3M continued its consistent performance as it delivered another quarter of steady growth driven by strength in the Americas region. This growth was broad-based as four out of the company's six divisions recorded solid growth. 3M competes with other industrial conglomerates like Dupont and Avery Dennison.
The company's revenues for the fourth quarter of 2011 stood at $7.1 billion, up 5.7% compared to the prior year. This sales increase was driven primarily by acquisitions (+2.3%), with some organic volume growth (+1.3%). While 3M's gross margins shrunk for the fifth consecutive quarter to 46.5%, its net income increased to $954 million. The fastest region of growth for the company was Latin America/Canada where it recorded a 10% growth in sales while in the U.S. it recorded a strong 7% increase.
With the cooling of the Chinese economy and weakness in the consumer market, growth in Asia fell considerably from previous quarters to about 3%. The surprise has been Europe where, in spite of macroeconomic conditions and softness in Western European demand, the company was able to register 4% growth. The company's operating margins decreased by 0.2 percentage points to 19.2% from the prior year mainly on account of higher pension costs. To contain these pension costs, the company has put a freeze on hiring in developing countries. See our complete analysis for 3M.
The Industrial and Transportation division was the company's fastest growing segment in the fourth quarter, as sales increased 14.3% from the prior year to $2.4 billion. The division saw double digit growth in abrasives, aerospace, industrial adhesives & tapes, energy & advanced materials and auto OEM, while operating income of $472 million was up 14% from the prior year. Sales increased by 17% in Asia Pacific, 15% in the U.S. and 12% in Europe.
The company also won some new business which holds strong promise for future periods. 3M won major contracts from auto majors for catalytic converters and cabin noise reductions while 30% of its growth in tapes and adhesives came from new applications in medical devices, specialty vehicles and construction markets. 3M is also partnering with a systems integrator to deploy the world's largest solar collector in the Mojave Desert region.
2012年1月31日星期二
2012年1月30日星期一
3M Exhibits State-of-the-art Scale Control Water Filters at Hotelympia 2012
3M's filter portfolio protects professional catering equipment from expensive scale build up caused by hard water, helping reduce product downtime and service costs
Bracknell, UK, 30 January 2012 - Diversified technology company 3M will exhibit its Reverse Osmosis (RO) filtration system and high capacity anti-scale filter on Stand S1113 at Hotelympia 2012, the UK's largest exhibition for foodservice and hospitality, taking place 26 February to 1 March at ExCeL, London. These popular filters offer an enhanced taste experience for the consumer while lowering the operating costs of catering equipment in commercial kitchens, pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels.
The ScaleGard LP2-BL (SGLP2) Dual Port Reverse Osmosis System from 3M is a compact, wall-mounted unit designed to deliver great tasting filtered water every time. The system provides two water qualities for specialty coffee and flash steam applications, which means that only one filtration is required for all the back-of-house catering equipment typically found in a professional kitchen - from steamers and combi ovens to ice machines, bulk coffee brewers and espresso machines. These are all expensive pieces of equipment to buy and maintain so the elimination of multiple filtration units presents significant cost and time savings.
Using twin RO membranes, the system purifies mains water, removing solids and minerals that can cause limescale and corrosion problems typically associated with flash steamers, thereby helping to minimise equipment downtime and servicing costs. Also, as a non-electric system, with filtration driven by incoming water pressure, the system offers high reliability with low ownership costs, immunity to power outage and enhances energy efficiency.
For water and coffee applications, the SGLP2 Reverse Osmosis System provides a second RO-filtered supply, which is recombined with a controlled quantity of mains water via a blending valve to maintain a consistent mineral composition. This source of Recipe Quality Water is then passed through a 3M cyst-rated filter to deliver tailored quality softened, particle-free water as the starting point for great-tasting coffee and ice.
At filter end-of-life, the RO membrane cartridges can each be replaced quickly and easily by in-house staff using 3M's Sanitary Quick Change (SQC) cartridge attachment, helping to save the cost of service calls. In daily use, the system also contributes to reducing water consumption, delivering savings in both supply and waste water costs compared to traditional RO systems.
The ScaleGard Pro (SGP) P1175 Anti-scale Filter from 3M provides a high capacity of 6000 litres, which increases convenience for owners and reduces equipment downtime by extending the filter change-out interval. The filter matches the high level of filtration achieved by other SGP filters to ensure effective removal of scale-forming minerals. It also features 3M's SQC cartridge attachment.
The SGP1175 Anti-scale Filter's proportional bypass provides consistent hardness reduction for repeatable water quality and scale prevention, while also ensuring that all water passes through 3M's carbon-block post filter for chlorine and odour removal. This unit is fitted in the SGP1175BN-E fixed-bypass variant of the new high-capacity filter. An additional variant, the SGP1175-E, is a non-bypass version providing a cost-effective alternative capable of protecting the heating elements of equipment such as steamers. Preventing scale build-up in coffee vending machines and steamers helps maintain optimum efficiency, enhancing business performance by minimising energy consumption and the costs of machine downtime and service calls.
