The thesis deals with innovation of the technological process of casting called Fan support in the company Honeywell Aerospace Olomouc s.r.o. The first part of the thesis is dedicated to component description which is made of titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V. The section is also devoted to jet engine TFE 731, which is the engine where our particular component has specific function. Another part is focused on theoretical analysis of material characteristics of titanium alloys and their machinability. In the following section there are considered alternatives of machine suppliers with subsequent selection of the multifunctional CNC milling-turning center DMC 80 U duoBLOCK equipped with Jetstream technology. The transfer of the production to another machine is accompanied by an innovation of the technological process, making new fixtures and optimalization of the cutting tools. The section is also dedicated to static analysis of the component in operation 7 supported by finite element method (FEM). The final part of the thesis includes evaluation of the costs and savings achieved by innovation of the technological process.

The purpose of this work was to recover uranium from residue originating from the production of molybdenum -99. Carbonate solutions containing hydrogen peroxide or oxygen gas as oxidants were used as leachants. Experimental parameters included: different peroxide and carbonate concentrations, dissolution time and temperature. Results indicate complete dissolution of the residue at 60 oC, after thirty minutes, in ammonium carbonate solution enriched with hydrogen peroxide. Almost two hours were needed to achieve the same extent in the presence of oxygen. The yield and rate of uranium extraction were found to increase as a function of both temperature, in the range of 25-60 oC, and hydrogen peroxide concentration. The leaching kinetics were determined for various leaching conditions and the activation energy was found to be 45.5kJ/mol. The order of reaction with respect to uranium concentration was found to be unity. / Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2013. / gm2014 / Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering / unrestricted

Microplastics have been found in all aquatic environments and once they entered they cannot be removed. This has put new focus on the sources of microplastics where the textile industry has gained large attention. Much consideration has been given to the production of fleece fabric and the use of polyester but this report aims to explore the whole design- and production process and mapping those activities which has a large impact on microplastic release. Together with participants from five (5) Swedish Outdoor Brands and seven (7) field experts has this report mapped possible challenges and solutions. Main findings are 20 different challenging areas with 19 suggested solutions on how to prevent microplastic pollution. The result is the first in its kind doing a comprehensive study of the whole textile design- and production process and provides a broad foundation for further research. As there still is a considerable lack of knowledge about many of the issues that were brought up, both within the design- and production processes, has a shared responsibility among companies, organizations, universities and private persons been raised. Through common platforms are inspiration and awareness spread and this report aims to contribute to the gap in the current knowledge.

This article describes how Lean Manufacturing tools were applied in a Peruvian textile company. A production management model is proposed whose goal is to reduce the number of non-conforming products in the pants manufacturing line. For this, all information was gathered from the production area of the company under study. With the use of quality tools, the diagnosis of the current situation of the pants line was made, identifying the most significant defects, which were 19.43% of produced units in 2018. It was determined that the main causes of the observed defects refer to non-standardized sewing processes, quality control errors, non-standardized cutting processes, and poor production planning. The application of VSM and SMED allowed the correct standardization of denim pants production, TQM allowed proper control and quality management of the production process, and JIT for optimal production planning.

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We design and evaluate a way to modify television news to make it interactive for viewers. We allow them to get more of what they want and less of what they don't want. This allows news to break constraints imposed by television broadcast schedules. Our solution is to augment the existing news broadcast structure in the following ways: add a video headlines menu, provide on-demand access to additional story content, provide interactive navigation controls between stories, and a control overlay. For news producers we create a video annotation program and process to help create the interactive news. We use the production tools in a news production room for a week to show viability. We also evaluate the home interactivity by having viewers provide feedback after watching the interactive news produced during that week. Our results show that our solution easily fits into existing news production processes. The solution provides additional depth into stories and individualizes the newscast for each viewer. The interaction for viewers is optional and easy to use, but future work could make it even easier to learn and use.

Este trabalho tem como objetivo apresentar uma Metodologia pra implantar um Modelo de Processo Informado de Supply Chain usando tecnologia RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) aplicado ao Agronegócio. Para criação deste Modelo desenvolveu-se uma Metodologia própria utilizando-se de Ferramentas Computacionais Livres que conduziram a criação de um programa especializado para o Supply Chain da Semente de Milho, que foi o caso escolhido para o estudo. Os procedimentos adotados para criação deste Modelo podem facilmente ser remodelados para outras Cadeias do Agronegócio, tais como a Carne, as Frutas, Grãos Comerciais, gerando assim vantagens competitivas aos produtos até então vistos como puras commodities. As aplicações tradicionais do RFID têm sido limitadas ao posicionamento de produtos em armazéns, deixando abertas muitas possibilidades de estudo, como é o caso do Modelo Informado, permitindo ao consumidor final do produto ter todas as informações necessárias para garantia da qualidade junto ao item. A integração de conhecimentos originados no Supply Chain, Processo Informado, RFID e Agronegócio é feita com base em uma estrutura que distribui a informação entre os equipamentos e bancos de dados associados aos leitores de RFID. Neste trabalho a questão da segurança contra leitura não autorizada não foi incluída. / This paper aims to present a methodology to deploy a Process Model Informed \"Supply Chain\" using RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) applied to Agribusiness and Precision Agriculture. The intent of this proposal is to allow tend users of precision agriculture product to handle all the data need to ensure the quality of a target product. Traditional applications of RFID have been limited to product placement in stores, leaving a wide possibility of innovations in Supply Chain management. This case is strongly observed in agribusiness, a very important issue in Brazilian economy, where commodities are susceptible to failure or block orders. The coalescing of knowledge from Supply Chain, Process Informed, RFID and Agribusiness Study is made by a fair distribution of information among tags and databases, generally connected to RFID readers. Finally, a case study was included related to the supply of corn seeds to a culture inserted in the paradigm of precision agriculture.

