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Workers Compensation Lawyers and Law Firms in Port Reading, NJ
Workers Compensation Lawyers
Freeman Hughes Freeman, LLC
Family Law & Personal Injury Lawyers in New Jersey(201) 222-7765
Freeman, Hughes and Freeman LLC in New Jersey focuses on family law cases. The firm always puts clients' above other issues when working a case. The staff makes sure clients receive high-quality legal advice during a difficult period of their lives.
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Brause, Brause & Ventrice, LLC
Middlesex County Divorce and Personal Injury Attorneys(732) 902-0601
Brause, Brause and Ventrice LLC Metuchen, NJ, helps clients who are dealing with family problems resolve their issues, are injured through no fault of their own or are charged with a crime. Regardless of the problem, the firm provides high-quality legal advice. The firm approaches...
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Ventura, Miesowitz, Keough & Warner, PC
Summit, New Jersey Personal Injury Attorneys(908) 277-2410
Ventura, Miesowitz, Keough & Warner, P.C. is a Summit, NJ personal injury law firm that represents clients throughout the region in an array of claim types. Since its establishment in 1981, the firm has recovered numerous large settlements for clients who were injured via dangerous...
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Law Offices of Feeley, Sayegh & LaRocca
Essex County, New Jersey Criminal Defense Lawyers(973) 821-3532 or (888) 808-2798
Feeley and Sayegh LLC in South Orange, NJ, undertakes a wide range of real estate cases, including the purchase and sale of property, lease drafting and negotiation, evictions, and zoning issues. The firm handles a broad range of commercial and business litigation matters involving...
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Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, PC
Colonia, New Jersey Personal Injury Attorneys(732) 510-1000 or (800) 529-2000
Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. is a personal injury law firm based in Teaneck, New Jersey providing legal services to injured clients throughout New Jersey as well as the greater metropolitan New York area. The firm's partners alone combine over a century of legal experience...
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Law Office of Charney & Roberts LLC
Linden, New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyers(908) 698-4105
The Law Office of Charney and Roberts LLC in Linden, NJ, handles personal injury cases, family disputes, traffic violations and real estate transactions. Regardless of the issue, the firm provides the same high-quality service for all cases. The firm is committed to getting favorable...
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The Grossman Law Firm, LLC
Personal Injury Lawyers in New Jersey(732) 970-7111
The Grossman Law Firm, LLC is a New Jersey personal injury law firm protecting the legal rights of accident and injury victims. Our firm has a well-earned reputation for providing aggressive legal representation. We stand behind our clients and go the distance to ensure they get...
Other Offices: Old Bridge
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Brady, Brady & Reilly, LLC
New Jersey Personal Injury and Criminal Defense Lawyers(201) 702-1821 or (877) 915-5746
The law firm of Brady, Brady & Reilly (BBR) is located in Kearny, New Jersey. We have been serving people in North Jersey since 1965. Since then, our attorneys have acquired a reputation for achieving results at trial. Our knowledge of the law and our tenacity in the courtroom...
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Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas & Woodruff
Personal Injury and Trial Lawyers in New Jersey(908) 322-7000
Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas & Woodruff is a law firm serving New Jersey since 1984. From our offices in Scotch Plains and Florham Park, our attorneys have helped countless people throughout the state successfully take on legal challenges involving personal injury, workers' compensation...
Other Offices: East Brunswick, Newark
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Escandon, Fernicola, Anderson & Covelli
New Jersey Personal Injury Lawyers(732) 508-7482
At the law firm of Escandon, Fernicola, Anderson & Covelli, our success is measured by the satisfaction from people who we have helped overcome major legal issues since 1992. Our success in personal injury, workers' compensation and criminal defense cases has earned our lawyers...
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Feintuch, Porwich & Feintuch
Jersey City, New Jersey Personal Injury Attorneys(201) 656-8600
Feintuch, Porwich & Feintuch is a personal injury law firm located in Jersey City, New Jersey that has been serving clients throughout the region for more than fifty years. The firm's lawyers are strongly dedicated to quickly securing substantial settlements and verdicts on behalf...
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Fowler White Boggs PA
Business and Litigation Law Firm973 273 9800
At Fowler White Boggs P.A., our lawyers are leaders in their respective fields, providing experienced, knowledgeable, trusted and valuable advice to clients.
We have five offices throughout the state of Florida, in addition to the national and international reach we have with...
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Freehill Hogan and Mahar LLP
Maritime and Admiralty Law Firm(973) 623-5514
Freehill Hogan & Mahar was founded in 1952, primarily as a defense law firm specializing in marine protection and indemnity insurance. Over the years, the firm has developed into a full service admiralty practice and today is well known worldwide for its maritime law expertise....
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Garces & Grabler
NJ Full Service Law Firm(800) 923–3456
Garces & Grabler, founded in 1991, is a full-service law firm with seven convenient law office locations throughout New Jersey. We provide a broad range of legal services to both individuals and businesses. We provide aggressive legal representation with proven results.
Other Offices: Elizabeth, Newark, Perth Amboy, Plainfield
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Ginarte O'Dwyer Gonzalez Gallardo & Winograd, LLP
Personal Injury Attorneys in New Jersey and New York(973) 854-8400 or (888) 446-2783
Ginarte, O'Dwyer, Gonzalez, Gallardo and Winograd LLP serves personal injury clients in New York and New Jersey. The law firm has represented victims of accidents for more than 30 years. The lawyers have a combined 150 years of experience that they use to win cases.
Besides accidents,...
Other Offices: Elizabeth, Perth Amboy
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Keefe Bartels, LLC
New Jersey Personal Injury, Car Accident and Wrongful Death Attorneys(732) 224-9400 or (877) 288-9247
Keefe Bartels, LLC is an experienced, dedicated law firm based in New Jersey. Our attorneys are dedicated to upholding the legal rights of victims who have been injured due to any type of accident, a defective drug or product, or any form of fraud. We aggressively pursue the maximum...
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Thursday, January 16
UIC Pavilion
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Game Leaders
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Chicago IL (SportsNetwork.com) - Jordan Aaron netted a team-high 18 points and dished out four assists as the Milwaukee Panthers defeated the Illinois- Chicago Flames 67-63 in Horizon League play at the UIC Pavilion.
Matt Tiby scored 13 points connecting on 7-of-9 from the free-throw line for Milwaukee (13-6 3-2 HL). Cody Wichmann chipped in 11 points and Steve McWhorter added 10 and eight assists before fouling out. The Panthers have won four of their last six games.
Marc Brown led the Flames (5-13 0-4) with 18 points on 6-of-15 shooting. Brown turned the ball over a team-high seven times in the loss. Jake Wiegand netted 14 points and pulled down nine rebounds and Jay Parker contributed 12 points and four assists. UIC has lost seven straight contests.
Milwaukee came out of the gates flat in the first half hitting just 33.3 percent of its shots from the field including 4-of-14 from 3-point range. UIC took a 36-23 lead into the locker rooms after connecting on 51.9 percent of its shots in the frame.
Milwaukee came out firing in the second though hitting 54.5 percent from the floor. The Flames went cold shooting 27.3 percent including 0-of-8 from 3- point distance.
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Nov. 11, 2011 has it all — reasons to celebrate, reasons to despair, and reasons to make fun of things.
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Boy this abandoned freighter sure is spooky. Thank goodness we're the only ones here wait what was that noise Agghhhhhhh! Fun on the Jersey Shore.
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Parallel Verses
New International Version
For the LORD will rebuild Zion and appear in his glory.
New Living Translation
For the LORD will rebuild Jerusalem. He will appear in his glory.
English Standard Version
For the LORD builds up Zion; he appears in his glory;
New American Standard Bible
For the LORD has built up Zion; He has appeared in His glory.
King James Bible
When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
for the LORD will rebuild Zion; He will appear in His glory.
