Printing is the number one value-added process used by converters of flexible packaging. This article discusses the new technologies that are now available that allow converters to differentiate their products from the multitudes of other flexible packages on store shelves. This article further states that new equipment and equipment technologies...
In an April 9 report for investors, Lehman Brothers auto analyst Brian Johnson outlines why soaring commodity prices are leaving car makers a tough state of stagflation. Commodity prices in March, according to the report, were up $424 per vehicle year-over-year in North America. That includes price hikes...
This paper is intended to provide a brief, qualitative overview of how a digital control system is implemented in a familiar analog environment, i.e. that of a straightforward, board-mounted DC/DC converter. Applying digital methods to the control of power converters, in particular board-mounted dc/dc converters, offers a rich set of...
In this paper, the design of a robust converter interface for wind turbines is investigated. Based on the classification of unbalanced faults that can occur in the grid, resulting in voltage dips at the bus where the turbine is connected, the maximum current that the converter valves must be able...
The new tester for the measurement of the propagation delay times in high-speed IC logic by the use of multichannel sample converter is considered. The multichannel sample converter is a rather simple device with a small level of internal noise and was developed on the basis of peak detecting sample...
This paper proposes a static test approach suitable for built-in-self-test BIST of Analog-to-digital converter Intellectual Property IP. Static parameters (INL, DNL, gain, offset) are tested without using test equipment. The proposed BIST structure is applicable for testing models of analog-to-digital converters up to 12- bits of resolution. A comparison result...
The dynamic performance of a drive with induction machine fed via a pulse width modulated current source converter is investigated. The goal is to obtain a high dynamic performance of the drive. Therefore, suitable control methods are selected. These are the state feedback control on the line side, the field...
Front-end converters with power factor correction PFC capability are widely used in distributed power systems DPSs. Most of the front-end converters are implemented using a two-stage approach, which consists of a PFC stage followed by a DC/DC converter. One of the main concerns of the power supply industry is to...
Silver Standard Resources Inc. (TSX: SSO)(NASDAQ: SSRI) is pleased to report the closing of the sale of the Shafter silver project in Presidio County, Texas, to Aurcana Corporation (TSX VENTURE: AUN). Under the terms of the sale agreement, Aurcana has paid the company a total consideration of $42.6 million consisting...
Days like these Nancy Mitford writes to her brother: "My dear fat Thomas, deep depression has the Mitford family in its clutches, the birds never speak save to curse or groan & the rest of us are overcome with gloom. This house is too hideous for words...
The condo-converting developer and the perceivably aggressive California investor have been leading actors shaping the expiring market cycle for local mid-market apartment properties. One need not be too bright to guess that condo developers are more cautious than they were 18 months ago. The California investor's status has not received...
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS)today announced that holders of Zero Coupon Zero Yield Senior ConvertibleNotes due Aug. 15, 2023 have the right to surrender their notes forrepurchase as of today. Each holder of the notes has the right to requireCadence® to repurchase promptly following the Repurchase Date of...
Petro-Canada today released its 2007-2008 Report to the Community, outlining priorities and performance relative to commitments made in the Company's Principles for Responsible Investment and Operations. This year's Report to the Community includes stories on Petro-Canada's Oil Sands development and the Company's approach to water management. Highlights from 2007 include:...
With the help of more than $13 million in public money, a father- son team is planning to convert a landmark 19th-century Baltimore industrial building into a hub for community-oriented nonprofits and work force housing. Donald A. Manekin, a former partner at Manekin LLC, the Columbia-...
As previously announced, on October 10, 2006 Genoil Inc. (TSX VENTURE: GNO) (OTCBB: GNOLF) entered into loans from Lifschultz Enterprises Co., LLC ("Enterprises"), Sidney B. Lifschultz 1992 Family Trust (the "Trust"), and Lifschultz Family Partnership LP (the "Partnership"), each of which entities are affiliated with the Corporation's Chairman and Chief...
ATLANTA -- As businesses and governments struggle with the twin challenges of energy costs and solid waste disposal, a new company headed by leaders in the energy and solid waste industries offers technology and expertise to turn waste into energy. Solid Recovered Fuel SRF, headquartered in Atlanta and...
Poetic Winner Receives Converter Box and Antenna for Vintage Black-and-White Analog TV ARLINGTON, Va. -- The Consumer Electronics Association CEA([R]) and the National Association of Broadcasters NAB today announced the first semi-final winner of the "Rabbit Ears Pioneers" contest, JoNancy Linn Sundberg of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas. The...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Southern ("KCS") (NYSE: KSU) today announced that holders of its 4.25% Redeemable Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C (the "Series C Stock") elected to convert a total of 400,000 shares of the Series C Stock into 13,389,109 shares of KCS' common stock. KCS...
Illegal guns and other weapons confiscated from criminals are stacked before being melted down and converted into steel rebar in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. The steel bars will be used in road construction...
KEY WEST, Fla. AP -- Key West's hot-pink taxis are going green. Five Sixes Taxi has acquired 10 environmentally friendly hybrid vehicles as the first step to convert its entire fleet. Company officials project the new fuel-efficient vehicles, that are still painted pink, will...
