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An energy-efficient conveyor system from Hytrol Conveyor Company and integration partner, Bastian Solutions and helped Monoprice increase throughput from 4,000 orders to nearly 14,000 orders per day. Bastian Solutions was chosen as the Monoprice integration solutions provider and implemented a system comprised almost exclusively of 24-volt DC zero-pressure accumulation (ZPA) conveyor, manufactured by Hytrol Conveyor Company. To keep up with strong consumer demand, Monoprice needed an automated material handling system to help increase daily throughput from roughly 300 orders per hour up to 1,000 orders per hour.

ItWorks! Global, with headquarters located in Palmetto, Florida awarded the coveted ItWorks! Way Award to Independent Distributors Debbie and David Sasek.

A dye sensitized cell, also known as dye sensitized solar cell, is a low-cost solar cell belonging to the group of thin film solar cells. A dye sensitized cell is based on a semiconductor formed between a photo-sensitized anode and an electrolyte, a photoelectrochemical system. Dye sensitized cells are usually used for converting sunlight into electrical energy across a wide intensity range by using a dye, which is absorbed in titanium oxide semiconductor. Dye sensitized cells are becoming increasingly popular as a renewable and cost-effective alternative to conventional solar cells. A dye sensitized cell has several attractive features such as semi-flexibility and semi-transparency, which offers a variety of uses, it is simple to make using conventional roll-printing techniques and majority of materials used are low cost . In the current scenario, dye sensitized cells are the most efficient third generation solar technology available. Dye sensitized cells can be a suitable option as a replacement for existing technologies in low density applications such as rooftop solar collectors, where the mechanical robustness and light weight of the glass result in a less collectors and act as an advantage for dye sensitized cell . However, the use of liquid electrolyte in dye sensitized cell design is a major drawback, as it has temperature stability problems. In the last 5-10 years, solid-state dye sensitized solar cells have been developed. In this case the liquid electrolyte is replaced by one of the several solid hole-conducting materials. During this period, the efficiency of solid state dye sensitized solar cell has increased from 4% to 15%.

Vaccines make animals disease-immune for a particular disease. In biological terms, vaccination against a particular pathogen aims to mimic the development of naturally acquired immunity by inoculation of non-pathogenic but immunogenic components of that pathogen. Animal vaccines market is dominated by production animals due to increasing global consumption of meat and milk products. The animal vaccines market can be segmented into seven categories based on animal type namely livestock, companion animals, poultry, equine, aquaculture, and other animal vaccines. Some of the key segments are further categorized based on the application of these animals. The livestock vaccines can be segmented into bovine vaccines and small ruminant vaccines, whereas the companion animal vaccines include canine vaccines and feline vaccines.

In the past few years, personal care products have become part and parcel of consumer's life. It includes array of product such as soaps, liquid soaps, hair gel, hail oil, shampoos, anti ageing face creams, sunscreen products and moisturizing lotions. Chemicals and ingredients used in personal care product ranges from basic metallic salts of fatty acids used in ordinary bath soaps to the high end cosmoceuticals that offers beautifying properties of cosmetics with useful benefits of pharmaceuticals and chemicals.

Cattle feed and feed additives are used for improving the quality of feed to enhance yield and overall cattle's health. Cattle feed are gaining popularities mainly due to the enhance performance and increasing application such as growth promoter, prevention and cure of diseases and for improving feed digestibility in cattle.

Automotive Magnesium Alloy is light metal alloys use extensively in automobiles original equipment manufacturing (OEM). Magnesium alloys offers higher strength, high thermal stability, rigidity, higher specific strength, ductility and it is light in weight compare to aluminium and steel.

Sulfur dioxide is a chemical compound having formula SO2. At standard atmosphere, sulfur dioxide is a toxic gas and has a pungent, irritating and rotten odor. Sulfur dioxide is released naturally in the atmosphere by volcanic activity. Sulfur dioxide is primarily manufactured for producing sulfuric acid. Apart from the production of sulfuric acid, sulfur dioxide is used as a preservative, in winemaking, as a reducing agent, biochemical and biomedical applications, as a reagent and as a solvent in laboratories. The growing demand from chemicals manufacturing industry is predicted to drive the global sulfur dioxide market in the next few years.

