsors, co-organizers, supporters, industrial associations, societies, chambers of commerce, trade media and websites and the mass media, and send the tickets by telephone, fax, short message, e-mail, post, etc. to general managers, technical personnel buyers of manufacturing enterprises and dealers in lines of mechanic processing, machinery manufacturing, die and mold making, motors and fittings, ship, bicycle, military, electronics, instruments and apparatus, communication, aerospace, metallurgy, hard metal, warehousing, etc.
2. Special invitation: We'll make co-operations with industrial park zones and economy development zones at individual area of the county for organizing enterprise visiting groups to visit, negotiate and make transactions at the exhibition.
3. Circuiting publicity: Professional exhibitions large in scale and influential nationwide will be selected to make direct publicity to professional customers in order to attract more professional visitors.
4. Discussion and exchange: The organizing committee will organize professional discussion and technical exchange conference of a high level and invite related persons-in-charge to attend the conferences and visit the conference.

Criteria for the charges
1. Special exhibition area:
Standard booth 9m2(3mx3m), RMB5, 500/exhibition period; net space (starting from 36m2), RMB550/m2. exhibition period.
2. Standard exhibition area:
Standard booth 9m2(3mx3m), RMB5, 000/exhibition period; net space (starting from 36m2), RMB500/m2. exhibition period.
3. Booth for overseas enterprise:
Standard booth 9m2 (3mx3m), USD1, 200/exhibition period; net space (starting from 36m2), USD120/m2. exhibition period.
▲ Standard booth includes: Exhibition boards for three sections (2.5m high), one banner with texts on, one table plus two chairs, two fluorescent lights and one 5A electrical outlet; Carry a 300-word company profile free of charges for exhibitors.
▲ We'll undertake the product promotion conferences and technical seminars for enterprises during the exhibition. For detailed services and charges, please contact the organizing committee.

Exhibition formalities
1. Exhibitors are requested to fill in the application form for exhibition in details, then attach your name and company stamp to the form and send back to the organizing committee by fax or post. Registration cut-off date is August 20, 2008.
2. From the date of registration, the exhibitor shall remit required expenses to the account specified by the organizing committee within five days and fax the remittance slip to the organizing committee for check.
3. The organizing committee will arrange the booth for individual exhibitors according to the time the remittance be received. After receipt of the relevant remittance for the exhibition, a receipt will be issued and the exhibitor may require the invoice against this receipt during the exhibition.

Contact us: Nanjing Phoenix Exhibition Co., Ltd.
Address: Room 1608, Mingzhu Mansion, No. 163, Fengfu Road, Xinjiekou, Nanjing
Contact: Mr. huang zonglin

China 's Diesel Generators Market

2008-08-24T19:16:00.000-07:00

Diesel generators by structural approach can be divided into fixed and mobile (trailer) units; by mode of operation can be divided into single units and parallel operation unit; control by ordinary manual can be divided into units Automation unit, Smart Communications remote control unit; Technical indicators can be divided into Class I power plant, power station Ⅱ , Ⅲ type power station; by capacity can be divided into from 1 kw to 3150kw stall the power unit.

China 's diesel generator market in recent years a rapid development, from 2003 to 2007 due to the power shortage, China 's diesel generators rapid development of the market, leading to shortages of power crunch occurred, some factories, Standby Power Enterprises has become a necessary task, the sales of units in this period surge. causing manufacturers to supply the output .

Diesel generators to sustain strong There were two main reasons. First, many diesel generators for emergency power generation, hospitals, banks, airports, telecommunications and other industries standby power, Intermittent belonging to oil equipment, and the oil price increases reflect less sensitive, less cross-elasticity of demand. Therefore, this part of the market demand for temporary increases in oil prices will not be affected. Second, in many application areas, a lack of diesel generators requires alternative products. Diesel generators as a mobile power source, which makes it in many areas, are difficult to replace, such as ship electricity, Oil exploitation of the need for mobile field operations, diesel generators in these markets to be widely used. Whenever summer, the electricity supply is insufficient, the diesel generators or diesel generators will be best-selling.

However, the present, with the supply of electricity to ease the tension, as well as years of large water conservancy and hydropower construction, Rural and small hydropower building together with other such as wind power generation, nuclear power generation, Power Plant to enable the establishment of China's power shortage to ease the dilemma, therefore, diesel generators in the overall sales of the second half of 2007 have been alleviated, and The increase in fuel prices has also to some extent limit the diesel generator market development. However, the current situation is still considerable demand; a number of hospitals, banks, airports, Outdoor venues will be operating as an emergency diesel generators essential use.

