...A REVIEW OF FLUIDIC SELF ASSEMBLY Towards the fulfillment of course requirement for EE5171 Under Prof. Stephen Campbell Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Minnesota, Twin Cities By: Manan M Dedhia ID # 4279398 M.S. Graduate student Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Minnesota, Twin Cities THE INTEGRATION of microelectromechanical systems(MEMS) sensors and actuators with other classes of microcomponents—electronic, optical, and fluidic—onto a single substrate has the potential to create powerful and complex microsystems. To increase device performance and thus realize the potential of microsystems, it is now accepted that the integration must occur at the micro scale. There are two possible routes: either the micro-components are fabricated at their desired locations in a single process, or they are fabricated separately and then positioned using micro assembly techniques. Since many classes of micro components cannot be co-fabricated effectively due to materials and process incompatibilities, several research groups are developing micro assembly approaches. In the micro assembly route, different classes of micro components are fabricated in separate processes, removed from their substrates, and assembled onto a target substrate of choice. For most applications, sub micrometer positioning and methods for establishing high-quality mechanical and electrical connections to the substrate are required. As in co fabrication, small-area electrical...
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...Ford Assembly Line! Word Count: 1,811 I. Image of my innovation that I was allocated The Ford Assembly Line II. The innovation Product and the Process: The ford assembly line is a manufacturing process developed by Ford, which quickened process of producing cars in the early 1900’s. The product that it first helped was the car a Ford Model T. Henry Ford and many other individual’s whom were involved in Ford, came up with the idea of the assembly line in the years between 1908 and 1915 and consequently made the assembly line famous in the following decade for mass production throughout the world. They based their idea on how a slaughterhouse was run, with a conveyer belt moving animals while they were being butchered. The process of the Ford Assembly Line is as follows parts are added to the product in this case the Ford Model T, in an organised manner (for example engine first, then hood, and then the wheels) in which creates the car in a much faster fashion than if it was done by having the car in one spot and waiting till one aspect of the car was done to do the next one. Having people ready at each individual station waiting for the next car to be moved to them too add whatever is needed from the station that they are working at. No heavy lifting done with cars being moved along. Car pieces moved throughout the factory on conveyor belts. III. The Impact of the Ford Assembly Line: A radical innovation. The impact of this innovation was huge, not only...
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...UET Peshawar Abbottabad Campud 13 Micro Processor Assignment # 02 Submitted by Usama Sheikh (46) Usman Ali Khan (38) Atiq-ur-Rehman(14) Wahab Akbar(20) Submitted to Engr. Munazza Razzaq Q1: Write a program the counts no of zeros in a 16bit word. Program Code:- .MODEL SMALL .STACK 64 .DATA HWRD DW 9E46 ORG 0600 ZERO DB ? .CODE MAIN PROC FAR MOV AX,@DATA MOV DX,AX SUB BL,BL MOV DL,16 MOV AX,HWRD BACK: ROL AX,1 JC NEXT INC BL NEXT: DEC DL JNZ BACK MOV ZERO,BL MOV AH,4CH INT 21H MAIN ENDP END MAIN Q2: write a program that finds the smallest no among list of following no’s, 12,100,01,8,0 Program Code:- .MODEL SMALL .STACK 64 .DATA NUMBERS DB 12,100,01,8,0 ORG 008 SMALLEST DB ? .CODE MAIN PROC FAR MOV AX,@DATA MOV DS,AX MOV CX,5 MOV BX,OFFSET NUMBERS MOV AL,[BX] BACK: CMP AL,[BX] JC NEXT MOV AL,[BX] NEXT: INC BX LOOP BACK MOV SMALLEST,AL MOV AH,4CH INT 21H MAIN ENDP END MAIN Q3: write a program to copy following hex no’s from 0200 memory location to 0400 location in reverse order. 12H,25H,35H,45H Program Code:- .MODEL SMALL .STACK 64 .DATA ORG 0200H hex_nos DB 12H,25H,35H,45H ORG 0400H COPY-data DB 4 DUP(?) .CODE MAIN PROC FAR MOV AX,@DATA MOV DS,AX MOV SI,OFFSET hex_nos INC SI INC SI INC SI MOV DI,OFFSET COPY-data MOV CX,04H AGAIN: MOV AL,[SI] MOV [DI],AL DEC SI INC DI DEC CX JNZ AGAIN MOV AH,4CH INT 21H MAIN ENDP END...
