UC4 certified for use with the Avaloq Banking System
Automated scheduling of Avaloq Banking System (ABS) and enterprise systems with UC4 Workload Automation Suite
VIENNA, February 3, 2009 – UC4 Software, a leading global provider of workload automation, job scheduling and IT process optimization solutions, today announced the certification of UC4 Workload Automation Suite for use with the Avaloq Banking System (ABS) version 2.6. The companies have also signed a partnership agreement that will enhance Avaloq to refer customers requiring a complementary scheduling and automation solution to UC4 Software.
“The certification of the UC4 adapter enables organisations to utilise a complementary technology that has been successfully tested and validated against our Model Bank environment,” said Adrian Bult, COO, Avaloq Evolution AG. “Joint customers will be able to increase the return on their existing technology investments leveraging a solution that interfaces directly with the Avaloq Banking System.”
Avaloq solutions are changing the IT landscapes within private and retail banks in Switzerland, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Singapore, Hong Kong and other markets. With UC4 Workload Automation Suite enterprises remove manual intervention, reduce latency and mitigate risk from their end-to-end business processes. The UC4 Business Integration for Avaloq communicates directly with ABS through application interfaces, allowing customers to extend the automated scheduling of their core banking systems and integrate with external applications.
UC4 Workload Automation Suite can manage back-end processing for ABS and all other surrounding systems that many finance institutes rely on. Avaloq users receive regular software updates which support banks in remaining compliant with industry regulations. When utilizing additional tools it is important that Avaloq users work with solutions that are compatible and certified for use with Avaloq. This reduces maintenance and support issues and allows joint customers to benefit from the enterprise wide visibility and control provided by UC4.
“It gives UC4 great pleasure to extend its relationship with Avaloq,” said Cesare Capobianco, chief executive officer, UC4 Software. “We have benefited from an excellent working partnership working towards receiving this certification. It has allowed us to develop an interface that is compliant with Avaloq’s technical specifications, which also delivers measurable business value to our joint customers.”
About Avaloq
The Avaloq Group, with branches in Luxembourg and Singapore, is the Swiss market leader in the field of standard banking software. For over a decade, the Swiss company has been developing and marketing the Avaloq Banking System. It is trusted by leading financial service providers in private, retail and universal banking in international financial centres around the globe. A network of specialists with first-class partners in the areas of implementation, software, service and technology enables Avaloq to offer its clients a comprehensive all-in-one solution – a modular, innovative and integrated standard software for the financial sector. Avaloq is owned by its management and employees.
About UC4 Software
UC4 Software is a leading global provider of workload automation, job scheduling and IT process optimization solutions that ensure core business processes and enterprise information systems run faster, more accurately and without interruption. More than 1,600 companies worldwide have successfully enhanced application processing performance and improved IT efficiency using UC4’s business acceleration solutions. Customers include American Suzuki Motor Corporation, Cadbury, eBay, Eastman Kodak, General Electric, Mattel, McGraw Hill, Panasonic, Robert Bosch, Sun Microsystems, Symantec, T-Systems and Verizon.
9 Mart 2009 Pazartesi
The slowdown of the Houston economy is picking up speed.
The slowdown of the Houston economy is picking up speed.
After setting a torrid pace less than a year ago, the local economy is barely adding new jobs now. At the same time, the unemployment rate has shot up, and so has the number of first-time filers for jobless benefits.
Houston-area employers created 17,200 new jobs between January 2008 and January 2009, according to data released Thursday by the Texas Workforce Commission. That 0.7 percent year-over-year increase was the weakest since the summer of 2004 and doesn’t include the large layoffs already announced in Galveston at the University of Texas Medical Branch and Shriners Hospital for Children.
It’s a sharp departure from just a year ago, when Houston gained 87,400 jobs in the preceding year for a robust 3.5 percent clip.
“I think we’re headed to negative territory in just a few months,” said Barton Smith, director of the University of Houston’s Institute for Regional Forecasting. “By May or June they’ll be negative.”
Weaker hiring coupled with a spike in the number of folks looking for work caused the local jobless rate to jump to 6.5 percent in January, its highest level since July 2004, according to the commission. In December, the rate was 5.6 percent.
The rate is also climbing statewide. In January, the Texas unemployment rate was 6.4 percent, which commission Chairman Tom Pauken expects to grow to 8 percent later this year. Statewide data is seasonally adjusted while local data is not.
“It’s occurring a little faster than we thought,” said Smith, referring to the slowdown that has been especially hard on retailers and financial firms.
New figures due today
While the strong energy industry buffered Houston during 2008, Smith predicts the city soon will lose that cushion. As world economic conditions deteriorate and reduce the demand for energy, he expects widespread job cuts in oil field equipment manufacturing, a key industry for Houston.
The layoffs are still relatively mild but they’ll pick up during the year, he said.
“The national economic storm has hit us,” said Pauken, who spoke with the Houston Chronicle’s editorial board Thursday.
The unemployment rates in Houston and Texas are still better than the U.S. figure, which stood at 7.6 percent in January and rose to 8.1 percent in February, according to federal statistics released today.
Pauken pointed to the spike in initial claims for unemployment benefits that has made it difficult for out-of-work Texans to get through on the busy phone lines to file for benefits. The commission is adding phone capacity to handle the calls, he said.
He pointed to the spike in initial claims for unemployment benefits that has made it difficult for out-of-work Texans to get through on the busy phone lines to file for benefits. The commission is adding phone capacity to handle the calls, he said.
In January, 26,828 Houston-area residents filed initial claims for unemployment benefits. That’s up 24.4 percent from December, when 21,567 residents requested benefits, and nearly double the number of applicants a year ago.
Previous report revised
It’s not uncommon to see job losses from December to January because companies are cutting holiday help and evaluating budgets, said Joel Wagher, labor market analyst for Workforce Solutions, which manages employment services, education and training for the area.
But this time losses were higher than usual because of the struggling economy, he said. It was the worst one-month employment decline in the last 10 years, he said.
Also, the latest report included the annual revision of the previous year’s estimates. Houston’s job base didn’t grow nearly as quickly as the commission thought.
In January, the commission estimated the Houston area added 57,300 new jobs between December 2007 and December 2008, a 2.2 percent increase. But once actual payroll tax records were tallied, the area gained only 22,500 jobs during that time for a 0.9 percent increase.
Houston’s annual job growth peaked last June at 4.6 percent. It has declined ever since, Wagher said.
After setting a torrid pace less than a year ago, the local economy is barely adding new jobs now. At the same time, the unemployment rate has shot up, and so has the number of first-time filers for jobless benefits.
Houston-area employers created 17,200 new jobs between January 2008 and January 2009, according to data released Thursday by the Texas Workforce Commission. That 0.7 percent year-over-year increase was the weakest since the summer of 2004 and doesn’t include the large layoffs already announced in Galveston at the University of Texas Medical Branch and Shriners Hospital for Children.
It’s a sharp departure from just a year ago, when Houston gained 87,400 jobs in the preceding year for a robust 3.5 percent clip.
“I think we’re headed to negative territory in just a few months,” said Barton Smith, director of the University of Houston’s Institute for Regional Forecasting. “By May or June they’ll be negative.”
Weaker hiring coupled with a spike in the number of folks looking for work caused the local jobless rate to jump to 6.5 percent in January, its highest level since July 2004, according to the commission. In December, the rate was 5.6 percent.
The rate is also climbing statewide. In January, the Texas unemployment rate was 6.4 percent, which commission Chairman Tom Pauken expects to grow to 8 percent later this year. Statewide data is seasonally adjusted while local data is not.
“It’s occurring a little faster than we thought,” said Smith, referring to the slowdown that has been especially hard on retailers and financial firms.
New figures due today
While the strong energy industry buffered Houston during 2008, Smith predicts the city soon will lose that cushion. As world economic conditions deteriorate and reduce the demand for energy, he expects widespread job cuts in oil field equipment manufacturing, a key industry for Houston.
The layoffs are still relatively mild but they’ll pick up during the year, he said.
“The national economic storm has hit us,” said Pauken, who spoke with the Houston Chronicle’s editorial board Thursday.
The unemployment rates in Houston and Texas are still better than the U.S. figure, which stood at 7.6 percent in January and rose to 8.1 percent in February, according to federal statistics released today.
Pauken pointed to the spike in initial claims for unemployment benefits that has made it difficult for out-of-work Texans to get through on the busy phone lines to file for benefits. The commission is adding phone capacity to handle the calls, he said.