Diesel generators on the market to such a wide range of applications are still in its specific characteristics. First, the diesel generators with capacity levels, the international product consists of several kilowatts to tens of thousands of kilowatts, the nation's largest for the several thousand kilowatts, the users with a lot of room for choice; second, and the supporting equipment compact structure, flexible installation locations, as long as the water-cooled 34 -82L /KWH Turbine 1 / 10; Third, high thermal efficiency, Low fuel consumption and thermal efficiency of 30 ~ 40%; Fourth, rapid start, and would soon reach full power. an emergency can be achieved within minutes full load, while the short course stands, with frequent stop for the convenience of users; 5, 6) Single smaller capacity, the operating technique is relatively simple, easy operation staff in general. Simple maintenance, maintenance convenience, fewer personnel required to operate in the maintenance reserve a small amount; Sixth, diesel generators for power generation and the construction of a comprehensive cost minimum. Sixth, low operating costs, can use a variety of fuels, demand for low-quality fuel, suitable for burning high viscosity fuel oil and the heavy oil price far below the light diesel; Seventh, high reliability, output power stability, Power generation is usually rated by the nine O operation. Therefore, the mobile power plant diesel generator has good prospects.

Diesel generators are a technology-intensive products, the majority of ship power plants, Mobile Power Station and power station by emergency diesel generators Group. Along with the development of the national economy, the diesel generators requirements has been increasing year by year, and its function, technical performance requirements are also increasing

China's diesel generators in mechanical properties, electrical properties, performance, reliability, routine maintenance and service life with the international advanced level, but there is a considerable gap, the main features: (1) Unit type less choice for a smaller; (2) dynamic economy, reliability, and other technical performance low Compact enough structure, high vibration and noise; (3) Diesel Engine Application of new technologies less intelligent, low degree of automation. These shortcomings make homemade diesel generators are not currently meet the requirements of the new ship. It had to import foreign models of a variety of marine diesel engine (such as Cummins, latency, etc.) generators (such as Stanford, Siemens, etc.), air circuit breakers and meters and other production technologies, to meet the domestic shipbuilding industry's needs. As diesel generators from diesel engines, generators and control devices composed of three parts. any part of which level of technical development and can promote other aspects of the development, thereby enhancing the diesel generators overall performance, the three parts between the technical level mutual promotion.

At present, China 's diesel generators concentrate at the senior secondary market and low-end markets. in the high-end market abroad mainly generators and ancillary mainly imported parts, at the end of the market mainly foreign parts, and foreign brands are assembled mainly domestic; At the lower end of the market are generally for domestic products and accessories, and if Weichai, Chai on the diesel generators which have a majority of the exports, and the original foreign brands in the domestic and assembly of diesel generators so on occupied 70% -80% of the market share.

Steel prices push up machinery costs

2008-08-21T22:59:00.000-07:00

The price of steel has increased 40 per cent in six months, and is making fencing and farm machinery significantly more expensive.

Demand from China and India is pushing up the cost of iron ore, with prices expected to rise further.

Equipment manufacturer Les Gason says during the Beijing Olympics, the Chinese will turn off steel production plants to improve air quality.

"My understanding is that it's worldwide, the price of steel worldwide has gone up," he said.

"That means that anything that's made out of steel that the price is increasing around the same percentage.

"That's because the price of iron ore went up, coking fuel's gone up, so the cost of manufacturing of steel has gone up enormously in the last five months."

The process of how bird's Nest to be build

2008-08-21T19:03:00.001-07:00

The engineering of the "Nest" of Beijing Olympics in2008, is completely the crystallization of scientific techniques!The steel structure is one of the hardest parts in the construction of every Olympic venue. A total of 150,000 tons of steel has been used to set up the framework to support these colossal structures. More than 50 of the latest technological achievements were applied in the construction of the Bird's Nest alone. And the use of environmentally-friendly materials and clean energy is one of the focuses.

The workers have overcome tremendous engineering and technical challenges in the process of construction:

1. Difficult work arrangement
They need to do very detailed research of operations and follow meticulous arrangements to complete various kinds of work within a limited workspace.

