The environmental damage of vending machines is considerable. Vending machines, serve two main purposes. Their primary function is to provide a convenient way for people to purchase products or services throughout the day and night. The secondary function is to use the surfaces of the vending machine to advertise a particular product or brand.
Vending machines need to stand out and one way to achieve this, is to make sure they are brightly lit but the effect of having a number of fluorescent lights running 24 hours a day is considerable and if we take the average of 1 fluorescent to be 50 watts then the total power consumption of the estimated 1 million vending machines within the EC is 50 Mega Watts.
It is there for necessary to look at ways so products can be displayed without the large amounts of power. Pure Foods Systems have developed an energy management system which cut the power consumption of a vending machine considerably. The light system only requires typically 15 watts of power, which is only 30% of the power of a normal vending machine. In addition the lighting system can be programmed so it switches itself off during quite periods but is prepared to switch itself back on if it detects the presents of activity around the machine. Once the activity has ceased, the machine will then revert to standby modes.
By far the most important energy use of vending machines is when they are used for either cooling of heating. Pure Foods Systems have developed an energy management system which reduces the amount of power in use of cooling and a unique detecting system to decide whether a machine is being used or is purely on stand by use. The machine will then slightly increase the temperature of the drinks when the machine is not being used. It can readily switch itself into normal operations either at sets times or whether there is activity around the machine. If this system is widely adopted then the energy saving would be Hugh. What is more by fitting the Pure Foods Systems energy management system the life of the machine will be extended considerably and this will improve the environmental impact of the machine. There are large environmental and financial advantages of adopting this system.
All About Knitting Machines
A knitting machine is used to produce knitted fabrics and clothes on a fixed bed of hooked needles. A knitting machine is made of a needle bed, a carriage and yarn guides but it may have other attachments as well. Latchet hooks hold the stitches.
Domestic & Industrial - They can be hand powered or motor assisted. There are also domestic and industrial models of knitting machines. The domestic knitting machines produce a fabric that looks handmade because they use the weft knitting method. It is obviously easier to knit using a knitting machine and a lot faster because knitting machines make an entire row of loops in a single movement. Another reason for using knitting machines is that the fabric made with a machine looks better in many instances than the hand-knitted fabric, the latter having large areas of plain stocking stitch. Finally ,you do not have to be a professional knitter to make wonderful clothes because many machines are fairly simple to operate and it can be a great way to begin to knit .
However, you must not confuse knitting machines with sewing machines. A knitting machine is more complicated- it has springs, buttons, wires and hooks and most Importantly you need to realize you have to use machine-knitting books to get the pattern you want because hand knitting books can’t be used with a machine as they are not compatible.
Different Machines - A Bulky size machine is used for making heavy sweaters because the distance between the needles is 9 mm and the hook is large enough and there is no risk of splitting the yarn.For machine knitting with lace the machine needs to be used as manual or semi-manual.
The smallest yarns you can use when knitting with this machine are Sport and DK weight yarns . Some of the techniques you can undertake on this machine are: tuck, slip, intarsia, weaving, and many others.
On the standard bed machine you can make knitted suits and lace curtains. The distance between the needles is 4.5 mm and the hook/latches are much smaller. The lace is automatic. You can do fair isle, tuck, slip, manual cables and others. Baby weight is the most popular weight used for this machine. DK weight is the largest yarn that can be knit with this knitting machine. The Standard 200 can knit very fine yarns , up to a sport weight.
The Silver Reed Gauge SK830(3.6 mm) is a machine used for fine yarns. It is perfect when knitted in an open and loose fabric and light and airy fabric. Knit at tension 5 or 7 and use 2 or 3 strands together.
For the Hand Knitted Look - If you want to have garments that look and feel more like the hand-knitted garments you should buy a mid-gauge knitting machine.
Knitting with a machine is straightforward but you need to consider when using a machine the patterns, many are not easily inter-changeable between machines, some are but It is hard but not impossible, but is probably best left until you’ve had a little experience of using a knitting machine as you have to spend a lot of time calculating, multiplying and dividing to modify the pattern.
Domestic & Industrial - They can be hand powered or motor assisted. There are also domestic and industrial models of knitting machines. The domestic knitting machines produce a fabric that looks handmade because they use the weft knitting method. It is obviously easier to knit using a knitting machine and a lot faster because knitting machines make an entire row of loops in a single movement. Another reason for using knitting machines is that the fabric made with a machine looks better in many instances than the hand-knitted fabric, the latter having large areas of plain stocking stitch. Finally ,you do not have to be a professional knitter to make wonderful clothes because many machines are fairly simple to operate and it can be a great way to begin to knit .
However, you must not confuse knitting machines with sewing machines. A knitting machine is more complicated- it has springs, buttons, wires and hooks and most Importantly you need to realize you have to use machine-knitting books to get the pattern you want because hand knitting books can’t be used with a machine as they are not compatible.
Different Machines - A Bulky size machine is used for making heavy sweaters because the distance between the needles is 9 mm and the hook is large enough and there is no risk of splitting the yarn.For machine knitting with lace the machine needs to be used as manual or semi-manual.
The smallest yarns you can use when knitting with this machine are Sport and DK weight yarns . Some of the techniques you can undertake on this machine are: tuck, slip, intarsia, weaving, and many others.
On the standard bed machine you can make knitted suits and lace curtains. The distance between the needles is 4.5 mm and the hook/latches are much smaller. The lace is automatic. You can do fair isle, tuck, slip, manual cables and others. Baby weight is the most popular weight used for this machine. DK weight is the largest yarn that can be knit with this knitting machine. The Standard 200 can knit very fine yarns , up to a sport weight.
The Silver Reed Gauge SK830(3.6 mm) is a machine used for fine yarns. It is perfect when knitted in an open and loose fabric and light and airy fabric. Knit at tension 5 or 7 and use 2 or 3 strands together.
For the Hand Knitted Look - If you want to have garments that look and feel more like the hand-knitted garments you should buy a mid-gauge knitting machine.
Knitting with a machine is straightforward but you need to consider when using a machine the patterns, many are not easily inter-changeable between machines, some are but It is hard but not impossible, but is probably best left until you’ve had a little experience of using a knitting machine as you have to spend a lot of time calculating, multiplying and dividing to modify the pattern.
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