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How Does Cutting Down a Tree Protect the Toco Toucan? By harvesting managed Eucalyptus trees for use in construction and as fuel for curing barns, producers like Nelson Wagner preserve native forests for birds like the Toco Toucan and help protect the Planet. It's part of our commitment to unite the world under One Vision of action-oriented social responsibility. ACTION-ORIENTED SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTION-ORIENTED SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY See Our Vision for Positive Change AOIsustainability.com Dr. Ian B Benson, NDC Technologies A library without books This is echoed by Moist Tech's Herrington: "Our machines are 80% software-based and we have the capability to program them with up to 50 different product codes or blend codes, or whatever you want to call them. If the customer changes the blend of the tobacco, all they have to do is select the new product code and then the machine will automatically change over and work perfectly." He added that his current company has been active in the business since 2005, and maintains a huge library comprising liter- ally hundreds of calibration codes. The magic is in simplicity U.S. company Process Sensors pretty much chimes in with the chorus. "Only a zero test for offset confirmation or adjustment is required. Calibrating an analyzer typically involves comparing the lab against the [on-site] meter measurement with 3 to 5 samples across the range of interest for each product family. A simple linear regression is per- formed on the data calculating the slope and y-intercept. [Models like] our MCT460- T automatically calculate and upload the new zero [y-intercept] and span [slope] for proper calibration, so it really is all very easy," explained Brown. On the other hand, Brabender's model MT-C, which operates on the loss-on-drying principle, naturally requires no calibration at all, as each sample is handled individually. "Measurement is achieved and calculated by temperature setting and resulting loss in moisture during heating. At the beginning of every test, the machine automatically re- sets to zero," according to Löns. But then again, NDCT's sole model TM710e only needs a simple trim adjustment at the deployment location as it has a factory-set calibration based upon the chemo-metric model, Benson explained. "This calibration can accommodate all tobacco types, even those including kretek (cloves) additives, using the same instrument span setting." Tews Elektronik model MW3011 Touch screen display of Process Sensor's MCT460-T