Ermak USA's LASERMAK CO2 laser cutting machine has been specially machined with maximum precision to provide the quickest, most precise cut every time. Every one of the Lasermak's custom components has been specially crafted by expert engineers, built on the finest CNC machining centers, and tested with latest high-tech measuring technology in every phase of manufacturing process. It comes standard equipped with:

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This engineered solution by Handling Specialty was designed and manufactured to handle aircraft wings during the manufacturing process.

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they tell me Soju is "good for your health."

info. from wikipedia.

Soju is a distilled beverage native to Korea. Most brands of modern soju are made in South Korea. Though traditionally made from rice, most major brands supplement or even replace the rice with other starches such as potato, wheat, barley, sweet potato, or tapioca (called dangmil in Korean). Soju is clear in color and typically varies in alcohol content from about 20% to about 45% alcohol by volume (ABV), with 20% ABV being most common. Its taste is comparable to vodka, though often slightly sweeter due to the added sugar in the manufacturing process.

The 10 students in our manufacturing processes elective designed and fabricated two go-karts. Spring 2026

Other companies began to be involved in the project, using the advanced manufacturing process known as RP (Rapid Prototyping). This involves turning the scanned data into .stl (stereo-lithography) files. Then the computer model is sliced into 0.1mm layers and manufacture is from the bottom up. So if the machine was starting from the base of a standing figure then it would begin by cutting the feet, then ankles, then knees etc. Each layer is only a tenth of a millimeter thick so it would take 500 layers to make a foot.

The Rear Leg was made by The Innovative Manufacturing Centre and UMAK Limited. And the process that they used is called LOM - Laminated Object Manufacture. Here a laser cuts the contour of an object on a 0.1mm layer of paper then another layer is laid down and next contour of the object is cut. The part is then broken out from the cut layers.

The final section was about 100 x 40 x 50 centimetres and was made by glueing together 5 LOM parts then inserting steel rods down the leg to ensure that the parts do not separate. The parts were treated so that they are stable in a range of temperatures and humidities. This is so that the layers do not delaminate. Steve Upcraft (IMC), Simon Graham (Umak) and Paul Webber (IMC) can be seen here.

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J.H. Whittaker & Sons, Ltd (Whittaker's) is a confectionery manufacturer specialising in chocolate and based in Porirua, New Zealand. Whittaker's is the second-biggest chocolate brand in New Zealand, behind Cadbury. The company controls its entire manufacturing process, calling itself a "bean-to-bar" manufacturer, to ensure top-quality products. James Henry Whittaker started the business in Christchurch in 1896 and it was later moved to Wellington.

James Henry Whittaker worked in the British confectionery industry at the age of 14 and moved to Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1890. Six years later he started manufacturing chocolate confectionery, selling it direct to customers using horse and van. In 1913, he established a partnership with his two sons, Ronald and James, based in Wellington. The business became a limited liability company in 1937, with third-generation Whittakers still the sole shareholders in the company. In 1992 the company formed J.H. Whittaker Australia Ltd.

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Enamelling is an ancient technology. The ancient Egyptians used enamelling to decorate pottery, stone objects and to create jewellery. The ancient Chinese used enamelling to decorate metal objects. During the Roman period enamelling was used to decorate glass vessels.

More recent examples include the 56 fantastic eggs created by the Russian jewellery Peter Carl Fabergé (1846 - 1920), of which only 46 are believed to still exist.

Examples of modern uses of vitreous enamel include the production of jewellery, decorative art objects, durable kitchenware and appliances, presentation and educational boards, cloakroom cubicles, vanity tops, internal and external architectural cladding panels, enamelled steel sanitary ware, furniture and sign boards.

Enamel Glaze: Versatile and Beautiful

As a surface coating, especially iron and steel, vitreous enamel is unassailable. Highly durable with a long service life, it resists scratching and chemical marring. It is easy to clean, and therefore, very hygienic.

But paints, plastics, aluminum, and stainless steel offer stiff competition. Even the Underground station, famed for the use of enamel panels in its stations, turned to laminates.

The industry took a downturn until research:

Improved food cooked in microwave ovens

Discovered new formulations that improve already excellent hygiene properties

Updated manufacturing process

Microwave Mismatches

Microwave ovens are usually lined with plastic, stainless steel, or a painted surface. Okay for the basic process, but since integrated functions such as a grill, air circulation, and steam heating have been added, temperatures in the chamber can rise to 572°F (300°C) or more. Higher temperatures can result in staining, yellowing, and distortion. If an enamel lining is used, these faults are avoided altogether.

An added bonus is that because enameled steel has half the thermal conductivity of stainless steel, it actually improves food quality. This lower conductivity means less energy usage for the same cooking effect, shorter cooking times, and more vitamins retained in the cooked food.

Keeping It Hygienic

One of enamel's great advantages is its scratch resistance. Microbes have no place to hide and are easily cleaned away.

In another development, A Japanese researchers discovered an enamel formulation which, while proven safe for humans, actively kills germs. By incorporating small amounts of copper and silver in the enamel, scientists found that the enamel has an in-use antimicrobial action. It seems that the metal ions either upset the germs' enzyme systems, or that oxygen is released, damaging their cell walls. Either way, they are killed.

Taking Sides with ALUSI Coats

Cost was one reason for replacing enamel with painted surfaces on white goods and reduced use of enamel for architectural panels. To achieve rust resistance, both sides of the panel have to be coated, which increases cost.

But new developments enable rust resistance of sheets enameled on one side only. Aluminizing the steel (on both sides) first was described by scientists from Sollac and Ferro in France at the 1998 International Enamellers Congress. Enameling on aluminum/silicon (ALUSI)-coated steel sheets has other benefits, including:

Lower production costs because the enamel can be applied in one coat, on one side, and fired only once

Better able to resist chipping and cracking if the panel is bent

Going Underground with Enamels (Again)

For a time in the late 20th century, An Underground station abandoned enamel panels in station refurbishment to reduce costs. However, after suffering tragic fires, the Underground found itself facing much tougher fire regulations. The solution was to bring back the decorative enamel panel, which is tough, durable, easily cleaned—and totally fire resistant.

Boric Oxide: Key Ingredient in Enamel Glaze

The glass used to enamel metals is no ordinary glass. It must be very fluid when molten and have a low surface tension to enable it to spread evenly over the metal at a relatively low temperature. But most important is the need to adjust the glass' thermal expansion.

The major hurdle in making large pieces is the different rates of expansion of glass and metal during cooling and warming. If the rates are not nearly the same, the enamel will crack, craze, or flake off.

The answer? Boric oxide. Comprising up to 25% of an enamel mixture, it is responsible for the low melt temperature, viscosity, and surface tension needed. Boric oxide also has the remarkable property of altering the glass’ thermal expansion to suit the metal underneath.

Boric oxide also promotes a smooth surface and high luster. Either Neobor or Dehybor can be used. Dehybor has the advantage that it has no water of crystallization to dispel in the furnace, reducing emissions and plant corrosion. Dehybor is also a more concentrated source of boric oxide, resulting in productivity gains and lower handling and freight costs for the manufacturer.

In practice, vitreous enamel usually marries two different kinds of glass. The first base coat includes cobalt and nickel oxides which help to form a very strong bond with the metal. A second base coat carries color and decoration.

The resultant bond is virtually inseparable, creating the extreme durability and rust resistance of enameled iron and steel. It is also the only metal coating process that can be guaranteed to resist the severe thermal shock in water boilers, stoves, ovens and cookware.

