Hernon Manufacturing Named 'Florida Companies to Watch' Award Winner

Hernon Manufacturing, the innovator in adhesives, sealants and dispensing equipment, has announced it has received the honor of being named one of the 50 Florida Companies to Watch of 2012.

This year Florida Companies to Watch attracted more than 400 nominees, and 104 companies were selected as finalists. Hernon Manufacturing prevailed along with 49 other finalists to receive the distinction of being named as one of the 50 Florida Companies to Watch of 2012.

A letter, included with the award notification from Tom O'Neal, Executive Director of GrowFL stated, "We are especially proud of second-stage companies such as yours; not only do you form the backbone of Florida's burgeoning economy, you are the creators of ground-breaking innovations and provide inspiration for your employees and communities."

A representative from Hernon accepted the nomination for the award online at the beginning of August. On Friday, October 19th, 2012 two representatives from the company will attend the official VIP Reception and Awards Dinner at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando to receive the award.

About Hernon Manufacturing

Hernon Manufacturing has been committed to delivering world class adhesive, sealant, and impregnation solutions along with precision dispensing systems for nearly four decades. A long-time member of Central Florida’s industrial manufacturing community, Hernon offers strong brands and technologies, all made in the United States, for a diverse range of industries including: Energy/Power Generation, Medical, Electronics, Electrical, Automotive, Appliances, Sporting Goods, Ammunition, Communications, Aerospace, Aviation, High Tech Audio, Defense, Fire Suppression, Transportation, and Marine.

For additional information about Hernon's products and process equipment, please visit http://hernon.com or call 407-322-4000.

ESA Renewables Expands to Central and South America

ESA Renewables (ESA), recognized as a global leader in providing turnkey solar solutions, announces their expansion into Central America, South America and additional surrounding markets.

ESA is seeking strategic partnerships in their effort to bring innovative solar development projects to Central and South America. The company is in the process of developing projects consisting of more than 150 megawatts (MWs), including a 20 MW installation in the Caribbean which is anticipated to be installed in the third quart of this year. Other areas of potential expansion include Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Mexico, Argentina, El Salvador, Chile, Brazil, Columbia, Panama, and the neighboring regions.

“We are excited to take on this new endeavor and to offer our solar solutions into fresh markets,” said Jeffrey Burkett, President of ESA Renewables. “ESA is committed to growing the Central and South American markets to increase the company’s overall solar portfolio.”

ESA’s goal is to secure instrumental partnerships with industry leaders, enabling important steps to be taken to break into Central and South America. ESA understands the importance of quality and, therefore, focuses on forming relationships with companies who provide value and support ESA’s overall mission of providing sustainable and reliable installations. The company recognizes that creating valued relationships is crucial in procuring technologically superior products and services for further solar expansion.

“The solar industry is anticipated to undergo rapid growth in the coming years, thus making it essential to initiate expansion into currently untapped territory,” Lindsay Herold, Contract Administrator for ESA Renewables.

ESA Renewables has successfully expanded multiple new markets over the past year, proving the company is highly scalable and an ideal candidate to venture into this new territory. ESA has a large variety of development opportunities currently under progress in their pipelines for 2012 and 2013 and have set aside funds to develop in new markets.

About ESA Renewables, LLC

ESA Renewables has positioned itself as a leader in the industry providing turnkey solar PV systems worldwide. ESA owns and operates a diverse portfolio of more than 500 solar PV power generating facilities located in the United States, Puerto Rico, Spain and Italy. ESA’s scope of services includes financing, engineering, construction, testing, monitoring, and operation and maintenance. With headquarters in Castellon, Spain, ESA has additional offices in Florida, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Canada, Chile, South Africa, and Italy. For more information about ESA Renewables, LLC, please visit http://www.esarenewables.com or call 407-268-6455.

Hernon Manufacturing Receives ITAR Registration

Hernon Manufacturing, the innovator in adhesives, sealants and dispensing equipment, has announced that the company has received The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) Registration. This registration enables Hernon to better serve government and ammunition manufacturers.

"We strive to be the dependable source for military-grade adhesives, sealants and dispensing equipment, that are custom engineered and proven to meet or exceed military requirements and reduce costs," says Harry Arnon, President of Hernon Manufacturing. "ITAR registration positions us to further demonstrate our commitment to and understanding of government market segments."

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) is a set of United States government regulations that control the export and import of defense-related articles and services on the United States Munitions List (USML). The Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) interprets and enforces ITAR. Its goal is to safeguard U.S. national security and further U.S. foreign policy objectives.

All manufacturers, exporters, and brokers of defense articles, related technical data and defense services as defined on the United States Munitions List (Part 121 of the ITAR) are required to register with the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC). Registration is primarily a means to provide the U.S. Government with necessary information on who is involved in certain manufacturing, exporting and brokering activities. Registration does not confer any export rights or privileges, but is a precondition for the issuance of any license or other approval for export. The registration is valid for twelve months.

The companies new water-proofing technology for ammunition used by the military and law enforcement, as well as an advanced process of applying sealants to bullets was recently recognized and awarded the William C. Schwartz Innovation Award by the Central Florida economic-development officials.