3M captures the spark of new ideas and transforms them into thousands of ingenious products. Its culture of creative collaboration inspires a never-ending stream of powerful technologies that make life better.
The $27 billion diversified technology company has, since 1902, been creating innovative products that help make the world healthier, safer and more productive. Well known 3M brands include Scotch, Post-it, Scotchgard, Thinsulate and Scotch-Brite.
3M employs some 80,000 people worldwide and has operations in more than 65 countries. The UK and Ireland is home to one of the largest 3M subsidiaries outside the USA, employing more than 3,500 people across 19 locations, including 10 manufacturing sites.
Products manufactured in the UK include coated abrasives, occupational health and environmental safety equipment, adhesive tapes, industrial microbiology products, drug delivery systems, high-performance coatings, secure documents and passport scanners.
Bracknell, UK, 30 January 2012 - Diversified technology company 3M will exhibit its Reverse Osmosis (RO) filtration system and high capacity anti-scale filter on Stand S1113 at Hotelympia 2012, the UK's largest exhibition for foodservice and hospitality, taking place 26 February to 1 March at ExCeL, London. These popular filters offer an enhanced taste experience for the consumer while lowering the operating costs of catering equipment in commercial kitchens, pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels.
The ScaleGard LP2-BL (SGLP2) Dual Port Reverse Osmosis System from 3M is a compact, wall-mounted unit designed to deliver great tasting filtered water every time. The system provides two water qualities for specialty coffee and flash steam applications, which means that only one filtration is required for all the back-of-house catering equipment typically found in a professional kitchen - from steamers and combi ovens to ice machines, bulk coffee brewers and espresso machines. These are all expensive pieces of equipment to buy and maintain so the elimination of multiple filtration units presents significant cost and time savings.
Using twin RO membranes, the system purifies mains water, removing solids and minerals that can cause limescale and corrosion problems typically associated with flash steamers, thereby helping to minimise equipment downtime and servicing costs. Also, as a non-electric system, with filtration driven by incoming water pressure, the system offers high reliability with low ownership costs, immunity to power outage and enhances energy efficiency.
For water and coffee applications, the SGLP2 Reverse Osmosis System provides a second RO-filtered supply, which is recombined with a controlled quantity of mains water via a blending valve to maintain a consistent mineral composition. This source of Recipe Quality Water is then passed through a 3M cyst-rated filter to deliver tailored quality softened, particle-free water as the starting point for great-tasting coffee and ice.
At filter end-of-life, the RO membrane cartridges can each be replaced quickly and easily by in-house staff using 3M's Sanitary Quick Change (SQC) cartridge attachment, helping to save the cost of service calls. In daily use, the system also contributes to reducing water consumption, delivering savings in both supply and waste water costs compared to traditional RO systems.
The ScaleGard Pro (SGP) P1175 Anti-scale Filter from 3M provides a high capacity of 6000 litres, which increases convenience for owners and reduces equipment downtime by extending the filter change-out interval. The filter matches the high level of filtration achieved by other SGP filters to ensure effective removal of scale-forming minerals. It also features 3M's SQC cartridge attachment.
The SGP1175 Anti-scale Filter's proportional bypass provides consistent hardness reduction for repeatable water quality and scale prevention, while also ensuring that all water passes through 3M's carbon-block post filter for chlorine and odour removal. This unit is fitted in the SGP1175BN-E fixed-bypass variant of the new high-capacity filter. An additional variant, the SGP1175-E, is a non-bypass version providing a cost-effective alternative capable of protecting the heating elements of equipment such as steamers. Preventing scale build-up in coffee vending machines and steamers helps maintain optimum efficiency, enhancing business performance by minimising energy consumption and the costs of machine downtime and service calls.
3M captures the spark of new ideas and transforms them into thousands of ingenious products. Its culture of creative collaboration inspires a never-ending stream of powerful technologies that make life better.
The $27 billion diversified technology company has, since 1902, been creating innovative products that help make the world healthier, safer and more productive. Well known 3M brands include Scotch, Post-it, Scotchgard, Thinsulate and Scotch-Brite.
3M employs some 80,000 people worldwide and has operations in more than 65 countries. The UK and Ireland is home to one of the largest 3M subsidiaries outside the USA, employing more than 3,500 people across 19 locations, including 10 manufacturing sites.
Products manufactured in the UK include coated abrasives, occupational health and environmental safety equipment, adhesive tapes, industrial microbiology products, drug delivery systems, high-performance coatings, secure documents and passport scanners.
2012年1月16日星期一
Solar panels coming to utility poles in Montclair
The solar panels that Public Service Electric & Gas Co. has been putting up across northern and central New Jersey will soon be coming to Montclair.
Starting next Monday, Jan. 23, contractors for PSE&G will start suspending the panels about 15 feet off the ground on utility poles in the township, as they've done in many neighboring municipalities, including Clifton, Verona and Cedar Grove.
Cary Africk, the Township Council member for Montclair's 2nd Ward, said the 5-foot-wide by 2.5-foot-high panels are fine on major thoroughfares, where they will likely be camouflaged amid the busy streetscape. But Africk was concerned that the solar units could spoil the look of quieter, residential streets, he said.
