The design of a transfer line is considered. This line is used for a repetitive execution of a given set of operations to produce identical items. The line is composed of a sequence of workstations equipped with processing modules (blocks). Each block performs specific operations. The machined items move along the workstations in the same direction. There is the same cost associated with each w...

Cobotic workstations in industrial plants involve a new kind of collaborative robots that can interact with operators. These cobots enable more flexibility and they reduce the cycle time floor space workstation. However, also introduce safety concerns regard to operators, may have an impact on workstation ergonomics. For those reasons, introducing always require additional studies ergonomics be...

It has long been recognised that the lit environment in open-plan office space is influenced by the density and properties of the installed furniture. Indeed, the Lumen Method includes a procedure involving look-up tables to account for the effects of workstation size, partition height, and partition reflectance on the mean working-plane illuminance. As part of a larger project on openplan offi...

background: musculoskeletal diseases are quite common among healthcare professionals including medical laboratory technicians. this cross-sectional study aimed to identify the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms and ergonomic risk factors in indian medical laboratory technicians.   materials and methods: the study sample comprised of 130 male and female laboratory technicians from the indian...

system to build analysis methods, acquire data, perform quantitative analysis, produce automated reports, review and analyze qualitative and quantitative data, and perform instrument maintenance. In the following days, as this user becomes more proficient with the instrument, she answers the question, “Now, how am I going to do t h a t?” by going to the Help pull-down menu and choosing a topic.

In this paper, the implementation of open-source parallel-version FDTD (Finite-Difference-Time-Domain) software, MEEP, on Texas A&M supercomputers and commercial finite element package, COMSOL, on a single workstation for the design design of nano-optical device is reported. The the computer architecture and performance of both numerical methods on the same design will be briefly described.