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5 Items for Your Pre Retirement Checklist
Retiring from your job and figuring out what you will do next is a hard time in life because you’re doing something new and leaving your old life behind. Many people who are transitioning into this next phase of life seek out pre retirement training from a motivational coach. These professionals are specially trained to…
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Three Steps to Becoming an API-653 Certified Inspector
Above ground storage tanks are subject to a large number of regulations at the federal, state and local levels. As a result, the job of the API-certified inspector is especially important — it’s their job to ensure that all above ground storage tanks are up to the American Petroleum Institute (API)’s standards. Because these inspectors…
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Three Things You Never Knew About Cooling Towers
Cooling towers are a ubiquitous component of most industrial processes today. As a result, most people are familiar with these tall, cylindrical structures responsible for cooling water and condensing steam used in industrial work. However, even people who work with cooling tower systems on an everyday basis might not know all there is to know…
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How Do CNC Machines and Their Parts Work? Here’s a Breakdown of Common Machine Tools
Most people don’t give much thought to how items are produced in the world’s factories. However, it’s important to consider this process, especially as more offshored jobs get “reshored” back to the United States. Manufacturing has gone from simple assembly lines to high-tech, fully automated production that uses complex machinery and equipment known as CNC…
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FDA Pushes to Prevent Drug Counterfeiting
For many years, manufacturers and distributors of pharmaceutical products have attempted to keep the pharmaceutical supply chain secure. Concerns about contamination and counterfeit medication have necessitated a system to track where shipments of medication go between manufacturer and distributor. Thus, track and trace pharmaceutical shipping was born. Track and trace pharmaceutical shipping utilizes e-pedigree serialization.…
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The Three Most Common Causes of Clogged Sewer Lines
Sewer backups and clogged sewer lines can happen to any of us, whether it’s in our home’s sewer system or on a more municipal level. But luckily, there are things all of us can do to reduce the frequency of sewer lines getting clogged and backed up — and to prevent the need for more…