After three weeks of entrepreneurial training, case studies and business plan presentations, four Canadian coaches from the Richard Ivey School of Business (RISB) have left for home blown away by the technical know-how of students here.It enables washer extractor to communicate with chemical pumping machines.All Continental flatwork ironer offer easy-to-operate controls that provide efficient performance and flexibility.
The Ivey Leader project, taken up in partnership with Jain University, concluded last week. Eleven MBA students from the university underwent business skills training from Leyna Rottboll, Haley Jeffrey, Sunny Soin and Sekh Samuel from the RISB.
“We worked with students who were well-versed with business concepts.Six panel tracking system delivers more energy from skystream. We were blown away. Their technical training is phenomenal and we had to brush up on financial topics, while they were solid with them,A letter folding machine is a piece of equipment which is designed to fold paper.” said Leyna, Executive Director of the Ivey Leader project, which was started in 1991 to help aspiring entrepreneurs realise their business plans.
“There are lots of engineers here. But we saw business ideas for dry cleaning and laundry services among others. It is about servicing the market here, which is full of opportunities.All the personnel that deal with our industrial washing machine servicing are dedicated to the service department. It was great that students are recognising this opportunity,” said Sunny, a volunteer specialising in fundraising.
“We worked with students who came with high entrepreneurial knowledge. Students could look at broadening family businesses by diversifying manpower to bring in those with different capabilities,” Haley said adding that students have to network to find their potential investors.
Access to initial investment is a challenge here whereas there are investment opportunities provided by the Canadian government for new businesses. “Also, universities and B-schools have a responsibility to reach out to start-ups by giving them the initial push,” Leyna added.
Six months later, the students will be contacted by the Ivey trainers to know how they are doing with their ideas. For now, their only presence in India is with Jain University. “India is the fastest growing economy and we want to expand. We are identifying other institutions in Delhi and Mumbai,” Leyna said.
Canadian coach from RISB, Leyna Rottboll said MBA programmes in Indian B-Schools need to focus on putting students in decision-making situations. “The only challenge for us was to get them to make a decision about a business situation and they were taken aback. Focussing on making them take decisions is the best way students can utilize their technical training.” The Ivey trainers used many case studies to explain students how they could overcome challenges in businesses. “Going forward, we are preparing around 400 India-specific case studies so students can relate better,” Haley said.
By agrees, I mean she goes directly to Adam to question him. He denies any knowledge and insists again some more that he’s doing everything he can to legitimize his father’s business. Boomer is satisfied with his answers and walks back to her car with a smile on her face. Then the cloned phone starts ringing and she listens as Adam sets up a shady meeting.
A Charlie Fong assisted call trace later and Boomer is breaking her way into a warehouse – alone. Her only backup – cute boots and fashion disaster jeggings. Seriously, what is she wearing? Why does wardrobe keep putting her in these dainty silken blouses? Five-0′s budget allotment for dry cleaning must be insane. Anyhoodle, she discovers one of the witness bodies in an oil drum just as two henchies arrive at the warehouse. Shooting shooting shooting. Boomer takes them both out, but not before taking a slug in the gut herself.
2013年5月27日 星期一
Taiwan’s growth in the powersports industry grows
That was the ever-so-appropriate message from Taiwan External Trade Development Council chairman Wang Chih-kang that kicked off the 8th Taiwan International Motorcycle Show last month at Taipei’s World Trade Center.
And while Hung Chiao-chang, chairman of the Motorcycles Manufacturing Committee of the Taiwan Transportation Vehicles Manufacturers Association reported a 2012 decline of 3.8 percent in exports of motorcycles (904,000 units), there was reason to believe that Taiwanese component manufacturers and suppliers were banking on a more successful 2013.
The connections between powersports OEMs and worldwide industry manufacturers were limitless in the exhibit hall at the TWTC. Din Li’s new 800cc motorcycle greeted attendees as they entered the exhibit hall, but in the adjacent booth sat a handful of Victory Motorcycles. That’s right, Victory now has a presence on the island, with Paul Shyu proudly wearing his Victory Motorcycles leather vest. The country’s newest dealership, Hyderson Motorcycles, was set to open the weekend after the trade-only show, and Shyu was already looking forward to hosting the Ness family — Arlen, Zach and Cory — as part of the grand opening party.All the personnel that deal with our industrial washing machine servicing are dedicated to the service department. The famed U.S. motorcycle trio had planned a trip to do business of their own in Taiwan, and their most recent excursion coincided with the new Victory dealership’s opening in Taipei.A letter folding machine is a piece of equipment which is designed to fold paper.
“It was incredible timing, yes,” Shyu said. “They come to Taiwan a couple of times a year, and they said they could come to the dealership for the celebration. It’ll be fantastic. I just love their bikes.”
Before they left, they could have learned about Accel, which features 27 CNC machines that allow it to do both proprietary OEM work and aftermarket sales for motocross and street bikes in the U.S. and Europe. Accel, which counts on OEM work for about half of its sales, had dozens of aftermarket products for bikes such as Honda’s CBR series and Kawasaki’s Ninja and Er-6n, a European model.
“Our customers trust us with our quality,” sales manager Tracy Hsieh said. “We’ve gone from having customers mostly in the USA and Europe, and now we have growth in Brazil and East Asia.”
Hsieh said the domestic market accounts for about 5 percent of Accel’s business, with motocross cables faring exceptionally well in the U.S. market.
Alligator, a 35-year-old Taiwanese manufacturer of brake, clutch and throttle cables, exports about 60 percent of its sales to the U.S. and Europe. Its new outer casing is showing promise, and its aluminum alloy cables are 50 percent lighter than the competition, according to sales rep Howard Yeh. Alligator’s 31-strain inner cable provides much more flexibility than more common cables, which feature 19 strains. Both the alloy casing and the 31-strain cable are patented.
Scott Stevens,It enables washer extractor to communicate with chemical pumping machines. a former quality control manager for Puegot in the U.K., talked to several exhibitors about products he has in the works. He was at the Taipei show for the third time.
“It’s easy to do business here,” he said.Six panel tracking system delivers more energy from skystream. “They have good quality, competitive pricing, and the people are friendly. They get me the prototypes I need — usually two at most — and they develop high-quality products. I’ve been to the factories and I’ve seen the confidence that their employees have.”
“I’m doing under 180cc engine builds, and the companies I work with in Taiwan,All Continental flatwork ironer offer easy-to-operate controls that provide efficient performance and flexibility. they all hold the specifications,” Stevens said.
And while Hung Chiao-chang, chairman of the Motorcycles Manufacturing Committee of the Taiwan Transportation Vehicles Manufacturers Association reported a 2012 decline of 3.8 percent in exports of motorcycles (904,000 units), there was reason to believe that Taiwanese component manufacturers and suppliers were banking on a more successful 2013.
The connections between powersports OEMs and worldwide industry manufacturers were limitless in the exhibit hall at the TWTC. Din Li’s new 800cc motorcycle greeted attendees as they entered the exhibit hall, but in the adjacent booth sat a handful of Victory Motorcycles. That’s right, Victory now has a presence on the island, with Paul Shyu proudly wearing his Victory Motorcycles leather vest. The country’s newest dealership, Hyderson Motorcycles, was set to open the weekend after the trade-only show, and Shyu was already looking forward to hosting the Ness family — Arlen, Zach and Cory — as part of the grand opening party.All the personnel that deal with our industrial washing machine servicing are dedicated to the service department. The famed U.S. motorcycle trio had planned a trip to do business of their own in Taiwan, and their most recent excursion coincided with the new Victory dealership’s opening in Taipei.A letter folding machine is a piece of equipment which is designed to fold paper.
“It was incredible timing, yes,” Shyu said. “They come to Taiwan a couple of times a year, and they said they could come to the dealership for the celebration. It’ll be fantastic. I just love their bikes.”
Before they left, they could have learned about Accel, which features 27 CNC machines that allow it to do both proprietary OEM work and aftermarket sales for motocross and street bikes in the U.S. and Europe. Accel, which counts on OEM work for about half of its sales, had dozens of aftermarket products for bikes such as Honda’s CBR series and Kawasaki’s Ninja and Er-6n, a European model.
“Our customers trust us with our quality,” sales manager Tracy Hsieh said. “We’ve gone from having customers mostly in the USA and Europe, and now we have growth in Brazil and East Asia.”
Hsieh said the domestic market accounts for about 5 percent of Accel’s business, with motocross cables faring exceptionally well in the U.S. market.
Alligator, a 35-year-old Taiwanese manufacturer of brake, clutch and throttle cables, exports about 60 percent of its sales to the U.S. and Europe. Its new outer casing is showing promise, and its aluminum alloy cables are 50 percent lighter than the competition, according to sales rep Howard Yeh. Alligator’s 31-strain inner cable provides much more flexibility than more common cables, which feature 19 strains. Both the alloy casing and the 31-strain cable are patented.
Scott Stevens,It enables washer extractor to communicate with chemical pumping machines. a former quality control manager for Puegot in the U.K., talked to several exhibitors about products he has in the works. He was at the Taipei show for the third time.
“It’s easy to do business here,” he said.Six panel tracking system delivers more energy from skystream. “They have good quality, competitive pricing, and the people are friendly. They get me the prototypes I need — usually two at most — and they develop high-quality products. I’ve been to the factories and I’ve seen the confidence that their employees have.”
