<p>U disertaciji je izvršena karakterizacija sliv nosioca flekso<br />štamparskih formi i predstavljena su istraživanja uticaja promene<br />mehaničkih i adhezivnih svojstava slivova na parametre kvaliteta<br />štampe kartonske ambalaže. Korišćene su dve grupe samolepljivih<br />slivova (potpuno novi i slivovi korišćeni za štampu 5.000.000 m<br />materijala). Ciljevi istraživanja su povećanje predvidivosti i<br />konstantnosti kvaliteta štampanog proizvoda i procesa proizvodnje<br />kartonske ambalaže, formiranje preporuka za upotrebu slivova<br />različitih svojstava i nivoa eksploatisanosti i otkrivanje u kojim<br />fazama i kojim procesima dolazi do promena svojstava slivova.</p> / <p>Research presented in this dissertation includes characterization of<br />flexographic sleeves and the study of the influence of the changes in<br />mechanical and adhesive properties of the sleeves on print quality<br />parameters of the cardboard packaging. Two groups of self-adhesive sleeves<br />were used (entirely new and sleeves used for printing of 5.000.000 m of<br />material). Aims of the research are the increase in predictability and stability<br />of the printed product quality and the production process of cardboard<br />packaging, forming of the recommendations for the use of sleeves with<br />different properties and levels of exploitation, as well as defining the phases<br />and processes responsible for the changes in sleeve properties.</p>

El presente trabajo abarca el análisis de las operaciones de una empresa de producción industrial que abastece al sector de minería con productos como bandas de ventilación para sus operaciones. Para este tipo de empresas el manejo del inventario es vital pues de él depende si la operación es rentable o no, debido al alto costo unitario de sus productos. El análisis de la empresa identificó altos niveles de stock de productos en las instalaciones de la empresa lo cual en los últimos dos años aumento el costo logístico de la empresa reduciendo su rentabilidad. Esta situación implica la necesidad de optar por un sistema que permita mejorar la disposición de los inventarios y las actividades generadas en su manipulación. Para ello se propone un modelo basado en la implementación del VMI (Vendor Inventory Management) para lograr la optimización de la gestión del almacén e inventarios de la empresa CIDELSA. El motivo de esta propuesta nace de la necesidad de controlar el sobre stock generada en el producto mangas de ventilación para lo cual se propone un nuevo sistema de gestión de inventarios en la empresa, basado en el VMI, apoyado en el kanban y en la gestión de información de pronóstico de la demanda. Los resultados de la aplicación del modelo demuestran a través de la simulación del proceso que se logran mejoras en los principales indicadores de inventario como el aumento del índice de rotación, reducción del stock sin movimiento y la reducción de almacenamiento en las instalaciones de la empresa. / This paper covers the analysis of the operations of an industrial production company that supplies the mining sector with products such as ventilation bands for its operations. For these types of companies, inventory management is vital because it depends on whether the operation is profitable or not, due to the high unit cost of its products. The analysis of the company identified high levels of product stock in the company's facilities, which in the last two years increased the logistics cost of the company, reducing its profitability. This situation implies the need to opt for a system that allows improving the disposition of inventories and the activities generated in their handling. For this, a model based on the implementation of the VMI (Vendor Inventory Management) is proposed to achieve the optimization of the management of the warehouse and inventories of the company CIDELSA. The reason for this proposal arises from the need to control the excess stock generated in the product ventilation sleeves, for which a new inventory management system is proposed in the company, based on the VMI, supported by kanban and management demand forecast information. The results of the application of the model show through the simulation of the process that improvements are achieved in the main inventory indicators such as the increase in the turnover rate, reduction of the stock without movement and the reduction of storage in the company's facilities. / Trabajo de Suficiencia Profesional

Compression strength after impact tests were conducted on unidirectional composite rods with sleeves. These elements represent local members of open three-dimensional composite lattice structures (e.g., based on isogrid or IsoTruss® technologies). The unidirectional cores composed of carbon, glass, or basalt fiber/epoxy composites were co-cured in aramid sleeves. Sleeve patterns included both bi-directional (unsymmetric) braids and unidirectional spiral wraps with sleeve coverage ranging from nominally half to full. The diameters were nominally 8 and 11 mm (5/16 and 7/16 in). The larger diameter had nominally twice the cross-sectional area, to quantify the effects of scaling. The specimens were long enough to encourage local buckling failure as expected in members of typical composite lattice structures. The unsupported lengths varied from 127 mm (5.0 in) to 160 mm (6.3 in). Specimens were radially impacted at mid-length with energy levels ranging from 0 to 20 J (0 to 14.8 ft-lbs) and tested in longitudinal compression to quantify the effects of local impact damage on the buckling strength. In undamaged specimens, sleeve type and sleeve coverage have no effect on the ultimate compression strength of carbon, glass, or basalt composites (7% or less standard deviation for each material). When impacted, the influence of sleeve type and sleeve coverage varies with the type of fiber in the unidirectional core. Sleeve type and coverage did not affect the compression strength after impact for fiberglass composites. On the other hand, both carbon and basalt composites exhibited improved performance with braided (vs. spiral) sleeves (up to 34% stronger) and full (vs. half) coverage (up to 38% stronger). The compression strength of carbon configurations decreases with increasing impact energy regardless of sleeve type or coverage. The higher flexibility of glass and basalt composites, however, allowed some configurations to maintain the same compression strength after impact as their undamaged counterparts, at lower impact energy levels. Doubling cross-sectional area of basalt composites significantly improves the stiffness and compression strength after impact, more than doubling the impact energy required to achieve the same compression strength.

The sculptural environments I create immerse the viewer in a decrepit vaudevillian past. The sculptures allude to narratives within Community Theater as well as the Drag Show. Making becomes an act; manipulating materials such as synthetic hair and paint are associated with the guise of the makeup artist. Frantic rehearsal logic prevails as a dress is repurposed into a male giant's costume and window blinds are used to construct a boat's deck. This collusion asks the viewer to transgress the boundary of the stage, becoming a voyeur privileged to the world of exiled props and role reversal.