From home appliances to fire resistant signs in the subway, vitreous enamels are making everyday life safer and more beautiful.

Photo showing Miserable Machines: Soot-o-mat at the bunker exhibition at POSTCITY. In this work mussels are lashed into an electro-stimulated design apparatus to make a vase. They are allowed to relax up to a certain point, then shocked, prompting movement that scratches a design onto the object. The resulting form might be seen as a sobering memento mori, a reflection on manufacturing processes that exploit biology.

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Clay model for the Ferrari J50, 2015

Ferrari: Under the Skin (November 2017 to April 2018)

In an Italy ravaged by the Second World War, Enzo Ferrari and a small team decided to create the perfect racing machine. The exhibition will explore Ferrari’s powerful personality, the design and manufacturing process, the famous clientele and the future of the luxury car brand.

From the very first Ferrari to Michael Schumacher’s winning Formula One car and the newest hybrid model, the exhibition features rare cars and memorabilia displayed in public for the first time. Discover the Ferrari experience through original hand-drawn sketches, sculpture-like models and engines, alongside films and interviews telling one of the great design stories of all time.

[Design Museum]

In the Design Museum

(En) Founded in 1906, the Coking Plant of Anderlues was specialized in the production of coke for industrial use.

Coke was obtained by distillation of coal in furnaces and, thanks to its superior fuel coal properties, it was used afterwards to feed the blast furnaces in the steel manufacturing process.

Closed and abandoned since 2002, the site has since undergone many losses and damages, not including an important pollution. While some buildings have now been demolished, there are however still some important parts of the former coking plant.

Among them, the former coal tower, next to the imposing "battery" of 38 furnaces, where the coke was produced. Besides them, we still can see the administrative buildings, the power station with its cooling tower, and buildings for the by-products, which were obtained by recovering the tar and coal gas. There are also a gasometer north side, the coal tip east side and a settling basin south side.

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(Fr) Fondées en 1906, les Cokeries d'Anderlues étaient spécialisées dans la fabrication de coke à usage industriel.

Le coke était obtenu par distillation de la houille dans des fours et, grâce à ses propriétés combustibles supérieures au charbon, il servait par après à alimenter les hauts-fourneaux dans le processus de fabrication de l'acier.

Fermé et laissé à l'abandon depuis 2002, le site a depuis lors subi de nombreuses pertes et dégradations, sans compter la pollution qui y règne. Si certains bâtiments (comme l'ancien lavoir à charbon) ont aujourd'hui été démolis, on retrouve encore toutefois certaines parties importantes de cette ancienne cokerie.

Parmi celles-ci, l'ancienne tour à charbon suivie de près par l'imposante "batterie" de 38 fours, où était produit le coke. A côté d'eux, on découvre également les bâtiments administratifs, la centrale électrique avec sa tour de refroidissement, ainsi que les bâtiments des sous-produits, lesquels étaient obtenus par récupération du goudron et du gaz de houille. Et en périphérie, on retrouve un gazomètre côté nord, le terril à l'est et un bassin de décantation côté sud.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (May 10, 2017) – Hans-Mill Corporation, one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of metal and plastic household products, will soon open a state-of-the-art manufacturing center near JAXPORT’s North Jacksonville marine terminals. The 121,000-square-foot facility will be used for manufacturing, assembling and distributing stainless steel trash cans and plastic household products sold at major retailers around the world.

Hans-Mill will use JAXPORT to import materials used in its manufacturing process from Asia, as well as for the import of finished goods for U.S. distribution. In addition, the company has been granted permission to operate within JAXPORT’s Foreign Trade Zone No. 64. The facility, which already serves as the company’s headquarters, represents an $11 million investment in Northeast Florida and creates 23 new, direct jobs.

“The efficiencies Northeast Florida provides have allowed us to bring some of the manufacturing that is traditionally done overseas back to the United States,” said Kenneth Ubillus, Hans-Mill Director of Operations. “We felt welcome in Jacksonville from the very beginning and look forward to being a visible part of this community.”

“Hans-Mill’s decision to invest here highlights the many advantages we offer the industry,” said Eric Green, JAXPORT interim CEO. “Excellent ocean service options from Asia, cost-effective transportation, 60 million plus consumers nearby and a business-friendly environment, all continue to attract manufacturing here.”

Hans-Mill joins other household names, including Michaels Stores, Inc., Coach, Inc. and Bacardi Limited, in taking advantage of FTZ No. 64’s cost savings and streamlined Customs processes.

Here are images from my recent visit to the Cambo (www.cambo.com) factory in the Netherlands while I was visiting Amsterdam. Rene Rook of Cambo was nice enough to guide me through the entire production process as well as show me some vintage cameras from the companies history and show me their current product line (which was just recently updated at Photokina 2012)

for a full review of the products and a discussion of the images you see here (especially the vintage products) you can read the full article on my website www.brianhirschfeldphotography.com

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(En) Founded in 1906, the Coking Plant of Anderlues was specialized in the production of coke for industrial use.

Coke was obtained by distillation of coal in furnaces and, thanks to its superior fuel coal properties, it was used afterwards to feed the blast furnaces in the steel manufacturing process.

Closed and abandoned since 2002, the site has since undergone many losses and damages, not including an important pollution. While some buildings have now been demolished, there are however still some important parts of the former coking plant.

Among them, the former coal tower, next to the imposing "battery" of 38 furnaces, where the coke was produced. Besides them, we still can see the administrative buildings, the power station with its cooling tower, and buildings for the by-products, which were obtained by recovering the tar and coal gas. There are also a gasometer north side, the coal tip east side and a settling basin south side.

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(Fr) Fondées en 1906, les Cokeries d'Anderlues étaient spécialisées dans la fabrication de coke à usage industriel.

Le coke était obtenu par distillation de la houille dans des fours et, grâce à ses propriétés combustibles supérieures au charbon, il servait par après à alimenter les hauts-fourneaux dans le processus de fabrication de l'acier.

Fermé et laissé à l'abandon depuis 2002, le site a depuis lors subi de nombreuses pertes et dégradations, sans compter la pollution qui y règne. Si certains bâtiments (comme l'ancien lavoir à charbon) ont aujourd'hui été démolis, on retrouve encore toutefois certaines parties importantes de cette ancienne cokerie.

Parmi celles-ci, l'ancienne tour à charbon suivie de près par l'imposante "batterie" de 38 fours, où était produit le coke. A côté d'eux, on découvre également les bâtiments administratifs, la centrale électrique avec sa tour de refroidissement, ainsi que les bâtiments des sous-produits, lesquels étaient obtenus par récupération du goudron et du gaz de houille. Et en périphérie, on retrouve un gazomètre côté nord, le terril à l'est et un bassin de décantation côté sud.

3T RPD created this model using Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)- an Additive Manufacturing process- for Fosters & Partners. www.3trpd.co.uk

From the planting of the seed to the end of the manufacturing process, Portuguese cork makes for authentic, high quality and eco-efficient cork products that are created with true craftsmanship and care.

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1) Czechoslovakian Brno ZB26 - caliber 7.92mm - In use from 1928 to 1945.

The Czechoslovakian ZB vz 26 Light Machine Gun manufactured in Brno.

2) Bren Mk.I - caliber .303in - In use from 1937 to 1941.

