Productivity improvement through lean tools in cement industry – A case study by Md. Tanjid Hossen Irfan, Md. Rafiquzzaman, Yeasin Arafat Manik

“…Lean is a philosophy of increasing productivity while reducing waste and production losses in a manufacturing process. Many organizations benefit from lean adoption by increasing their productivity and efficiency. …”
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The Influence of Pores on Irradiation Property of Selected Nuclear Graphites by Zhengcao Li, Dongyue Chen, Xiaogang Fu, Wei Miao, Zhengjun Zhang

“…The microstructure of nuclear graphite is a topical issue studied to predict the irradiation property of graphite and improve manufacturing process. In our present work, the pores in graphite are focused, and the relationship between pore and irradiation behavior is discussed. …”
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Safety evaluation of an extension of use of the food enzyme glucose oxidase from the genetically modified Aspergillus niger strain ZGL by EFSA Panel on Food Enzymes (FEZ), Holger Zorn, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Francesco Catania, Gabriele Gadermaier, Ralf Greiner, Baltasar Mayo, Alicja Mortensen, Yrjö Henrik Roos, Marize L. M. Solano, Monika Sramkova, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Daniele Cavanna, Yi Liu

“…In this assessment, EFSA updated the safety evaluation of this food enzyme when used in a total of two food manufacturing processes. Dietary exposure was calculated to be up to 0.025 mg TOS/kg body weight (bw) per day in European populations. …”
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Effect of Fused Filament Fabrication Parameters on Selected Indicators for Assessing Technological Quality of Shaped Models by Marek Łoś, Wojciech Zawadka, Krzysztof Nadolny

“…Despite many studies, implementation of the additive manufacturing process in industrial and research practice is limited due to the numerous distortions affecting the obtained dependencies to a degree that is difficult to predict. …”
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Treatment methods for sugar rich wastewater: A review by Sadia Fida, Maria Yasmeen, Rabia Adnan, Muhammad Zeeshan

“…Sugarcane has been recognized as a cash crop in both developed and developing countries for the past century. The sugar manufacturing process requires large volumes of water and consequently generates high-strength wastewater, which, if not treated properly, poses significant environmental risks. …”
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Design and Experiment of a Hand Movement Device Driven by Shape Memory Alloy Wires by Yangwei Wang, Shufang Zheng, Jingquan Pang, Sanping Li, Jian Li

“…Secondly, the manufacturing process and testing method of the HMD are presented. …”
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A Robust Two-Machine Flow-Shop Scheduling Model with Scenario-Dependent Processing Times by Chia-Lun Hsu, Win-Chin Lin, Lini Duan, Jan-Ray Liao, Chin-Chia Wu, Juin-Han Chen

“…This assumption sometimes is at odds with practical manufacturing process due to several sources of uncertainties arising from real-life situations. …”
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Crashworthiness and Deformation Pattern Analysis of Single and Double Wall with Addition Infill Structure by Redyarsa Dharma Bintara, Moch. Agus Choiron, Yahya Zakariya, M. Hasbi Ash Shiddieqy, Fajar Adi Pratama

“…The infill structure used Polylactic Acid (PLA) polymer material because it provided convenience in the manufacturing process, while the walls of the test model used Aluminum 6063 material. …”
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Structural Optimization Design of Automobile Windshield Heating Furnace Based on Workbench by Anheng Wang, Tao Wang, Chuanwen Ling, Hui Wang, Xiang Zhao, Wentao Zhu

“…ABSTRACT This article optimizes the structural optimization of the high‐temperature heating furnace used in the front glass manufacturing process of automobiles. In order to improve the heat condition in the glass forming process, the steady‐state thermal module of the finite element analysis software ANSYS Workbench is used to simulate the thermal forming process of the automotive front gear glass, and the influence of the specific heat of the front gear glass at rising temperature, the coefficient of thermal expansion, the coefficient of radiation heat transfer, and other parameters on the forming accuracy are studied. …”
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A Promising Material by Using Residue Waste from Bisphenol A Manufacturing to Prepare Fluid-Loss-Control Additive in Oil Well Drilling Fluid by Zhi-Lei Zhang, Feng-Shan Zhou, Yi-He Zhang, Hong-Wei Huang, Ji-Wu Shang, Li Yu, Hong-Zhen Wang, Wang-Shu Tong

