Large-scale alignment of lamellae in thin films of diblock copolymers containing polyacrylonitrile and poly(n-butyl acrylate) was achieved by casting copolymer solution on a silicon substrate moved away at a constant speed from the casting nozzle (zone-casting). Grazing incidence small-angle X-ray scattering revealed that the lamellae, which were perpendicular to the substrate, were also aligne...

Increasing energy efficiency within the industrial sector is one of main approaches in order to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. The production and processing aluminium intensive. To make well-founded decisions regarding mitigating investments, it necessary have relevant key performance indicators information about end-use. This paper develops a taxonomy for end-use emissions industry ca...

Issues such as hand and tracker jitter negatively affect user performance with 3D selection techniques based on the ray-casting metaphor. This makes it difficult for users to select objects that have a small visible area, since small targets require high levels of precision. We introduce an approach to address this issue that uses progressive refinement of the set of selectable objects to reduc...

Abstract This paper proposes a methodological framework to develop data-driven process control using pure industrial production data from cast iron foundry, despite the limitation of complete casting traceability. The aim is help sand foundries produce good castings. A reference which produces mainly automotive and oven parts with automatic molding pouring machines, was selected. Past data, whe...

Much has been written about fume fever (brass caster's ague, zinc chills, zinc shakes), and lead poisoning in brass foundries has been dealt with recently by Stalker (1947) and Hamlin and Weber (1947), but the references to pulmonary fibrosis amongst non-ferrous foundry workers are few. Stalker wrote that " the incidence of advanced silicosis has been generally low among [brass] foundrymen ". M...

A study was conducted to measure the variation in propellant properties for three consecutive batches of an identical formulation. A secondary study was performed to assess the effect of casting vacuum on propellant density, hardness, mechanical properties and burn rate. Only small differences in properties between batches were evident and most were assessed as being within the uncertainty of t...

A stumbling point for many learning to fly fish is being able to fly cast well enough to ‘present’ a fly to a feeding fish. Even among more skilled fly fishers, learning to fly cast better is often a bottleneck towards advancement in the sport. Fly casting instruction today relies on the visual inspection of the fly casting stroke and the resulting ‘loop’ of fly line. These qualitative visual c...

www.PosterPresentations.com • Chip design quality affects the manufacturing process. • Dielectric thickness inside chip during tape-out may degrade yield. • Thickness variation is proportional to local feature density [4] (Fig. 4) • During Chemical-Mechanical Polishing (CMP) process, the thickness variation may increase due to difference in density of overlaying layer. [5]. • To improve chip ma...

Background: Some foundries use the Hot Box method, which involves use of a nitrogen-containing binder system to produce cores for hollow castings. During the process, low molecular weight isocyanates such as isocyanic acid (ICA) and methyl isocyanate (MIC) are formed, which are potentially toxic. However, data regarding exposure to these agents, and their health effects, were sparse. Aims: The ...