Construction Nightmare, Varsity Gymnasium

For more than 40 years, the 8,000 seat venue at Appalachian State University in Boone North Carolina has stood up to heavy snows and tough winters. When it opened in 1968, the facility was North Carolina's largest indoor athletic facility west of Charlotte and Winston-Salem.

Agro Textiles: A Novel Application

The practice of textiles is also now widen to safeguard the agro products like plants, vegetables and fruits from weather, weed and birds, etc, by method of agro textiles which has provided a novel applications to technical textiles.

HVAC Noise: Solving a Common Noise Problem

HVAC noise is common problem for many. Using an absorptive sound barrier wall is the best solution.

How Low Melt Batch Inclusion Bags Can Heat Up Your Profits

Discover how low melt, batch inclusion bags can improve efficiency, increase batch to batch uniformity, and most importantly increase your profits.

They Are Good Enough for Uncle Sam: How Woven Polypropylene Bags Can Serve Your Business

The United States government uses woven polypropylene bags for a number of products in a number of different environments. If they are good enough for Uncle Sam, are they good enough for your products?

How Using Woven Polypropylene Bags To Store Stove Corn Can Heat Up Your Savings

The use of Stove Corn as an alternative heat supply is on the rise, and using durable, sturdy, and stable woven polypropylene bags to hold it is a natural fit. Find out why...

Getting To The Bottom of Stand Up Pouches -- Which Type of Bottom Gusset Is Right for You?

There are a number of different bottom styles when using stand up pouches. Find out their differences and which products perform best with each style.

Keys To Efficient Press Brake Setup

Certain advancements have helped some metal fabrication companies to be more efficient. However, many still experience a hold up somewhere; most often in the press brake setup process.

Plastics Industry

Our today's standard of life would not be possible without plastics industry. Just think for one moment, how would your life look like without plastics?

I Still Never Figured Out How Electric Motors Work!

A simple guide to the workings of an electric motor. It’s very easy to take the everyday electric motor for granted. Some may not even think much of it; they just know what it does. It may be small in your but it’s very intricate. Some common places where you will find an electric motor include table saws, wheel chairs, and electric vehicles, which are just starting to take off. Electric sports cars can out accelerate a Ferrari. Here’s how a DC electric motor works:

Super Adhesive May Have Many Industrial Uses - Learning from Geckos

Science works fast, especially when it comes to adhesives. A few years back, the BBC Wildlife magazine published a little story on gecko lizards. They referred to the little creatures as cling kings because they're known to cling to surfaces even when the surface is held upside down. The year was 2002, and scientists were just beginning to speculate that the trick wasn't in what appeared to be little suction cups on their toes and feet as had always been believed. In fact, the scientists continued, those little suction pads were too small to generate enough suction to adhere them to any surface. No, suction didn't account for the adhesive quality of the little gecko.

What are Diamond Tools and How Are They Used?

Ever heard the term Diamond Tools being used? What is a Diamond Tool anyways? I'll give you a pretty good idea in simple terms so you can have a better understanding of what they are and how they work.

Making the Most of Your Time When Cleaning Homes

There is really no wrong way for you to clean a home. But as with any business, time in your cleaning business is valuable. The more cleaning jobs you can fit into a day, the more potential profit you earn. If you can complete the basics faster, then you have more time to offer specialized services or to move on to cleaning the next home.