"People will get used to it on streets like Grove Street, where there is so much other stuff," Africk said. "But in a residential area, it will have a much greater impact.
"It has the potential to be very ugly, depending on where they put them," Africk said. "It can blend in, or people can drive around and say, 'What is that?'"
The look of the panels has caused a stir in some nearby towns such as Verona, where PSE&G delayed installing the units after township officials expressed misgivings.
Verona's township manager, Joseph Martin, said last October that municipal officials were holding meetings with PSE&G reps about the program and he was hoping that, especially along Bloomfield Avenue, where the township invested money to spruce up its business district, "we can work with Public Service just to avoid putting panels in that area."
Fran Sullivan, a PSE&G spokesperson, said the panels are "no more intrusive than any other piece of equipment on those poles."
Sullivan was uncertain how many panels would be going up in Montclair. Work crews scout for locations that seem to fit the bill, and once they find a good spot they set up a unit, a process that takes 20 to 30 minutes.
Under PSE&G policy, utility poles with a clear exposure to the southern sky and that have access to the proper-voltage electric wires are eligible for the solar units. The panels will only be mounted on poles where they won't conflict with existing equipment.
"We don't pre-survey the town. The crews go out with a supply of panels and if they find a pole that meets the criteria, they install the solar unit," Sullivan said.
When the entire "Solar 4 All" project is complete later this year, there will be 180,000 to 200,000 utility-pole-mounted panels across the state providing a combined 40 megawatts of solar-generated electricity. That's enough energy to power about 6,500 average-size New Jersey homes annually. So far more than 120,000 panels have been installed.
PSE&G estimates that the project's environmental impact on air quality will be on par with removing about 3,800 cars from the road for one year.
In Montclair, workers will not be putting up the panels in designated historic districts, meaning the Upper Montclair and Montclair Center business districts and the Pine Street Historic District should not have any panels within their confines.
But the rest of Montclair is fair game, unless an objection is raised based on safety concerns. A complaint grounded solely in aesthetics won't be enough to have a panel removed or prevented from being installed.
"We can't go into some towns and follow this policy in this town and not in that town," Sullivan said. "We have been absolutely evenhanded about installing these solar units."
He said PSE&G is "willing to talk if there is some kind of real issue" with where a panel is situated, but generally "there are not a lot of exceptions."
The panels have undergone testing in which they have withstood 110 mph winds, plus PSE&G has not "had any incidents of snow falling off and injuring someone," Sullivan said. The panels heat up as they collect energy from the sun, and that rise in temperature prevents significant accumulations of snow from forming on the panels.
PSE&G decided to go with pole-attached units since its service area is heavily developed and populated, and this would provide a means to generate solar power without acquiring land or the rights to put up solar panels on the ground or on rooftops, Sullivan said.
Starting next Monday, Jan. 23, contractors for PSE&G will start suspending the panels about 15 feet off the ground on utility poles in the township, as they've done in many neighboring municipalities, including Clifton, Verona and Cedar Grove.
Cary Africk, the Township Council member for Montclair's 2nd Ward, said the 5-foot-wide by 2.5-foot-high panels are fine on major thoroughfares, where they will likely be camouflaged amid the busy streetscape. But Africk was concerned that the solar units could spoil the look of quieter, residential streets, he said.
"People will get used to it on streets like Grove Street, where there is so much other stuff," Africk said. "But in a residential area, it will have a much greater impact.
"It has the potential to be very ugly, depending on where they put them," Africk said. "It can blend in, or people can drive around and say, 'What is that?'"
The look of the panels has caused a stir in some nearby towns such as Verona, where PSE&G delayed installing the units after township officials expressed misgivings.
Verona's township manager, Joseph Martin, said last October that municipal officials were holding meetings with PSE&G reps about the program and he was hoping that, especially along Bloomfield Avenue, where the township invested money to spruce up its business district, "we can work with Public Service just to avoid putting panels in that area."
Fran Sullivan, a PSE&G spokesperson, said the panels are "no more intrusive than any other piece of equipment on those poles."
Sullivan was uncertain how many panels would be going up in Montclair. Work crews scout for locations that seem to fit the bill, and once they find a good spot they set up a unit, a process that takes 20 to 30 minutes.
Under PSE&G policy, utility poles with a clear exposure to the southern sky and that have access to the proper-voltage electric wires are eligible for the solar units. The panels will only be mounted on poles where they won't conflict with existing equipment.
"We don't pre-survey the town. The crews go out with a supply of panels and if they find a pole that meets the criteria, they install the solar unit," Sullivan said.
When the entire "Solar 4 All" project is complete later this year, there will be 180,000 to 200,000 utility-pole-mounted panels across the state providing a combined 40 megawatts of solar-generated electricity. That's enough energy to power about 6,500 average-size New Jersey homes annually. So far more than 120,000 panels have been installed.
PSE&G estimates that the project's environmental impact on air quality will be on par with removing about 3,800 cars from the road for one year.
In Montclair, workers will not be putting up the panels in designated historic districts, meaning the Upper Montclair and Montclair Center business districts and the Pine Street Historic District should not have any panels within their confines.
