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Work History |
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Back to Joe Niv Home |
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I am currently the Director of Engineering at AaLadin Cleaning Systems. We are a privately held manufacturer of high pressure hot water cleaning systems. These systems can range from 1 to 12 gpm at 500 to 4000 psi. Most are oil fired hot water machines that run at approx 190 F. We also produce parts washers and waste oil burners. Check us out by clicking our logo. |
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We redesigned our portables last summer. Shown here are one each of a 13-000 and 14-000. These systems can be found in many places, car washes, livestock confinement facilities, implement dealers, etc. Oil fired or gas (NG or LP) fired. |
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Parts washers range from 20 to 260 gallon capacity. They run on either gas or electric power. These are a very attractive alternative to traditional solvent baths for parts cleaning. Most parts washers are also equipped with an evaporator system to get rid of the dirty water, minimizing hazardous waste disposal fees. |
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Why throw your dirty oil away after you change the oil in your car? Burn it and heat your house or garage with an AaLadin Eliminator. |
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Most of our design work is done with Pro/ENGINEER solid modeling software. This system is a 4 gpm, 4000 psi unit with an 18 hp 2 cylinder gasoline engine. It also has a 2400 watt generator. These units are typically trailer mounted and are self contained. |
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I also do some work for Rugged Gear. They are a producer of outdoor products. Their most popular items are a series of racks designed for the ATV market as well as the sporting clays industry. I designed a shooting bench (shown below) using Pro/ENGINEER and built one for myself this summer. Drop me a note if you are interested in a set of plans for it. Click the Rugged Gear logo to visit their home page. |
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I was able to move back to South Dakota because of the famous cow box company. Please consider them the next time you are in the market for a computer for your home or office. I live across the interstate from their North Sioux City office. This was the corporate headquarters up until a few years ago. This is an OLD picture - the Gold "G" logo is long gone.... They were and still are a great company. |
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On the left is my first Gateway system. Code named Tomahawk, this system was built to meet the needs of entry level enterprise customers. Bank tellers, order entry clerks, etc. It only had two external drive and featured a quick remove hard drive and easy access memory sticks. I "got" to go to Taipei during development of this chassis. It was a lot of fun to be there during the 4th of July! |
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| My last big project at Gateway was to develop the chassis to the right. This system was code named Maverick. It is an NLX system with three rail mounted external drives. It had two internal hard drives. NIC was DOWN! Service technicians working on this chassis didn't need a tool (screwdriver) until they reached the point of replacing the power supply. Ease of service also meant ease of assembly. This PC was very popular with businesses that had many system on their network. I saw a whole room full of these systems at Augustana College in Sioux Falls when Eric and I were there checking out the campus. Way Cool. I took another trip to Taipei on this chassis. One more week of wild and funky food. |
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| After college, my first job was with Texas Instruments in Sherman, TX. Not knowing any better, I ended up working there for nearly 15 years. TI has changed a great deal in its history. The majority of my time served was in the defense systems group, a division that was sold to Raytheon. Within that group, I worked for the wire and cable shop as well as the magnetics shop. I also worked for the Paveway program for a few months. TI used to make their own polished silicon wafers, and I worked in the Silicon Products Department for a few months. That division was later sold to MEMC. My last assignment was with the Extended Range Javelin program, an anti-tank weapon system. I turned in my resignation the day the news hit that Raytheon was taking over. TI's claim to fame now is digital signal processors. Not much fun for an M.E. |
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Paveway II (left) and Paveway III (above). At TI, we built the forward and aft sections of these systems. The seeker and air foil group made a smart bomb (laser guided) out of a standard cast iron bomb body. |
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At TI, I was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. I had a small but pivotal role in helping to get an effort started that is still going strong. BEST is a friendly competition that helps get junior high and high school aged kids involved in problem solving and team activities in something other than a sporting event. Just about too much fun to have all in one place. Check out the BEST Robotics Inc. link by clicking the logo. BRI is the overall governing body that controls all the hubs and all the contests going nation wide. A great organization and an outstanding tool for getting kids involved in an activity that will change their lives. |
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