The artist is Ludovic Celle. There is a larger version of the picture on his blog site at:
http://davinci-marsdesign.blogspot.fr/2012/05/scale-of-phobos.html
Check it out.
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
#69 - Interesting comparison between Phobos and Grenoble, France
This artist likes Mars and his hometown of Grenoble , France Grenoble
The artist is Ludovic Celle. There is a larger version of the picture on his blog site at:
http://davinci-marsdesign.blogspot.fr/2012/05/scale-of-phobos.html
Check it out.
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The artist is Ludovic Celle. There is a larger version of the picture on his blog site at:
http://davinci-marsdesign.blogspot.fr/2012/05/scale-of-phobos.html
Check it out.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
#68 - Tenova Acquires Bateman Engineering and Expands Further into the Mining Industry
As a further step into the mining and minerals market, in addition to the Batman Engineering N.V. acquisition, Tenova also expands itself through the integration of the Bateman business related to Solvent Extraction, Electrowinning and Chemical Technologies. Tenova Mining and Minerals product portfolio now includes also hydrometallurgical equipment and solutions for minerals, fertilizers and phosphates.
Solvent Extraction, Electrowinning and Chemical Technologies processes span from the preliminary stages of defining the customer’s needs and conducting research and feasibility studies to plant modification, expansion and new facility construction.
Tenova Mining & Minerals division, which also includes Tenova TAKRAF and Tenova Pyromet, now covers the mining industry value chain thus being an all-round supplier of innovative technological products with full process and commodity knowledge.
Tenova Mining & Minerals becomes a group generating annual revenues in excess of 1.1 billion US Dollars, employing 2.400 personnel and operating in 19 countries across 5 continents.
Tenova is a worldwide supplier of advanced technologies, products, and engineering services for the iron & steel and mining industries providing innovative, integrated solutions for complete process areas.
For assistance with mining and minerals handling, contact Bateman Engineering.
http://www.bateman.com/brochures/Bateman_Contacts.pdf
1-800-295-3771
sales at nova-gas dot com
websales at nova-gas dot com
1-800-295-3771
sales at nova-gas dot com
websales at nova-gas dot com
If you have a LinkedIn account, search for Nova Analytical Systems under Companies and follow us if you want.
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Thursday, July 19, 2012
#67 - Experts – Part 2
“There’s always someone somewhere with a
big nose who knows” – The Smiths, Cemetry Gates, 1986
In your experience, you may have noticed varying degrees of expertness in people, or different types of ‘expert.’ Here are a couple types that we have noticed over the years:
1. ‘Know-it-all’ - is a colloquialism that basically refers to someone who claims to know a great deal about everything. This is probably the kind of person that the Smiths were singing about as quoted above. Merely claiming great knowledge is not in itself objectionable - perhaps the claim is true with some learned or wise people. ‘Know-it-all’ seems to have more of a behavioral connotation. People who act like they know it all tend to have some really annoying characteristics. In time, it frequently becomes evident that they are more convinced of their mental endowment than others around them are. They are not likely to be viewed as very helpful people.
2. Sullen or elitist expert – Do you have someone in your facility that has a knowledge-based role, but you dread having to consult with them? Perhaps they are derisive, unapproachable, or are only willing to dispense meager scraps of information. How many times have you walked away from them with incomplete data and are essentially still unable to confidently act?
There are no doubt several reasons for this behavior. But I have noticed that this type of expert is frequently dissatisfied with some aspect of their own situation. Maybe they are guarding the secret that their knowledge is actually quite narrow and limited. Maybe they are not satisfied with their area of knowledge or feel that their knowledge is inconsequential or trivial. Perhaps they are dissatisfied with their chosen profession entirely. Whatever the level of their knowledge, this type of expert is not a very helpful person because of their behavior.
3. Expert – a true expert has a lot of theoretical and experiential knowledge to draw upon. Their experience frequently includes times of failure - they have taken risks and have gone beyond the ‘what if’ stage. Their knowledge is such that they are able to make connections and derive original ideas about the topic of interest. Interestingly, they are also frequently the first to admit that they were wrong or do not know something.
What really is nice about these people is that they are always more than willing to provide the necessary information without the drama or painful extraction process common to other types of ‘expert’.
It would seem that a true expert is not just a repository of data. It is a certain kind of helpful person.
Our company goal at Nova is to be that kind of expert. We didn’t invent the first gas analyzer, but we have been making them for more than 30 years now. We have successfully expanded our capabilities to manufacturing oxygen analyzers, hydrogen analyzers, carbon monoxide analyzers, carbon dioxide analyzers, methane analyzer, and others.
Give Mike or Dave at Nova a call, or send us an e-mail. We don’t know everything, but we are willing to help.
1-800-295-3771
sales at nova-gas dot com
websales at nova-gas dot com
www.nova-gas.com
If you have a LinkedIn account, search for Nova Analytical Systems under Companies and follow us if you want.