“I’m doing under 180cc engine builds, and the companies I work with in Taiwan,All Continental flatwork ironer offer easy-to-operate controls that provide efficient performance and flexibility. they all hold the specifications,” Stevens said.
Game consoles are moving into the next generation
It
is the latest in a generational line of Xboxes, PlayStations and
Nintendos to arrive in the past quarter-century. To dedicated gamers,
each generation is as relevant and real a part of the calendar as an
Olympiad or a presidential election cycle. Gamers argue about which one
is the best. But the previous generation has stretched on longer than
those before it and segues into the next at a time when there might be a
meteor in the sky.
Serious people discuss whether these new consoles, facing competition from cellphones and tablets, might be endangered. Untethered from a television, mobile devices - which draw hundreds of millions of people to distraction with "Angry Birds," "Clash of Clans" and "Temple Run" - make gaming more convenient. The home console's appeal is dependent on the notion that gaming on a television still matters.
The industry is at the start of its eighth console generation: the Xbox One, Sony's PlayStation 4 and Nintendo's Wii U. The Microsoft and Sony machines are planned for release this year; Nintendo's device shipped in November, for the 2012 holiday season. Generations typically last a half-decade and are preceded by the promise that the new, ever more powerful devices will improve the world's youngest major creative medium, make their manufacturers a lot of money and in some way reconfigure living rooms across the world.A letter folding machine is a piece of equipment which is designed to fold paper.It enables washer extractor to communicate with chemical pumping machines.
The point of an Xbox is to "bring the things you love to life," Don Mattrick, Microsoft's chief of interactive entertainment, said in an interview outside the Xbox One tent. "You love entertainment. You love TV. You love games. This is going to be the premium experience for enjoying those things."
Mattrick's challenge, like that of his counterparts at Sony and Nintendo, is to convince people that the game console and its ubiquitous controllers aren't going the way of the landline telephone or, in a threat that hits closer to home, the arcade machine. Just a few decades ago the home console was an upstart. By the late 1990s it was unseating arcade machines, gobbling the public's attention the way "Pac-Man" used to gobble all those dots (and quarters). Consoles like the Nintendo 64 and the Sony PlayStation brought the graphics and sounds of arcade-caliber gaming home and improved on them by offering richer, deeper worlds to play in.
The outgoing console generation started in 2005 with Microsoft's Xbox 360. Sony's PlayStation 3 followed a year later,All the personnel that deal with our industrial washing machine servicing are dedicated to the service department.All Continental flatwork ironer offer easy-to-operate controls that provide efficient performance and flexibility. as did Nintendo's Wii, with a motion-sensitive controller that turned it into a cultural phenomenon. In an age when iPhones are displaced every year, 2005-era console technology is nearly Paleolithic. It's a testament to the ability of programmers to squeeze performance out of an established hardware standard that new games on the Xbox 360 can still look and sound impressive in 2013.
Proponents of consoles argue that most mobile games, while increasing in appeal, lack key qualities of console gaming. "They're very bite-sized, very light on the story, very light on the emotions and the different things that a proper sit-down-on-your-couch-with-a-50-inch-screen-and-surround-sound experience can provide," said Scott Rohde, who leads the highly regarded in-house American game development studios for Sony PlayStation.
Microsoft's vision for the Xbox One extends beyond gaming.Six panel tracking system delivers more energy from skystream. It is designed to switch from playing games to showing cable television with a snap of the fingers. Older consoles simply played games, but newer ones are designed to play television shows and movies.
That shift in focus has been gradual but definite at Microsoft, which added one of its most popular features to the Xbox 360, the ability to stream movies through Netflix, in 2008. At the tent event Mattrick, a former video game designer, announced a deal with the NFL that would empower the Xbox One to display an interactive fantasy league application on the right side of a TV while the left side displayed a live football game.
Serious people discuss whether these new consoles, facing competition from cellphones and tablets, might be endangered. Untethered from a television, mobile devices - which draw hundreds of millions of people to distraction with "Angry Birds," "Clash of Clans" and "Temple Run" - make gaming more convenient. The home console's appeal is dependent on the notion that gaming on a television still matters.
The industry is at the start of its eighth console generation: the Xbox One, Sony's PlayStation 4 and Nintendo's Wii U. The Microsoft and Sony machines are planned for release this year; Nintendo's device shipped in November, for the 2012 holiday season. Generations typically last a half-decade and are preceded by the promise that the new, ever more powerful devices will improve the world's youngest major creative medium, make their manufacturers a lot of money and in some way reconfigure living rooms across the world.A letter folding machine is a piece of equipment which is designed to fold paper.It enables washer extractor to communicate with chemical pumping machines.
The point of an Xbox is to "bring the things you love to life," Don Mattrick, Microsoft's chief of interactive entertainment, said in an interview outside the Xbox One tent. "You love entertainment. You love TV. You love games. This is going to be the premium experience for enjoying those things."
Mattrick's challenge, like that of his counterparts at Sony and Nintendo, is to convince people that the game console and its ubiquitous controllers aren't going the way of the landline telephone or, in a threat that hits closer to home, the arcade machine. Just a few decades ago the home console was an upstart. By the late 1990s it was unseating arcade machines, gobbling the public's attention the way "Pac-Man" used to gobble all those dots (and quarters). Consoles like the Nintendo 64 and the Sony PlayStation brought the graphics and sounds of arcade-caliber gaming home and improved on them by offering richer, deeper worlds to play in.
The outgoing console generation started in 2005 with Microsoft's Xbox 360. Sony's PlayStation 3 followed a year later,All the personnel that deal with our industrial washing machine servicing are dedicated to the service department.All Continental flatwork ironer offer easy-to-operate controls that provide efficient performance and flexibility. as did Nintendo's Wii, with a motion-sensitive controller that turned it into a cultural phenomenon. In an age when iPhones are displaced every year, 2005-era console technology is nearly Paleolithic. It's a testament to the ability of programmers to squeeze performance out of an established hardware standard that new games on the Xbox 360 can still look and sound impressive in 2013.
Proponents of consoles argue that most mobile games, while increasing in appeal, lack key qualities of console gaming. "They're very bite-sized, very light on the story, very light on the emotions and the different things that a proper sit-down-on-your-couch-with-a-50-inch-screen-and-surround-sound experience can provide," said Scott Rohde, who leads the highly regarded in-house American game development studios for Sony PlayStation.
Microsoft's vision for the Xbox One extends beyond gaming.Six panel tracking system delivers more energy from skystream. It is designed to switch from playing games to showing cable television with a snap of the fingers. Older consoles simply played games, but newer ones are designed to play television shows and movies.
That shift in focus has been gradual but definite at Microsoft, which added one of its most popular features to the Xbox 360, the ability to stream movies through Netflix, in 2008. At the tent event Mattrick, a former video game designer, announced a deal with the NFL that would empower the Xbox One to display an interactive fantasy league application on the right side of a TV while the left side displayed a live football game.
2013年5月22日 星期三
Philippe Starck for democratic design
Elitism is the essence of vulgarity, world-renowned designer Philippe
Starck told the second annual C2-MTL conference on business innovation
in Montreal. "When you have the luck to have a good idea, you have a
duty to share it, to make it accessible," he said.The steel halligan Roof hook is one of the most versatile hooks used in the fire service today.
Wearing blue jeans, a dark grey hoodie and casual black leather walking shoes, Starck stood or walked around the large stage and runway; he did not sit. He did not speak from a text or prepared notes, but off the cuff, using keywords, phrases and slides of some of his work - the work of the French product designer ranges from interior design to houshold goods including lemon squeezers, chairs and wireless headphones and a sculptural toothbrush designed for Target (talk about democratic design) - flashed on the screen behind him as prompts.
He began with an open-ended statement: "Creativity is everything," he said, and went on from there to describe what he sees as some key elements of design.
There is the notion of convergence, for one - and here an image flashed one of his designs, of a desk lamp/cum iPad charger. "We have to save energy," he said. "We have to pack things into one."
He touched on role of ethics: "You have to raise your vision as high as yourself," he said. "Ethics is a highway of your design.Attach remote solar panels to solar garden light that will not receive the required amount of direct sunlight."
Here Starck displayed an image of an 18-carat gold-plated Kalashnikov lamp he designed for the Italian lighting company Flos as part of a series that also features a Beretta Pistol Bedside lamp and an M16 rifle floor lamp. The gold-plated lamp features a black lampshade - "a reminder," Starck said, "that death is not abstract."
An image flashed of a kitschy-looking gnome stool he designed in 2001, when the minimalism trend was at its height, "to remember that humour is the most beautiful sign of humanity."
He touched on the role of what he called invisibility and dematerialization in design: "We have to make less and less," he said. He used the example of the computer. "Sixty years ago it was the size of a building, then the size of an armoire, then a suitcase." In time, "it will be under your skin."
Among Starck's designs for Italian manufacturer Kartell is the iconic Louis Ghost chair. An image of the transparent piece, made of polycarbonate plastic, flashed behind him. Of it, he said: "It was not possible to make less than that chair."
"I have made a collection of objects that produce energy," he said. "Ecology should not be punishment." Conspiratorially, he said the windmill was the kind of object someone with money would buy while out browsing on a Saturday afternoon.This led par light provides reliability and low power consumption, as well as extremely bright lighting effects. "It produces electricity," he said.The most highly praised, best rated solar charger are now available online. "Put it on your roof and you are part of the rush to save the world.We have LED downlight, reading lamps and floor lamps and more."