The Bren Light Machine Gun was developed from the ZB26, a Czechoslovakian Light Machine Gun designed at Brno, by the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield. The name was an amalgamation of Brno and Enfield. The major changes were in the magazine and barrel. The rifle was re-barrelled to .303in caliber and the magazine was curved in order to feed the rimmed .303in British cartridge from the rimless Mauser 7.92mm design cartridges previously used by the Czechoslovakians. The magazine was designed to take 30 rounds, but most Soldiers only used 28 to reduce gun stoppages and magazine wear.

▪︎Magazine: 30 rounds / 500 rounds per minute / Weight: 22.8lb / Length: 42.9in.

3) Bren Mk.II - caliber .303in - In use from 1941 to 1944.

The major changes between the Mk.I and Mk.II Bren are, notably, the removing of the complicated drum sight and the fitting of a folding rear leaf sight. There is a much simplified machined body which, although still being milled from a solid billet of steel, required significantly fewer milling operations than the previous Mk.I, which gave it a much cleaner appearance. The bipod was simplified in design, as well as not having extending legs. Most Mk.II bipods resemble a simpe 'A' frame and were more 'Soldier' proof. The woodwork on the Mk.II was simplified by being less ornate and more ergonomic, which sped up the manufacturing process. The barrel was also simplified by means of a non-stepped removable flash hider. The buffered butt plate of the Mk.I was omitted and replaced with a sheet metal butt plate.

4) L4A1 Bren - caliber 7.62mm - In use from 1958 onwards.

Conversion of earlier Bren guns from .303in to NATO 7.62mm.

Sourced from Norfolk Tank Museum.

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All upholstery covers are easily replaceable and feature foam backed fabric for stretch control and elimination of seam slippage or sagging. In just a matter of minutes, seats and backrest cushions can be easily removed by venue staff in case of spillage, stains or even a complete change of color scheme.

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Once the leg standards have been installed, the seats and backrests effortlessly glide into place and are securely locked into position.

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John Allison is William F. Hosford Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan and a National Academy of Engineering member.

His major research interest is in understanding the inter-relationships between processing, alloying, microstructure and properties in metallic materials – and in incorporating this knowledge into computational tools for use in research, education and engineering. An important part of his research is development of Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) tools – and thus collaborations with other computational and experimental groups are an essential element of my work. Central to my research are investigations on the evolution of microstructures - current examples include precipitate evolution, recrystallization and grain growth and texture development in magnesium, aluminum and titanium alloys. He is also interested in mechanical behavior of these materials, with an emphasis on development of mechanistic and phenomenological understanding of the influence of microstructure on properties such as strength, ductility and fatigue resistance.

Allison comes to the University from Ford Motor Company, where he was a senior technical leader in the Research and Advanced Engineering organization. Over the twenty seven years of his tenure at Ford, he led teams developing integrated computational materials engineering, or ICME, methods. He helped develop advanced computer software that simulates manufacturing processes and predicts the influence of the manufacturing process on material properties. The output of these models is then coupled with product performance models to predict how manufactured components will behave during service.

July 11, 2023.

Photo by Marcin Szczepanski/Lead Multimedia Storyteller, Michigan Engineering

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EXHIBITION

100 Best Posters 14

GERMANY, AUSTRIA, SWITZERLAND

MI, MO 11/11/2015, 03/28/2016

MAK Art Print Hall

Already for the tenth time, the MAK in the exhibition 100 Best Posters 14. Germany Austria Switzerland shows the hundred most compelling design concepts in the probably hottest medium of visual everyday culture: the poster. The current winning projects of the popular graphic design competition are characterized by an enigmatic pictural humor, explosive colors as well as precise designs and demonstrate impressively that a poster can be more than just an banal advertising space. Many of the award-winning works furthermore also rely on a subtle play with typography. Innovative ideas can also be found in the manufacturing process: This year's competition shows that you can readily knit posters in high-tech process or use a thermo-insulating space blanket as carrier material for screen printing.

Hardly any medium is such clocked on the consumption and nevertheless sets trends at the cutting edge. "[...] The poster designer challenges himself repeatedly and enjoys himself at gained symbols." Says Götz Gramlich, President of the association 100 Best Posters eV, and he postulats. "A good poster unfolds in the mind of the beholder."

From over 1 800 submitted individual posters, composed of contract work, self-initiated posters/self-promotion as well as student project orders from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, awarded the international jury, consisting of Richard van der Laken (Amsterdam, Chairman), Christof Nardin (Wien), Jiri Oplatek (Basel), Nicolaus Ott (Berlin) and Ariane Spanier (Berlin), the 100 winning posters of the year 2014.

In the competition participated 575 submitters (men and women), of which 48 are from Austria, 128 from Switzerland and 399 from Germany. The leader among the winning 100 best is Switzerland with 51 winning projects, followed by 44 German and 5 Austrian contributions.

The by sensomatic design (Christine Zmölnig and Florian Koch, Vienna) designed catalog offers in addition to the illustrations of all the winning posters and the contacts with the designers also this year a captivating essay by Thomas Friedrich: On the dialectics of image and text in the poster today. In a concise way, he looks at the contextuality of posters and explains the theme facetiously and pictorially based on a poster for a bullfight. Read more in the catalog!

For the corporate design of this year's competition and the new Web Visuals also sensomatic design, Vienna, is responsible. Since June 2014, the new online archive on the homepage of the 100 Best Posters Registered Association offers a comprehensive overview of all award-winning works from the years 2001-2014.

The exhibition takes place in cooperation with 100 Best Posters e. V.

100-beste-plakate.de

Curator Peter Klinger, Deputy Head of the MAK Library and Works on Paper Collection

AUSSTELLUNG

100 Beste Plakate 14

DEUTSCHLAND ÖSTERREICH SCHWEIZ

MI, 11.11.2015–MO, 28.03.2016

MAK-KUNSTBLÄTTERSAAL

Bereits zum zehnten Mal zeigt das MAK in der Ausstellung 100 BESTE PLAKATE 14. Deutschland Österreich Schweiz die einhundert überzeugendsten Gestaltungskonzepte im wohl heißesten Medium der visuellen Alltagskultur: dem Plakat. Die aktuellen Siegerprojekte des beliebten Grafikdesignwettbewerbs bestechen mit hintergründigem Bildwitz, explosiver Farbgebung sowie exakten Ausführungen und demonstrieren eindrücklich, dass ein Plakat mehr als nur banale Werbefläche sein kann. Viele der prämierten Arbeiten setzen außerdem auf ein subtiles Spiel mit Typografie. Innovative Ideen finden sich auch im Herstellungsprozess: Der diesjährige Wettbewerb zeigt, dass man Plakate ohne Weiteres im Hightech-Verfahren stricken oder eine thermo-isolierende Rettungsdecke als Trägermaterial für einen Siebdruck verwenden kann.

Kaum ein Medium ist derart auf den Verbrauch hin getaktet und setzt dennoch Trends am Puls der Zeit. „[…] der Plakatgestalter fordert sich immer wieder selbst heraus und erfreut sich an gewonnenen Sinnbildern.“ so Götz Gramlich, Präsident des Vereins 100 Beste Plakate e. V., und er postuliert: „Ein gutes Plakat entfaltet sich im Kopf des Betrachters.“

Aus über 1 800 eingereichten Einzelplakaten, zusammengesetzt aus Auftragsarbeiten, selbst initiierten Plakaten/Eigenwerbungen sowie studentischen Projektaufträgen aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, prämierte die international besetzte Fachjury, bestehend aus Richard van der Laken (Amsterdam, Vorsitz), Christof Nardin (Wien), Jiri Oplatek (Basel), Nicolaus Ott (Berlin) und Ariane Spanier (Berlin), die 100 Siegerplakate des Jahres 2014.

