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Robotics' Potential Is High in Case-Packing, Palletizing: The paper reveals that it is known that being the supplier of choice entails providing comprehensive packaging solutions to the customers. Robotics was a natural extension of the continuous product improvement effort. Easily integrated and supported by our existing line of case and tray erectors, formers and sealers, robotic loading...; Tags: Robots, Stagnito Communications, robotics, capital equipment, supplier; White papers
Ultracapacitors as Energy Buffers in a Multiple Zone Electrical Distribution System: Today ultracapacitors are proving to be useful as high power energy accumulators in hybrid electric power trains. The Nissan super-capacitor truck, Condor, is powered by a 7.0 liter CIDI engine rated at 152 kW in parallel hybrid architecture with a 55 kW permanent magnet motor. The Condor super-capacitor bank is...; Tags: kW, Honda Motor Co., fuel cell, bank; White papers
Ultracapacitor System Design: Optimizing Hybrid Electric Vehicles With Fuel Cell Power: The automotive industry's recent push towards developing electric and hybrid electric vehicles (EV and HEVs) is a direct response to the growing global pressure to improve the environment and has resulted in a search for significantly cleaner and more efficient vehicles. So far, the outcome of this search has not...; Tags: Fuel cells, fuel cell, environment, industry; White papers
Ultracapacitors and the Hybrid Electric Vehicle: Due to the recent increase in worldwide gasoline prices, as well as ongoing public and governmental pressure for a more environmentally friendly and fuel efficient means of transportation, automotive manufacturers are developing product lines that incorporate true alternatives to the gas-powered drive trains that are the hallmark of the industry....; Tags: Fuel cells, fuel cell, manufacturer, transportation, industry; White papers
3 Things You Must Know In Order To Achieve Effective User Adoption With SaaS: Effective User Adoption may not be a familiar term. Essentially it is a proxy for business value and is characterized by the following attributes: Core functionality that is measurably connected to business outcomes; A high percentage (85%+) of targeted users actively engaged with core functionality; and Sufficient levels of high...; Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), software-as-a-service; White papers

How The SaaS Movement Is Transforming Professional Services: Their customers are facing intensifying competition as a result of globalization and technological advancements. Barriers to entry within their respective industries are disappearing. Companies are no longer competing with just their peers in their own backyard, they must also contend with competitors from around the world. At the same time,...; Tags: Channel management, downsizing, professional services, globalization, software-as-a-service, barrier, supplier, worker, industry, Web; White papers
Accessibility In Microsoft Office Project: Microsoft is committed to making its products and services easier for everyone to use. Many accessibility features are built right into Microsoft Office Project. These features are available to everyone, without the need for additional accessibility aids. Examples of accessibility aids include screen readers, speech-recognition programs, and on-screen keyboards. This...; Tags: speech recognition, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., keyboard; White papers
Toyota Motor Sales: Torrance, California: Toyota Motor Sales is the sales, marketing and customer service arm of Toyota in the United States, and a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp. Toyota elected to pursue LEED certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) for their new headquarter complex as part of the company's Earth Charter guidelines established...; Tags: PowerLight Corp., Toyota Motor Corp., solar energy, fuel cell, transportation, customer service, leadership, leader, marketing, benefit, environment, sales; Case studies
Hotels Put Out Welcome Mat for CHP: Combined Heat and Power Checks in as Hotels Embrace More Reliable Energy: What makes cogen so efficient is that the exhaust, or waste, heat from the generators is captured and used for productive purposes, such as heating water, instead of vented to the atmosphere. Reciprocating engines, microturbines and moltencarbonate fuel cells are the heart of today's gas-fueled cogen systems. Heat-storage devices were...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, American Gas Association, Combined Heat and Power, fuel cell, storage; Case studies
Case Study - Tensile Testing of Plastics Too Inefficient: A testing lab performing tensile tests on plastic specimens had a testing backlog problem. Even with a staff of 17 technicians, testing time had to be reserved three weeks in advance. A TestMaster Automation System with robotics specimen handling, batch identification, specimen dimensions measurement, automatic gripping and Series IX software...; Tags: Robots, Instron, plastics, robotics; Case studies