Human qualities are only developed in human society by means of interaction with others. Since a child is born, he/she sees, hears, touches, and tastes things. That means visual and aural stimuli are natural for human beings and these stimuli are also present on videos. Perhaps, this is the reason why videos have a huge impact on society. An evidence of the popularity of videos growing in society can be observed in the large volume of videos uploaded onto YouTube or the number of videos posted on Facebook. Besides, the rise of smartphones has increased the number of users that not only watch but also produce videos. However, what happens to people who cannot access those contents because they have disabilities or some temporary illness. To avoid excluding people from understanding video content, it is important to provide a video with accessibility. Thus, about 23.9% of the Brazil population who declared themselves with disabilities will benefit from accessible videos. Standards, laws and regulations to promote video accessibility have been developed. Research studies about accessible video players, improving captioning, resources about sign language, and implementation of the content enrichment have also been developed. In spite of the video production process being well defined, current research and market practices do not take accessibility into account as part of its stages. They do not explain how amateur authors can create alternative content following guidelines or how to incorporate accessibility guidelines to the video production process. This thesis proposes a method, called Video4All, for alternative content authoring as part of an accessible video production process. Video4All is composed by a set of activities, including alternative content guidelines, and alternative content evaluation. A case study was conducted to verify the effectiveness of applying the proposed method by amateur authors, evaluating their generated alternative content. In order to describe the process, was incorporated accessibility in all stages and the case studies reported the difficulties which users had during the interaction with an accessible video player. Additionally, the proposal involved the development of an alternative content evaluation method as a means to provide a quality measure, enabling authors to better understand the accessibility level of the alternative content they create. The accessible video production process can be used by any amateur author to improve the accessibility of their videos. Moreover, Video4All helps the authoring and evaluation of alternative content. / As qualidades humanas somente são desenvolvidas na sociedade através da interação com os outros. Desde que a criança nasce, ela vê, ouve, toca, e sente as coisas. Portanto, estímulos visuais e auditivos são naturais para o homem, e estes estímulos também estão presentes em vídeos. Pode ser que seja esse o motivo pelo qual os vídeos causam grande impacto na sociedade. Uma evidência da popularidade e do crescimento de vídeos na sociedade é a grande quantidade de vídeos carregados no YouTube ou o grande número de vídeos postados no Facebook. Além disso, o surgimento dos smartphones tem aumentado a quantidade de usuários que não só assistem vídeos, mas também fazem vídeos. Mas o quê acontece com as pessoas que não podem acessar estes conteúdos por terem alguma deficiência ou doença temporária? Para evitar que pessoas não compreendam o conteúdo do vídeo, é importante fornecer um vídeo com acessibilidade, assim, por exemplo, cerca de 23,9% do total da população de Brasil, declaradas com deficiência, serão beneficiadas. Diretrizes e leis para promover a acessibilidade para vídeos foram desenvolvidas. Existem também pesquisas sobre reprodutores de vídeo acessíveis, melhoramento da legenda, recursos sobre a língua de sinais e implementações para enriquecer conteúdos. Apesar do processo de produção de vídeo estar bem definido, as práticas e pesquisas atuais não consideram acessibilidade em seus estágios. Não se explica como autores amadores podem criar conteúdo alternativo considerando as diretrizes ou como incorporar essas diretrizes de acessibilidade no processo de produção de vídeo. Esta tese propõe um método, chamado Video4All, para a autoria de conteúdo alternativo dentro de um processo de produção de vídeo acessível. O Video4All é composto por um conjunto de atividades, incluindo diretrizes para conteúdo alternativo e avaliação desse conteúdo. Estudos de caso foram realizados para verificar a eficácia da aplicação do método proposto por autores amadores, avaliando o seu conteúdo alternativo criado. Assim, ao processo foi incorporada acessibilidade em todos os estágios, considerando-se estudos de caso que relataram as dificuldades que os usuários têm durante a interação com um reprodutor de vídeo acessível. Adicionalmente, foi desenvolvido um método de avaliação do conteúdo alternativo para obter uma medida de qualidade, de forma que os autores entendam melhor o nível de acessibilidade do conteúdo alternativo. O processo de produção de vídeo acessível pode ser utilizado por qualquer autor amador para melhorar a acessibilidade nos seus vídeos. O Video4All também auxilia na criação e avaliação de conteúdo alternativo.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-10T10:40:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ELIANA TIBA GOMES GRANDE.pdf: 20259156 bytes, checksum: e966b56d59dd707573bd0634c9b2a73e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-04-09 / Since 2008, Brazil has been the largest beef exporter worldwide and also has had. The largest commercial beef herd in the world, which is around 205.3 million animals (IBGE, 2009). Remaining on the top of the ranking depends on technology implementations in the industry and a greater knowledge of the entire production process of beef cattle, mainly the identification of bottlenecks. The RFID technology, which is based on automatic transmission of data, has become a useful tool in various aspects of any productive sector. Throughout this technology one is able not only to track their products throughout the production process, but also do inventory control, logistics, quality control, with constant monitoring of temperature and moisture, which are essential for health y food, all done automatically in real time . The objective of this work was to analyze a solution for the control of traceability in the production process of a slaughter house using RFID technology. This monitoring can be accompanied from anywhere, and anytime because the RFID system uses the middleware that processes data read by the physical layer and provides them to various environments such as the Web. As a result to analyze has the confirmation of the feasibility of using RFID technology in such an unusual environment as the example of the production process in a slaughter house. / O Brasil, desde 2008, é o maior exportador de carne bovina no contexto mundial. Nele se concentra o maior rebanho comercial do mundo: cerca de 205,3 milhões de animais (IBGE, 2009). A permanência no topo do ranking depende das implementações tecnológicas no setor e de um maior conhecimento do processo produtivo de toda a cadeia da carne bovina, principalmente no que se refere à identificação dos pontos de gargalos. A tecnologia RFID, baseada na transmissão automática dos dados, vem se tornando uma aliada em vários aspectos em qualquer setor produtivo. Através desta tecnologia, pode ser possível não somente rastrear seus produtos durante todo o processo produtivo, mas também fazer controle de estoque, de logística, controle de qualidade com o monitoramento constante da temperatura e umidade, essencial à sanidade do alimento, tudo feito automaticamente em tempo real. Objetivou-se nesta dissertação analisar uma solução para a continuidade da rastreabilidade iniciada pelo SISBOV no contexto do processo produtivo de um frigorífico utilizando a tecnologia RFID. Este monitoramento pode ser acompanhado de qualquer lugar, a qualquer hora, pois a solução analisada possui um midlleware que processa dos dados lidos pela camada física e disponibiliza-os para vários ambientes, tais como a Web. Como resultados da análise têm-se a confirmação da viabilidade da utilização da tecnologia RFID em um ambiente tão incomum como é o caso do processo produtivo de um frigorífico.

