Increase in the use of computers and hi-tech gadgetry have boosted the semiconductor manufacturing industry tremendously over the past decade. At the same time, exponential rates of growth and innovation combined with cutthroat competition are putting tremendous pressure on the industry to improve manufacturing practices and reduce costs. With considerable existing work in the modeling, simulat...

Many manufacturing industries, especially small to medium-sized companies, are in the process of exploring the move from two-dimensional computer-aided design (CAD) technologies to three-dimensional CAD tools interfaced with product data management (PDM) systems. For many companies, their current organizational structure is not well suited to fully leverage the capabilities of new CAD/PDM techn...

BACKGROUND The interaction between serum neuron-specific enolase (NSE), biogenic amino-acids and neurobehavioral function with blood lead levels in workers exposed to lead form lead-acid battery manufacturing process was not studied. OBJECTIVE To evaluate serum NSE and biogenic amino-acids (dopamine and serotonin) levels, and neurobehavioral performance among workers exposed to lead from lead...

B.V. Chowdary Manufacturing today is the most critical and dynamic sector, with the capacity to provide more jobs, stabilise communities and drive nation’s growth. There remains an urgent need in Trinidad and Tobago (TT) to research and assess opportunities to strengthen the manufacturing sector that is expected to provide a stable economy in the absence of the energy sector. Manufacturing tech...

Manufacturing is a major driving force and an important pillar for national economic development .It is an important source to create national income. Currently the low level of logistics industry development significantly restricted prosperity and development of manufacturing, and affected the overall competitiveness of the supply chain. The paper firstly explains the relevant research about i...

The wave of the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) is breaking on manufacturing companies. In manufacturing, one of the buzzwords of the moment is "Smart production". Smart production involves manufacturing equipment with many sensors that can generate and transmit large amounts of data. Data and information from manufacturing operations are however not used by most manufacturing compa...

The wave of the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) is bringing a new vision of the manufacturing industry. In manufacturing, one of the buzzwords of the moment is "Smart production". Smart production involves manufacturing equipment with many sensors that can generate and transmit large amounts of data. Data and information from manufacturing operations are however not used by most man...

This paper presents an integer programming (IP) model for production planning, which is used to maximize the profitability of battery manufacturing in a mid-size company. Battery production is a complicated multi-stage process. The formation stage, during which the batteries are filled with acid and charged with electricity, is considered to be the bottleneck of this process. The IP model maxim...

INTRODUCTION Use of lead acid battery (LAB) in Bangladesh has risen with sharp rise of motor vehicles. As result, manufacture of LAB is increasing. Most of the lead used by these industries comes from recycling of LAB. Workers in LAB industry are at risk of exposure lead and thus development of lead toxicity. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to measure the blood lead concentration an...