He pointed to the spike in initial claims for unemployment benefits that has made it difficult for out-of-work Texans to get through on the busy phone lines to file for benefits. The commission is adding phone capacity to handle the calls, he said.
In January, 26,828 Houston-area residents filed initial claims for unemployment benefits. That’s up 24.4 percent from December, when 21,567 residents requested benefits, and nearly double the number of applicants a year ago.
Previous report revised
It’s not uncommon to see job losses from December to January because companies are cutting holiday help and evaluating budgets, said Joel Wagher, labor market analyst for Workforce Solutions, which manages employment services, education and training for the area.
But this time losses were higher than usual because of the struggling economy, he said. It was the worst one-month employment decline in the last 10 years, he said.
Also, the latest report included the annual revision of the previous year’s estimates. Houston’s job base didn’t grow nearly as quickly as the commission thought.
In January, the commission estimated the Houston area added 57,300 new jobs between December 2007 and December 2008, a 2.2 percent increase. But once actual payroll tax records were tallied, the area gained only 22,500 jobs during that time for a 0.9 percent increase.
Houston’s annual job growth peaked last June at 4.6 percent. It has declined ever since, Wagher said.
7 Mart 2009 Cumartesi
VSEP
VSEP Membrane Cleaners In addition to filtration systems, New Logic manufactures a complete line of chemical cleaners designed to maintain maximum flow rates in all VSEP applications.Years of exhaustive research and development by New Logic engineers have resulted in seven chemical cleaners formulated to attack the most stubborn foulants across a wide range of membranes and feed streams.While designed for VSEP membrane filtration systems, these advanced formulas are perfect for cleaning any membrane.To learn more about VSEP Advanced Cleaning Solutions, please choose a link below to visit our sister site http://www.membranecleaner.com/.
While membrane-based separations of liquids from solids have enjoyed increasing popularity over the last 20 years, the technology has an inherent Achilles heel that affects all membrane devices: fouling. This long-term loss in throughput capacity is due primarily to the formation of a boundary layer that builds up naturally on the membranes surface during the filtration process.In addition to cutting down on the flux performance of the membrane, this boundary or gel layer acts as a secondary membrane reducing the native design selectivity of the membrane in use.
6 Mart 2009 Cuma
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5 Mart 2009 Perşembe
Custom Stack Analysis
Custom Stack Analysis, LLC., was originally established in Alliance, Ohio, in 1965 by Mr. Ernest Kolm. In the year 2000, the company was acquired by Mr. James K. Gray, who has over 18 years experience in the field of air emissions testing. In the year 2005 Custom Stack Analysis, LLC. acquired the source testing assets of Envisage Environmental, Inc. Custom Stack Analysis, LLC. has capabilities for performing Stack Testing, Industrial Hygiene, Analytical Services, Burner Combustion Efficiency, Radon Testing and Indoor Air Quality. The company has performed work not only for small companies, but also many fortune 500 companies. A professional staff can ensure that any of your environmental needs are met with quality and competitive pricing.
Custom Stack Analysis, LLC., has been providing air emissions testing for the past 38 years. In this time, they have performed testing for many prominent clients, such as Stericycle, Inc., Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., and WCI Steel, along with many other prominent companies. The company has extensive knowledge in testing for medical waste incinerators, printing operations, steel foundries, asphalt facilities, power plants, petroleum refineries, chemical plants, brick manufacturers, lumber processing, hazardous waste incinerators, rubber manufacturing, roofing production, plastic manufacturers, and many other types of operations. The company has also been providing its services to engineering companies, government agencies, and control system designers. The company has experience providing services internationally including Canada, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Caribbean Islands and South America. If you have an international project that requires our services be sure to give us a call. In 2009 Custom Stack Analysis, LLC. joined a service alliance with Zaff International/Hi-Tech Ltd. for providing services in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Coast countries.
Custom Stack Analysis, LLC., has an excellent performance reputation in working with many prominent Clients in Ohio and throughout the United States. The company is noted for its ability to deliver quality services in accordance with project schedules, and to provide responsive assistance to Clients in emergency situations.
Custom Stack Analysis, LLC., has a company policy of providing high quality services to clients. The company also has a strong commitment for safety on the job for its work force, which includes USEPA's safety, health, and environmental management training program for field activities for all employees.
Custom Stack Analysis, LLC., is an active member in the Air & Waste Management Association, Source Evaluation Society, Ohio Chamber of Commerce, and Carolina Air Pollution Control Association.
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With annual revenues of $10 billion, we have more than 30,000 employees and serve over 350,000 customers within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and government agencies, as well as environmental and industrial process control settings. Serving customers through two premier brands, Thermo Scientific and Fisher Scientific, we help solve analytical challenges from routine testing to complex research and discovery.
Thermo Scientific offers customers a complete range of high-end analytical instruments as well as laboratory equipment, software, services, consumables and reagents to enable integrated laboratory workflow solutions. Fisher Scientific provides a complete portfolio of laboratory equipment, chemicals, supplies and services used in healthcare, scientific research, safety and education.
Get to know our complete range of product lines, services, and brands.
Learn about the diverse and growing markets we serve spanning research, manufacturing, safety, environmental, healthcare, and training and education.
Thermo Scientific offers customers a complete range of high-end analytical instruments as well as laboratory equipment, software, services, consumables and reagents to enable integrated laboratory workflow solutions. Fisher Scientific provides a complete portfolio of laboratory equipment, chemicals, supplies and services used in healthcare, scientific research, safety and education.
Get to know our complete range of product lines, services, and brands.
Learn about the diverse and growing markets we serve spanning research, manufacturing, safety, environmental, healthcare, and training and education.
4 Mart 2009 Çarşamba
DDR-150 Rotary Positioning Stage
Direct drive brushless DC servo motor
- Precision ground ABEC-7 4-point contact bearings
- Durable stainless steel top plate with through hole
- Resolution to 0.2 arc seconds
- Highly repeatable Hall effect home and limit switches
- Optional encoder scale cover
- Ideal for:
- Wafer Inspection
- Precision Assembly
- Laser Machining
Low Profile Direct Drive Rotary Stage
Anorad's new DDR-150 rotary positioning stages are designed for precise position and velocity control in light to medium force applications. High performance is achieved through use of a brushless DC servomotor, high resolution optical encoder and precision bearing set all housed in a compact and precisely machined aluminum base with a rugged stainless steel top plate.
The direct drive servo control of the brushless DC motor has several advantages over conventional gear driven rotary stages. Backlash is eliminated, torque variation is minimized, plus gear and brush wear are no longer factors in long term usage. Added benefits include speeds up to 360 rpm, 0.2 arc second resolution and ±1 arc second repeatability. Step-and-settle time is also reduced due to increased servo bandwidth.
Available options for the DDR-150 include a variety of encoder resolutions to meet your speed and accuracy requirements. An axial through hole for use with pneumatic or optical devices; adjustable home, limit and hardstop positions; and a sheet metal cover to protect the encoder and internal components.
Specifications
| Parameter | Specification | Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | unlimited | Maximum Velocity2 | 1273 rpm |
| Accuracy | ±20 arc sec | Acceleration | 34 rad/s2 |
| Repeatability1 (bi-directional) | ±1 arc sec | Axial Capacity | 25 kg |
| Resolution1 | 0.214 arc sec | Axial Runout (TIR) | 5 µm |
| Stability | ±2 counts | Radial Runout (TIR) | 5 µm |
| Minimum move1 | 0.5 arc sec | Wobble3 | ±8 µm |
| Peak Torque | 7.4 Nm | Thru Hole diameter | 35 mm |
| Continuous Torque | 1.4 Nm | Concentricity (Thru hole) | ±2 µm |
| Inertia | 0.217 kg-m2 | Stage Weight | 3.5 kg |
| DDR-150 Construction | Mechanical Features |
|---|---|
| Stationary Base | High strength aluminum alloy with black anodized finish (Nickel plating optional) |
| Rotating Table | Stainless steel with passivated finish |
| Bearing System | ABEC-7 precision ground 4-point contact radial bearing |
| Encoder | Incremental optical encoder with reflective tape scale (50 lines/mm) |
| Limit Switches | Hall effect home and limit switches |
- With 0.214 arc sec resolution (256x multiplication)
- At lowest resolution (top speed dependent on controller and resolution)
- Measured at 60mm radius
Oscilloscope Feature Focus
ZTEC Instruments believes that modular instruments should provide users the same advanced acquisition and measurement feature sets that benchtop instruments have. That’s why our PXI, PCI, VXI, and LAN oscilloscopes and function generators stand out in the world of modular instruments. For example our M-Class oscilloscopes offer:
Advanced acquisition modes: averaging, envelope, peak detect, high resolution, and equivalent time
On-board waveform measurements and waveform math:
Automatically calculate 36 parameters related to waveform behavior
In addition to basic +, -, *, M-Class scopes can calculate FFT, derivative, integration, histogram, limit testing and mask testing waveforms
Advanced triggering: including rising/falling edge, pattern, state, pulse width, video, and multi-event cascading triggers
Segmented memory: Up to 32,000 waveforms can be viewed (overlaid or individually), saved and analyzed
Intuitive interface: Free ZScope software provides an intuitive graphical interface for controlling ZTEC’s modular oscilloscopes – control it just like a benchtop oscilloscope
3 Mart 2009 Salı
LUXURY JET
Luxury Air Jets provides a full spectrum of private aviation services to people who can’t afford to waste time. We provide private jet charter flights to nearly every destination in the world on corporate jets. By using our private jet or executive jet charter services, you will avoid giant commercial airports, security lines, baggage check lines, and delayed flights. Private jet charter is with no doubt the future in private aviation. That is why we made air charter services our specialty.
