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11Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
12Baker Hughes — Infobox Company company name = Baker Hughes Incorporated company company type = Public (nyse|BHI) company slogan = Core Values of Integrity, Teamwork, Performance Learning foundation = 1987 (merger) location = flagicon|US Houston, Texas, USA key… …
13Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
14Oil well — The pumpjack, such as this one located south of Midland, Texas, is a common sight in West Texas. An oil well is a general term for any boring through the earth s surface that is designed to find and acquire petroleum oil hydrocarbons. Usually… …
152010 Copiapó mining accident — Copiapó mining accident redirects here. For the 2006 accident in the Carola Agustina mine, see 2006 Copiapó mining accident. 2010 Copiapó mining accident Rescue efforts at San José Mine near Copiapó, Chile on 10 August 2010 Date …
16Drill — For other uses, see Drill (disambiguation). Drill scheme A drill or drill motor is a tool fitted with a cutting tool attachment or driving tool attachment, usually a drill bit or driver bit, used for drilling holes in various materials or… …
17materials science — the study of the characteristics and uses of various materials, as glass, plastics, and metals. [1960 65] * * * Study of the properties of solid materials and how those properties are determined by the material s composition and structure, both… …
18tunnels and underground excavations — ▪ engineering Introduction Great tunnels of the world Great tunnels of the worldhorizontal underground passageway produced by excavation or occasionally by nature s action in dissolving a soluble rock, such as limestone. A vertical opening …
19Star Trek (film) — This article is about the 2009 film. For the 1979 film, see Star Trek: The Motion Picture. For other Star Trek films, see Star Trek (film series). Star Trek International poster Directed by …
20Electrical discharge machining — An electrical discharge machine Electric discharge machining (EDM), sometimes colloquially also referred to as spark machining, spark eroding, burning, die sinking or wire erosion,[1] is a manufacturing process whereby a desired shape is obtained …