An image came up of a prefabricated house he has designed that he says "produces more energy than it consumes."
He acknowledged, though, that "we are still children and we love technological miracles." He showed an image of a lamp he designed of OLEDs (organic light-emitting diodes) as the light source and stainless steel - it costs about $6,000 - and one of a prototype of a high-efficiency boat measuring 80-by-30 metres "for somebody who can afford it. The boat is supported by two submarines, half solar-powered and half hydrogen-powered: "an ecological missile," he called it.
Wearing blue jeans, a dark grey hoodie and casual black leather walking shoes, Starck stood or walked around the large stage and runway; he did not sit. He did not speak from a text or prepared notes, but off the cuff, using keywords, phrases and slides of some of his work - the work of the French product designer ranges from interior design to houshold goods including lemon squeezers, chairs and wireless headphones and a sculptural toothbrush designed for Target (talk about democratic design) - flashed on the screen behind him as prompts.
He began with an open-ended statement: "Creativity is everything," he said, and went on from there to describe what he sees as some key elements of design.
There is the notion of convergence, for one - and here an image flashed one of his designs, of a desk lamp/cum iPad charger. "We have to save energy," he said. "We have to pack things into one."
He touched on role of ethics: "You have to raise your vision as high as yourself," he said. "Ethics is a highway of your design.Attach remote solar panels to solar garden light that will not receive the required amount of direct sunlight."
Here Starck displayed an image of an 18-carat gold-plated Kalashnikov lamp he designed for the Italian lighting company Flos as part of a series that also features a Beretta Pistol Bedside lamp and an M16 rifle floor lamp. The gold-plated lamp features a black lampshade - "a reminder," Starck said, "that death is not abstract."
An image flashed of a kitschy-looking gnome stool he designed in 2001, when the minimalism trend was at its height, "to remember that humour is the most beautiful sign of humanity."
He touched on the role of what he called invisibility and dematerialization in design: "We have to make less and less," he said. He used the example of the computer. "Sixty years ago it was the size of a building, then the size of an armoire, then a suitcase." In time, "it will be under your skin."
Among Starck's designs for Italian manufacturer Kartell is the iconic Louis Ghost chair. An image of the transparent piece, made of polycarbonate plastic, flashed behind him. Of it, he said: "It was not possible to make less than that chair."
"I have made a collection of objects that produce energy," he said. "Ecology should not be punishment." Conspiratorially, he said the windmill was the kind of object someone with money would buy while out browsing on a Saturday afternoon.This led par light provides reliability and low power consumption, as well as extremely bright lighting effects. "It produces electricity," he said.The most highly praised, best rated solar charger are now available online. "Put it on your roof and you are part of the rush to save the world.We have LED downlight, reading lamps and floor lamps and more."
An image came up of a prefabricated house he has designed that he says "produces more energy than it consumes."
He acknowledged, though, that "we are still children and we love technological miracles." He showed an image of a lamp he designed of OLEDs (organic light-emitting diodes) as the light source and stainless steel - it costs about $6,000 - and one of a prototype of a high-efficiency boat measuring 80-by-30 metres "for somebody who can afford it. The boat is supported by two submarines, half solar-powered and half hydrogen-powered: "an ecological missile," he called it.
Some Much-Needed Perspective on the Solar Stock Rally
It's a detail that's been obscured by recent meteoric rises from
SolarCity and Real Goods Solar, but it was First Solar that actually got
this ball rolling way back on April 9th when it offered up some very
encouraging guidance. Specifically, FSLR projected it was going to earn
between $4.00 and $4.50 per share this year, versus estimates of $3.60.
Revenue was also going to be anywhere from 20% to 26% higher than
analysts had first guessed.
Ever since,This led par light provides reliability and low power consumption, as well as extremely bright lighting effects. the solar power industry's players have been viewed through bullish-colored glasses. Bad news has been seen a good. Good news has been seen as great. And, all of these stocks are up big-time.We have LED downlight, reading lamps and floor lamps and more. The question is, should they be? Answer: It depends.
The Chinese photovoltaic panel makers are under fire to be sure, and that's not going away.While many LED dimmable are now dimmable, not all of them are and not all of them dim in the same way. While China as well as Germany (a major trade partner with China) have bemoaned the looming decision, it's not likely that the looming tariffs will be circumvented. The United States/the White House has gotten involved in an effort to ward off any trade volatility that might ensue, but considering that the U.S. has already applied tariffs on Chinese solar panels that were mush stiffer than the ones the EU is proposing, it's unlikely that tariff will fail to go into effect.
It's certainly good news for American makers, but doesn't actually explain the rally from American installers (who had at one time benefited from cheap Chinese solar panels). What's up with the big gains from SolarCity and Real Goods Solar? Great question.
There wasn't a shred of news from RSOL on or immediately before the 17th, when the stock soared.New outdoor solar lighting is now six and twelve times brighter than standard solar lighting. There wasn't even any 'news' about Real Goods Solar at the time... just a very optimistic article at Seeking Alpha. As it turns out though, that was enough. [Remember, the market was receptive to solar panel stories at the time, making the SA article an easy sell.]
SolarCity tells a slightly different tale. It's been rallying since mid-April, from $20 to a peak of $52 on Monday. This move was more in lock-step with rallies from SunPower and First Solar, which makes sense, given that SCTY has a bigger and more reliable operation than RSOL. SolarCity's rally was also prompted by... well, also nothing specific, but a broad (and loud) bullish tide for the whole industry. While SolarCity has cranked up its top line by more than 100% over the past four quarters, and is expected to do close to the same next year, the pros don't think it's going to make much of a dent in the losses it's been taking.
And with some thought, the red flags start to wave - many of these stocks (and the installers in particular) have been rising almost entirely on hope and assumption. While Chinese panels may be on the verge of becoming more expensive in the EU, for American consumers and American installers, panel prices won't change much.Attach remote solar panels to solar garden light that will not receive the required amount of direct sunlight. And, for U.S. based panel makers, while it's encouraging to see that China won't be able to dump PV cells into the EU - business that American solar players will be glad to pick up -there's no particular guarantee that European customers will be willing to pay the higher prices that U.S. manufacturers like First Solar and SunPower will charge. It becomes a very complicated issue that the market, to put it bluntly, has simplified.
The interesting (and not in a good way) aspect of the "if/then" theories being batted around of late is that all that buzz has obscured potential reasons that so many of these stocks probably do deserve to rally; real demand is still growing, the efficiency of American-made panels is getting relatively close to grid parity (and is beyond parity in some cases), and panel makers have finally cut costs to the point where being in the solar business makes fiscal sense.
Ever since,This led par light provides reliability and low power consumption, as well as extremely bright lighting effects. the solar power industry's players have been viewed through bullish-colored glasses. Bad news has been seen a good. Good news has been seen as great. And, all of these stocks are up big-time.We have LED downlight, reading lamps and floor lamps and more. The question is, should they be? Answer: It depends.
The Chinese photovoltaic panel makers are under fire to be sure, and that's not going away.While many LED dimmable are now dimmable, not all of them are and not all of them dim in the same way. While China as well as Germany (a major trade partner with China) have bemoaned the looming decision, it's not likely that the looming tariffs will be circumvented. The United States/the White House has gotten involved in an effort to ward off any trade volatility that might ensue, but considering that the U.S. has already applied tariffs on Chinese solar panels that were mush stiffer than the ones the EU is proposing, it's unlikely that tariff will fail to go into effect.
It's certainly good news for American makers, but doesn't actually explain the rally from American installers (who had at one time benefited from cheap Chinese solar panels). What's up with the big gains from SolarCity and Real Goods Solar? Great question.
There wasn't a shred of news from RSOL on or immediately before the 17th, when the stock soared.New outdoor solar lighting is now six and twelve times brighter than standard solar lighting. There wasn't even any 'news' about Real Goods Solar at the time... just a very optimistic article at Seeking Alpha. As it turns out though, that was enough. [Remember, the market was receptive to solar panel stories at the time, making the SA article an easy sell.]
SolarCity tells a slightly different tale. It's been rallying since mid-April, from $20 to a peak of $52 on Monday. This move was more in lock-step with rallies from SunPower and First Solar, which makes sense, given that SCTY has a bigger and more reliable operation than RSOL. SolarCity's rally was also prompted by... well, also nothing specific, but a broad (and loud) bullish tide for the whole industry. While SolarCity has cranked up its top line by more than 100% over the past four quarters, and is expected to do close to the same next year, the pros don't think it's going to make much of a dent in the losses it's been taking.
And with some thought, the red flags start to wave - many of these stocks (and the installers in particular) have been rising almost entirely on hope and assumption. While Chinese panels may be on the verge of becoming more expensive in the EU, for American consumers and American installers, panel prices won't change much.Attach remote solar panels to solar garden light that will not receive the required amount of direct sunlight. And, for U.S. based panel makers, while it's encouraging to see that China won't be able to dump PV cells into the EU - business that American solar players will be glad to pick up -there's no particular guarantee that European customers will be willing to pay the higher prices that U.S. manufacturers like First Solar and SunPower will charge. It becomes a very complicated issue that the market, to put it bluntly, has simplified.