Am Wettbewerb hatten sich 575 EinreicherInnen beteiligt, davon 48 aus Österreich, 128 aus der Schweiz und 399 aus Deutschland. Spitzenreiter unter den prämierten 100 Besten ist die Schweiz mit 51 Siegerprojekten, gefolgt von 44 deutschen und 5 österreichischen Beiträgen.

Der von sensomatic design (Christine Zmölnig und Florian Koch, Wien) gestaltete Katalog bietet neben den Abbildungen aller Siegerplakate und den Kontakten zu den GestalterInnen auch dieses Jahr einen bestechenden Aufsatz von Thomas Friedrich: Zur Dialektik von Bild und Text im Plakat heute. In pointierter Form geht er auf die Kontextualität von Plakaten ein und erklärt das Thema witzig und bildhaft anhand eines Plakats für einen Stierkampf. Mehr dazu im Katalog!

Für das Corporate Design des diesjährigen Wettbewerbs und die neuen Web-Visuals zeichnet ebenfalls sensomatic design, Wien, verantwortlich. Seit Juni 2014 bietet das neue Online-Archiv auf der Homepage der 100 Beste Plakate e. V. einen umfassenden Überblick aller prämierten Arbeiten aus den Jahren 2001 bis 2014.

Die Ausstellung findet in Kooperation mit 100 Beste Plakate e. V. statt.

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Kurator: Peter Klinger, Stellvertretende Leitung MAK-Bibliothek und Kunstblättersammlung

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Your puppies first meals are the key to their structural development for the rest of their lives. After a puppy is weaned, they are at the most crucial development stage ever. They need rich digestible protein and fat, along with nutrients that help their connective tissue and muscle develop, as well as their immune systems.

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The first months of a puppy's life is the most critical stage of physical development they will ever go through. In the wild, a puppy may nurse for months before they are weaned onto solid food entirely. When they are, it is in the form of regurgitated meat from the mother's stomach. This is almost unheard of with today's domestic dogs, because of larger and larger litters, combined with other factors, which keep mothers from being able to let the puppies nurse as long.

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Minton Tiles

The richly patterned and colored Minton tile floors are one of the most striking features of the extensions of the United States Capitol. They were first installed in 1856, when Thomas U. Walter was engaged in the design and construction of vast additions to the Capitol (1851-1865). For the floors in his extensions, Walter chose encaustic tile for its beauty, durability and sophistication.

•Artist: Minton, Hollins and Company

•Date: Installed in 1856

One striking example of the contrast between the interiors of the Old Capitol (finished in 1826) and the extensions (begun in 1851) may be seen in the differences in flooring materials. In the Old Capitol, stone pavers were used in corridors and other public spaces, such as the Rotunda and Crypt, while brick was used to floor committee rooms and offices. These materials, although durable and fireproof, would have looked plain and old-fashioned to the Victorian eye. In the mid-19th century, encaustic tile flooring was considered the most suitable and beautiful material for high-traffic areas. Unlike ordinary glazed tile, the pattern in encaustic tile is made of colored clays inlaid or imbedded in the clay ground. Because the color is part of the fabric of the encaustic tile, it will retain its beauty after years of wear. One observer noted:

“The indestructibility of tiles may be judged from the fact that the excavations at Pompeii have unearthed apartments where painted tiles are just as beautiful, the colors as fresh and bright as... when the fated city was in all its glory.”

Two types of tile were used at the U.S. Capitol: plain and inlaid encaustic tiles in a range of colors. Plain tiles were used as borders for the elaborate inlaid designs or to pave large corridor areas. They were available in seven colors: buff, red, black, drab, chocolate, light blue and white. Additional colors, such as cobalt blue, blue-gray, and light and dark green, appear in the inlaid encaustic tiles that form the elaborate centerpieces and architectural borders. They were made by “filling indentations in the unburnt tile with the desired colors and burning the whole together.”

The patterns and designs formed in the inlaid tiles were limited only by taste and imagination. They include geometric patterns such as the Greek key, guilloche, and basket weave; floral designs such as the fleur-de-lis; and figures such as dolphins and classical heads. Few of the patterns are repeated. Although most of the tiles are six-by-six-inch squares, some are round, triangular or pie-shaped. Approximately 1,000 different tile patterns are used in the corridors of the Capitol alone, and up to 100 different tiles may be needed to create a single design.

The original encaustic tiles in the Capitol extensions were manufactured at Stoke-upon-Trent in Staffordshire, England, by Minton, Hollins and Company. The firm’s patented tiles had won numerous gold medals at international exhibitions and were considered the best tiles made. In 1876, having seen Minton’s large display at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, one critic wrote, “Messr. Minton shone superior to all exhibits of the sort… and may be cited as showing the highest results in tile-pottery achieved by modern skill and research.”

Beginning in 1856, and continuing for five years, the tile was installed by the import firm of Miller and Coates of New York City. For the journey from New York to Washington, the tiles were packed in wooden casks weighing about 1100 pounds; each cask contained enough tiles to pave about 100 square feet. The cost of the tile ranged from $0.68 to $2.03 per square foot.

Thomas U. Walter had every reason to believe that the encaustic tile floors would last as long as his extensions stood. One visitor noted in 1859 that the tile floors vied with the beauty of marble and surpassed it in durability. While perhaps valid for other installations, however, this prediction proved overly optimistic for the Capitol Building. By 1924, the Minton tile was removed from the corridors in the first and second floors of the House Wing and replaced by “marble tile in patterns of a simple order.” In that day, marble was selected for its superior durability and because suitable replacement tile was difficult to find.

In the 1970s, however, a similar condition prompted a very different response. In 1972, a search was undertaken to determine a source of similar tiles in order to restore the original appearance of the building. Inquiries were made of all major American tile manufacturers, the American Ceramic Tile Manufacturers Association, and even Mexican and Spanish tile suppliers. Although the colors and designs could be reproduced relatively easily, the patterns would quickly wear because they would be applied to the surface. The “inlaid” feature of the encaustic tiles, i.e., the approximately 1/8-inch thickness of the pattern and color, is the characteristic that enables the Minton tiles to be walked upon for over 100 years without signs of wear. It was this technique that formed the basic difficulty of manufacture.

Finally, as a result of the Capitol’s needs becoming generally known, the Architect of the Capitol was placed in contact with H & R Johnson Tiles Ltd., located at Stoke-on-Trent, England. It was discovered that that firm was a successor company to the Minton Tile Co. and had even retained many of the original hand tools and forms in a private museum at the company’s manufacturing site.

Contact was then made with Mr. James Ellis, the Directing Architect of Ancient Monuments and Historic Buildings for the Crown. He had been trying for many years to establish a program for the replacement of the worn Minton tiles at the Houses of Parliament but had more or less given up the attempt because of H & R Johnson’s continued unwillingness to revive the encaustic tile process. However, the restoration work at the Arts and Industries Building of the Smithsonian Institution was in process at about the time the needs of the Capitol became known; it thus appeared that a market for such tiles was developing to the degree that the manufacturer began to reconsider its prior position. The company thus began the experiments that finally led to the present availability, after many decades, of the original Minton-type tiles.

