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Those Anti-Covid Plastic Barriers Probably Don’t Help and May Make Things Worse
Covid precautions have turned many parts of our world into a giant salad bar, with plastic barriers separating sales clerks from shoppers, dividing customers at nail salons and shielding students from their classmates.

Intuition tells us a plastic shield would be p…[Leggi tutto]

How to Use a Heat Press Machine – 7 Easy Steps to You Get Started
If you’re new to heat press machines then look no further. This is the basic guide on how to get started with a heat press machine.

What is a Heat Press Machine?
People keep asking how to use a heat press machine.

Some even ask what it is.

A heat press machine, heat transfer pri…[Leggi tutto]

Narrow UD tapes to bridge the ATL-AFP gap
It is well understood that automated tape laying (ATL) and automated fiber placement (AFP) were the enabling technologies in the application of carbon fiber composites in major aerostructures for the Boeing 787 and the Airbus A350 aircraft. Prior to the development of these planes, composites had been…[Leggi tutto]

You’re (Probably) Not Salting Your Food Enough
Season as you go
In our Epi recipes, you’ll find seasoning mentioned throughout the process: boiling water is salted; sautéed vegetables are seasoned while cooking; meat is sprinkled with salt and pepper before cooking; and dishes are finished with a final seasoning to taste.

Each of these steps…[Leggi tutto]

Polytetrafluoroethylene
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), a strong, tough, waxy, nonflammable synthetic resin produced by the polymerization of tetrafluoroethylene. Known by such trademarks as Teflon, Fluon, Hostaflon, and Polyflon, PTFE is distinguished by its slippery surface, high melting point, and resistance to attack by almost all chemicals.…[Leggi tutto]

Separating out foods into component molecules
Food is made up of many different chemical can components or parts, including vitamins, minerals, sugars, fibres, water, lipids, proteins and starches.

In addition to these main nutrient components, many foods contain smaller amounts of biologically active chemicals. In plants, these are referred to…[Leggi tutto]

Glass vs. Plastic Baby Bottles
Decades ago, the only baby bottle available to parents is made of glass. But glass was heavy and breakable. So when plastic bottles came along that were lighter and shatter-proof, the glass bottle became almost obsolete.

However, recent reports that a type of plastic found in baby bottles might cause potentially…[Leggi tutto]

Difference between PP Board and PVC Board
The difference between the PP board and PVC board cannot be confused. Most people think there is no difference between pp board and PVC board, and they often think they are the same. Otherwise, it is not the same from the materials of these two kinds of boards. The effect is different. How to distinguish…[Leggi tutto]

Solar Street Lights vs Traditional Street Lights
Solar street light and other solar products have grown in popularity over the years. Unlike traditional sources of light, solar lights don’t harm the environment. This is the reason why a lot of people are switching to this technology for their lighting needs. Moreover, solar lights do not rely on e…[Leggi tutto]

The Features of an Automatic Filling Machine
Overflow fillers, gravity fillers, piston filling machine and other liquid fillers all vary in the way that they move product into a bottle or container. However, the automatic versions of these machines almost always have certain features in common. These features are intended to add efficiency,…[Leggi tutto]

Flatbed Trailer Types
Flatbed trailers come in all shapes, sizes, and maximum load capacities. Some of the most common types of flatbed trailers and specialized trucking trailers include:

Lowboy Trailers

Step Deck Trailers

Stretch Double Drop Trailers

Removable Gooseneck Trailers (RGN)

Conestoga Trailers

Sidekit Trailers

It is essential to…[Leggi tutto]

Starter Motor

Motor starters are usually fitted with a trip device which deals with overcurrents from just above normal running current of the motor to the stall current. The aim should be for the device to match the characteristics of the motor so that full advantage may be taken of any overload capacity. Equally, the trip device must open the…[Leggi tutto]

Wearing yoga suit while exercising may make a workout more comfortable and therefore more enjoyable. It may also prevent overheating. That said, it also carries some health risks.

This article discusses the health benefits and risks of wearing yoga pants, what to look for, some of the best options available to buy online, and alternative gym…[Leggi tutto]

When you first start doing yoga, it’s hard to know what you really need to buy. The yoga mat continues to develop so much clothing and equipment that you might feel you need to spend hundreds of dollars before ever stepping foot in a studio.

The good news is, you actually need very little to get started. That said, if you’re starting a home…[Leggi tutto]

2020 was the year our appearances mattered the least. There were no parties to go to, no fancy dinners, no 500-person weddings. Yet, ironically, wall mirror interest skyrocketed. CB2 reported that mirrors were their most-searched home product, with over 4 million inquiries. 1stDibs saw a double digit increase in mirror searches overall, and a…[Leggi tutto]

Circular Knitting Machine

The term knitwear includes two main textile techniques, weft and warp knitting (Spencer, 2001; Weber and Weber, 2008) (Table 7.1). After weaving, it is the most common method of manufacturing textile fabrics. Because of the interlooped structure of the knitted fabric, the properties are completely different to woven…[Leggi tutto]

A novel Pd supported on TS-1 combustion catalyst was synthesized and tested in methane combustion under very lean and under highly humid conditions (<1%). A notable increase in hydrothermal stability was observed over 1900 h time-on-stream experiments, where an almost constant, steady state activity obtaining 90% methane conversion was achieved…[Leggi tutto]