The interesting (and not in a good way) aspect of the "if/then" theories being batted around of late is that all that buzz has obscured potential reasons that so many of these stocks probably do deserve to rally; real demand is still growing, the efficiency of American-made panels is getting relatively close to grid parity (and is beyond parity in some cases), and panel makers have finally cut costs to the point where being in the solar business makes fiscal sense.
Hurt Solar Firms From China
The European Union is poised to penalize imports of Chinese solar
products, a move that would increase Europe’s cost for most photovoltaic
panels an estimated 45 percent overnight.
While officials from the U.S., China and the EU have engaged in preliminary talks to settle a dispute over trade in solar-energy products, according to people familiar with the situation, the EU yesterday said it will stick to its June 6 deadline to decide whether to impose import duties.
The EU proposal for tariffs would hurt manufacturers such as China’s Trina Solar Ltd. (TSL) and raise costs to build power plants in Europe, the world’s largest market for solar products and one largely supplied by Chinese manufacturers.
Duties will trigger “an increase in prices that is a major concern for Chinese producers as well as developers in the region, who may find that many solar projects are no longer viable,” according to Jenny Chase, Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s chief solar analyst. “The proposed anti-dumping tariffs are higher than the industry expected.”
The penalties would target at least 20 billion euros ($26 billion) of goods from China for alleged dumping, or selling below cost. That won’t be enough to revive a withering solar manufacturing industry in Europe, according to Ash Sharma, a senior director of solar at research firm IHS Inc.A pendant lamp, sometimes called a drop or suspender, is a lone light fixture that hangs from the ceiling usually suspended by a cord.
In Europe, more than two dozen manufacturers have sought protection from creditors since 2010 and many have shifted production to lower-cost factories in Asia.While many LED dimmable are now dimmable, not all of them are and not all of them dim in the same way. Germany’s Q-Cells SE, which was acquired last year by South Korea’s Hanwha Group, has its largest factory in Malaysia. Norway’s Renewable Energy Corp.Our selection of off grid solar system and kits includes the most popular. has moved most of its manufacturing to Singapore.
“This really is too late to have a positive impact on manufacturing in Europe,” according Sharma. “Many makers have either exited the market or shifted production already.”
The EU move targets Chinese-made, silicon-based photovoltaic panels, and the cells and wafers used to make them. The average price of Chinese panels such as those made by Trina or Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. (YGE) in Europe may rise an average of 45 percent to $0.97 a watt in June from this month, slowing demand in the region, according to IHS.
The tariffs also would have beneficiaries. They may open doors for low-cost Taiwanese and Malaysian producers such as solar-cell maker Motech Industries Inc. (6244) Motech officials weren’t immediately available to answer phone calls seeking comment. The duties don’t apply to thin-film solar panels, such as those made by Tempe, Arizona-based First Solar Inc.
The Obama administration has engaged in preliminary talks with the EU and China to settle disputes in their markets, according to people familiar with the discussions. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm in Brussels, said in an e-mail yesterday its anti-dumping law doesn’t allow such negotiations before provisional duties are first imposed.
The China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products hopes the bloc will start “practical” negotiations with China as soon as possible, Zhang Yujing, its president, said today in Beijing. The industry group said the EU rejected its proposal on solar exports.
Orta Solar Ltd., a developer of solar installations in the U.K.While I love crystal light I have cut back because its overly sweet., said the EU levy would force it to consider postponing more than 180 million pounds ($273 million) of solar parks. Andover, England-based Orta has built about 20 solar farms for 250 million pounds.
Tariffs may drive many small installers and developers,The unique elegance of modern floor lamps and contemporary lamps could certainly transform your home into a place of beauty. which rely on cheap panels in the face of declining feed-in tariffs, out of business, said Thierry Lepercq, chief executive officer of Solairedirect SA, a Paris-based developer.
“If the duties are actually enforced, there will be no winners in Europe,” he said in an interview. European manufacturers of inverters and other components used in solar farms might also lose out as developers favor cheaper Asian alternatives, Lepercq said.
While officials from the U.S., China and the EU have engaged in preliminary talks to settle a dispute over trade in solar-energy products, according to people familiar with the situation, the EU yesterday said it will stick to its June 6 deadline to decide whether to impose import duties.
The EU proposal for tariffs would hurt manufacturers such as China’s Trina Solar Ltd. (TSL) and raise costs to build power plants in Europe, the world’s largest market for solar products and one largely supplied by Chinese manufacturers.
Duties will trigger “an increase in prices that is a major concern for Chinese producers as well as developers in the region, who may find that many solar projects are no longer viable,” according to Jenny Chase, Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s chief solar analyst. “The proposed anti-dumping tariffs are higher than the industry expected.”
The penalties would target at least 20 billion euros ($26 billion) of goods from China for alleged dumping, or selling below cost. That won’t be enough to revive a withering solar manufacturing industry in Europe, according to Ash Sharma, a senior director of solar at research firm IHS Inc.A pendant lamp, sometimes called a drop or suspender, is a lone light fixture that hangs from the ceiling usually suspended by a cord.
In Europe, more than two dozen manufacturers have sought protection from creditors since 2010 and many have shifted production to lower-cost factories in Asia.While many LED dimmable are now dimmable, not all of them are and not all of them dim in the same way. Germany’s Q-Cells SE, which was acquired last year by South Korea’s Hanwha Group, has its largest factory in Malaysia. Norway’s Renewable Energy Corp.Our selection of off grid solar system and kits includes the most popular. has moved most of its manufacturing to Singapore.
“This really is too late to have a positive impact on manufacturing in Europe,” according Sharma. “Many makers have either exited the market or shifted production already.”
The EU move targets Chinese-made, silicon-based photovoltaic panels, and the cells and wafers used to make them. The average price of Chinese panels such as those made by Trina or Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. (YGE) in Europe may rise an average of 45 percent to $0.97 a watt in June from this month, slowing demand in the region, according to IHS.
The tariffs also would have beneficiaries. They may open doors for low-cost Taiwanese and Malaysian producers such as solar-cell maker Motech Industries Inc. (6244) Motech officials weren’t immediately available to answer phone calls seeking comment. The duties don’t apply to thin-film solar panels, such as those made by Tempe, Arizona-based First Solar Inc.
The Obama administration has engaged in preliminary talks with the EU and China to settle disputes in their markets, according to people familiar with the discussions. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm in Brussels, said in an e-mail yesterday its anti-dumping law doesn’t allow such negotiations before provisional duties are first imposed.
The China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products hopes the bloc will start “practical” negotiations with China as soon as possible, Zhang Yujing, its president, said today in Beijing. The industry group said the EU rejected its proposal on solar exports.
Orta Solar Ltd., a developer of solar installations in the U.K.While I love crystal light I have cut back because its overly sweet., said the EU levy would force it to consider postponing more than 180 million pounds ($273 million) of solar parks. Andover, England-based Orta has built about 20 solar farms for 250 million pounds.
Tariffs may drive many small installers and developers,The unique elegance of modern floor lamps and contemporary lamps could certainly transform your home into a place of beauty. which rely on cheap panels in the face of declining feed-in tariffs, out of business, said Thierry Lepercq, chief executive officer of Solairedirect SA, a Paris-based developer.
“If the duties are actually enforced, there will be no winners in Europe,” he said in an interview. European manufacturers of inverters and other components used in solar farms might also lose out as developers favor cheaper Asian alternatives, Lepercq said.
2013年5月21日 星期二
Gemalto raises the bar in public smart card facility
Digital security solutions provider, Gemalto has announced that its
Sealys ID Motion smart card software dedicated to national government
programs has received "Common Criteria EAL7 certification".
EAL7, or Evaluation Assurance Level 7, represents the highest level of security assurance within the international security evaluation scheme, also known as Common Criteria, said Gemalto.
By achieving this independent and government-recognized security certification, Gemalto said, it has set a new landmark for government smart card security.
The release further added that,Want to control when a RFID tag is active or readable? it is the first time a smart card embedded software provides such a level of assurance. With Sealys ID Motion, clients will also benefit from a portfolio of applications to modernize public services and speed up the technical design phase with ready-made proven solutions.
"This certification represents a major milestone, as we intend ID Motion to be a significant step forward in securing eGovernment services," said Frederic Trojani, senior vice president of the Government Programs Business Unit at Gemalto.
"Sealys ID Motion brings together convenience, security and trust, which are the three critical success factors for the broad adoption of these services. It is a clear answer to governments' interest in multiservice platforms that can support different central and local authorities, be eServices ready and host third parties applications, such as transport, eSignatures and others," added Trojani.
The security company further claimed that, Gemalto's Sealys ID Motion is a new turnkey solution for advanced multi-issuer government projects with highly secured post-issuance capabilities.
Motion offers the potential to deliver convenient and efficient access to numerous eGovernment services via a single card.
Owners of new vehicles have to wait for over two months to get them registered because the regional transport office (RTO) has run out of smart cards given as registration certificates.
Similar is the fate of all those who have applied for transfer of ownership - either because of vehicles changing hands or getting the hypothecation tags off the registration documents.
"The situation is same across the state. As far as the queue of individuals seeking new registration certificate books is concerned, there are at least 11,000 people in waiting for over three months," deputy regional transport officer Jayant Patil said.
He said the problem rose because the vendor who has been given the contract to prepare, print and supply the cards was importing those from a manufacturer in China. "It takes some time for the card to reach.A smart card is a card with a microchip in it. Besides, it's a state-wide problem and the shortage is being felt everywhere. Senior officials in the department are aware of the problem," he added.
