Company XYZ is a glass manufacturer located in west central Wisconsin. Founded in 1962, it has led the industry in the development of durable float glass. In order to expand business, satisfy growing customer demands, meet customer expectation and requirements, and to be more effective in the global market, Company XYZ is building a new plant in Washington D.C. Therefore, the plant in Wisconsin...

Counterfeit electronics are a long-standing problem, which pose an enormous threat to the electronics industry and supply chain. Critical systems used in medical, transportation, defense, etc. have long life cycles which make it easier for long-term counterfeiting success. Physical inspection and electrical tests are the most common approach for counterfeit parts detection. During the physical ...

Abstract: Equipment maintenance is one of the core tasks in power system operations. The premise and foundation for maintenance is to establish a power equipment maintenance model, which should reflect all equipment states accurately including operation, inspection and maintenance. On the basis of the analysis of the traditional state diagram probability model, an improvement is put forward to ...

Purpose – Aims to report on the various types of tele-operated mobile service robots for remote inspection and maintenance, especially in the field of nuclear industry. Design/methodology/approach – Describes nuclear electric robot operator (NERO), Sizewell A duct inspection equipment (SADIE), Robug-IIs (all legbased) and Roboslave (wheel-based). Findings – That these robots can handle a signif...

We discuss the motivation and an architectural framework for using small mobile robots as automated aids to operators of nondestructive inspection (NDI) equipment. We review the need for aircraft skin inspection, and identify the constraints in commercial airlines operations that make small mobile robots the most attractive alternative for automated aids for NDI procedures. We describe the desi...

This inspection guide provides information regarding the inspection and evaluation of the manufacturing and control processes used to manufacture solid oral dosage form pharmaceutical products. This document provides guidance for the FDA investigator and promotes uniformity and consistency during the inspection and evaluation of the validation of the solid oral dosage form manufacturing and con...