Ok as far as I can tell, the Bessemer process works by pumping air through raw iron that has been rendered molten through a previous process and poured it. Various impurities react with oxygen to form slag, and even more additives like Manganese and more carbon is added.

1. Does the initial burst of air before the additives remove *all* carbon in the form of carbom monoxide, or is it just *some* carbon and turns all impurities into slag?
2. Air is blown in through pipes on the bottom of the Bessemer process. Why aren't these pipes getting jammed by the molten metal?
3. How is the slag removed from the Bessemer furnace?

Definitely a band name for some genre of metal or industrial music.

What role does refractories play in a Bessemer process/conversion in general?

Is the technology one of those forgotten technology like that much of the ancient world and china that is often rediscovered, say similar to Damascus steel (Wootz steel).

This portrait is hanging in a relative's house. No markings on the back of piece. I tried reverse image search and couldn't find anything enlightening. Any information would be helpful. Leonard, Thomas, and Barnabus (probably joke). Thanks.

http://imgur.com/GIKvkTa

Sorry I forgot to link

Having frequented a steelworks here in the UK with work now for 6 months, I am fascinated by the scale and results of the apparent post-apocalyptic chaos & destruction. In my basic research I have looked up the process and to reduce Pig Iron to steel where oxygen is blown into/across the surface of the molten metal to remove the carbon in an exothermic reaction producing CO/CO2 which is discarded and the result is steel. In the basic in Basic Oxygen Steelmaking is alkali added to remove contaminants as slag.
I have uses oxyacetylene torches to cut steel easily, I understand the process is achieved not by melting the steel but heating it to a point where the presence of excess oxygen will trigger a self sustaining exothermic reaction and the pressure of the oxygen jet displaces the iron oxide separating the desired piece of steel into two. So: Applying oxygen in the presence of suitably hot (molten?) iron/steel causes the steel to oxidise rapidly, why does this not happen to the molten steel in the BOS plant turning the pot into a giant pot of oops?

Using the abundances of iron and coal available in the Manchurian hills, we have established small steel mills that use the Bessemer process to remove the impurities from molten pig iron by blasting hot air through a Bessemer converter. These complex designs require great amounts of heat and infrastructure to support them, as such, only a handful have been built, mostly at Kharkiskaya Iron and Steel outside Port Arthur. They produce only a few tons of steel every month.

41yo single male - just hit $3.2M in net worth today.

Honestly, none of it was by design - kind of fell into it. A lot of it came from tech - and I was only able to benefit because I very randomly became connected to a group of people who pulled me along with them.

I'm pretty good at my job, but I try not to kid myself that that's the only driver. I've gotten where I have through luck and the kindness of others. I do my best to try and pay that forward.

Looking back on it all, the key is to be a good egg. It's important to be smart and good at your job -- it's just as important to be kind. That's what allows you to build relationships that create opportunities.

It's all just very, very humbling.... still trying to process....

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Age 29 (moved to US to do an MBA at Wharton):

• I moved to the US about 11 years ago - at the height of the financial crisis - to attend business school (MBA at Wharton).
• Could not afford it by myself - my starting salary in a 3rd World country was $7K/year, although I'd built it up to $40K/year over an 8-year period.
• Wharton gave me a 40% scholarship and then I basically cashed in all my savings ($50K) and took a loan in order to afford it.
• Was fortunate enough to get a job offer that sponsored my H-1B (work visa).

Age 31 (graduated Wharton, joined McKinsey): -$80K net worth due to school debt.

• Was able to land a job at McKinsey & Company -- starting salary of $120K
• Based out of Atlanta -- unlike my colleagues in NYC or SF, able to save 50% of my after-tax salary with low rent etc. When on projects, we expensed meals and stuff - so never spent the bulk of my salary beyond loan repayments.
• Maxed out retirement contributions to a proprietary McKinsey fund, although I mostly just invested in US equities using index funds
• Didn't really invest in shares beyond S&P 500 index funds because of McKinsey restrictions on trading shares (it was possible, but just complicated)

Age 35 (left McKinsey, went to an SF non-profit): $400K net worth

• Net worth mostly from the retirement funds, the balance was in selected shares (US equities)
• Eventually received my green card sponsored by McKinsey - and was like "Adios!"
• Decided to do more non-profit work and joined tech non-profit in the SF Bay Area. Took a 33% paycut as well as the increase

I’m going to keep this brief and open-ended. I’m working my way through Enterprise and Technology: The German and British Steel Industries, 1865-1895 by Wengenroth. Some of the details of the German steelmaking industry were familiar to me from reading The Arms of Krupp: The Rise and Fall of the Industrial Dynasty That Armed Germany at War by Manchester, as well as a documentary on the steel industry.

