Whois & Analysis for nov.com

National Oilwell Varco (NOV) is an American multinational corporation based in Greater Sharpstown, Houston, Texas.

It is a leading worldwide provider of equipment and components used in oil and gas drilling and production operations, oilfield services, and supply chain integration services to the upstream oil and gas industry.

The company conducts operations in more than 1,200 locations across six continents.

A machine is a tool containing one or more parts that uses energy to perform an intended action.

Machines are usually powered by chemical, thermal, or electrical means, and are often motorized.

Historically, a power tool also required moving parts to classify as a machine.

However, the advent of electronics has led to the development of power tools without moving parts that are considered machines.

Safety is the state of being "safe" (from French sauf), the condition of being protected from harm or other non-desirable outcomes.

Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk.

Efficiency is the (often measurable) ability to avoid wasting materials, energy, efforts, money, and time in doing something or in producing a desired result.

In a more general sense, it is the ability to do things well, successfully, and without waste.

In more mathematical or scientific terms, it is a measure of the extent to which input is well used for an intended task or function (output).

It often specifically comprises the capability of a specific application of effort to produce a specific outcome with a minimum amount or quantity of waste, expense, or unnecessary effort.

Efficiency, of course, refers to very different inputs and outputs in different fields and industries.

Technology ("science of craft", from Greek, techne, "art, skill, cunning of hand"; and) is the collection of techniques, skills, s and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation.

Technology can be the knowledge of techniques, processes, and the like, or it can be embedded in machines which can be operated without detailed knowledge of their workings.