Author: claimsbot

1. A tool assembly for a ram-driven press, the assembly comprising:
an active tool comprising:
a microprocessor; and
a functional head coupled to the microprocessor;

a power source, the power source being electrically coupled to the microprocessor for powering the functional head; and
a housing containing the active tool, the housing making the tool assembly interchangeable, in a mounting assembly of the ram-driven press, with a tool assembly including a passive forming tool, the housing, when mounted in the mounting assembly, moving in response to a ram stroke of the ram-driven press, wherein the housing includes a first portion and a second portion, the microprocessor being contained by the first portion, the functional head being contained by the second portion;
wherein the functional head is oriented in the housing so as to perform an operation on a workpiece supported in the ram-driven press, wherein the first portion of the housing moves in response to the ram stroke of the ram-driven press, and herein the functional head is activated via movement of the housing in response to the ram stroke of the ram-driven-press.
2. The tool assembly of claim 1, further comprising another housing containing the power source, the other housing making the power source interchangeable, in a mounting assembly of the press, with the tool assembly including the passive forming tool.
3. The tool assembly of claim 1, wherein the housing further contains the power source.
4. The tool assembly of claim 1, wherein the housing further contains the power source, and further comprising a connector mounted to the housing and coupled to the power source, the connector providing for reversible connection of a lead wire for charging the power source.
5. The tool assembly of claim 1, wherein the active tool further comprises a wireless communications module coupled to the power source for receiving transmissions of energy to charge the power source.
6. The tool assembly of claim 1, further comprising an adapter for reversible coupling of the functional head to the microprocessor and the power source.
7. The tool assembly of claim 1, wherein:
the first portion includes a connector coupled to the microprocessor, and the second portion includes a mating connector coupled to the functional head, the mating connector configured for reversible coupling with the connector of the first portion; and
the housing first and second portions are separable from one another to decouple the functional head from the microprocessor.
8. The tool assembly of claim 7, further comprising:
wherein the first portion of the housing contains the power source; and
the connector of the first portion is further coupled to the power source.
9. The tool assembly of claim 7,
wherein the second portion of the housing contains the power source; and
the mating connector of the second portion is further coupled to the power source.
10. The tool assembly of claim 1, wherein the active tool further comprises a wireless communications module coupled to the microprocessor for receiving transmission of programming instructions.
11. The tool assembly of claim 1, further comprising a connector mounted to the housing and coupled to the microprocessor, the connector providing for reversible connection of a lead wire for transmitting programming instructions to the microprocessor.
12. The tool assembly of claim 1, wherein the active tool further comprises a connector allowing the functional head to be reversibly coupled to the microprocessor.
13. The tool assembly of claim 1, wherein the housing includes an opening through which the functional head of the active tool performs the operation, and the functional head is fixed at a position recessed within the opening of the housing.
14. The tool assembly of claim 1, wherein the operation performed by the functional head comprises marking the workpiece.
15. The tool assembly of claim 1, wherein the functional head comprises a printer cartridge.
16. The tool assembly of claim 15, wherein:
the second portion includes an opening through which the printer cartridge prints on the workpiece; and
when the housing is mounted in the mounting assembly of the press, the first portion extends above the mounting assembly, and the second portion extends below the mounting assembly.
17. The tool assembly of claim 16, wherein the printer cartridge is fixed at a position recessed within the opening of the second portion.
18. The tool assembly of claim 15, wherein the active tool further comprises a connector allowing the printer cartridge to be reversibly coupled to the microprocessor.
19. The tool assembly of claim 1, wherein the active tool further comprises a wireless communications module coupled to the microprocessor for receiving transmissions of programming instructions.
20. The tool assembly of claim 1, wherein the operation performed by the functional head comprises collecting information from the workpiece and the active tool further comprises a memory coupled to the functional head, the memory storing the data collected by the functional head.
21. The tool assembly of claim 20, wherein the active tool further comprises a wireless communications module coupled to the memory for transmission of the information therefrom.
22. The tool assembly of claim 20, further comprising a connector mounted to the housing and coupled to the active tool memory, the connector providing for reversible connection of a lead wire for transmitting the information from the memory.
23. The tool assembly of claim 1, wherein the operation performed by the functional head comprises collecting information from the workpiece and the active tool further comprises a wireless communications module coupled to the functional head for transmitting the information therefrom.
