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Author: Craig Schuster
CAREER PROFILE
Digital Imaging Specialist
Corporate Photographer
Web Designer (management role in a global business environment)
Commercial Photographer
SEO Manager
Maintaining and operating an on-line business store
E-Commerce Specialist
EXPERTISE and ACHIEVEMENTS
• Created and maintained SEO for multiple sites and e-commerce stores
• Designed and managed Mötley Crüe online store and website
• Direct and execute digital retouching, video, photography and web design
• Convert corporate image library to digital files for intranet access
• Use of Macintosh an Windows operating systems since 1996 for web and design
• Produced online catalogs for direct sales and leads
COMPUTER SKILLS
• Photoshop • Illustrator • Go Live • Quark / In-design
• Dreamweaver • LAN / PAN administration • CSS/HTML
• PHP • Adobe Flash • WordPress • Final Cut Pro
PHOTOGRAPHIC SKILLS
• 35mm Digital and conventional • 4x5 and 8x10 Film and digital
• Darkroom color and black and white photo restoration
• Studio lighting for product, room scene and portraiture
VIDEO SKILLS
• DVD Filming • Video Editing with Final Cut Pro
• DVD Building, Burning and Duplication
Annovi Reverberi / AR North America SHP15.50N Triplex Plunger Pump. The SHP Series delivers up to7,250 PSI. Spinning at 1,450 RPM, this 24mm sold shafted pump series features a new high efficiency manifold design (patent pending). Inlet thread is 1/2” F, and discharge thread is 3/8”F.
The AR Annovi Reverberi Pressure Washer Pump SHP22.50HN Features:
High efficiency forged brass head & valve caps
Oversized “SKF” bearings are tapered for maximum life and load disbursement
Plungers are a special aluminum oxide blend, solid ceramic for long life
The AR Annovi Reverberi Pressure Washer Pump SHP22.50HN has the following specifications:
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TUFF-GUARD Perfect Garden Hose (PGH) Spotlight on this Awesome Hose!
TUFF-GUARD Perfect Garden Hose (PGH)
TUFF-GUARD truly is the Perfect Garden Hose. The unique polypropylene double helix construction makes this the most flexible and only unkinkable garden hose.
The double helix construction also allows the TUFF-GUARD hose to be 35% – 50% lighter than other garden hoses, flexible and weather resistant from -20°F to 158°F, abrasion and chemical resistant, and crush proof all while retaining its superior durability.
Unlike all other garden hoses, the heavy duty brass ferrules thread onto the outer helix to anchor the couplings making end pull-offs and leaks virtually impossible.
All of these features make this the ideal hose for residential and industrial users. TUFF-GUARD is as suited for washing your car, boat, RV, snowmobile, house or garden watering as it is for wash-down use in industrial plants, rock quarries, cement trucks, landscaping and horse barns.
THE PERFECT WATER HOSE – TUFF GUARD
Best Garden Hose
TUFF-GUARD Perfect Garden Hose (PGH)
TUFF-GUARD Perfect Garden Hose (PGH) Features:
KINK-FREE
Maximum Flow Fittings
Professional Grade
Easy Handling
35%-50% Lighter
Flexible from -20°F to 158°F
Inside Diameter: 5/8″
Working PSI: 100
PSI Burst: 300+
Length: 100 FT
Colors:Red, Pink, Grey, Green, Beige, Blue
TUFF-GUARD Perfect Garden Hose (PGH)
Construction On this TUFF-GUARD Perfect Garden Hose (PGH)
Tube Clear TPE
Reinforcement Polypropylene 2 Helix Design, Color Blue 2-plyspiral polyester fiber
Cover TPE with color Blue
Packaging Coils, coupled with heavy duty male and female garden hose Fittings
Weight/ft (lbs) 0.130 lbs max
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4101XL-T3 Hypro Model – 4 Roller Silvercast with Polypropylene Rollers Spotlight!
