A testing procedure of a digital application for safety improvement in a beverage plant

"Safety at the workplace is one of the most relevant issues for companies, due to the high number of accidents happening every year, some of which even deadly. Despite that, this number is decreasing thanks to continuous research and to an increasing application of safety procedures and devices. In line with that, the project presented in this work intends to develop and evaluate a new solution to improve operators’ safety, at a reasonable cost (including adoption and use). The usage of wearable systems (smart-glasses and smartwatches) will improve the efficacy of the solutions previously tested on mobile devices like tablets and smartphones. Although no new devices were developed, the project required the creation of a new software tool, in which a great amount of information was inserted to allow its correct functioning. The main aim of this work is to create a testing procedure to evaluate the impact of this solutions on the employee’s safety. This is extremely important to demonstrate the efficacy of new industry 4.0 applications."

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Connectivity as a Design Feature for Industry 4.0 Production Equipment: Application for the Development of an In-Line Metrology System

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11031312 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 1312

Author(s):

Ana Pamela Castro-Martin ◽

Horacio Ahuett-Garza ◽

Darío Guamán-Lozada ◽

Maria F. Márquez-Alderete ◽

Pedro D. Urbina Coronado ◽

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Keyword(s):

Industry 4.0 ◽

Design Feature ◽

Production Equipment ◽

Smart Manufacturing ◽

Process Data ◽

Industrial Sectors ◽

Advanced Manufacturing Technologies ◽

Manufacturing Technologies ◽

Equipment Application ◽

The Impact

Industry 4.0 (I4.0) is built upon the capabilities of Internet of Things technologies that facilitate the recollection and processing of data. Originally conceived to improve the performance of manufacturing facilities, the field of application for I4.0 has expanded to reach most industrial sectors. To make the best use of the capabilities of I4.0, machine architectures and design paradigms have had to evolve. This is particularly important as the development of certain advanced manufacturing technologies has been passed from large companies to their subsidiaries and suppliers from around the world. This work discusses how design methodologies, such as those based on functional analysis, can incorporate new functions to enhance the architecture of machines. In particular, the article discusses how connectivity facilitates the development of smart manufacturing capabilities through the incorporation of I4.0 principles and resources that in turn improve the computing capacity available to machine controls and edge devices. These concepts are applied to the development of an in-line metrology station for automotive components. The impact on the design of the machine, particularly on the conception of the control, is analyzed. The resulting machine architecture allows for measurement of critical features of all parts as they are processed at the manufacturing floor, a critical operation in smart factories. Finally, this article discusses how the I4.0 infrastructure can be used to collect and process data to obtain useful information about the process.

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The Impact of Force Factors on the Benefits of Digital Transformation in Romania

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11052365 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (5) ◽

pp. 2365

Author(s):

Sorinel Căpușneanu ◽

Dorel Mateș ◽

Mirela Cătălina Tűrkeș ◽

Cristian-Marian Barbu ◽

Adela-Ioana Staraș ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Perceived Risk ◽

Industry 4.0 ◽

Business Models ◽

Structural Model ◽

Digital Transformation ◽

Sample Survey ◽

Intention To Use ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Use Of Technology ◽

The Impact

The digital transformation has produced changes in all existing areas of activity worldwide. There are many factors that can influence the intention to use Industry 4.0 processes and solutions and change the behavior of organizations and their business models. The aim of this study is to validate the econometric model on assessing the significant impact of distinct factors on the intention to use Industry 4.0 processes and solutions, the benefits of digital transformation perceived by organizational management and the differences between distinct groups analyzed. The research method used within the quantitative study was the sample survey, using the online questionnaire as a data collection tool. Three hundred forty-seven valid questionnaires were collected and the response rate of the respondents was 64.25%. A new structural model was generated based on the elements of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). The results of the study indicated that Perceived competitiveness and Perceived risk have a significant impact on Intention to Use Industry 4.0 processes while Perceived vertical networking solutions and Perceived integrated engineering solutions have a significant influence on the Intention to Use Industry 4.0 solutions. In conclusion, there is a positive and significant association between Intention to Use Industry 4.0 solutions and Benefits of Digital Transformation.

