Reed valves are a type of check valve which restrict the flow of fluids to a single direction, opening and closing under changing pressure on each face. Modern versions often consist of flexible metal or composite materials.
The Weatherhead School of Management is a private business school of Case Western Reserve University located in Cleveland, Ohio. Weatherhead offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs, executive education programs and certificate programs. Weatherhead School of Management is committed to the development of transformational ideas and outstanding leaders for the advancement of business and society.
Edelbrock, LLC is an American corporation engaged in the design, development and manufacture of specialty automotive and motorcycle parts. The company is headquartered in Torrance, California along with its R&D, manufacturing, distribution and Russell Performance Plumbing divisions. The Edelbrock Sand Cast and Permanent Mold foundries are located in San Jacinto, California, and the Carburetor Division is based in Sanford, North Carolina.
A diesel motorcycle is a motorcycle with a diesel engine. With a traditionally poor power-to-weight ratio, most diesel engines are generally unsuited for use on motorcycles which normally require low weight, compact size, high RPMs and rapid acceleration. In the 1980s, NATO forces in Europe standardized all their vehicles to operate with diesel fuel. Some forces had fleets of motorcycles and trials were conducted with diesel engines on these. Air-cooled single-cylinder engines built by Lombardini of Italy were used and had some success. This led to some countries re-fitting their bikes with diesel engines.
An auto mechanic is a mechanic with a variety of automobile makes or either in a specific area or in a specific make of automobile. In repairing cars, their main role is to diagnose the problem accurately and quickly. They often have to quote prices for their customers before commencing work or after partial disassembly for inspection. Their job may involve the repair of a specific part or the replacement of one or more parts as assemblies.
Riverland Community College is a public two-year college with three campuses located in southeastern Minnesota: Albert Lea, Austin, and Owatonna. Founded in 1940, Riverland Community College serves a variety of educational programs and courses to over 4,900 students annually through traditional, hybrid, and online delivery systems.
Engine City Technical Institute is a for-profit college focused on diesel technology and located in South Plainfield, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, a short distance off of Interstate 287.
Ranken Technical College offers programs in five main divisions: Automotive, Electrical, Construction, Information Technology, and Manufacturing. The school has a student body consisting of approximately 2,300 men and women. In the fall of 2008, Ranken College completed Walker Hall. Walker Hall is the first student housing building and accommodates over 200 on-campus residents.
Upper Valley Career Center, is a vocational school in Piqua, Ohio. The school educates adult and high school students train in to get experience needed to get a professional job.
Howell Cheney Technical High School, or Cheney Tech, is a technical high school in Manchester, Connecticut. It was established in 1915 by Howell Cheney as a textile school, in order to provide training for those wishing to work at the local silk mills. It receives students from many nearby towns. Cheney Tech is part of the Connecticut Technical High School System.
Eastside Technical Center is a public high school located in Lexington, Kentucky, within the Fayette County Public School System.
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (UTI) is a for-profit nationwide provider of technical education training for students seeking careers in entry level automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine technicians.
Moultrie Technical College or MTC, is an accredited technical college, located in Moultrie, Georgia, in Colquitt County. Moultrie Technical College is a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia. The college provides learning opportunities through quality technical education programs and services.
The University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) is a private, coeducational, open admissions, not-for-profit university in Lima, Ohio, United States, that was founded as a college in 1920. The campus is 210 acres (85 ha) and has had students from all 50 states and 61 foreign countries. The university is authorized by the Ohio Department of Higher Education and the Higher Learning Commission to grant master's degrees, bachelor degrees and associate degrees.
The Crucible is a nonprofit industrial arts school in Oakland, California, United States. Established in Berkeley in 1999, the institute was moved to its present location in 2003.
Cleveland Institute of Electronics (CIE) is a privately held, for-profit, distance learning technical college located in Cleveland, Ohio.
Lincoln Tech is an American group of for-profit postsecondary vocational institutions based out of West Orange, New Jersey. Each campus is owned and operated by Lincoln Educational Services Corporation, a provider of career-oriented post-secondary education.
The Tennessee College of Applied Technology at Chattanooga is one of 47 institutions in the Tennessee Board of Regents System, the seventh largest system of higher education in the nation. This system comprises six universities, thirteen community colleges, and 28 Colleges of Applied Technology. More than 80 percent of all Tennessee students attending public institutions are enrolled in a Tennessee Board of Regents institution.
Guzman College of Science and Technology is one of the institutions founded by Don Zacarias P. De Guzman in 1947. It is a pioneering vocational college in Manila, the Philippines. Don Zacarias began the college out of sympathy for unemployed individuals who needed work after the devastation of World War II. Louie De Guzman, former head of Guzman College and son of Don Zacarias has stated that the school has gained enough renown that "leading politicians would be invited on graduation to challenge the graduates."
Nakawa Vocational Training Institute (NVTI), is a public vocational training institute operated and administered by the Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES).