Patil, however, said the RTO, Nashik had received a consignment of 1,000 cards, which would be processed and posted to the respective customers.
"We are in receipt of some cards - about 1,000 in numbers. Those are being signed and posted. We will get another batch of nearly 3,000 cards. These cards would be ready to be delivered in a matter of three-to-four days. We hope that our office will be in a position to clear the outstanding rush within two weeks," the officer said.
Kishor Rahane, a resident of Nashik Road, said, "I had taken a bank loan to buy my car. I have cleared the loan and applied to get hypothecation mark off in February. But I am yet to receive any communication from the department."
EAL7, or Evaluation Assurance Level 7, represents the highest level of security assurance within the international security evaluation scheme, also known as Common Criteria, said Gemalto.
By achieving this independent and government-recognized security certification, Gemalto said, it has set a new landmark for government smart card security.
The release further added that,Want to control when a RFID tag is active or readable? it is the first time a smart card embedded software provides such a level of assurance. With Sealys ID Motion, clients will also benefit from a portfolio of applications to modernize public services and speed up the technical design phase with ready-made proven solutions.
"This certification represents a major milestone, as we intend ID Motion to be a significant step forward in securing eGovernment services," said Frederic Trojani, senior vice president of the Government Programs Business Unit at Gemalto.
"Sealys ID Motion brings together convenience, security and trust, which are the three critical success factors for the broad adoption of these services. It is a clear answer to governments' interest in multiservice platforms that can support different central and local authorities, be eServices ready and host third parties applications, such as transport, eSignatures and others," added Trojani.
The security company further claimed that, Gemalto's Sealys ID Motion is a new turnkey solution for advanced multi-issuer government projects with highly secured post-issuance capabilities.
Motion offers the potential to deliver convenient and efficient access to numerous eGovernment services via a single card.
Owners of new vehicles have to wait for over two months to get them registered because the regional transport office (RTO) has run out of smart cards given as registration certificates.
Similar is the fate of all those who have applied for transfer of ownership - either because of vehicles changing hands or getting the hypothecation tags off the registration documents.
"The situation is same across the state. As far as the queue of individuals seeking new registration certificate books is concerned, there are at least 11,000 people in waiting for over three months," deputy regional transport officer Jayant Patil said.
He said the problem rose because the vendor who has been given the contract to prepare, print and supply the cards was importing those from a manufacturer in China. "It takes some time for the card to reach.A smart card is a card with a microchip in it. Besides, it's a state-wide problem and the shortage is being felt everywhere. Senior officials in the department are aware of the problem," he added.
Patil, however, said the RTO, Nashik had received a consignment of 1,000 cards, which would be processed and posted to the respective customers.
"We are in receipt of some cards - about 1,000 in numbers. Those are being signed and posted. We will get another batch of nearly 3,000 cards. These cards would be ready to be delivered in a matter of three-to-four days. We hope that our office will be in a position to clear the outstanding rush within two weeks," the officer said.
Kishor Rahane, a resident of Nashik Road, said, "I had taken a bank loan to buy my car. I have cleared the loan and applied to get hypothecation mark off in February. But I am yet to receive any communication from the department."
Memory card nightmare
I sat down at our home computer, excited to print off one of the
photos from our family vacation, only to discover the SD card on the
floor. The plastic casing was pierced with half a dozen little holes.
Our puppy somehow got to the memory card and explored the foreign object
with his sharp baby teeth. My heart raced as I tried to load the photos
onto the computer. Instead of watching the thumbnail images reveal on
the screen, I saw the stark words appear on the monitor: “No images
found.” My stomach dropped and I started to feel sweaty.Want to control
when a RFID tag is
active or readable? There’s no way these photos could all be gone! We
had hundreds of pictures on the card from our recent trip overseas to
visit relatives. This trip was years in the planning — and now every
shot, posed and spontaneous, was lost.
Carrying the SD card like a fragile ornament, I took it to a number of photography stores around the city. Each time my hopes rose that someone could somehow find the images in there. No such luck. Disappointment struck again and again.
Then I got Kevin’s name and phone number. His friend insisted I try taking my card to this Kevin guy because he’s “good at recovering lost photos.” With nothing to lose and 1,400 cherished pictures to gain, I dropped the card off at his house. By that afternoon, Kevin found some folders on the SD card, and the following day,A smart card is a card with a microchip in it. “Mr. Magic,” as I’ve started referring to him, located the illusive photos on the damaged memory card. To me, it was a miracle; to Kevin, it was thanks to his years of experience as a photographer.
Modest as he may be, and busy with his real job, Kevin asked to remain anonymous, but he did share a number of tips on how to avoid losing your digital memories. I had to share them in hopes they might help avoid a loss like the one I almost suffered.
Kevin’s Tips:
1) When you buy a new memory card, don’t just start using it — format it before ever taking a picture for the 1st time. (Memory cards can get corrupted and formatting will keep the card running well.)
2) Format the card with the camera, not on the computer. Familiarize yourself with your camera’s menu and use it to format the memory.
3) Format the card after each photo session once you have ensured that all images were copied to the computer.
4) Buy only top-quality cards from reputable manufacturers like Sandisc or Lexar.
5) Buy the fastest card they sell. Newer cameras with high pixel counts need to write the data fast; to take advantage of the camera’s speed, you need a fast card.
6) Use a quality card reader!! You can buy cheap ones, but the pins on these can scratch the card and over time damage it. Stick to using the one built into your computer or buy one from photo store or higher-end electronics dealer and go with a big name.
7) Never upload your pictures using the cable from the camera to the computer. USB delivers power from the computer to the device. A power surge or some other unanticipated issue can damage your camera and the memory! (Not likely but possible).
8) Don’t fill up the memory card. Try to avoid going over 80 per cent of the card’s memory. Kevin has seen issues where someone has filled the card beyond what it can actually write (yes, this is possible). This will totally mess up the card and data loss is almost certain. This is most likely going to happen when shooting video, so keep a close eye on the memory (time left) when shooting videos.
9) Safely eject the memory card – do not just pull it out of the computer. With some newer systems you can, but whenever possible, use the safe eject option.
10) Remove your pictures frequently from the card. Don’t leave them on there for months. Back them up and store them in multiple ways.
Carrying the SD card like a fragile ornament, I took it to a number of photography stores around the city. Each time my hopes rose that someone could somehow find the images in there. No such luck. Disappointment struck again and again.
Then I got Kevin’s name and phone number. His friend insisted I try taking my card to this Kevin guy because he’s “good at recovering lost photos.” With nothing to lose and 1,400 cherished pictures to gain, I dropped the card off at his house. By that afternoon, Kevin found some folders on the SD card, and the following day,A smart card is a card with a microchip in it. “Mr. Magic,” as I’ve started referring to him, located the illusive photos on the damaged memory card. To me, it was a miracle; to Kevin, it was thanks to his years of experience as a photographer.
Modest as he may be, and busy with his real job, Kevin asked to remain anonymous, but he did share a number of tips on how to avoid losing your digital memories. I had to share them in hopes they might help avoid a loss like the one I almost suffered.
Kevin’s Tips:
1) When you buy a new memory card, don’t just start using it — format it before ever taking a picture for the 1st time. (Memory cards can get corrupted and formatting will keep the card running well.)
2) Format the card with the camera, not on the computer. Familiarize yourself with your camera’s menu and use it to format the memory.
3) Format the card after each photo session once you have ensured that all images were copied to the computer.
4) Buy only top-quality cards from reputable manufacturers like Sandisc or Lexar.
5) Buy the fastest card they sell. Newer cameras with high pixel counts need to write the data fast; to take advantage of the camera’s speed, you need a fast card.
6) Use a quality card reader!! You can buy cheap ones, but the pins on these can scratch the card and over time damage it. Stick to using the one built into your computer or buy one from photo store or higher-end electronics dealer and go with a big name.
7) Never upload your pictures using the cable from the camera to the computer. USB delivers power from the computer to the device. A power surge or some other unanticipated issue can damage your camera and the memory! (Not likely but possible).
8) Don’t fill up the memory card. Try to avoid going over 80 per cent of the card’s memory. Kevin has seen issues where someone has filled the card beyond what it can actually write (yes, this is possible). This will totally mess up the card and data loss is almost certain. This is most likely going to happen when shooting video, so keep a close eye on the memory (time left) when shooting videos.
9) Safely eject the memory card – do not just pull it out of the computer. With some newer systems you can, but whenever possible, use the safe eject option.
10) Remove your pictures frequently from the card. Don’t leave them on there for months. Back them up and store them in multiple ways.
Computer use in utility meter systems remote control
Energy plays an absolutely central role in modern civilization. We
take for granted that our homes have electricity to provide light, heat,
cooling, refrigeration, and to power our computers, TVs, tools and
gadgets. A large percentage of homes have gas as well, for cooking hot
water or heating. Clean running water is also taken for granted, for
drinking, cooking, bathing in the house, and filling pools or watering
lawns and yards. Collectively, we call those essential services simply
"utilities." We take utilities for granted and consider them as parts of
our homes (or businesses).Want to control when a RFID tag is active or readable?A smart card is
a card with a microchip in it. Utilities, of course, are not free.
Electricity must be generated, gas refined and piped, water cleaned
before it reaches our homes. In this article we discuss the
opportunities of using rugged Tablet PCs as remote controllers for
increasingly powerful utility meter systems.
