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The article explores the advancements in Automated Fiber Placement (AFP), highlighting developments such as compact, flexible, and digitized systems capable of handling multi-materials and processes. Topics include the evolution from manual layup to automated tape layup, innovations in AFP technology by companies like Addcomposites, and the integration of AFP with other processes like filament winding and 3D printing for enhanced capabilities and versatility in composite manufacturing.

The article focuses on In the face of climate change and increasing water stress, mining companies are reevaluating their water management strategies. As ore grades decline and water availability becomes uncertain, the industry is shifting towards a "reduce, reuse, recycle" approach, focusing on stewardship, conservation, and sustainable use of water resources. This transformation includes exploring alternative tailings storage methods, optimizing water recovery processes.

The article focuses on the importance of understanding and maintaining the cooling system in injection molding plants, addressing key questions related to water quality, system configuration, heat load calculations, and capacity for expansion. It emphasizes the critical role of the cooling system in ensuring optimal temperatures for molds and machines, preventing production issues, and protecting the investment in new molding machines and molds.

The article focuses on recent advancements in electronic warfare (EW) and defense systems, highlighting contracts and upgrades for military technologies. Topics include the German Navy's upgrade of the F124 frigates with a new EW suite, Epirus securing a contract for upgrades to the Integrated Fires Protection Capability High Power Microwave system, and improvements in system integration and performance for the US Army's short-range air defense solutions.

Pneumatic cylinders have a reputation as economical automation components. It is significantly less expensive to install them than an electric actuator/servo if there is already a source of compressed air. But pneumatic cylinders have some drawbacks compared to electric actuators. For example, they are generally limited to two-position motion profiles; they have more components; they have shorter and unpredictable lives; they need to be manually adjusted; and they consume more electricity. Electric actuators let designers reliably control position, velocity, acceleration/ deceleration and force. In addition to this flexibility, electric actuators can be correctly sized for the life of the application. Electric actuators can also use closed loop control which simplifies the task of collecting data and improving process control. They are virtually maintenance-free and highly efficient and don’t need compressed air, which lowers costs. They also often have lower total cost of ownership versus alternative pneumatic cylinders despite their higher initial purchase price. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses Festo's VTEP proportional valve terminal, which utilizes digital control to enhance precision and response times in pneumatic systems. The valve terminal features customizable control parameters, a compact design, and the ability to control pressure, vacuum, or a combination of both. Festo highlights the benefits of the VTEP terminal in improving productivity and quality in machine operations, with applications in industries such as electronics, semiconductors, and battery production. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses that Slurry pumps are the heavyweight contenders of fluid transfer, with the largest models capable of moving thousands of gallons per hour of water/solids mixtures that can be viscous, abrasive, corrosive. Topics discussed include Jeff Davis, western regional sales manager at Tsurumi Pump, pointed out that monitoring systems of various types and levels of sophistication; and Kenny Don, global product manager for FLSmidth's Krebs pumps, on it.

An interview with Grace Cahalane, Glanbia Product Strategic Manager is presented. Topics include talks about how Glanbia look at the desire of more regional products and ingredients; and focuses on personalized nutrition and less sustainability that reports as how does Glanbia see that trend; and examines diabetes and obesity as there is a global strategy at Glanbia.

The article focuses on Closed-loop cooling water (CLCW) systems are utilized in areas where cooling is critical. It mentions that a high level of chemical treatment is required to maintain good corrosion and scale control; and this article discusses various treatment methods and the frequently encountered chemistry problems of such systems, as experienced at the Tüpraş İzmit refinery.

The article offers review of several products including a stationary water clarification system by Clearwater Industries; UltraWASH Modular Wash Plant by McLanahan Corp.; and portable wash plant by Superior Industries Inc.

El artículo discute los nuevos desarrollos en las industrias de fibras, hilos y telas, incluido un enfoque en el desarrollo de sistemas de circuito cerrado y economías circulares para el desarrollo sostenible de la industria textil. El artículo también analiza el impacto de la industria textil en el medio ambiente con un enfoque en el reciclaje, reduciendo el desperdicio en el mercado de hilados textiles.

