Back in 1903, German coffee merchant, Ludwig Roselius, invented the first commercially effective decaffeination method. The “Roselius Process” blended steamed coffee beans with a brine solution then coated the mix in a natural chemical solvent to extract the caffeine. Though successful, the practice was no longer used once the extraction compound was deemed unsafe.
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Metal casting has been an essential necessity since iron was first discovered around 2000 BC. As individual and community need for metal parts grew, commercial manufacturing emerged. America’s first iron foundry was established near Lynn, Massachusetts in 1642
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Breathing clean, pure air at work should be a right, not a privilege. And yet, indoor air quality (IAQ) issues continue to challenge business owners year after year. 2016 has been no different. Regardless of industry, four key categories of indoor air pollution prove the most problematic: molds, fumes, dust, and VOCs.
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