International Standard Version
When the LORD rebuilds Zion, he will appear in his glory.
NET Bible
when the LORD rebuilds Zion, and reveals his splendor,
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because Lord Jehovah builds up Zion and he shall appear in his glory!
GOD'S WORD® Translation
When the LORD builds Zion, he will appear in his glory.
Jubilee Bible 2000
because the LORD shall have built up Zion, and he shall be seen in his glory.
King James 2000 Bible
When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.
American King James Version
When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.
American Standard Version
For Jehovah hath built up Zion; He hath appeared in his glory.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For the Lord hath built up Sion: and he shall be seen in his glory.
Darby Bible Translation
When Jehovah shall build up Zion, he will appear in his glory.
English Revised Version
For the LORD hath built up Zion, he hath appeared in his glory;
Webster's Bible Translation
When the LORD shall build up Zion, he will appear in his glory.
World English Bible
For Yahweh has built up Zion. He has appeared in his glory.
Young's Literal Translation
For Jehovah hath builded Zion, He hath been seen in His honour,
Parallel CommentariesMatthew Henry's Concise Commentary
102:12-22 We are dying creatures, but God is an everlasting God, the protector of his church; we may be confident that it will not be neglected. When we consider our own vileness, our darkness and deadness, and the manifold defects in our prayers, we have cause to fear that they will not be received in heaven; but we are here assured of the contrary, for we have an Advocate with the Father, and are under grace, not under the law. Redemption is the subject of praise in the Christian church; and that great work is described by the temporal deliverance and restoration of Israel. Look down upon us, Lord Jesus; and bring us into the glorious liberty of thy children, that we may bless and praise thy name.
Pulpit Commentary
Verse 16. - When the Lord shall build up Zion; rather, because the Lord hath built up Zion. The psalmist, in prophetic ecstasy, sees the future as past. The verbs in this and the next verse are all preterite. He shall appear in his glory; rather, hath appeared in his glory (see Isaiah 40:5).
Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
When the Lord shall build up Zion,.... The church of God, fallen down, and in a ruinous condition, as it may be said to be when the doctrines of the Gospel are departed from; the ordinances of it are corrupted and altered, or not attended to; the worship and discipline of the Lord's house are neglected; great declensions in faith, love, and zeal, among the professors of religion, and but few instances of conversion: and it may be said to be built up again, as it will be in the latter day, when the doctrines of grace will be revived; the ordinances will be administered in their primitive purity; great spirituality, holiness, and brotherly love, among the saints, and large numbers converted and brought into it: and this will be the work of Christ, the great master builder; the materials of this building are the saints, those lively stones which will now be laid with fair colours; the ministers of the word will be the instruments that Christ will make use of in rebuilding his church; it is his Spirit, power, and grace, which will make all effectual; and he will have the glory, as follows: the Targum is,
"for the city of Zion is built by the Word of the Lord:''
he shall appear in his glory; or "shall be seen in his glory" (b), which will be upon his church and people, and on which there will be a defence, so that it shall continue; and this will lie chiefly in the purity of Gospel truths, ordinances, and worship; in the number of converts; in the gifts and graces of the Spirit of God upon them; in their peace, prosperity, unity, and spirituality; and in the presence of Christ with them, who will be seen in all the glory and majesty of his kingly office; he will now reign before his ancients gloriously.
(b) "videbitur", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
16. When the Lord shall build—or better, "Because the Lord hath built," &c., as a reason for the effect on others; for in thus acting and hearing the humble, He is most glorious.
Psalm 102:16 Additional Commentaries
Do Not Hide Your Face from Me
…15So the nations will fear the name of the LORD And all the kings of the earth Your glory. 16For the LORD has built up Zion; He has appeared in His glory. 17He has regarded the prayer of the destitute And has not despised their prayer.…
Cross References
Psalm 51:18
May it please you to prosper Zion, to build up the walls of Jerusalem.
Psalm 147:2
The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel.
Isaiah 14:32
What answer shall be given to the envoys of that nation? "The LORD has established Zion, and in her his afflicted people will find refuge."
Isaiah 60:1
"Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
Isaiah 60:2
See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the LORD rises upon you and his glory appears over you.
Treasury of Scripture
When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.
Psalm 51:18 Do good in your good pleasure to Zion: build you the walls of Jerusalem.
Psalm 69:35 For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that …
Psalm 147:2 The LORD does build up Jerusalem: he gathers together the outcasts of Israel.
Isaiah 2:2,3 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of …
Isaiah 14:26 This is the purpose that is purposed on the whole earth: and this …
Isaiah 66:18 For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I …
Jeremiah 31:4 Again I will build you, and you shall be built, O virgin of Israel: …
Jeremiah 33:7 And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel …
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Psalm 97:6 The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.
Isaiah 60:1,2,7 Arise, shine; for your light is come, and the glory of the LORD is …
Isaiah 61:3 To appoint to them that mourn in Zion, to give to them beauty for …
Micah 2:9 The women of my people have you cast out from their pleasant houses; …
Zechariah 2:6-13 Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, said the …
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One of the only remaining traces of D.C.'s Shomrei Shabbos orthodox Jewish community is endanger of being lost. Samantha Bass and Zachary Paul Levine of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington fill us in on the story. Thanks, Samantha and Zachary!
Twenty-one years ago, homeowner Stephanie Slewka made a fascinating discovery on the second floor of her 19th century townhouse at 415 M Street, NW: a mural concealed beneath layers of paint and wallpaper. As if peeling back layers of time, she found one of the only remaining traces of Shomrei Shabbos, a small orthodox community in downtown Washington that worshiped in the townhouse. The nearly 90-year-old mural was the upper portion of a larger piece that had surrounded the synagogue's ark on the floor below.
Slewka contacted the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington, and with their guidance and help from artist Nicholas Kahn, she worked to restore the celestial scene, Jewish star, and a portion of the biblical quote that encircled the ark. She and Kahn added a winged lion. As a professional filmmaker, Slewka also produced a film about the building and the different communities that made it a home.
Decades later, that same mural is in danger. Plans to convert the building into condominiums threaten the survival of this unique piece of Washington Jewish history.
Built in the 1860s, the story of 415 M is the story of the changing urban fabric of Washington, D.C. Originally a private house, the building became the Young Men's Hebrew Association in 1914, and, from 1915-1925, the first Hebrew Home for the Aged. Shomrei Shabbos, the Jewish congregation, purchased the building in 1925 and left in the 1930s. When the congregation converted the building into a synagogue, they removed part of the second floor to create a balcony from which the women could view religious services below, where the men sat.
From 1947-1980, 415 M was home to the Baptist Church of Jesus Christ. Founded by Mother Lean Sears, it was one of the only Baptist churches where women were permitted to preach at the time. In 1984 the Metropolitan Community Church, a ministry to the LGBT community, took over the space. In 1993, the building once again became a private home, and has since been added to the Mount Vernon Square Historic District.
The building contains other evidence of previous occupants. Notes etched into a windowpane by a resident in the 1890s are visible on the second floor. A baptismal from the building's use as a church is still accessible via a trapdoor on the first floor.
In 2013, 415 M Street was sold to BlackRock Holdings, a custom home building company based in McLean, VA, that will convert the property into a multi-unit condominium later this summer. BlackRock is providing the Society with access and encouragement in efforts to document and save the mural.
415 M Street is one of five former synagogues clustered in the Penn Quarter and Mount Vernon Square neighborhoods, the historic heart of Washington's Jewish community. For about a century, the downtown Jewish community was part of a diverse, polyglot population that included Germans, Chinese, African Americans, and others. With this neighborhood's fascinating history in mind, the Society has been leading walking tours highlighting former synagogues, Jewish-owned department stores, and former residences for decades, and is planning a new research effort surrounding the five former synagogues.