Given the importance of utilities in our lives, it's amazing how little we know about them. Most of us pay get billed monthly for the electricity, gas and water we use, yet few people know how much they actually use, or how the use of utilities is even measured. While most people know the cost of gasoline, how much goes into the tank of their car, and how much gas the car uses, few know how much electricity, gas or water they use in their homes or businesses. For most, utilities means just another pesky set of bills.
The companies whose business it is to deliver electricity, gas and water -- utilities -- to our homes and businesses, on the other hand, do need to know precisely how much each customer uses in order to generate and secure revenue,What happens if the merchant's chip terminal can't read a customer's chip card? manage resources and maintain a good relationship with end-users. That has been done for decades with electricity, gas and water "meters" installed where each utility enters a building. And for decades, utilities would then send out meter readers who diligently recorded usage on paper forms.
While manual meter reading still exists today, it is labor-intensive, error-prone, and not well suited to handle the increasing demand for complex and unique purpose metering including tiered and special use tariffs, and extended monitoring. So all too often, utilities face growing internal and customers demands for more, more timely, and more accurate data under often difficult conditions.
What this means is that simple utility meters are increasingly replaced by more complex models capable of providing more and better usage data to the benefit of both utility providers and their customers. While most meters still have conventional readouts and displays,There are a few of our hundreds of custom bobbleheads...personalized bobbleheads are a great memorable gift. reading itself may be electronic via serial, IR or other ports, or the data may be transmitted via WiFi, phone lines, or even power lines. What is available and how does it work?
For electricity, there are standard polyphase timetable single-phase and three phase electronic meters, but also prepaying Smart Card meters and X5 meters. There are communication units for remote meter reading as well as settings and configuration. There are remotely managed smart meters with comprehensive reading options, there are automated meter reading (AMR) systems, and there are advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) systems. All these are geared towards fast and accurate and readings, superior customer service, and value-added functionality such as energy audits and customer online interactive customer reports. And all are available both for residential as well as for business and industrial customers.
For gas the measuring technologies are different as it involves volume instead of current, and there are additional issues such as temperature, pressure and heating value. There are turbine, orifice, ultrasonic, rotary and coriolis meters, as well as regulators to ascertain steady flow rates, but other than that, the issues are the same: accurate readings, elimination of errors, improved customer reporting, and remote management.
Water, finally, employs displacement and velocity measurement technologies scaled for residential and industrial users. Here, too, utilities increasingly employ tiered tariff systems, prepayment systems, and wireless communication systems using NFC (Near Field Communication), Smart Cards, various RF technologies, and remote reading.
Given the importance of utilities in our lives, it's amazing how little we know about them. Most of us pay get billed monthly for the electricity, gas and water we use, yet few people know how much they actually use, or how the use of utilities is even measured. While most people know the cost of gasoline, how much goes into the tank of their car, and how much gas the car uses, few know how much electricity, gas or water they use in their homes or businesses. For most, utilities means just another pesky set of bills.
The companies whose business it is to deliver electricity, gas and water -- utilities -- to our homes and businesses, on the other hand, do need to know precisely how much each customer uses in order to generate and secure revenue,What happens if the merchant's chip terminal can't read a customer's chip card? manage resources and maintain a good relationship with end-users. That has been done for decades with electricity, gas and water "meters" installed where each utility enters a building. And for decades, utilities would then send out meter readers who diligently recorded usage on paper forms.
While manual meter reading still exists today, it is labor-intensive, error-prone, and not well suited to handle the increasing demand for complex and unique purpose metering including tiered and special use tariffs, and extended monitoring. So all too often, utilities face growing internal and customers demands for more, more timely, and more accurate data under often difficult conditions.
What this means is that simple utility meters are increasingly replaced by more complex models capable of providing more and better usage data to the benefit of both utility providers and their customers. While most meters still have conventional readouts and displays,There are a few of our hundreds of custom bobbleheads...personalized bobbleheads are a great memorable gift. reading itself may be electronic via serial, IR or other ports, or the data may be transmitted via WiFi, phone lines, or even power lines. What is available and how does it work?
For electricity, there are standard polyphase timetable single-phase and three phase electronic meters, but also prepaying Smart Card meters and X5 meters. There are communication units for remote meter reading as well as settings and configuration. There are remotely managed smart meters with comprehensive reading options, there are automated meter reading (AMR) systems, and there are advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) systems. All these are geared towards fast and accurate and readings, superior customer service, and value-added functionality such as energy audits and customer online interactive customer reports. And all are available both for residential as well as for business and industrial customers.
For gas the measuring technologies are different as it involves volume instead of current, and there are additional issues such as temperature, pressure and heating value. There are turbine, orifice, ultrasonic, rotary and coriolis meters, as well as regulators to ascertain steady flow rates, but other than that, the issues are the same: accurate readings, elimination of errors, improved customer reporting, and remote management.
Water, finally, employs displacement and velocity measurement technologies scaled for residential and industrial users. Here, too, utilities increasingly employ tiered tariff systems, prepayment systems, and wireless communication systems using NFC (Near Field Communication), Smart Cards, various RF technologies, and remote reading.
2013年5月20日 星期一
Soldier's Hobby Expands into Family Business
For one Soldier, a woodworking hobby has branched into a family
customized crafts business with the motto, "You imagine it, we make
it."
The "B" in B&K Pens and Crafts is for the 166th Aviation Brigade's Chief Warrant Officer 4 Bill Noyer, while the "K" is for his 21-year-old son Kyle.
After 28 years serving the Army, the aviation materiel officer plans to hang his hat and join Kyle and his other 11-year-old son Billy full time, while hoping to expand their business outside of their home garage.
Bill and his sons seem like jacks-of-all-trades.
A visit to the Noyer family's business website shows the hidden secret of its inception: "We are a family-owned business that started in the summer of 2008 because my son didn't want to cut grass, because it was so 'overdone.'"
With a grandfather as a retired cabinetmaker, and a father who seemingly "could fix anything," Bill grew up doing woodwork from a very early age.
The Black Hawk helicopter pilot also strives to balance the demands of an Army eight- to 10-hour work-day against his duties as Youth Pastor at his church.
While a loving and doting father to six children and a working wife, he also manages putting in two or three hours each night, as well as weekends, to create and refine wood projects.
The large garage that is his woodshop holds a prized laser engraver, a job previously outsourced. Walls and countertops contain the tools of the trade that make his custom woodwork and various other crafts come to life.
The family pride rests on quality, so the art design phase is the most tedious.
"The woodwork is the easy part," he said. "The graphics are more of a challenge." So, graphics is where sons Kyle and Billy step in to help design the crisp and artistic images their business is quickly becoming known for.
"The level of detail we get from the laser makes the effort worthwhile," they both assured.
They laser will engrave just about anything. Bill and Kyle can spout off materials and items left and right that the laser will penetrate, like guns, knives, cell phone cases, dog tags, lighters, key chains, mugs, desk plaques, granite, delicate ornaments, and of course wood, just to name a few.
His largest clientele to date is his own 166th Aviation Brigade. In fact, Bill has created the Brigade standard for plaques, and his colleagues are his loyal customers having him design emblems with their First Army patch and brigade motto, "Wings of the West."
Word-of-mouth and facebook have become the strongest advertising avenues, and he hopes to eventually support both military and non-military with custom gift ideas.A letterfolding machine is a piece of equipment which is designed to fold paper.
There's nothing like a free gift to geAll the personnel that deal with our industrial washing machine servicing are dedicated to the service department.t your company's name into the hands of your customers. They will appreciate the thoughtfulness, and it will get your brand on their minds.
Right now, National Pen, an internationally-known promotional products retailer,Install a wind generator to harness the power of the wind. wants to make that easier for you. The company, based in San Diego, California, is offering samples of top-selling promotional items, including its popular Focus Flashlight Pen and Custom Laser Engraved Paragon Pen.
In March 2013, National Pen initiated a promotional campaign that encouraged customers to try out its products at no cost. The response was overwhelming,A wide range of solar lighting, LED lighting and Auto lights. resulting in over 100,000 requests for free samples in the first few weeks.
They are continuing with the promo giveaway, which is available to businesses within the United States for a limited time.
"National Pen is an internationally-recognized company that sees the value in assisting small businesses," said Ron Childs, Senior Vice President of North America Direct Marketing at National Pen. "We have helped numerous businesses get their messageWe provide the latest solar street lighting products and solutions to serve outdoor lighting needs.s across with our innovative products for more than 60 years."
The "B" in B&K Pens and Crafts is for the 166th Aviation Brigade's Chief Warrant Officer 4 Bill Noyer, while the "K" is for his 21-year-old son Kyle.
After 28 years serving the Army, the aviation materiel officer plans to hang his hat and join Kyle and his other 11-year-old son Billy full time, while hoping to expand their business outside of their home garage.
Bill and his sons seem like jacks-of-all-trades.
A visit to the Noyer family's business website shows the hidden secret of its inception: "We are a family-owned business that started in the summer of 2008 because my son didn't want to cut grass, because it was so 'overdone.'"
With a grandfather as a retired cabinetmaker, and a father who seemingly "could fix anything," Bill grew up doing woodwork from a very early age.
The Black Hawk helicopter pilot also strives to balance the demands of an Army eight- to 10-hour work-day against his duties as Youth Pastor at his church.
