June 2006

Facility Management Software

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MicroMain Corporation, a provider of asset and facility management software and services, recently announced the release of its new capital planning and asset management software, MicroMain CM. The suite of products targets all critical facility operations, capital planning, maintenance management and facility management.


According to the company, the software offers features such as intuitive interface, common-sense navigation, and report generation. MicroMain CM is designed to allow customers to self-assess the current condition of their buildings and assets.

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Music-related Storage

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Wenger Corp. announces enhancements to its instrument storage cabinets, including new models and options, more color laminate choices and additional material choices, including environmentally sensitive core material.


Ten new cabinets provide alternatives to fit a customer’s space and budget requirements. For added security, the company now offers an optional heavy-duty grille door on select cabinet models.


Wenger’s cabinet-selection software, recently updated, determines the optimal cabinet configuration to meet instrumentation needs and available space.

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Storage and Locker Systems

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Jonti-Craft Inc. is now offering its Bench Locker-5 Sections. The Bench Locker features five footlockers topped with a bench and is designed for storage of footwear or it can be used as a reading bench with ample storage underneath for books. A blue vinyl cushion is included. Each locker is 8 inches wide x 14 inches deep x 10 inches high.


Jonti-Craft is a provider of furniture for the early learning market and offers a selection of creatively designed products, from small cell phones to big twin lockers.

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Floor Maintenance

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The new Kent Razor Blade compact rider scrubber offers a smaller size that enables it to maneuver in tight spaces including elevators and aisles, making it suitable for convenience stores, health care and educational facilities, retail and commercial spaces, and office buildings.


Maximum productivity for the 26-inch scrub deck model is 42,000 square feet per hour and 46,200 square feet for the 28-inch model. A tight turning radius of 59 inches allows maximum maneuverability. The large 20-gallon tank features the Eco System solution system.

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Workloading Software

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ISSA launched the new InfoClean International Workloading Software package at ISSA/INTERCLEAN Amsterdam 2006, May 9-12 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.


The software is a metric-based version of an earlier edition. The new edition offers currency independence, allowing users to calculate costs relevant in any country. The program allows users to input their cleanable square meters, task frequencies and estimated cleaning times to provide reports regarding annual cost and staffing hours for any commercial or institutional cleaning job.

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Modular Stage System

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SIS-USA Inc. has announced that it will have the North American rights to market a modular stage from the UK headquartered company, Anthony Hill Designs Limited, d.b.a. Stage Systems.


The stage system is a freestanding modular stage environment and will be available either as individual components or in a kit. The modules connect together with no tools to create different raised environments for presentation or theatrical uses. All the kits come on dollies for ease of locating for installation and storage when not in use.

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Flexible Keyboard

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GrandTec offers the Virtually Indestructible Keyboard, a silicone-based flexible keyboard designed for varied applications. It can be carried almost anywhere flattened out, rolled up, bent in half or stuffed in a bag. According to the company, the keyboard is virtually unbreakable and can be cleaned with soap and water.


The keyboard’s qualities make it suitable for use on countertops and other surfaces where food and beverages are present, in secondary school laboratories and classrooms, in vehicles, in locations where space is at a premium, and at outdoor events.

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Portable Workspace Light

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Wobble Light, a new industrial lighting unit, provides an easy lighting resource for contractors looking to replace tripod-mounted work lights that take time to set up and can easily tip over and break.


The 3-foot-tall Wobble Light provides 360 degrees of light. It is 27 pounds and sits on a rounded, counter-weighted base that keeps it upright no matter how many bangs or bumps it receives, according to its manufacturer.


The light features a polycarbonate dome and floating shock system that protects the bulb from jarring and strikes.

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Automated Stage Systems

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J.R. Clancy Inc. has introduced the PowerAssist system, allowing schools and theaters to automate their existing manual flying systems. Automated flying allows simple, pushbutton control of overhead scenery, lighting equipment and curtains backstage.


Automated flying systems eliminate the need to handle weights and haul on ropes, improving backstage safety. PowerAssist winches are part of the company’s “Design for Safety” initiative.

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Design-Build Literature

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“Preparing for Design-Build Projects: A Primer for Owners, Engineers and Contractors” is a professional reference that covers the basics of developing a design-build project. The authors focus on learning modules that break down the decision-making process and reassemble it as a straightforward method for D-B projects from the owner’s standpoint.


This book acts as a guide on developing D-B requests for qualification and requests for proposals.

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