4101XL-T3 Hypro Model
The 4101XL-T3 Hypro Model Features:
(4) Roller – Silvercast Pump with Polypropylene Rollers
Housing: Silvercast
Polypropylene (T3) Rollers come Standard on all of our pumps
Maximum flow: 7.2 GPM at 2600 rpm
Maximum pressure: 150 PSI
Shaft size: 5/8″ Solid Stainless Steel Shaft
Port size: 3/4″ NPT
Rotation: (CW)Clock Wise Rotation (CCW) also Available, See Options below
Maximum fluid temperature: 140° F
Weight: 5 pounds | 2.27 kg
Shaft seals: Viton standard (Buna-N,(M) available)
Locking collar and torque arm come in each 4101XL-T3 Hypro Model
Speed controller available See page 74 in the product catalog
Adaptable to PTOs or gas engines
Available PTO coupler: 1320-0016 5/8″ x 5/8″ hollow shaft adapter
Available shaft adapters See page 74 in the product catalog
Standard rotation on this 4101XL-T3 Hypro Model directly couples to gasoline engines
Self-priming operation, however roller pumps should not be run dry
Options Available for this 4101XL-T3 Hypro Model:
Teflon rollers – Add Suffix “T2”
Polypropylene rollers – Add Suffix “T3”
Buna-N Seals – Add Suffix “M”
Reverse Rotation – Add Suffix “R”
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Our Price: $396.00 Sale Price: $198.53 Click the link to order this Comet Pressure Washer Pump You save $197.47! Availability:: available for order Product Code: 85.148.081B
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Is this GIANT PUMPS – HR2020-111H – Triplex Ceramic Plunger Pump not the right plunger pump for you? Click the link to see all our Plunger Pumps From Giant.
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The KF36A pump has been designed to pump fresh and filtered (360 micron max.) water at room temperature. Special versions are available for pumping water up to 185F and for reverse osmosis units.
The water temperature is critical for the pump life: the higher the water temperature, the more likely it is to create cavitation, resulting in premature seal and valve failures. For such conditions, use HT series pumps.
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Spotlight on the AR Annovi Reverberi Pressure Washer Pump XT9.14N
AR Annovi Reverberi Pressure Washer Pump XT9.14N
The AR Annovi Reverberi Pressure Washer Pump XT9.14N has the following Technical Specifications:
Max GPM……………… 2.37
Max LMP………………………… 9.0
Max PSI…………………. 2000
Max Bar…………………………. 140
Power EBHP…………… 3.3
Bore Dia. mm……………………. 18
Stroke mm………………. 8.4
Weight Lbs……………………….. 11
Max Temp………………. 140°
Oil Capacity……………………… 10oz
Inlet Thread …………… 1/2”F
Discharge Thread………………. 3/8”F
XT9.14N AR (Annovi Reverberi) Pump 2.37 GPM @ 2000 PSI.
XT9.14N Plunger Pumps are designed for a wide variety of moderate pressure washing applications. They are constructed with die-cast bodies and feature a brass head. Internal components include special thick solid ceramic plungers for long life and durability. Precision cast cooling fins are anodized for maximum heat dissipation. Oversized needle bearing on the drive sides and ball bearings on the non-drive side assure proper shaft alignment and maximum life. Valve cages of special designed Ultra-Form impervious to water absorption provide positive seating and extended life. One-piece connecting rods are either a special alloy aluminum or bronze at higher pressures, oversized for strength and load disbursement.
AR Annovi Reverberi Pressure Washer Pump XT9.14N
The AR Annovi Reverberi Pressure Washer Pump XT9.14N Features:
Manifold:
– Forged Brass: Strength and no porosity equals long life. Higher hydrostatic pressures, safety, performance.
– Inlet and Discharge Ports: Heavy bosses for added strength.
– Offset Discharge Ports: High efficiency, smooth flow.
– Bolts: Six Bolts, 6mm, grade 12.9.
Valves:
– Ultra Form Cages: Durability, strength and long life.
– Poppets, Seat and Spring: 303 and 400 series stainless steel.
– Valve Caps: Machined brass – greater strength.
Packing and Plungers:
– High Pressure Packing: “V” style (D-1) Buna-N (cotton duct weave base) strong and tightens under load.
– Low Pressure Seals: “U” cup double lip Buna-N. Good positive seal.
– Support Guides: Machined brass one-piece construction to assure proper plunger alignment and to maximize packing and seal life.
– Plungers: Are a special aluminum oxide blend, solid ceramic for long life, strong durability and more resilient.
