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Camera Drain Inspection Reveals Adorable, Furry Surprise
Plumbers and trenchless pipe repair experts often perform a camera drain inspection to find out what exactly is blocking up pipes. And “what exactly” often turns out to be, well, you don’t want to know. But in Baltimore last month, a public works crew found something completely unexpected when they looked in the pipes —…
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Is Heavy Equipment Hauling the Right Career For You?
After completing college, Susan knew that a traditional office job would never satisfy her. She had dabbled in both engineering and business, and wanted to find something that would combine her skill sets and also allow her to spend most of her time traveling and exploring the world. When she saw an opening for heavy…
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Pharmaceutical Packaging Innovation
Finding the right packaging for medication can be difficult. Pharmaceutical packaging companies have many goals in mind that the packaging must be able to fulfill. The product must be protected from crushing, leaks, and contamination. The packaging should be tamper evident, and difficult for children to open, while providing no obstacles for senior citizens. While…
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Don’t Sleep on Sleep Apnea
It’s often been said that milk does the body good, but sleep does the body even better. Sleep is perhaps one of the most necessary and vital biological processes for humans. In fact, the body can only go 11 days without sleep. So what happens if you don’t sleep? Your body literally begins to shut…
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Why Dry Cooling Towers Are Still Widely Used
Wet cooling tower systems are typically considered to be more efficient than dry cooling towers in terms of cost and energy usage, mostly because the transfer of excess heat occurs at a much faster rate when water (or a similar liquid that can absorb heat easily) is used. Dry cooling towers rely on convection, or…
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Four Benefits of Closed Cooling Towers
Cooling tower systems are typically broken into two groups: dry cooling towers and wet cooling towers. However, another important distinction is between open and closed loop cooling systems; although open systems tend to be a little more common, there are still some important benefits of closed cooling tower systems: The initial cost of a closed…
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4 Advances in Construction You Might Not Know About
Thanks to television, movies, and in some cases, experience, most people associate construction with slow, dirty work. However, whether you are aware of it or not, there have been many advances in construction that have led to faster, cleaner construction. If you don’t hire construction companies KNOXVILLE TN a lot, you probably are unfamiliar with…
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Ring Burners, Venturi Pipes, and More Industrial Gas Burners
Though we may not always appreciate it, ovens, burners, and furnaces are essential to many industries. A recent study has shown that an astounding 95% of commercial operations use at least one kind of oven or heating equipment. The food industry alone couldn’t function without heating equipment. There are more than 2,800 commercial and 6,000…
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How Clean is Your Office? You’d Be Surprised to Know!
Germs. They’re literally everywhere, literally. While it’s normal to expect your personal bathroom or kitchen to be rife with germs at your home, did you know that offices are some of the germiest places in the United States? It’s been estimated that the average workplace in the U.S. is teeming with over 500 different kinds…
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Why You Should Install Water Filtration Systems in Your Home
Water is much more than just something you drink when you are thirsty. Water is a vital component in ensuring your health — water actually makes up 60% of your body. Remaining properly hydrated is crucial in regulating gastrointestinal flow and also helps to prevent constipation. Everyday in the United States, Americans use approximately 346,000…