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...PCB iii) multi layered PCB PCB is commonly used in making electronic devices such as computers, home entertainment equipments, telephones, etc. 1.1 Company Background X Electronics (M) Ltd. is a subsidiary company build in north Malaysia during 1990. X Electronics (M) Ltd. headquarters are in Singapore. It started the Malaysian branch operation in 1991. X Electronics specializes in PCB production process from design and development stages to assembly stages. X Electronic caters flexible production whether it is mass volume or low volume production. The Process [pic] Figure 1 : X Electronics (M) Ltd. (Image taken from Google Image for PCB manufacturing plant layout) X Electronics (M) Ltd. facilities have already applied several lean tools in its PCB manufacturing processes. The company is committed to achieve short lead time delivery and low cost production by optimizing its humans, machines and material resources. Figure 2 : PCB Assembly Process (Image taken from Google Image) [pic] 1. Implementation of Lean in PCB Manufacturing Lean Application X Electronics begin applying lean tools in its manufacturing process in 2004 after receiving direct order from its headquarters in Singapore. This is due to lean being the main topic in...
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...Northern Ireland Assembly (Irish: Tionól Thuaisceart Éireann,[1] Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlan Assemblie) is the devolved legislature of Northern Ireland. It has power to legislate in a wide range of areas that are not explicitly reserved to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and to appoint the Northern Ireland Executive. It sits at Parliament Buildings at Stormont in Belfast. The Assembly is one of two "mutually inter-dependent" institutions created under the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, the other being the North/South Ministerial Council with the Republic of Ireland.[2] The Agreement aimed at bringing an end to Northern Ireland's violent 30-year Troubles. The Assembly is a unicameral, democratically elected body currently comprising 108 members known as Members of the Legislative Assembly, or MLAs. Members are elected under the single transferable vote form of proportional representation. The Assembly selects most of its ministers using the principle of power-sharing under the D'Hondt method to ensure that Northern Ireland's largest political communities, the unionist and nationalist communities both participate in governing the region. The Assembly has been suspended on several occasions, the longest suspension being from 14 October 2002 until 7 May 2007. When the Assembly was suspended, its powers reverted to the Northern Ireland Office. Following talks that resulted in the St Andrews Agreement being accepted in November 2006, an election to the Assembly was held on 7...
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...One of the biggest industrial innovations during the industrial revolution was the assembly line. The assembly line was a technological and institutional innovation thought by Frederick Taylor and applied by Henry Ford in order to automate the control of work (Taylorism). What Taylor basically thought was the division of labor or how to separate the mental from the physical labor. The first thing that will be discussed is a body of arguments that tend to ignore the distributive aspect of the assembly line, such as increased productivity, higher wages, more jobs created and price cuts. The second thing discussed will be a body of arguments discussed by examining the actual distribution of costs and benefits of the assembly line across different...
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...Henry Ford, was an American industrialist who was born in the early 1860. As a young boy, Henry worked as a farm boy and he was very unsatisfied. At the age of 16, he decided to leave home to work in as a machinist in Detroit. In later years, he learned how to skillfully operate service steam engines. Henry Ford was also, the sponsor of the development called the Assembly Line. Henry Ford soon got married in 1888 to Clara Ala Bryant and had their first child named Edsel Bryant Ford. Henry Ford once said, “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, either way you’re right.” He made this quote valid by saying in the quote ‘Think.’ When he was a tad bit younger his father gave him a pocket watch that he soon took apart. Henry immediately...
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...PRINCIPAL ORGANS OF THE UNITED NATIONS 1. UN General Assembly (UNGA) Deliberative assembly of all UN member states (each country has one vote) may resolve non-compulsory recommendations to states, or suggestions to the UNSC (not a Parliament) decides on the admission of new members, on proposal of the UNSC adopts the budget elects: - the non-permanent members of the UNSC all members of ECOSOC on the proposal of the UNSC theUN Secretary General and the 15 judges of the ICJ The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA/GA) - Is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations - the only one in which all member nations have equal representation. Powers to oversee the budget of the United Nations appoint the non-permanent members to the Security Council receive reports from other parts of the United Nations and make recommendations in the form of General Assembly Resolutions. Meetings UNGA meets under its president or Secretary-General in regular yearly sessions. It can also reconvene for special and emergency special sessions. Its composition, functions, powers, voting, and procedures are set out in Chapter IV of the United Nations Charter. The first session was convened on 10 January 1946 in the Westminster Central Hall in London and included representatives of 51 nations. Voting in the General Assembly on important questions Each member country has one vote. recommendations on peace...