The artcle evaluates several products incluidng GENASYS benchtop from Marvin Test Solutions; ATS-3100 VRS from Astronics Test Systems; and UXG Agile Vector Adapters from Keysight Technologies.

According to a report from Markets and Markets, the global motion control market is projected to reach $21.6 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 5.5%. The market includes various offerings such as actuators, mechanical systems, drives, motors, motion controllers, sensors, feedback services, software, and services. The Asia-Pacific region is expected to have the highest growth rate during the forecast period. The report also highlights the forecast for the medical component manufacturing market and features a diagram of closed-loop systems and a photo of the automotive industry. [Extracted from the article]

An interview with Markus Löns, Food Business Development, and Jessica Wiertz, Manager Applications at Brabender, is presented. Topics include producing and selling devices and equipment for testing a wide variety of material properties; and Peltier element represents a kind of heat pump, which is based on the means of transporting electrical in a semiconductor.

The article reports that the multivariable control has always been considered an area of specialization and a luxury for those companies with sufficient scale and resources to justify its high costs of ownership. It mentions that the fundamental aspect of virtually every process operation—ask any operator or process engineer.

The basics of electrohydraulic valves are simple: They are electrically operated valves that control how hydraulic fluid is sent to actuators. Some regenerative directional control valves combine on/off and proportional control to let designers to include regenerative functions without adding more valves to the circuit. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses pitfalls of edging and glazing in-house. It mentions views of manager of the Preston-based practice Robert Sands, on how in-house glazing lab has been part of the Spectacle Factory's business since the company was founded in 1996. It reveals that for lab technician Roderick Foster of Salmon Opticians in Perth, control over the quality and level of service were two of the drivers for adding glazing to the practice.

The article discusses motors have key components in cement industry applications such as conveyors, crushers, kilns, mills, and numerous fans and pumps. Topic include the industry uses air-cooled motors like totally enclosed fan cooled (TEFC) or motors with Weather Protected Type 1 or 2 enclosures; and the use of TEFC motors in applications and operating conditions have often not the best product choice.

The article focuses on using wood waste to produce biochemicals. Topic include using biomass as a feedstock can reduce the CO2 emissions associated with making a product, but the feedstock needs to be considered so that there is no impact from land use changes and that production of the feedstock doesn't compete with food production.

The article focuses on the Air-Over-Oil systems, Topics include offer a cost-effective alternative for many closed-loop speed control applications by combining the convenience of readily available compressed air for power with hydraulics to control motion; mentions that having an air valve connected to the air-over-oil tanks forces oil from the tanks into the cylinder and also mentions the low-pressure hydraulic cylinders with air-over oil tanks is a common way to create an air-over-oil system.

The article focuses on a sustainable cooling method for data centers, using spray cooling with dielectric coolant. Topics include reducing energy costs, cutting carbon footprint and handling high rack densities. It also mentioned that the system demonstrates significant heat dissipation and potential environmental benefits.

Project Phoenix LLC is introducing its Independent Electrohydraulic System (IES) to the market after eight years of development. The IES is an intelligent electrohydraulic solution that replaces traditional hydraulic control systems and offers a 15× improvement in efficiency. It features a drive-drive motor design and compact components, with electronics and software integrated into the pump housing. The IES utilizes transverse flux motor technology, which provides high power and precision in hydraulic systems. It also offers built-in redundancy, improved performance, and maintenance capabilities through its closed-loop communication system and data collection capabilities. The IES can be used in various applications, from prosthetics to vehicle braking systems. Project Phoenix plans to debut the IES at the 2023 International Fluid Power Exposition. [Extracted from the article]

The article talks about the importance of wastewater treatment systems in the textile industry. These systems can be manual, semi-automatic, or automatic, and can be designed as closed-loop systems to reuse water or to meet legal discharge requirements. It is mentioned that advanced water treatment systems not only comply with EPA regulations and local authorities but also significantly reduce treatment and disposal costs. Additionally, the importance of effective separation agents in wastewater treatment is highlighted, such as bentonite, which can remove contaminants and reduce process costs. In conclusion, it is mentioned that automated water treatment systems and separation agents can provide an easy and cost-effective alternative to comply with local laws in the textile industry. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the features of modern electropneumatic positioning systems which provides efficiency and reliability in position and force control through the multiple closed-loop control process. Topics discussed include the disadvantages of electromechanical positioning systems, the use of dynamic force control in modern systems and their applications.