2. Difficult hoisting of steel parts
To facilitate the assembly of the steel parts, the workers have to use a prone position to assemble the truss columns, which requires a turnover process before they are hoisted. The choice of the hoist points and lug hooks pose great difficulties in the face of bulky and cumbersome steel parts, and the change of pulling stress from three directions must be taken into consideration. The workers need to meticulously rectify angles and positions of the box-typed sectional parts to ensure accurate abutment during the hoisting process.

3. Difficult stabilizing process
They also have to fight the heavy wind load and keep the stability of the steel parts by following a strict working order and use lateral stability measures including the use of anchoring method and wind-holding ropes.

4. Difficult welding
The welders not only face a huge work volume, but also have to work on both the thin steel sheets and thick steel slabs, on high-strength and cast steel elements, and take downward, vertical or overhead positions while welding. They face temperature changes, steel deformation and intensive labor. They need to work above ground, in winter rain and under windy conditions.

5. Difficult installation
The workers face difficulties in ensuring accurate installation as the steel parts and the related gigs and fixtures can be deformed easily under their own dead weight and the change of temperatures. The workers must take pre-installation measures to rectify and relieve the errors that might occur in the process of installation.

The following pictures witness the construction process of bird's Nest:

China's Sports Machine Mints Olympic Gold

2008-08-19T23:56:00.000-07:00

Even before the Olympics began, it was expected that China would harvest the most gold medals in Beijing. But the sheer range of events where China has won gold is remarkable — from weightlifting and judo and badminton, to diving and swimming. On Sunday alone, China won eight gold medals.

The host country normally boosts its medal count from previous Olympics. Money pours into elite sports development, new facilities get built and a national mission of sorts goes into the medal chase.

But what China has done is on a different order of magnitude. At the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, China won only five gold medals. This time it may win 10 times as many. The U.S. was the overall gold medal winner at the past three Summer Olympics. This time it will finish a very distant second to China.

Even before China was awarded the games in 2001, the country's sports bureaucracy focused on developing Olympic champions. The funding for elite sport development — from direct government support and proceeds from lottery ticket sales — has grown as China's economy has prospered.

China's Winning Strategy

Always strong in diving, gymnastics, table tennis and badminton, China honed in on sports like women's weightlifting, archery and shooting, where the global talent pool isn't deep and other athletes don't receive much financial support. The low-hanging fruit strategy has paid off handsomely.

Layered on to this approach is a huge and sophisticated government sports apparatus that identifies promising young athletes through a network of coaches. Some 200,000 Chinese children are said to be living and training at elite sports academies. In sports like gymnastics, kids start boarding at 6 or 7 years old. Their lives are difficult, but the potential rewards are enormous.

If this sports factory approach seems familiar, just think back to Communist East Germany and the Soviet Union, where sports had their own ministries and gold medals became a tool of government policy.

It should be noted that China isn't the only country with a government-backed sports machine. The Wall Street Journal recently reported how Germany is taking up central sports planning in the old East German mode, replacing community sports clubs traditional in western Germany. Japan and Australia fund centralized sports programs as well. The model here is essentially the same: introduce sports to very young children throughout the country. Then spot the few truly talented athletes and spare no expense to surround them with the best in coaching, training, nutrition and equipment.

Reaction In The U.S.

If the U.S. gets trounced by China in the gold medal count, there will be some hand-wringing about the decline of America's Olympic prowess. And in the country's sour national mood, some will say we're doing it all wrong and should emulate the Chinese sports model. But don't expect those voices to get very loud. A big government program to churn out Olympic athletes just isn't in our national DNA.

In the U.S., Olympic athletes emerge from a patchwork quilt of local clubs, high school and college teams. Parents and volunteer coaches are involved — sometimes too involved. When athletes finally get selected for a national team, they receive some modest help through the United States Olympic Committee. But Olympic sports receive no direct government funding. Success depends more on individual and family commitment than a sense of national purpose.

In America, Olympians tend to lead pretty normal lives. They go to school or hold down jobs. They don't live in luxury and aren't recognized on the street. It's all fairly grass roots compared to the huge business of professional sports like football and baseball, and to the Olympic sports machines of China and other countries.

Don't expect the American system to change even if China runs away with the gold medal count. It has been the most successful over time, even as expensive government sports crusades come and go.

How to select the right valve for your application

2008-08-19T01:28:00.000-07:00

Valves have long been more than just a simple device for turning on and shutting off flow. Valve design has kept in step with industrial progress - the development of piping techniques, and the ever-growing list of fluids for processing, power, and finished product. Industry loses millions of dollars each year through the consequences of improper valve selection. Improper valve selection can promote valve failures, which can result in loss of system fluids, out of "spec" product, downtime expenses, unsafe workplace conditions, and environmental damage.

