Archive for August, 2009
The Tale of Two Machines
Monday, August 31st, 2009By Hugh Abner
[44 Years and Counting Manufacturing Batteries and Battery Machinery]
Machines have many tales but I am prompted to write here from something I overheard years ago from a man that was at the time a leader in our Industry. Mr. Charles Graves.
I do not know the entire story about Mr. Graves and how he climbed to the top position that he had when I came along. All I know is that he owned the corporation that had hired me. The organization was C. Graves Inc. It was composed of a company that sold batteries and a company that manufactured batteries. (more…)
Cap (with a filter) and Prosper
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009By Hugh Abner
[44 Years and Counting Manufacturing Batteries and Battery Machinery]
Of course my Topic Title is a play with words which we will be hearing much about in the next few weeks. So, if you are expecting to glean from the following any needed information about today’s Cap and Trade problems you will be disappointed. (more…)
It is time to be truthful
Friday, August 14th, 2009By Hugh Abner
[44 Years and Counting Manufacturing Batteries and Battery Machinery]
It is beginning to look as if I might be asked to do a few more of these little discussions that will touch on the minor sides of battery and machinery manufacturing so it is time I quit lying about why I have had been involved for these many years. (more…)
Electric Cars Pb-Acid Wise
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009By Hugh Abner
[44 Years and Counting Manufacturing Batteries and Battery Machinery]
After over 40 years, actually 44 plus a month, of knocking around in the Pb-acid battery industry a person should be able to find a topic or two that will fit beneath the title given here. If you are looking for formulae, data or other hard science stuff it will not be here but you could get pointed in the right direction.
