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Xie, J., 2018. Modeling analysis of interactive development between China's marine equipment manufacturing and coastal producer services. In: Ashraf, M.A. and Chowdhury, A.J.K. (eds.), Coastal Ecosystem Responses to Human and Climatic Changes throughout Asia. In this paper, an interactive development model of China's marine equipment manufacturing industry and coastal producer services is presented. The comprehensive development index system of the two major industries is established, and the development characteristics and the interactive development system are summarized. Through the measurement model, the interactive development of the two major industries is analyzed. The example analysis shows that the measurement model is highly effective, and there are regional differences in the interactive development of the two major industries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For modern equipment manufacturing industries, advanced manufacturing technologies have significant impact on the production quality and efficiency. Specifically, high-speed and high-accuracy technology is widely used in aerospace, automotive, and power-generation equipment to reduce the processing costs and improve the machining accuracy. However, the traditional velocity planning methods cannot satisfy the requirements of advanced equipment in point-to-point movement occasions. To solve these problems, a novel S-curve acceleration and deceleration (Acc/Dec) control model is proposed in this study, and the discretization of the Acc/Dec process was investigated. Furthermore, the derivation of the actual interpolation periods of each segment, actual achieved Acc/Dec, and actual achieved jerk of Acc/Dec zone are addressed in detail. To ensure the positioning accuracy and reduce the computational load, discrete formulae for the deceleration displacement, maximal achieved speed, and displacement of the constant acceleration segment are derived. To satisfy the product diversification and improve the efficiency, the function of the aforementioned S-curve Acc/Dec control algorithm was extended in this study. As a result, the end-point modification and target speed modification algorithms were developed. Finally, a series of numerical simulations and a real experiment were conducted. The results show that the proposed algorithms exhibit a good performance both in terms of reliability and efficiency. Thus, its feasibility was validated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Based on data of all sub-industries of equipment manufacturing industry of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region and Yangtze River Delta Region in 2013–2014, this paper conducted an empirical analysis of pure technical efficiency, comprehensive technical efficiency, scale efficiency, intra-region cooperation efficiency and inter-region cooperation efficiency of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region and Yangtze River Delta Region utilizing MaxDEA Basic 6.6 software according to three DEA models of pure technical efficiency, comprehensive technical efficiency and cooperation technical efficiency. The research found: all sub-industries of equipment manufacturing industry of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region had high cooperative stability, but with unbalanced regional development, and their comprehensive technical efficiency can be increased through both scale effect and technical innovation. All sub-industries of equipment manufacturing industry of Yangtze River Delta Region had balanced regional development, with high intra-region cooperation efficiency and cooperation efficiency among all sub-industries, however, the return to scale and inter-region cooperation benefits presented a decreasing trend, showing that the equipment manufacturing industry of Yangtze River Delta Region cannot increase its efficiency by expanding the scale, so it needed to drive the improvement of its technical innovation ability by independent technical innovation. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