While a loving and doting father to six children and a working wife, he also manages putting in two or three hours each night, as well as weekends, to create and refine wood projects.
The large garage that is his woodshop holds a prized laser engraver, a job previously outsourced. Walls and countertops contain the tools of the trade that make his custom woodwork and various other crafts come to life.
The family pride rests on quality, so the art design phase is the most tedious.
"The woodwork is the easy part," he said. "The graphics are more of a challenge." So, graphics is where sons Kyle and Billy step in to help design the crisp and artistic images their business is quickly becoming known for.
"The level of detail we get from the laser makes the effort worthwhile," they both assured.
They laser will engrave just about anything. Bill and Kyle can spout off materials and items left and right that the laser will penetrate, like guns, knives, cell phone cases, dog tags, lighters, key chains, mugs, desk plaques, granite, delicate ornaments, and of course wood, just to name a few.
His largest clientele to date is his own 166th Aviation Brigade. In fact, Bill has created the Brigade standard for plaques, and his colleagues are his loyal customers having him design emblems with their First Army patch and brigade motto, "Wings of the West."
Word-of-mouth and facebook have become the strongest advertising avenues, and he hopes to eventually support both military and non-military with custom gift ideas.A letterfolding machine is a piece of equipment which is designed to fold paper.
There's nothing like a free gift to geAll the personnel that deal with our industrial washing machine servicing are dedicated to the service department.t your company's name into the hands of your customers. They will appreciate the thoughtfulness, and it will get your brand on their minds.
Right now, National Pen, an internationally-known promotional products retailer,Install a wind generator to harness the power of the wind. wants to make that easier for you. The company, based in San Diego, California, is offering samples of top-selling promotional items, including its popular Focus Flashlight Pen and Custom Laser Engraved Paragon Pen.
In March 2013, National Pen initiated a promotional campaign that encouraged customers to try out its products at no cost. The response was overwhelming,A wide range of solar lighting, LED lighting and Auto lights. resulting in over 100,000 requests for free samples in the first few weeks.
They are continuing with the promo giveaway, which is available to businesses within the United States for a limited time.
"National Pen is an internationally-recognized company that sees the value in assisting small businesses," said Ron Childs, Senior Vice President of North America Direct Marketing at National Pen. "We have helped numerous businesses get their messageWe provide the latest solar street lighting products and solutions to serve outdoor lighting needs.s across with our innovative products for more than 60 years."
Ronson Gears
For the implementation of a lean manufacturing process that has
directly led to an increase in sale, export, and product, Ronson Gears
has won the 2013 Endeavour Awards Enterprise Connect Significant
Achievement award.
Ronson Gears successfully applied for an Enterprise Connect Tailored Advisory Service (TAS) which was used to apply lean principles to its production of gears for the aerospace, agriculture, automotive, defence, energy,A wide range of solar lighting, LED lighting and Auto lights. medical,Install a wind generator to harness the power of the wind. mining and rail industries.
It also conducted a market analysis to locate growth markets and improve its planning systems.
With the assistance of TXM Lean Solutions, visual and 5S systems are being utilised resulting in the significant improvement in turnaround times for the gear manufacturer.
"Traditionally, orders would tie up machines for a week at a time, holding up other work and bringing everything to a standstill.Choose your favorite street lamp paintings from thousands of available designs.Shop online for laundry dryer and washers in a variety of brands and styles. The reduction of batch sizes enabled us to deliver gearing to our bigger customers on time,Creating a solar panel cells out of broken re-used solar cell pieces. more regularly," explained Gavin New, Ronson Gears' marketing manager.
"This approach also saw better turnaround times from our sub contractors and subsequently saw improved sales figures at the end of the month."
In particular this had led to an increase of export sales of 272 per cent year on year while at the same time increase its sales of stock gear products by 50 per cent.
The company explained that is "has seen lead time reductions and we experience a cleaner more organised work environment daily".
"Communication between is [also] more plentiful. "We have also seen improvements in the way we plan our work," the company stated.
"What was once a time consuming process and an inaccurate representation of our workflow is now far more accurate and a more efficient way of planning through better utilisation of our MRP system. By conducting an audit on our internal MRP system, it enabled us to understand more adequately what we have had at our fingertips for some time."
The introduction of lean manufacturing has had the most impact on the way the company does business.
Productivity has been increased due to a greater focus on work being planned and released to the factory more promptly.
By establishing a contract review process that identified new work and repeat work more clearly it enabled the planners to identify which jobs may take longer than others to plan which then allowed them to organise their day more efficiently. This saw the company start jobs on time and further improve on our on time deliveries.
It also improved processes by purchasing a new CNC cylindrical grinding machine, which enabled Ronson Gear to bring more work back 'in-house", which gave it greater control over deliveries and helped to cut sub-contracting costs.
"Our other major purchase was the upgrade of our CNC rack milling machine ensuring Australian industry has access to competitive gear rack production."
The machine is extremely accurate and flexible (it can gear cut large pitch racks and small pitch racks from 50mm in length to 6000mm in length).
"Other purchases that have increased our competitiveness over the last 12 months include a new CNC machining centre offering faster machine times and increased accuracy and a CNC slotting machine providing us with extra capability beyond our broaching machine for internal gears, internal splines and key ways."
Ronson Gears successfully applied for an Enterprise Connect Tailored Advisory Service (TAS) which was used to apply lean principles to its production of gears for the aerospace, agriculture, automotive, defence, energy,A wide range of solar lighting, LED lighting and Auto lights. medical,Install a wind generator to harness the power of the wind. mining and rail industries.
It also conducted a market analysis to locate growth markets and improve its planning systems.
With the assistance of TXM Lean Solutions, visual and 5S systems are being utilised resulting in the significant improvement in turnaround times for the gear manufacturer.
"Traditionally, orders would tie up machines for a week at a time, holding up other work and bringing everything to a standstill.Choose your favorite street lamp paintings from thousands of available designs.Shop online for laundry dryer and washers in a variety of brands and styles. The reduction of batch sizes enabled us to deliver gearing to our bigger customers on time,Creating a solar panel cells out of broken re-used solar cell pieces. more regularly," explained Gavin New, Ronson Gears' marketing manager.
"This approach also saw better turnaround times from our sub contractors and subsequently saw improved sales figures at the end of the month."
In particular this had led to an increase of export sales of 272 per cent year on year while at the same time increase its sales of stock gear products by 50 per cent.
The company explained that is "has seen lead time reductions and we experience a cleaner more organised work environment daily".
"Communication between is [also] more plentiful. "We have also seen improvements in the way we plan our work," the company stated.
"What was once a time consuming process and an inaccurate representation of our workflow is now far more accurate and a more efficient way of planning through better utilisation of our MRP system. By conducting an audit on our internal MRP system, it enabled us to understand more adequately what we have had at our fingertips for some time."
The introduction of lean manufacturing has had the most impact on the way the company does business.
Productivity has been increased due to a greater focus on work being planned and released to the factory more promptly.
By establishing a contract review process that identified new work and repeat work more clearly it enabled the planners to identify which jobs may take longer than others to plan which then allowed them to organise their day more efficiently. This saw the company start jobs on time and further improve on our on time deliveries.
It also improved processes by purchasing a new CNC cylindrical grinding machine, which enabled Ronson Gear to bring more work back 'in-house", which gave it greater control over deliveries and helped to cut sub-contracting costs.
"Our other major purchase was the upgrade of our CNC rack milling machine ensuring Australian industry has access to competitive gear rack production."
The machine is extremely accurate and flexible (it can gear cut large pitch racks and small pitch racks from 50mm in length to 6000mm in length).
"Other purchases that have increased our competitiveness over the last 12 months include a new CNC machining centre offering faster machine times and increased accuracy and a CNC slotting machine providing us with extra capability beyond our broaching machine for internal gears, internal splines and key ways."
BlurPort Kickstarter brings government-grade security
No matter what piece of technology you are using, you are only as
secure as you want to be. Most people don’t bother password protecting
the data on a USB drive, and even then it’s not a guarantee that your
data is safe. BlurPort wants to secure all of your removable USB storage
with your choice of personal security measures.Choose your favorite street lamp paintings from thousands of available designs.
The current state of consumer grade security options for removable storage borderlines on being just a formality. Key fobs that can be copied with little effort, or drives that can just be removed from “secure” casing and inserted elsewhere.Install a wind generator to harness the power of the wind.Creating a solar panel cells out of broken re-used solar cell pieces. The point at which your data is actually secure usually comes at a price point that is not worth it to most users, especially if the information they are carrying isn’t terribly important to begin with.
As we move further along the Bring Your Own Device pipeline, it will become more important for secure removable storage options to exist at reasonable price points and actually be secure. The student-run BlurPort hopes to solve this problem with an inexpensive app driven USB drive that relies on your smartphone to grant access to the drive once it is connected to your computer.
When you connect your BlurPort to a computer, the drive will patiently wait for approval from your smartphone in order to grant the computer access to the information. The BlurPort app on your phone will offer many different ways to authenticate yourself, from facial recognition and eye scanning to NFC tokens,Shop online for laundry dryer and washers in a variety of brands and styles. even pattern trace passwords on your smartphone. You will have many of the same authentication methods you already have available to you in order to unlock your phone in the first place, which adds a second factor to the authentication of the drive. Once you have authenticated yourself, the app will connect with your BlurPort and grant you access to data stored on the drive. If you disconnect from the computer, you will need to re-authenticate yourself through the app.