But the rest of Montclair is fair game, unless an objection is raised based on safety concerns. A complaint grounded solely in aesthetics won't be enough to have a panel removed or prevented from being installed.
"We can't go into some towns and follow this policy in this town and not in that town," Sullivan said. "We have been absolutely evenhanded about installing these solar units."
He said PSE&G is "willing to talk if there is some kind of real issue" with where a panel is situated, but generally "there are not a lot of exceptions."
The panels have undergone testing in which they have withstood 110 mph winds, plus PSE&G has not "had any incidents of snow falling off and injuring someone," Sullivan said. The panels heat up as they collect energy from the sun, and that rise in temperature prevents significant accumulations of snow from forming on the panels.
PSE&G decided to go with pole-attached units since its service area is heavily developed and populated, and this would provide a means to generate solar power without acquiring land or the rights to put up solar panels on the ground or on rooftops, Sullivan said.
2012年1月4日星期三
New Cordless Jig Saw from Metabo Features Best in Class Performance
Metabo Corporation, a leading international manufacturer of professional grade portable electric power tools and abrasives for industrial, construction and welding applications, introduces a cordless jig saw that is an industry leader in performance. The STA 18 LTX is part of Metabo’s innovative PowerMasterSeries of 18 V lithium-ion cordless power tools.
This high-performing saw, that can cut more than 98 feet of chipboard with just one battery pack charge, is ideal for use in cutting openings for heating duct and plumbing, cabinet fitting, drywall fitting, cutting and sizing plywood or cutting duct openings in HVAC applications.
The STA 18 LTX features a low-lying saw blade support roller for exact blade guidance, a 4-stage adjustable orbital blade stroke and positive bevel cutting stops at 15°, 30° and 45°. The tool also includes Metabo’s Quick toolless blade change system that saves time and energy when replacing blades, increasing productivity and lowering overall cost.
Metabo’s new jig saw can cut a maximum thickness of 5- 5/16” in wood, 1 3/8” in non-ferrous metals and 10 gage” in sheet metal.
The STA 18 LTX features a robust gear housing and motor design, Variospeed electronics producing up to 2,700 strokes per minute, a protective guard and anti-splinter insert to prevent chipping when working on brittle materials like laminate countertops.
Safety features include an ergonomic rubber-coated full grip bow-type handle for user comfort, adjustable blower for a debris-free view of the cutting line as well as an integrated LED work light for optimum illumination of the cutting line.
The cost-effective STA 18 LTX, sold as a tool only, accepts Metabo’s 1.5Ah, 2.6Ah, 3.0Ah or 4.0Ah 18 V lithium-ion batteries that offer 40 percent higher performance and 40 percent less weight than conventional batteries.
This high-performing saw, that can cut more than 98 feet of chipboard with just one battery pack charge, is ideal for use in cutting openings for heating duct and plumbing, cabinet fitting, drywall fitting, cutting and sizing plywood or cutting duct openings in HVAC applications.
The STA 18 LTX features a low-lying saw blade support roller for exact blade guidance, a 4-stage adjustable orbital blade stroke and positive bevel cutting stops at 15°, 30° and 45°. The tool also includes Metabo’s Quick toolless blade change system that saves time and energy when replacing blades, increasing productivity and lowering overall cost.
Metabo’s new jig saw can cut a maximum thickness of 5- 5/16” in wood, 1 3/8” in non-ferrous metals and 10 gage” in sheet metal.
The STA 18 LTX features a robust gear housing and motor design, Variospeed electronics producing up to 2,700 strokes per minute, a protective guard and anti-splinter insert to prevent chipping when working on brittle materials like laminate countertops.
Safety features include an ergonomic rubber-coated full grip bow-type handle for user comfort, adjustable blower for a debris-free view of the cutting line as well as an integrated LED work light for optimum illumination of the cutting line.
The cost-effective STA 18 LTX, sold as a tool only, accepts Metabo’s 1.5Ah, 2.6Ah, 3.0Ah or 4.0Ah 18 V lithium-ion batteries that offer 40 percent higher performance and 40 percent less weight than conventional batteries.
2011年10月17日星期一
'Water witcher' is in high demand
Spencer Powell and his drilling crew assembled behind the Living Word Harvester Church at a spot where, according to Powell's ancient craft, they would find water.
Powell, 59, learned to dowse for water more than 40 years ago from an old "water witcher" known simply as Mr. Ray. Now Powell runs a dowsing and drilling business, Diversified Water Well Drilling, and he carries a notebook filled with the lengthening list of those seeking his services. Demand has skyrocketed in recent months here, about 180 miles west of Dallas, and statewide, fueled by the ongoing drought, heat wave and a boom in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, a type of oil drilling that requires lots of water.
To find the best place to drill behind the church, Powell stopped by a few weeks earlier and grabbed two L-shaped divining rods he keeps stowed in the back of his 1950s drill rig. Slowly, he walked through the grass near a few mesquite trees until he felt the rods move. Then they crossed, signaling a potential water source.
Then he recited a short prayer.