La industria de bienes de capital es esencial para el desarrollo tecnológico y para garantizar un crecimiento económico a largo plazo sin restricciones externas. En el Brasil, después de un largo período de estancamiento, las inversiones volvieron a crecer a partir de 2003, dando nuevo impulso a la industria de bienes de capital. Sin embargo, se trata de una industria bastante heterogénea; mientras que en algunos sectores no se logró cubrir la expansión de la demanda, esto fue posible en otros que evidenciaron un elevado potencial tecnológico, como los proveedores de máquinas para las industrias del petróleo, la minería y la construcción, y los fabricantes de equipos de transporte y de generación y distribución de energía eléctrica. Esos sectores continuaron expandiéndose incluso en el período posterior a la crisis mundial de 2008 y casi no fueron afectados por la competencia internacional. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Machinery supplied within the European Economic Area must comply with the noise requirements of Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. Machine manufacturers must reduce noise to the lowest level achievable and provide noise emission data so people can use their products without risk from noise. Declared noise emissions should help purchasers and users identify low or lower noise machinery and provide information that can be used to develop a noise risk assessment. Purchasing quieter machinery is an effective way to avoid risk from occupational exposure to high noise. It also minimises the cost and effort needed to control any remaining noise risk. Effective selection of machinery, however, on the basis of the declared noise emissions is dependent on a number of factors including: (a) The availability of competing machinery with significantly different noise risk. (b) Manufacturers' declared noise emissions that are indicative of actual noise risk. (c) Purchasers who understand the declared noise emissions and other information describing noise risk. A preliminary market surveillance exercise across Europe found that compliance with the noise requirements of the Machinery Directive is very poor; noise information provided in 80 % of machinery instructions did not comply. Investigations of a small number of harmonised noise test codes identified a range of problems that limit the usefulness of the declared noise emissions to rank the noise of competing machinery and identify real use noise risk. Insufficient support is in place to help purchasers who want to 'buy quiet'. To buy quiet in today's market purchasers need a high level of understanding of noise and noise control and must have a high degree of determination to achieve noise control in their workplace. Purchasers who successfully buy quiet seek out quieter machines and critically review the noise information supplied with them, which is often flawed. Such purchasers sometimes need to write, and check conformity with, their own specification for noise. It is likely purchasers would have more success in buying quiet if: (a) More manufacturers complied with the noise requirements of the Machinery Directive. (b) The standards supplementing the noise requirements of the Machinery Directive were more reliable. (c) The availability of quieter equipment was more widely publicised. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the importance of the lithography alternatives being developed for the semiconductor manufacturing industry which is expected to grow due to the expanding Internet of Things (IoT). Topics covered include the collaborative research and development (R&D) programs of France-based research institute CEA-Leti, details relating to the directed self-assembly (DSA) lithography, and the development of the nano-imprint lithography (NIL).