The article discusses how the evolution of the industrial design toward large displays, large batteries, and thin profiles has led to optimization of aperture tunable antennas. It notes that tunable antennas also facilitate the implementation of adaptive tuning called closed loop tuning. It adds that technologies are currently available for implementing reconfigurable networks to be used as antenna tuners.

The article focuses on TotalEnergies Corbion offers Luminy rPLA grades with up to 30 percent recycled content, utilizing closed-loop systems to collect and process used PLA cups and bottles and the resulting rPLA retains the same properties as virgin PLA and is certified for food contact.

The article explains the relationship between hydraulic capacitance and dead time. It explores the effect of mounting the valve away from the cylinder on both hydraulic capacitance and dead time. The placement of accumulators between the hydraulic pump and the control valve is discussed, as well as the effect of the dead time on the motion of the cylinder.

Once a command is increased, the proportional valve opens up to allow supply pressure to pass over the sensor element which provides active feedback for the microcontroller to satisfy the set point in the process. The Cordis Pressure Controllers utilize the proven EVP and DVP proportional valve series allowing for steady, accurate and repeatable downstream pressure control as demand or process changes. The Cordis uses a microcontroller, an internal pressure sensor and a Clippard proportional valve. [Extracted from the article]

The young textile designer personally visited numerous factories to extensively investigate the magnitude of pollution caused by unused, discarded fabric scraps. Apart from taking advantage of vivid, multi-coloured scraps from industries, Ume cleverly examined the usage of jersey fabric for her hand-woven rugs. The textile industry is one of the biggest global industries with a significant impact on both the economy and the environment. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers difference between the Absolute and Incremental Encoders. Topics of discussion includes Incremental encoders convert linear or rotary displacement into digital or pulsed signals while the Absolute rotary encoders give unique position information the moment they are switched on. It further discusses about the Open-and Closed-Loop Operation.

The article offers information on web-guiding system operates entirely on plant compressed air to automatically and accurately guide a moving web of material on a wide variety of processing lines. Topics include Converting Industry takes these continuous rolls of thin, flat materials known as webs threads them though processing machines, and changes the web of material into an intermediate form or final product.

The article presents a study on the ability of a 60-GHz backhaul links in boosting cellular capacity. Topics include unlicensed spectrum, millimeter wave modem, and frequency-division duplex and time-division duplex transmission. It outlines the features of modem Internet protocol including automatic hitless and errorless state switching, adaptive digital closed-loop predistortion, and synchronous Ethernet. Also demonstrated is the wireless digital modem with a programmable system-on-chip.

The article focuses on electrohydraulic motion controller. It discusses the insights from Rob Taylor, principal at machine designer and manufacturing company TEKFAB Inc., the closed-loop control systems, and the Delta Computer Systems RMC75 two-axis electrohydraulic motion controller recommended by George Wells, sales manager of Industrial Power Systems.

In this article, author discusses the construction and engineering issues, along with explores the concerns energy, climate, technology and costs. It discusses about stories including the engineering design of a novel heating system; a memory of a halted nuclear power project; and a suggestion about lowering the carbon footprint of concrete.

The article discusses the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), its important role in the operation of refineries, and its basic principle of a closed-loop process which is connect, collect, analyze and act. It discusses an increase in its trend in oil and gas industry, reasons behind it, their investment in IoT, and its use in this industries to make smarter decisions, improve business goal, enables workers with real-time visibility, and provides situational awareness.