The Society hopes to save the mural before construction starts later this summer. A photographer was commissioned to document the mural, and a professional paint analysis is planned. A proposal is in hand from a conservation firm to remove and conserve the mural's original portions. This ambitious project requires at least $20,000. The Society has created a website to educate the public about 415 M's rich history and to solicit donations.
To learn more about the mural and 415 M St, NW, and to donate to this effort, visit www.jhsgw.org/savethemural, or call the Society at (202) 789-0900.
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The purpose of this program is to provide support to undergraduate students in pursuit of academically valuable and pertinent opportunities that arise. These opportunities need not be part of a student's curricular program but should be academically respectable. Support can be given up to $1,500. Students can request a per diem to cover food and ground transportation. The per diem for the 2014-2015 year is $55.00 per night. This mirrors the per diem faculty receive when attending a professional conference.
Examples of relevant activities include:
- Professional conference attendance where the student is the presenting author. Priority will be given to students presenting their work at a conference.
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- Acquisition of an academic resource which will remain property of Reed.
Items not eligible for an Opportunity grant:
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The application process consists of completing an Opportunity Grant Application and Budget Form (download) and preparing a brief one-page description of the proposed activity. These documents should be submitted electronically to Jolie Griffin at email@example.com. The applicant must arrange for a faculty sponsor to submit a letter of recommendation on his/her behalf. The letter should address the nature of the proposed activity and the benefit to the student. Your sponsor must review and approve the application prior to submission. S/he must also confirm that an attempt has been made to secure department funding. Only proposals from students in good academic standing at the College will be considered.
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The Russian architecture of the pre-revolutionary period can be highlighted as a separate type. Here we have collected a lot of pictures of Russian churches, country houses, fishing houses, theatrical decorations and household items: they all belong to that very period of Russia before the communist revolution.
Fishing house stand at the water.
The box that might keep some treasures.
The country house that even does not look real.
Another country house has many interesting details.
Toilets were so cool!
It must be nice to wash at such a wash-stand.
This is a detail of a country house.
People used to visit bath houses very often.
Another bath house that resembles some fairy tale palace.
Summer houses often had many nice patterns.


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accountant, goes an old joke, is someone who knows the cost
of everything and the value of nothing.
The G100, to which John D. Rossi III, assistant
professor of accounting, has just been named, would like to
change that image. This body of 100 CPAs, selected from the
different specialties of members of the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants, suggests priorities and issues
of concern to the association and the accounting profession
as a whole.
If you think of accounting as a pick-up-the-pieces
procedure that takes place long after an event has cooled
off, Rossis latest article may change your mind. Published
in the Winter 2002 issue of the Pennsylvania CPA Journal,
its called Accounting for the Impact of Terrorism.
Rossi says: It examines the extreme complexity in separating
the direct financial and economic effects of the September
11 terrorist attack from the prevailing economic conditions
before the event.
Rossi, who directs the Personal Financial
Planning Certificate Program at Moravian, also was an advisor
to Karen Hansen Weese, assistant managing editor of Investment
Advisor magazine, whose cover story in July was on the
lack of minorities in the field of personal financial planning.
It was called Why So White? For a Profession that Preaches
Diversification, Financial Planning Is Awfully Monochromatic.
Rossi was quoted several times as the director of a Certified
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H.L. MacDonell. 1997. Bloodstain Patterns. Corning, NY: Laboratory of Forensic Science; S. James. 1998. Scientific and Legal Applications of Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; P. Pizzola, S. Roth, and P. DeForest. 1986. Blood drop dynamics–II. Journal of Forensic Sciences 31(1): 36-49.
Ibid.; R.M. Gardner. 2004. Practical Crime Scene Processing and Investigation. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; H.C. Lee; T. Palmbach and M.T. Miller. 2005. Henry Lee's Crime Scene Handbook. Burlington, MA: Elsevier Academic Press, pp. 281-298.
W.J. Chisum and B.E. Turvey. 2007. Crime Reconstruction. Burlington, MA: Elsevier Academic Press.
See "Bloodstain Pattern Examiner Certification Requirements." Available at theiai.org/certifications/bloodstain/requirements.php.


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|April 26th, 2011, 06:34 AM
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My mix walkthru
btw, I just tried the Waves Vcomp with this mix on the drum group, seemed to work pretty decently with the hihat. The hihat itself is just has a highpass at 1k
edit: this originally was on the Hi-Hats -thread, you can get the song multitracks here to give it a go yourself: http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/r...ng-mixing.html
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this is a gorgeous song/mix.
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And before anyone starts to bash about piracy... Eventho I did use Waves plugins, I actually have paid for my licenses. You should too.
Slate Trigger (after an hour of struggling with the original kick, I just 100% replaced it with AC kick with 7ms on the attack fader to tame the initial transient so that it wouldn't sound so heavy metal)
Datube (just for some character, ~45% drive)
Rvox (2-4dB attenuation)
Slate Trigger (NRG rooms only, blended 30%)
Rbass (@122hz; the snare didn't have anything below 250hz, so I added some bottom with this)
IK T-racks Clipper (1-3dB attenuation)
EQ (100hz highpass, +5dB @*200hz, one surgical resonance cut at 434hz, +5dB hishelf @3khz )
EQ (65hz highpass, 4 deep cuts at 200-750hz region to carve out mud)
Vcomp (6:1 ratio, 3-6dB attenuation)
OH and HH tracks:
1khz highpass
Room (really low in the mix)
5khz lowpass
Vcomp (6:1 ratio, 6-12dB attenuation)
Drum Group:
Vcomp (4:1 ratio, about 6-12dB attenuation)
The snare, toms and room were also sent to a plate reverb from Waves Rverb
Bass DI track:
Podfarm (Gate - Rock Classic aka "Ampeg SVT Classic": low drive, no low mids or high mids, only bass and treble, with 30% blended DI for taste - Compressor)
C4 (6dB attenuation on the below 120hz range, 3dB attenuation on other bands)
L1 (1-6dB limiting on all hits)
The other bass track that comes at the end of the song:
Cubase distortion (just for different character)
Bass group:
Vcomp (4:1 ratio, 3dB attenuation)
EQ (noticed that the low end was too much so I added a -5dB low shelf @180hz, +3dB @*115hz and -5dB at 290hz)
Individual tracks, except 6 tracks that didn't have anything:
Renessaince Axx (1-2dB attenuation on most tracks, 6dB on the two hi-gain rhythm tracks)
Guitar group:
Vcomp (2:1 ratio, 2-4dB attenuation)
EQ (lowshelf -6dB @ 250hz)
Individual tracks:
Nothing or Renessaince de-esser (5.5khz highband split, attenuating 10dB)
On one track there is the "telephone eq": 1khz highpass, 5khz lowpass and +3dB @ 4.5khz)
Vocal tracks had different amounts of sends (but only the three effects that I used on the whole mix; delay, reverb and flanger/chorus)
Vocal bus:
Vcomp (4:1 ratio + de-esser, 1-6dB attenuation depending on the part)
Renessaince De-esser (same 5.5khz highband split, attenuating 7dB)
When the whole vocal chain is soloed, the vocals don't have almost anything below 200-250hz
amounts depending on the track, flanger is only on backing tracks, not on leads
Delay (vocals, guitar solo)
H-Delay: 1/2 delay with 60% feedback
Compressor: (3:1 ratio, attenuating 8dB, 1ms attack and 500ms release) The lead vocals are sent to here as sidechain so that the delay would duck when the lead vocals are singing so that the delay would not drown the vocals
Reverb (Snare, Toms, Room, Vocals, Delay, 1 guitar track)
Rverb: 2.2 second Plate1
Chorus (6 background vocaltracks)
MetaFlanger ("Chorus light" preset)
FX group bus:
EQ (100hz highpass, +4dB @ 450hz, -5dB highshelf @ 7khz)
C4 (just for general balance taming, none of the bands cuts more than 4dB on any band)
Vcomp (1.5:1 ratio, ~3dB attenuation)
PuigTEC EQP1A (really weird looking eq but sounds really musical, just did what I thought sounded good; boosted lows +3 @60hz, boosted highs +8 @12khz)
Linear Phase EQ (hishelf +3dB @5khz)
L2 (attenuating 0-3dB on most hits, 6dB on like maybe 3-4 hits in the whole song)
I mixed into the C4 + Vcomp + L2, but added the Pultech and high end EQ boost later
Thats it. It's a bit of a "radio mix" (guitars pretty low in the mix and vocals really loud), but if excluding the snare, bass and master bus, the inserts are literally almost empty. Total of 43 plugins on 64 tracks and not a single automation. But the material was really well recorded too tho.