Mathematical morphology addresses the problem of describing shapes in an n -dimensional space using the concepts of set theory. A series of standardized morphological operations are defined, and they are applied to the shapes to transform them using another shape called the structuring element. In an industrial environment, the process of manufacturing a piece is based on the manipulation of a primitive object via contact with a tool that transforms the object progressively to obtain the desired design. The analogy with the morphological operation of erosion is obvious. Nevertheless, few references about the relation between the morphological operations and the process of design and manufacturing can be found. The non-deterministic nature of classic mathematical morphology makes it very difficult to adapt their basic operations to the dynamics of concepts such as the ordered trajectory. A new geometric model is presented, inspired by the classic morphological paradigm, which can define objects and apply morphological operations that transform these objects. The model specializes in classic morphological operations, providing them with the determinism inherent in dynamic processes that require an order of application, as is the case for designing and manufacturing objects in professional computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) environments. The operators are boundary-based so that only the points in the frontier are handled. As a consequence, the process is more efficient and more suitable for use in CAD/CAM systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Due to the fierce competition in the market for engineering products, and not only, a growing importance is given to the technologies that optimize the increasingly scarce and expensive resources. In the machine building industry, more and more frequently arises the problem of implementing a scientific management system able to adopt a manufacturing method based on the group technology (TG), aimed at harnessing the benefits of similar workpieces processing, in terms of morphology and processing methods. But, this method requires coding of the workpieces, in addition to their classification. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Using far-field optical microscopy we report the first measurements of photoluminescence from single nanoparticle photocatalysts. Fluence-dependent luminescence is investigated from metal-semiconductor heterojunction quantum dot catalysts exposed to a variety of environments, ranging from gaseous argon to liquid water containing a selection of hole scavengers. The catalysts each exhibit characteristic nonlinear fluence dependence. From these structurally and environmentally sensitive trends, we disentangle the separate rate-determining steps in each particle across the very wide range of time scales, which follow the initial light absorption process. This information will significantly benefit the design of effective artificial photocatalytic systems for renewable direct solar-to-fuel energy conversion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study was to analyze the importance of the relationship between strategy and performance capabilities to companies in the capital goods sector. The line of thinking to build of the theoretical model was based on business strategies, operations management, logistics and supply chain. For data collection, we used a semi-structured interview and carried with the managers of operations, logistics and supply chain of companies' capital goods sector. The collected data were processed by multivariate analysis, the method of structural equation modeling, whose estimation of latent variables (or constructs) was given by maximum likelihood. The results showed a total of 35 measures, 21 were validated, seven related to construct Strategy, ten to construct Capability and four the Performance' construct. Regarding the structural relationships of the model, the total of three, two have been validated: the relationship strategy / capability and capability / performance, and the relationship strategy / performance have not been validated. In other way, the study showed that there is evidence that the strategy influences the operational capabilities, on the other hand, impacts the companies' performance in the capital goods sector. Nevertheless, the performance is not directly influenced by the business strategy. Because of these results it can be concluded that the performance in the business sector of capital goods is more effective when adjusted the relationship between strategy and capability, emphasizing the importance of internal operational capabilities in obtaining competitive advantage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Many capital good firms deliver products that are not strictly one-off, but instead share a certain degree of similarity with other deliveries. In the delivery of the product, they aim to balance stability and variety in their product design and processes. The issue of engineering change plays an important in how they manage to do so. Our aim is to gain more understanding into how capital good firms manage engineering change, design variety and process variety, and into the role of the product delivery strategies they thereby use. Product delivery strategies are defined as the type of engineering work that is done independent of an order and the specification freedom the customer has in the remaining part of the design. Based on the within-case and cross-case analysis of two capital good firms several mechanisms for managing engineering change, design variety and process variety are distilled. It was found that there exist different ways of (1) managing generic design information, (2) isolating large engineering changes, (3) managing process variety, (4) designing and executing engineering change processes. Together with different product delivery strategies these mechanisms can be placed within an archetypes framework of engineering change management. On one side of the spectrum capital good firms operate according to open product delivery strategies, have some practices in place to investigate design reuse potential, isolate discontinuous engineering changes into the first deliveries of the product, employ 'probe and learn' process management principles in order to allow evolving insights to be accurately executed and have informal engineering change processes. On the other side of the spectrum capital good firms operate according to a closed product delivery strategy, focus on prevention of engineering changes based on design standards, need no isolation mechanisms for discontinuous engineering changes, have formal process management practices in place and make use of closed and formal engineering change procedures. The framework should help managers to (1) analyze existing configurations of product delivery strategies, product and process designs and engineering change management and (2) reconfigure any of these elements according to a 'misfit' derived from the framework. Since this is one of the few in-depth empirical studies into engineering change management in the capital good sector, our work adds to the understanding on the various ways in which engineering change can be dealt with. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite the high level of interest in how organizational structures facilitate service orientation in capital goods manufacturing companies, researchers have neglected this field. This article explores 4 different organizational approaches contributing to service orientation: (a) product strategic business unit (SBU), (b) product-service SBU, (c) service-product SBU, and (d) service SBU and product SBU. Each organizational approach reflects a unique degree of service orientation that leads to different levels of performance outcome. The description of organizational approaches enlightens the discussion of integration and the separation of product and service business. Complementary to existing research, this article clarifies whether companies should integrate or separate service and product functions in order to achieve service orientation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the systematic approach used by semiconductor equipment manufacturers to reduce their costs, deliver more predictive results, and improve their financial performance. Topics covered include the importance and benefits of speed in helping semiconductor equipment manufacturers determine cost savings, the importance of establishing clear cost targets and reporting the cost results to the management, and the key areas to focus on when reducing costs.

This year''s call for nominations for the Pump Industry Awards received a record response, with more than 50 nominations reflecting the breadth of pump and system engineering and innovation across the globe. The quality of nominations was also extremely high, making the choice of finalists in each category a tough one for the team of independent judges. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

The article reports on the utilization of complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) fabrication method. It presents the CMOS compatible nanowire technology enhanced with the applications and fabrication challenges. Moreover, it demonstrates the gate-all-around (GAA) silicon nanowire field-effect transistor (FET) with an high quality gate electrostatic control and near ideal turn on characteristic.

