Jul

Filtermatic Unveils Oil Filter Recycling Machine

Posted by Brian Published in Business, Cars, Enviroment, Industry

Due for an oil change? Well you can set aside the usual cost of getting a new oil filter for your vehicle and make some contributions to the environment as well. For the eco-friendly drivers, Filtermatic offers an appealing deal on their oil filters.

All of this becomes possible with this Filtermatic Used Oil Filter Recycling Machine. FilterMatic enables quick lube and auto service shop operators to meet or exceed environmental standards for used oil filter disposal while enabling shop owners to earn income from the sale of the filter metal. Steel collected from the filter can be sold.

Facts about the Filtermac Used Oil Filter Recycling Machine:

removes and collects the steel base plate from the filter.
crushes and extracts used oil from the filter.
collects the resulting steel, filter, and used oil for proper recycling or disposal.

FilterMatic was successfully introduced last month at the annual Automotive Oil Change Association (AOCA) trade show and has since been invited to attend the 2009 annual invitation-only Jiffy Lube Convention & Trade Show.

(Source) Press

Tags: aoca, auto service, environmental standards, filter disposal, invitation, metal steel, new oil, oil change, oil filter, oil filters, quick lube, recycling, steel base, steel filter, trade show

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Apr

Balseal Technology Shown in 90 Minute Video

Posted by Brian Published in Alternative Energy, Cars

Motorists and viewers are going to get a first-hand glimpse of custom-engineered solutions for automotive manufacturing as they will get an exclusive look at some of the connecting, conducting and shielding solutions featured at this year’s Hannover MESSE event, thanks to a new video animation produced by Bal Seal Engineering, Inc.

Bal Seal, a global provider of custom-engineered solutions to automotive manufacturers, unveiled a new animation at the Hannover Messe trade show which ran from April 20th-24th in Hannover, Germany. The one and a half minute video will take viewers inside a hybrid car and highlight Bal Seal’s offerings in a variety of automotive applications. It is currently available through YouTube and in the “Video on Demand” (VOD) section of the company’s website.

Among the featured applications is a conceptual battery connector that employs a canted-coil spring as a current carrying interface and a secondary spring to provide EMI shielding. In this design, Bal Seal’s technology can be used as both an electrical and mechanical contact.