Give the song a go yourself, Pedro did a good work on the recording. You can get the files here. http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/r...ng-mixing.html
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Wow thats quite detailed Anssi.
Thx for sharing man
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|April 27th, 2011, 04:34 PM
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And if excluding the EQ's, C4 and L2 that are fairly transparent sounding, all of the plugins I used have quite a bit of character to them (as in they distort, saturate or do something to the frequency spectrum somehow), so I didn't use them "just to make things louder", because I have like about 15dB of headroom with the mix when I bypass L2. I try to mix with unity gain input and output on the plugins when possible, because when you bypass the plugin that is the only good way to tell if the result was worse than the original instead of just louder, which always sounds "better". Especially with the Rvox distortion gets really ugly sounding if you drive the compression too hard, it somehow brings up the nastyness that it causes, but when used with taste, it sounds pretty cool. I think it actually works in very similar way as the BBE sonic maximizer.
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I really appreciate you typing all that up for us. Like I said, the mix is excellent. Refreshing to hear some mixes completely different then metal, especially ones pulled off so well. Suprising how little you did the OH's themselves - and the fact they just got their love from the group bus. The use of RVox over a normal compressor is definitely interesting.
When I record, I'm certainly going to try a grouping approach. Would you advise grouping the lead guitars with the rhythm ones? Also, even though Joey drum samples are "pre-mixed" (Though I'm finding this definitely not to be true, the cymbals seem a little loud), am I still going to need to EQ things as much?
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And a funny story about using "as little as possible" was when I was still living with my room mate (he is a DJ/producer who owns a electronic music label called Finrg, their biggest artist is Proteus) and he wanted me to overdub some guitars for a song. I asked for a mix with just drums, bass, vocals and original guitars as reference, and we both laughed that the stripped down version sounded better than the full mix with all that synth stuff. He only had spent like over 400 hours on the song, it had like over 170 tracks The track is here btw (he didn't use the guitars we tracked because they were slightly out of tune tho so I understood he used the earlier guitars):
But no need to be stupid and anal about the "no processing" rule; if your guitars are only DI-tracks, it's understandable that you need to ampsim or reamp the signal, but in addition to that I try to have "nothing" on it except the basic HP/LP filtering at first, and the LP isn't always even necessary. But they should be printed out already before the mixing stage anyway to save CPU. Making decisions early and committing to a sound is usually not a bad thing.
And on the grouping: I had just 5 groups (drums, bass, guitars, vocals and fx) in this mix, but nothing is set on stone. If it works better for your workflow that you have kick and snare separate from the rest of the kit and the leads separate from the rhythm tracks; go for it. There is no rules, just make it sound good
But there are times when you need a super transparent processing. The L1 is awesome because it literally is that tasteless and odourless thing. When you put it on bass to tame the wild dynamics of the "not so audible 0-40hz" that takes 70% of your headroom if you haven't highpassed the track.
The "normal" compressors are cool too if they have some sort of character to them. For example I love the Electro Harmonix Black Finger compressor pedal, because it has a really nice character to it. I also I found out about the "Gclip on snare/kick -trick" by myself in ~2006 at live gigs by accident using the cheap Behringer T1952 hardware "tube" compressor. Don't so much like the compressor in it, but love it because of it's limiter. Sounds fucking brutal and awful, but works miracles on snare and works on kick too, it's similar to why people use Gclip.
I have to say I love the dbx 166XL (the 266XL is very similar, but I hate it), it's so "idiot safe" dynamics unit (two knob [threshold, release] gate, one knob [threshold] limiter and a really basic 5 knob [threshold, ratio, attack, release, makeup gain] compressor) and it sounds good. Love it as a whole, it also is really versatile compared to the Behringer thing, which kinda is a one trick pony.
From the software stuff the Waves CLA compressors and Waves Renaissance comp from the normal compressors is cool too. I briefly tried the CLA stuff at friends place, I think it will be my next software purchase. The Rcomp is not the best compressor out there, but I've used it like since when I started so I've become accustomed to the sound and metering and I find it really CPU friendly and good sounding. And it's like ridiculously cheap at the moment ($38 currently at Waves' front page on sale AND if you register a new account, you get the Musicians Bundle 1 for $49).
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Wow, I've gotta say, thanks a ton dude. I've been lurking these forums hours on end (I'm a little obsessed) and bookmarking everything along the way that has a helpful tip. I'll have to be honest... it's loaded with shit you say. I just can't wait to start recording so I can have something to finally show for all of my research.
Would you say for most my compression, I should use compression with "character" - like all of the things you were suggesting, as opposed just using flat out ReaComp? Well actually - is it fine to use that for ALL my compression?
I think my main issue is where will I draw the line between "chill out on the processing" and "MORE PLUGINZ = MORE SOUNDZ". A toolbox of an EQ, compressions, and a limiter (and also basic effects such as Reverb and Delay) is what I'd like to use primarily, but on the other hand you hear people saying, "Oh I inserted some saturator on all my tracks and it sounds so much nicer!" Honestly, I'd rather not go down this road, but if it sounds better, it sounds better. I guess trying these things will have to be my first goal, but I've tricked myself into thinking that when I put a plugin on something in sounds better.... when it really doesn't. That's also a skill I'll have to develop.
|April 28th, 2011, 02:27 PM
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So: Start with the basic raw sound on everything without plugins or effect sends and set the volume and then if there is an element that is bothering you, fix only that and listen again.
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|April 28th, 2011, 02:29 PM
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I took these out from the hihat thread as it was getting a bit too much offtopic
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|April 28th, 2011, 02:37 PM
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You know, I honestly never paid that much attention to the output level. If the output was louder, I'd try to push down the fader of the track, not the plugin, a little to make it match. Little tips like this help so much.
I think I'm pretty prepared for the mixing challenge ahead of me, except for one thing: I need to develop a better ear for the use of the paragraphic EQ.
Are there any tutorials that give hints? Here's my problem: I'll start with a narrow boost all the way up. The tradition is to sweep it across the spectrum, trying to find "unpleasant" sounds. I thought this sounded simple enough, until I realized: Pretty much everything sounded funny with such a high spike. So perhaps I should make the boost less small, but that might hurt my ability to find the odd spots.
I'm not trying to eviscerate my raw tracks Ermz style (his guides are lovely, but since I'm using modeled guitar tones, programmed drums, such an approach will probably not be as needed.) - but there are things such as the fabled 3-4k spike on the guitar that will need to go.
