scholarly journals An Intelligent, multi-transducer signal conditioning design for manufacturing applications

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 61-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Sillitoe ◽  
M. Button ◽  
E. Owhonda
Keyword(s):  
Design For Manufacturing ◽  
Signal Conditioning ◽  
Transducer Signal ◽  
Manufacturing Applications

Design for Manufacturing Using B-Spline Developable Surfaces

1998 ◽  
Vol 42 (03) ◽  
pp. 207-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie S. Chalfant ◽  
Takashi Maekawa
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Design For Manufacturing ◽  
Optimization Techniques ◽  
Developable Surface ◽  
Planar Surface ◽  
Complex Objects ◽  
B Spline ◽  
Developable Surfaces ◽  
Manufacturing Applications ◽  
User Friendly

A developable surface can be formed by bending or rolling a planar surface without stretching or tearing; in other words, it can be developed or unrolled isometrically onto a plane. Developable surfaces are widely used in the manufacture of items that use materials that are not amenable to stretching such as the formation of ducts, shoes, clothing and automobile parts including upholstery and body panels (Frey & Bindschadler 1993). Designing a ship hull entirely of developable surfaces would allow production of the hull using only rolling or bending. Heat treatment would only be required for removal of distortion, thus greatly reducing the labor required to form the hull. Although developable surfaces play an important role in various manufacturing applications, little attention has been paid to implementing developable surfaces from the onset of a design. This paper investigates novel, user friendly methods to design complex objects using B-spline developable surfaces based on optimization techniques. Illustrative examples show the substantial improvements this method achieves over previously developed methods.

Manufacturing applications in fuel systems

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharad Mehta ◽  
David E. Stucker ◽  
David A. Burchman ◽  
Xiangli Chen ◽  
Richard W. Frye
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Applications

Lignin-Containing Photoactive Resins for 3D Printing by Stereolithography

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan T. Sutton ◽  
Kalavathy Rajan ◽  
David P. Harper ◽  
Stephen Chmely
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
New Products ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Print Quality ◽  
Renewable Materials ◽  
Lignin Concentration ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Manufacturing Applications ◽  
Modified Lignin

Generating compatible and competitive materials that are environmentally sustainable and economically viable is paramount for the success of additive manufacturing using renewable materials. We report the successful application of renewable, modified lignin-containing photopolymer resins in a commercial stereolithography system. Resins were fabricated within operable ranges for viscosity and cure properties, using up to 15% modified lignin by weight with the potential for higher amounts. A four-fold increase in ductility in cured parts with higher lignin concentration is noted as compared to commercial SLA resins. Excellent print quality was seen in modified lignin resins, with good layer fusion, high surface definition, and visual clarity. These materials can be used to generate new products for additive manufacturing applications and help fill vacant material property spaces, where ductility, sustainability, and application costs are critical.

Lignin-Containing Photoactive Resins for 3D Printing by Stereolithography

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan T. Sutton ◽  
Kalavathy Rajan ◽  
David P. Harper ◽  
Stephen Chmely
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
New Products ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Print Quality ◽  
Renewable Materials ◽  
Lignin Concentration ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Manufacturing Applications ◽  
Modified Lignin

Generating compatible and competitive materials that are environmentally sustainable and economically viable is paramount for the success of additive manufacturing using renewable materials. We report the successful application of renewable, modified lignin-containing photopolymer resins in a commercial stereolithography system. Resins were fabricated within operable ranges for viscosity and cure properties, using up to 15% modified lignin by weight with the potential for higher amounts. A four-fold increase in ductility in cured parts with higher lignin concentration is noted as compared to commercial SLA resins. Excellent print quality was seen in modified lignin resins, with good layer fusion, high surface definition, and visual clarity. These materials can be used to generate new products for additive manufacturing applications and help fill vacant material property spaces, where ductility, sustainability, and application costs are critical.

Research for a sustainable European sugar sector

2010 ◽  
pp. 487-495
Author(s):  
Martin Bruhns ◽  
Peter Glaviè ◽  
Arne Sloth Jensen ◽  
Michael Narodoslawsky ◽  
Giorgio Pezzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Industry ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Sustainable Chemistry ◽  
Technology Platforms ◽  
Research Themes ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Manufacturing Applications ◽  
European Technology

The paper is based on the results of international project entitled “Towards Sustainable Sugar Industry in Europe (TOSSIE)”. 33 research topics of major importance to the sugar sector are listed and briefly described, and compared with research priorities of the European Technology Platforms: “Food for Life”, “Sustainable Chemistry”, “Biofuels”, and “Plant for the Future”. Most topics are compatible with the research themes included in the COOPERATION part of the 7th Framework Program of the EU (2007-2013). However, some topics may require long-term R&D with the time horizon of up to 15 years. The list of topics is divided into four parts: Sugar manufacturing, Applications of biotechnology and biorefinery processing, Sugarbeet breeding and growing, Horizontal issues. Apart from possible use of the list by policy- and decision makers with an interest in sugarbeet sector, the description of each research topic can be used as a starting point in setting up a research project or other R&D activities.

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