How a Holistic CRM Solution Will Increase Overall Business Performance: Born out of the high priced custom built CRM and ERP solutions of Oracle, Siebel and SAP, on demand CRM solutions built on the Software as a Service (SaaS) model are beginning to incorporate more than just customer relationship management. This newly developing multifunctional on demand solution is widely perceived...; Tags: Customer relationship management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise software, CRM, CRM solution, software-as-a-service, positioning, ERP, performance, software; White papers
Plains Habitat: Most of Habitat's 1400+ American affiliates build wood frame houses. However, some affiliates are experimenting with other systems including straw bale construction, ICFs, and SIPs. Sumter County Habitat for Humanity, the original affiliate started by Habitat founder Millard Fuller, partnered with the Department of Energy and the Structural Insulated Panel...; Tags: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Florida Solar Energy Center, SIP, affiliate; Case studies
Real-Time Simulation of Industrial Robots With Dymola: One main objective of the European project REALSIM - Real-time Simulation for Design of Multiphysics Systems - is to enhance tools for efficient real-time simulation, where the multi-domain modeling language Modelica is used as a basis. The systems under consideration contain components with varying model structure, such as Coulomb friction,...; Tags: robot, modeling, tool; Case studies
High - Performance Robot Manufacturer Spins Design Cycles in 3D: Barrett Technology, Inc., based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a leading manufacturer of advanced robotics for applications that require superior versatility and dexterity, such as agile manufacturing, robot-guided surgery, and remote bomb disarming. Initially, Barrett engineers created robotic designs manually, using line drawings and 2D CAD systems. But the designs could...; Tags: Robots, SolidWorks Corp., robotics, manufacturer, robot, 3D, manufacturing, window, performance; Case studies
A Work of Art: South Dakota Gallery Uses SIP Building System: Located in Watertown, South Dakota, the Redlin Art Center that houses the artist's original artwork was built using some of the most unique and innovative building systems and techniques. For starters, the 40-foot-tall building was constructed with structural insulated panels. The panels, manufactured by Enercept Inc., are made of expanded...; Tags: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), South Dakota, SIP, technique, environment; Case studies
Time to Automate: From Labor Savings to Just-in-Time Inventory, Automation Is the Wave of Warehousing's Future: Space has always been at a premium in most dairy processing plants. With necessary machinery taking up a huge part of a facility's overall footprint, processors need to make the most of the space they do have for warehousing ? all the while attempting to cut down the time products...; Tags: Stagnito Communications, warehousing, robotics, JIT, processor, supplier, storage, benefit; White papers
Voice Recognition Is a Success for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trusts: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust comprises Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Cheltenham General Hospital, Standish Hospital, and Delancey Assessment and Rehabilitation Hospital. Following a reorganization of health care services in Gloucestershire, the Trust set about reviewing the way in which it handled the 500,000 plus calls it receives each month. In addition there...; Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, HEALTHCARE, Telecom & Utilities, telephony system, speech recognition, voice recognition, telephony, health care, phone; Case studies
Why Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) CRM Is Here to Stay?: There is no denying the increasing business trend to harness the power of the Internet to not only get their message out, but to manage their customer responses. For millions of companies the Internet provides a medium to service their customer interests, and facilitate greater communication. The solution, Software as...; Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), software-as-a-service, small and medium business, CRM, Internet, environment, software; White papers
2005 Fuel Cell Industry Survey: A Survey of 2004 Financial Results of Public Fuel Cell Companies: Published annually, this survey provides the industry and the public with a perspective on the financial performance and activities of publicly traded companies in the fuel cell sector. The PwC Fuel Cell List for 2005 contains 20 companies and includes, for the first time, public...; Tags: Fuel cells, Leading Edge British Columbia, fuel cell, North America, survey, equity, hydrogen, financial, industry; White papers
Applying Six Sigma to Improve Diagnostic Imaging: The paper begins with the fact that since the discovery of X-rays in 1895, the field of diagnostic imaging has undergone dramatic changes. Within a year after its introduction, the application of X-rays to diagnosis and therapy had already become an established part of medicine. The decades to follow produced...; Tags: Document management, iSixSigma, imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, pacs, therapy, speech recognition; White papers