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WOW Anssi I love this Mix man Soooo different from the usual metal stuff here! *hi5* man
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|April 28th, 2011, 03:14 PM
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- rather cut than boost and don't boost more than +6dB. This is what I was taught and I don't know what this is based on, but I have noticed that after you boost something like a lot, it usually sounds really phasey and bad in general, kinda like if you boost on the 500hz area +18dB it sounds like you are in a toilet or something. This +6dB rule doesn't apply to analog EQ's as much, because if the analog EQ is good, it doesn't sound like ass even if you boost 20dB, which you sometimes have to do when getting the click with the kick for example, but still the general rule is that if you have to boost something +20dB, there is something wrong with the source sound and should be fixed at the source
- boost wide, cut narrow and use minimal amount of bands; If you notice you have 5 cuts in the same region, try using just one wider band instead that does similar curve
On the "boost EQ first, sweep the frequency and cut later": It's a VERY good practice, truely useful live when doing sound checks, as you can find the feedback frequencies that way. BUT in studio it's more of a doubled edged sword as it can lead you to cut too much. I would rather say try to listen at the sound first, then you can find the general area where the problem is (like 0-100, 100-200, 200-500, 500-1k, 1k-6k, 6-20k etc), try to fix it at source if it's a major problem (mic placement, change mic, change instrument if possible etc... Replacing the lead singer might be a bit awkward tho sometimes ), but if it's a small problem (like a an annoying resonance or mud on a snare), you can try to fix it with the EQ.
First use a medium-wide Q and boost ~9dB and sweep the ~900hz area for the metallic "ping" resonance or the ~400hz on the mud, you can usually hear one frequency that is louder or more awful sounding than everything else, so that is most likely the frequency area you are looking for. Put the boost back to zero, then listen to it back at the zero gain a few seconds to "reset your ears", then cut it "a bit too much" at medium-wide Q, then narrow the Q until the problem is gone without affecting the other stuff around. If it comes louder, it means you didn't find the exact frequency, so sweep the frequency a bit more, but now you have like ~20-50Hz area to look for so it's way easier. But if you have something like a guitar that is too bright sounding, use a wide scoop that affects the whole 1-5khz area where the presence is, but don't cut as deep as when going surgical, only like -1dB to -4 dB instead of -12dB to -20dB.
But once again, general rule of thumbs without even hearing the sound source, just do what sounds the best
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I love this band and song and loved mixing this. It practically mixed it self from the source.
But man, you've got some wierd stuff going in with your vocal correction, it's tuned but there is a noticable amount of the wrong notes you've picked.
"and the RAIN came down"
"YOU dove right in"
for example.
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A laminating apparatus for bonding a plurality of substrates to form a unitary laminated product such as a printed circuit board. The machine includes a frame defined by a pair of parallel, spaced vertical side plates and upper and lower load bearing cross beams extending between said side plates. The frame defines a processing chamber including front and rear openings by which access to the chamber is provided. A plurality of platen assemblies are positioned within the chamber and front and rear doors are sealingly engageable with the frame to seal the chamber from atmosphere. One door is hingedly connected to the frame whereas the other door forms part of a door assembly that includes a trackway pivotally mounted to the processing unit for movement between adjacent and spaced positions. The other door is slidable along the trackway and is driven by a fluid pressure operated actuator. When movement in the door is desired, the trackway is pivoted to the spaced position whereby the other door disengages the frame and is allowed to move to an open position at which its associated chamber access opening is exposed. A fluid pressure operated ram is supported by the lower cross beam and is operative to apply a predetermined pressure to the platen assemblies. An evacuation system generates a subatmospheric pressure in the chamber and the heating system raises the temperature of the platen assemblies so that the combination of mechanical pressure, subatmospheric pressure in the chamber and heat cooperate to produce bonding between the individual substrates.
1. A laminating machine, comprising:
(a) a processing unit including a frame at least partially defining a processing chamber and further defining front and rear access openings to said chamber;
(b) a front door hingedly connected to said frame, positioned in alignment with said front opening such that upon closure of said front door, said front access opening is sealed from the ambient;
(c) a rear door and associated opening mechanism mounted adjacent said rear access onening, said assembly comprising:
(i) a door support including spaced track members, defining a trackway for supporting said rear door for rectilinear, planar movement between open and closed positions, said track members being pivotally connected to associated side plates forming part of said frame and operative to pivot about a common pivotal axis;
(ii) said door support being movably connected to said processing unit and movable along a predetermined path between an adjacent and a spaced position;
(iii) actuating means for driving said door support between said adjacent and open positions;
(iv) door drive means operative to move said door along said trackway between said closed position at which said door is aligned with but spaced from said rear access opening when said door support is in its spaced position and an open position at which said door is positioned to one side of, and out of alignment with said opening;
(v) said actuating means operative to drive said rear door into abutting engagement with said processing unit as said door support is moved to its adjacent position;
(vi) seal means for providing a sealing engagement between said rear door and said processing unit whereby said rear access opening to said chamber is sealed from the ambient when door support is in its adjacent position;
(d) evacuation means for generating a subatmospheric pressure in said chamber when said front and rear access doors are closed;
(e) a plurality of platen assemblies disposed within said processing chamber, each platen assembly being adapted to receive a plurality of substrates to be laminated;
(f) pressure applying means including a fluid pressure operated ram extending into said processing chamber and into pressure applying contact with said platen assemblies whereby a predetermined clamping pressure is applied to the substrates located within said platen assemblies.
2. The laminating machine of claim 1 wherein said processing chamber is further defined by upper and lower load bearing cross beams extending between said side plates.
3. The laminating machine of claim 1 further comprising heating means for heating said platen assemblies.
4. The laminating machine of claim 2 wherein said pressure applying means comprises a hydraulically operated ram extending through said lower cross beam and positioned in alignment with said platen assemblies.
5. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said platen assemblies are oriented in a stacked relationship and located between said upper and lower cross beams.
6. A laminating machine, comprising:
(a) a frame including side plates at least partially defining a processing chamber;
(b) a door assembly for providing acccss to said chamber, said door assembly comprising:
(i) door support structure pivotally connected to said frame and movable in a predetermined arc between a chamber adjacent and spaced positions;
(ii) support actuating means for pivoting said door support between said spaced and adjacent positions;
(iii) said door support structure slidably supporting an associated door for substantially rectilinear, planar movement;
(iv) door actuating means for moving said door along said support structure after said support structure is pivoted to said spaced position, said door being movable between a closed position at which said door is aligned with an access opening in said chamber and an open position at which said door is located to one side and out of alignment with said access opening;
(v) said actuating means further operative to clamp said door into sealing engagement with sealing surfaces defined by said frame such that said chamber is substantially sealed from atmosphere when said door is in its closed position and said door support structure is in its adjacent position;
(vi) said door support being pivotally mounted to said frame by a pivot structure located below said access opening and said actuating means for said support being located above said access opening such that said door support applies a clamping pressure to said door when said door is in its closed position and said door support is moved to its chamber adjacent position.
1. Technical Field
The present invention relates generally to platen presses and methods and in particular to an apparatus especially suited for manufacturing multi-layered electronic circuit boards.
2. Background Art
Electronic circuit boards are typically constructed by bonding a plurality of substrates or layers of material together to produce a rigid structure having desired electrical properties. Depending on the application, the individual substrates may be electrically insulating or electrically conductive. A conductive layer usually comprises a relatively thin film of conducting foil such as copper which may define an electrical circuit. Insulating layers are constructed from suitable dielectric or insulating materials.
Circuit boards can be manufactured using: (1) a continuous process which is often employed to make raw or single layered boards; or, (2) a batch process. In a continuous process, rolls of material are coated with resin or other suitable coating and are then brought into intimate contact and allowed to cure. The laminated lengths of material are usually cut into individual boards after the curing process is substantially complete. In a batch process, individual cut sheets of substrate are stacked one atop the other and are bonded together to form the unitary, rigid board.
Batch processes are typically carried out using either a hydraulic press or a pressure vessel. In the first method, the layers of substrates are impregnated with a liquid resin composition or other material, often termed "prepreg". The impregnated layers are then stacked, registered and placed within a pressure platen assembly forming part of the hydraulic press. The stack is then compressed by the platen assembly and heated to an elevated temperature. The combination of pressure and heat softens the prepreg and causes bonding between the individual layers. The high pressures and heat necessary to achieve bonding, if not carefully controlled, can cause problems in the finished product. For example, the high pressure can cause dimensional changes in the boards as well as misregistration between the layers. The heat and pressure if not uniform can also cause warping and twisting in the boards. It has been found that complex, multilayer circuit boards, such as those used for military applications cannot be readily produced using a conventional hydraulic press because an excessive scrap rate makes the process economically disadvantageous.