AIRCRAFT CHARTER - Only Four-Hour Notice!Among the benefits you get when you charter private jets, executive jet aircraft, or any luxury aircraft with us:*When you charter private jets, you pay No monthly fees, No membership costs, and No long-term investment on any charter flights.*20-30% saving on jet charter when compared to fractional program companies.*Only four-hour notice required for all charter jet and travel arrangements.*Access to 3,500 executive jet aircraft and helicopters in over 6,000 airports worldwide.*The highest ARG/US certifications for all our aircraft.*24-hour personalized concierge service monitoring all charter flightsLuxury Air Jets provides a full spectrum of private aviation services to people who can’t afford to waste time. We provide private jet charter flights to nearly every destination in the world on corporate jets. By using our private jet or executive jet charter services, you will avoid giant commercial airports, security lines, baggage check lines, and delayed flights. Private jet charter is with no doubt the future in private aviation. That is why we made air charter services our specialty.
AIRCRAFT CHARTER - Only Four-Hour Notice!Among the benefits you get when you charter private jets, executive jet aircraft, or any luxury aircraft with us:*When you charter private jets, you pay No monthly fees, No membership costs, and No long-term investment on any charter flights.*20-30% saving on jet charter when compared to fractional program companies.*Only four-hour notice required for all charter jet and travel arrangements.*Access to 3,500 executive jet aircraft and helicopters in over 6,000 airports worldwide.*The highest ARG/US certifications for all our aircraft.*24-hour personalized concierge service monitoring all charter flights.
AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT - Protect Your Investment!Our services include:*Aircraft Storage, Maintenance, Inspection, and Supplemental Aircraft.*Key bi-Coastal Locations.*Aircraft Maintenance & Inspection Monitoring to assure peak condition*The highest approval ratings from ARG/US.*Full Cycle Recruitment and training of professional flight crew.*Concierge service - All our associates receive extensive professional training*All Administrative Responsibilities - monthly accounting and financial reporting.*Centralized Dispatching & Flight Scheduling - Dedicated 24-hour flight coordination.*Fleet Discount Programs for aircraft parts, maintenance, and insurance.*Jet A and 100LL Fuel - LAJ negotiated savings on fuel pricing and FBO services.*Jet Charter sales - to maximize your aircraft’s revenue potential.*Additional Services include Full Catering, Cabin Attendants, International Flight Planning, Crew internet access, Ground transportation for guests and crew, Cabin Cleaning Services and de-icing.
AIRCRAFT SALES - Not publicly available*Expert aircraft sourcing worldwide.*Corporate jets, executive jets, and private jets selection tailored to your needs.*Years of Long-Established Relationships.*Full analysis of your needs and requirements.*Access to an exclusive private listing of new aircraft.*Immediate delivery.Safe*We are members in good standing with all industry safety and auditing organizations. In this regard, we have aligned ourselves with industry titans such as ARG/US®, NATA® and NATA First®. Compliance with TSA as well as local and federal law enforcement agency regulations further ensure your personal security and safety while using our air charter service.TimelyOur 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week/ 365 days a year concierges are trained to exceed your expectations for all Jet charter flights, and show you the luxury of flying with us when you charter a private jet, a corporate jet, or an executive jet.Our clients include: heads of states, world leaders, entertainment celebrities, high net-worth individuals and their families, and corporate key personnel.Our trip-type include: world tours, business travel, industry travel, personal travel, celebrity travel,
2 Mart 2009 Pazartesi
Biomedical Sample Handling
Multi-axis X-Y linear motorized positioning stageABTech inc's Mini X-Y Linear Motor stage combines Copley Controls, Thrust Tube "Micro" series linear motors with non-contact linear encoders and precision mechanical guideway bearings to produce a unique lightweight, low mass and low profile, linear motor positioning stage.This design incorporates the linear motors coil (forcer) as the stages workholding carriage while the linear mechanical guideway bearings provide load support, travel straightness and orthogonality for accurate positioning and repeatability.The Thrust Tube linear motors are electrically identical to conventional brushless DC motors making them compatible to most third party brushless drives.These mini X-Y stages are ideally suited for pick-and-place or point-to-point positioning applications such as biomedical sample handling or inspection.ABTech's modular design approach and full engineering services can respond quickly to provide a solution to your O.E.M. needs for ultra-precision linear motion.
Features
Thrust Tube "Micro" series brushless DC linear motors
Precision linear mechanical guideway bearings
Non-contact linear encoders
Position accuracy & repeatability: ±0.000080" (±2.0µm)
Motor drive amplifiers
Motion controllers
Custom bases
Complete turn-key systems
Modular design
Features
Thrust Tube "Micro" series brushless DC linear motors
Precision linear mechanical guideway bearings
Non-contact linear encoders
Position accuracy & repeatability: ±0.000080" (±2.0µm)
Motor drive amplifiers
Motion controllers
Custom bases
Complete turn-key systems
Modular design
1 Mart 2009 Pazar
Precibalance
Dynamic Balancing Machines are made here Precibalance has got proven expertise in supplying dynamic balancing machines in many applications working in more than forty nine countries across the world.
We also have solutıons for servicing/upgrade of old balancing machines
We have upgraded computer based instrumantation many makes of balancing machines like schenck,IRD American Hoffman,DB Hoffman,tinius olsen,fuel ınstruments and engineers(FIE),ABI,e.t.c
- * Balancing Machines for high speed turbocharger applications
- * Balancing Machines for Electrical Motor rotors
- * Balancing Machines for Fan Assembly balancing
- * Balancing Machines for Print rolls
- * Balancing Machines for brake drum
- * Semi Automatic balancing machines
- * Combination drive balancing machines
- * Balancing Machines for TFO Spindle
- * Balancing Machines for Turbines
- * Balancing Machines for Centrifuge
- * Balancing Machines for Textile rolls
- * Fly Wheel balancing machines
- * Pulleys balancing machines
- * Pump Impellers balancing machines
- * Brake drums balancing machines
We also have solutıons for servicing/upgrade of old balancing machines
We have upgraded computer based instrumantation many makes of balancing machines like schenck,IRD American Hoffman,DB Hoffman,tinius olsen,fuel ınstruments and engineers(FIE),ABI,e.t.c
High-Efficiency Generators for Hybrid Vehicles
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WENESCO
ABOUT WENESCO MELTERS: All of our melters are made according to a basic design. The material to be heated is contained in a liner (crucible). Heater elements are then placed adjacent to the liner. The liner and heater elements are surrounded by insulation. Finally, a steel or stainless steel housing contains the entire assembly. Heater elements are easily replaced by the user.
The design of the melter varies with the melting temperature and chemical characteristics of the material to be heated.
Wax compounds, hot melt, soap, and other thermoplastics, in the 80F to 450F range are best heated using convection type heating elements and low-watt density band heaters. Many of our melters feature power control in addition to an accurate thermostat to maximize even heating. A heated dispensing valve is usually provided. A stirrer may be added to assure consistency in a blend.
Melters, in the 80F to 1000F range are widely used to melt solder, babbit, pewter, tin, lead and other soft metals. These melters are carefully insulated to preserve energy and maintain operator safety. Pot liners are available to handle “lead free” alloys and salt compounds.
Larger melters are available in electric, natural gas, or propane versions. Gas melters usually cost more to buy than electric models, but depending upon power costs in your area, may cost less to operate,
Please click on the links below to find what you are looking for. But if we don't have it, chances are Wenesco can make it for you, because we've been specializing in custom engineering and production for decades!