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...Manufacture (DFM) and Design For Assembly (DFA) are the general guidelines of product design for ease to manufacturing and assembly in industry. In the result make the product be productivity by identify inefficiency process and eliminate unnecessary part. The benefits of DFMA will be huge when it apply a mass production. Time and cost save by DFMA is countless from it start to applied worldwide until now. In this project, we will use a common household appliances vacuum cleaner to show how the concepts of DFMA are applied by disassembly the whole product and analysis it. 1.2 Objective To get familiar with the principles of DFMA and realised the importance by complete the project and practicing the application of DFMA. 1.3 Scope This project will show the application of DFMA by comparing the guidelines to the product part, and also how will it benefit the production process by saving time and cost. We will not insight about the method of manufacturing process and the cause of the materials chosen to manufacture the vacuum cleaner. Conclusion As an engineer, we must know the principle of DFMA let us be able to design a product which is productivity. With the product disassembly experiment with the vacuum cleaner, we realised that how the DFMA principles work on every part of the product. We know that if we want to design a product, we shouldn’t focus on the product’s function, also need to consider about it is ease to manufacture and assembly. As the report mention, DFMA...
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...The Splendor of the Assembly Process in Manufacturing Abstract The assembly process is both unique and versatile, and presents an interesting way to look at all manufacturing processes as a whole instead of individual pieces. By examining the different methods and materials that make up today’s products it will be shown how the assembly process is the most versatile and mandatory process in manufacturing. Examining the different methods and materials reveals the uniqueness of the assembly process and how it can literally be applied to any product, method, or material in manufacturing. This will also high light the importance of the advancement of the assembly process both past and present. Studying the industrial revolution provides key elements in how the manufacturing industry has become what it is today. From the invention of the flying shuttle to the innovation behind the assembly line, it can be determined that the development of assembly process machinery and technology is the key to the advancement of our economy and country as a whole. These minor ripples in the pool of industry ended up causing tsunamis and forever changing the landscape of the country as we know it. Looking back at the technological advancements of the industrial revolution it becomes clear that we are on the verge of yet another revolution in industry. The introduction of auto-CAD and the 3-D printer have already started the next wave in what is sure to become a tsunami in the...
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...Freedom of Assembly Maria R. Quinionez-Sheehan St. Gregory’s University Freedom of Assembly Out of the first ten Amendments, called the Bill of Rights, the one that is considered the most important is the first Amendment. It is considered as such because it protects the rights that we hold dearest, and it is important to a democratic government by stating what it is not allowed to do. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances (The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration , 2014). In 1787, James Madison received a letter from Thomas Jefferson discussing how wrong it was to not include a Bill of Rights in the Constitution, and made the statement "A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth" (Exploring Constitutional Conflicts, 2014). One of the important rights guaranteed in the first Amendment, freedom of assembly, it is important to a properly functioning democracy. Political parties rely on this right, ensuring that they are free to interact with others in order to inspire confidence among their constituents and hold political rallies and conventions sponsoring presidential candidates. Society as a whole relies in part on the rights guaranteed by the first amendment, and limitations imposed...
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...revolution. This would not have been possible if not for Ford and his revolution of the motor industry via the assembly. As the car industry grew, it created its own sort of revolution. This would not have been possible if not for Ford and his revolution of the motor industry via the assembly line. Karl Benz founded Benz & Cie. (the first major automobile manufacturer in the world) thereby paving the way for all future automobile manufacturers. Although the first internal combustion engine was made in 1807 by Isaac De Rivaz, Benz made the first practical internal combustion engine. Benz made his first car the Benz patent-motor wagon in 1885. Benz made three versions of this, the third gaining the attention of people worldwide. Between 1889 and 1899 the number of people Benz & CIE employed increased almost tenfold. In 1899 Benz & CIE was the largest car manufacturer in the world, having produced 3,400 automobiles thus far. Karl Benz brought automobiles and their uses to the public’s attention and inspired many people to start their own automobile related businesses. At this time automobiles were still out of reach for the majority of people due to the cost to produce each car. Henry ford (is/was/0 not the first person to use assembly lines. Henry Ford was however the first person to adapt the assembly line method for mechanical assembly. Fords assembly lines were made to achieve maximum efficiency by doing four things; 1) Minimize the distance that parts and...