##What I don’t understand is the sequence of events, starting in the steel industry and then spreading to other sectors, that caused a global economic downturn between 1873-79.

If I understand correctly:

• New York bank Jay, Cook and Co. had invested in the Northern Pacific Railroad.

• Of the projected 500 miles of line funded for $2M, 10% was completed.

• Jay, Cook and Co. places a bid with Rothschild’s for bonds at 6% and is rebuffed.

• Jay, Cook and Co. is unable to find European investors to fund the completion of the Northern Pacific Railroad, and collapses in 1873.

• 83 “Railroad Societies” (Are those banks?) become insolvent as a chain reaction (How? Why?) and have outstanding debts of $250M.

• A German bank, Quistorpsche Vereinsbank declares bankruptcy.

• 61 other German banks and “various enterprises” (?) collapse into the spring of 1874.

• In May 1873 the British iron industry begins to collapse (why?).

• This causes heavy industry throughout the UK to run into difficulties in 1874, apparently to the point where nationalization was considered for railways and the steel industry.

• Somehow the US Stock Market collapses, and creates a situation where available capital for investment in the UK plummets.

• “Great Britain was not only the workshop of the world, but also its leading money-lender, which meant if had to extricate itself from its predicament.”

• A MP remarked to the Sheffield trade council in November 1877 “When we stopped the loans the countries ceased to make their railways, and to take our iron.”

Like many of you, the first economic crisis I experienced was 2008. I can understand how a bullshit economy of bad mortgages, or the current economy of completely fictitious value being fuelled by printed money can collapse. I don’t understand the 1870’s collapse at all. Don’t industrial outputs like iron rails

^(Mandatory disclaimer: I'm trying to write a fantasy story, which does not aim for full historical accuracy but still an acceptable level. If "medieval" is too vague, let's go 13th to 15th century Europe.)

If I want to make a steel sword, I suppose the process can be separated into first acquiring/producing the steel, and then crafting the weapon itself.

When searching the internet, I find a lot of descriptions on how steel is made in modern times (starting from the 19th century) and the Bessemer process (1856) which is said to have allowed mass production of steel. This makes me wonder how rare steel was prior to the industrial revolution, and how widespread its use was both in common tools and in weapons. I can imagine that e.g. a shovel or a scythe would be made using cheaper metals, right? For warfare, I can imagine that larger kingdoms could easily equip their entire army with steel weaponry, but what about regional lords?

I guess this is linked to the production of steel and how many people were required to work on it. For a fantasy example, in the video game Skyrim, the town of Whiterun has two competing blacksmiths each working alone and producing their own steel without any help. Is that complete fantasy or could a lone person produce steel in usable quantities? How long would the process take?

Then, there is the crafting process itself. Googleing around I found that once you have the steel, making a sword could take order of one week on your own. Is that accurate? Is that with or without the use of a trip hammer, or are there other tools that can speed up the process?

I hope the question is interesting, looking forward to read you

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"In Amazon’s 1997 letter to shareholders, our first, I talked about our hope to create an “enduring franchise,” one that would reinvent what it means to serve customers by unlocking the internet’s power. I noted that Amazon had grown from having 158 employees to 614, and that we had surpassed 1.5 million customer accounts. We had just gone public at a split-adjusted stock price of $1.50 per share. I wrote that it was Day 1.

We’ve come a long way since then, and we are working harder than ever to serve and delight customers. Last year, we hired 500,000 employees and now directly employ 1.3 million people around the world. We have more than 200 million Prime members worldwide. More than 1.9 million small and medium-sized businesses sell in our store, and they make up close to 60% of our retail sales. Customers have connected more than 100 million smart home devices to Alexa. Amazon Web Services serves millions of customers and ended 2020 with a $50 billion annualized run rate. In 1997, we hadn’t invented Prime, Marketplace, Alexa, or AWS. They weren’t even ideas then, and none was preordained. We took great risk with each one and put sweat and ingenuity into each one.