Always call for free quotes & information.
Electric Melters for
Temp. Range
Candle wax, gel wax, soy wax, soap 80F--250F
Hot melt strippable coatings 80F-400F
Various compounds, plastisols, adhesives 80F -- 450F
Solder, tin, lead, babbitt 80F--1000F
Gold or silver in small crucibles 1800F--2200F
28 Şubat 2009 Cumartesi
titanmoneyexpress
titanmoneyexpress
titanmoneyexpress is an international payment processor in an OFFSHORE jurisdiction. For individuals and online businessesfrom across the world! Make payments, do shopping or receive money by email fromanywhere in the world!
As an offshore payment processor in a tax havenjurisdiction you benefit as follows: -
All you need is a FREE account and your email addressto send or receive money
OFFSHORE protection status- no 3rd party reportingrequired
Personal / Prestige Accounts takes 2 minutesto open!
Merchants sell your products to anyone with an emailaccount- FREE SCI!
New: Business PrestigeAccounts for High Net worth Individuals and Business people from across theworld. read more
User Accounts may be operated on a "Verified" or"Unverified" status. readmore
Need some Privacy and Anonymity?
-Escrow services coming soon!
What about Tax Freedom?
NO tolerance Policies against fraud orattempted fraud! readmore
..then look no further!
Questions? go to the KNOWLEDGEBASE
titanmoneyexpress is an international payment processor in an OFFSHORE jurisdiction. For individuals and online businessesfrom across the world! Make payments, do shopping or receive money by email fromanywhere in the world!
As an offshore payment processor in a tax havenjurisdiction you benefit as follows: -
All you need is a FREE account and your email addressto send or receive money
OFFSHORE protection status- no 3rd party reportingrequired
Personal / Prestige Accounts takes 2 minutesto open!
Merchants sell your products to anyone with an emailaccount- FREE SCI!
New: Business PrestigeAccounts for High Net worth Individuals and Business people from across theworld. read more
User Accounts may be operated on a "Verified" or"Unverified" status. readmore
Need some Privacy and Anonymity?
-Escrow services coming soon!
What about Tax Freedom?
NO tolerance Policies against fraud orattempted fraud! readmore
..then look no further!
Questions? go to the KNOWLEDGEBASE
27 Şubat 2009 Cuma
THE LAST DAYS OF PRIVACY
As technology makes life richer and easier, we leave a trail of information that is susceptible to prying eyes
Within the next four months, a major Bay Area supermarket chain plans to introduce a payment system that uses biometric fingerprint authentication to verify customers' identities. Under this system, shoppers in checkout lines won't need to use cash, checks, debit cards or credit cards. Instead, they can place their fingers on scanners that read fingerprints, and once the device links to their bank or credit card accounts, they can buy groceries, get cash back and do everything else shoppers do.
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The system is already used in cities around the United States, including Portland, Ore., and Chicago, where one shopper says it has changed his life for the better. Linc Thelen, a 37-year-old interior designer, says the fingerprint system -- known commercially as Pay By Touch -- is convenient to use and expedites his way through grocery lines at Jewel-Osco, where he shops. Thelen says the system lets people leave their wallets behind, so they don't have to worry about being robbed or losing their credit cards.
"I had no reservation," Thelen said in a phone interview. "It's a safe way to store information."
But no system is 100 percent foolproof.
Despite the fact that armed men guard the computers that store the customers' virtual fingerprints, despite the fact that Bank of America's former security chief now heads Pay By Touch's security division, and despite the fact that Pay By Touch hires people to try to expose vulnerabilities in its computer system (so those vulnerabilities can be eliminated), Pay By Touch President John Morris acknowledges that "it's not impossible" for computer hackers to figure out how to tamper with its information.
And therein lies one of the 21st century's most vexing problems: More and more of our personal data are captured and stored by corporate and government interests, and are potentially available to anyone with the technological, legal or financial means to access that information.
Whether it's phone calls we make, library books we check out, CDs we buy on the Internet or divorces we finalize in court, we leave a trail of information that becomes susceptible to prying eyes. For the price of a bus pass, you can pay a company to supply anyone's address, phone number, political affiliation, estimated income and property history. For $20 more, you can find out if that person is married or divorced, has a criminal record, and what sort of jobs he or she has worked.
Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., says she will introduce a "privacy bill of rights" because identity theft and security failures of personal records have become "one of the most important issues facing us as individuals and as a nation."
The availability of personal information -- downloadable onto laptop computers, which are increasingly being fitted with fingerprint technology -- is changing the culture in ways that may seem trivial but are really benchmarks for a new society already in its formative stages.
A small example: Unbeknownst to the men who date her, Judy runs background checks on all of them, using a private investigator to dig out any "red flags" that would presage troubling behavior. A businesswoman in Southern California, Judy, 50, uses a company called DateSmart, whose client base has boomed in the past five years as more people confront the perils of online dating.
"I'm glad the information is out there," says Judy, who did not want her last name used because of concerns her suitors would read this article. "The men I'm talking to online are complete strangers. And I have absolutely no knowledge of their character other than what they're saying in their profiles. I need to feel comfortable knowing that they're not an ax murderer. The people you meet might be well dressed, but you never know if they have any criminal history. It's for (my) safety."
Background checks are nothing new. What's changed are the speed with which you can obtain them, their relatively small price (some companies advertise free checks) and their growing public acceptance. The information revolution has transformed the background check into a common and casual tool, and those being scrutinized probably don't have a clue. More obvious are the security cameras embedded in nearly every major American city, including New York, Milwaukee, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles and, yes, San Francisco, where lenses record people's activities in such crime-ridden neighborhoods as Bayview-Hunters Point and the Western Addition. The spread of these cameras is championed by authorities, who say it reduces criminal activity, and criticized by the ACLU, which says the equipment is an unnecessary intrusion into public spaces.
Civil liberties groups have joined the widespread outcry against the government's monitoring of Americans' phone-call records. Two weeks ago in federal court, the ACLU challenged the legal rationale behind the National Security Agency program, arguing that the NSA's actions -- involving "data mining" of records provided by AT&T and other telephone companies -- violate Americans' rights to free speech and privacy as guaranteed under the First and Fourth Amendments. Last week, privacy experts raised questions about the U.S. government's monitoring of international bank transfers -- previously secret data surveillance officials say is justified by the fight against terrorism.
Americans' rights to privacy will be tested even more in the next few years as biometric technology creeps increasingly into everyday arenas. For example, on the campus of UC San Diego, biometric experts are testing a soda machine that uses both fingerprint and face-recognition technology. The machine is in a lounge for grad students in UC San Diego's computer science building.
"The students are very excited about getting it working," Serge Belongie, a UC San Diego associate professor of computer science, says in a phone interview. "People think it's very cool. ... No one uses money. They have accounts. What would be fun is if (the machine) recognizes you and says, 'Would you like your usual?' "
If UC San Diego students are reluctant to use the machine, their privacy concerns are outweighed by convenience -- a sentiment echoed in survey after survey on biometric technology. In March, Unisys Corp. released a report on public perception of "identity management" that said convenience and efficiency were the two biggest reasons consumers would use biometric technology. (The most preferred biometric methods are fingerprints and voice recognition, according to the survey. The least preferred, because of its perceived intrusiveness, is an iris or eye scan.)
Two of the biggest turnoffs for those who shun biometric technology: suspicion of how the technology works and loss of privacy. Among respondents from North America, just 56 percent said they'd be willing to share their fingerprint with a government organization such as a post office or tax authority. Among respondents from the Asia-Pacific region, 71 percent said they'd share their fingerprint with the government.
"As consumer confidence grows in the large-scale usage of (biometric technology) and standards are more generally comfortably adopted, you're going to see a pretty rapid migration" to it, says Mark Cohn, Unisys vice president for homeland security solutions.
Cohn, a principal architect of the Department of Homeland Security's US-VISIT Exit system, which uses fingerprint technology to run background checks on visa applicants and verify their entry to and arrival from the United States, says Malaysia offers a preview of how the United States may change in the coming years.
Since 2001, the Malay government has issued a biometric "multipurpose card" to Malaysians 12 years and older. The card, which features a thumbprint and photograph, acts as a passport, driver's license, ATM card, toll and parking pass, and medical record that lists blood type and any allergies.