Efforts have been made to improve the quality of the boards produced by a hydraulic press. One such attempt is the use of vacuum jigs in the hydraulic press. Each platen assembly is mounted within or forms part of a jig so that the boards being pressed are subjected to a sub-atmospheric pressure. Although the use of jigs can improve the quality of the product, the process is expensive and slow.
The use of a pressure vessel to produce laminated circuit boards reduces the need for high pressure. With this manufacturing technique, the individual layers are placed in a fixture or vacuum bag and sealed from the atmosphere. The bag is connected to a vacuum source and then placed in the pressure vessel. A vacuum is drawn so that the layers are exposed to a subatmospheric pressure during the curing process. The use of the subatmospheric pressure reduces the pressure needed to effect bonding of the layers and therefore it is presumed that less dimensional and registration problems will occur. However, the use of a pressure vessel generates a different set of problems. In most applications, inert gases are needed to control the process. In addition, special expertise is needed in order to operate the vessel. Since heating is achieved by radiation rather than conduction, it is believed that process times are increased.
Since the boards must be first loaded into vacuum bags and then into a pressure vessel, the process is labor intensive and cannot be readily automated. Small production runs to produce a limited number of boards is believed to be uneconomical. Because the pressure applied to the boards is generated by the pressurization of the pressure vessel, and heating of the substrates is achieved through radiation rather than through conduction, precise control of the process is difficult.
The present invention provides a new and improved apparatus for producing heat and pressure produced products such as laminated printed circuit boards. The disclosed apparatus includes the advantages of a hydraulic platen press and vacuum jigs but eliminates or reduces their recognized limitations and provides a machine that is both economical to operate and capable of producing high quality products such as laminations.
The invention is disclosed as part of a laminating machine for manufacturing multi-layer printed curcuit boards. It should be understood that the invention can be used for other applications, such as rubber molding processes and should not be limited to the disclosed application.
In accordance with the preferred embodiment, the apparatus comprises a frame structure including side plates at least partially defining a process chamber. At least one door provides access to the chamber which, when closed, sealingly engages the frame to seal the chamber from atmosphere. At least one platen assembly located within the chamber is movable between open and closed positions and is adapted to receive substrates to be laminated.
In the preferred method of operation, the individual laminations or substrates are placed within the platen assembly. The assembly is then closed and placed under pressure while concurrently being heated. The door is closed to seal the chamber from atmopshere and a vacuum system is energized to evacuate the chamber. The combination of heat, pressure and vacuum effects bonding among the laminations to produce a unitary laminated structure.
Unlike the prior art, the disclosed apparatus eliminates the need for individual vacuum jigs or vacuum bags for the boards. The chamber can be sized to accommodate a plurality of platen assemblies which may comprise conventional platen constructions. By operating the platen assemblies in an evacuated chamber, it has been found that the curing process which ultimately produces the laminated product, can be carried out at a lower platen pressure. Reducing the pressure to which the product is exposed to reduces the chance of warping or twisting of the product, improves registration of the individual layers and reduces the potential for dimensional changes in the product.
Since the chamber in which the platen assemblies are operated is continually being evacuated by a vacuum source, solvents and other by-products released during the curing process can be easily dealt with. If the released solvents or gases are not controlled or removed during the curing process, gas pockets can form in or between the layers and can eventually precipitate a failure in the board. It has been found that the incidence of trapped air pockets or gas bubbles is substantially decreased in products produced with the disclosed apparatus.
In most laminating processes, the substrate is impregnated with a liquid resin composition, often termed "prepreg". It has been found that under some circumstances, the amount of prepreg needed for a given application is reduced by using the disclosed apparatus.
In the preferred and illustrated embodiment, the platen assemblies are heated so that the heat necessary for curing is transferred to the laminations by conduction rather than radiation as is the case with pressure vessel type laminating processes. With the disclosed machine, pressure and temperature can be precisely controlled and varied during the laminating process to suit the application or materials being used.
In the preferred embodiment, the apparatus is fitted with a second access door, spaced from the first door to facilitate and enhance the throughput or production rate for the machine. According to the preferred operating procedure, the materials to be laminated are loaded into the platen assemblies through a front access door which preferably is hingedly connected to the frame structure in a conventional manner. After a laminating cycle, the laminated boards are removed from the platen assemblies through a rear access door, for further processing. For example, the boards may be transferred to a "cool press" to complete the curing process.
According to a feature of the preferred embodiment, the rear access door and associated door opening mechanism are configured to minimize the amount of space needed to effect opening of the machine and unloading of the platen assemblies. In particular, in the illustrated embodiment, a door support structure is pivotally connected to the frame. A door adapted to seal off the rear access opening to the chamber in the laminating apparatus is slidably supported by the door support structure for substantially vertical, reciprocating motion. According to this feature, at the conclusion of a laminating cycle, the door support is pivoted away from the apparatus causing the door to move away from the rear access opening. Once the door is moved to a position sufficient to clear the access opening, a drive mechanism, preferably a fluid pressure operated actuator, is activated to drive the door upwardly thereby providing access to the rear chamber opening. After the platen assemblies are reloaded with material to be laminated, the door is lowered and aligned with the rear opening and the door support is then pivoted towards the apparatus until the rear door sealingly engages the chamber frame.
With the disclosed construction, very little plant space is needed to accommodate the door opening. Consequently ancillary machinery such as a "cool press" can be positioned immediately adjacent the rear opening of the processing chamber thus facilitating transfer of laminated products from the laminating apparatus to the ancillary processing equipment. In the preferred construction, the door support is pivoted between adjacent and spaced positions by a pair of fluid pressure operated acutators mounted to the chamber frame.
The disclosed laminating apparatus can produce complex printed circuit boards in an efficient and reliable manner. It is believed that scrap rate for multilayer boards is substantially reduced as compared to boards produced using prior art methods and apparatus. The apparatus can produce small quantities of specialized printed circuit boards as well as large production quantities of circuit boards for consumer markets, etc.
Additional features of the invention will become apparent and a fuller understanding obtained by reading the following detailed description made in connection with the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a machine embodying the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a rear view of a portion of the machine shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a side view of the machine portion shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a fragmentary, sectional view as seen from the plane indicated by the line 4--4 in FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view as seen from the plane by the line 5--5 in FIG. 2; and,
FIG. 6 is a fragmentary, top view of the machine portion shown in FIG. 2, with parts omitted for clarity.
FIG. 1 illustrates the overall construction of a laminating machine embodying the present invention. The machine comprises a processing unit, indicated generally by the reference character 10 which includes a processing chamber, indicated generally by the reference character 12. A control box 14 is mounted to one side of the processing unit 10 and houses the electronic control circuity for controlling the processing unit 10. A front plate 14a of the control box 14 mounts a plurality of operator controls and process indicators. An operator console 16 extending to the right of the processing unit 10 and positioned below the control box 14 mounts additional controls and gauges. The gauges may indicate pressure or temperature conditions in the processing chamber 12.
The processing unit 10 is defined by a frame structure which, as seen in FIGS. 2 and 3, includes a pair of upstanding side plates 20, 22 resting on a base plate 24. Upper and lower load bearing cross beams 26, 28 are supported between the side plates 20, 22. The side plates are notched as at 30 to receive the ends of the cross beams. A plurality of bolts 32, shown only in FIG. 1, extend through the side plates and are threadedly received by the cross beams 26, 28 and clamp the side plates 20, 22 and cross beams together to form a rigid structure.
