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Laboratory workbenches give your workplace the best of both style and functionality. These custom workbenches are specially designed for laboratory work, thus you can expect them to perform better compared to ordinary workstations or desks.  As you may know, laboratory workstations need to hold more than just stacked papers and computers.

Since technicians may take on more advanced tasks or researches, it is normal for these custom workbenches to be exposed to harsh chemicals, thus they must be made from durable materials. Apart from their material composition, they are also produced with efficient ergonomics in mind, giving laboratory technicians and workers an unprecedented flexibility and ambience in their workplace.

But it must be emphasized that laboratory workbenches are more than just aesthetics and functionality. These customized workspaces can affect the results of any laboratory work or research. Well-designed workstations can maximize laboratory space to allow users to work better and move about in the entire room easier and more efficiently.

One aspect that gives laboratory workbenches a unique advantage over ordinary tables is the various coating materials that can be used on top. Depending on the type of work involved, laboratory tabletops can be coated with special materials that make them more resistant to chemicals or even electrostatic discharges. You can choose to have ESD laminate or stainless steel as table top for your laboratory workstations.

Before investing in laboratory workbenches, it is important that your design is adapted to the needs of the laboratory or workplace. It is not just about what kind of work will be done on the workbenches. The overall conditions in the laboratory must be factored in when designing the workstations. Make sure that their specs can allow lab users to work efficiently on wet and dry environments. If you want to have workbenches that will perform under any condition, it is also wise to have workbenches that can bear any extreme fluctuations in temperatures inside the laboratory.

Finally, remember to include your plans for expansion when designing your laboratory workbenches. The workbenches should not pose any problems when you need to put up a bigger laboratory. Adding components like modular carts or microscope holders should be done easily. Indeed, this type of workbenches is essential in producing products or test results that require high levels of precision as they can help prevent unwanted elements from contaminating your work.

Call OnePointe Solutions, Inc. today at 866.612.7327 or to learn more about laboratory workbenches online, simply click on to http://www.OnePointeSolutions.com.

by Precision Signz

Yard signs have been an effective tool for promoting products and businesses, the sale or rent of real estate, and even the candidacy of local and national personalities in the United States. In fact, you really cannot imagine American suburbs without these ever-present signs, which are also known as lawn signs. Truly, lawn signs are a part of the great American tradition. And whether you are advertising a business, promoting a product, making a statement, or campaigning for a candidate, you can rely on these signs to work effectively at a fraction of the cost of other marketing media.

From the time when the very first front lawn sign has been erected and up to the present, people still continue to rely on the affordability and effectiveness of this advertising method. And in a period when many people are scrambling to sell or lease their properties, lawn signs can be helpful. So, shouldn’t you be making your lawn signs too?

For marketing experts, yard signs can be considered as an effective guerrilla advertising technique that can be grouped together with banner advertising, call magnets, and even full-color plastic or tarpaulin signs. However, it is important to note that you cant just simply put up any type of lawn sign. There are rules applied to signboards.

Believe it or not, there are rules involved if you want to make your signs really effective in your marketing. And the first rule is that your sign should be catchy enough to get the attention of the people in the neighborhood. You cant just get a piece of cardboard or plastic and then paint the message that you want the world to know. You have to plan the words, colors and even the size of your sign.

The next rule in making yard signs is all about colors. Learn how to properly mix different colors. You do not want your signboard to look monotonous nor would you like it to appear like a kaleidoscope. It is always a good idea to use bold colors on your signs. This can help with catching the attention of your target audience.

Lastly, when it comes to signs, size does matter. But just make sure that the size that you adhere to can still be practical for the front yard. Obviously, you cant put up a billboard-size sign on your lawn, or anyone’s yard for that matter.

To find out how to get wonderful quality yard signs, you can talk to experts at 866-744-6778. Additional details about lawn signs can also be found by clicking on www.PrecisionSignz.com

Summary: Top Austin area real estate agent and national speaker Kenn Renner (www.buyaustin.com) will present a series of seminars at the new DR Horton Avery Ranch model home on Saturday, May 9th, 2009 at 2 P.M. Kenn will teach two of his most popular seminars – “First Time Home Buying” and “How To Protest Your Tax Bill.”

Austin, Texas – April 30, 2009 — Real estate expert, Kenn Renner, on May 9, 2009, will present two timely seminars at the Avery Ranch community (1) First Time Home Buying and (2) Protesting Your Property Tax Bill.

