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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"new equipment"”.
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An automated monitoring system for the production and measurement of metal fatigue
New equipment for producing and following the fatigue process, in metals, has been developed. The specimens, which must be in the shape of tuning forks, are resonated at high amplitudes. This is achieved by attaching small, powerful, samarium-cobalt magnets to the ends of the tynes, enabling them …
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Laser Cutting Machine: Justification of initial costs
… 100% customer satisfaction, decided to invest in new equipment to improve manufacturing processes. A huge investment is proposed for a laser-cutting machine. It is the responsibility of Manufacturing Engineering to direct the management by justifying its benefits, which includes payback time and …
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Adaptable user systems in the office landscape
… able to adapt to these changes. Present office equipment (furniture, electrical power and communication distribution systems, and lighting) maintain the office in a state of permanence. The goal of this thesis was to redesign present equipment and to design new equipment that will be flexible …
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The Design, Construction and Analysis of a Large Round Bale Handling Implement
… entice a small-scale hay producer to purchase equipment that will improve their hay hauling operation, a more cost effective and more universal solution must be developed. The objectives of this project are to develop and test a prototype large round bale handler. The prototype was built to …
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Simulação da degradação de pelotas queimadas de minério de ferro no manuseio e dispositivo de sua análise expedita de quebra
… loading and the development and validation of a new equipment of analysis of surface breaking and volumetric of the pellets. After this, a sensitivity analysis was done on the mathematical model and a case study was performed through handling simulation from the pelletizing until the customer. …
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The importance of certain tax incentives in business investment decision making: the views of business decision makers
… recovery system on their decision making for new equipment. The executives were divided into groups based upon the reported amount of expected future unused capacity of their firms. The statistical analysis of the groups indicates that decision makers operating relatively close to full output …
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Practical Method for Locked-Wheel and CFME Friction Measurement Interconversion
… The demand of the transportation agencies for equipment to measure the friction of their pavements grew. Different companies developed in parallel way different devices to satisfy that demand. This generate that the different transportation agencies are using different devices to measure the …
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Evaluation of performance graded asphalt binder equipment and testing protocol
… evaluate the SHRP performance graded testing equipment purchased by the Asphalt Technology Laboratory at West Virginia University: Rolling Thin Film Oven, Pressure Aging Vessel, Rotational Viscometer, Dynamic Shear Rheometer, and the Bending Beam Rheometer. A testing program was established to …
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Midwest Subcontracting, Inc.
… Subcontracting, Inc., was reviewing his major equipment acquisitions and their relative financing costs. Midwest Subcontracting is a medium-sized excavating and general contracting firm located in a major metropolitan city. | During the past year and a half, Midwest had been steadily replacing …
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A three-pronged approach addressing capacity concerns in advanced turbine airfoil coatings
… is to properly evaluate the costs of purchasing new equipment and comparing that with potential alternative technologies. The proper utilization of these steps requires a thorough understanding of the organization's culture and how these change initiatives impact the relevant stakeholders. …
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Aplicação de sincrofasores na proteção de redes de distribuição com geração distribuída
… analysis to adapt the present systems to this new scenario. In the attempt to make those adaptations many procedures and new equipment must be considered. However, they must be thoroughly analyzed to guarantee their effectiveness. This study aims to observe the traditional protection philosophy …
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Biomanufacturing Automation Plug & Play
… industry today, the software of manufacturing equipment requires custom coding and lengthy efforts to integrate any new piece of equipment with others in a process. Plug-and-play is an evolving concept that would enable new equipment to quickly connect and seamlessly integrate with the existing …
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Land, Labor, and Reform: Hill Carter, Slavery, and Agricultural Improvement at Shirley Plantation, 1816-1866
… his crops and changed their rotations, used new equipment and improved methods of cultivation, reclaimed poor or unproductive lands, and employed a variety of fertilizers and manures to resuscitate his soils. Significantly, Carter efforts to improve Shirley transformed not only the physical …
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Modernized Approach For Generating Micro-Layering And Macro-Heterogeneous Structures In Porous Media For Use In Transmitted-Light Method Flow Visualization Experiments
… was designed using now outdated and obsolete equipment. We have modernized this approach with new PARKER daedal linear actuator and programed projects/code for multiple configurations. We have also updated the camera with new software and image processing software. Modernization of …
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Papeis ocupacionais desempenhados e identificação das tecnologias assistivas utilizadas pelos para-atletas do esporte adaptado da UFPB
… of people with disabilities, creating new possibilities to push boundaries and develop new skills and capabilities in daily life. The aim of this study was to assess the demand for assistive technologies in adapted sports and everyday life activities of athletes adapted sports …
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Transmission of data under multipath transmission conditions
… emphasis on the use of existing mobile radio equipment for data communication purposes. The development of the data communication system is then described. This system is microprocessor based and uses an advanced form of automatic request repeat (ARQ) operation. It can be configured to use …
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Ensaios contínuos de penetração de cone na argila cinza mole do Rio de Janeiro
… criteria. Following chapters deal with the test equipment used in the cone penetration tests on Sarapuí's clay deposit in the surroundings of the Washington Luiz Highway, emphasis being given to the conical tip designed and developed by the Author, provided with an electrical pressure transducer. …
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Analysis of outbound process defects at Amazon's ONT2 Fulfillment Center
… to other sites and justifying the purchase of new equipment. A daily missort report was created and is delivered daily to ONT2 management to enable continuous tracking of sortation performance. Accurate data to track SLAM kickout defects was not readily available, so several existing metrics …
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A model-based alarm processor for the assessment of protection systems performance
… in performance and reliability of the electrical equipment under their supervision. Power grids are made up of a multitude of electrical components, combined with protection equipment in place to ensure expensive assets are protected from damage. Attempting to effectively manage the sheer volume …
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Lorentz actuators for turbulence control and underwater acoustic communications
… we expect an actual range up to 100 kHz with our new equipment.
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