Recently, reports of the Ebola crisis in Africa have grabbed international headlines. Fear of widespread contagion is very real since the virus is easily transmitted from human to human while handling the deceased. In spite of this fact, families of victims sometimes steal the bodies of their loved ones in attempt to give them a…
During the annual 2014 Cremation Association of North America convention in Minneapolis, MN Luis Llorens, President of U.S. Cremation Equipment provided training for the attendees on behalf of the association. U.S. Cremation Equipment Booth It is our opinion that the convention was well attended as it seems that every year it gets better. CANA’s…
During the 2014 Cremation Association of North America (CANA) convention, Luis Llorens, President of U.S. Cremation Equipment/American Incinerators is going to be performing training for crematory operators. The training is going to be performed on August the 5th in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The CANA training is the most comprehensive educational program in the industry, covering the…
Though it is generally understood that “death is a part of life,” the topic still makes many people uncomfortable. Veterinarians that have recently added a pet cremator to their practice will often find themselves asking: Now what? Customer acquisition can be tricky. Clients do not want to be reminded that their pet will one day pass away, so…
Some like to say that the death care industry is on a downward spiral. Granted, major trends in the industry are changing, but that has not stopped people from going to funeral homes. Ben Franklin once said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” So it’s likely that…
US Cremation Equipment will be participating in the Ohio Funeral Directors Conference being held at the Hilton Columbus at Easton, May 14 to May 16, 2014. Joe Blair will be attending to answer any questions that you might have about Cremation and/or establishing a Crematory. With the increasing trend of Cremation in the United States,…
More and more people are choosing cremation as an affordable alternative to burial. What seems to be a simple solution for families is turning out in some cases to be a nightmare for those working in the death care industry. Each year thousands of cremated remains at funeral homes, cremation facilities and governmental agencies nationwide…
During the week of April the 7th, U.S. Cremation Equipment exhibited at the ICCFA convention at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. New as well as existing friends and customers stopped by to say hello and experience our remote control crematory operating system that was demonstrated during the show. From left, Luis Del…