Because the tiles in the Capitol are more decorative and have more complicated designs and color combinations than those in either the Houses of Parliament or the Smithsonian, those institutions were able to obtain replacement tiles sooner than the Capitol. The lessons learned in the manufacture of the simpler tiles served as a basis for filling the later needs.

Color photographs and full-sized drawings of the many required patterns were made and recorded, and many developmental submissions were made as the hand-made manufacturing process was re-developed. Finally, in 1986, the first acceptable tiles were delivered. The installation process was accomplished with modern cement adhesives and has yielded excellent results.

The program enabled the original tiles to be replaced with exact replicas. This project began on the first floor of the Senate wing, where the effects of 130 years of wear and tear were most noticeable. Replacement tile was closely scrutinized to ensure fidelity to the nineteenth-century originals. While difficult and slow, this process is the only fitting response to the history of the Capitol extensions, not only to restore the original beauty and elegance of these unique floors, but also to provide for their continuing attractiveness for the foreseeable future.

Here are images from my recent visit to the Cambo (www.cambo.com) factory in the Netherlands while I was visiting Amsterdam. Rene Rook of Cambo was nice enough to guide me through the entire production process as well as show me some vintage cameras from the companies history and show me their current product line (which was just recently updated at Photokina 2012)

for a full review of the products and a discussion of the images you see here (especially the vintage products) you can read the full article on my website www.brianhirschfeldphotography.com

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(En) Founded in 1906, the Coking Plant of Anderlues was specialized in the production of coke for industrial use.

Coke was obtained by distillation of coal in furnaces and, thanks to its superior fuel coal properties, it was used afterwards to feed the blast furnaces in the steel manufacturing process.

Closed and abandoned since 2002, the site has since undergone many losses and damages, not including an important pollution. While some buildings have now been demolished, there are however still some important parts of the former coking plant.

Among them, the former coal tower, next to the imposing "battery" of 38 furnaces, where the coke was produced. Besides them, we still can see the administrative buildings, the power station with its cooling tower, and buildings for the by-products, which were obtained by recovering the tar and coal gas. There are also a gasometer north side, the coal tip east side and a settling basin south side.

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(Fr) Fondées en 1906, les Cokeries d'Anderlues étaient spécialisées dans la fabrication de coke à usage industriel.

Le coke était obtenu par distillation de la houille dans des fours et, grâce à ses propriétés combustibles supérieures au charbon, il servait par après à alimenter les hauts-fourneaux dans le processus de fabrication de l'acier.

Fermé et laissé à l'abandon depuis 2002, le site a depuis lors subi de nombreuses pertes et dégradations, sans compter la pollution qui y règne. Si certains bâtiments (comme l'ancien lavoir à charbon) ont aujourd'hui été démolis, on retrouve encore toutefois certaines parties importantes de cette ancienne cokerie.

Parmi celles-ci, l'ancienne tour à charbon suivie de près par l'imposante "batterie" de 38 fours, où était produit le coke. A côté d'eux, on découvre également les bâtiments administratifs, la centrale électrique avec sa tour de refroidissement, ainsi que les bâtiments des sous-produits, lesquels étaient obtenus par récupération du goudron et du gaz de houille. Et en périphérie, on retrouve un gazomètre côté nord, le terril à l'est et un bassin de décantation côté sud.

“Well, to God's honour and glory would I speak, and not to my own. I had been to several places seeking work (collieries, brickworks), yes, Pilkingtons, and was about to be taken on when it seemed as though God shut the door and said no.

"God moves in a mysterious way

His wonders to perform;

He plants His footsteps in the sea,

And rides upon the storm."*

The man who interviewed me said to my father who was with me, "Do you work here?" When my father said "No" he said "I am sorry, I can't take you on" and that was where God closed the door. It was custom for Pilkingtons only to take on relatives. Well, it seemed strange, but God is His own interpreter and He did make it plain.”

[From Thomas Melling's “testimony to His eternal praise from an unworthy sinner”, published posthumously in The Gospel Standard Vol 165/No. 1962 (January 1999). *First stanza of the well-known hymn by William Cowper, 1774.]

Pilkington Brothers Ltd (as it became formally in 1894) began as a partnership between William Pilkington, his brother-in-law Peter Greenall and various others in 1826. By the middle of the last century it had grown to become the world's largest flat glass producer, employing some 25,000 people across its several sites. The business was acquired by NSG Group of Japan in 2006, but continues to manufacture, process and distribute glass in the UK under the Pilkington brand name.

The above photograph is © Tate from a negative by Paul Nash (1889-1946), now preserved in the Tate Archive at ref. TGA 7050PH/330 and posted here under licence CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0 (Unported).

On the lathe, the mallet starts as an octagonal cylinder. After the mallet is tapered, a brief sanding smoothes out any rough areas. Because the poplar used in the rest of the mallet head is not nearly as hard as the rosewood, a ridge at the joint between the two woods form. Sanding minimizes the ridge but does not eliminate it. According to Lucky, much more time went into the first mallets trying to make them exceptionally fine instruments. Since mallets perform a rather rough task and break ona regular basis, Lucky has traded off making the mallets absolutely perfect for a faster manufacturing process. The result is a still a mallet of exceptionally good quality.

Components made through additive manufacturing are typically lighter than those made through traditional manufacturing processes.

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100118-F-0782R-015 Kabul- A Kabul Milli factory employee hammers down the sole of a boot during the boot manufacturing process in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2010. Members of CSTC-A and the Afghan National Army visited the boot factory to observe the boot manufacturing process and to initiate a process improvement program..

(U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr., Released)

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Ferrari: Under the Skin (November 2017 to April 2018)

In an Italy ravaged by the Second World War, Enzo Ferrari and a small team decided to create the perfect racing machine. The exhibition will explore Ferrari’s powerful personality, the design and manufacturing process, the famous clientele and the future of the luxury car brand.

From the very first Ferrari to Michael Schumacher’s winning Formula One car and the newest hybrid model, the exhibition features rare cars and memorabilia displayed in public for the first time. Discover the Ferrari experience through original hand-drawn sketches, sculpture-like models and engines, alongside films and interviews telling one of the great design stories of all time.

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BOG compressors also called boil-off gas compressors, are widely used to recover natural gas and boil-off gas left after the unloading of LNG cryogenic tanks and CNG tankers. The boil-off gas recovery system would be recovered and pressurized to CNG refilling station or pipeline network to achieve the dual purpose of maximum economic efficiency and environmental protection.

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LPG compressors, one type of gas compressors for sale, are widely applied in liquefied petroleum gas stations, LPG car filling stations and mixed gas stations, and they are also an ideal equipment for chemical plants to pressurize the gases and benefit themselves from it, and popular in the areas of loading and unloading of LPG tank truck and vessel and bottle filling and tank decanting of LPG and similar media.

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CNG Compressor

CNG compressor is often used for medium size CNG filling stations, especially for CNG standard and daughter stations. It is a reciprocating (piston) gas compressor, which uses reciprocating compressor oil to operate and is mainly composed of the main compression,anti-explosive electric motor, cooling unit, lubrication unit, internal connection pipeline, safety valve, and the blow-down valve, the PLC control cabinet, etc. Currently, we have many natural gas compressors with reasonable prices for sale and they are widely used in the domestic and overseas markets.