BlurPort will offer 8GB of storage built into the drive, however, removing the cap at the other end of BlurPort will reveal a female USB connector that you will be able to connect additional removable storage to. Whether you have a flash drive with a higher storage capacity, or you plan to connect multiple terabytes of storage from a large drive,A wide range of solar lighting, LED lighting and Auto lights. you’ll have the ability to either pass the data through the drive or encrypt the additional drive so it can only be accessed when connected through your BlurPort. The app will see the drives separately, and allow you to secure the BlurPort and the added drive with different authentication methods if you choose, and it will allow you to flip back and forth between the two drives as though they were connected separately.
The BlurPort Kickstarter walks you through the process the team has gone through in building their concept from scratch. From development board to their latest concept, BlurPort was built to offer this unique solution.
Their Kickstarter page includes some interesting perks for those who contribute more than the $109 for the drive itself. Custom laser engraved variants of the casing, for example, exist for contributing $250 or more. The BlurPort team has already shown off working prototypes of the hardware, with plans to show off the app and the final casing designs in the future.
The current state of consumer grade security options for removable storage borderlines on being just a formality. Key fobs that can be copied with little effort, or drives that can just be removed from “secure” casing and inserted elsewhere.Install a wind generator to harness the power of the wind.Creating a solar panel cells out of broken re-used solar cell pieces. The point at which your data is actually secure usually comes at a price point that is not worth it to most users, especially if the information they are carrying isn’t terribly important to begin with.
As we move further along the Bring Your Own Device pipeline, it will become more important for secure removable storage options to exist at reasonable price points and actually be secure. The student-run BlurPort hopes to solve this problem with an inexpensive app driven USB drive that relies on your smartphone to grant access to the drive once it is connected to your computer.
When you connect your BlurPort to a computer, the drive will patiently wait for approval from your smartphone in order to grant the computer access to the information. The BlurPort app on your phone will offer many different ways to authenticate yourself, from facial recognition and eye scanning to NFC tokens,Shop online for laundry dryer and washers in a variety of brands and styles. even pattern trace passwords on your smartphone. You will have many of the same authentication methods you already have available to you in order to unlock your phone in the first place, which adds a second factor to the authentication of the drive. Once you have authenticated yourself, the app will connect with your BlurPort and grant you access to data stored on the drive. If you disconnect from the computer, you will need to re-authenticate yourself through the app.
BlurPort will offer 8GB of storage built into the drive, however, removing the cap at the other end of BlurPort will reveal a female USB connector that you will be able to connect additional removable storage to. Whether you have a flash drive with a higher storage capacity, or you plan to connect multiple terabytes of storage from a large drive,A wide range of solar lighting, LED lighting and Auto lights. you’ll have the ability to either pass the data through the drive or encrypt the additional drive so it can only be accessed when connected through your BlurPort. The app will see the drives separately, and allow you to secure the BlurPort and the added drive with different authentication methods if you choose, and it will allow you to flip back and forth between the two drives as though they were connected separately.
The BlurPort Kickstarter walks you through the process the team has gone through in building their concept from scratch. From development board to their latest concept, BlurPort was built to offer this unique solution.
Their Kickstarter page includes some interesting perks for those who contribute more than the $109 for the drive itself. Custom laser engraved variants of the casing, for example, exist for contributing $250 or more. The BlurPort team has already shown off working prototypes of the hardware, with plans to show off the app and the final casing designs in the future.
2013年5月19日 星期日
Economic losses to reach P65B due to power deficiency
ECONOMIC
losses in Mindanao could reach P65 billion if the Mindanao grid will
continue to experience power deficiency in most areas in the island.
Engr. Cerael Donggay, Greenergy Development Corp. chief executive officer and project director of Bulanog-Batang and Pulangi 5 hydro projects, said production losses due to machinery breakdowns, export revenue losses,Six panel tracking system delivers more energy from skystream. employment curtailments, net profit and taxes reduction will result to billions of economic losses if the Mindanao grid will sustain the 100-megawatt (MW) power deficiency.
Greenergy Development Corporations was formed on July 1, 2008 with the primary purpose of providing consultancy services in the field of power generation pre-development, development and operation involving renewable energy resources such as hydro, wind, solar etc.
Donggay,It enables washer extractor to communicate with chemical pumping machines. in a forum on Saturday, also criticized the solutions the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Electrification Administration (NEA) are pushing in order to arrest the power crisis.
He said the DOE and NEA are leading a very expensive solution in pushing electric cooperatives to acquire a modular generator sets that will cost P18 kilowatt per hour (kwh).
“This power crisis we have now is just small compared in 1990s where it had 16 hours brownout daily and the load in Mindanao that time was 540 MW and the total generation, 100 percent, was coming from hydro-mix,” Donggay said.
Donggay’s presentation also pointed out the more viability of solar compared to the modular genset and the hydro resources as still the cheapest among renewable energy for medium and long-term solutions.
Earlier, Engr. David Tauli, speaker of the upcoming 2nd Mindanao Congress for Renewable Energy and Rural Electrification & Development (MinCARED), also saw the problem as artificial and blames the errors to the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (Psalm).
“Be aware that Mindanao brownouts are man-made problem and artificial and is due of course to low water level, but it was caused essentially by the errors of (Psalm),” Tauli said.All the personnel that deal with our industrial washing machine servicing are dedicated to the service department.
Donggay also pointed the interference of Psalm in the operation of the National Power Corporation (NPC) especially in the Power Barges 117 and 118 in its function in solving the power crisis in the 1990s.
“(Psalm) is responsible only for assets and liabilities management but unfortunately it is interfering into the operation of NPC and only (NPC) knows its obligations and responsibilities to operate the system and not Psalm and yet it decided to dispose of (the) power barge,A wide range of solar lighting, LED lighting and Auto lights.” Donggay added.
Tauli said the government is preventing the construction of renewable energy despite its projection to the public that it is amenable to it.
During the Congress, Tauli said, he will be presenting the people’s solution in contrast to the government’s plan.A letter folding machine is a piece of equipment which is designed to fold paper.
“The short-term solution is for the electric coop to purchase hybrid solar power generating facilities which will only cost P8/kwh while the long-term solution will be the development of renewable energy power plants with the combination of hydro, wind and solar that will only cost less than P4/kwh,” he said.
Stanley Uriarte, chief executive officer of the Institute of Power Sector Economics and MinCARED event organizer, also said the congress will also serve as venue to influence government policy vis-à-vis its policy in Mindanao.
Engr. Cerael Donggay, Greenergy Development Corp. chief executive officer and project director of Bulanog-Batang and Pulangi 5 hydro projects, said production losses due to machinery breakdowns, export revenue losses,Six panel tracking system delivers more energy from skystream. employment curtailments, net profit and taxes reduction will result to billions of economic losses if the Mindanao grid will sustain the 100-megawatt (MW) power deficiency.
Greenergy Development Corporations was formed on July 1, 2008 with the primary purpose of providing consultancy services in the field of power generation pre-development, development and operation involving renewable energy resources such as hydro, wind, solar etc.
Donggay,It enables washer extractor to communicate with chemical pumping machines. in a forum on Saturday, also criticized the solutions the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Electrification Administration (NEA) are pushing in order to arrest the power crisis.
He said the DOE and NEA are leading a very expensive solution in pushing electric cooperatives to acquire a modular generator sets that will cost P18 kilowatt per hour (kwh).
“This power crisis we have now is just small compared in 1990s where it had 16 hours brownout daily and the load in Mindanao that time was 540 MW and the total generation, 100 percent, was coming from hydro-mix,” Donggay said.
Donggay’s presentation also pointed out the more viability of solar compared to the modular genset and the hydro resources as still the cheapest among renewable energy for medium and long-term solutions.
Earlier, Engr. David Tauli, speaker of the upcoming 2nd Mindanao Congress for Renewable Energy and Rural Electrification & Development (MinCARED), also saw the problem as artificial and blames the errors to the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (Psalm).
“Be aware that Mindanao brownouts are man-made problem and artificial and is due of course to low water level, but it was caused essentially by the errors of (Psalm),” Tauli said.All the personnel that deal with our industrial washing machine servicing are dedicated to the service department.
Donggay also pointed the interference of Psalm in the operation of the National Power Corporation (NPC) especially in the Power Barges 117 and 118 in its function in solving the power crisis in the 1990s.
“(Psalm) is responsible only for assets and liabilities management but unfortunately it is interfering into the operation of NPC and only (NPC) knows its obligations and responsibilities to operate the system and not Psalm and yet it decided to dispose of (the) power barge,A wide range of solar lighting, LED lighting and Auto lights.” Donggay added.
Tauli said the government is preventing the construction of renewable energy despite its projection to the public that it is amenable to it.
During the Congress, Tauli said, he will be presenting the people’s solution in contrast to the government’s plan.A letter folding machine is a piece of equipment which is designed to fold paper.
“The short-term solution is for the electric coop to purchase hybrid solar power generating facilities which will only cost P8/kwh while the long-term solution will be the development of renewable energy power plants with the combination of hydro, wind and solar that will only cost less than P4/kwh,” he said.
Stanley Uriarte, chief executive officer of the Institute of Power Sector Economics and MinCARED event organizer, also said the congress will also serve as venue to influence government policy vis-à-vis its policy in Mindanao.
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