The processing chamber 12 is defined by a region enclosed by the side plates 20, 22 and the cross beams 26, 28. As seen in FIG. 1, an access door 36 is hingedly connected to the side plate 22 by a hinge 35 and closes off the front of the process chamber 12. A peripheral seal 38 is mounted to the door and adapted to sealingly engage faces 26a, 28a, 20a, 22a of the cross beams 26, 28 and the side plates 20, 22, respectively, to prevent air leakage into the chamber 12. A plurality of latches 37 mounted to the outside of the side plate 20 (shown best in FIG. 3) are engageable with notches 39 on the door 36 and are operative to lock the access door 36 in the closed position.
Access to the process chamber 12 through a rear chamber opening is controlled by a rear access door 40. Although the rear access door 40 can be hingedly connected to the side plate 22 or the side plate 24, in the preferred embodiment, the door 40 is carried by a door support indicated generally by the reference character 42 in FIG. 1.
Referring also to FIGS. 2-5, the door support 42 comprises a pair of spaced apart, parallel, box channels 46, 48 interconnected by cross pieces 50, 52. The box channels 46, 48 and cross pieces 50, 52 form a substantially rigid rectangular construction and define a trackway by which the rear access door 40 is slidably carried. The channels 46, 48 are pivotally connected at their lower ends to the side plates 20, 22 by pivot mounts 54, the construction of which is illustrated in detail in FIG. 4. The pivot mount 54 comprises a pair of support plates 60, 62 secured to the side plate 22 by a pair of through bolts 66 (shown only in FIG. 4). The support plates 60, 62 extend rearwardly from the side plate 22 and support a pivot pin 70 by which the box channel 48 is pivotally connected. The door frame 42 is pivoted between a closed position, indicated by the solid line 65 in FIG. 3 and an open position indicated by the phantom line 67 in FIG. 3 about a pivot axis 70a (see FIG. 3) defined by the pivot pin 70. Movement in the door frame is effected through a pair of actuators 72 which as seen best in FIG. 2 are mounted to the upper regions of the side plates 20, 22. The actuators include actuating rods 72a connected to associated box channels 46, 48 which, upon extension, pivot the door support 42 away from the processing unit 10.
As seen in FIG. 5, the rear access door 40 includes angle brackets 80 by which the door is coupled to the door support structure. Each bracket 80 is anchored to the back of the door 40 by a bolt 82 which extends through a leg 80a of the angle bracket 80 and the door 40 to threadedly receive a nut 83. Another leg 80b of the angle bracket 80 mounts a pair of spaced rollers 82. The rollers 82 ride on either side of a track 84 which is secured to the side of each box channel 46, 48.
Like the door 36, the door 40 includes a peripheral seal 88 to sealingly engage rear faces of the side plates 20, 22 and the cross beams 26, 28. The tracks 84 support the door 40 for rectilinear, reciprocating motion. Movement in the door 40 between closed and opened positions is effected by a fluid pressure operated actuator 100 connected to a lower region of the door.
Referring in particular to FIG. 2, a cylinder end 100a of the actuator 100 depends downwardly from the cross piece 52 and includes an extension rod 100b pivotally connected to the door 40. It should be apparent that the retraction of the extension rod 100b raises the door 40 upwardly along the tracks 84 whereas extension of the rod lowers the door.
It should be apparent that clearance between the door 40 and the rear face of the processing unit 10 must be provided in order to permit relative movement between the door and the frame. The door 40 must also sealingly engage the rear face of the chamber during a processing cycle.
In accordance with the invention, the necessary clearance between the door 40 and the processing unit 10 during door movement is provided by pivoting the door frame 42 rearwardly, away from the processing unit 10, to separate the door 40 from the unit 10. After separation, the actuator 100 is energized to raise the door. When closure of the chamber is desired, the door 40 is driven to its downward position and then the door frame actuators 72 are retracted to pull the door frame 42 towards the processing unit thereby causing the sealing engagement between the door seal 88 and the processing unit 10.
With the preferred construction very little plant room is needed in order to gain access to the chamber 12. As seen in FIG. 3, ancillary processing equipment such as a "cool press" indicated in phantom by reference character 110 can be placed immediately adjacent the rear of the processing chamber. When product is to be transferred from the chamber to the cool press, the door frame actuators 72 are energized to pivot the door support structure 42 to the position indicated in phantom thereby releasing the sealing engagement between the door 40 and the processing unit 10. Once released, the actuator 100 is energized to raise the door 40 upwardly to allow access to the processing chamber 12. Product can then be transferred directly from the chamber 12 to the cool press 110.
Returning to FIG. 1, the processing chamber 12 houses a plurality of platen assemblies 104, which may be of conventional construction. As is known, the assemblies are movable between opened and closed positions. Laminations are produced by placing the substrates to be bonded within a given platen assembly. The assembly is then closed, heated and placed under pressure. In the disclosed apparatus, pressure is applied to the platen assemblies by a fluid pressure operated actuator 106. In particular, a ram 106a mounted to the lower cross beam 28 and extending therethrough, exerts pressure on the bottom of the lowest platen assembly 104a and in effect clamps the platen assemblies 104 between itself and the upper cross beam 26. Platen closure is monitored by a sensor assembly 105 which may include a limit switch (not shown). The switch, which forms part of the control system, is actuated when the press is closed and initiates a process cycle.
The platen assemblies are heated by a heating system (not shown) which may comprise a fluid jacket mounted within the assembly through which a heated fluid is circulated. Heated fluid is communicated to the platen assemblies through conventional conduits such as conduit 107. Alternate heating arrangements such as electric resistance heating are also contemplated by the present invention.
After the platen assemblies are loaded, the front and rear access doors 36, 40 are closed to seal the chamber 12 from atmosphere. A vacuum source 113, forming part of the machine (indicated schematically in FIG. 1), or alternately, a remote source, is activated to evacuate the chamber 12, thus subjecting the product to a subatmosperic pressure. By evacuating the entire chamber 12, all material in the platen assemblies is concurrently subjected to vacuum and reduces the mechanical pressure requirement as applied to the assemblies 104 by the ram 106, to achieve bonding. The lower mechanical pressure applied to the substrates reduces the chance of misregistration, dimensional changes, etc., in the finished product.
Although the machine can be loaded and unloaded through the front access opening, in the preferred operation, the platen assemblies are loaded through the front opening and unloaded through the rear opening. In particular, the materials to be laminated are placed in the platen assemblies. The front access door 36 is then closed and locked in position by the latches 37. A processing cycle is then initiated during which a predetermined pressure is applied to the platen assemblies by the ram 106. The processing chamber 12 is evacuated by a vacuum system (not shown) and the platen assemblies are heated to a predetermined temperature. The materials being laminated, the size of the board, etc. determine the processing time, the processing temperature, and the processing pressure. The process parameters can be easily changed during the cycle and varied to accommodate the requirements of particular applications. With the addition of a suitable control system, the pressure and temperature parameters can be accurately "ramped" to produce high quality circuit boards from specialized materials such as polyimide resins.
At the conclusion of a processing cycle, the laminated boards are removed from the platen assemblies. Although they can be unloaded through the front access opening, in the preferred arrangement, the process boards are removed from the platen assemblies through the rear access opening. With this preferred arrangement, the platen assemblies can be loaded substantially concurrently with the unloading operation since as product is removed through the rear access door, materials to be laminated can be immediately loaded through the front access door. As a result, relatively high throughput rates (as compared to more conventional laminating machines) can be achieved.
While the invention has been described with a certain degree of particularity it should be understood that those skilled in the art can make various changes to it without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
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I've been working on building my own Coolsculpting device as Zeltiq are offering.It is a machine which reduces fat cells in the body. A video on it is below.
The way in which it does this is explained in the patent, found here:
The patent says a number of interesting things about how it works including the temperature to get it to run at.