The article offers analyses on few technology options in 3D passive integration, as well as the in through-silicon via (TSV) technology. Si-integrated trench capacitors was created through a passive integration in order to composed a triple metal"insulator"metal (MIM) layer stacks. As a result, the use of TSB technology shows a very fine and high aspect of ratio, which can be wet-etched thru a conventional reactive ion etching (RIE).

The article reports on the transition method of scaling a high-volume manufacturing to the 32 nanogram (NM) node for logic in 2009. It states that the transition is an extension of 45nm technology, which states to have significant challenges to be resolved. Moreover, the external resistance would rival the transistor channel resistance and innovation in salicidation, junctions in order to decrease overall resistance.

Demand for biofuels is surging worldwide, providing new and growing opportunities for manufacturers of pumps and other processing equipment. Bryan Orchard discusses the processes involved in producing biofuels, the special problems encountered and the solutions that have been developed by equipment manufacturers. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Based upon basic drivers for the flow time, a lumped parameter model for a manufacturing line has been derived by using Kingman's approximation. The lumped parameter model for the flow time consists of a workstation and delay time. The workstation is characterized by the effective process time of the bottleneck workstation and the weighted sum of the coefficients of variation of all workstations. The delay time is determined by the sum of all effective process times of the nonbottleneck workstations. The advantage of the application of the lumped parameter model is that the variability of the total line is determined by a measurement at the operating point of the actual manufacturing line. This variability depends upon the operating point. Examples show that this dependency is not too strong for lines with a distinct bottleneck workstation in the actual line. From the derivation of the lumped parameter model it can be concluded that an improvement of the effective process time of the bottleneck workstation of the line results in an increase of the total variability of the line. This variability can be reduced by either reducing the variability of all workstations or the effective process times of the nonbottleneck workstations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: The present paper describes some advances done in the application of a control scheme for an industrial rotary dryer. The two schemes analysed are monovariable and multivariable control. The advantages and disadvantages for each scheme are described here. A multivariable, non-linear, delayed environment was considered. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Concurrent design is commonly used in building a semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities to shorten projects. Current practice in managing a design schedule involves preset milestones that represent percentages of completion. Such a simple control scheme does not provide sufficient information to support concurrent design. This study presents an analytical model that applies a cluster identification algorithm to separate the work of designing a multisystem project into management packages that support concurrent design. Tasks within a package have strong informational dependency relationships on each other, and are not suited for concurrent design. Tasks of different packages have weak dependency relationships on each other, and are suited for concurrent design. Tendering design work based on these packages may reduce the number of design interfaces between participating design firms. Possible application of the model includes the management of design schedule, design contract tendering, and design information flow. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper proposes an intelligent prognostics system (IPS) for semiconductor and TFT-LCD manufacturing. The IPS comprises several generic embedded devices (GED5) and remote clients. The GED can be easily embedded into various types of equipment to acquire equipment engineering data and meet the specification requirements of Interface A for supporting semiconductor industry equipment engineering capabilities. Furthermore, the GED has an open-standard application interface offering pluggable and customized intelligent applications. With this feature, the intelligent applications can be distributed and localized, releasing the factory network burden and enhancing equipment reliability and processing quality. This paper also develops two typical pluggable applications: the predictive maintenance scheme (PMS) for detecting equipment faults and the virtual metrology scheme (VMS) for conjecturing equipment-processing quality. Integrating the PMS into the IPS and the VMS into the IPS are, respectively, accomplished using the conveyor equipment and the sputtering equipment in a TFT-LCD factory. These two illustrative examples clearly demonstrate that IPS is versatile, configurable, and effective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduces several products related to advance safety. Features of the WaterBeast reservoir and the low-infrared reflective system; Physical description of a lightweight folding safety cone; Performance application of the Practical Approaches to Hearing Protection Device Selection.

Focuses on the opportunities for cutting mask costs and reducing the impact of high mask costs on the semiconductor industry. Overview of the mask-making process; Factors that contribute to the high cost of masks; Information on the beam types and beam delivery mechanisms used in categorizing photomasks.