So, how can you confidently select a valve that will install easily, perform safely and reliably, and offer the lowest maintenance and overall cost in your system? You must ask yourself three questions below:

1. What type of fluid will the system carry?
Before selecting a valve, consider the type of fluid the system will carry. Is the fluid viscous or thin? Gas or liquid? Corrosive or inert? Such variables can affect system components and operation. For example, fluid viscosity affects system flow and valve requirements. Fluids that are more viscous reduce system flow and leakage. On the other hand, a high-pressure, light gas will move freely along its flow path, but can be more difficult to seal.
Some gases, such as hydrogen and methane, present significant ignition hazards, and even the smallest leak to the atmosphere can be catastrophic. If the system fluid is a toxic gas, such as arsine or phosphine, leakage to the atmosphere can be even worse. Corrosive gases or liquids such as hydrogen chloride, hydrogen sulfide, or even steam can damage components and actually remove material by chemical or physical attack.

2. What are the system operating conditions?
System operating conditions, such as temperature and pressure, are also important factors in choosing a valve. For example, consider material selection in high- or low-temperature applications; component materials with varying expansion rates can allow fluid leaks. Plastic components can shrink and leak, or they can absorb water and other system media and become brittle at low temperatures. Elastomers, too, can harden and crack in cryogenic service, and they have high thermal coefficients of expansion. In addition, differential pressure can affect sealing capability. For example, a system operating at 1000 psig (68.9 bar) can leak 10 times the amount of the same system operating at 100 psig (6.89 bar).

3. Do you know the different characteristics of different valves?
Progress in valve design puts at the piping engineer's elbow a great variety of valve types, each with some special qualification for service. From these you may choose the right one to provide dependable and economical performance in each particular need.

Gate Valve

Commonly used in industrial piping, this type of valve, as a rule, should be used as a stop valve...to turn on and shut off the flow, as opposed to regulating flow. It gets its name from the gate-like disc which operates at a right angle to the path of flow.

Globe and Angle Valves
The flow through globe valves follow a changing course, thereby causing increased resistance to flow and considerable pressure drop. Because of the seating arrangements, globe valves are the most suitable for throttling flow. The valve is named after its globular body.
Angle valves, similar in principle and a companion line to the globe, are designed to permit a 90 degree turn in piping and are less resistant to flow.

Check Valve

Sometimes referred to as the non-return valve, the check valve stops backflow in the piping. Unlike the gate and globe valves, this simplest of types operates automatically.

Ball Valve

Unique in design, this valve controls the flow of a wide variety of fluids. It can be opened or closed in a quarter-turn of the operating handle. The name "ball" is derived from the ball-shaped disc located within the body. A hole through the center of this disc provides the straight-through flow which is characteristic of ball valves. Light and durable, these are the valves that are playing increasingly important roles in our nation's missile projects, as well as in industry and commercial buildings.

Butterfly Valve
Here's a valve that is extremely durable, efficient and reliable. The butterfly valve derives its name from the wing-like action of the disc which operates at right angles to the flow. Its chief advantage is a seating surface which is not critical. The reason for this being the disc impinges against a resilient liner to provide bubble tightness with low operating torque.

In summary, choosing the correct valve is not always easy. It's a matter of knowing every detail of the job to be done - working pressure, temperature, fluid, volume of flow, corrosive elements, valve operating cycle, etc. other equally. When you choose the right valve, you help maintain a safe environment, eliminate costly downtime, and benefit from increased reliability and leak-tight operation and performance.

Sand casting compared with Die casting

2008-08-18T01:18:00.001-07:00

Sand casting and die casting are both the manufacturing process to produce cast parts by pouring molten liquid metal into the mold,which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape,and then allowed to solidify. The main difference between sand casting and die casting is in the mold.

The sand casting is a cast part produced by forming a mold from a sand mixture and pouring molten liquid metal into the cavity in the mold. The mold is then cooled until the metal has solidified.It is expendable mold casting.

Die casting is the process of forcing molten metal under high pressure into mold cavities (which are machined into dies). Most die castings are made from nonferrous metals, specifically zinc, copper, and aluminum based alloys, but ferrous metal die castings are possible. It is non-expendable mold casting.

Non-expendable mold casting differs from expendable processes in that the mold need not be reformed after each production cycle.