[Quoted from Patent: An exemplary range for the cooling elements 130a-b can be from about -20.degree. C. to about 20.degree. C., preferably from about -20.degree. C. to about 10.degree. C., more preferably from about -15.degree. C. to about 5.degree. C., more preferably from about -10.degree. C. to about 0.degree. C. ]
My machine is currently running at -3C and to avoid freezing the controller bounces it between -3C and 0C. I am still in testing stages in using liquids/gels which don't freeze so that I can get to -5C and keep it there. I am currently using salt water drenched cloth, but this freezes at -5C.
If anyone knows what sort of liquid/gel I can obtain easily, mess free and doesn't freeze at -5C, please let me know!!
So how does the FrankenSculptor work?
Well we need to be aware of a couple of mechanisms that make the Coolsculptor work:
1) The cooling effect keeps the fat cells at about -5 Degrees Celsius for up to an hour. If the cells get cooler you risk damage to non-fat cells. If it gets warmer the fat cells may not undergo apoptosis.
2) The vacuum 'sucking' of the fat also assist in limiting the amount of blood to the area being treated. This prevent the body from warming up the fat cells. The lack of blood is a double-edged sword in that when the device is switched off and the blood rushes back to the area, the cells are 'shocked' and this also kills the cell (there is a technical name for this which I have forgotten. Its in the patent if you're interested)
So, knowing the above I created FrankenSculptor. The two aluminium plates serve to transfer heat (or in this case, remove heat) quickly while also having a clamping mechanism to 'squeeze' the blood away from the area. Given that its not a vacuum I am hoping it is enough to cause apoptosis of the fat cells.
The two aluminium plates need to be cooled to below room temperature, so this means a normal radiator system wont be enough as it cannot cool below room temp. An active cooling system is needed. Luckily we have such a device! The Peltier (aka TEC, Thermo Electric Cooler) is a bunch of transistors which when powered cause a temperature differential between each side (TEC's are cheap. Around $20 each. Be careful when buying TEC's as you may get cheap Chinese crap for much cheaper, but it may not work as well). The transistors are placed in an array and ceramic plates are glued to either side to transfer the heat evenly. The TEC as a kind of 'heat pump' so it takes heat from one surface and places it on the other. Causing one plate to be cooler than the other. This actual function is very inefficient and as a result a lot of heat is generated from the TEC itself. So you need a very good cooling system to remove the heat from the hot plate, so that the TEC can continue to put more heat to it and cause the cool plate to get colder.
To do this I used a computer CPU closed-loop cooler. Essentially it is a block of copper which is liquid cooled. The heated liquid is pumped through a radiator which is cooled and sent back to the cooling block to re-heat. Like a car radiator. For what it is and does, this device is relatively cheap (around $150 each), the CPU coolers which you can build yourself are much more expensive but you get to choose how long the pipes are that connect the radiator to the cooling block (the ones I used had pipes too short and got in the way often). Two plates on my FrankenSculptor required a TEC each and a CPU cooler each.
These devices are assembled using heat transfer paste and copper sheet between the aluminium and TEC for heat transfer. The TEC's run on DC power and so do the CPU coolers! Great! This means we can use a computer PSU to power everything. I love working with DC too as it's much more predictable and less dangerous than AC :)
For the prototype I am using a 800W PSU (make sure you get a decent one. A cheapo one may not power the TEC's properly).
So how can we control the temperature of the TEC? We don't want it to go as cool as possible and stay there (for the record, the coldest I could get was just over -10C).
The TEC's can accept anywhere from 5v – 15v. If you vary the voltage you can control the temperature. The PSU's only output 12v+/-, 5v+/- and 3.3v+. Using some clever electronics we could regulate the voltage, but I found this more challenging and convoluted than needed. Instead, I opted for a controller which controlled the temperature using pulses (essentially, turning the TEC off when too cold and back on when too warm). The TEC's don't like to be controlled this way if you are switching too quickly, so be sure you don't create a controller which switches the TEC a number of times per second. Eventually you will have a dead TEC.
My controller is Arduino-based. It runs off the 5v rail of the PSU. It monitors the temperature and adjusts accordingly. It also has a screen to let you know what is going on. I won't go in to detail about this just yet as I still need to post up those pictures. Stay tuned!!
There are so many different facets of this project that needed to come together. Because of this the construction of this device took a while.
To make things easier for me, I will be splitting the DIY in to multiple parts. At the moment it looks like it will be 3 parts but this may change later.
EDIT: Part 2 is now available. See main menu for link.
Any questions or want to discuss the project? Post a comment! I am alerted of comments immediately and will reply within 24 hours.


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EMS/Hickory Nut Gorge cover for void left by Rescue
In the wake of Rutherford County Rescue ceasing operations until June 23, Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) officials said things were covered over the weekend.
Rutherford County Rescue Chief Allen Emory said Friday that Rescue would halt operations for 10 days following the seizure of funds by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to pay back federal taxes.
Rescue staff had already decided to cut back from two full-time ambulances to one prior to the decision to temporarily stop services.
"It was very busy but Hickory Nut Gorge brought on an extra truck and we had an extra truck," said Rutherford County Transportation Director Kerry Giles.
She said county EMS covered the Chase and East high school graduations Friday and Sunday, respectively while Hickory Nut Gorge EMS provided EMS coverage of the R-S Central graduation Saturday.
"Everything got taken care of without any delays or issues," said Terry Baynard, EMS operations manager.
The decision to shut Rutherford County Rescue down temporarily and lay off its employees came following the seizure of $11,000 by the IRS from Rescue's bank account to pay for back federal taxes. The total amount of back taxes was $18,000.
Operations were halted at 7 p.m. Friday for "at least 10 days" and Rescue's board is scheduled to meet this week to determine the next course of action. A letter from Mike Souther, vice-president of the Rescue Board of Directors to the county stated the halt will only impact EMS ambulance coverage.
Emory and Rutherford County Rescue has been at odds with Rutherford County Commissioners and County Manager Carl Classen over a contract the county is requiring all rescue crews to sign before receiving the annual allotment from the county.
While Hickory Nut Gorge EMS signed its contract with the county, Emory refused to sign, suggesting signing the contract would remove day-to-day operational control from Rescue and put it in the hands of the county.
The seizure of funds is the latest in financial difficulties Rutherford County Rescue has faced since a complaint last year when Rescue claimed the county was taking "alpha" and "bravo" calls.
"We are going to do everything we can to survive this," Emory said. "We're just hoping we can come up with some kind of idea to get through it."
County officials met Friday to discuss plans on compensating for the lack of Rescue coverage.
"If we need to bring on additional help, we will do that," Baynard said. "Our main goal, as always, it to ensure the citizens of the county have emergency coverage."
Giles added that the county and Hickory Nut Gorge will maintain an extra vehicle each through June 23 "until we know what will happen with Rutherford Rescue."
Emory said he was aware of the back taxes but the withdrawal of funds took away operational funding needed for Rescue.


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Almeyda helped guide the club to promotion after their shock relegation to the second tier for the first time last year.
"My cycle at River has finished," said Almeyda. "I'd like to return one day as coach or director.
"For me it was an honour to coach River, I have no regrets. Today I can leave River without lowering my head."


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Step 1: Items Needed For This Project
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- (Not shown) Various colors of yarn
Step 2: A Couple of Things Before We Start
#2 (not pictured) - Some of the bracelets I made are slimmer than the others. Simply remove or add rows to make the bracelets thinner or wider for your projects (following the pattern which I embedded a link to on step 2).
#3 - To tie off a strand of yarn, put it through to the back, then go under previous stitches, as shown in pictures 2 and 3 of this step.
Step 3: X's or Crosses
#1 - Following the 'grid' stitch diagonally left to right all the way across the top of the bracelet.
#2 - Once you reach the other side of the bracelet, go back across opposite diagonals.
#3 - This is what the finished top row should look like.
#4 - Repeat steps 1 and 2 along the bottom. This is what the finished bracelet should look like.