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Industrial Engineering

Industrial Engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with the creation and management of systems that integrate people and materials and energy in productive ways. An industrial engineer studies industrial productivity and makes and implements recommended changes.

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Where are pens made?

Depends on the brand of pen. In general, one can expect to find pens being made in a pen factory.

Did China invent the Wheelbarrow?

There is a lot of uncertainty to who in fact was the first to invent the Wheelbarrow, however, China is the nation that currently holds the claim having stated that they were the first to invent the Wheelbarrow, in the Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD).

Egypt and Greece also have respectable claims, however, historical evidence still points at China as the nation who invented the Wheelbarrow.

What is a dam How is it useful to us?

A dam is used to make an artificial lake in a river which can be used to generate hydroelectric power or as a reservoir.

What is transformation process?

Transformation process uses the elements learning, awareness, vision, strategy, actions, and reflection/evaluation to take inputs such as land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship and turn them into outputs such as physical goods and intangible services. Learning identifies the issues, forms learning groups, designates meeting times, decides on curriculum, and communicates results. Awareness identifies structure of power, learns how structures operate, and includes roles for constituents. Vision identifies the world we want to create, sets long-term goals, identifies the roles of constituents, and identifies values and beliefs. Strategy identifies the best to enact our mission and vision by determining our analysis, developing our goals, identifying our partners, and identifying what results we expects to receive. Actions put strategies into place, measures the outcomes, works with constituents, and institutes principles. Lastly, reflection/evaluation identifies what worked and did not work and asks what strategies and analysis should be changed.

What is a production process?

A production process, is any one of the steps involved, in the conversion of a raw material, into a finished product

How high from the floor do you install a 2x4 fire block in a regular wall on a slab foundation?

Install fire blocks 48" from floor. Stagger them so that one is 48" to the top and the next is 48" to the bottom (easier to nail them)

What company did Theodore h maiman work for?

Theodore Harold Maiman developed, demonstrated and patented the world's first laser in 1960. Maiman was born in Los Angeles, California, where in his teens, he earned college money by repairing electrical appliances and radios.[2] He attended the University of Colorado and received a B.S. in engineering physics in 1949 then went on to do graduate work at Stanford University, where he received an M.S. in electrical engineering in 1951 and a Ph.D. in physics in 1955. His doctoral thesis in experimental physics, taken under the direction of Willis Lamb, involved detailed microwave-optical measurements of fine structure splittings in excited helium atoms. Maiman's laser, based on a synthetic ruby crystal grown by Dr. Ralph L. Hutcheson, was first operated on 16 May 1960 at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California. After a protracted legal battle, some key laser patents were awarded to Gordon Gould. A travesty of justice. Dr. Maiman's patent that demonstrates the first laser has never been in question. After leaving Hughes, Maiman joined Quantatron where he was in charge of the laser activities. In 1962 Maiman became president of the newly formed Korad Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Union Carbide. Union Carbide bought the laser assets owned by Quantatron. Korad was devoted to the research, development, and manufacture of lasers. All minority owned stock of Korad Corporation was exchanged for Union Carbide stock during the first five years. Not wishing to continue working for Union Carbide, he formed Maiman Associates in 1968. Due to his work on the laser, he was twice nominated for a Nobel Prize and was given membership in both the National Academies of Science and Engineering.[3] He received the Oliver E. Buckley Prize in 1966. He was the recipient of the 1983/84 Wolf Prize in Physics, and was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame that same year.

What is the meaning of once through boiler?

The term "once-through boiler" refers to a special type of water-tube boiler composed oftubes, in which water is input at the bottom, and steam is produced from the top.

What is the difference between batch and continuous process?

If you think of baking cookies it is rather simple. When you make a batch of cookies, you usually make and bake many cookies at a time, which like it sounds is a batch process. A continuous process would be making and baking one cookie at a time.

What is a multi-spindle machine?

A machine having more than one spindle is called multi-spindle machine. A machine with 2 spindles are termed twin-spindle machine. In some of the cnc turning centers twin spindles are used to perform first and second operation simultaneously to complete machining of that component in same operating time. Spindles more than 2 is using in drilling machines normally to perform drilling operation of components like automobile engines at a time.

How was tying-rope invented?

Probably tying was invented before rope. Rope isn't of much use until you invent tying. There were probably things to tie before rope came along, such as strips of leather.

Is rotary a motion?

rotary motion is movement that goes in a circle

Can metals bend?

Yes, many metals can bend, even without being heated (eg. Copper). These are called malleable metals.

What factors must be considered when changing or enhancing a design?

Who will be using the product and who is the target consumer. Will the product appeal to the consumer and how to change the design of the product that make people want to buy the product.

Where was the first steam engine used?

The first steam engine, a water pump type, was used in mines, pumping stations, and the textile industry.

What is a steam turbine jacking oil system?

at the time of turbine start up, the shaft journals are in contact with the white metal of the bearings due to the weight of the rotor. The low pressure of the lubricating oil supply when the set is stationary is insufficient to stop the metal to metal contact between journals and bearing shells. In order to prevent the metal to metal contact between journal and bearing shell during start up, which is damaging in the long term, an oil pocket machined into the bottom shell of the journal bearing is supplied with oil under high pressure. This lifts the shafting system slightly and it floats on a film oil. this is called jacking oil system of turbine

Guideways are hardened by which hardening method?

There are several ways of hardening the ways of a machine (like a lathe). Let's jump around a bit and see what's shakin' here. You are probably familiar with what is called work hardening. If you have a coat hanger you wish to cut, but have no cutters, you can bend it back and forth to change the metallic crystal structure in a specific area. Bending it makes the crystal structure smaller, and smaller crystals are harder than large ones. The flexing of the mild steel will harden it, and then it will "flex less" and finally break there. When we "work" iron (which is a material of choice for machine housings), we harden it. Shot peening, using small shot blasted on metal parts (like the connecting rods of pistons which we "upgrade" in automotive machine shops) does the same thing on the surface of the rods. It work hardens them. If we can "work" metal, we can harden it. So how do we "beat on" a lathe bed? Glad you asked. There is an industrial process that is widely used to heat, weld or otherwise modify materials called ultrasonics. Imagine a speaker, but small, very high powered and operating at a really, really high frequency (above audible sound - ultrasound). If we can "beat on" stuff with the mechanical energy created by this device, we can ultrasonically modify it. We can harden metal with it. And by ultrasonically treating the ways of a lathe bed, we can beat the heck out of the local crystal structures, reduce the size of the crystals themselves, and thereby harden the material (after which we machine it true). Ultrasonic hardening. Done deal.

How thick is 7 gauge steel?

3/16" or 0.1875"

*** 7 gauge steel sheet is .1793", not .1875" ***

Different metals have different thickness for their gauge...mild steel is .1793, aluminum is .1443, stainless steel is .1875

How do you select and establish a suitable datum?

Selecting and establishing a suitable Datum is critical, ensure your datum is at a fixed point. Normally a hole/slot. Holes and slots a normally lasor cut, ensuring they are at an extremely high tolorance already. Then reference the slot or hole to another near by slot or hole. Using these selected points will give you accruate points of measurement/datum.