Archive for June, 2003
Written by Hank Graeser (DuPont) and Andy Waite (EnTech)
In a joint effort, engineers from E. I. DuPont de Nemours and EnTech Control Engineering used Visual Solutions' VisSim software, and its real-time add-on package VisSim/Real-Time, to develop a high-fidelity dynamic simulation model of DuPont's non-woven sheet manufacturing facility in Richmond, Virginia.
The ...
Now there’s a brand-new version of NWA Quality Monitor - NorthWest Analytical’s complete factory-floor statistical process control (SPC) software.
Despite its power and flexibility, Quality Monitor is not complicated to configure or use - it’s simple to set up; straight forward to link to measurement devices; easy to integrate with corporate ...
Crest industries, Inc., has been in business since 1991 serving a wide variety of companies in the consumer electronics industries. They sell and service industrial automation equipment, both electronic and mechanical aspects. Their newest area is in the production of custom test equipment for the machines they service.
Multiple-Sensor Test ...
Adept Scientific plc announces the availability of ChemDraw 8, from CambridgeSoft:the latest, most powerful and intuitive version of this state-of-the-art structure drawing package and productivity tool.
This is great news for ChemDraw users around the world who rely on their software for a wide variety of day-to-day tasks, including report ...
For many students studying mathematics at the University of Queensland, using Maple software is a daily event. In fact Maple has been an integral part of the maths taught in many courses including science and engineering.
Senior Mathematics Lecturer and leading authority on Maple, Mike Pemberton, believes what is unique about ...
From engineers to customer service to vendors, Mathcad helps communication
Will light streams and tiny fibres deliver the future of home entertainment and Internet? They will if Optical Solutions has its way. Optical Solutions designs and manufactures optical access systems that enable local service providers to offer a wide range ...
Explosives testing, bubbles formed in melted glass, biological fermentation processes, vaporising metal. It may sound a little like a James Bond laboratory, but it's really all part of what happens at McCann Science.
Dr. Michael McCann is a Chartered Engineer and an expert in the application of quantitative analysis and ...
"What I like about Mathcad is that it’s easy to learn and use, it’s visual, it’s inexpensive, and it’s good for problem solving."
For a long time, Russ Marcks thought he had to teach his two- and four-year engineering students programming.
"The Engineering Technology Applications course was chugging along, using FORTRAN," ...
Students use Mathcad to visualise patterns, build general ideas about science
"We wanted something that allowed students from all different kinds of experiences and backgrounds to get involved in maths, computer sciences, and other hard sciences. We started looking for a visual tool and found Mathcad!"
First and second year computer science ...
The need for Statistical Quality Control (SQC) in the manufacture of electronic components is well accepted. Not only does SQC allow firms to comply with vendor-certification programs, it is essential for maximising yields, minimising rework, and increasing profits. The following text describes the application of NWA Quality Analyst to quality ...
THE PROBLEM
As part of the British Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Radiocommunications Agency, based in Hertfordshire, monitors and manages public and private radio transmission throughout the UK. In 1994, the Agency set out to evaluate activity in the VHF (very high frequency) PMR (private mobile radio) high band ...