“…The residues mixture from Bisphenol A manufacturing process was analyzed. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) were used to characterize the residues. …”
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Classification of Silicon (Si) Wafer Material Defects in Semiconductor Choosers using a Deep Learning ShuffleNet-v2-CNN Model by Rajesh Doss, Jayabrabu Ramakrishnan, S. Kavitha, S. Ramkumar, G. Charlyn Pushpa Latha, Kiran Ramaswamy

“…Wafer map analysis is necessary for the quality control and analysis of the semiconductor manufacturing process. There are some failure patterns that can be displayed by wafer maps. …”
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Evaluation of Mechanical and Durability Properties of Eco-Friendly Concrete Containing Silica Fume, Waste Glass Powder, and Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag by Mahdi Bameri, Soroush Rashidi, Mohammad Mohammadhasani, Mohammad Maghsoudi, Hesam Madani, Fereydoun Rahmani

“…By considering the adverse environmental impacts of the cement manufacturing process, there have been many efforts for cement replacement by supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), which can enhance the produced concrete performance while reducing cement consumption. …”
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Design of a Novel W-Sinker RF LDMOS by Xiangming Xu, Han Yu, Jingfeng Huang, Chun Wang, Wei Ji, Zhengliang Zhou, Ying Cai, Yong Wang, Pingliang Li, Peng-Fei Wang, David Wei Zhang

“…A novel RF LDMOS device structure and corresponding manufacturing process are presented in this paper. Deep trench W-sinker (tungsten sinker) is employed in this technology to replace the traditional heavily doped diffusion sinker which can shrink chip size of the LDMOS transistor by more than 30% and improve power density. …”
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The Importance of Natural Indigo Dye and Its Revitalization and Ethiopian Potential for Indigo Growing by Abera Kechi Kabish, Molla Tadesse Abate, Zelalem Adane Alemar, Solomon Girmay

“…The recent increasing consciousness for environment sustainability and health hazards is the motive for looking for alternative environment-friendly materials and manufacturing processes. Therefore, environmental compatibility and safety to the health manufacturing process are a worldwide concern. …”
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Rheology and Stability of Hydrocarbon-Based Gelled Fuels for Airbreathing Applications by Simone Dell’Acqua, Francesco Morando, Stefania Carlotti, Filippo Maggi

“…The compositions were optimized in terms of the gellant amount and manufacturing process. Some of the most promising gellants for kerosene include fatty acids, such as Thixcin^® R or THIXATROL^® ST, and metallic soaps, such as aluminum stearate and zinc stearate. …”
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The Impacts of Blue Stain Degradation on the Industrial Processing Properties of logs by Osman Komut, Atakan Öztürk

“…This study aims to determine the effects of blue stain degradation on manufacturing process of forest industry managements processing log and the losses caused by this. …”
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Obtaining multi-component chrome plated coatings for press tooling equipment by Borys Sereda, Andrii Udod

“…Additionally, replacing metals with rubber decreases mate-rial consumption in structures and machinery, reduces the production time for parts, even those with complex shapes, and enhances corrosion resistance. The manufacturing process utilized a 100-400 2E hydraulic vulcanization press, equipped with plates measuring 400 x 400. …”
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Revised dietary exposure assessment of the food enzyme thrombin from cattle (bovines) and pig's blood by EFSA Panel on Food Enzymes (FEZ), Holger Zorn, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Francesco Catania, Gabriele Gadermaier, Ralf Greiner, Baltasar Mayo, Alicja Mortensen, Yrjö Henrik Roos, Marize L. M. Solano, Monika Sramkova, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Daniele Cavanna, Giulio Di Piazza, Yi Liu

“…Based on the origin of the food enzyme from edible parts of animals, the previous evaluation of the manufacturing process and the compositional data, and the comparable exposure estimation between the use of the food enzyme and its source, the Panel concluded that the food enzyme thrombin derived from cattle (bovine) and pig's blood does not give rise to safety concerns under the intended conditions of use.…”
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Review of design and manufacturing of superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) hydrogel for agriculture in arid areas by Maysa Muhammad, Medhat Tawfic, Mohamed Taha, Ahmed Elsabbagh

“…This is supported by the quantitative standards for SAP morphology manufacturing process cost, water absorption, and water retention time. …”
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Wafer Defect Classification Algorithm With Label Embedding Using Contrastive Learning by Jeongjoon Hwang, Somi Ha, Dohyun Kim

“…Classifying wafer defects in the wafer manufacturing process is increasingly critical for ensuring high-quality production, optimizing processes, and reducing costs. …”
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