24. The tool assembly of claim 1, wherein the functional head comprises at least one of: a touch probe, a laser probe, and a camera.
25. The tool assembly of claim 1, wherein the operation performed by the functional head comprises collecting inspection-related data from the workpiece.
26. The tool assembly of claim 1, wherein the function performed by the functional head is a forming operation.
27. The tool assembly of claim 26, wherein the forming operation is one of:
bending and cutting.
28. The tool assembly of claim 1, wherein the active tool further includes a rotary drive coupled to the microprocessor and the functional head.
29. The tool assembly of claim 1, further comprising internal lifter springs mounted within the housing and allowing the functional head to move with respect to the housing.
30. The tool assembly of claim 1, further comprising a switch for activating the functional head, the switch mounted to the housing such that, when the housing is mounted in the mounting assembly, the switch is triggered by the movement of the housing in response to the ram stroke of the press.
31. The tool assembly of claim 30, wherein the switch comprises a mechanical button and the switch is triggered by contact of the button with the workpiece.
32. The tool assembly of claim 30, wherein the switch comprises a proximity switch.
33. The tool assembly of claim 32, wherein the proximity switch comprises a reflective optical sensor and the switch is triggered by a predetermined proximity of the sensor to the workpiece.
34. The tool assembly of claim 30, wherein the switch comprises an accelerometer and the switch is triggered by a deceleration of a movement of housing in response to the ram stroke.
35. The tool assembly of claim 1, wherein the press is a punch press and the mounting assembly comprises an upper turret bore.
36. The tool assembly of claim 1, wherein the press is a punch press and the mounting assembly comprises an interlocking coupling with the ram of the press.
37. The tool assembly of claim 1, wherein:
the housing includes an opening through which the functional head performs the operation on the workpiece; and
when the housing is mounted in the mounting assembly of the press, the first portion extends above the mounting assembly, and the second portion extends below the mounting assembly.
38. A tool assembly for a ram-driven press, the assembly comprising:
an active tool comprising:
a microprocessor; and
a functional head coupled to the microprocessor;

a power source, the power source being electrically coupled to the microprocessor for powering the functional head; and
a housing, the microprocessor and the functional head being contained by the housing the housing making the tool assembly interchangeable, in a mounting assembly of the ram-driven press, with a tool assembly including a passive forming tool, the housing, when mounted in the mounting assembly, moving in response to a ram stroke of the ram-driven press, and the housing including an opening;
wherein the functional head is adapted for marking, and is fixed within the housing and oriented so as to mark, through the opening of the housing, on a workpiece that is supported in the ram-driven press, wherein the housing moves in response to the ram stroke of the ram-driven press, and wherein the functional head is activated via movement of the housing in response to the ram stroke of the ram-driven-press.
39. The tool assembly of claim 38,
wherein the housing includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion containing the power source and including a connector coupled to the power source, and the second portion containing the microprocessor of the active tool and the functional head of the active tool and including a mating connector coupled to the microprocessor and the functional head, the mating connector for reversible coupling with the connector of the first portion; and
the housing first and second portions are separable from one another to decouple the functional head and the microprocessor from the power source.
40. The tool assembly of claim 38, wherein the functional head comprises a printer cartridge.
41. The tool assembly of claim 38, wherein the active tool further comprises a connector allowing the functional head to be reversibly coupled to the microprocessor.
42. The tool assembly of claim 38, wherein the power source is contained by the housing.
43. The tool assembly of claim 38, further comprising:
another housing adapted for mounting in the press; and
wherein the power source is contained in the other housing.
44. The tool assembly of claim 38, wherein the active tool further comprises a wireless communications module being coupled to the microprocessor, for receiving transmissions of programming instructions, and being contained by the housing.
45. The tool assembly of claim 38, further comprising a switch for activating the functional head, the switch mounted to the housing such that, when the housing is mounted in the mounting assembly, the switch is triggered by the movement of the housing in response to the ram stroke of the press.
46. The tool assembly of claim 45, wherein the switch comprises a mechanical button and the switch is triggered by contact of the button with the workpiece.
47. The tool assembly of claim 45, wherein the switch comprises a proximity switch.
48. The tool assembly of claim 47, wherein the proximity switch comprises a reflective optical sensor and the switch is triggered by a predetermined proximity of the sensor to the workpiece.
