Towards in-situ quality control of conductive printable electronics: a review of possible pathways

Author(s):  
Mariia Zhuldybina ◽  
Xavier Ropagnol ◽  
Francois Blanchard

Abstract Over the past decade, printed electronics (PE) has shown great potential for a wide range of industries, from consumer goods, electronics, aerospace, automotive, pharmaceutical, biomedical, to textiles and fashion. The rapid development of printing technology has been strongly driven by the growth of the PE market and its many applications. Here, we review the latest trends in PE production quality control, focusing on emerging technologies such as terahertz spectroscopy, which may play a key role in the development of smart manufacturing of PE devices in the near future. We also provide a comparison with conventional quality control technologies or off-line measurements, such as four-point probe measurements, atomic force microscopy, optical microscopy, etc.

2012 ◽  
Vol 190-191 ◽  
pp. 151-155
Author(s):  
Yin Sheng Yang ◽  
Chang Qing Guo ◽  
Yun Cheng ◽  
Jun Yang

With rapid development of science, technology and economy, requirements of production quality control were more and more stringent. A new method to solver the problem was given in this paper. First we made up the index system of production quality control. Second the steps of the DEA-Benchmark model which was derived from deviation DEA model were put forward. At last, applying the model, we measured the quality of ten varieties of production.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Lingyan Wu ◽  
Yang Yang ◽  
Zhujun Mao ◽  
Jianjun Wu ◽  
Dan Ren ◽  
...  

Processed and polyherbal formulations (compatibility) are widely used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). However, processing and compatibility may alter the efficacy and safety of herbal medicines, and therefore, evaluating the herbal medicines changes after processing and compatibility is important for their safety. Since Corydalis yanhusuo (Y.H.Chou & Chun C.Hsu) W.T.Wang ex Z.Y.Su & C.Y.Wu (Family: Papaveraceae and Genera: Corydalis), a traditional medicinal plant in China, Japan, Korea, and other Asian countries, has been used for treating a wide range of medical conditions, it is an ideal representative of studying the effects of processing and compatibility on efficacy and toxicity. In this paper, information was obtained by searching electronic databases, classic books, PhD and MSc dissertations, local conference papers, and unpublished materials prior to July 2021. We provide a summary of the phytochemistry, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, quality control, and safety of C. yanhusuo under various processing or compatibility conditions. Based on our findings, vinegar processing is probably the best C. yanhusuo processing method, which could increase the absorption rate of tetrahydropalmatine (THP) in the heart, liver, spleen, lung, and brain tissues and alleviate mice muscle tremors and liver damage caused by C. yanhusuo. These results indicate that processing and compatibility can reduce toxicity and increase the efficacy of C. yanhusuo. The information provides an expanded understanding of the efficacy and toxicity mechanisms of TCM compounds, which is valuable for industrial production quality control and future drug research.


2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Kapeller ◽  
Ernst Bodenstorfer

Abstract Battery technology is a key component in current electric vehicle applications and an important building block for upcoming smart grid technologies. The performance of batteries depends largely on quality control during their production process. Defects introduced in the production of electrodes can lead to degraded performance and, more importantly, to short circuits in final cells, which is highly safety-critical. In this paper, we propose an inspection system architecture that can detect defects, such as missing coating, agglomerates, and pinholes on coated electrodes. Our system is able to acquire valuable production quality control metrics, like surface roughness. By employing photometric stereo techniques, a shape from shading algorithm, our system surmounts difficulties that arise while optically inspecting the black to dark gray battery coating materials. We present in detail the acquisition concept of the proposed system architecture, and analyze its acquisition-, as well as, its surface reconstruction performance in experiments. We carry these out utilizing two different implementations that can operate at a production speed of up to 2000 mm/s at a resolution of 50 µm per pixel. In this work we aim to provide a system architecture that can provide a reliable contribution to ensuring optimal performance of produced battery cells.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. e0247925
Author(s):  
Pooi-Mun Wong ◽  
Shreya R. K. Sinha ◽  
Chee-Kong Chui

Blockchain has been applied to quality control in manufacturing, but the problems of false defect detections and lack of data transparency remain. This paper proposes a framework, Blockchain Quality Controller (BCQC), to overcome these limitations while fortifying data security. BCQC utilizes blockchain and Internet-of-Things to form a peer-to-peer supervision network. This paper also proposes a consensus algorithm, Quality Defect Tolerance (QDT), to adopt blockchain for during-production quality control. Simulation results show that BCQC enhances data security and improves defect detections. Although the time taken for the quality control process increases with the number of nodes in blockchain, the application of QDT allows multiple inspections on a workpiece to be consolidated at a faster pace, effectively speeding up the entire quality control process. The BCQC and QDT can improve the quality of parts produced for mass personalization manufacturing.


2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-29
Author(s):  
Nafise Salek ◽  
Mohsen Mehrabi ◽  
Simindokht Shirvani Arani ◽  
Ali Bahrami Samani ◽  
Mostafa Erfani ◽  
...  

Metallurgist ◽  
1960 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-29
Author(s):  
I. I. Sergeev ◽  
A. I. Khmelik

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