O revestimento de argamassa de fachada é utilizado em praticamente todos os edifícios residenciais;assim, sua importância é caracterizada tanto pelo uso intenso, quanto por desempenhar importantes funções estéticas e de proteção do edifício, além de representar importante parcela do custo direto de construção e de manutenção das fachadas. O presente trabalho busca caracterizar, analisar e propor melhorias ao processo de produção dos revestimentos de argamassa de fachada de edifícios, particularmente quanto às etapas de projeto, execução e controle, através de levantamentos realizados em quatro obras de importantes empresas de construção na cidade de Santos. A metodologia utilizada consistiu em revisão bibliográfica, e posterior aplicação dos conceitos levantados nos estudos de caso. Com base neste estudo, foi possível identificar as condições locais de produção e os principais problemas enfrentados ao longo do processo, tendo sido possível à elaboração de sugestões de melhoria ao processo analisado. Além disso, espera-se que se possa contribuir também para a disseminação de ações de racionalização do processo de produção dos revestimentos de argamassa de fachada de edifícios; e, por conseqüência, contribuir para diminuir os problemas patológicos e os custos de produção das empresas construtoras. / The façade mortar covering is used in practically all residential buildings; thus, its importance is characterized by its intense use and also for playing important esthetic functions in building protection. Besides the fact, that it represents an important parcel of the direct cost of construction and façade\'s maintenance. The present work searches to characterize, analyze and consider improvements in the process of production of mortar covering, particularly related to each stage of the project, execution and control by surveys carried through four construction sites of important construction companies in the city of Santos. The methodology used consisted of bibliographical revision, and posterior application of the concepts researched in the case studies. Based on this study, it was possible to identify local conditions of production and the main problems faced throughout the process, having been possible to elaborate suggestions of improvement to the analyzed process. Moreover, it is expected that it can also contribute to the dissemination of façade\'s production management. Consequently, contributing to diminish the pathological problems and lowering the cost of production for contractors.