The card is convenient to use -- but it's a nightmare for Malaysians who lose it or have it stolen. Crime syndicates in Malaysia have altered cards with different photographs and used them to give members new identities, though the Malay government insists these identity thieves can't access the original cardholders' personal information. Special chip technology and other password features prevent this, they say. Also, the cardholder's fingerprint -- rather than being visible on the card -- is encrypted in the card itself: To reveal the fingerprint, the card must be inserted into a special biometric device that compares the encrypted print with that of the person claiming to be the cardholder.
For anyone who has read Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four," where "telescreens" keep track of people's lives, this new biometric technology will seem like fiction come to life. It's showing up everywhere. By the end of this year, U.S. passport agencies hope to issue "electronic passports" with computer chips that have digital photos of the holders. With the help of face-recognition machines, airport security can compare a photo with the face of the passport holder. For two years, an American corporation, VeriChip, has sold government-approved electronic chips that are inserted under people's skin to give doctors instant access to patients' medical histories.
In 2008, as mandated by the Real ID Act, states plan to issue driver's licenses linked to a database that includes each license holder's photo and Social Security number. These licenses (civil liberties groups call them national identity cards) will likely include a biometric photo of the driver accessible by authorities.
In the meantime, banks are considering using iris scans and even palm scans at ATMs in an effort to cut down on fraud. (In 1999, Bank United in Texas adopted iris-scan technology at three of its ATMs in a test that was discontinued when Washington Mutual took over the bank.)
Some people love the new technology. Others shun it.
Pay By Touch admits it has encountered some resistance among shoppers it approached in supermarkets that already use the company's fingerprint service. But Morris, its president, says many of these customers are quickly won over by the convenience of Pay By Touch, which is free for consumers, and that the company keeps data points based on users' fingerprints, not actual fingerprints. So far, supermarkets in 40 states use the Pay By Touch system.
Pay By Touch, which is based in San Francisco, wouldn't say which Bay Area supermarket chain will start using its fingerprint system in the next four months -- only that the chain will use the system in just a handful of its Bay Area stores. Pay By Touch users sign up voluntarily and are under no obligation to use it at the checkout line.
Pay By Touch says it takes great care to safeguard its users' data. After fingerprints are converted into algorithms, they're encrypted, then stored in IBM computers. Those algorithms can't be reconverted into an exact copy of the fingerprint, though Pay By Touch may eventually store users' actual fingerprints if the technology improves, Morris says. The company insists it will never sell users' personal information or fingerprints to anyone else -- a pledge that's backed up in writing when users sign up with the company. But what if federal authorities, citing national security, insist on the finger scan and payment history of a Pay By Touch user?
Pam Dixon, who heads the World Privacy Forum, a public research group, went to Chicago to warn potential Pay By Touch users about possible dangers.
"It didn't stick," she says. "People were (more) concerned with (convenience than) the potential risks. People can put their thumb on a pad and be done with it. But meanwhile, their biometric data is sitting with another company, a third party, that's subject to subpoena. One argument that I made: Let's say that every supermarket in the country, particularly the large chains, (use) a biometric payment system. It's a law enforcement dream because who needs a biometric database run by the U.S. government when you've got one being run by private companies?"
Citing the recent disclosure by the Veterans Administration, which said a computer with credit information on millions of veterans had been stolen, Dixon says, "The second issue is information security. If the VA can't keep its records secure, which is a government agency that has all sorts of strict controls that are supposed to be in place, how on Earth can a private company without the resources of something like the VA manage to keep something secure? When we have a credit card stolen, we can call the credit card company and say, 'Give me a new number.' But you can't do that with your biometric. You can't say, 'Give me a new fingerprint.' "
Morris dismisses such concerns, saying that Pay By Touch will actually decrease the likelihood that consumers' credit information is stolen or misappropriated. "I think (Pay By Touch users) get pretty rapidly that it's the ultimate way to secure their private data," he says. "It connects (their accounts) to something that's uniquely them, as opposed to handing a credit card over to a stranger or writing a personal check that seven or eight humans touch before it gets in their statement. Securing information by a biometric is a giant leap forward. (Users) like that they don't have to pull their card out anymore. They (tell us they) like that they don't have to carry their (purses or wallets) through the parking lot of an urban supermarket. There's a physical security benefit. Their numbers are never displayed. The safety of securing their data is the No. 1 thing they like."
The marketplace will determine whether the public is ready to accept commercial fingerprint identification. Investors in Pay By Touch believe that day is here, capitalizing the company with $190 million in the past 12 months. More than 2.5 million shoppers already use the Pay By Touch system. Morris envisions a day when all stores -- even mom-and-pop ones -- offer a Pay By Touch option.
Soon, customers will be able to use Pay By Touch from home with the help of fingerprint readers attached to their computers. In ancient China, rulers would put their fingerprints on documents to give them an official seal. Artists would also mark their work with prints. It wasn't until the late 1800s that authorities realized they could use fingerprints to catch criminals. Their evolution as a way to pay for groceries is a 21st century twist fueled by technology. It's also a trade-off between privacy and convenience. Welcome to the brave new world in Aisle 5.
Within the next four months, a major Bay Area supermarket chain plans to introduce a payment system that uses biometric fingerprint authentication to verify customers' identities. Under this system, shoppers in checkout lines won't need to use cash, checks, debit cards or credit cards. Instead, they can place their fingers on scanners that read fingerprints, and once the device links to their bank or credit card accounts, they can buy groceries, get cash back and do everything else shoppers do.
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The system is already used in cities around the United States, including Portland, Ore., and Chicago, where one shopper says it has changed his life for the better. Linc Thelen, a 37-year-old interior designer, says the fingerprint system -- known commercially as Pay By Touch -- is convenient to use and expedites his way through grocery lines at Jewel-Osco, where he shops. Thelen says the system lets people leave their wallets behind, so they don't have to worry about being robbed or losing their credit cards.
"I had no reservation," Thelen said in a phone interview. "It's a safe way to store information."
But no system is 100 percent foolproof.
Despite the fact that armed men guard the computers that store the customers' virtual fingerprints, despite the fact that Bank of America's former security chief now heads Pay By Touch's security division, and despite the fact that Pay By Touch hires people to try to expose vulnerabilities in its computer system (so those vulnerabilities can be eliminated), Pay By Touch President John Morris acknowledges that "it's not impossible" for computer hackers to figure out how to tamper with its information.
And therein lies one of the 21st century's most vexing problems: More and more of our personal data are captured and stored by corporate and government interests, and are potentially available to anyone with the technological, legal or financial means to access that information.
Whether it's phone calls we make, library books we check out, CDs we buy on the Internet or divorces we finalize in court, we leave a trail of information that becomes susceptible to prying eyes. For the price of a bus pass, you can pay a company to supply anyone's address, phone number, political affiliation, estimated income and property history. For $20 more, you can find out if that person is married or divorced, has a criminal record, and what sort of jobs he or she has worked.
Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., says she will introduce a "privacy bill of rights" because identity theft and security failures of personal records have become "one of the most important issues facing us as individuals and as a nation."
The availability of personal information -- downloadable onto laptop computers, which are increasingly being fitted with fingerprint technology -- is changing the culture in ways that may seem trivial but are really benchmarks for a new society already in its formative stages.
A small example: Unbeknownst to the men who date her, Judy runs background checks on all of them, using a private investigator to dig out any "red flags" that would presage troubling behavior. A businesswoman in Southern California, Judy, 50, uses a company called DateSmart, whose client base has boomed in the past five years as more people confront the perils of online dating.
"I'm glad the information is out there," says Judy, who did not want her last name used because of concerns her suitors would read this article. "The men I'm talking to online are complete strangers. And I have absolutely no knowledge of their character other than what they're saying in their profiles. I need to feel comfortable knowing that they're not an ax murderer. The people you meet might be well dressed, but you never know if they have any criminal history. It's for (my) safety."
Background checks are nothing new. What's changed are the speed with which you can obtain them, their relatively small price (some companies advertise free checks) and their growing public acceptance. The information revolution has transformed the background check into a common and casual tool, and those being scrutinized probably don't have a clue. More obvious are the security cameras embedded in nearly every major American city, including New York, Milwaukee, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles and, yes, San Francisco, where lenses record people's activities in such crime-ridden neighborhoods as Bayview-Hunters Point and the Western Addition. The spread of these cameras is championed by authorities, who say it reduces criminal activity, and criticized by the ACLU, which says the equipment is an unnecessary intrusion into public spaces.