Bearings: Oversized for maximum life and load disbursement, two ball bearings on the solid shaft series and a needle bearing on the drive side and ball on the non-drive side for the hollow shaft series. Each bearing is held in position on the crankshaft and crankcase by snap rings. This assures positive alignment and centering of the connecting rods and crankshaft in relation to the crankcase, it also eliminates the crankshaft from floating.
Crankcase: Precision die-cast, large cooling fins and anodized (for maximum heat dissipation).
Rear Cover: Precision die-cast, precision punched gasket sealed and bayonet style sightglass for positive sealing and locking (no threads to loosen).
Plunger Rods: Stainless steel construction for strength (no plating to scrape off). O-ring plunger sealing system.
Rod Pins: Precision ground and hardened steel,
oversized for load disbursement.
Connection Rods: One piece special alloy aluminum based and bronze, oversized for maximum strength, load disbursement, and life. Heavy pin area construction, for added load strength.
Crankshaft: Forged one-piece, precision ground and hardened for extremely long life and durability.
Oil Seals and O-rings: All are constructed of Buna-N rubber. The O-rings have stainless steel garder springs to assure constant tension on the sealing surface.
Oil Capacity: Flat cover 8 oz. and extended cover 10 oz.
Dyno Proven: All pumps are dyno tested to assure the theoretical design meets the actual design.
Valve Design: Each pump series has a valve design that optimizes its highest efficiency.
Hot Water: High temperature kits are available to 180º F. Refer to breakdown.
Wet End Repair: Very simple no special tools are required.
Mounting Bolt Pattern: Same on the top and bottom of the crankcase for simple drive side change.
Design: Using advanced fluid handling design programs. Overall pump efficiency is increased.
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Spotlight on the AR Annovi Reverberi Pressure Washer Pump XWL-SS42.15N.
AR Annovi Reverberi Pressure Washer Pump XWL-SS42.15N
XWL-SS42.15N AR (Annovi Reverberi) Pump 11 GPM @ 2200 PSI.
In high frequency and long time operation, high accurate manufacturing technique is the only answer to the durable reputation Annovi Reverberi XWL-SS42.15N pumps. The S.S. Series uses include various applications such as reverse osmosis water desalination, seal gland flushing and waste water odor control. S.S. Series XWL-SS42.15N feature a SAE 316 stainless steel manifold this is totally corrosion-resistance. Special pumps features include our highly concentric bearing positioning on both sides of the crankcase, anticorrosion coated aluminum die cast crankcase, continuously lubricated Viton seals, triple lip loaded oils seals and our ultra thick ceramic plungers that will not crack.
The Annovi Reverberi Pressure Washer Pump XWL-SS42.15N has the following specifications:
Max GPM………………11
Max LMP…………………………42
Max PSI………………….2200
Max Bar………………………….150
Power EBHP……………15
Bore Dia. mm…………………….28
Stroke mm……………….17.2
Weight Lbs………………………..36
Max Temp……………….140°
Oil Capacity………………………32oz
Inlet Thread ……………3/4”F
Discharge Thread……………….3/8”F
XWL-SS42.15N-3 break down
The Pressure Washer Pump XWL-SS42.15N Features:
Manifold:
– 316L – Stainless Steel Block Style: Strength and no porposity = long life.
– Inlet and Discharge Ports: 1/2” inlet and 3/8” discharge.
– Offset Discharge Ports: High efficiency, smooth flow
– Bolts: 8 Bolts, 10mm, stainless steel.
Valves:
– Ultra Form Cages: Durable, strength, and long life.
– Poppets, Seat and Spring: 316 series stainless steel.
– Valve Caps: Machined 316L series stainless steel.
Packing and Plungers:
– High Pressure Packing: “Special profile” style (W-1) Viton (cotton duct weave base) strong and tightens under load.
– Low Pressure Seals: “W-2” style Viton, good positive seal.
– Support and Guides: Machined stainless steel, 1-piece construction with intermediate and guide rings to assure proper plunger alignment, maximize packing and seal life.
– Plungers: Special aluminum oxide blend, solid ceramic long life, strong and durable. Ultra thick with a locating step and SST retaining bolts.
Bearings: Premium oversized taper for maximum life and load dispersement.
Bearings Supports: Precision die-cast and machined to assure concentricity and alignment.
