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The technology is integrated into the flagship Vert compressor range. The A100 compressor and the recently unveiled A150 both feature the ability to provide compressed air at low noise levels from a portable package, whilst still being capable of continuous operation.

With its inherent ability to achieve high pressures, the difference with CRC technology lies in its rotating inner and outer rotors. As air travels along the rotors the volume of the chamber reduces, which in turn increases the pressure of the air.

It is this innovative technology that saw the company made winners of the Made in Scotland award (2018) and Innovator of the Year award (2017).

The resulting pressure has a notably low noise signature which means that Vert compressors are ideal for use in environments where people may be working in close proximity. Verts primary target application is in laboratories, workshops and other environments where low noise is a primary consideration. The compressors are a portable, plug and play solution which can quickly and easily be set up wherever air is required.

Established in 2013, Vert has experienced rapid growth in the last five years and has benefitted significantly from bringing all its manufacturing processes in-house.

Nicol Low, head of production at Vert explains: We have design, engineering, manufacturing, assembly and R&D all in one facility so were able to produce all the parts we require for our compressors ourselves without relying on subcontracting services.

This enables us to carry out design iterations far faster than was previously possible; in particular the inner and outer rotors are difficult to machine to the required tolerance so we need to quickly evolve the manufacturing strategies to get those correct.

Due to the design and manufacturing complexity of the Vert technology there was a real need to ensure tight manufacturing tolerances were met. To achieve this objective, the decision was made to invest in more advanced metrology equipment.

Mr Low explains: The helical and contoured surfaces of the parts we produce are complex and we needed to ensure that machining accuracy was being achieved and maintained. We looked at all sorts of measuring technologies available but our initial search was for a CMM, driven by a requirement for accuracy and reliability whilst also keeping an eye on price. As we discovered, Aberlink CMMs could meet all the accuracy requirements and are very price competitive.

Following an initial conversation with Aberlink, Vert sent three rotor parts to the companys Gloucestershire headquarters for testing two were known to be out of tolerance and the other was removed from a performant compressor. It took only 10 minutes on one of Aberlinks Axiom too CMMs to identify the compliant part.

Mr Low comments: The report data we got back from Aberlink exactly matched the testing we had done ourselves which was a big thumbs up from us. It was obvious that we could shortcut a lot of the existing manual measurement and lengthy performance testing, save on time and be confident that parts were accurate. It was a pretty easy decision in the end.

Installed in a temperature-controlled QA department, the Axiom too CMM is being put to good use providing rapid, accurate feedback on parts for the CRCs. It has also served a dual purpose; the CMM itself is powered by one of the same A100 compressors that Vert produce providing an example of how the Vert compressors can be put to use to power machines quietly within a workshop setting.

Mr Low explains how the CMM has proven to be a valuable asset: The inner CRC rotor is fairly easy to measure but you need a CMM to be able to do so. We conduct a series of peck scans of the surface and then compare that against a 3D model and check that the machining strategies are effective, that the parts are compliant, and that the tool offset is correct.

The outer rotor is more complex to measure and the measurement programs that we create can be a little bit difficult to reproduce but with Aberlinks help we were quickly able to identify the best way to measure this part. Now we can run the program and come back to the Axiom too CMM 10 minutes later for a detailed measurement report. The machine has proved very reliable and its accuracy is equally impressive given the price.

Aberlinks Axiom too range of CMMs consists of capacities from 640 x 600 x 500mm up to 640 x 1,500 x 500mm and is available either with manual or CNC control. The machines are not only easy to use; Aberlink claims to be the only major metrology manufacturer to supply machines with zero annual software maintenance contracts or subscriptions and free software updates for the life of the machine. All of this means that the cost of ownership is very low and the shortest return on investment is possible.

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Weve all been hooked on to the internet more than ever and as its quoted Internet is a boon and a curse. Well, that hurts to say but its true. Theres no denying that the internet has brought the entire globe to our fingertips but have you ever thought the other way around? What if your privacy and your data are vulnerable to potential threats all across the globe? Most of us are not a fan of antivirus software anyway including me. With recent ruckus that the WannaCry ransomware attack created, it still sends chills down my spine.