The study provides a decisive view of the paperboard packaging market by bifurcating it into product segments such as boxboard and containerboard. The boxboard product segment is further sub-segmented into folding boxboard (FBB), solid bleached board (SBB), white lined chipboard (WLC) and solid unbleached board (SUB). The report also segments the global paperboard packaging market in terms of applications. Application segments have been analyzed based on historic, present, and future trends, and the market has been estimated from 2014 to 2020 in terms of volume (Kilo Tons) and revenue (US$ Mn). Regional segmentation includes the current and forecast demand for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of the World (RoW). The segmentation includes demand for individual applications in all the regions.

Polyethylene napthalate also abbreviated as PEN is a type of polyester exhibiting excellent barrier properties. Polyethylene napthalate is chemically similar to polyethylene terepthalate (PET), however it's more temperature resistant and acts as a better barrier compared to PET. Polyethylene napthalate films exhibit several desirable characteristics such as excellent dielectric strength, superior hydrolysis resistance, excellent dimensional stability, good thermal conductivity, high mechanical strength and low thermal shrinkage. Commercial market for polyethylene napthalate is still in a nascent stage and the full potential of the product is yet to be realized. However polyethylene napthalate has found acceptance in several applications such as textiles, industrial fibers, foamed articles, containers for beverages, films and other thermoformed applications. Polyethylene napthalate is generally available in the market in the form of laminates, granules, rods and films.

Resorcinol is a six carbon phenol derived hydrocarbon compound. The chemical is white in color with a crystal structure. It is soluble in water, alcohol, ether and benzene. It has a very mild odor and a bitter sweet taste. It is also known as m-benzenediol, m-hydroxyquinone, and resorcin. Resorcinol can be manufactured commercially through two processes. One of the commercial processes involves sulphonation of benzene followed by neutralization of disulphonic acid, caustic fusion and separation. This process yields technical grade resorcinol with higher than 98% purity.

Rapid growth in the oil and gas sector is likely to boost growth in the oil and gas pipeline leak detection market. The global demand for oil and gas pipeline leak detection market is primarily driven by the growing energy demand. Furthermore, increased global demand for fuel is expected to propel growth in the oil and gas pipeline network around the world. Rapid development of pipeline network increases the risk of oil and gas pipeline leakage; it may further lead to a potential disaster and accidents. Pipelines are one of the key modes of transporting oil and gas from the point of production to the point of consumption; and are increasingly used to transport oil and gas owing to the efficient and safe mode of transport. Pipeline material corrosion and failure are some of the major reasons for the oil and gas pipeline leakages.

Increasing demand for electricity coupled with the stringent government regulations against emission of toxic gases in the atmosphere can have direct implications on the market for SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) systems used in coal fired plants. Moreover, the concerns related to energy security leading to installation of new coal fired power plants can also affect the demand for SCR systems in the near future. Due its low cost and easy availability coal is the most common source of fuel for power plants. However, the combustion of coal at higher temperature in the coal fired power plants releases oxides of nitrogen (NOX). The SCR systems convert the toxic oxides of nitrogen (NOX) into harmless nitrogen (N2) and water (H2O). The supportive government policies providing benefits in terms of incentives and tax benefits are likely to propel the use of SCR systems in the coal fired power plants.

In the last two decades, concern and awareness on the use of products derived from petroleum and their adverse impact on the environment have created an opportunity to produce environmental friendly lubricants. The advantages of environmentally acceptable products include minimal health and safety risks and less pollution. Lubricants affect the environment at all stages of production, use, and disposal and should be non-toxic to humans through contact and inhalation during production and use. Accidental losses that arise during spill can cause ecological disaster to environmentally sensitive areas such as forestry, waterways, construction, harbors, agriculture and mining. Thus, for these reasons and in response to public awareness, norms that stipulate the use of environment friendly lubricating fluids are desirable. Hence, it has created an opportunity to produce environmentally acceptable lubricants that are produced from natural esters such as vegetable oils.