The article offers author's views on Proportional integral and derivative (PID) loops, which maintains the output such that there is zero error between process variable and set point/ desired output by closed loop operations. It is mentioned that PID helps in improving the efficiency, advanced process control (APC) and real-time optimization (RTO). The article adds the economic benefits of PID loop including better production, decreased error, and less energy consumption.

The article discusses the valve frequency for a hydraulic proportional valve. It mentions that voltage into a proportional amplifier as input and cylinder position as output. It also mentions the closed-loop system will be stable and states that return signal is the output from the valve's LVDT spool position transducer after it passes through an LVDT signal conditioner.

The article discusses the emergence of mobile wallets and how it changed customer experience in payment process. Topics include the appeal of mobile commerce functions in smartphones to consumers, the use of more personalized shopping experiences, and the near field communication (NFC) system. Also mentioned is information on the role of PayPal, the formation of payment infrastructure company Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX), and the selection of an open or close loop design in transactions. INSETS: A Digital Wallet Versus a Mobile Wallet;Back to Square One.

Beyond these already-installed features, the architects and city administrators anticipated future needs and a changing climate, building adaptability into the design from the get go. City and county administrators contemplating green energy and building design "should be considering not only their upfront costs, but their long term operational costs", Bulman said. From solar solutions to rainwater reclamation, of the many advancements in green energy that've been made over the past few decades, city and county administrators should take particular note of those made in the building construction sector. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on selecting the appropriate filtration system contributes to longer service life. Topics discussed include selecting the appropriate filtration system when designing a hydraulic circuit is critical for maintaining fluid cleanliness and preventing premature wear, both of which contributes to optimal system operation and service life; and contamination of the hydraulic system can occur during assembly and during operation.

The article discusses the steps utility plants in the U.S. could take to ensure their compliance with Section 316 (b) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) that will be enforced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2013. It explains that Section 316 (b) requires them to adopt technologies for reducing the mortality of aquatic organisms through impingement or entrainment, which includes closed-loop cooling systems, fine-mesh traveling water screens, and cylindrical wedgewire (CWW) screens.

This paper describes common temperature control schemes for gas melting furnaces. A scheme for a closed loop control is introduced. Normally controllers are implemented for the control of the power of the systems that utilize only one of the temperatures mentioned. This temperature is driven to a given set point by modulating the power of the burners; the other temperature will, when reaching an upper limit value, switch of the burners completely. Other temperature measurements may also lead to cut-off of burners. A control scheme, known as override control, is introduced, that uses more than one process value to control the power of the burners. These process values may be the temperature of the ceiling of the furnace, the temperature of the hot flue gas and in addition the temperature in the stack. The paper will be published in two parts. This first part deals mainly with the theoretical basics. The second part of the article will compare a simple control scheme just based on the ceiling temperature of the furnace to a more sophisticated override control scheme. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the potential application of real-time adaptive test algorithm in reducing the time and cost associated with semiconductor wafer testing. Topics covered include closed-loop control system of adaptive testing, test escape risk management, evaluation of the effectiveness of adaptive testing in practice and the advantages and benefits of using the adaptive test methodology developed by ams AG.

The article reviews the Continuous Processors from Readco Kurimoto; P 2.0 series single-screw compounder from Collin; and the Coperion K-Tron feeding system and Coperion's ZSK Mc18 twinscrew extruder.

The article discusses the Serial Synchronous Interface (SSI) protocol, which supports point-to-point communication channel for signal interface and digital data. Topics include the use of a clock pulse train for SSI from a controller to start a differential serial output from the sensor, the digital logic detects and measures the monoflop time period (MTP), and the receiver electronics consist of MTP detector.

The article discusses issues in the plastic molding industry as of March 2015, particularly how to treat water for the process-cooling program. It compares the evaporative cooling system and the closed-loop system. It offers tips on how to prevent water-related problems in closed-loop systems, including insulating metals in direct contact or close proximity with each other with dielectric couplings.