Medical grade silicone has many uses within industry, but there are several important elements to consider before using this material. Many issues to consider relate to appropriate usage and the different treatments that silicone can undergo to prepare it for medical use. Other concerns relate to post-production and proper packaging. Read on to explore three … [Read more…]
Building Information Modelling, or BIM, is currently revolutionising engineering, construction and architecture. What exactly is BIM, what does it involve and why is it so crucial for students to learn it? Image Credit What exactly is BIM? BIM is the process involving the creation and management of a digital representation of a construction project over … [Read more…]
Working on a construction site? They can be noisy, busy and dangerous places, so make sure you have all the right equipment you need to keep you safe. Here are some of the most common items found on a construction site. Barrier Planks Barrier planks are often used alongside traffic cones to mark out safe … [Read more…]
When you are looking to engage and enthuse our working teams there are many ways in which you can do this. You could arrange for a teambuilding day or perhaps a reward style scheme for those meeting their targets and deadlines or you could look at motivational speakers such as adventureman.org/ Image Credit Motivational speakers … [Read more…]
The UK construction industry Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) showed that construction suffered another blow in December. It fell from 55.8 in July to 52.9 in August, and then again from 53.4 in November to 52.8 in December. The PMI is regarded by the Treasury and the Bank of England as an indicator of what’s happening … [Read more…]
Sheet metal is a widely used material, but you may not know some of the most interesting aspects of its various forms. Image Credit To remedy that, here are seven facts that will bring you up to speed and give you something to think about the next time you see or work with sheet metal. … [Read more…]
The number of property sales in Edinburgh during 2018’s third quarter is more than 10 percent lower than the figures for the previous year. However, house prices in the area have grown steadily and an influx of new builds over the coming years should see a boom in sales. Image Credit Availability The drop in … [Read more…]
Last week, the news that caught our attention was undoubtedly the purchase of GitHub by Microsoft for the not insignificant figure of 7,500 million dollars . And the other thing that also caught the attention was the reaction of the open source community, a lot of skepticism, thousands of repositories being moved to GitLab and concerns about the future of the reference … [Read more…]
A few years ago the consumer had a very clear purchasing pattern. A product was sought and acquired or not, depending on its price, at the same time or expected at the time of sales to achieve better savings. Nowadays with constant offers, always low price policies and products that can be purchased directly on the Internet very … [Read more…]
The Google Chrome Web Store does not win for startles. If in the past you have had problems with adware , data collection , mining of cryptocurrencies or fraudulent clones , now you have them with alleged movies that can be viewed online through your themes for the browser. But no, none of that.