Thank you both for your replies.
Fred Evans-I appreciate the offer but my supervisor would like to keep production relatively close to our location in North Carolina, USA. Thanks though.
Gunner-Thank you for the link, I will definitely check them out.
Cheers,
Michael
Ok, Wow. I just made a big mistake. I was using Celcius and when I thought for a minute I realized how wrong that was, I read the value wrong. It is 180 degrees F. Please excuse my mistake.
Thanks so much,
Michael
http://www.liqui-cel.com
There were extra spaces in the last link.
Prex,
This is not a school problem. I am working on a new product that is undergoing revision and testing. Check out http://www.liqui-cel.com/
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Thanks,
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