V. Grosu, I. Bostan, “Stefan cel Mare”University, Faculty of Economics, Suceava, Romania. In light of the eff ects of the economic-fi nancial crisis and of the numerous changes occurring both on a European and a global level and altering the environment of the metalworking sector, the aim of the present paper is to focus on the specifi c alterations performed in the audit of the economic and fi...

Over the course of recent decades, Brazil has become an industrialized society. From an epidemiological perspective and considering changes that have been occurring in the Brazilian population, particularly concerning demographic and epidemiological transitions, this paper discusses the need to adapt the epidemiological surveillance system in order to incorporate the surveillance of non-transmi...

The microbicidal activity of four different biocides was studied in synthetic metalworking fluid (MWF) against Mycobacterium immunogenum, a suspected causative agent for hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and Pseudomonas fluorescens, a representative for the predominant gram-negative bacterial contaminants of MWF. The results indicated that M. immunogenum is more resistant than P. fluorescens to the...

Brutto: My first job in the lubricants industry was in 1980 working with the Penreco division of Pennzoil Products Co. I formulated industrial and automotive greases and managed the environmental and safety compliance activities for our production facility. It was a challenging, multifaceted job that was also very rewarding. I also attended my first STLE Chicago Section meeting that same year, ...

early a million years ago, mankind’s technological march through time beN gan after fire was mastered. Metalworking, which evolved into metallurgy, is the oldest and most successful technology. It spans at least 12,000 years (Figure 1). Soldering, a key metal joining technology, was probably developed about 7,000 years ago when lower melting, naturally occurring metal alloys were placed in the ...

This paper presents a new approach to the scheduling of reentrant shops. Its main innovative principle is an objective driven engine: jobs to be processed are selected on the basis of a balanced evaluation of how well they fulfill efficiency and effectiveness objectives. This new approach relies on a heuristic algorithm build upon a decentralised architecture, in which each production resource ...

The allergenicity of methyldibromo glutaronitrile (MD BGN) (1,2-dibromo-2,4-dicyanobutane) is well recognized, both in occupational and in non-occupational settings (1). Used as a preservative, alone or in combination with phenoxyethanol (Euxyl K 400), in metalworking fluids, cosmetics, adhesives, and moist toilet tissues, it was identified as an increasingly important allergen soon after its l...