High-power, nanosecond-pulse Q-switch laser processing has become commonplace in both existing and emerging high-tech industries. As these industries grow and mature, there is increased need for low-cost, high-quality manufacturing techniques. This translates to a need for increasingly precise and efficient laser processing capabilities. In this work, Newport/Spectra-Physics’ latest Q-switch di...

The technologies that are needed for the atomically precise fabrication of diamondoid nanorobots in macroscale quantities at low cost require the development of a new nanoscale manufacturing technology called positional diamondoid molecular manufacturing, enabling diamondoid nanofactories that can build nanorobots. Achieving this new technology will require the significant further development o...

Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology distinguishes itself from more traditional fabrication processes by several significant factors. It allows the creation of objects with complex geometry that would not be possible by subtractive manufacturing or molding. Additionally, 3d printers are of much simpler use than other tools. Finally, since the cost per objects does not change depending on the ...

Smaller production companies, such as job shops, are often incapable of committing significant human or capital resources for the improvement of manufacturing flow times. However, there is considerable demand in these organizations for solutions that offer improvements without the risk involved in expending these resources. This paper investigates the impact of scheduling rules and reorganizati...

social capital can improve industrial growth via different mechanisms. in this study, taking the improvement of technology through social capital as one of the mechanisms, we have analyzed the effect of social capital on industrial growth theoretically and empirically. according to the findings of the article, derived from our cointegration model, and iranian economic data (1966-2006), social c...

Although, additive Manufacturing (AM) has been hailed as the “third industrial revolution” by The Economist magazine [April-2012], the first patent on Stereo-lithography was awarded in 1986. An enabling technology which can build, repair or reconfigure components layer by layer or even pixel by pixel with appropriate materials to match the performance will enhance the productivity thus reduce e...

It has often been said that the strength of any country resides in the strength of its industrial sector, and Progress in industrial society has been accomplished by the creation of new technologies. Developments have been facilitated by the increasing availability of advanced manufacturing technology (AMT), in addition the implementation of advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) requires care...

Cloud manufacturing (CMfg) is a new-generation, centrally-managed, service-oriented networked manufacturing model that can provide manufacturing resources and services to users in different locations (Wu et al. 2013b; Archimede et al. 2014). Cloud computing enthusiasts have advocated CMfg as a direct extension of cloud computing in the manufacturing sector, but the full application of cloud com...