Crankcase: Precision die-cast, large cooling fins and covered with a special anti-corrosion finish.
Rear Cover: Precision die-cast, O-Ring sealed and bayonet style sight glass for positive sealing and locking (no threads to loosen). This is an “AR” orginal. Oil drain plug.
Plunger Rods: Stainless steel construction for strength, back-up and O-ring plunger sealing system.
Special acorn style retaining nuts and SST slingers.
Rod Pins: Precision ground and hardened steel, oversized for load dispersement.
Connection Rods: 2-piece special alloy bronze for higher pressures, oversized for maximum strength, load dispersement, and life. Heavy pin area construction.
Crankshaft: Forged, precision ground and hardened for extremely long life and durability. Available in 24mm solid shaft for gearbox drives. Shaft key set screws are standard on high-speed version for long shaft life.
Oil Seals and O-Rings: Triple lip oil seals, long life and much less leak prone. All are constructed of Buna-N rubber. The O-Rings have stainless steel garder springs for assure constant tension on the sealing surface.
Oil Drains: Quantity of 2. One in the rear cover and one in the bottom of the crankcase.
Oil Capacity: 32 oz.
Oil Sight Glasses: Rear cover and non-drive side bearing housing.
Dyno Proven: All pumps are dyno tested to assure the theroretical design meets the actual design.
Valve Design: Each pump series has a valve design that optimizes its highest efficiency.
Hot Water: High temperature kits are available to 180°F.
Wet End Repair: Very simple no special tools are required.
Mounting Flanges: Multiple flanges are available.
Buna-N: Elastomers available.
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The CAT Pump 323 has Superior Design
•Triplex Uniflow design provides continuous forward liquid flow for smooth operation.
• Wetted cups and floating pistons are lubricated and cooled by pumped liquid for long cup life.
•Mechanically actuated inlet valves give strong lift and easy prime.
•Precision design 304 stainless steel valves and seats are hardened and polished for ultimate seating and extended valve life.
•Oil bath crankcase assures optimum lubrication.
•100% wetted seal design allows pumped liquid to cool and lubricate for longer life.
This CAT Pump 323 uses Quality Materials
•Cylinder and sleeve wear surfaces are hard chrome plated 304 stainless steel for maximum durability and abrasion resistance.
•Chrome plated, brass manifolds for strength and corrosion resistance.
•Special high strength TNM connecting rods offer superior bearing quality strength.
•Chrome-moly crankshaft gives unmatched strength and surface hardness.
•Over sized crankshaft bearings with greater loading capacity mean longer bearing life.
The CAT Pump 323 has Easy Maintenance
•Stepped stainless steel piston rod with chrome-plated, stainless steel sleeve allows easy replacement from front of pump.
•All wet-end wear parts are easily serviced without entering crankcase, requiring less time and effort.
•Wear parts are available in convenient kits.
Crankcase Capacity …………………………………………..21 oz. (0.6 L)
Pulley Mounting ………………………………………….Either side (Either side)
Shaft Diameter………………………………………………….0.787″ (20 mm)
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From New York Times – Does a Cleaning-Equipment Company Belong on Pinterest?
From New York Times - Does a Cleaning-Equipment Company Belong on Pinterest?
Three months ago, Craig Schuster was at home when he noticed what appeared to be a visually interesting clothes-shopping site on his wife’s computer screen. She told him it was actually a relatively new social-networking site called Pinterest, something of a cross between Facebook and Twitter that focuses on sharing images rather than text snippets or personal photos.
Mr. Schuster, who happens to be the Web manager of a cleaning-equipment business called Equipment Trade Service Company, played around with Pinterest a bit. The next morning he told his boss, David Hart, the company’s owner, that they needed to be there. Mr. Hart got it right away and soon the company, which is based in Philadelphia and has 23 employees, had its own Pinterest presence. “Our customers want to see good product pictures before they pull out that credit card,” he said. “Pinterest is great for that.”
As many are discovering, Pinterest offers an interesting twist on other social networks. Users set up a “board,” which typically has a theme, be it gardening or fast cars. To fill your board, you “pin” Web site images onto it. Whenever you come across an image on the Web that you’d like to add to your board, you click on an icon you have installed on your browser, and voila, the image appears on your board (you can have more than one). And, as with Twitter, people can “follow” any or all of your boards and get updates whenever you pin something. And of course the service has various means for helping people find new boards they might find interesting, or share those they appreciate.