An atmospheric microwave plasma torch is presented for post-pump destruction of perfluorocompound gases (PFCs), which are used widely in the semiconductor industry and are emitted with nitrogen gas for vacuum pump purges. Discharges of the microwave plasma torch are well suited for abatement of PFC contaminants discharged at a typical flow rate. The abatement was carried out using oxygen or air as additive gases. Analytical results are systematically compared to quadrupole mass spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) data in the laboratory. Destruction and removal efficiency of more than 99% in FTIR data was achieved for carbon tetrafluoride. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reports on the development and use of a safety, health and environmental life-cycle cost model from the semiconductor manufacturing industry in the U.S. Improvements to manufacturing technology and process designs; Elimination of customary cost-of-ownership bias; Organizational barriers to industrial engineering. INSETS: Technology Pilot Test 1*;Technology Pilot Test 2*;Technology Pilot Test #3*;Technology Pilot Test 4*

Introduces several semiconductor industrial equipment. Launch of Sigma 7300 laser pattern generator from Micronic Laser Systems AB; Features of the devices; Advantages of the Ultra Precision Gantry from Anorad Corp.

Focuses on different semiconductor equipment and materials suppliers' use of e-diagnostics to improve wafer fabrication and tool efficiency. IBM Corp.'s installation of 300mm fabrication with full e-diagnostics capability; STMicroelectronics NV' use of chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition and etch tools in its 200mm fabs; Development of e-diagnostic capabilities at the sensor and subsystems level. INSETS: Packaging e-diagnostics;E-diagnosing ATE.

Examines the use of total-reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry on semiconductor industry. Measurement of semiconductor surface; Determination of glancing angle; Improvement of vapor-phase decomposition.

Examines the enhancement of semiconductor equipment communications using a web-enabled equipment driver (WED). Requirement of modifying the associated equipment driver in connecting the a different machine to the equipment manager; Construction of the WED on the equipment side; Usability of WED for the establishment of a novel versatile scheme for semiconductor equipment communications.

Examines a simulation-based experiment for comparing the intrabay layout of two automated handling material system performance in a semiconductor fabrication facility. Combination of alternative layout designs and design of experiment techniques; Application of fractional factorial experimental design; Use of the distributed storage option.

Examines the optimization of multichamber work cell management in the semiconductor companies. Maximization of the production volume; Administration of the maintenance plans; Simulation of Endura evaluation scheduling.

Focuses on the growth of the chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) market area of the semiconductor process area in 1999. Average growth of CMP equipment market; Sales revenues of the CMP materials market; Factors that contributed to CMP growth; Obstacles to copper incorporation.

The article discusses the World Fab Forecast report indicating possible growth for Front End fabrication equipment spending in 2014. It mentions an anticipated increase of 21% to $34.9 billion as well as 20% to $42 billion in 2015. It also notes the trending rise in revenue and shipment in the global semiconductor industry.

This paper describes the automotive electronics market with its pressures to increase quality and reliability while reducing cost. It details the relative improvement that has occurred in electronic part reliability since 1990 and the decreasing market share the automotive segment represents in the semiconductor industry. It discusses how Chrysler, Delco Electronics and Ford formed the Automotive Electronics Council (AEC) to standardize on part qualification methods for the automotive market. It also discusses the guidelines for continuous improvement in part quality and reliability the AEC has developed. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Offers a look at the manufacturing of emissive flat panel displays (FPD) that will challenge liquid crystal displays (LCD) for both new and established applications. FPD applications and technologies; Different FPD designs; Novel enabling processes; Manufacturing standards.

Previews the 1997 Semicon Southwest exhibition in Austin, Texas. Attendees and participants; Issues and topics to be discussed at the event; Tutorials and seminar; Contact information.

Details brochures and literature from the semiconductor industrial equipment industry. Includes a brochure on ultrasonic and spray-under immersion cleaning systems from New Ultrasonics; Literature on a line of clips for use in semiconductor assembly for lid/package sealing in ovens and belt furnaces from Electro Assembly Source Inc.

Presents information on products pertaining to the semiconductor industry as of January 1997. Includes high-resolution wafer surface planarization; Optical inspection tool; Mask alignment microscopes.