Powell has encountered plenty of skeptics. Abilene, a city of about 120,000, is known for its conservative churches and Bible Belt politics. Powell assures doubters that water witching has nothing to do with witchcraft; it's a skill that can be learned, though some people are born with the gift.
These days, people are less likely to ask questions, including the folks at Living Word, desperate as they are for water. Powell receives several calls a day, mostly from residents whose wells have run dry.
The drought has taken a toll on Abilene, withering everything from the lawn at the town's chief tourist attraction, Frontier Texas!, to nearby Dyess Air Force base. On the day Powell prepared to drill by the church, city officials were scheduled to meet to discuss whether to restrict outdoor watering to once a week because the level at Lake Fort Phantom Hill had dropped 10 feet below the spillway. Residents had already been restricted to watering no more than twice a week.
Powell drills at least one well a day, mostly in rural yards, on farms and ranches. He charges $25 a foot for drilling a completed well, $10 a foot if the well turns out to be dry. He says he finds water about half of the time.
About 40 feet into the sticky red clay behind Living Word, he found it - although he was still not sure if it was of sufficient quality and quantity to make a decent well.
He sent his brother, Kyle Caswell, 52, to find a hose while he and another worker began digging two pits near the drill. They would shoot water into the drill hole, softening the dirt as they drilled deeper. The overflow would gush into the pits.
A man from the church pulled up. He climbed down from his truck in black cowboy boots, surveyed the drill and asked about their progress.
Powell explained that they were about to reach the red bedrock, or "red bed." Caswell arrived with a hose from the church building and started to sprinkle the dirt under the drill.
"It takes water to get water, don't it?" the man said before he drove off.
Powell was nervous. It's one thing to hit water, another to make a working well. He had sunk a well recently on nearby Anson Road, but the flow wasn't very strong. On this morning, the temperature was climbing into the 80s. He had sweated through the rim of his cap and the back of his shirt.
He hit the red bedrock about 11 a.m., shading the pools of water a darker brown. The drill continued to churn, humming as dragonflies hovered over the pits of muddy overflow. About an hour later, they removed the drill and inserted a PVC pipe into the hole. Muddy water gushed through.
Powell, 59, learned to dowse for water more than 40 years ago from an old "water witcher" known simply as Mr. Ray. Now Powell runs a dowsing and drilling business, Diversified Water Well Drilling, and he carries a notebook filled with the lengthening list of those seeking his services. Demand has skyrocketed in recent months here, about 180 miles west of Dallas, and statewide, fueled by the ongoing drought, heat wave and a boom in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, a type of oil drilling that requires lots of water.
To find the best place to drill behind the church, Powell stopped by a few weeks earlier and grabbed two L-shaped divining rods he keeps stowed in the back of his 1950s drill rig. Slowly, he walked through the grass near a few mesquite trees until he felt the rods move. Then they crossed, signaling a potential water source.
Then he recited a short prayer.
Powell has encountered plenty of skeptics. Abilene, a city of about 120,000, is known for its conservative churches and Bible Belt politics. Powell assures doubters that water witching has nothing to do with witchcraft; it's a skill that can be learned, though some people are born with the gift.
These days, people are less likely to ask questions, including the folks at Living Word, desperate as they are for water. Powell receives several calls a day, mostly from residents whose wells have run dry.
The drought has taken a toll on Abilene, withering everything from the lawn at the town's chief tourist attraction, Frontier Texas!, to nearby Dyess Air Force base. On the day Powell prepared to drill by the church, city officials were scheduled to meet to discuss whether to restrict outdoor watering to once a week because the level at Lake Fort Phantom Hill had dropped 10 feet below the spillway. Residents had already been restricted to watering no more than twice a week.
Powell drills at least one well a day, mostly in rural yards, on farms and ranches. He charges $25 a foot for drilling a completed well, $10 a foot if the well turns out to be dry. He says he finds water about half of the time.
About 40 feet into the sticky red clay behind Living Word, he found it - although he was still not sure if it was of sufficient quality and quantity to make a decent well.
He sent his brother, Kyle Caswell, 52, to find a hose while he and another worker began digging two pits near the drill. They would shoot water into the drill hole, softening the dirt as they drilled deeper. The overflow would gush into the pits.
A man from the church pulled up. He climbed down from his truck in black cowboy boots, surveyed the drill and asked about their progress.
Powell explained that they were about to reach the red bedrock, or "red bed." Caswell arrived with a hose from the church building and started to sprinkle the dirt under the drill.
"It takes water to get water, don't it?" the man said before he drove off.
Powell was nervous. It's one thing to hit water, another to make a working well. He had sunk a well recently on nearby Anson Road, but the flow wasn't very strong. On this morning, the temperature was climbing into the 80s. He had sweated through the rim of his cap and the back of his shirt.
He hit the red bedrock about 11 a.m., shading the pools of water a darker brown. The drill continued to churn, humming as dragonflies hovered over the pits of muddy overflow. About an hour later, they removed the drill and inserted a PVC pipe into the hole. Muddy water gushed through.
2011年9月8日星期四
An easy return to the hole
These workhorses have dozens of wet and dry uses. They are able to physically locate utilities – such as gas, electric, water, phone, cable, and fibre optic lines – more safely using vacuum excavation.