Increase in the offshore drilling activities has led to a negative effect on the environment. The increase in the search for new oil and gas resources has significantly increased the offshore deep and ultra-deep water drilling activities. The toxic waste generated as a result of such activities has potential to harm the marine life. The waste generated by these activities can be solid and liquid in nature. The toxic discharge comprises toxic chemicals, drilling fluids, crude oil, cuttings and several other toxic agents that degrade the aquatic life. Constant efforts from the part of government and non-governmental organizations against discharge of such wastes can have direct implications on the market for integrated waste management in the offshore industry. Negligence on the part of companies carrying out offshore oil and gas operations can result in heavy penalties. To avoid such hefty penalties more and more companies are focusing toward deploying integrated waste management services.

According to "Medical Waste Management Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019", a new research report by Transparency Market Research, the global medical waste management market that was worth US$14.5 billion in 2012 is estimated to reach US$20.1 billion by the end of 2019 registering growth at a CAGR of 4.8%.

Oil and gas industry is investing heavily in new technologies to increase oil production and meet energy demand. Depleting reserves are hampering the oil production of the companies. The focus has been shifted towards deep and ultra deep reserves that are unexplored. But the companies are also using enhanced oil recovery method to produce from depleting reserves. The number of enhanced oil recovery projects is expected to increase during the forecast period. This will require multiple injection wells and the equipment used for injection system. Owing to these factors, the injection system market for enhanced oil recovery will grow during the forecast period.

The chemicals that are used in exploration and various processing stages of gas and oil field are called as oil field chemicals. The oil field chemicals demand is mainly affected by the exploration pace and advances in drilling in recent years. The major industry which guides the demand for oil field chemicals is the end-user oil and gas industry. The oil and gas industry face stringent timelines and several environmental issues. Considering these parameters the oil field chemicals play an imperative role in oil and gas industry. The oil field chemicals act in controlling the corrosion, bacterial growth, foam and wax formation. The market for oil field chemicals is currently dominated by North America, mainly due to the rapid exploration of oil fields. The others regions such as Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific also hold considerable share in the oil field chemicals market.

Refinery catalysts are type of catalyst used to boost the refinery output. Global refinery catalyst market can be segmented based product types as fluid catalytic cracking, hydrocracking, alkylation, hydro treating. On the basis of ingredients used in the catalyst, the refinery catalyst market can be segmented into zeolites, metals and chemicals. Hydro treating is expected to be the largest product segment in terms of revenue and hydrocracking catalyst are expected to be the fastest growing product type due to increasing adoption of hydraulic fracturing among refinery companies. Zeolites are anticipated to be largest ingredient that is used as refinery catalyst and metals are expected to grow at moderate pace in the next few years.

According to a recently released research study by Transparency Market Research (TMR), the global ophthalmology diagnostics and surgical devices market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 6.6% between the years 2013 and 2019. TMR, a U.S.-based market intelligence firm, states in its research study that the global ophthalmology diagnostics and surgical devices market, which had a market value of US$26012.6 million in 2012, is anticipated to reach a market value of US$40381.6 million in 2019. The report, titled 'Ophthalmology Diagnostics and Surgical Devices Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019', is available for sale on the company website.

The market was valued at USD 88.5 million in 2011, which is expected to reach USD 8,246.8 million by 2023, growing at a CAGR of 53.8% from 2013 to 2023.

Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc., was featured in Quality Digest in the third of a series of articles highlighting a deep inquiry among members of the organization about their lean journey. Jerry Beshiers, maintenance manager at Hytrol discussed his experience in the lean continuous process.

While fantasy has long been a staple of the literary landscape, both readers and critics are currently crying out for wholly-unique new narratives that don't succumb to recycling of the same-old concepts. Thankfully, KT Webb has stepped up to the plate with gusto, throwing the rule book out of the window with a thought provoking and intricate novel that fuses modern struggles with age-old legend.

Millions face the same predicament; witnessing something go wrong in their life and feeling helpless that nobody is there to guide them. Having spent his entire life as a committed Christian, Anthony K. Russell Jr. has some bold words of wisdom – God exists and, due to this, he has everything under control.

It's a sad reality that ruins the dreams for millions of adults; a culture where imagination is deemed futile and big-picture thinking is branded fantasy. Having spent years studying under the philosophy of Bob Proctor guiding thousands of clients through their personal development, Fran Banting has a bold message – that imagination is the only away to attract life's dreams, and seeing life as a movie is the perfect way to call "action".