Overall size with motor is 5.7 X 6.1 X 13.3 in. The 6.5-hp Oillube air compressor is ideal for heavy-duty use with most air tools. The compressor has a 60-gal. vertical tank that provides large air storage in little space. Its 2-cylinder pump has cast-iron sleeves and automotive pistons and rings, thus it consumes less oil. An aluminum-finned crankcase and balanced flywheel provide improved heat dissipation. The Model 652A Quantum Plus heat pump is designed for replacement and new construction applications. Using non-ozone depleting Puron refrigerant, makitachopsaw this 12-SEER heat pump offers dependability, efficiency and flexible installation. A coil guard provides additional protection from rocks and debris. An accumulator ensures that oil-rich refrigerant flows through the compressor to improve compressor lubrication and service life. The compressor features such safeguards as a loss of charge switch and a discharge temperature switch. An air management system, discharge muffler and sound shield help minimize noise. Bryant.

One example: Coastcast has implemented a "high energy drag finishing" line where cast heads are installed on fixtures and run through a finishing makitachopsaw media. This operation not only runs 24 hours per day but helps to reduce one of the main causes of scrapped heads overpolishing when it''s done by hand. Moreover, while Coastcast''s titanium club heads are cast in Gardena, Calif., they are finished just across the border in Mexicali, Mexico, where labor costs are substantially lower. Rolfe emphasized that the realities of Asian competition mean that it was imperative for a North American club head producer to squeeze out costs.

In the future, it''s conceivable that static geo-location router devices will be incorporated in the design of all new buildings and retrofitted into existing structures. It would be particularly useful in skyscrapers to have routers positioned at the corners of every floor, perhaps attached to every exit sign, yielding the ability to automatically track the location of all firefighters during a fire.The Orange County tests also identified some issues with GPS accuracy on standard commercial GPS devices, Godfrey says. Civilian GPS can experience drift, limiting accuracy to plus or minus 50 - 60 feet. The accuracy of civilian GPS is limited by the Department of Defense, which controls the satellites and reserves the most accurate readings for military operations.

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