Civil liberties groups have joined the widespread outcry against the government's monitoring of Americans' phone-call records. Two weeks ago in federal court, the ACLU challenged the legal rationale behind the National Security Agency program, arguing that the NSA's actions -- involving "data mining" of records provided by AT&T and other telephone companies -- violate Americans' rights to free speech and privacy as guaranteed under the First and Fourth Amendments. Last week, privacy experts raised questions about the U.S. government's monitoring of international bank transfers -- previously secret data surveillance officials say is justified by the fight against terrorism.
Americans' rights to privacy will be tested even more in the next few years as biometric technology creeps increasingly into everyday arenas. For example, on the campus of UC San Diego, biometric experts are testing a soda machine that uses both fingerprint and face-recognition technology. The machine is in a lounge for grad students in UC San Diego's computer science building.
"The students are very excited about getting it working," Serge Belongie, a UC San Diego associate professor of computer science, says in a phone interview. "People think it's very cool. ... No one uses money. They have accounts. What would be fun is if (the machine) recognizes you and says, 'Would you like your usual?' "
If UC San Diego students are reluctant to use the machine, their privacy concerns are outweighed by convenience -- a sentiment echoed in survey after survey on biometric technology. In March, Unisys Corp. released a report on public perception of "identity management" that said convenience and efficiency were the two biggest reasons consumers would use biometric technology. (The most preferred biometric methods are fingerprints and voice recognition, according to the survey. The least preferred, because of its perceived intrusiveness, is an iris or eye scan.)
Two of the biggest turnoffs for those who shun biometric technology: suspicion of how the technology works and loss of privacy. Among respondents from North America, just 56 percent said they'd be willing to share their fingerprint with a government organization such as a post office or tax authority. Among respondents from the Asia-Pacific region, 71 percent said they'd share their fingerprint with the government.
"As consumer confidence grows in the large-scale usage of (biometric technology) and standards are more generally comfortably adopted, you're going to see a pretty rapid migration" to it, says Mark Cohn, Unisys vice president for homeland security solutions.
Cohn, a principal architect of the Department of Homeland Security's US-VISIT Exit system, which uses fingerprint technology to run background checks on visa applicants and verify their entry to and arrival from the United States, says Malaysia offers a preview of how the United States may change in the coming years.
Since 2001, the Malay government has issued a biometric "multipurpose card" to Malaysians 12 years and older. The card, which features a thumbprint and photograph, acts as a passport, driver's license, ATM card, toll and parking pass, and medical record that lists blood type and any allergies.
The card is convenient to use -- but it's a nightmare for Malaysians who lose it or have it stolen. Crime syndicates in Malaysia have altered cards with different photographs and used them to give members new identities, though the Malay government insists these identity thieves can't access the original cardholders' personal information. Special chip technology and other password features prevent this, they say. Also, the cardholder's fingerprint -- rather than being visible on the card -- is encrypted in the card itself: To reveal the fingerprint, the card must be inserted into a special biometric device that compares the encrypted print with that of the person claiming to be the cardholder.
For anyone who has read Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four," where "telescreens" keep track of people's lives, this new biometric technology will seem like fiction come to life. It's showing up everywhere. By the end of this year, U.S. passport agencies hope to issue "electronic passports" with computer chips that have digital photos of the holders. With the help of face-recognition machines, airport security can compare a photo with the face of the passport holder. For two years, an American corporation, VeriChip, has sold government-approved electronic chips that are inserted under people's skin to give doctors instant access to patients' medical histories.
In 2008, as mandated by the Real ID Act, states plan to issue driver's licenses linked to a database that includes each license holder's photo and Social Security number. These licenses (civil liberties groups call them national identity cards) will likely include a biometric photo of the driver accessible by authorities.
In the meantime, banks are considering using iris scans and even palm scans at ATMs in an effort to cut down on fraud. (In 1999, Bank United in Texas adopted iris-scan technology at three of its ATMs in a test that was discontinued when Washington Mutual took over the bank.)
Some people love the new technology. Others shun it.
Pay By Touch admits it has encountered some resistance among shoppers it approached in supermarkets that already use the company's fingerprint service. But Morris, its president, says many of these customers are quickly won over by the convenience of Pay By Touch, which is free for consumers, and that the company keeps data points based on users' fingerprints, not actual fingerprints. So far, supermarkets in 40 states use the Pay By Touch system.
Pay By Touch, which is based in San Francisco, wouldn't say which Bay Area supermarket chain will start using its fingerprint system in the next four months -- only that the chain will use the system in just a handful of its Bay Area stores. Pay By Touch users sign up voluntarily and are under no obligation to use it at the checkout line.
Pay By Touch says it takes great care to safeguard its users' data. After fingerprints are converted into algorithms, they're encrypted, then stored in IBM computers. Those algorithms can't be reconverted into an exact copy of the fingerprint, though Pay By Touch may eventually store users' actual fingerprints if the technology improves, Morris says. The company insists it will never sell users' personal information or fingerprints to anyone else -- a pledge that's backed up in writing when users sign up with the company. But what if federal authorities, citing national security, insist on the finger scan and payment history of a Pay By Touch user?
Pam Dixon, who heads the World Privacy Forum, a public research group, went to Chicago to warn potential Pay By Touch users about possible dangers.
"It didn't stick," she says. "People were (more) concerned with (convenience than) the potential risks. People can put their thumb on a pad and be done with it. But meanwhile, their biometric data is sitting with another company, a third party, that's subject to subpoena. One argument that I made: Let's say that every supermarket in the country, particularly the large chains, (use) a biometric payment system. It's a law enforcement dream because who needs a biometric database run by the U.S. government when you've got one being run by private companies?"
Citing the recent disclosure by the Veterans Administration, which said a computer with credit information on millions of veterans had been stolen, Dixon says, "The second issue is information security. If the VA can't keep its records secure, which is a government agency that has all sorts of strict controls that are supposed to be in place, how on Earth can a private company without the resources of something like the VA manage to keep something secure? When we have a credit card stolen, we can call the credit card company and say, 'Give me a new number.' But you can't do that with your biometric. You can't say, 'Give me a new fingerprint.' "
Morris dismisses such concerns, saying that Pay By Touch will actually decrease the likelihood that consumers' credit information is stolen or misappropriated. "I think (Pay By Touch users) get pretty rapidly that it's the ultimate way to secure their private data," he says. "It connects (their accounts) to something that's uniquely them, as opposed to handing a credit card over to a stranger or writing a personal check that seven or eight humans touch before it gets in their statement. Securing information by a biometric is a giant leap forward. (Users) like that they don't have to pull their card out anymore. They (tell us they) like that they don't have to carry their (purses or wallets) through the parking lot of an urban supermarket. There's a physical security benefit. Their numbers are never displayed. The safety of securing their data is the No. 1 thing they like."
The marketplace will determine whether the public is ready to accept commercial fingerprint identification. Investors in Pay By Touch believe that day is here, capitalizing the company with $190 million in the past 12 months. More than 2.5 million shoppers already use the Pay By Touch system. Morris envisions a day when all stores -- even mom-and-pop ones -- offer a Pay By Touch option.
Soon, customers will be able to use Pay By Touch from home with the help of fingerprint readers attached to their computers. In ancient China, rulers would put their fingerprints on documents to give them an official seal. Artists would also mark their work with prints. It wasn't until the late 1800s that authorities realized they could use fingerprints to catch criminals. Their evolution as a way to pay for groceries is a 21st century twist fueled by technology. It's also a trade-off between privacy and convenience. Welcome to the brave new world in Aisle 5.
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High Flow Range Mass Coriolis
Ideal for the measurement of flow, density and temperature of liquids and slurries, such as aggressive or contaminated, sanitary or particle-filled fluids.
Features:
Flow ranges from 60 to
60K Kg/Hr (2.2 to 1650 lb/min)Accuracy up to 0.25% of reading
Materials: flow tubes -
316 L, splitter flanges -
316 Ti, housing - cast ironProcess temperature
-40°F to 356°FAmbient temperature
-40°F to 140°FWide flow ranges
ACCURATE AND RELIABLE
This meter has the ability to
maintain high accuracy,
despite changing viscosity conditions, with accuracy of +0.25% of reading.
EASY CLEANING
The ACM series has smooth stainless steel tubes and no moving parts, and is therefore very easy to flush and clean.
MULTI-TASKING
The ACM series of mass coriolis flow meters measure flow, density and temperature.
MATERIAL COMPATIBILITY
Because of the meter's 316 stainless steel flow tubes, the ACM series can measure a wide range of materials.
VARIETY OF ELECTRONICS
Electronics available for the ACM series include a local, hazardous rated display and a remote, panel-mount digital display.
What UC4 Workload Automation Suite Can Do For Your...