Along the way, we’ve created $1.6 trillion of wealth for shareowners. Who are they? Your Chair is one, and my Amazon shares have made me wealthy. But more than 7/8ths of the shares, representing $1.4 trillion of wealth creation, are owned by others. Who are they? They’re pension funds, universities, and 401(k)s, and they’re Mary and Larry, who sent me this note out of the blue just as I was sitting down to write this shareholder letter:

I am approached with similar stories all the time. I know people who’ve used their Amazon money for college, for emergencies, for houses, for vacations, to start their own business, for charity – and the list goes on. I’m proud of the wealth we’ve created for shareowners. It’s significant, and it improves their lives. But I also know something else: it’s not the largest part of the value we’ve created.

Create More Than You Consume

If you want to be successful in business (in life, actually), you have to create more than you consume. Your goal should be to create value for everyone you interact with. Any business that doesn’t create value for those it touches, even if it appears successful on the surface, isn’t long for this world. It’s on the way out.

Remember that stock prices are not about the past. They are a prediction of future cash flows discount

They're boarding a "fleet of small sand skiffs," which is giving me strong Avatar the Last Airbender vibes.

Volcra

Animals can't cross because they're too noisy- they attract volcra? Beasts that live in the Unsea? In the previous chapter there was a reference to a book that had a drawing of a volcra with a severed limb in its grasp- lovely.

So, volcra seem to be monstrous beasts that live in the Fold/surrounding the Fold and prey on animals/humans. Prediction: upcoming volcra attack is imminent.

Trade

The sand skiffs carry unfinished trade goods, they'll return (hopefully) with finished products that will be sold. That's a really interesting insight into the trade of Ravka, it points to deep concerns in their economy and their levels of technology. If Ravka on Alina's side of the Fold is only exporting unfinished goods it puts them at a technological disadvantage as well as an economical one.

It might be a historical reference to Russia oft talked of wish for ports. Ravka is cut off from shipping routes that "pass through the seaports of West Ravka."

In short: They're isolated, landlocked (as noted in the previous ch), and at a technological (?) disadvantage. Not good especially since it seems they're at war. I can only imagine how much a damper the Fold puts on supply lines.

Orders of Grisha/Defenses

Ahhh, yes. The Etherealki... the Summoners- I have no earthly idea what that means.

Squallers! Air Benders, that's really cool. I like the consistently scientific outlook this story has.

>Caught a glimpse of Mal standing with other trackers on the other side of the ship

I swear every line just emphasizes how separate Mal and Alina are.

It's being heavily emphasized how well armed these skiffs are, which is clearly foreshadowing for something bad to happen. I'm curious if Grisha steel is somehow better than that good ole' Bessemer process.

>It didn't give me much confidence

Me either, Alina.

>They stepped back hurriedly as if the pale, dead sand might burn their feet

Like how these skiffs are filled with dead meat?

Fantastic Imagery

>...drifting into a thick cloud of smoke, but there was no heat no smell of fire. Sounds seemed to dampen and the world became still. I watched the skiffs ahead of us slide into the darkness, fading from view one after the other. I realized I could no longer see the prow of our skiff and that I could not see my own hand on the railing. I looked back over my shoulder. The living

Phil

[For the sake of realism, only Latin languages' meanings will be considered, because why would a colonial city use the Kazakhstani language in names]

Bessemburg - Henry Bessemer, inventor of the steel-making process

Auhert's Beacon - Auhert, a different spelling of the name Aubert; The Beacon of Aubert

Grionti - May not have a meaning and just exists for the Italian sounding name; If something, Gri very likely means grey as g + r + a vowel often means grey in Latin languages, although gray does not make sense for such a colorful town; [could just be irony] Gri, If spelled with u instead making it Gru, could mean tower crane, symbolising new buildings being built [Far-fetched] Onte, from Gallic, could mean yesterday: Gray yesterday, and that could symbolise grionti becoming a thriving city [Again a bit far-fetched]; Ont can also mean the following: Have (French), Beings (Greek), Onto (English): {Have gray, Gray beings, Onto grey}

Capriss - May not have a meaning; Could come from capre, goats. [Perhaps the Azon Dominion had goat pastures]

Cosgrave point - Cosgrave is an Irish name meaning victorious, the point of guy named Cosgrave

Deadlake - >!Sacrifices gotta be made for the crops, and luckily, there's plenty of Yagight children!<

Hrok's Crossing - Hrok the Horrible, a warlord had crossed the local river, killed Yagights, and formed the village

Hettering - If it does have an intended meaning, it is most likely originated from hut, meaning a cottage

Artahanna - No meaning found

Eltevedt - Surprisingly with a complete accuracy, Eltevedt means got lost in Hungarian, but this doesn't make sense since Hungary / Austria-Hungary never stepped foot on the Americas. Although they werent colonial nor do they speak a Latin language, they were a European power, so I guess this might fit

Fort venture - Speaks for itself

So I posted this on /alpp, and well, got told to post it on here, so, here we go.

