New structure saves

Article Abstract:

Sellier & Bellot (S&B) (Vlasim, Czech Republic), engineering company, has moved its packaging-machine manufacturing to a new wholly-owned subsidiary. A reason was the different kind of production compared the firm's main programme, ammunition. The firm's fixed costs on ammunition production have decreased due to the separation of the two types of production. The company's ammunition production was extended by 32.6% for the first half of 1999 compared to the first half of 1998. S&B's proceeds amounted to 564 mil Kc for the first half of 1999, nearly 60% of the 1999 plan. The firm saw a profit of 22 mil Kc for the first half of 1999. In 1998 it saw a loss of 313 mil Kc.

Sellier and Bellot

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Temporary structure: hospitality tent

Article Abstract:

The Museum of the Moving Image in London has a high quality, demountable hospitality building. Future Systems and Ove Arup & Partners provided the building in response to a brief from the Museum for a temporary structure on its South Bank site in London. The hospitality tent is an elliptical structure with an elegant, light appearance made from grp ribs and a PTFE fibre membrane. Measuring 28.8 x 9.6m, it can accommodate 450 people. It can be erected in two days by six men and packs onto three lorries with the fabric in a one metre cube.

Design and construction, Buildings and facilities, Buildings, Temporary, Temporary buildings, Museum of the Moving Image

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A Switch in Time Saves Two

Article Abstract:

Apple II disk drives use only one side of a disk. A method is given to enable one to write on either side of a disk, read on either side of the disk and write-protect the disk. A drawing is included to illustrate the explanation.

Disk drives, Data storage media, Disk Storage, Tutorial, Hardware Modification, Write-Protect, Read/Write Heads, Write protection (Computer data), Read-write heads

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