The WaterJet Technology Association (WJTA) welcomed nearly 900 participants from 34 countries to the 2009 American WJTA Conference and Expo, Aug. 18-20...
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Under Pressure
Industrial cleaning is a growing field in which manufacturers constantly innovate with new tools for high- and ultra-high-pressure waterblasting. Tools serve a...
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Dinner Is Served
The 3-inch cast-iron pipe between the waitress station and bar at Kincaid’s Fish, Chop & Steakhouse in Bloomington, Minn., kept backing up...
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Keep It Moving
Steel process lines and tubes are commonly cleaned using waterjet systems with pressures up to 40,000 psi. The risk of damaging these...
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Blasting Forward
Branching into industrial coatings from commercial painting skyrocketed Service Painting of Florida in Ft. Myers from $3 million to $28 million in...
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Industry News - November 2009
WJTA Forms Cleaning Association, Elects OfficersThe WaterJet Technology Association has formed the Industrial & Municipal Cleaning Association, a division of WJTA. IMCA...
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Measuring Sound
Hearing loss is a serious issue in workplaces where noise is a constant. But apart from using sound-attenuated equipment and obeying OSHA...
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Creative Prospecting
During a recession, a diverse business base can help contractors avoid getting hurt financially. But for both residential contractors looking to enter...
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Omnibus Control Combines Multiple Functions in One Joystick
The Omnibus control system for Vac-Con combination and Xcavator (hydroexcavating) machines puts all vacuum and water system functions on a single, central...
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Out of Round
Depressions at regular intervals were one reason the Streets and Roads Department in the borough of Carteret, N.J,, was reconstructing Carteret Avenue....
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Make It Last
In countless shops and garages from Albuquerque to Albany, at least one non-working pressure washer sits in the corner, collecting dust after...
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The Power of Stories
Workers should care about safety on the job – after all, it’s their well-being and lives at stake. And yet, despite hours...
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Changing Course
Troy Ouverson started working in his father’s business at age 12, in 1992. Three years ago, he became the owner of the...
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Make Them Pay (On Time)
Your business was running pretty smoothly – sales growing, and profits growing, too. Then the credit crunch hit, someone said the R-word,...
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Profit on Wheels
Tired of politely closing the door when potentially profitable drain-cleaning jobs came knocking, Brad Vines decided to invest in a business builder:...
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The Pony Express Is Dead
The Internet and cyberspace aren’t new, but they are suddenly catching hold, as never before, as ways to communicate. If you’ve watched...
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Back to Business
The pipe lining job isn’t done until the lateral openings have been cut and sewer service to customers has been restored. Manufacturers...
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Challenging Tradition
Challenging its typical business model, Roto-Rooter of Cheshire, Mass., has found that repairing and lining sewer laterals cuts into its traditional short-term...
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Fizzlers or Sizzlers?
In many of today’s workplaces, employee performance follows the Pareto Principle: 80 percent of employees fizzle, 20 percent sizzle. The 80 percent...