49. The tool assembly of claim 45, wherein the switch comprises an accelerometer and the switch is triggered by a deceleration of a movement of housing in response to the ram stroke.
50. The tool assembly of claim 38, wherein the press is a punch press and the mounting assembly comprises an upper turret bore.
51. The tool assembly of claim 38, wherein the press is a punch press and the mounting assembly comprises an interlocking coupling with the ram of the press.
52. The tool assembly of claim 38, wherein:
the housing includes a first portion containing the microprocessor, and a second portion containing the functional head; and
when the housing is mounted in the mounting assembly of the press, the first portion extends above the mounting assembly, and the second portion extends below the mounting assembly.
53. The tool assembly of claim 38, wherein the functional head is fixed at a position that is recessed from the opening of the housing.
54. The tool assembly of claim 38, further comprising a connector mounted to the housing and coupled to the microprocessor of the active tool, the connector providing for reversible connection of a lead wire for transmitting programming instructions to the microprocessor.
55. The tool assembly of claim 38, further comprising a connector mounted to the housing and coupled to the active tool, the connector providing for reversible connection of a lead wire for power transmission to the active tool.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method for passing a web (W) in connection with a finishing device of a paper or board machine, in which method the web (W) is passed from a preceding treatment stage to the finishing device in which the web (W) is finished in the finishing device and from which finishing device the web (W) is passed further to a subsequent treatment stage, characterised in that the web (W) is brought to a roll (11; 14; 21) of the finishing device as supported substantially before a nip area (N1; N2; N3) and that the web (W) is passed from the circumference of a roll (12; 15; 22) of the finishing device as substantially supported after the nip area (N1; N2; N3), and that the method is applied in connection with calenders, in particular soft calenders.
2. A method according to claim 1, characterised in that the web (W) is passed as supported by a support member (13) between the treatment stages of the finishing device.
3. A method according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the web (W) is supported by a support member loop (10; 13; 16; 20; 23), the run of which is guided by two or more rolls (33).
4. A method according to claim 1, characterised in that the support member (10; 13; 16; 20; 23) runs past the roll (11, 12, 14, 15, 21, 22) tangentially to the roll (11, 12, 14, 15, 21, 22) of the finishing device.
5. A method according to claim 1, characterised in that the web (W) is passed to a thermo roll (21) of the calender such that the web (W) is guided to run on the circumference of the thermo roll (21) before a nip (N3) such that the web (W) forms a shield which prevents the heat of the thermo roll from evaporating into the surroundings.
6. A device for passing a web in connection with a finishing device of a paper machine, characterised in that the web (W) can be brought by means of the device to the circumference of a roll (11; 14; 21) of the finishing device substantially before a nip area (N1; N2; N3) andor the web (W) can be passed from the circumference of a roll (12; 15; 22) of the finishing device substantially after the nip area (N1; N2; N3), and that the device has been arranged to be used in connection with a calender, in particular a soft calender.
7. A device according to claim 6, characterised in that the device has been formed of a support member loop (10, 13, 16, 20, 23) having two or more rolls (33) disposed in connection with it in order to guide it.
8. A device according to claim 6 or 7, characterised in that the support member (10, 13, 16, 20, 23) of the device has been arranged to run past the roll substantially tangentially to the roll of the finishing device.
9. A device according to any one of claims 6 to 8, characterised in that one or more support member units have been arranged in connection with the finishing device.

1. A wood preservative composition comprising
an organic biocide;
a carrier; and
a thickening agent, wherein the wood preservative composition is formulated as a thixotropic paste.
2. The wood preservative composition of claim 1, wherein the organic biocide is a fungicide, insecticide, moldicide, bactericide, or algaecide, or combinations thereof.
3. The wood preservative composition of claim 1, wherein the organic biocide is a quaternary ammonium compound, a triazole compound, an imidazole compound, an isothiazolone compound, or a pyrethroid compound, or combination thereof.
4. The wood preservative composition of claim 1, wherein the organic biocide is imidachloprid, fipronil, cyfluthrin, bifenthrin, permethrin, cypermethrin, chlorpyrifos, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate (IPBC), chlorothalonil, 2-(thiocyanatomethylthio) benzothiazole, alkoxylated diamines or carbendazim.