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There are different types of gas compressors, such as hydrogen gas compressor, ammonia gas compressor, electric gas compressor, gas booster compressor, etc. Generally, they pressurize the gas to some desired pressure to meet people's demands although the compressing mediums are different.

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Advanced Additive Manufacturing for Hypersonic Aircraft

Utilizing new methods of fabrication and construction, make it possible to use additive manufacturing, dramatically reducing the time and costs of producing hypersonic platforms from missiles, aircraft, and space capable craft. Instead of aircraft being produced in piece, then bolted together; small platforms can be produced as a single unit and large platforms can be produces in large section and mated without bolting. These techniques include using exotic materials and advanced assembly processes, with an end result of streamlining the production costs and time for hypersonic aircraft; reducing months of assembly to weeks. Overall, this process greatly reduced the cost for producing hypersonic platforms. Even to such an extent that a Hellfire missile costs apx $100,000 but by utilizing our technologies, replacing it with a Mach 8-10 hypersonic missile of our physics/engineering and that missile would cost roughly $75,000 each delivered.

Materials used for these manufacturing processes are not disclosed, but overall, provides a foundation for extremely high stresses and thermodynamics, ideal for hypersonic platforms. This specific methodology and materials applications is many decades ahead of all known programs. Even to the extend of normalized space flight and re-entry, without concern of thermodynamic failure.

*Note, most entities that are experimenting with additive manufacturing for hypersonic aircraft, this makes it mainstream and standardized processes, which also applies for mass production.

What would normally be measured in years and perhaps a decade to go from drawing board to test flights, is reduced to singular months and ready for production within a year maximum.

Unified Turbine Based Combined Cycle (U-TBCC)

To date, the closest that NASA and industry have achieved for turbine based aircraft to fly at hypersonic velocities is by mounting a turbine into an aircraft and sharing the inlet with a scramjet or rocket based motor. Reaction Engines Sabre is not able to achieve hypersonic velocities and can only transition into a non air breathing rocket for beyond Mach 4.5

However, utilizing Unified Turbine Based Combine Cycle also known as U-TBCC, the two separate platforms are able to share a common inlet and the dual mode ramjet/scramjet is contained within the engine itself, which allows for a much smaller airframe footprint, thus engingeers are able to then design much higher performance aerial platforms for hypersonic flight, including the ability for constructing true single stage to orbit aircraft by utilizing a modification/version that allows for transition to outside atmosphere propulsion without any other propulsion platforms within the aircraft. By transitioning and developing aircraft to use Unified Turbine Based Combined Cycle, this propulsion system opens up new options to replace that airframe deficit for increased fuel capacity and/or payload.

Enhanced Dynamic Cavitation

Dramatically Increasing the efficiency of fuel air mixture for combustion processes at hypersonic velocities within scramjet propulsion platforms. The aspects of these processes are non disclosable.

Dynamic Scramjet Ignition Processes

For optimal scramjet ignition, a process known as Self Start is sought after, but in many cases if the platform becomes out of attitude, the scramjet will ignite. We have already solved this problem which as a result, a scramjet propulsion system can ignite at lower velocities, high velocities, at optimal attitude or not optimal attitude. It doesn't matter, it will ignite anyways at the proper point for maximum thrust capabilities at hypersonic velocities.

Hydrogen vs Kerosene Fuel Sources

Kerosene is an easy fuel to work with, and most western nations developing scramjet platforms use Kerosene for that fact. However, while kerosene has better thermal properties then Hydrogen, Hydrogen is a far superior fuel source in scramjet propulsion flight, do it having a much higher efficiency capability. Because of this aspect, in conjunction with our developments, it allows for a MUCH increased fuel to air mixture, combustion, thrust; and ability for higher speeds; instead of very low hypersonic velocities in the Mach 5-6 range. Instead, Mach 8-10 range, while we have begun developing hypersonic capabilities to exceed 15 in atmosphere within less then 5 years.

Conforming High Pressure Tank Technology for CNG and H2.

As most know in hypersonics, Hydrogen is a superior fuel source, but due to the storage abilities, can only be stored in cylinders thus much less fuel supply. Not anymore, we developed conforming high pressure storage technology for use in aerospace, automotive sectors, maritime, etc; which means any overall shape required for 8,000+ PSI CNG or Hydrogen. For hypersonic platforms, this means the ability to store a much larger volume of hydrogen vs cylinders.

As an example, X-43 flown by Nasa which flew at Mach 9.97. The fuel source was Hydrogen, which is extremely more volatile and combustible then kerosene (JP-7), via a cylinder in the main body. If it had used our technology, that entire section of the airframe would had been an 8,000 PSI H2 tank, which would had yielded 5-6 times the capacity. While the X-43 flew 11 seconds under power at Mach 9.97, at 6 times the fuel capacity would had yielded apx 66 seconds of fuel under power at Mach 9.97. If it had flew slower, around Mach 6, same principles applied would had yielded apx 500 seconds of fuel supply under power (slower speeds required less energy to maintain).

Enhanced Fuel Mixture During Shock Train Interaction

Normally, fuel injection is conducted at the correct insertion point within the shock train for maximum burn/combustion. Our methodologies differ, since almost half the fuel injection is conducted PRE shock train within the isolator, so at the point of isolator injection the fuel enhances the combustion process, which then requires less fuel injection to reach the same level of thrust capabilities.

Improved Bow Shock Interaction

Smoother interaction at hypersonic velocities and mitigating heat/stresses for beyond Mach 6 thermodynamics, which extraordinarily improves Type 3, 4, and 5 shock interaction.

6,000+ Fahrenheit Thermal Resistance

To date, the maximum thermal resistance was tested at AFRL in the spring of 2018, which resulted in a 3,200F thermal resistance for a short duration. This technology, allows for normalized hypersonic thermal resistance of 3,000-3,500F sustained, and up to 6,500F resistance for short endurance, ie 90 seconds or less. 10-20 minute resistance estimate approximately 4,500F +/- 200F.

*** This technology advancement also applies to Aerospike rocket engines, in which it is common for Aerospike's to exceed 4,500-5,000F temperatures, which results in the melting of the reversed bell housing. That melting no longer ocurrs, providing for stable combustion to ocurr for the entire flight envelope

Scramjet Propulsion Side Wall Cooling

With old technologies, side wall cooling is required for hypersonic flight and scramjet propulsion systems, otherwise the isolator and combustion regions of a scramjet would melt, even using advanced ablatives and ceramics, due to their inability to cope with very high temperatures. Using technology we have developed for very high thermodynamics and high stresses, side wall cooling is no longer required, thus removing that variable from the design process and focusing on improved ignition processes and increasing net thrust values.

Lower Threshold for Hypersonic Ignition

Active and adaptive flight dynamics, resulting in the ability for scramjet ignition at a much lower velocity, ie within ramjet envelope, between Mach 2-4, and seamless transition from supersonic to hypersonic flight, ie supersonic ramjet (scramjet). This active and dynamic aspect, has a wide variety of parameters for many flight dynamics, velocities, and altitudes; which means platforms no longer need to be engineered for specific altitude ranges or preset velocities, but those parameters can then be selected during launch configuration and are able to adapt actively in flight.

Dramatically Improved Maneuvering Capabilities at Hypersonic Velocities

Hypersonic vehicles, like their less technologically advanced brethren, use large actuator and the developers hope those controls surfaces do not disintegrate in flight. In reality, it is like rolling the dice, they may or may not survive, hence another reason why the attempt to keep velocities to Mach 6 or below. We have shrunken down control actuators while almost doubling torque and response capabilities specifically for hypersonic dynamics and extreme stresses involved, which makes it possible for maximum input authority for Mach 10 and beyond.

