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Showing 1 to 20 of 198 for “"Manufacturing techniques"”.
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Digital Manufacturing Techniques for Microfluidic Device Fabrication
… control of fluids. Traditional methods of manufacturing microfluidic devices are based on semiconductor microfabrication technology. Specifically, a combination of photolithography and soft lithography have been used where devices are built by molding a transparent, elastomeric, and …
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Lean manufacturing techniques applied to software development
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program, 1998.
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Surface space : digital manufacturing techniques and emergent building material
… possibilities of new material and forming techniques. The design process is catalyzed by experimenting different configurations of the material.This project attempts to develop inventive ways to use polymeric material. Incorporating both digital and hand based tools, the project will focus …
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Design of low cost biomimetic flexible robots using additive manufacturing techniques
… and fabricated robots leveraging additive manufacturing. This had two overarching purpose. One to make a testing apparatus that would allow the measurements of the influence of a flexible flapping foil onto a subsequent, in-line, foil with the optic of researching optimized propulsion …
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Investigation of manufacturing techniques and prototyping of the Smartcities Citycar frame
… was performed to analyze different methods of manufacturing a full scale car frame for the Smart Cities Citycar, a folding electric vehicle being designed at the MIT Media Lab, as well as a half-scale prototype for testing driving and folding systems. Through looking at two case studies for …
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Microstructure and mechanical properties of biomedical alloys produced by Rapid Manufacturing techniques
Rapid Manufacturing (RM) technologies as Electron Beam Melting (EBM) and Selective Laser Melting (SLM) are able to produce fully dense parts from pre-alloyed powders in a layer-wise way. Moreover, they are able to create tailored surfaces with interconnected porosity. Applied to biomedical …
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Design, simulation and manufacturing techniques for fully textile integrated microwave circuits and antennas
… results regarding the design, simulation and manufacturing techniques to develop microwave circuits and antennas in textile technology. For this purpose, Chapter 1 introduces the most employed techniques to develop textile integrated circuits and antennas, such as inkjet-printing over textile …
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Application of Novel Additive Manufacturing Techniques for Cost Reduction in Space Launch Vehicles
… Stir Deposition (AFSD) is a new type of Additive Manufacturing (AM) capable of high-rate deposition of aerospace aluminum. AFSD overcomes some drawbacks of other AM processes while still benefiting from an expanded design space and alternative sourcing options. AFSD is promising for the …
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Implementation of lean manufacturing techniques to the internal supply chain of an automatic assembly plant
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1999.
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Analysis of sinter-based additive manufacturing techniques for the sustainable production of objects for the fashion industry
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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Two case studies of the manufacturing techniques & conservation of Baroque wall painting in Malta : Leonello Spada & Mattia Preti
… investigation into the constituent materials and techniques of two Baroque wall paintings in Malta. Both cycles, painted by Leonello Spada (1576-1622) and Mattia Preti (1613-1699) are situated in the capital city, Valletta, in the Magisterial Palace and in St John's Co-Cathedral respectively. …
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Implementation of lean manufacturing techniques for the replenishment of purchased parts used at a tier one automobile supplier
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1999.
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Additive Manufacturing for Phase Change Thermal Energy Storage and Management
… maintaining a constant temperature. Additive manufacturing techniques hold tremendous potential to enable co-optimization of material properties and device geometry, while potentially reducing material waste and manufacturing time. Recently, a few efforts have emerged that employ additive …
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The Early Medieval Cutting Edge of Technology: An archaeometallurgical, technological and social study of the manufacture and use of Anglo-Saxon and Viking iron knives, and their contribution to the early medieval iron economy.
… patterns, with clear differences in knife manufacturing techniques present in rural cemeteries and later urban settlements. The main aim of this research is to investigate these patterns and to gain an overall understanding of the early medieval iron industry. This study has increased the …
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The value of a common approach to lean
… is to develop a standard approach to lean manufacturing for implementation in factories around the world. The thesis will describe standard approaches to lean proposed by academics and used by other leading companies; analyzing at the frameworks used including implementation practices, …
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Comparison of the Thermal Performance of Several Tip Cooling Designs for a Turbine Blade
… conditions that require innovative cooling techniques to insure reliable operation of parts. Film-cooling and internal cooling techniques can prolong blade life and allow for higher engine temperatures. This study examines several unique methods of cooling the turbine blade tip. The first …
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Additively Manufactured Flexible Piezoelectric Wave-Based Multifunctional Sensor
… enhanced piezoelectric properties using additive manufacturing techniques that can detect mechanical strains and gas or volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by incorporating functional material into the sensing layer. This research explores piezoelectric substrate fabrication through diverse additive …
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