The seminar presentation that begins at 2 P.M. is two of his most popular presentations in his American Dream Seminar Series – (http://www.americandreamseminars.com). The first seminar will be “Secrets to Buying Your First Home,” which will cover realities of today’s real estate market and what he describes as the “Perfect Opportunity” to buy a first home. He will explore:

•    The reasons why home ownership is a great financial move,
•    The 10 steps to the home buying process, as well as the truth about the home mortgage market.
•    Opportunities in foreclosures, short sales and REO property will also be revealed.
•    Students will learn techniques to renegotiate a lease and/or reducing or eliminating penalties associated with leases.
•    Of critical importance, Kenn will discuss the $8000 first time homebuyer tax credit.

Kenn is deeply involved in the Avery Ranch community. He has helped over 200 families become Avery Ranch residents – far more than any other broker. “I have been an advocate for Avery Ranch since it’s opening in 2000. I prepared my home-buying clients to get involved with Avery long before it ever opened for home sales. The day DR Horton opened the subdivision I had 17 purchase contracts on the table. Believe it or not – prices in Avery Ranch started in the 130’s for a brand new home.” Renner adds, “I continue to support Avery Ranch by educating first time and move up home buyers about this great area.”

At 4 P.M. Kenn will present his second seminar presentation, “Texas Property Tax Reform & Protesting Your Tax Bill.” This timely seminar will cover the new property tax reform laws as well as secrets of how to effectively protest your property tax bill. He will be providing a workbook on the subject of property taxes in Texas and a case study of an actual property tax protest. Kenn adds, “if a home owner feels that the county has assessed their property incorrectly, I will provide a free property tax analysis to help them with their property tax protest.”

The seminars highly informative and they are free. Renner concludes, “This is an opportunity for me to give back to the community and to help share my 25 years of real estate experience in a casual and comfortable atmosphere.”

To register for the seminar visit www.BuyAustin.com or Kenn’s new website he has developed specifically for Avery Ranch – www.BuyAveryRanch.com.

About Kenn Renner:
Kenn Renner has been teaching real estate seminars in Austin and around the Nation since 1994.  He has personally has helped thousands of homebuyers purchase homes as a direct result of their attending the seminars. He also sold many Avery Ranch Homes in Austin, Texas. He is consistently ranked by the Austin Business Journal as one of the top individual real estate agents in central Texas. Since 2005 he has closed over $80,000,000 in residential homes sales making him the #1 selling agent in Williamson County. Kenn is a frequent guest on business talk radio as a real estate expert. He also has appeared more than a dozen times on National Television – HGTV’s House Hunters.

Contact Information:

Kenn Renner, Broker/Speaker
Keller Williams Realty, Lake Travis
1921 Lohmans Crossing
Austin, TX 78634
(512) 423-5626 (call or Text)
Website:  http://www.BuyAustin.com

ESD Solutions is what your company needs in order to improve the quality of your products, particularly electronic devices. It is important to note that electrostatic discharge can disrupt proper work flow and create problems in production lines, whether you are making integrated circuits, assembling boards, or any other electronic-related products.

Many companies have actually lost money as a result of problems relating to this type of electric discharge. If you do not want to deal with any ESD woes, then it would be a good move to look for ways in which you can reduce, if not completely eliminate, electrostatic discharge in your production line.

The first thing that your company should invest in as part of your ESD solutions is a device that helps gauge the amount of electrostatic discharge in the work area. If you are able to measure electrostatic discharge in your workplace, you will be able to determine how the ESD will affect your production line.

If the electric current is low or negligible for your kind of product, then you probably do not need to do anything except to regularly monitor the discharge. However, if you see that the level of ESD is high or is enough to cause damage and disruptions, then you will be in a better position to provide affordable solutions in your workspace. One such solution is the use of anti-static materials as flooring of your entire assembly or production line. If this solution is a bit pricey, you can also opt to use anti-static mats.

ESD solutions should not only be confined with the change in the design or flooring of the work place. It is important to stress that people also give electrostatic discharge that can be harmful to your electronic devices and products. In order to minimize the chances of customers receiving products that have been damaged by ESD, you may also want to invest on ant-static garments or accessories for your workers.

For companies that feel it is imperative to control electrostatic discharges in the industrial environment, employees can where clothing that can dissipate electric current. Workers can also make use of make an anti-ESD wristbands.