Paradigm Shift in Control Surface Methodologies, Increasing Control Authority (Internal Mechanical Applications)

To date, most control surfaces for hypersonic missile platforms still use fins, similar to lower speed conventional missiles, and some using ducted fins. This is mostly due to lack of comprehension of hypersonic velocities in their own favor. Instead, the body itself incorporates those control surfaces, greatly enhancing the airframe strength, opening up more space for hardware and fuel capacity; while simultaneously enhancing the platforms maneuvering capabilities.

A scramjet missile can then fly like conventional missile platforms, and not straight and level at high altitudes, losing velocity on it's decent trajectory to target. Another added benefit to this aspect, is the ability to extend range greatly, so if anyone elses hypersonic missile platform were developed for 400 mile range, falling out of the sky due to lack of glide capabilities; our platforms can easily reach 600+ miles, with minimal glide deceleration.

Torsion Springs are helical suspension springs that exert a torque or rotary force. The ends of torsion springs are attached to other components, and when those components rotate around the center of the planting season, the spring attempts to push them back to their original position. Though the name implies normally, torsion springs are exposed to bending stress somewhat than torsional stress. That they can store and release angular energy or statically hold a mechanism set up by deflecting the lower limbs about the body centerline axis. This type of torsion spring is generally close wound but may have a pitch to reduce friction between your coils. That they offer resistance to perspective or rotationally applied power. Depending on the app, torsion springs can be designed to operate a clockwise or counter-clockwise rotatable, thus deciding the course of the wind.

Kalyani Springs offers a selection of torsion springs with legs of equal span oriented at varying regular angles. Torsion springs can store and release slanted energy or statically maintain a mechanism in place by deflecting the lower limbs about the body centerline axis. They offer a level of resistance to twist or rotationally applied force. A planting season of this type will reduce in body dimension and increase slightly in body length when deflected in the preferred way of the fabricated blowing wind. Depending on the program, torsion springs can be designed to operate a clockwise or counter-clockwise rotatable, thus deciding the path of the wind. Prevalent torsion springs are those used in a clothespin or a garage door. Torsion springs exert a torque if they are twisted or deflected. The spring rpm and the size of the legs together make a force. Torsion springs can be made out of round, rectangular or formed a wire. A simple Torsion spring has straight, but any bends or designs can be formed. Increase torsion springs can be used when twice the force is required or when you need an even distribution torque capacity.

Tolerances:

Tolerance values for torsion springs rely upon the body-diameter to wire-diameter rate and are about +/- 10% in torque and +/- 5% in size.

Finish

Our stock Torsion springs come in an array of commonly requested finishes:

1. Zinc

2. Yellow metal Irridite

3. Passivated (upon request)

4. None (can be plated after request)

Applications:

Common torsion comes are being used in clothes stakes, clipboards, swing-down tailgates, storage area doors, window shades, make up for mechanisms, ratchets and various types of machine components. Torsion springs are being used for hinges, counterbalances and handle return applications. Also, they are used as couplings between concentric shafts, such just as a motor and pump assemblage. Torsion springs are often attached around a shaft or arbor and must be supported at three or even more points. Various sorts of ends are available to facilitate mounting.

Sizes range from miniature, used in electronic devices, to large torsion springs used in chair control units. The load should be applied in the direction of the wind; unwinding from the free position is not recommended. As they turn out, torsion springs reduce in diameter and their body length becomes for a longer time. This should be regarded as when design space is constrained. Torsion Springs perform best when supported by a rod or tube. The designer should consider the consequence of friction and arm deviation on the torque.

Torsion Spring Terminology

Angular Deviation - is the viewpoint of rotation as assessed from the free position to the installed, advanced or final positions.

Free of charge Angle - is the angle between the biceps and triceps of your torsion spring when the spring is in the unloaded position.

Calf Length - is the length of legs as defined from the axis of the spring body to the outermost point.

Mandrel - is a rod or shaft over which a torsion early spring operates.

Radius - is the bend radius at which a load is applied to a calf. The radius is usually assumed to be matched to 1/2 the lower-leg length.

Torque - is a twisting action in torsion springs which produces rotation, corresponding to the insert multiplied by the space from the load to the axis of the springtime body.

Maximum Deflection - is the maximum graded angular deflection of spring and coil before damage.

Configurations: Torsion springs are designed and wound to be actuated rotationally, also to provide an angular return force. Presently there are many options for leg configuration so the spring can be fastened in several ways. Leg technical specs to consider for torsion springs include leg viewpoint, equal leg length, and legend style. Springs that are straight or similar on the same part are considered to have a 0? leg position the increasing angle is in the unwinding path. Legend style choices include straight torsion, straight balance, hinged, short hook draws to a close, and hook ends. Torsion spring ends can be bent, twisted, hooked or looped to suit your project needs. Lee Torsion Stock Springs can be found in a choice of 80? 120? 180? 210?, 270?, 300? and 360? free leg position. The increase torsion spring involves one set of coils coiled right hand and one set of coils coiled left. These coils are connected, usually with an unwound section between the winds and work in parallel. The sections are designed separately with the overall torque being the amount of the two.

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T & M Plowman Ltd., Fletton, Peterborough, Cambs.

T & M Plowman, London stock-brickmakers bought land at Fletton in 1891 and later at Meppershall. Plowman's Brickworks employed 38 men by the late 1890s and was using steam to facilitate the manufacturing process. The company was taken over by London Brick Company and Forder's Limited in 1928.

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EXHIBITION

100 Best Posters 14

GERMANY, AUSTRIA, SWITZERLAND

MI, MO 11/11/2015, 03/28/2016

MAK Art Print Hall

Already for the tenth time, the MAK in the exhibition 100 Best Posters 14. Germany Austria Switzerland shows the hundred most compelling design concepts in the probably hottest medium of visual everyday culture: the poster. The current winning projects of the popular graphic design competition are characterized by an enigmatic pictural humor, explosive colors as well as precise designs and demonstrate impressively that a poster can be more than just an banal advertising space. Many of the award-winning works furthermore also rely on a subtle play with typography. Innovative ideas can also be found in the manufacturing process: This year's competition shows that you can readily knit posters in high-tech process or use a thermo-insulating space blanket as carrier material for screen printing.

Hardly any medium is such clocked on the consumption and nevertheless sets trends at the cutting edge. "[...] The poster designer challenges himself repeatedly and enjoys himself at gained symbols." Says Götz Gramlich, President of the association 100 Best Posters eV, and he postulats. "A good poster unfolds in the mind of the beholder."

From over 1 800 submitted individual posters, composed of contract work, self-initiated posters/self-promotion as well as student project orders from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, awarded the international jury, consisting of Richard van der Laken (Amsterdam, Chairman), Christof Nardin (Wien), Jiri Oplatek (Basel), Nicolaus Ott (Berlin) and Ariane Spanier (Berlin), the 100 winning posters of the year 2014.

In the competition participated 575 submitters (men and women), of which 48 are from Austria, 128 from Switzerland and 399 from Germany. The leader among the winning 100 best is Switzerland with 51 winning projects, followed by 44 German and 5 Austrian contributions.