So, this is a basic "DD" to explain to people about the company, basically, i'll explain each of the subsidiaries and try to keep as up to date as possible, this is all whilst Alpine 4 Holdings, Inc (which i'll simplify to $ALPP going forward) is currently in the process of being uplisted to Nasdaq, as opposed to OTCQB.

Before I start, I do hold a position in ALPP, this is all my due diligence following several hours of researching, if you're looking to invest, be aware of the risks in investing in any company, especially one as volatile as a OTCQB stock, all of these are my own opinions and not financial advice, the value of a stock can go up aswell as down and you may lose money, please consult a financial advisor before investing to understanding the risks.

So, to start, currently Alpine 4 Holdings is a holding company, which is a company comprised of multiple separate companies, under one umbrella, currently it consists of 8 separate companies (this is including the merger of Deluxe Sheet Metal and Morris Sheet Metal Corp - source).

These companies are as follows, which will include a little about each of the holdings, and what they do, and any numbers I can find.

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Firstly, we have Alita Corp - Altia Corp is an automotive technology company with products in the Connected Car and Vehicle Safety markets, basically, it's all about the brakes with these guys, they've patented what they call the "Brake Active", which consists of two patents that they hold, to summarize what brake active is, it's as follows;

Brake Active is a safety enhancement product that causes the 3rd brake light in a vehicle to pulse when the brake pedal is depressed. A NHTSA Study has shown that 90% of all rear-end Collisions could be avoided with just one more second of warning.

So where does this make money, good question, the way they make money will reside in the licensing of the IP directly to manufacturers, who will deploy Brake Active directly into their product lineups, potentially realizing tens of millions of Brake Active units sold annually, which in itself is accessing a $20 billion market in automotive products, some further information is [here](https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/alpine-4-alpp-receives-second-patent-approval-for-their-brake-active-product-2021-01-26?siteid=bigcharts&amp

Go post NSFW jokes somewhere else. If I can't tell my kids this joke, then it is not a DAD JOKE.

If you feel it's appropriate to share NSFW jokes with your kids, that's on you. But a real, true dad joke should work for anyone's kid.

Mods... If you exist... Please, stop this madness. Rule #6 should simply not allow NSFW or (wtf) NSFL tags. Also, remember that MINORS browse this subreddit too? Why put that in rule #6, then allow NSFW???

Please consider changing rule #6. I love this sub, but the recent influx of NSFW tagged posts that get all the upvotes, just seem wrong when there are good solid DAD jokes being overlooked because of them.

Thank you,

A Dad.

Not sure where you live but this is for the Flex drivers who deliver packages not food.

Recently, someone thought it would be a GREAT idea to change the system and process for how things are done. Someone clearly thought they were being clever and was doing this with an eye on a promotion because if you know anything about Amazon, you know that “Jeff” loves anyone who can make something do more, faster and for less money.

Hence, Bessemer (Alabama) warehouse having the management culture being the equivalent of a slave plantation in modern clothing. Can’t handle it? No problem. We just need to hire younger people so it takes longer to physically break them down with more work volume at less and less pay. Younger people who are more easily motivated and distracted by games and rewards than those awful things like reasonable working conditions, humane regard for employees or an actual understanding of ergonomics or the limits of the human body under what is the equivalent of marathon or endurance level sustained activity.

So what did they come up with? Amazon locker packages that show up as “Amazon Hub”the locker address in the app WITH NO IDENTIFYING PACKAGE INFORMATION ATTACHED.

So you have a car full of packages and you have to hope you only have ONE package for the hub locker to try and find (which will have the home address on the label of the package but NOT the hub locker address)and god forbid you have more than one hub locker package because they you will ALSO have to take them ALL to the locker to scan them to figure out which goes into it.

It gets better, apparently driver support has indicated that if it it won’t go into the locker (after all that time spent searching and sorting) - then you are supposed to detour to the customer’s home address to try and deliver it (never mind that the customer is using a hub locker for a good REASON) and the amount of extra time tacked on that is going to make all your deliveries after this LATE that YOU will be penalized for.

Good lord. Why is it so hard for people to think about beta testing with an end user before rolling out an entire system wide change that is a disaster on all levels?