"When accuracy and reliability matters, the world’s leading ammunition manufacturers turn to Hernon," added Arnon.

About Hernon Manufacturing

Hernon Manufacturing has been committed to delivering world class adhesive, sealant, and impregnation solutions along with precision dispensing systems for nearly four decades. A long-time member of Central Florida’s industrial manufacturing community, Hernon offers strong brands and technologies, all made in the United States, for a diverse range of industries including: Energy/Power Generation, Medical, Electronics, Electrical, Automotive, Appliances, Sporting Goods, Ammunition, Communications, Aerospace, Aviation, High Tech Audio, Defense, Fire Suppression, Transportation, and Marine.

For additional information about Hernon's products and process equipment for the ammunition industry, please visit http://ammo.hernon.com, email ammo@hernon.com or call 407-322-4000 and ask for assistance for ammunition sealing applications.

Hernon Manufacturing Wins William C. Schwartz Industry Innovation Award

Hernon Manufacturing, the innovator in adhesives, sealants and dispensing equipment, has been notified by the Central Florida economic-development officials that they have won the William C. Schwartz Industry Innovation Award.

Hernon Manufacturing Inc. of Sanford was chosen for having developed new water-proofing technology for ammunition used by the military and law enforcement, as well as for an advanced process of applying sealants to bullets.

Last Friday, the Central Florida economic-development officials announced the latest William C. Schwartz Industry Innovation Awards, which this year go to a half-dozen companies involved in everything from advanced health care and optics to ammunition coatings and video games.

The Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission selected five recipients last week for the annual awards, named after the late high-tech pioneer Bill Schwartz, known as the father of the region's laser industry. An additional winner was selected by the Florida High-Tech Corridor Council.

Hernon Manufacturing and the four other winners from Lake and Orange Counties, the City of Orlando, as well as the Florida High Tech Corridor, will be honored at a luncheon attended by approximately 400 community leaders on Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Sea World Ports of Call, located at 7007 Sea World Drive, Orlando, Florida.

About Hernon Manufacturing

Hernon Manufacturing has been committed to delivering world class adhesive, sealant, and impregnation solutions along with precision dispensing systems for nearly four decades. A long-time member of Central Florida’s industrial manufacturing community, Hernon offers strong brands and technologies, all made in the United States, for a diverse range of industries including: Energy/Power Generation, Medical, Electronics, Electrical, Automotive, Appliances, Sporting Goods, Ammunition, Communications, Aerospace, Aviation, High Tech Audio, Defense, Fire Suppression, Transportation, and Marine.

For additional information about Hernon's products and process equipment, please visit http://hernon.com or call 407-322-4000.

The Benefits of Tribute Videos

Interesting in providing the best possible service to clients in your community?  Looking for a sure fire way to make funeral services unique and special?  Tribute videos will lead your funeral home to becoming the most respected and innovative around.

Tribute videos are becoming among the most requested products when client families are planning a funeral.  You have undoubtedly had client families express their desires to incorporate one within the viewing or memorial service.  If you are currently offering this service to your client base, you have seen the impact they make.  Transforming a quiet, sullen viewing service into one that includes many pictures, video clips and favorite music of the deceased, video tributes truly establish a tone like no other funeral product can.  

As a funeral is intended to celebrate the life of a unique individual and allows one last event for friends and family to gather in that person’s honor, it is befitting to create an occasion that undeniably accomplishes that.  In the past, funeral home professionals encouraged client families to display photographs around the casket and on a photo or memorial board.   Realizing the effect that having personal objects at the service had on visitors, funeral home professionals have long known that the final “sending off” becomes a far more consequential event when the departed is present in some manner.  Video tributes are merely an extension of this, albeit using funeral industry designed software to create top-notch productions in-house.  The benefits to both the funeral home professional and client families are numerous.

Let’s look at client benefits.  The death of a loved one leaves a terrible void that is never replaced.  With time and shared mourning it heals and life without the deceased, although changed, continues.  When funerals are traditional and non-personal, visitors leave without any real connection to the departed.  When tribute videos are presented, however, the spirit of the person comes to life.  Photographs, video clips, favored psalms, poems or even jokes can be included.  Tons of tribute video introductions and video endings with themes that represent the deceased’s interests and passions bolster the personal touch.  Music is added from extensive libraries available on the software, or from the personal collection of the departed.  With professional effects in the software, a faithful and impressive video is the result.  Seeing their friend or loved one engaged in the milestones of life aids considerably to the grieving process and inspires sharing of stories among mourners.  Easily reproducible and uploaded to the internet, video tributes can be viewed and shared forever. 

Funeral home professionals benefit significantly as well.   The software is astonishingly simple to use and DVD tribute videos are highly profitable.  

Video tributes, created with ease and simplicity, add immeasurable value to your business.  Client satisfaction, word of mouth advertising and requests for extra copies combine to make it a staple product.  All this for an item you create in-house without the need to purchase additional equipment!