The sand casting is one of the most popular and simplest types of casting that has been used for centuries. Sand casting allows for smaller batches to be made compared to permanent mold casting and at a very reasonable cost. Not only does this method allow manufacturers to create products at a low cost, but there are other benefits to sand casting, such as very small size operations.

The die castingmethod is especially suited for applications where many small to medium sized parts are needed with good detail, a fine surface quality and dimensional consistency.In recent years, injection-molded plastic parts have replaced some die castings because they are cheaper and lighter.Plastic parts are a practical alternative if hardness is not required and little strength is needed.

Generator blows at Olympic rowing heats

2008-08-13T18:25:00.000-07:00

BEIXIAOYING TOWN, China: A diesel generator used to create the underwater bubbles that formed the finish line overheated on Saturday, but did not delay races on the first day of Olympic rowing heats.

The billowing, black smoke was noticeable during the women's pair heats at Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park. The generator was on the grandstand side, not close enough to the fans or the water to cause any concern. The bubbling finish line, however, was eliminated.

Bike riders continued pedaling on the path in front of the blue generator — decorated with Olympic rings — and firefighters quickly brought the situation under control.

Valves construct the nest for the Beijing Olympic Games

2008-08-11T18:24:00.000-07:00

With the advent of Beijing Olympic Games “the National Stadium” attract the world’s attention. As such a large stadium how to make full use of water resources is particularly important.

In fact, through the world’s advanced rainwater collection and sewage treatment systems ，“the Bird’s Nest” reduce water consumption by 70%. It truly realized the goal of the Beijing Olympic Games that combine environmental protection and energy saving. And in this whole process valves has played an important role.

Many people are not very understanding of valves. They think that valves are what can be only used in factories. That’s wrong. A valve is a device that regulates the flow of materials (gases, fluidized solids, slurries, or liquids) by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various passageways. Valves are technically pipe fittings, but usually are discussed separately. Valves are used in a variety of applications including industrial; military, commercial, residential, and transportation. Oil and gas, power generation, mining, water reticulation, sewerage and chemical manufacturing would constitute the majority of valves used by industry.

Plumbing valves are the most obvious in everyday life, taps for hot and cold water, gas control valves on cookers and barbecues, small valves fitted to washing machines and dishwashers, and safety devices fitted to hot water systems are all simple valves.

Most valves are operated manually, either by a hand wheel or lever. Some valves are 'self-operating' driven by changes in pressure, temperature or flow. These changes in pressure or temperature often act against springs or capsules filled with expanding substances. Examples of this type of valve found commonly are safety valves fitted to hot water systems or steam boilers.

More complex control systems using valves requiring automatic control based on an external input (i.e., regulating flow through a pipe to a changing set point) require an actuator. An actuator will stroke the valve depending on its input and set-up, allowing the valve to be positioned accurately, and allowing fine control over a variety of requirements

So in fact valves are closely related to our life. Of course, they are still mainly used on industry. And from the valves used in the stadium we can know valves are becoming more and more sophisticated. On the one hand though constantly improve the construction of valves and make use of new materials valves become more resistant to erosion, more stable. On the other hand through a combination of computer and sensor valvels become more convenient and accurate.

Introduction of Mechanical Seals

2008-08-10T20:28:00.000-07:00

Mechanical seals are being used increasingly on fluid pumps to replace packed glands and lip seals. Pumps with mechanical seals perform more efficiently and generally perform more reliably for extended periods of time

Mechanical seals are provided to prevent pumped fluids from leaking out along the drive shafts. The controlled leakage path is between two flat surfaces associated with the rotating shaft and the housing respectively. The leakage path gap varies as the faces are subject to varying external loads which tend to move the faces relative to each other.

The mechanical seal requires a different shaft housing design arrangement compared to that for the other type of seals because the seal is a more complicated arrangement and the mechanical seal does not provide any support to the shaft.

In order for the mechanical seal to perform over an extended time period with low friction the faces are generally hydrodynamically lubricated. The fluid film will need to carry substantial load. If the load becomes too high for the film surface contact will take place with consequent bearing failure. This lubricating film is generally of the order of 3 micrometres thick , or less. This thickness is critical to the required sealing function. Mechanical seals often have one face of a suitable solid lubricant such that the seal can still operate for a period without the fluid film.

The mechanical seal generally includes three static seals.

