March 1st, 2010 by
Multichannel Merchant boasts the top columnists in their fields as well as seasoned staff writers with expert knowledge of their profession. They also have a solid understanding of the back-end of the business, from warehouse and contact center technology to shipping and handling and customer service, as well as the front-end. Multichannel Merchant gives readers the WHOLE PICTURE. Search engine optimization; social media; email marketing Lists/databases Website usability and navigation Print and web copywriting; catalog paper, printing and production marketing, merchandising and branding Operations and fulfillment; technology Shipping & returns logistics Request Free!
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January 27th, 2010 by
The Item Unique Identification (IUID) Program aims to improve asset management by marking items delivered to the DoD with unique item identifiers. It’s up to contractors working with the DoD to determine the best way to mark their products. This white paper helps by: Summarizing the IUID program requirements Explaining the leading options for compliance marking Presenting the advantages and limitations of using certain types of labeling products Providing an overview of what to look for in an IUID label printing system Request Free!
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January 26th, 2010 by
Automating route activity provides benefits both in the field and in the office by reducing the labor and time needed to enter data and process paperwork, cutting inventory errors, and by helping drivers record orders and deliveries more quickly. Mobile printing is an essential element for delivering and enhancing these benefits in route accounting and direct store delivery (DSD) operations. Supporting route activity with mobile printing lets drivers generate accurate, updated orders, invoices, delivery receipts, settlement reports and other documentation to review with customers to ensure accuracy and prevent time-consuming disputes. Mobile printing provides a series of quality improvements and timesaving benefits that are often overlooked in route automation, but can have a significant impact on the bottom line. This white paper will: Describe uses for mobile printing in route accounting applications Provide return on investment calculation tools to measure the financial impact mobile printing can have Demonstrate how mobile printing processes can improve billing, distribution, and customer service operations Detail how on-demand thermal printing can reduce forms expenses Provide an overview of mobile printer and wireless communications options for route accounting systems. Request Free!
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January 20th, 2010 by
In a time when SMB organizations are focused on increasing their bottom lines, many are beginning to look for ways to cut costs and streamline operations. Research shows that more organizations are concerned with their environmental impact. When an organization decides to go paperless, they are doing more than reducing their carbon footprint. These expansive efforts offer a tremendous opportunity to reduce basic costs and give a company a competitive edge. This new White Paper will reveal: How to reduce paper, printing and storage costs What are the “3Rs” of “going green” and which “R” has the greatest ROI How to improve document search and discovery capabilities How to increase the security of your business documents Download this White Paper and start to “go green” right now! Request Free!
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December 14th, 2009 by engineering magazines
FutureLogic, Inc. announced today that its TableXchange® printer/scanner was named a second-place winner in Global Gaming Business magazine’s 8th Annual Gaming & Technology Awards. The 2010 G&T Awards recognizes excellence in innovation and practical application in all gaming disciplines. The awards were presented at the Global Gaming Expo 2009 (G2E), recently held in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The TableXchange printer/scanner, the only peripheral device to earn an award in the Best Productivity-Enhancement category, connects table games to the casino’s existing Ticket-In-Ticket-Out network by scanning and printing TITO vouchers. This technology provides a common currency across the casino, creates a bridge between slots and tables, and helps casinos identify valuable crossover players. It further streamlines casino operations by virtually eliminating the need to replenish chips at table games.
Award winners (Best Productivity-Enhancement Technology category):
– 1st Place: Bally — Biometric Recognition
– 2nd Place: FutureLogic — TableXchange printer/scanner
– 3rd Place: Bally — Business Intelligence
For further information, contact FutureLogic at 949.487.4829 for sales inquiries, or 702.439.2755 for technical service.
About FutureLogic
Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Glendale, Calif., FutureLogic designs and builds high-reliability electromechanical assembly solutions for nearly every printing need. As the undisputed leader in super-robust thermal printer technology, FutureLogic is the industry’s premier supplier of thermal printers for casino gaming, promotional equipment, kiosk, industrial, RTAL, gas pumps and medical applications. FutureLogic has shipped more than 1.2 million gaming printers worldwide, which produce approximately four billion vouchers annually. In July 2004 the company founded FutureLogic Europe, Ltd. to provide direct sales and engineering support for the growing OEM thermal printer markets in Europe. In October 2006 FutureLogic expanded its global support network into the Asia Pacific market, with a new sales and service center in Macau, China. More information on the company is available at www.futurelogic-inc.com.
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January 18th, 2009 by engineering magazines
Mechanical
engineering perhaps has the oldest known inventions and
patents. In fact, the word ‘
engineering’ is derived from a mechanical component. Mechanical engineering is a field that was conceived from natural laws of physics, where one engineers or manipulates these laws to his/her advantage.
Mechanical patents non exhaustively and generally encompass utility tools invented constituting force, motion, mass, etc. It specifically encompasses all mechanical devices, contraption and interactions resulting in utilitarian instruments and apparatus, and where such interactions produce a action-reaction component that depends on the mechanism and nature of interaction. Further, all manufacturing processes, for example, metal working and treatment, printing, textile manufacturing, etc, are regarded under mechanical patents. Automobiles fall under mechanical patenting category, although one cannot be sure where a ‘time travel machine’, if invented, will be categorized. Of course, most mechanical engineering fields involve extensive use of computational and mathematical tools, physical laws and equations, but these fall under a different patenting category altogether.
Mechanical inventions have no constraints as they range from a simple yet effective patented invention of a four year old from Texas for “An aid for grasping round knobs” to researched and focused inventions in all
areas of mechanical expertise. Few of the well known companies that have a good mechanical patent portfolio include Canon Kabushiki Kaisha with 6798 US patents, General Electric company with 6649 US patents, Xerox Corporation with 2736 US patents and Ford Motor Company, which currently has about 2671 US patents. Some inspiring patented mechanical inventions include legacy devices such as typewriters, Xerox machines to modern inventions such as biomorphic robots, everting heart valves, etc.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office currently specifies 248 major classes for mechanical patents. Each class is given a class definition, and inventions are further categorized into subclasses, where each patent application may be classified under more than one class/subclass. As exemplifications few class definitions are provided here. One class definition encompasses ‘apparatuses that produce compressive force’, another encompasses ‘apparatuses for transferring fluent materials through enclosed structures’, yet another encompasses ‘apparatuses for supplying air to, circulating air in and removing air from enclosed spaces.’
Then there are subclasses defined for each mechanical unit or component of a larger entity. This demonstrates the extent of classification accomplished by the USPTO.
The future of mechanical innovations is considerably bright, not just in the automobile industry but also in sectors like robotics, printing technology, and many more. Mechanics is used to manufacture machines; it is used by the machines, and for enabling the machines. Mechanical innovations gifted us the ease and flexibility of transportation in all forms including inland, air and sea; will aid us in rebuilding the WTC using huge construction equipment and intricate structural frameworks, to relish life with little things like toys, amusement rides, etc.
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