The machines can also remove directional drilling mud or slurry, prevent frac-outs and pull a dart, mouse or pig through conduits to install utilities safely.
Vac-Tron’s Air Series is great for vacuuming out retention ponds, excavating small rocks and dry sand, and cleaning up non-hazardous emergency road spills. The machine can clean out areas as diverse as storm drains, lift stations, manholes, meter boxes, laterals, car wash pits and grain silos.
The Air Series comes mounted on a heavy-duty trailer with torsion axles, or can be truck-mounted for mobility. A six-way hydraulic boom and remote debris trap are optional.
Return dry spoils to the ground while potholing
Want to manage dry spoils and return them to the hole as quickly as possible without moving your Air Series machine? The Remote Debris Trap can capture the dry spoils and only air travels back.
Use the remote trap to collect dry material and the main debris tank for wet. When the remote debris tank is full or the job is done, position the pivot arm over the hole and easily dump the debris back into the hole – without moving the machine or using a shovel or backhoe.
Gravity-feed liquid materials from the remote trap into drums for storage and/or transportation. The pivot arm moves easily from the rear of the tank to both sides of the machine, and also supports the remote suction hose for ease of use.
The machines can also remove directional drilling mud or slurry, prevent frac-outs and pull a dart, mouse or pig through conduits to install utilities safely.
Vac-Tron’s Air Series is great for vacuuming out retention ponds, excavating small rocks and dry sand, and cleaning up non-hazardous emergency road spills. The machine can clean out areas as diverse as storm drains, lift stations, manholes, meter boxes, laterals, car wash pits and grain silos.
The Air Series comes mounted on a heavy-duty trailer with torsion axles, or can be truck-mounted for mobility. A six-way hydraulic boom and remote debris trap are optional.
Return dry spoils to the ground while potholing
Want to manage dry spoils and return them to the hole as quickly as possible without moving your Air Series machine? The Remote Debris Trap can capture the dry spoils and only air travels back.
Use the remote trap to collect dry material and the main debris tank for wet. When the remote debris tank is full or the job is done, position the pivot arm over the hole and easily dump the debris back into the hole – without moving the machine or using a shovel or backhoe.
Gravity-feed liquid materials from the remote trap into drums for storage and/or transportation. The pivot arm moves easily from the rear of the tank to both sides of the machine, and also supports the remote suction hose for ease of use.
2011年8月18日星期四
Crime reports
Served with 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force warrants at Marshall County Jail
Winston C. McClain, 24, Park Avenue. Bond: $32,000; court date: Aug. 30. Charges: possession of crack cocaine for resale, possession of drug paraphernalia, and felony evading arrest. According to the warrant sworn by Agent Shane Daugherty, "McClain admitted to being involved in the distribution of crack cocaine in the Lewisburg area." McClain allegedly had approximately 24 grams of crack and a set of digital scales in his room at the Walking Horse Inn when Daugherty got consent to search on July 22. McClain was also served with a violation of probation warrant out of Lewisburg City Court, and on this warrant his bond is $1,000; court date: Sept. 19.
Arrested and charged with driving under the influence
Benjamin G. Wakefield, 26, Sheppard Branch Road. Bond: $10,000; court date: Sept. 13. Additional charges: possession of a handgun while intoxicated; possession of a Schedule IV drug (Soma); possession of drug paraphernalia; possession of marijuana; and violation of the implied consent law.
Christopher G. Whitten-Grantham, 27, Millington, Tenn. Held without bond for court on Aug. 16. Additional charge: driving on a revoked license. This is allegedly Whitten-Grantham's second DUI.
David M. Carter, 44, Collins Hollow Road. Held without bond for court on Aug. 29. Additional charge: violation of the implied consent law. Carter allegedly told Lewisburg Police Officer John Christmas the case against him for a fourth DUI charge (on May 8) is still pending in General Sessions Court.
Bradley E. Davis, 41, Nashville Highway. Held without bond for court on Sept. 19. Davis was also served with a violation-of-probation warrant. This is allegedly Davis' 3rd DUI.
Arrested and charged with driving on a suspended license
Lydia Marie Shepherd, 25, James Shaw Road. Bond: $8,500; court date: Sept. 13. Additional charges: possession of Schedule II drugs (Adderall and oxycodone) and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Arrested at the same time was the passenger in the car, Gary S. Puckett, 28, Chapel Hill. Puckett was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. His bond was set at $500; court date: Sept. 13.
Thefts and vandalism reported
Between 7 and 10 p.m. Aug. 13, someone kicked in the front door of a home on Old Columbia Road and took an estimated $1,800-worth of items. Among the missing items are a Davis Industries chrome-plated, semi-automatic .380-caliber pistol, an heirloom diamond necklace, a diamond wedding and engagement ring set, a number of fitted baseball caps, and eight pairs of Air Jordan shoes. Repairs to the door frame will cost an estimated $200.