5. The wood preservative composition of claim 1, further comprising copper-8-quinolinolate.
6. The wood preservative composition of claim 1, further comprising a boron-containing compound.
7. The wood preservative composition of claim 6, wherein the boron-containing compound is a boric acid, a metal borate, a sodium borate, or a potassium borate.
8. The wood preservative composition of claim 7, wherein the sodium borate is sodium tetraborate decahydrate, sodium tetraborate pentahydrate, or disodium octaborate tetrahydrate (DOT).
9. The wood preservative composition of claim 7, wherein the metal borate is calcium borate, borate silicate, aluminum silicate borate hydroxide, silicate borate hydroxide fluoride, hydroxide silicate borate, sodium silicate borate, calcium silicate borate, aluminum borate, boron oxide, magnesium borate, iron borate, copper borate or zinc borate.
10. A wood preservative composition comprising:
copper-8-quinolinolate;
a boron-containing compound;
a carrier; and
a thickening agent.
11. The wood preservative composition of claim 10, wherein the carrier is aqueous.
12. The wood preservative composition of claim 10, wherein the wood preservative composition is formulated as a paste.
13. The wood preservative composition of claim 12, wherein the carrier is aqueous.
14. The wood preservative composition of claim 13, wherein the paste is thixotropic.
15. The wood preservative composition of claim 10, wherein the wood preservative composition does not comprise one or more copper-solubilizing agents.
16. The wood preservative composition of claim 15, wherein the copper-solubilizing agent comprises ammonia, an ammonium salt, an amine, mono- or polyalkanolamines.
17. The wood preservative composition of claim 10, wherein the copper-8-quinolinolate is substantially insoluble in the carrier.
18. The wood preservative composition of claim 10, wherein the copper-8-quinolinolate is about 0.001% to about 10% by weight.
19. The wood preservative composition of claim 18, wherein the copper-8-quinolinolate is about 0.001% to about 2% by weight.
20. The wood preservative composition of claim 19, wherein the copper-8-quinolinolate is about 0.001% to about 1% by weight.
21. The wood preservative composition of claim 10, wherein the boron-containing compound is a boric acid, a metal borate, a sodium borate, or a potassium borate.
22. The wood preservative composition of claim 21, wherein the sodium borate is sodium tetraborate decahydrate, sodium tetraborate pentahydrate, or disodium octaborate tetrahydrate (DOT).
23. The wood preservative composition of claim 21, wherein the metal borate is calcium borate, borate silicate, aluminum silicate borate hydroxide, silicate borate hydroxide fluoride, hydroxide silicate borate, sodium silicate borate, calcium silicate borate, aluminum borate, boron oxide, magnesium borate, iron borate, copper borate or zinc borate.
24. The wood preservative composition of claim 10, wherein the weight ratio of the boron compound to copper-8-quinolinolate is about 1:1.
25. The wood preservative composition of claim 10, wherein the weight ratio of the boron compound to copper-8-quinolinolate is about 10:1.
26. The wood preservative composition of claim 10, wherein the weight ratio of the boron compound to copper-8-quinolinolate is about 200:1.
27. The wood preservative composition of claim 10, wherein the weight ratio of the boron compound to copper-8-quinolinolate is about 1000:1.
28. The wood preservative composition of claim 10, further comprising a fluoride-containing compound.
29. The wood preservative composition of claim 10, wherein the fluoride compound is sodium fluoride, potassium fluoride, calcium fluoride, copper fluoride, iron fluoride, or magnesium fluoride.
30. The wood preservative composition of claim 10, wherein the weight ratio of the fluoride compound to copper-8-quinolinolate is about 1:1.
31. The wood preservative composition of claim 10, wherein the weight ratio of the fluoride compound to copper-8-quinolinolate is about 10:1.
32. The wood preservative composition of claim 10, wherein the weight ratio of the fluoride compound to copper-8-quinolinolate is about 200:1.
33. The wood preservative composition of claim 10, wherein the weight ratio of the fluoride compound to copper-8-quinolinolate is about 1000:1.
34. The wood preservative composition of claim 10, further comprising one or more organic biocides.
35. The wood preservative composition of claim 34, wherein the organic biocide is a fungicide, insecticide, moldicide, bactericide, or algaecide, or combinations thereof.