And they think WE are too stupid to treat like a team member because we aren’t working behind a desk like them?

Their greatest safety and risk hazard: tripping over a computer cable.

Our greatest safety and risk hazard: Unrestrained dogs on property, dangerous drivers (Road rage, accidents trying to happen, bad

Well, toucan play at that game.

Amazon is in the lead amid a push to unionize one of its Alabama warehouses, with around 1,100 workers voting ‘No’ on the proposal so far, more than double those backing it, as the union claims the company used “illegal” tactics.

Some 463 ‘Yes’ votes were recorded after ballot-counting ended on Thursday evening, far outpaced by the 1,100 in opposition, according to local media. While the count is set to resume on Friday morning, the organization at the center of the battle, the Retail, Wholesale & Department Store Union (RWDSU), has already voiced pessimism in the outcome, with its president all but acknowledging defeat while accusing the e-retail giant of misconduct.

“Our system is broken, Amazon took full advantage of that, and we will be calling on the labor board to hold Amazon accountable for its illegal and egregious behavior during the campaign. But make no mistake about it; this still represents an important moment for working people and their voices will be heard,” RWDSU head Stuart Appelbaum said in a statement.

US labor agency says Amazon unfairly dismissed employees who repeatedly organized protests against company – media The union has repeatedly condemned Amazon’s conduct during the voting process. It alleged that by placing a mailbox on-site at the Bessemer warehouse, the company gave the impression it would review the ballots itself and may have swayed workers’ votes. Amazon has denied pressuring the US Postal Service (USPS) to put the box there, and maintains it was meant to provide a “convenient, safe, and private [way] for our employees to vote on their way to and from work if they choose to.”

However, emails obtained by the Washington Post on Thursday indicate that Amazon did press the postal service to place a mailbox at the facility after all, with a USPS manager telling a colleague in January that the company wanted “to move quickly on this.” Another missive sent by the same manager six days later also notes that an unnamed employee at “Amazon HQ” wanted to be “kept in the loop” on the progress of the mailbox.

Appelbaum castigated the company over the revelation, saying that “Amazon felt it was above the law and worked with the postal service anyway” to install the mailbox, even after the National Labor Relations Board shot down a previous request to place a dropbox on location.

They did this because it provided a clear ability to intimidate workers.

Overseen by the National Labor Relations Board, the vote to unionize Amaz

Martin Freeman, and Andy Serkis.

They also play roles in Lord of the Rings.

I guess that makes them the Tolkien white guys.

She said apple-lutely

Ok, trains needed roughly... 4 things:

1. Knowledge of steam power and heat
2. Strong and durable metals for the engine
3. The Bessemer process for railways
4. Standardized and complex crafting for a steam engine

Steam engines aren't *that* necessary, save that they are powerful. Muscle powered rail tracks and steady roads are a game-changer. Steam and stirling engines are special, in that they can transform the power of burnt coal into kinetic force. And probably can have more heat and efficiency pushed with the prevalence of alchemy. Considering the ordinary costs of metals and the rarity of mages, the first few trains would be something incredibly rare, on the level and expense of warships. Able to drag heavy loads at the speeds of 48km/hr, which is faster than even horse back travel. Mages using fire spells to keep up the heat in a firebox or ensure a thermal difference.

I'm thinking of a guild-like level of control, where the sheer costs of creating a cross-country train network means that once one is created, only one is used. Besides, what are you going to do with 2 train lines? So it's 3 to 4 trains, capable of pushing loads uneconomical to anyone else, going around once per week, in areas where barges are not accessed. So expensive, that it forms a monopoly, not unlike the Spacer Guild in Dune. Less controlling, but still an incredible asset. I'm thinking fees for transporting mail, transporting personages and for specialized gifts and such. Armoured calvary and robed mages sitting on train benches, moving from one area to the next.

Such a place would be far far smaller, and entire distribution networks would be changed by the intervention of mass transport introduced by trains. Instead of having daily routes, trains would dump their cargo into warehouses in cities, and then distribute from there. Messages take a week to arrive, instead of months. Entire new merchant systems based on being able to transport things en masse from city to city, from region to region.

'Eye-do'

This is my first post pls don't kill me lol.

The people in the comment section is why I love this subreddit!!

Cred once again my sis wants credit lol

I heard parents named their children lance a lot.

First post please don't kill me

Edit: i went to sleep and now my inbox is dead, thank you kind strangers for the awards!