Between Aug. 8 and 9, property was removed from the area of Overcast Body Shop on Old Belfast Road. Missing items, valued at a total of $1,115, include a wheel for an F250 truck, a 20-inch cut Murray mower, three bumpers for an El Camino, a set of mechanic's ramps, and four Toyota tires and wheels. $250-worth of miscellaneous car parts were also reported missing.
When Marshall County Highway Department employees returned to the equipment they had left parked at the junction of Reynolds Road and Wilson School Road on Aug. 10, they found that the batteries had been stolen out of the gravel chipper and the steamroller. Also missing were a five-gallon can of hydraulic fluid, two grease guns, and two tubes of grease. A radiator hydraulic hose had been cut. Total cost of the stolen and vandalized items is estimated at $500 to $1,000.
A Lewisburg man reported to police he had received a bill for $877.32 for a Verizon Wireless cell phone account that someone opened in his name from an address in Nashville. The man stated to police he has been the victim of identity theft since Oct. 2010, when someone tried to open cell phone accounts in his name with other providers.
Sometime in the last six weeks, two pieces of farm equipment - a two-row disc and a drag rake, said to be worth a total of $800 - were taken from a farm on South Berlin Road.
The back door of a home on Limestone Avenue was pried open while the owner was out of town from Aug. 7 to 9, and an HP Photosmart printer and scanner were damaged. The victim told police the printer/scanner was worth $500 and she was still making payments on it. The estimate for repairing the door is $300.
Approximately 100 wooden 4 x 4 pallets were taken from behind S & D Warehouse, near the loading dock, between Aug. 6 and 8. Owner stated the total value of the pallets was $500.
Between 11 a.m. Aug. 13 and 8:15 a.m. Aug. 14, the mailbox of a home on Midway Street was destroyed, possibly by someone running off the road. Owner estimates the cost of replacement at $300.
A green push mower, valued at $250, was stolen from the yard of a home on 2nd Avenue North. An employee of Buffalo Valley told Lewisburg Police Officer Steve Sanders she saw two white males (one overweight and one skinny) walk across 2nd Avenue with the mower.
A 24-inch Weedeater brand lawnmower was taken from the front yard of a home on Adams Street between Aug. 11 and 12. Owners value the mower at $50.
A counterfeit one-dollar bill was found in the deposit from Oak Grove School when it was counted at First Commerce Bank on Aug. 9.
Winston C. McClain, 24, Park Avenue. Bond: $32,000; court date: Aug. 30. Charges: possession of crack cocaine for resale, possession of drug paraphernalia, and felony evading arrest. According to the warrant sworn by Agent Shane Daugherty, "McClain admitted to being involved in the distribution of crack cocaine in the Lewisburg area." McClain allegedly had approximately 24 grams of crack and a set of digital scales in his room at the Walking Horse Inn when Daugherty got consent to search on July 22. McClain was also served with a violation of probation warrant out of Lewisburg City Court, and on this warrant his bond is $1,000; court date: Sept. 19.
Arrested and charged with driving under the influence
Benjamin G. Wakefield, 26, Sheppard Branch Road. Bond: $10,000; court date: Sept. 13. Additional charges: possession of a handgun while intoxicated; possession of a Schedule IV drug (Soma); possession of drug paraphernalia; possession of marijuana; and violation of the implied consent law.
Christopher G. Whitten-Grantham, 27, Millington, Tenn. Held without bond for court on Aug. 16. Additional charge: driving on a revoked license. This is allegedly Whitten-Grantham's second DUI.
David M. Carter, 44, Collins Hollow Road. Held without bond for court on Aug. 29. Additional charge: violation of the implied consent law. Carter allegedly told Lewisburg Police Officer John Christmas the case against him for a fourth DUI charge (on May 8) is still pending in General Sessions Court.
Bradley E. Davis, 41, Nashville Highway. Held without bond for court on Sept. 19. Davis was also served with a violation-of-probation warrant. This is allegedly Davis' 3rd DUI.
Arrested and charged with driving on a suspended license
Lydia Marie Shepherd, 25, James Shaw Road. Bond: $8,500; court date: Sept. 13. Additional charges: possession of Schedule II drugs (Adderall and oxycodone) and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Arrested at the same time was the passenger in the car, Gary S. Puckett, 28, Chapel Hill. Puckett was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. His bond was set at $500; court date: Sept. 13.
Thefts and vandalism reported
Between 7 and 10 p.m. Aug. 13, someone kicked in the front door of a home on Old Columbia Road and took an estimated $1,800-worth of items. Among the missing items are a Davis Industries chrome-plated, semi-automatic .380-caliber pistol, an heirloom diamond necklace, a diamond wedding and engagement ring set, a number of fitted baseball caps, and eight pairs of Air Jordan shoes. Repairs to the door frame will cost an estimated $200.
Between Aug. 8 and 9, property was removed from the area of Overcast Body Shop on Old Belfast Road. Missing items, valued at a total of $1,115, include a wheel for an F250 truck, a 20-inch cut Murray mower, three bumpers for an El Camino, a set of mechanic's ramps, and four Toyota tires and wheels. $250-worth of miscellaneous car parts were also reported missing.