36. The wood preservative composition of claim 34, wherein the one or more organic biocides is a quaternary ammonium compound, a triazole compound, an imidazole compound, an isothiazolone compound, or a pyrethroid compound, or combination thereof.
37. The wood preservative composition of claim 34, wherein the organic biocide is imidachloprid, fipronil, cyfluthrin, bifenthrin, permethrin, cypermethrin, chlorpyrifos, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate (IPBC), chlorothalonil, 2-(thiocyanatomethylthio) benzothiazole, alkoxylated diamines or carbendazim.
38. The wood preservative composition of claim 34, wherein the weight ratio of the organic biocide is about from 0.001% to 10% by weight.
39. The wood preservative composition of claim 38, wherein the weight ratio of the organic biocide is about from 0.005% to 5% by weight.
40. The wood preservative composition of claim 39, wherein the weight ratio of the organic biocide is about from of 0.01% to 1% by weight.
41. The wood preservative composition of claim 10, wherein the thickening agent is an organic thickener.
42. The wood preservative composition of claim 41, wherein the organic thickener is cellulose-derived.
43. The wood preservative composition of claim 42, wherein the cellulose-derived organic thickener is a cellulose ester or a cellulose ether.
44. The wood preservative composition of claim 43, wherein the cellulose ester is cellulose nitrate, sulfate, cellulose phosphate, cellulose nitrite, cellulose xanthate, cellulose acetate, cellulose formate or combination thereof.
45. The wood preservative composition of claim 43, wherein the cellulose ether is methylcellulose, ethylcellulose, propylcellulose, benzylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, hydroxybutylcellulose, cyanoethylcellulose, or carboxyethylcellulose.
46. The wood preservative composition of claim 10, wherein the thickening agent is about 0.01% to 50% by weight in the composition.
47. The wood preservative composition of claim 10, wherein the thickening agent is about 0.5% to 10% by weight in the composition.
48. The wood preservative composition of claim 10, wherein the thickener is an inorganic thickener.
49. The wood preservative composition of claim 48, wherein the inorganic thickener is a clay.
50. The wood preservative composition of claim 49, wherein the clay is attapulgite, dickite, saponite, montmorillonite, nacrite, kaolinite, anorthite, halloysite, metahalloysite, chrysotile, lizardite, serpentine, antigorite, beidellite, stevensite, hectonite, smecnite, nacrite, sepiolite, montmorillonite, sauconite, stevensite, nontronite, saponite, hectorite, vermiculite, illite, sericite, glauconite-montmorillonite, roselite-montmorillonite, bentonite, chlorite-vermiculite, illite-montmorillonite, halloysite-montmorillonite, or kaolinitemontmorillonite.
51. The wood preservative composition of claim 50, wherein the clay is attapulgite, hectorite, bentonite, montmorillonite, sauconite, smecnite, stevensite, beidellite, nontronite, saponite, hectorite, vermiculite, nacrite, or sepiolite.
52. The wood preservative composition of claim 48, wherein the inorganic thickener is about 0.5% to about 30% by weight.
53. The wood preservative composition of claim 10, further comprising a drying retardant or a hemictant, or both.
54. The wood preservative composition of claim 10, wherein the thickening agent is a mixture of organic and inorganic thickeners.
55. The wood preservative composition of claim 12, further comprising a wrap.
56. The wood preservative composition of claim 12, wherein the wrap is a bandage.
57. A method for remedial treatment of wood, comprising the step of applying the composition of claim 1 to wood.
58. The method of claim 57, wherein the wood is an in-service wood product.
59. The method of claim 58, wherein the in-service wooden product is a utility pole, a railroad tie or wooden bridge.
60. The method of claim 57, wherein the composition is applied by brush.
61. The method of claim 57, wherein the composition is applied by spray.
62. The method of claim 57, wherein the composition is applied to wood to a thickness of between 132 and \xbe inches.
63. The method of claim 57, wherein the composition is applied to wood to a thickness of between 116 and \xbd inches.
64. The method of claim 57, wherein the composition is applied to wood to a thickness of between 116 and \xbc inches.
65. A method for preparing the wood preservative composition of claim 1, comprising the step of maintaining the viscosity of the wood preservative composition between 275 and 425 tenths of a millimeter (tmm).