What UC4 Workload Automation Suite Can Do For Your Business
UC4 Workload Automation Suite is IT process automation and job scheduling software that can be used to integrate and automate enterprise workload.
UC4 Workload Automation Suite is IT process automation software that will integrate and accelerate enterprise workload across your existing IT landscape. We built the UC4 Workload Automation Suite on an enterprise job scheduling platform that you can use to manage, monitor, control and synchronize business applications with IT infrastructure workload. This allows you to create intelligent, automated end-to-end IT processes that span multiple applications and operating systems.
We use proven and certified interfaces to ensure existing investments are fully leveraged and you get full integration with strategic applications and IT system management tools. With dynamic dispatching and management of workload across enterprise servers, you'll see your performance and throughput maximized.
UC4 Workload Automation Suite can drive your business' processing based on calendars, events, dynamic data changes, message queues, database triggers, file arrivals, thresholds, resource availability and more. We know you have other things to do beside managing dependencies and performing housekeeping jobs–that is why we do it for you, automatically.
UC4 solutions enable organizations to become more agile and flexible by removing human interactions and reducing latency through advanced automation of manual tasks–from functional users keying forms input through to IT Operations staff handling a console alert. UC4 Workload Automation Suite is designed to complement managing your business workload at all levels. In fact, it is what we do best.
Modernization and consolidation of existing scheduling tools into UC4 Workload Automation Suite
The automation demand on the data center has grown historically and continues to grow today. Different automation solutions are in place to solve different kinds of problems, e.g. for mainframe/midrange solutions, distributed systems or applications.
There are more reasons why products of other vendors and company specific applications have to be integrated into a common infrastructure: Some 85% of enterprises have two or more job scheduling solutions in place today. With complexity growing, tracking and monitoring of business processes from end to end becomes a cumbersome task.
High maintenance and personnel costs, complex interfaces, a lack of agility and overview can be issues arising from the use of multiple automation tools. The deployment of one solution for all automation demands in your IT and business processing can improve and accelerate monitoring, error analysis, usability, maintenance, updates, migrations, and reporting.
UC4 Workload Automation Suite is IT process automation software that will integrate and accelerate enterprise workload across your existing IT landscape. We built the UC4 Workload Automation Suite on an enterprise job scheduling platform that you can use to manage, monitor, control and synchronize business applications with IT infrastructure workload. This allows you to create intelligent, automated end-to-end IT processes that span multiple applications and operating systems.
We use proven and certified interfaces to ensure existing investments are fully leveraged and you get full integration with strategic applications and IT system management tools. With dynamic dispatching and management of workload across enterprise servers, you'll see your performance and throughput maximized.
UC4 Workload Automation Suite can drive your business' processing based on calendars, events, dynamic data changes, message queues, database triggers, file arrivals, thresholds, resource availability and more. We know you have other things to do beside managing dependencies and performing housekeeping jobs–that is why we do it for you, automatically.
UC4 solutions enable organizations to become more agile and flexible by removing human interactions and reducing latency through advanced automation of manual tasks–from functional users keying forms input through to IT Operations staff handling a console alert. UC4 Workload Automation Suite is designed to complement managing your business workload at all levels. In fact, it is what we do best.
Modernization and consolidation of existing scheduling tools into UC4 Workload Automation Suite
The automation demand on the data center has grown historically and continues to grow today. Different automation solutions are in place to solve different kinds of problems, e.g. for mainframe/midrange solutions, distributed systems or applications.
There are more reasons why products of other vendors and company specific applications have to be integrated into a common infrastructure: Some 85% of enterprises have two or more job scheduling solutions in place today. With complexity growing, tracking and monitoring of business processes from end to end becomes a cumbersome task.
High maintenance and personnel costs, complex interfaces, a lack of agility and overview can be issues arising from the use of multiple automation tools. The deployment of one solution for all automation demands in your IT and business processing can improve and accelerate monitoring, error analysis, usability, maintenance, updates, migrations, and reporting.
dakato ultrasonics
The MINI-MAX, Ultrasonic Bolt Tension Monitor, defines the state of the art in the measurement of the actual elongation produced by tightening a threaded fastener. The MINI-MAX can measure the elongation very accurately in fasteners of virtually any material from 1/2 inch to 4 feet in length. The measurement is achieved by determining the change in the transit time, of an ultrasonic shock wave along the length of the fastener as the fastener is tightened by any method. The on-board microcomputer automatically interprets this time measurement to display the time(nanoseconds), elongation, load, stress, or %strain from stretching a fastener.
Welcome to the Dakota Ultrasonics website!
We are a manufacturer of industrial ultrasonic testing equipment most commonly used in the petrochemical, aerospace, automotive, and other generally related industries. The pages that follow will provide you with general information regarding our products. If you have any questions, need technical support, or have a request for custom items, please contact us at your leisure using the information provided on this site.
Our products are commonly used to determine the thickness of a variety of materials by making contact with only one side of the material being tested. They have the ability to detect very fine pits, flaws, and porosity in materials without having to destroy the material or parts being tested. This is done by converting the transit time of a sound wave, sent into and reflecting back from a defect or opposite surface in the test material, into a length measurement. This technique uses principles similar to that of sonar.
We also manufacture a line of ultrasonic bolting equipment that very accurately measures the stress, elongation, and load in threaded fasteners. These products are typically used in critical bolting applications where extreme accuracy is needed. If you have any specific or specialized bolting applications in mind, be sure to contact us to discuss your requirements in detail.
Welcome to the Dakota Ultrasonics website!
We are a manufacturer of industrial ultrasonic testing equipment most commonly used in the petrochemical, aerospace, automotive, and other generally related industries. The pages that follow will provide you with general information regarding our products. If you have any questions, need technical support, or have a request for custom items, please contact us at your leisure using the information provided on this site.
Our products are commonly used to determine the thickness of a variety of materials by making contact with only one side of the material being tested. They have the ability to detect very fine pits, flaws, and porosity in materials without having to destroy the material or parts being tested. This is done by converting the transit time of a sound wave, sent into and reflecting back from a defect or opposite surface in the test material, into a length measurement. This technique uses principles similar to that of sonar.
We also manufacture a line of ultrasonic bolting equipment that very accurately measures the stress, elongation, and load in threaded fasteners. These products are typically used in critical bolting applications where extreme accuracy is needed. If you have any specific or specialized bolting applications in mind, be sure to contact us to discuss your requirements in detail.
MLTrac™
With the ever-increasing emphasis on being able to demonstrate adequate anti money laundering procedures and prevention techniques, plus the draconian penalties for those failing to maintain suitable evidence of such activity, no financial institution can afford to be without an automated system such as MLTrac.
MLTrac is part of our portfolio of banking software and is dedicated to identifying, tracking and regulating potentially suspicious or illegal activities in respect of money laundering and/or the proceeds of crime.
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MLTrac enables financial institutions to improve their internal disciplines,supplement their policies and procedures, and make a clear statement to the authorities about their commitment to effective anti money laundering controls.
MLTrac's functionality is based upon a combination of our experience, together with contributions from our customer base and the relevant international financial authorities. Regular updates also take account of any future changes in market requirements and legislation.
Functions:
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KYC Document Management - The definition, scanning, management and tracking of customer documentation, and reporting of any deviations.
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KYC Account Monitoring -The tracking of movements over account(s) looking for deviations outside of a pre-determined profile.
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Manual Watch List Checking. Enter a name and the system will check to see if the name, or like sounding names, appear on any of the watch lists (e.g. OFAC, Bank of England and others) that the system monitors
* Message Monitoring. MLTrac can be configured to check all inbound and outbound messages, irrespective of format, to see whether any field (normally the Ordering Customer and Beneficiary) appears on one of the supported checklists. The bank has control over the granularity of the name checking so as not to create too many false alerts. Messages that fail Watch List Checking are put to a quarantine queue for manual intervention. Full Audit Trails of all checks and actions taken is maintained by the system.
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Cash Remittances. For the many institutions that originate from a country with a large overseas population the problems associated with accepting cash for remittance back home when taken against the potential ramifications of anti money laundering legislation means that the business is very risky and, often, not worth doing. The Cash Remittances module does away with this fear. Information concerning the remitter is maintained as part of the KYC Documentation Management module and is displayed and made available to the teller at the point of capturing data. A full record off all remitters and beneficiaries is maintained. Limits can be placed upon the individual remitter and upon the ultimate beneficiary (irrespective of source). The resulting SQL database can be interrogated for unusual payment patterns.