So far, Pinterest has become one of the fastest growing sites on the Web mostly through the postings of individuals, not businesses. But businesses have been taking notice — especially those with a strong visual component, for example those dealing with arts, crafts, clothes, food or jewelry. It is less obvious why a cleaning-equipment business would be excited about Pinterest. But that didn’t stop Mr. Schuster and Mr. Hart.
Equipment Trade Service sells industrial power-washing machines, parts for those machines, and graffiti-removal detergents, and it sells them mostly to schools, departments of transportation and other institutions. But its sell has become surprisingly visual. When Mr. Schuster came on about eight years ago, he beefed up the Web site, added search optimization, put up videos on YouTube of the equipment and detergents doing their magic, and promoted the videos and site with Facebook and Twitter. Sales climbed rapidly, growing about 20 percent a year, and these days most customers buy online. The company now sells internationally, too. “Those videos really show how well our products work,” Mr. Hart said. Photos help sell the equipment, too, he added. And parts buyers like to see photos to make sure they’re getting the right part for the right machine.
But Mr. Hart and Mr. Schuster also felt the limitations in existing online-marketing channels. Facebook only lets you put up tiny thumbnail pictures with your posts. (You can put bigger pictures in Facebook photo albums, but then you’re limited to very brief captions.) Tweets don’t have photos at all. And neither lends itself to the catalog-like displays and descriptions of products that ETS favors. The company does all of that on its Web site, of course, but Web sites don’t have the social connections that can spread the word and bring in eyeballs. “More and more, people don’t want to type in a Web site name, especially if they’re using a smartphone,” Mr. Schuster said. “They’re looking to see what gets mentioned in a Facebook post or a tweet.”
With its emphasis on fairly big images and its ability to handle long captions, Pinterest fills those needs, Mr. Hart said. The site makes it easy for potential customers who are browsing Pinterest to stumble onto boards of interest through tags. You can put any tags you want on your own boards, of course, but Pinterest also lets others tag them, making it more likely your boards will turn up in a Pinterest search. If an ETS customer — or anyone who happens to admire pictures of cleaning supplies or power cleaners or vanishing graffiti — wants to call attention to a particular photo on an ETS board, he or she can”re-pin” it to his or her own board, or “like” it. And of course new “pins” to a board can be passed around via Facebook or Twitter. “And we just found out Pinterest lets you put up videos from YouTube,” Mr. Hart said.
Of course, that does raise a question: What kind of Pinterest user would want to pin a photo of cleaning equipment or cleaning fluid to his or her own board? Mostly, Mr. Hart said, people who buy cleaning supplies in bulk and are looking to share their finds with other such buyers (think people who belong to industry associations). Mr. Hart concedes that the company still has a lot to figure out when it comes to integrating Pinterest into its marketing strategy. It’s not easy to get Pinterest pages to show up high in a Google search. That means for now most prospective ETS customers will have to learn about it by first coming to the company’s Web site.
The biggest downside to Pinterest for ETS is that so far it has only a tiny fraction of the number of users drawn by Facebook and Twitter. Thus, ETS has in the range of a thousand people who “like” its three Facebook pages and several hundred Twitter followers but only a few dozen Pinterest followers at the moment. “The huge base isn’t there yet,” Mr. Hart said.
Mr. Hart also complained that Pinterest, like Facebook and Twitter, lacks the sort of analytics that Google provides for tracking traffic and figuring out how people get to your Web site, which makes it harder to know what needs to be tweaked to increase traffic. Google analytics can track how many visitors to the company’s Web site came to it through Pinterest — but so far, that number is negligible. All in all, Mr. Hart concedes there has been little concrete payback for the time invested in Pinterest, and there’s no real evidence that the payback will be there down the road. But Mr. Schuster expects the number of visitors to the ETS boards to grow, and given the advantages in displaying the company’s wares and the ability for visitors to share their interest in them, he believes it’s worth a few hours a week.
It would be nice, he added, if customers could just click a “buy” button when they see a photo of a product they like on Pinterest. But for now, at least, the social network is keeping things, well, social.