66. The method of claim 65, wherein the viscosity is maintained between 300 and 400 tmm.
67. The method of claim 66, wherein the viscosity is maintained between 320 and 340 tmm.
68. A container comprising the wood preservative composition of claim 1.
69. The container of claim 68, wherein the container is a bag.
70. The container of claim 69, wherein the viscosity of the wood preservative composition is between 175 and 375 tenths of a millimeter (tmm).
71. The container of claim 70, wherein the viscosity is between 200 and 300 tmm.
72. The container of claim 71, wherein the viscosity is between w10 and 250 tmm.
73. The wood preservative composition of claim 1, wherein the composition is formulated as a grease.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An expandable modular utility grid connection system, comprising:
a container;
a plurality of utilities at least partially enclosed within the container, wherein the utilities comprise electrical power and at least one of a data link, an air supply system, a pneumatic system, a vacuum system, an electrostatic safety system, and a fluid supply system;
a first plurality of linkable connection points disposed along an exterior surface of the container configured to link each of the plurality of utilities to a utility source; and
a plurality of utility connection points disposed along the exterior surface of the container configured to allow an operator to access the plurality of utilities.
2. An expandable modular utility grid connection system according to claim 1, wherein the container is adapted for use and operation in a clean room environment.
3. An expandable modular utility grid connection system according to claim 1, further comprising a second plurality of linkable connection points disposed along the exterior surface of the container wherein the second plurality of linkable connection points is configured to linkably connect to a second container.
4. An expandable modular utility grid connection system according to claim 1, wherein the container is further configured to attach to at least one of a floor, a workbench, a wall, and a ceiling.
5. An expandable modular utility grid connection system according to claim 1, wherein each of the first plurality of linkable connection points is configured to couple to an existing fixed utility source.
6. An expandable modular utility grid connection system according to claim 1, wherein the pneumatic system comprises a pressurized gas.
7. An expandable modular utility grid connection system according to claim 6, wherein the inert gas comprises nitrogen.
8. A linkably modular utility grid connection system for a clean room workcenter comprising:
a utility box;
a plurality of utilities enclosed within the utility box, wherein the utilities comprise electrical power and at least one of a data link, an air supply system, an exhaust system, a pneumatic system, a vacuum system, an electrostatic safety system, and a fluid supply system;
a plurality of linkable connection points disposed along an exterior surface of the utility box configured to link each of the plurality of utilities to at least one of a second utility box and a source for each of the plurality of utilities; and
a plurality of utility connection points disposed along the exterior surface of the utility box configured to provide access the plurality of utilities.
9. A connection system according to claim 8, wherein the utility box is configured for attachment to at least one of a work bench, a floor, a wall, and a ceiling.
10. A connection system according to claim 8, wherein the each of the plurality of linkable connection points is configured to attach to an existing fixed utility source.
11. A connection system according to claim 8, wherein the pneumatic system comprises a pressurized inert gas.
12. A connection system according to claim 11, wherein the inert gas comprises nitrogen.
13. A method of creating an expandable modular workstation, comprising:
enclosing a plurality of utilities within a first housing, wherein the plurality of utilities comprises electrical power and at least one of a data link, an air supply system, a pneumatic system, a vacuum system, an electrostatic safety system, and a fluid supply system;
placing a linkable connection point on an exterior surface of the first housing for each of the plurality of utilities, wherein the linkable connection point connects the housing to at least one of a second housing and a source for each of the plurality of utilities; and
placing a utility connection point on the exterior surface of the first housing for each of the plurality of utilities, wherein the utility connection point provides access to each of the plurality of utilities.
14. A method of creating a workstation according to claim 13, further comprising:
enclosing a second plurality of utilities within the second housing, wherein the plurality of utilities comprises electrical power and at least one of a data link an air supply system, a pneumatic system, a vacuum system, an electrostatic safety system, and a fluid supply system;
placing a linkable connection point on an exterior surface of the second housing for each of the second plurality of utilities; and
linking the second plurality of utilities to the first plurality of utilities.
15. A method of creating a workstation according to claim 14, wherein the first and second housings are adapted for use in a clean room.
16. A method of creating a workstation according to claim 14, further comprising arranging the first and second housings to create a workspace.
17. A method of creating a workstation according to claim 13, further comprising attaching the first housing to at least one of the workbench, a floor, a wall, and a ceiling.