Photo © 2008 Tack-O-Rama Collection
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In your experience, you may have noticed varying degrees of expertness in people, or different types of ‘expert.’ Here are a couple types that we have noticed over the years:
1. ‘Know-it-all’ - is a colloquialism that basically refers to someone who claims to know a great deal about everything. This is probably the kind of person that the Smiths were singing about as quoted above. Merely claiming great knowledge is not in itself objectionable - perhaps the claim is true with some learned or wise people. ‘Know-it-all’ seems to have more of a behavioral connotation. People who act like they know it all tend to have some really annoying characteristics. In time, it frequently becomes evident that they are more convinced of their mental endowment than others around them are. They are not likely to be viewed as very helpful people.
2. Sullen or elitist expert – Do you have someone in your facility that has a knowledge-based role, but you dread having to consult with them? Perhaps they are derisive, unapproachable, or are only willing to dispense meager scraps of information. How many times have you walked away from them with incomplete data and are essentially still unable to confidently act?
There are no doubt several reasons for this behavior. But I have noticed that this type of expert is frequently dissatisfied with some aspect of their own situation. Maybe they are guarding the secret that their knowledge is actually quite narrow and limited. Maybe they are not satisfied with their area of knowledge or feel that their knowledge is inconsequential or trivial. Perhaps they are dissatisfied with their chosen profession entirely. Whatever the level of their knowledge, this type of expert is not a very helpful person because of their behavior.
3. Expert – a true expert has a lot of theoretical and experiential knowledge to draw upon. Their experience frequently includes times of failure - they have taken risks and have gone beyond the ‘what if’ stage. Their knowledge is such that they are able to make connections and derive original ideas about the topic of interest. Interestingly, they are also frequently the first to admit that they were wrong or do not know something.
What really is nice about these people is that they are always more than willing to provide the necessary information without the drama or painful extraction process common to other types of ‘expert’.
It would seem that a true expert is not just a repository of data. It is a certain kind of helpful person.
Our company goal at Nova is to be that kind of expert. We didn’t invent the first gas analyzer, but we have been making them for more than 30 years now. We have successfully expanded our capabilities to manufacturing oxygen analyzers, hydrogen analyzers, carbon monoxide analyzers, carbon dioxide analyzers, methane analyzer, and others.
Give Mike or Dave at Nova a call, or send us an e-mail. We don’t know everything, but we are willing to help.
1-800-295-3771
sales at nova-gas dot com
websales at nova-gas dot com
www.nova-gas.com
If you have a LinkedIn account, search for Nova Analytical Systems under Companies and follow us if you want.
Photo © 2008 Tack-O-Rama Collection
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
#66 - Delkor – Liquid Handling Experts
Separation of liquids and solids is
important for many reasons. Two obvious ones are to extract a wanted or
un-wanted solid, or to clarify a liquid (often water). Liquid / solid
separation is a key component of waste water treatment plants and ore
extraction plants.
Not all solids and liquids separate easily. Particle size, geometry, electrical charge, and other factors may keep the solids uniformly distributed throughout a liquid phase. Various techniques, chemicals, and equipment may be employed to counteract these effects.
Delkor is a diverse solutions-based equipment supply company in the Solid / Liquid Separation field which is grouped under Delkor Technik B.V, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tenova S.p.A
www.tenovagroup.com
Delkor is the leading supplier in the Solid / Liquid Separation field and has built a reputation for the supply of quality engineered products to their client base in the minerals, chemical and industrial markets. Their track record stretches over 35 years and includes more than 3000 installations worldwide.
Delkor services metallurgical, chemical, industrial, fertilizer and municipal solid liquid separation applications from the following global regional offices:
Asia Pacific:
Australia | China
Americas
Canada | Chile | Brazil | Mexico
| Peru
Central Asia , Middle East & North Africa:
India
United
Kingdom | Russia
Africa :
South Africa
For information on gas analyzer systems, give Mike or Dave at Nova a call, or send us an e-mail.
1-800-295-3771
sales at nova-gas dot com
websales at nova-gas dot com
http://www.nova-gas.com/
http://www.tenovagroup.com/
http://www.delkorglobal.com/global/en/home.aspx
If you have a LinkedIn account, search for Nova Analytical Systems under Companies and follow us if you want.
Not all solids and liquids separate easily. Particle size, geometry, electrical charge, and other factors may keep the solids uniformly distributed throughout a liquid phase. Various techniques, chemicals, and equipment may be employed to counteract these effects.
Delkor is a diverse solutions-based equipment supply company in the Solid / Liquid Separation field which is grouped under Delkor Technik B.V, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tenova S.p.A
www.tenovagroup.com
Delkor is the leading supplier in the Solid / Liquid Separation field and has built a reputation for the supply of quality engineered products to their client base in the minerals, chemical and industrial markets. Their track record stretches over 35 years and includes more than 3000 installations worldwide.
Delkor services metallurgical, chemical, industrial, fertilizer and municipal solid liquid separation applications from the following global regional offices:
For information on gas analyzer systems, give Mike or Dave at Nova a call, or send us an e-mail.
1-800-295-3771
sales at nova-gas dot com
websales at nova-gas dot com
http://www.nova-gas.com/
http://www.tenovagroup.com/
http://www.delkorglobal.com/global/en/home.aspx
If you have a LinkedIn account, search for Nova Analytical Systems under Companies and follow us if you want.
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