Lastly, trainings on the avoidance of static current in the workplace should also be included in your company’s ESD solutions. Trainings and seminars will help your workforce, particularly those who are handling electronic devices, to know what to do in order to avoid this damaging type of electric discharge.

Learn more about ESD solutions at OnePointe Solutions at www.OnePointeSolutions.com or call now at 866-612-7312.

Summary: Austin’s #1, free, first-time-homebuyer seminar will be presented to those living in Austin who desire homeownership. Top real estate and mortgage industry professionals Kenn Renner and Kenton Brown will share their insights on April 16 at the first-time homebuyers’ seminar held at the Renaissance Hotel at 6:30 PM.  With low mortgage interest rates, bargain home prices, and $8,000 of government home-buying assistance, now might be the best time to invest in a new home.

Austin, Texas – April 9, 2009 — On April 16 at 6:30 P.M., Austin’s #1 real estate seminar will be presented at the Austin Renaissance Hotel. National speaker and top Austin real estate broker, Kenn Renner (www.BuyAustin.com), and recognized mortgage expert, Kenton Brown, V.P. of Sente Mortgage, will team up to present an opportunity to learn insight and “uncommon” knowledge about today’s real estate market. They will disclose the “perfect opportunity storm” that has materialized due to the government’s efforts in rebuilding confidence in the real estate market. The THREE BIG factors that are historically unprecedented for homebuyers are as follows:

1. Government subsidized historically low interest rates;
2. Government cash incentives ($8,000 tax credit); and
3. A buyer’s market – the best opportunities in decades.

For over 15 years, Kenn Renner (www.BuyAustin.com) has presented home-buying and real estate investment seminars in Austin and around the nation. Kenn explains, “So many people from around the nation are again discovering Austin, Texas as ‘the  place’ to be and to live. I remember moving here over fifteen years ago and how excited I was to have real opportunities in Austin—to build a business, raise a family, and enjoy the incredible lifestyle available to those living in Austin.” After being in the mortgage and real estate business for over a decade in Southern California and Anchorage, Alaska, Kenn moved to Austin from Southern California during the early 1990s. He recognized that the real estate profession did not focus on first-time homebuyers even though they were the largest segment of the market. So in 1994, he created the American Dream Seminar program ( www.AmericanDreamSeminars.com), which focused on first timers and investors. Kenn says, “I recognized the value of educating potential clients of the opportunities and the benefits of real estate ownership. And since I offered my seminars for free, their loyalty level went through the roof.”  Since then, Kenn has personally assisted over 1,200 attendees through the process of home ownership. Unlike many of the real estate seminar “gurus” that have given the industry an unfavorable name—providing generic information and asking for huge up-front “coaching” fees—Kenn is directly involved in every transaction: “I never charge my buyers a dime. I get paid by the builder of the seller of the home—but my utmost responsibility with my buyer clients is to get them the best deal—period!”

You will learn the following at Austin’s Home Buying Seminar (click the link).
- The 10 steps to home ownership
- Details on the $8,000 federal housing credit
- Move Assistance Programs (MAP’s) 
- How to renegotiate leases and tell landlords goodbye
- The “truth” about mortgage financing
- What programs are available to buy homes
- Negotiating to get the best deal 

There are no costs for the seminar—it is free!

To register online visit: www.BuyAustin.com or call/text 512-423-5626.

About Kenn Renner:

Kenn Renner (www.BuyAustin.com) is a national speaker on the subject of real estate and goal achievement. His popular presentation “The Highway Seminar” (www.TheHighwaySeminar.com) is based on his up coming book “The Highway – Purpose, Goals & Priorities” to be published this spring. With over twenty-five years in the real estate business, he is one of the top brokers in Central Texas with over $80,000,000 in closed sales in the past three years. Kenn can be reached at 512-423-5626 (call or text)

About Kenton Brown:

Kenton Brown is Sr. Vice President of Sente Mortgage (www.MortgagesForAustin.com) one of the top mortgage companies in Austin. He is also a part of Sente Learning, (www.SenteLearning.com) which is an educational forum designed to help business professionals succeed and achieve autonomy through tactics, strategy, planning and action. Kenton offers his unique insight and perspective by tapping into his twenty-five plus years in the finance industry.  He can be reached at 512-637-9900.

Contact Information:
Kenn Renner
Broker/Speaker
Keller Williams Realty, Lake Travis
1921 Lohman’s Crossing
Austin, Texas 78734
(512) 423-5626