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Privileging Electric Vehicles as an Element of Promoting Sustainable Urban Mobility—Effects on the Local Transport System in a Large Metropolis in Poland

Energies ◽

10.3390/en14133838 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (13) ◽

pp. 3838

Author(s):

Marta Borowska-Stefańska ◽

Michał Kowalski ◽

Paulina Kurzyk ◽

Miroslava Mikušová ◽

Szymon Wiśniewski

Keyword(s):

Transport System ◽

Electric Vehicles ◽

Traffic Management ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Software Tool ◽

Research Area ◽

Shopping Centre ◽

Local Transport ◽

Sustainable Urban Mobility ◽

The Impact

The main purpose of this article was to determine the impact on the equilibrium of the local transport system from privileging EVs by permitting them to use bus lanes. The study used two sets of data: information on infrastructure and traffic management; and information on the recorded road network loads and traffic volumes generated by a given shopping centre—the E. Leclerc shopping centre (an important traffic generator within the city of Łódź, Poland). These sets were then used to develop a microsimulation traffic model for the shopping centre and the associated effects on the localised transport system. The model was constructed by means of the PTV Vissim software tool. An initial simulation was conducted that formed a basis for subsequent scenarios (in total, 17 simulations were performed). On the basis of the conducted analyses, it was established that—for the researched part of the transport system—privileging the still rather uncommon battery electric vehicles (BEVs) engendered a marginal deterioration of traffic conditions. At the same time, allowing BEVs to use bus lanes within the chosen research area had no negative impact on bus journey times.

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Making Up 3D Bodies

Proceedings of the ACM on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques ◽

10.1145/3468779 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Kiona Hagen Niehaus ◽

Rebecca Fiebrink

Keyword(s):

Software Tool ◽

The Body ◽

Design Parameters ◽

Artistic Practice ◽

Human Form ◽

Modeling Systems ◽

Exploratory Approach ◽

Disability Status ◽

High Level ◽

The Impact

This paper describes the process of developing a software tool for digital artistic exploration of 3D human figures. Previously available software for modeling mesh-based 3D human figures restricts user output based on normative assumptions about the form that a body might take, particularly in terms of gender, race, and disability status, which are reinforced by ubiquitous use of range-limited sliders mapped to singular high-level design parameters. CreatorCustom, the software prototype created during this research, is designed to foreground an exploratory approach to modeling 3D human bodies, treating the digital body as a sculptural landscape rather than a presupposed form for rote technical representation. Building on prior research into serendipity in Human-Computer Interaction and 3D modeling systems for users at various levels of proficiency, among other areas, this research comprises two qualitative studies and investigation of the impact on the first author's artistic practice. Study 1 uses interviews and practice sessions to explore the practices of six queer artists working with the body and the language, materials, and actions they use in their practice; these then informed the design of the software tool. Study 2 investigates the usability, creativity support, and bodily implications of the software when used by thirteen artists in a workshop. These studies reveal the importance of exploration and unexpectedness in artistic practice, and a desire for experimental digital approaches to the human form.

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Effects of Industry 4.0 on the Labor Markets of Iran and Japan

Economies ◽

10.3390/economies6030039 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 39 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Majid Ziaei Nafchi ◽

Hana Mohelská

Keyword(s):

Labor Markets ◽

Industry 4.0 ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Cyber Physical Systems ◽

Physical Systems ◽

Science Technology ◽

Levels Of Automation ◽

Technology And Economy ◽

The Impact

Industry 4.0 is the essence of the fourth Industrial revolution and is happening right now in manufacturing by using cyber-physical systems (CPS) to reach high levels of automation. Industry 4.0 is especially beneficial in highly developed countries in terms of competitive advantage, but causes unemployment because of high levels of automation. The aim of this paper is to find out if the impact of adopting Industry 4.0 on the labor markets of Iran and Japan would be the same, and to make analysis to find out whether this change is possible for Iran and Japan with their current infrastructures, economy, and policies. With the present situation of Iran in science, technology, and economy, it will be years before Iran could, or better say should, implement Industry 4.0. Japan is able to adopt Industry 4.0 much earlier than Iran and with less challenges ahead; this does not mean that the Japanese labor market would not be affected by this change but it means that those effects would not cause as many difficulties as they would for Iran.

