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Harbor Freight Tools, commonly referred to as Harbor Freight, is an American privately held tool and equipment retailer, headquartered in Calabasas, California. It operates a chain of retail stores, as well as an e-commerce business. The company employs over 28,000 people in the United States, [5] and has over 1,500 locations in 48 states. [6] [7]
In 2019, Litter-Robot manufacturer Whisker (formerly AutoPets) [6] raised $31 million in growth equity financing from Chicago-based Pondera Holdings LLC. [3] The company completed a $10 million investment to expand its manufacturing plant in Juneau, Wisconsin, in 2022. [7] The latest iteration of the product, Litter-Robot 4, was released in 2022.
In 1931, American Francis H Sherman of Palmer, Massachusetts, patented an egg carton formed with pressed paper pulp that is recognizable as the modern egg carton used today. [ 8 ] In the 1950s, British designer H.G Bennett, working for manufacturing company Hartmann, adapted the egg tray design to include a sealable lid, to allow for easy ...
Egg-beater, egg beater, or eggbeater may refer to: Mixer (appliance), an electric kitchen appliance often referred to as an "egg-beater" Eggbeater (mixer), a hand-cranked tool for beating eggs, as for omelettes or cake-baking; Egg Beaters, an egg white–based ingredient used in cooking or baking; Eggbeater wind turbine, a wind turbine design
An egg slicer consists of a slotted dish for holding the egg and a hinged plate of wires or blades that can be closed to slice. [1] [2] Sliced egg. It was invented at the beginning of the 20th century by the German Willy Abel (1875–1951) who also invented the bread cutter. The first egg slicers were produced in Berlin-Lichtenberg. [3]
A modern egg incubator. An incubator is a device simulating avian incubation by keeping eggs warm at a particular temperature range and in the correct humidity with a turning mechanism to hatch them. The common names of the incubator in other terms include breeding / hatching machines or hatchers, setters, and egg breeding / equipment. [1]
The device at top is the radio's cat's whisker detector. A second pair of earphone jacks is provided. 1970s-era Arrow crystal radio marketed to children. The earphone is on left. The antenna wire, right, has a clip to attach to metal objects such as a bedspring, which serve as an additional antenna to improve reception.
This has driven the use of lead-free alloys with a focus on preventing whisker formation (see § Mitigation and elimination). Others have focused on the development of oxygen-barrier coatings to prevent whisker formation. [7] Airborne zinc whiskers have been responsible for increased system failure rates in computer server rooms.