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Collin Royster wheels the lifesize Darth Vader figure he made into the Preston Arts Center on Dec. 26, 2019, in preparation for an exhibit, titled Collin Royster: Out of His Mind, that will be open Jan. 9 through March 7, 2020, with a special public sneak preview Jan. 3-4.(Photo: Photo by Chuck Stinnett)

Pity the fool who somehow finds himself lost at night in the bowels of a certain factory on the edge of town.

If he stumbled into a toolroom seldom seen by visitors to Roysters Production Machining, the beam of his flashlight might shine onto scenes of unspeakable horror: A helmeted alien warrior with a menacing expression, reptilian dreadlocks and clawed fingers.

Or, over there, a 10-foot-tall masked and robed figure clutching a pair of ornate sickles that look like they could disembowel a man.

And if the poor fellow managed to escape into the next room, he might find himself staring into the face of an evil, grinning clown. Its enough to cause a tender soul to lose ones mind.

Heres the good news: You can see all this and more for yourself, although in the relatively safe confines of the Preston Arts Center on the Henderson Community College campus.

They are the work of 32-year-old Hendersonian Collin Royster, a science-fiction movie and videogame enthusiast who isnt content to merely view monsters and space warriors on a screen; he recreates them as life-size and highly realistic figures.

Approximately 50 of his creations will be on display as part of a free exhibit, titled Collin Royster: Out of His Mind, that will be open to the public from Jan. 9 through March 7, 2020, with special public sneak peeks this coming Friday and Saturday. There will also be a free lecture and demonstration of how he creates 3D-printed objects on Jan. 25.

As for the alien creature described above, thats Roysters rendition of the predator from the 2004 Alien vs. Predator movie.

Collin Royster sizes up the Star Wars B1 battle droid he created using software and manufactured with a 3D plastic printer over 1,100 hours. Ohio Valley Art League Executive Director Jordyn Myracle, who curated the upcoming Collin Royster: Out of His Mind exhibit at the Preston Arts Center, particularly admires who realitically he weathers and distresses his creation to reflect the toil of the battles they wage in science fiction movies and videogames.(Photo: Photo by Chuck Stinnett)

The 10-foot-tall robed figure wielding the deadly blades? Thats Malthael, the fallen Angel of Death from the "Diablo III: Reaper of Souls" videogame.

And that diabolical clown is the bust of the murderous Sweet Tooth that sits atop his ice cream truck-turned-battle wagon in the "Twisted Metal" videogame series. Royster created the clowns face from CNC-machined Styrofoam creating a computer image of Sweet Tooth that guided a milling machine to precisely carve it into a 3D image.

Those creations arent alone. Royster has created a full-size stormtrooper, battle droid, speeder bike and Darth Vader from the Star Wars movie series as well as creatures from other movies and videogames, plus some creations from his own rich imagination.

The exhibit is presented by the Preston Arts Center with funding by the Henderson Area Arts Alliance. I was made aware of Collins work several years ago by multiple people who felt he should have an exhibit locally, center Director Eric Kerchner said. When I met him, I found him to be a great example of local talent.

I asked Collin to do an exhibit because I wanted to present something completely different in the galleries and foyer, Kerchner said. I feel that exhibits are best when they engage the viewer on different levels, and are accessible to everyone.

Collion Royster reproduced the extraterrestial predator from the movie Alien vs. Predator. The creatures are warriors who come to Earth to hunt dangerous alien creatures as a rite of passage.(Photo: Photo by Chuck Stinnett)

The Arts Alliance is proud to support and promote local artists every chance we get, said Alex Caudill, executive director of HAAA. Collin is exceptionally talented and certainly works in unique mediums. Weve awarded nearly $15,000 this year in affiliate grant funds so were honored to support this exhibit at the Preston Arts Center. The exhibit will be a great tie in with George Orwells 1984, presented by Aquila Theatre, on Feb. 21

Kerchner began recruiting Jordyn Myracle, executive director of the Ohio Valley Art League, more than a year ago to curate the exhibit. She and Grace Henderson a year ago curated a National Geographic exhibit of animal photography called The Photo Ark at the center that drew more than 3,000 people.

I wanted to follow that up with an equally exciting exhibit that captured the viewer visually but also opened a door to a world they might not be aware of, Kerchner said.

Honestly, Im not into it, Myracle said of the sci-fi movies and games that inspire Royster. But I have mad respect for the amount of work hes put into it.