Frazer Consultants primary products and services include interactive funeral home website design, funeral tribute video software, funeral webcasting, funeral candles, funeral keepsakes, funeral register books, personalized funeral stationery, temporary grave markers and funeral holiday remembrance ornaments.  For more information, please visit http://www.frazerconsultants.com or call 866-372-9372.

Printing-on-Demand Is Affordable and CUSTOM

Did you know that pre-printed funeral stationery companies are insinuating that pre-printed stationery is cheaper than print-on-demand?  That's simply not true!

Print-on-demand funeralstationery keeps costs down, inventory issues down, and offers client families more personalization options than pre-printed funeral stationery.  It also enables the funeral professional to have what they need, when they need it.

Take for instance funeral register books.  Comparable to pre-printed funeral register books in printing price, print-on-demand registers can be created in-house by the funeral professional and customized to a client family's wishes.  No longer will a family have to settle for a plain, unimaginative funeral register book.  

With more than 500 templates to choose from, print-on-demand funeral stationery that's created with the latest funeral software can interweave the occupation, interests, hobbies and more throughout the register.  These personal and custom images can be displayed in full-color printing on the pages of the register book next to family photos, favorite scripture or quotes.  

These little touches make a big impression.  So much so that the entire collection of funeral stationery, including the funeral register book is not just a plain piece of paper, with generic printing, but an important part of a families collection of keepsakes from their loved ones life.  In fact, these unique keepsakes help tell a loved one's story and celebrate their life.

Additionally, when creating  unique funeralstationery with the latest funeral software, there's nothing to inventory and no high cost print or copy machine to buy or lease.  The funeral home can use their own printing equipment - a laser jet printer or take advantage of a low, fixed cost-per-page program and still create the most-professional, cost-effective and fully customized funeral stationery available.

The type of printing solution a funeral home should chose will depend on the number of calls the funeral home typically manages in a month's time.  If the funeral home handles more than one hundred calls a month, it probably makes sense to go towards the copier solution.  If the home takes less than one hundred calls, a printer solution is best.  Either solution, will have a duplex unit that will allow the funeral home to printer both sides automatically.  The copier has a higher monthly fixed cost, therefore, the funeral home would need to be doing some volume to make up for the higher fixed cost.  But since the cost per page is cheaper, it can pay for itself quickly.

This funeral software is available to funeral professionals with no long-term contracts, no upfront costs, no equipment to buy, and no support fees.  Using a simple pay as you go system, funeral homes can control costs and provide the highest level of customization available in today's market.

Frazer Consultants primary products and services include interactive funeral home website design, funeral tribute video software, funeral webcasting, funeral candles, funeral keepsakes, funeral register books, personalized funeral stationery, temporary grave markers and funeral holiday remembrance ornaments.  For more information, please visit http://www.frazerconsultants.com or call 866-372-9372.

Exceptional Funeral Stationery Packages For Less

Is it possible to provide incredible funeral stationery that is highly personalized while making great profit?  With new options stemming from simple funeral software, you can.

The National Funeral Directors Association estimates that client families pay $80 for one hundred basic funeral programs without a picture.  Guest register books also average $80, with more elaborate styles selling for as much as $225.  As these items tend to be the most essential to have for a funeral service, client families must struggle between the cost of generic funeral stationery and the desire to personalize their loved ones funeral. 

As a funeral home professional, you are fortunate to be able to offer many additional items to the standard programs and register books for a very cost-effective rate.  And the beauty is that each and every item can be customized so the deceased's unique nature is revealed through each piece.

With funeral software designed specifically for the funeral home industry, you can easily create fully personalized funeral stationery for far less than you may think.  Consider being able to offer leather-bound register books containing a photograph of the deceased with your clients' choice of paper stock and the ability to personalize pages within the book.  Accompanying that, you add one hundred memorial folders and fifty acknowledgements and envelopes - all personalized. This "basic" type of package will run your client families about $145, which is a bargain when compared to the lack luster, higher priced register and one hundred black and white funeral programs of yesteryear.  In addition, you profit handsomely!

For just $345, client families can receive one hundred color programs containing a photo and an exceptional registry book -- all created on simple to use funeral software, in-house!  Imagine their amazement while planning a funeral and seeking input from your funeral home, when you offer them a completely personalized funeralstationery package at an affordable price.  This type of package includes:  a beautiful, personalized leather-bound register book, one hundred tri-fold programs, fifty acknowledgement cards with envelopes, four bookmarks and a professional level DVD tribute video and a four-sided funeral candle.  Keep in mind that each and every one of these items is customized with photographs, favorite quotes or bible verses of the deceased, and music and video where applicable. 

With the economic hardships faced by so many these days, why not offer so much MORE for so much LESS?  Explore the vast options available to you with funeral software.  You will find your profits maximized and your client families very satisfied.  

Frazer Consultants primary products and services include interactive funeral home website design, funeral tribute video software, funeral webcasting, funeral candles, funeral keepsakes, funeral register books, personalized funeral stationery, temporary grave markers and funeral holiday remembrance ornaments.  For more information, please visit http://www.frazerconsultants.com or call 866-372-9372.