Looking for Talent? Go to School

A critical source for workforce inventory and an overlooked strategy for filling the talent pipeline, internships create a unique candidate pool.

Are Your Employees Goofing Off Or Building Better A Better Team? How Friendly Is Your Office?

When you come across two of your employees chatting about personal matters, do they look sheepish and quickly scatter, certain that you'd disapprove of how they're wasting company time? Do you, in fact, become irritated and try and dream up ways to squeeze higher productivity out of your team? Well guess what? That attitude may be diminishing productivity, adding to employee stress, creating an unpleasant office culture and contributing to health problems for your staff. The value of office friendships.

Why Culture Surveys Don't Work

Culture surveys have become commonplace for organisations today. But the basic premise of many of them is 'off base' and will not achieve the results they are looking to gain. And the reason for this is actually quite simple. This article attempts to outline the current state of play and begins to discuss some simple solutions.

Industrial Safety Can Be Funny

How useful are your protective equipment if your workers are not using them? How do you ensure that your workers remember safety guidelines and avoid dangerous practices? Or observe good safety practices when nobody supervises them? Somehow, people need to get it into their subconscious mind to want to follow safety rules and regulations. If not it will be an uphill task for the safety practitioner. Do they have to wield the big stick like a policeman and play a cat-and-mouse game all the time?

Industrial Pallet Racks

Industrial pallet racks are a series of parts and components that fasten together in the form of shelving units. They are used to hold stacks of heavy pallets and are a popular means of storage for any industry.

Industrial Mechanical Type Businesses and Considerations

When people think of businesses often they do not think of Industrial Mechanical type businesses and yet much of the wealth generated in this country comes from such non-thought of businesses. Most folks do not realize that making things that run our civilization is big business and there is lots of it. Consider if you will the current economic condition in the United States. Things are really hopping and there is a lot of money to be made for those who can get things made on time and right the first time.

Steel 101

Basic information about steel. Features information about how steel are made and how other metals are added in the steel to give the steel the desired qualities.

Truck Wash Equipment Purchases Considered

In the Truck Wash Industry we see many makers of truck wash equipment and personally I think many of these units are over priced and often under perform. In other words they do not get the whole truck clean you see? And whereas many manufacturers of truck wash equipment have good synergy and distributors around the country, I am not sure I trust their units to clean trucks.

Electronic Optical Flow Sensors and Truck Wash Robotics Discussed

Currently in the truck washing robotics manufacturing industry electronic optical flow sensors are not used. Some of the newer systems use optical sensors but not optical flow sensors. The truck washing industry also uses sonar sensors for soap float levels and other things but optical flow sensors have yet not been deployed.

New California Greenhouse Gas Law: How It Will Affect California Industry

California has just passed a law that’s designed to lower the amount of greenhouse gas pollution the state puts out. The idea is to stop, or at least slow down, the effects of global warming. This article gives a quick overview of the law, looks at both sides of the issue, and highlights opportunities for companies and individuals to profit from the changing California industrial landscape.

Choose a Spill Containment Berm

How do you know which spill container will be the best one for your needs? At first look it can seem like a tough question, but by checking out these tips, you can narrow it down pretty easily.

Overseas Truck Wash Equipment Considered

There are many manufacturers of robotic truck wash equipment available around the world. In the United States we have Belanger, Hydro, Interclean and Ryko. Recently someone had inquired whether the Speedway Wash in San Antonio had good truck wash equipment. Although I do not know, I would like to visit it, since the last time I came thru it was closed.

Hidden Electric Bill Errors And Overcharges: 5 Myths That Could Cost You Thousands

Did you know that 7 out of 10 Virginia businesses that spend $1,500 or more for electricity are being overcharged? Ignoring these 5 myths about our nation's power companies can cost you thousands annually.

Innovative Construction Machinery

Construction machinery performs multi various tasks mostly using hydraulic power. Some of the recent innovations in the construction machinery industry carry fully computerized hydraulic control systems, energy-saving measures and features needed for comfortable and efficient operation. With the current focus on environment, most of the construction machinery is geared to perform with less noise, less vibration and low emissions.