Its been interesting and very cool to get to know him, she said. Hes passionate about it; thats very respectable to me.

Many of the shows that Myracle curates for OVAL feature paintings, many of them lovely.

But with Roysters creations, shes working with, well, monsters.

I think its cool that its dark, she said. Its different. Its nice to kind of mix it up. Its not just your typical paintings, even though I love them as much.

Myracle is particularly attracted to the battle droid, in part because it doesnt wear a robe or other costume so you can see all of its robot parts in detail. I think its very cool and well done, she said.

Royster is a member of a community known as makers artisans whose creative process involves technologies such as metalworking, 3D printing, computer numeric control machining, electrical systems, robotics and more. Many such hobbyists must rely on special workspaces known variously as makerspaces, hacklabs and hackerspaces, often operated as nonprofit enterprises or sometimes university labs that provide access to technology that few hobbyists can afford.

Royster, though, has a special advantage: He is a third-generation member of a tool-and-die production family that owns Roysters Machine Shop and Royster Production Machining (aka, RPM) in Henderson. Much of his craft has been performed in the toolshop at RPM, where he works as the process manager.

In past years, I would get off the night shift at 12 (midnight). I like to stay up, so I would stay up until 3 or 4 (a.m.) making my own stuff.

Hes grown up around making real-life objects out of dreamed-up things; the family has made its living doing it for customers. But in his spare time, Collin Royster does it to express his passion for pop culture.

I know metal, he said. Its all I know since the foundation of Roysters Machine Shop is creating molds from metal.

Well maybe. To be sure, he started working in metal. But when he turned his attention to creating the gigantic axe used by the executioner in the Resident Evil franchise, metal turned out to not be his friend.

A 10-foot-tall rendition of Malthael, the sickle-wielding Angel of Death from the Diablo videogame series, towers above a shop at the Roysters Production Machining plant here. The creature stands upon a modified electric wheelchair; creator Collin Royster can disappear inside the robe and drive it around using a foot pedal and toggle switches.(Photo: Photo by Chuck Stinnett)

I made a metal axe, and it ended up weighing 90 pounds, making it nearly impossible to wield, he said.

It was a stupid idea, but it was all I had. Thats when friends taught me about foam. After he learned how to work with such a lightweight material, he re-created an axe that stands taller than a man but weighs only 20 pounds, making it eminently wieldable.

For such reasons, Royster has had to master a whole suite of talents. I dont even know how many skills he employs to make the props and costumes he enjoys. They include design, mold making, machining, welding, 3D printing, painting, airbrushing, automotive paint spraying, electrical and mechanical work, working with fabric and leather and a metal casting process known as sand casting.

A very talented dude, Darrell Littrell, owner of Sunrise Tool & Die and Sunron International as well as a Royster family friend, said admiringly of Collin Royster.

Royster began in 2006 by creating a life-size re-creation of Darth Vader and has been creating ever since.

One key is using software for design. He leans on a software program called ZBrush for producing what he refers to as organic designs, such as for sculpting faces. But for industrial-strength computer-aided machining, he turns to Mastercam.

After perfecting the design, much of what he creates is made using 3D printing using a machine to work from a computer-aided design (CAD) model to apply layer after layer of plastic material to create a three-dimensional object. He got started in the technology in 2015.

I got heavy into it, he said. His largest 3D printer so far measures 20-by-20-by-20-inches.

Creating the numerous components for the Star Wars B1 battle droid involved 1,100 hours of 3D printing with hard plastics. I took him to Dragon Con in Atlanta and posed him by the pool at the hotel sunbathing at a cabana in a tropical-themed shirt.

The Malthael figure isnt a mere reproduction. The creature stands upon a modified electric wheelchair. Royster can climb inside the robe, strap himself in, insert his arms inside the creatures sleeves and drive the towering monster around.

He did just that at a Dragon Con show in Atlanta. He emerged from a freight elevator and paused a short distance away. His Malthael drew a crowd of curious onlookers maybe 200, Royster guesses.

They couldnt decide if I was a robot, he said. But when he raised his rams menacingly and began moving toward them, the crowd melted away in terror. Its a fond memory for him.

Royster works with other mechanical contraptions as well. The Sweet Tooth battle wagon is modified from a second-hand Fischer-Price Power Wagon a battery-powered plastic vehicle that kids can drive. It was originally designed to travel only a few miles per hour.

