Changes in precision engineering. Optical industry.

Precision engineering for optical applications: knowledge transfer into UK industry

Changes in the European Large Scale Engineering Construction Industry

In recent years the Large Scale Engineering (LSE) construction sector in Europe has seen profound change. This is mainly due to increasing competitive pressures from the United States and the Asian Pacific countries which has led in turn to increased pressures to improve competitiveness, productivity and client satisfaction. Lack of understanding of clients’ and contractors’ requirements hinder...

Precision Fabric Production in Industry

This chapter describes different types of textile structures suited for smart textiles and gives a short overview of production methods for weaved, knitted, and nonwoven fabrics.

Ultra-precision engineering in lithographic exposure equipment for the semiconductor industry.

The developments in lithographic tools for the production of an integrated circuit (IC) are ruled by 'Moore's Law': the density of components on an IC doubles in about every two years. The corresponding size reduction of the smallest detail in an IC entails several technological breakthroughs. The wafer scanner, the exposure system that defines those details, is the determining factor in these ...

Laser precision microfabrication in the Japanese industry

The market for electronic devices such as cellular phones and microcomputers has been rapidly expanding in recent years due to their enhanced performance, downsizing, and cost reduction. This has been realized by innovation in the precision microfabrication technology of semiconductors and printed wiring circuit boards (PWBs) where laser technologies such as lithography, drilling, trimming, wel...