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Fear and floods in Serbia: Citizens preparedness for responding to natural disaster

Zbornik Matice srpske za drustvene nauke ◽

10.2298/zmsdn1656303c ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 303-324 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Vladimir Cvetkovic

Keyword(s):

Natural Disaster ◽

Random Sample ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Research Results ◽

Multi Stage ◽

The Family ◽

The Republic ◽

The Impact ◽

The City ◽

Safety Procedures

The consequences of the floods that had affected the area of Serbia in 2014 indicated a very low level of preparedness of population to respond to natural disasters. Therefore, the aim of quantitative research is to examine the impact of fear on the willingness of citizens to respond to a natural disaster caused by the flood in the Republic of Serbia. Bearing in mind all local communities in Serbia where floods occurred or there is a high risk of flooding, there was selected a random sample consisting of 19 out of 150 municipalities and 23 towns and the city of Belgrade. In the selected communities, a research was undertaken in those areas that had been most affected in relation to the amount of water or potential risk of flooding. The survey used strategy of testing in households with the use of a multi- stage random sample. The research results indicate that the citizens who have a fear of floods are familiar with safety procedures to a greater extent in relation to citizens who do not have the fear; they have taken the preventive measures; they point out that they still are not ready to respond, but plan to do so in the next 6 months; they would evacuate to the upper floor of the house; they point out that someone in the family has educated them about the flood. In contrast to that, citizens who do not have the fear are not doing anything to prepare themselves to react in such situations, they are confident in their own abilities to cope with the consequences of floods, etc. The originality of the research lies in the fact that in Serbia there has never been conducted a research to examine the state of preparedness of citizens to respond. Bearing in mind that the research is based on the territory of Serbia, conclusions can be generalized to the entire population. The research results can be used when creating a strategy for improving the level of preparedness of citizens to respond.

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Entropy Analysis on a Three-Dimensional Wavy Flow of Eyring–Powell Nanofluid: A Comparative Study

Mathematical Problems in Engineering ◽

10.1155/2021/6672158 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 ◽

pp. 1-14

Author(s):

Arshad Riaz ◽

Ahmed Zeeshan ◽

M. M. Bhatti

Keyword(s):

Viscous Dissipation ◽

Newtonian Fluid ◽

Entropy Generation ◽

Pressure Rise ◽

Software Tool ◽

Bejan Number ◽

Mathematical Treatment ◽

Cylindrical Domain ◽

Special Cases ◽

The Impact

The thermal management of a system needs an accurate and efficient measurement of exergy. For optimal performance, entropy should be minimized. This study explores the enhancement of the thermal exchange and entropy in the stream of Eyring–Powell fluid comprising nanoparticles saturating the vertical oriented dual cylindrical domain with uniform thermal conductivity and viscous dissipation effects. A symmetrical sine wave over the walls is used to induce the flow. The mathematical treatment for the conservation laws are described by a set of PDEs, which are, later on, converted to ordinary differential equations by homotopy deformations and then evaluated on the Mathematica software tool. The expression of the pressure rise term has been handled numerically by using numerical integration by Mathematica through the algorithm of the Newton–Cotes formula. The impact of the various factors on velocity, heat, entropy profile, and the Bejan number are elaborated pictorially and tabularly. The entropy generation is enhanced with the variation of viscous dissipation but reduced in the case of the concentration parameter, but viscous dissipation reveals opposite findings for the Newtonian fluid. From the abovementioned detailed discussion, it can be concluded that Eyring–Powell shows the difference in behavior in the entropy generation and in the presence of nanoparticles due to the significant dissipation effects, and also, it travels faster than the viscous fluid. A comparison between the Eyring-Powell and Newtonian fluid are also made for each pertinent parameter through special cases. This study may be applicable for cancer therapy in biomedicine by nanofluid characteristics in various drugs considered as a non-Newtonian fluid.