The by sensomatic design (Christine Zmölnig and Florian Koch, Vienna) designed catalog offers in addition to the illustrations of all the winning posters and the contacts with the designers also this year a captivating essay by Thomas Friedrich: On the dialectics of image and text in the poster today. In a concise way, he looks at the contextuality of posters and explains the theme facetiously and pictorially based on a poster for a bullfight. Read more in the catalog!

For the corporate design of this year's competition and the new Web Visuals also sensomatic design, Vienna, is responsible. Since June 2014, the new online archive on the homepage of the 100 Best Posters Registered Association offers a comprehensive overview of all award-winning works from the years 2001-2014.

The exhibition takes place in cooperation with 100 Best Posters e. V.

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Curator Peter Klinger, Deputy Head of the MAK Library and Works on Paper Collection

AUSSTELLUNG

100 Beste Plakate 14

DEUTSCHLAND ÖSTERREICH SCHWEIZ

MI, 11.11.2015–MO, 28.03.2016

MAK-KUNSTBLÄTTERSAAL

Bereits zum zehnten Mal zeigt das MAK in der Ausstellung 100 BESTE PLAKATE 14. Deutschland Österreich Schweiz die einhundert überzeugendsten Gestaltungskonzepte im wohl heißesten Medium der visuellen Alltagskultur: dem Plakat. Die aktuellen Siegerprojekte des beliebten Grafikdesignwettbewerbs bestechen mit hintergründigem Bildwitz, explosiver Farbgebung sowie exakten Ausführungen und demonstrieren eindrücklich, dass ein Plakat mehr als nur banale Werbefläche sein kann. Viele der prämierten Arbeiten setzen außerdem auf ein subtiles Spiel mit Typografie. Innovative Ideen finden sich auch im Herstellungsprozess: Der diesjährige Wettbewerb zeigt, dass man Plakate ohne Weiteres im Hightech-Verfahren stricken oder eine thermo-isolierende Rettungsdecke als Trägermaterial für einen Siebdruck verwenden kann.

Kaum ein Medium ist derart auf den Verbrauch hin getaktet und setzt dennoch Trends am Puls der Zeit. „[…] der Plakatgestalter fordert sich immer wieder selbst heraus und erfreut sich an gewonnenen Sinnbildern.“ so Götz Gramlich, Präsident des Vereins 100 Beste Plakate e. V., und er postuliert: „Ein gutes Plakat entfaltet sich im Kopf des Betrachters.“

Aus über 1 800 eingereichten Einzelplakaten, zusammengesetzt aus Auftragsarbeiten, selbst initiierten Plakaten/Eigenwerbungen sowie studentischen Projektaufträgen aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, prämierte die international besetzte Fachjury, bestehend aus Richard van der Laken (Amsterdam, Vorsitz), Christof Nardin (Wien), Jiri Oplatek (Basel), Nicolaus Ott (Berlin) und Ariane Spanier (Berlin), die 100 Siegerplakate des Jahres 2014.

Am Wettbewerb hatten sich 575 EinreicherInnen beteiligt, davon 48 aus Österreich, 128 aus der Schweiz und 399 aus Deutschland. Spitzenreiter unter den prämierten 100 Besten ist die Schweiz mit 51 Siegerprojekten, gefolgt von 44 deutschen und 5 österreichischen Beiträgen.

Der von sensomatic design (Christine Zmölnig und Florian Koch, Wien) gestaltete Katalog bietet neben den Abbildungen aller Siegerplakate und den Kontakten zu den GestalterInnen auch dieses Jahr einen bestechenden Aufsatz von Thomas Friedrich: Zur Dialektik von Bild und Text im Plakat heute. In pointierter Form geht er auf die Kontextualität von Plakaten ein und erklärt das Thema witzig und bildhaft anhand eines Plakats für einen Stierkampf. Mehr dazu im Katalog!

Für das Corporate Design des diesjährigen Wettbewerbs und die neuen Web-Visuals zeichnet ebenfalls sensomatic design, Wien, verantwortlich. Seit Juni 2014 bietet das neue Online-Archiv auf der Homepage der 100 Beste Plakate e. V. einen umfassenden Überblick aller prämierten Arbeiten aus den Jahren 2001 bis 2014.

Die Ausstellung findet in Kooperation mit 100 Beste Plakate e. V. statt.

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Kurator: Peter Klinger, Stellvertretende Leitung MAK-Bibliothek und Kunstblättersammlung

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(En) Founded in 1906, the Coking Plant of Anderlues was specialized in the production of coke for industrial use.

Coke was obtained by distillation of coal in furnaces and, thanks to its superior fuel coal properties, it was used afterwards to feed the blast furnaces in the steel manufacturing process.

Closed and abandoned since 2002, the site has since undergone many losses and damages, not including an important pollution. While some buildings have now been demolished, there are however still some important parts of the former coking plant.

Among them, the former coal tower, next to the imposing "battery" of 38 furnaces, where the coke was produced. Besides them, we still can see the administrative buildings, the power station with its cooling tower, and buildings for the by-products, which were obtained by recovering the tar and coal gas. There are also a gasometer north side, the coal tip east side and a settling basin south side.

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(Fr) Fondées en 1906, les Cokeries d'Anderlues étaient spécialisées dans la fabrication de coke à usage industriel.

Le coke était obtenu par distillation de la houille dans des fours et, grâce à ses propriétés combustibles supérieures au charbon, il servait par après à alimenter les hauts-fourneaux dans le processus de fabrication de l'acier.

Fermé et laissé à l'abandon depuis 2002, le site a depuis lors subi de nombreuses pertes et dégradations, sans compter la pollution qui y règne. Si certains bâtiments (comme l'ancien lavoir à charbon) ont aujourd'hui été démolis, on retrouve encore toutefois certaines parties importantes de cette ancienne cokerie.

Parmi celles-ci, l'ancienne tour à charbon suivie de près par l'imposante "batterie" de 38 fours, où était produit le coke. A côté d'eux, on découvre également les bâtiments administratifs, la centrale électrique avec sa tour de refroidissement, ainsi que les bâtiments des sous-produits, lesquels étaient obtenus par récupération du goudron et du gaz de houille. Et en périphérie, on retrouve un gazomètre côté nord, le terril à l'est et un bassin de décantation côté sud.

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A team of researchers led by Cev Noyan from Columbia University is conducting experiments at VULCAN, SNS beam line 7, as part of an ongoing study of suspension bridge cable design. Shown here are Janelle Mills and Adrian Brügger (left to right), from Columbia University examining a wire bundle they are testing at VULCAN.

Suspension bridge cables are made up of parallel wire strands bundled together. Moisture, local defects in the wire, and contaminants can cause corrosion and cracking in the wire. The team is using neutron diffraction to understand the effects of these breaks on the overall strength of the cable. These experiments will help quantify the effect of mechanical interference of the outer wires with the central wire on the strain transfer to a broken wire. Essentially, they want to find out if there’s a break in one of the hundreds of wires that makes up a cable, at what distance from the break does the wire begin to carry the load due to friction and wire twist.

Using neutron diffraction allows for nondestructive study of the wires, and thus more accurate measurements of the wire strain. Other methods of making these measurements, like adding sensors to the wire, disrupt the contact mechanics of the whole system. Additionally, VULCAN offers a unique environment for their experiment where the team can apply torsion to the wire specimen, twisting it to represent the natural curving that the wires exhibit as a result of coiling the cables during the manufacturing process.

Learn more about this research team: carleton.columbia.edu/suspension-bridge-cable-monitoring

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