1.The sleeve seal - this is usually an O-Ring
2.The seals between the moving seal member and the shaft or sleeve.- This is often an o-ring but can be a wedge or vee seal. This seal may not be used for bellows type mechanical seals
3.The housing seal is generally an o-ring of a gasket.

All of these seal must be compatible with the fluid being contained and the associated environment. These seals may limit the design for high temperature applications. In this case the bellows type alternative may be the best option.

The use of mechanical seals generally involve the use of additional equipment primarily for the flushing /coolant systems. This includes pumps, coolers, strainers, filters etc.

How to buy a sewing machine

2008-08-06T18:41:00.000-07:00

A sewing machine is a textile machine used to stitch fabric or other material together with thread.Sewing machines have come a long way since the early prototypes and are extremely flexible in their usage, from the home user right up to commercial manufacturers. There are three types of sewing machines below.

Electronic sewing machines
The machine needle works when an electric impulse shoots through it while a traditional foot pedal allows the sewer to vary the pressure and control the speed of the needle and the rate at which the fabric is fed through.

These models allow for a reasonable range and size of stitches which are selected by turning a dial. They are much faster and more accurate than old-fashioned manual models.

Computerised sewing machines
These machines do everything that ordinary electronic machines do plus an awful lot more. The machines are controlled by computerised chips with stitch style, tension, length and width programmed in by the manufacturer.

They are operated using a touchpad and computer screen, and you can download programs from your PC. The machine can memorise past work and will also store hundreds of different stitches for you to choose from.

Overlocker machines
Overlocker machines are used to stop fraying and give a professional finish to the seams of a garment. You can use an ordinary machine to neaten an edge but you have to cut the fabric yourself, then set the machine to zig zag stitch, which all takes time and does create a slight ridge.

You can buy an overlocker in addition to your sewing machine but you can’t use an overlocker on its own as it's limited in what it's able to do.

Zero defect in fastener industry

2008-08-05T20:13:00.000-07:00

A passenger plane of China Airlines from Taiwan goes up in flame after an explosion in Naha on Japan's southern island of Okinawa last year. According to initial investigation, it is likely for the reason that a bolt on the right wing that pierced the tank of the ill-fate plane, resulting in a massive fuel leak.
This accident reminds us that a bolt on a machine is very important .The bolts are categorized as fasteners. A fastener is a hardware device that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together. A bolt is a metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body, partially or completely threaded, and a larger head.
Bolts are made in a wide range of materials, with steel being the most common where great resistance to weather is required, stainless steel, titanium, bronze, monel or silicon bronze may be used, or a coating such as brass, or chromium applied.
It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut threaded on the other end. Bolts are usually in tension when properly fitted. In most applications they are not designed to bear large shear forces. There is no method to measure the tension of a bolt already in place other than to tighten it and identify at which point the bolt starts moving. An electronic torque wrench is used on the bolt under test, and the torque applied is constantly measured. When the bolt starts moving the torque briefly drops sharply - this drop-off point is considered the measure of tension. Bolt hangers and bolt runners are two main types of bolt placements. Bolt runners consist solely of a bolt placed with the bolt head sticking out slightly from the rockface .
Under the background of economic globalization, the development of China fastener industry is very complex. In the early 1960s, a series of automobile factories appeared and China automotive industry took shape. The central governing department of automobile set down to building fitting enterprises for the automotive factories. Later, it chose Wuhan Standard Parts Factory, one of the ten enterprises, and input investment to support it. The factory provided parts for all automotive factories . “Wuhan Automobile Standard Factory” emerged as the times required.
In 2006 China fastener output has exceeded 4 million tons. But there is no doubt that output is money and quality is life for fastener industry. Quality is life, the life of fastener enterprises. If we are only blindly in pursuit of output, we will waste time and money.
For the OEMs of automotive fastener in China it is very important to strengthen the process test and online selection capacity, to guarantee the quality of products and get rid of the human factors .
To sum up, the smooth run of car assembly line, the running safety and the good reputation are greatly relied on 100% non-defect fasteners. Under the background of economic globalization, Challenges and opportunities exist at the same time. A large number of multinational fastener companies flow into China. The local fastener companies have to build their own brands and to improve the quality, in order to assure a minor rate of nonconformity, as well as to reduce the rate from 1000-600PPM to less than 150PPM. In this way, to strive for zero defect is fastener industry's goal.
Zero defect is the goal of fastener industry for the same reason that details determine success or failure. There are famous brands on catering, so with garment and fastener. We should change bolt's brand building strategy to make a worldwide fastener brand.