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Impact of Slab Thickness on Reinforced Concrete Buildings using Fragility Curves

International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering - 2 ◽

10.35940/ijrte.e6850.018520 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (5) ◽

pp. 4533-4538

Keyword(s):

Reinforced Concrete ◽

Fragility Curves ◽

Structural Response ◽

Software Tool ◽

Slab Thickness ◽

Ground Shaking ◽

Code Of Practice ◽

Short Period ◽

Rc Frame Structures ◽

The Impact

Earthquakes are the natural disaster occurring since years but during the last two decades they are causing huge looses whether it may economic or to life. This paper focuses to evaluate the seismic performance of various building confirming to Indian standard criteria for earthquake resistant design of structures and ductile detailing of reinforced concrete structures subjected to seismic Forces-code of practice, Bureau of Indian Standards, both as per the revised codes in the year 2016. Due to ground shaking, seismic loads are the governing load and thus it becomes necessary to assess the conditional probability of structural response. Use of HAZUS methodology is followed to construct seismic fragility curves as it is well-organized and defined approach. Spectral displacement plays the functional parameter to derive the expected damage for fragility. This work represented here is compiled by means of procedure for establishing the fragility curves for three typical Reinforced Concrete (RC) frame structures having variations resembling 3 storey intended for short-period structures, 6 storey used for medium-period structures and 12 storey representing long-period structures using SAP2000 as a software tool for analyzing the structure. Furthermore an attempt is made for focus on the variation of one of the major structural configuration i.e. slab thickness which is not certainly paid attention as compared to columns and beams. Slabs adds additional stiffness to the structure which can enlighten how it behaviour would be when subjected to ground excitation. As a result, the fragility curves are plotted to study the impact due to slab thickness in order they are carefully selected while design.

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THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON INDUSTRY 4.0 IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

InterConf ◽

10.51582/interconf.21-22.05.2021.007 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 54-59

Author(s):

Bohdana Hunko

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Industry 4.0 ◽

Global Economy ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Negative Consequences ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Technology Industry ◽

World Economic ◽

The Impact

The paper analyzes the role of Industry 4.0 in the process of overcoming the global economy from the crisis situation associated with the total Covid-19 pandemic. The aspect of economic profitability of using the technologies of the fourth industrial revolution to improve world economic development in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic was also identified. The author identified the positive and negative consequences of the involvement of technology Industry 4.0, on the basis of which a number of recommendations for small and medium-sized businesses were formed in order to quickly overcome the negative effects of the crisis. Based on the work, the author formulated a number of trends and prospects for global economic development, taking into account the current conditions of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Macroeconomic Factors and Equity Prices: An Empirical Investigation by Using ARDL Approach

The Pakistan Development Review ◽

10.30541/v47i4iipp.501-513 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 47 (4II) ◽

pp. 501-513 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Arshad Hasan ◽

Zafar Mueen Nasir

Keyword(s):

Empirical Studies ◽

Testing Procedure ◽

Bounds Testing ◽

Macroeconomic Factors ◽

Equity Prices ◽

Macroeconomic Variables ◽

Long Run ◽

Ardl Approach ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

The relationship between macroeconomic variables and the equity prices has attracted the curiosity of academicians and practitioners since the publication of seminal paper of Chen, et al. (1986). Many empirical studies those tested the relationship reveal that asset pricing theories do not properly identify macroeconomic factors that influence equity prices [Roll and Ross (1980); Fama (1981); Chen, et al. (1986); Hamao (1986); Faff (1988); Chen (1991); Maysami and Koh (2000) and Paul and Mallik (2001)]. In most of these studies, variable selection and empirical analyses is based on economic rationale, financial theory and investors’ intuition. These studies generally apply Eagle and Granger (1987) procedure or Johanson and Jusilieus (1990, 1991) approach in Vector Auto Regressor (VAR) Framework. In Pakistan, Fazal (2006) and Nishat (2001) explored the relationship between macroeconomic factors and equity prices by using Johanson and Jusilieus (1990, 1991) procedure. The present study tests the relationship between macroeconomic variables such as inflation, industrial production, oil prices, short term interest rate, exchange rates, foreign portfolio investment, money supply and equity prices by using Auto Regressive Distributive Lag (ARDL) bounds testing procedure proposed by Pesaran, Shin, and Smith (1996, 2001). The ARDL approach in an errorcorrection setting has been widely applied to examine the impact of macroeconomic factors on economic growth but it is strongly underutilised in the capital market filament of literature. This methodology has a number of advantages over the other models. First, determining the order of integration of macroeconomic factors and equity market returns is not an important issue here because the Pesaran ARDL approach yields consistent estimates of the long-run coefficients that are asymptotically normal irrespective of whether the underlying regressors are I(0) or I(1) and of the extent of cointegration. Secondly, the ARDL approach allows exploring correct dynamic structure while many econometric procedures do not allow to clearly distinguish between long run and short run relationships.

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