When Marshall County Highway Department employees returned to the equipment they had left parked at the junction of Reynolds Road and Wilson School Road on Aug. 10, they found that the batteries had been stolen out of the gravel chipper and the steamroller. Also missing were a five-gallon can of hydraulic fluid, two grease guns, and two tubes of grease. A radiator hydraulic hose had been cut. Total cost of the stolen and vandalized items is estimated at $500 to $1,000.
A Lewisburg man reported to police he had received a bill for $877.32 for a Verizon Wireless cell phone account that someone opened in his name from an address in Nashville. The man stated to police he has been the victim of identity theft since Oct. 2010, when someone tried to open cell phone accounts in his name with other providers.
Sometime in the last six weeks, two pieces of farm equipment - a two-row disc and a drag rake, said to be worth a total of $800 - were taken from a farm on South Berlin Road.
The back door of a home on Limestone Avenue was pried open while the owner was out of town from Aug. 7 to 9, and an HP Photosmart printer and scanner were damaged. The victim told police the printer/scanner was worth $500 and she was still making payments on it. The estimate for repairing the door is $300.
Approximately 100 wooden 4 x 4 pallets were taken from behind S & D Warehouse, near the loading dock, between Aug. 6 and 8. Owner stated the total value of the pallets was $500.
Between 11 a.m. Aug. 13 and 8:15 a.m. Aug. 14, the mailbox of a home on Midway Street was destroyed, possibly by someone running off the road. Owner estimates the cost of replacement at $300.
A green push mower, valued at $250, was stolen from the yard of a home on 2nd Avenue North. An employee of Buffalo Valley told Lewisburg Police Officer Steve Sanders she saw two white males (one overweight and one skinny) walk across 2nd Avenue with the mower.
A 24-inch Weedeater brand lawnmower was taken from the front yard of a home on Adams Street between Aug. 11 and 12. Owners value the mower at $50.
A counterfeit one-dollar bill was found in the deposit from Oak Grove School when it was counted at First Commerce Bank on Aug. 9.
2011年6月1日星期三
New police plea after fire station raid
A FRESH appeal has today been made by police investigating the theft of valuable rescue equipment from a South Devon fire station.
Police are asking eagle-eyed residents to look out for special markings on a dual hose reel, a hydraulic pump and a set of spreaders taken from a Moretonhampstead fire engine between May 19 and 21.
The life-saving equipment, now valued at around £11,500 was taken from storage compartments on the outside of the appliance parked outside the station in Station Road.
PC Sarah Evans said: "These items can be identified with the number 271 written on yellow bands.
"The three items are quite heavy although a single person could lift them.
"It is more likely that two people would have removed them."
She made a direct appeal to residents.
She said: "Could you please check the ground surrounding your properties in case these vital items have been dumped nearby."
The raid on Moretonhampstead Fire Station was one of two.
Chagford's station was also hit by the thieves on Saturday, May 21.
Unusually, the appliances were outside the buildings as both are being refurbished.
Side compartments of the two vehicles were opened.
A range of road crash cutting and spreading gear was taken.
A pump and two hydraulic hoses were also taken by the thieves.
Speaking after the incident Gary Brown, crew manager at Moretonhampstead, said he was appalled by the crime.
He said: "This equipment saves lives — and the consequences don't bear thinking about."
"Those responsible can't have a conscience."
Fortunately the thefts were noticed by fire crews before they were sent to any incidents on 999 calls.
The fire service has said the consequences of the thefts could have been more serious if the thefts had not been detected earlier.
One theory is the equipment may have been stolen for criminal use.
Information can be passed to police by ringing 08452 77744 or the confidential Crimestoppers service on 0800 555111.
Police are asking eagle-eyed residents to look out for special markings on a dual hose reel, a hydraulic pump and a set of spreaders taken from a Moretonhampstead fire engine between May 19 and 21.
The life-saving equipment, now valued at around £11,500 was taken from storage compartments on the outside of the appliance parked outside the station in Station Road.
PC Sarah Evans said: "These items can be identified with the number 271 written on yellow bands.
"The three items are quite heavy although a single person could lift them.
"It is more likely that two people would have removed them."
She made a direct appeal to residents.
She said: "Could you please check the ground surrounding your properties in case these vital items have been dumped nearby."
The raid on Moretonhampstead Fire Station was one of two.
Chagford's station was also hit by the thieves on Saturday, May 21.
Unusually, the appliances were outside the buildings as both are being refurbished.
Side compartments of the two vehicles were opened.
A range of road crash cutting and spreading gear was taken.
A pump and two hydraulic hoses were also taken by the thieves.
Speaking after the incident Gary Brown, crew manager at Moretonhampstead, said he was appalled by the crime.
He said: "This equipment saves lives — and the consequences don't bear thinking about."
"Those responsible can't have a conscience."
Fortunately the thefts were noticed by fire crews before they were sent to any incidents on 999 calls.
The fire service has said the consequences of the thefts could have been more serious if the thefts had not been detected earlier.
One theory is the equipment may have been stolen for criminal use.
Information can be passed to police by ringing 08452 77744 or the confidential Crimestoppers service on 0800 555111.
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