MLTrac is part of our portfolio of banking software and is dedicated to identifying, tracking and regulating potentially suspicious or illegal activities in respect of money laundering and/or the proceeds of crime.
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MLTrac enables financial institutions to improve their internal disciplines,supplement their policies and procedures, and make a clear statement to the authorities about their commitment to effective anti money laundering controls.
MLTrac's functionality is based upon a combination of our experience, together with contributions from our customer base and the relevant international financial authorities. Regular updates also take account of any future changes in market requirements and legislation.
Functions:
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KYC Document Management - The definition, scanning, management and tracking of customer documentation, and reporting of any deviations.
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KYC Account Monitoring -The tracking of movements over account(s) looking for deviations outside of a pre-determined profile.
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Manual Watch List Checking. Enter a name and the system will check to see if the name, or like sounding names, appear on any of the watch lists (e.g. OFAC, Bank of England and others) that the system monitors
* Message Monitoring. MLTrac can be configured to check all inbound and outbound messages, irrespective of format, to see whether any field (normally the Ordering Customer and Beneficiary) appears on one of the supported checklists. The bank has control over the granularity of the name checking so as not to create too many false alerts. Messages that fail Watch List Checking are put to a quarantine queue for manual intervention. Full Audit Trails of all checks and actions taken is maintained by the system.
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Cash Remittances. For the many institutions that originate from a country with a large overseas population the problems associated with accepting cash for remittance back home when taken against the potential ramifications of anti money laundering legislation means that the business is very risky and, often, not worth doing. The Cash Remittances module does away with this fear. Information concerning the remitter is maintained as part of the KYC Documentation Management module and is displayed and made available to the teller at the point of capturing data. A full record off all remitters and beneficiaries is maintained. Limits can be placed upon the individual remitter and upon the ultimate beneficiary (irrespective of source). The resulting SQL database can be interrogated for unusual payment patterns.
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Topkapı Sarayı, Kaşıkçı Elması
Topkapı Sarayı, Kutsal Emanetler Bölümü
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Mövenpick Hotel
Moevenpick Hotel Bur Dubai in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Oud Metha Area Street 19, Dubai, AE 32733
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Moevenpick Hotel Bur Dubai
Oud Metha Area Street 19
DUBAI, AE 32733
The Moevenpick Hotel Bur Dubai is a contemporary property with a splendid marbled lobby featuring Arabic design touches, and is located in central Dubai, the shopping Mecca of the modern world; two kilometres from beautiful Creek Park. The 178 guestrooms, over three floors, feature light, pastel decor, contemporary furnishings and separate sitting areas. All include air conditioning, satellite television, wireless Internet connections (surcharge), desks, direct-dial phones with voicemail, complimentary newspapers, safes, coffee/tea makers, minibars and complimentary bottled water. Marbled bathrooms have complimentary toiletries, hair dryers, bathrobes and slippers.
The hotel offers several dining options: the Fountain Restaurant offers buffet or à la carte international and Arabic cuisine in the atrium lobby; La Veranda Restaurant serves Italian cuisine in a Mediterranean-style setting, and Somersets Bar features an English pub theme and serves a wide range of international drinks. Guests can unwind in the aerobics studio, steam room and sauna, swim and admire the view in the rooftop pool, jog on the 252- metre rooftop track, and enjoy the fitness equipment and massage treatments. The hotel also has its own hair salon which offers beauty treatments, and there are complimentary newspapers in the lobby and wireless Internet connections in public areas (surcharge). A business centre is available with six meeting rooms, audio-visual equipment and a capacity of 550. Free parking is also provided. The hotel is close to many attractions; the huge Wafi City shopping complex in three kilometres away, and the World Trade Centre is six kilometres distance. Dubai International Airport is eight kilometres from the hotel, an approximate driving time of 10 minutes.
Surrounding Area
BUR DUBAI
Room Information - Moevenpick Hotel Bur Dubai
Bed Type: Short Description: Superior Room Long Description: One king or two twin beds. Light, pastel decor, contemporary furnishings and separate sitting area. Air conditioning, satellite television, wireless Internet connection (surcharge), desk, direct-dial phone with voicemail, complimentary newspaper, safe, coffee/tea maker, minibar and complimentary bottled water. Marbled bathroom with complimentary toiletries, hair dryer, bathrobes and slippers. Bed Type: Short Description: Executive Room Long Description: One king bed or two twin beds. Light, pastel decor, contemporary furnishings and separate sitting area. Air conditioning, satellite television, desk, direct-dial phone with voicemail, complimentary newspaper, safe, coffee/tea maker, minibar and complimentary bottled water. Marbled bathroom with complimentary toiletries, hair dryer, bathrobes and slippers. Trouser press and free Internet connection. Bed Type: Short Description: Junior suite Long Description: One queen bed. Light, pastel decor, contemporary furnishings and separate sitting area. Desk. Wireless Internet access (surcharge). Satellite TV. Direct-dial phone. Coffee/tea maker and minibar. Complimentary bottled water. Hair dryer and complimentary toiletries. Bed Type: Short Description: Royal Suite Long Description: One king bed. Light, pastel decor, contemporary furnishings and separate sitting area. Desk. Wireless Internet access (surcharge). Satellite TV. Direct-dial phone. Coffee/tea maker and minibar. Complimentary bottled water. Hair dryer and complimentary toiletries.
Property Information
Check In Time - 2 PM
Check Out Time - Noon
Limo/Town Car service available
Tour assistance
24-hour front desk
Star rating: 5
Check in time is 2:00 PM, Check out time is 12:00 PM.
Area Activities
- Lamcy Plaza (Shopping and restaurants - 500 metres
- Creek Park - 2 kilometres (1 mile)
- Wafi City (Shopping) - 3 kilometres (2 miles)
- Grand Cineplex - 3 kilometres (2 miles)
- World Trade Centre - 6 kilometres (3.5 miles)
Driving Directions - Moevenpick Hotel Bur Dubai
Taxis to the city centre are available 24 hours a day outside the Terminal One arrivals hall. Limousine hire can be arranged in the arrivals hall (journey time to the city centre is approximately 10 minutes). A bus service runs to the city centre approximately every ten minutes between 6 AM and 10 PM. Local buses run from the Deira bus station, near the Gold Souq, and the Bur Dubai station on Al-Ghubaiba Rd. The older parts of Dubai Abras (small motorboats) cross Dubai Creek from early morning until around midnight.
Policies & Disclaimers
You must present a photo ID when checking in. Your credit card is charged at the time you book.
Bed type and smoking preferences are not guaranteed.Your reservation is prepaid and is guaranteed
for late arrival. The total charge includes all room charges and taxes, as well as fees for access
and booking. Any incidental charges such as parking, phone calls, and room service will be handled
directly between you and the property.
Sheraton Makkah Hotel
LOCATION : The Sheraton Makkah faces the holy Haram and is only a few steps away from Al Marwah Gate. The hotel offers the latest in guest amenities and technology. Nearby Airport: * Jeddah Airport - 72 Kilometers.
ACCOMMODATION: The hotel features 166 guest rooms and offers the latest in modern amenities.
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GUEST ROOM AND AMENITIES
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HOTEL SERVICES: 24-Hour Front Desk, Lounge, Restaurant, Shopping Arcade in Hotel, Tour Service, Concierge Service, Parking Available, Room Service, Smoke Detectors and Wake-up Service Available.
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ZamZam Tower
Welcome to ZamZam Tower
Imagine that you are here every year, in the best spot on earth near the Holy Mosque.
Zamzam Tower is the first real estate project which enables Muslims around the world to possess Sokouk Al-Intifa’a wherewith you can utilize housing units at this unique spot in Holy Mecca, in full compliance with Sharia'a.
Imagine that you are here every year, in the best spot on earth near the Holy Mosque.
Zamzam Tower is the first real estate project which enables Muslims around the world to possess Sokouk Al-Intifa’a wherewith you can utilize housing units at this unique spot in Holy Mecca, in full compliance with Sharia'a.
Ajyad Makkah Hotel
Address:
AJYAD MAKKAH HOTELP.O. BOX 6020IBRAHIM AL KHALIL STREETMAKKAH AL MUKARAMAHSAUDI ARABIA
Location:
Central90 kms to the nearest airport (king abdulaziz)
in the city center ,few steps a way from the holly mosque.
AJYAD MAKKAH HOTELP.O. BOX 6020IBRAHIM AL KHALIL STREETMAKKAH AL MUKARAMAHSAUDI ARABIA
Location:
Central90 kms to the nearest airport (king abdulaziz)
in the city center ,few steps a way from the holly mosque.
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