But Royster and his father, Robby, soup up such contraptions, upgrading them with 36-volt electric motors that he said can propel than at up to 30 miles per hour. We have a racing team called Twisted Plastic, Collin Royster said.

While Royster is known to others who attend conventions and fairs around the country for like-minded makers, the exhibit here will be something of a hometown eye-opener.

This is going to be weird for me because this community has never really seen this side of me, Royster said.

Collin Royster modified a Fischer-Price Power Wheel into the dingy ice cream truck-turned-battle wagon that the evil clown Sweet Tooth drives in the Twisted Metal videogame series. Royster also souped up the sleepy childrens toy with a 36-volt motor that he said can propel the vehicle at up to 30 miles per hour.(Photo: Photo by Chuck Stinnett)

Despite the wide variety of his work that will be on display, he hasnt exhausted his creative energy or imagination yet. I want to get into BattleBots, the televised combat between armored, remote-controlled robots that are typically built low to the ground (think murderous Roombas) and equipped with various weapons hammers, spinning blades, even electric shocks to battle in an arena featuring its own hazards.

It could open a whole new arena for his creative output.

Whatever you can dream up, you can make, Royster said.

Or, at least he can.

What: Collin Royster: Out of His Mind exhibit of reproductions of creatures and items from science-fiction movies, videogames and other inspirations.

Where: Preston Arts Center, 2660 S. Green St., Henderson.

When: Jan. 9-March 7, 2020, with a special public sneak preview from 5-8 p.m. this Friday, Jan. 3, and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4.

Also, a free lecture by Royster and a demonstration of his techniques and 3D printing will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25.

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It can be fun setting up a new PC. Customizing your desktop so it looks just right, downloading fresh apps and sitting down to use it for the first time feels fantastic.

Unfortunately, it isnt always as simple as going through a quick setup process, selecting a few colors for fonts and windows and going from there. Tap or click here to learn how to customize your computer.

Many pre-built computers come with at least a modicum of extraneous, unwanted apps and software on them: bloatware. Bloatware can include trials of games you dont want, apps youll never use or proprietary software that can slow down your computer.

Luckily, there are simple ways to prune your new device of any additional software you dont want to use. Let us help you out.

If you want to rid your computer of frustrating bloatware, the first thing youll want to do is take inventory of programs you dont want anymore and start uninstalling them. But what programs are actually bloatware?

To ensure youre not getting rid of anything integral to your systems performance, you can download the free program Should I Remove It? to speed up the process. Once installed, the program will scan your computer for all applications you have installed.

Youll be shown a status bar to help gauge whether or not each program is worth keeping, which is closer to red or green based on what percentage of other users deleted or kept said program.

Its a helpful tool to crowdsource whether you should keep programs, and it makes the process extremely simple as well.

You could use Windows default uninstaller to get rid of unwanted apps after youve identified which ones you no longer want, but its much better to use a program specifically created to get rid of all traces of software.

Revo Uninstaller is a free and powerful tool that can help you ensure all traces of unwanted programs are fully removed upon the uninstall process.

All you need to do is download and install Revo Uninstaller and let it compile a list of programs you have on your PC. Then, choose what you want uninstalled and follow the prompts from there.

The only rub here is that you need to manually choose the software you no longer want. It can be an arduous process, but this lets you ensure youre getting rid of only the items you really want to.

You can use Revo for all your uninstallation needs, but make sure you dont accidentally remove anything you may need later. If youre unsure about something, do your due diligence and check it out online to see if its an important program.

If removing software is too granular or youre concerned you might mess something up, you might want to go with a fresh install of Windows. This means youll have to use an install disc and a valid license key, to strip your computer to the bare minimum.

When you install Windows, at least a copy thats meant for sale separately from your new PC, youll be met with a totally empty OS. This isnt a step for the faint of heart. Youll have to spend time installing software you do want afterward, but its a foolproof way to nuke all bloatware.

All in all, you might spend more time setting things up after the big Windows reinstall than picking off individual apps and software, but at least youll know youre free to customize your rig the way you want.

Now that youve customized your new PC and have it running without pesky bloatware, try out some of our other setup instructions. Tap or click here for 4 things to do when you get a new PC.

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