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...Assess the view that since 2007 the Assembly has been successful in holding the Executive Committee to account In Northern Ireland, holding the Government to account is one of Parliament’s main functions. The Assembly forces the Executive to justify bills, explain their motives and defend their actions; essentially through many mechanisms of scrutiny, that is Committees, Question Time and Debates. The main scrutiny instruments in the Assembly are the Statutory Committees. They hold the Executive to account through their wide-ranging scrutiny powers, mainly holding inquiries, scrutinising budget and by scrutinising legislation. Statutory Committees, as well as committees in general, are the engine room of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Statutory Committees hold inquiries into topical issues then report with recommendations and/or suggested solutions or alternatives back to the minister in question. Committees carrying out such scrutiny would convene and work with experts and stakeholders in the specified area surrounding the matter at stake, assisting the committee with their knowledge and understanding of the topical issue in question to which they can bring forward to the minister a fuller representation of evidence into the inquired issue. Much evidence to those is taken on board by the minister which subsequently leads to the implication good scrutiny. For example, in 2009 the Health Committee published a report on Obesity. 22 out of the 24 recommendations made were accepted...
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...GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS 2012 HB0050 INTRODUCED 6/21/12, BY REPRESENTATIVE. ANGELA INGRAM THE REASONABLE RELIEF OF PAIN ACT ALLOWS FOR THE USE OF MEDICAL GRADE CANNABIS AS TREATMENT FOR PERSON’S AFFLICTED WITH CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A PHYSICIAN. THE PERSON AND THE PERSON’S CAREGIVER WILL BE ISSUED A REGISTRY IDENTIFICATION CARD BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, WHICH ALLOWS THE PERSON OR THEIR CAREGIVER TO LEGALLY POSSESS CANNABIS PLANTS AND NO MORE THAN TWO OUNCES OF DRY CANNABIS. THIS ACT AMENDS THE CANNABIS CONTROL ACT TO MAKE CONVENTIONAL CHANGES, INCLUDING ANY ALLOWANCES FOR ANY REGISTERED QUALIFYING PATIENT OR THEIR REGISTERED PRIMARY PERSON OR CAREGIVER THAT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DISPENSING CANNABIS TO SOMEONE THAT IS NOT ALLOWED TO UTILIZE CANNABIS AND WILL BE SUBJECT TO A ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF $2,000, FOR THE ABUSE OF THE REASONABLE RELIEF OF PAIN ACT. ANGELA INGRAM POL110 – AMERICAN EXPERIENCE ANDREA MILES – INSTRUCTOR JUNE 22, 2012 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2011 SESSION INTRODUCED BY: PRIMARY SPONSOR: REP. ANGELA INGRAM SECONDARY SPONSOR: REP. JOSE PEREZ AN ACT REGARDING ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT FOR SERIOUS DISEASES THAT CAUSE CHRONIC PAIN. 1. PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS BILL IS TO LEGALIZE MEDICINAL MARIJUANA 2. TO ALLEVIATE THE PAIN AND SUFFERING...
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...affect motivation and therefore performance? Help each other out here. The objectives of the PEP are to propose a plan for initiate the assembly process associate with the new line of LDTC radiation tubes, and reform the current assembly processes in the NTAD. The PEP has definitely positive influence on the Assembly process, which will expand capacity by 50% in the nuclear tube operations. However, some stages of the PEP underestimated the NTAR workers, and the Long's effort. As a result, it will decrease the existing Assembly worker's performance. One of the important factors of the proposal is to create process specifications for the nuclear tube operations, which Long strong disagree. Long prefers to use the production standards just as a guide for the employees. However, the PEP will rewrite and reform the process specifications on existing operations. After that, the PEP needs to enforce new standards into the work process. In addition, the proposal requires that Singer approve monitoring, evaluating, and documenting any deviations or changes. It will discourage the problem solving in the workplace. Also, it might hinder the employees' enthusiasm to create solution for the issues. Secondly, the plan will change the arrangements of the tube assembly operation. In addition to pilot process, the proposal is going to hire four new assembly operators with higher pay. The four new operators are unfamiliar with the existing workers, and training the...
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