This work deals with a sawing task performed by two cooperating arms. For the sawing task to follow a line in a horizontal plane, three directional motions have to be controlled (i. e., two translational motions and one rotational motion). A [so, a certain level of force has to be controlled toward the vertical direction not to loose the contact with the object to be sawn. The two-arm system un...

Quad Flat No-lead (QFN) presents an excellent example of a complex substrate composed of both ductile (copper) and brittle (plastic molding compound) materials, showing clear trends of reduction in package size and the combination ductile and brittle materials in the same sawing process which creates real challenges in term of sawing quality, blade life and throughput. This paper discussed on t...

A detailed approach to evaluate the sub-surface damage of diamond wire-sawn monocrystalline silicon wafers relating to the sawing process is presented. Residual stresses, the presence of amorphous silicon and microcracks are considered and related to diamond wire velocity and cutting ability. In particular, the degree of amorphization of the wafer surface is analyzed, as it may affect the etchi...

An assessment of wood workers' exposure to airborne cultivable bacteria, fungi, inhalable endotoxins and inhalable organic dust was performed at 12 sawmills that process mainly coniferous wood species. In each plant, samples were collected at four or five different work sites (debarking, sawing, sorting, planing and sawing cockpit) and the efficiency of sampling devices (impinger or filter) for...

The rising cost of hardwood sawlogs has increased sawmill managers’ interest in considering the installation of thin-kerf sawing machines in their sawmills. Replacement of circular headrigs by band headrigs and/or reducing resaw kerfs are the available options. Equipment replacement or modification to achieve thin-kerf sawing will require an investment. Sawmill managers making such an investmen...

The paper presents the results of a simulation study, where log models based on CT scanned logs of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) was used as input material to a computer simulation model of a generic value chain involving sawing, drying, crosscutting and finger jointing. The aim was to investigate which factors that affect the volume yield in the value chain, be it forestal, log-, processor ...

A practical and rapid method was developed to study vascular pathology after implantation of metal endoprostheses (stents) that are used as internal splinting devices of tube-like structures. This method obviates the need for time-consuming grinding of thick sawing sections or removal of the prosthesis prior to histological processing, allowing for detailed analysis of the tissue in general, bu...

The hand grip forces at the front and rear handles of a chain saw were measured during work, in 89 professional lumberjacks. The symptoms caused by vibration to the upper limbs were compared with the hand grip force (HGF) during work. To allow better comparison between subjects we used the ratio of hand grip force (HGF) to the maximal voluntary compression force (MVC), HGF/MVC expressed as a pe...