Prompt: Evaluate the extent of change in the relationships between workers and employers during the period of 1870 to 1898.

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The world has often known radical new trade routes, technologies, cultural trends, religious movements, and natural happenings that have changed the world forever. The splitting of Pangea, the Ice Age, the Neolithic Revolution, Roman conquest, The Black Death, and The Columbian Exchange are all evidence of a variety of natural and human factors that have permanently altered our existence. But the one arguably most fundamental to the world we live in today is the era of the Industrial Revolution. Starting in Britain in the late 19th century, factories began being erected in dense clusters, canals forged, and steam clouds overtaking the skies. New concepts of national interconnectedness such as Henry Clay’s American System, the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad, and the creation of new technologies like interchangeable parts and the discovery of new manufacturing techniques like the Bessemer Process changed everything. America was on the cusp of radical change, thrown into a new era - but one, unknown to them, to be fraught with corruption, greed, depravity, and great suffering. Among those who suffered most were the working class, subject to long hours, child labor, no benefits, and a dangerous working environment, all to take home slave wages. Although there was considerable mounting pressures on robber barons and the federal government by labor unions, little change was made to the status quo of relations between workers and their employers during the period of 1870 to 1898.

It is an understatement to say that the period of 1870 to 1898 was not a good time to be an unskilled laborer working in a Northern city factory. You would be subject to poor working conditions, no time to enjoy life, no time to spend with your family, just barely enough funds to survive on, and the looming threat of death in hazardous factory machinery. In the early stages of this struggle against class disparity, there was little solace in the lives of these men and women. Many factory workers from around the industrializing world had their own stories to tell about their treatment, such as the shoe worker described in Document 3. The Massachusetts laborer was subject to horrible conditions in the first place, then was gradually replaced due to the introduction of new t

Keep in mind, my son is 4 years old, so everything is an original to him.

I had to work late into the evening yesterday, and he was just going to bed when I got home. I had left home for the office nearly 14 hours prior, had a long day, lots of meetings, traffic, etc.

When I walked through the door, I was exhausted, run down, and starving. My wife hugged me and asked how my day was, and I replied, "Done. It was a good day, but has got me exhausted. I just want to grab a bite and go to bed. I'm hungry."

From my son's bedroom, I hear him shout, "Hi Hungry! Nice to meet you!"

Not only did it make me laugh, but I completely forgot about how hungry and tired I was. I went to his bedroom, and we laughed together about it. It was exactly what I needed.

Edit: Thanks for all the awards, kind strangers! I'll let my son know y'all enjoyed his joke too!

I just realized Bessemburg, which is a mining-based city, is most likely named after Henry Bessemer the inventor of the steel-making process of the industrial era

So, this is a basic "DD" to explain to people about the company, basically, i'll explain each of the subsidiaries and try to keep as up to date as possible, this is all whilst Alpine 4 Holdings, Inc (which i'll simplify to $ALPP going forward) is currently in the process of being uplisted to Nasdaq, as opposed to OTCQB.

Before I start, I do hold a position in ALPP, this is all my due diligence following several hours of researching, if you're looking to invest, be aware of the risks in investing in any company, especially one as volatile as a OTCQB stock, all of these are my own opinions and not financial advice, the value of a stock can go up aswell as down and you may lose money, please consult a financial advisor before investing to understanding the risks.

So, to start, currently Alpine 4 Holdings is a holding company, which is a company comprised of multiple separate companies, under one umbrella, currently it consists of 8 separate companies (this is including the merger of Deluxe Sheet Metal and Morris Sheet Metal Corp - source).

These companies are as follows, which will include a little about each of the holdings, and what they do, and any numbers I can find.

--

Firstly, we have Alita Corp - Altia Corp is an automotive technology company with products in the Connected Car and Vehicle Safety markets, basically, it's all about the brakes with these guys, they've patented what they call the "Brake Active", which consists of two patents that they hold, to summarize what brake active is, it's as follows;

Brake Active is a safety enhancement product that causes the 3rd brake light in a vehicle to pulse when the brake pedal is depressed. A NHTSA Study has shown that 90% of all rear-end Collisions could be avoided with just one more second of warning.

So where does this make money, good question, the way they make money will reside in the licensing of the IP directly to manufacturers, who will deploy Brake Active directly into their product lineups, potentially realizing tens of millions of Brake Active units sold annually, which in itself is accessing a $20 billion market in automotive products, some further information is here, this is a post from 26/01/2021 in relation to their