The strategic administration of production processes and personnel to maximize output, minimize errors and continually enhance product quality come under the general banner of "operations management." ...

PCBs are the future generation of printed circuit board technology, which allows high-performance, space-saving ...

Once upon a time, integrated circuits (ICs) were built by the same companies that designed them. The design of an IC was tightly integrated with the manufacturing processes available within each ...

Engineers at Leupold and Stevens (http://rbi.ims.ca/3846-511), a company that produces scopes and binoculars in Beaverton, OR, needed to find a way to slip a lens ...

A new framework for the simulation of oil and gas production systems integrates reservoir, flow assurance, and economic discipline models in addition to optimizing subsea layout and FPU placement. The ...

If you’ve seen “Footloose,” did you get a sense for the claustrophobic small-town feel while watching? Or get a taste of the surreal with the spinning hallway in “Inception”? Or wondered about the ...

"I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore," Dorothy says to her dog in 1939's 'The Wizard of Oz' as she walks around, discovering a fantasy set in which, without realizing it, we find ourselves ...

The manufacturing process is a complex one that can be impacted by many factors: supplies, equipment, factory overhead, the need for special parts, and the people who work at all points in the process ...

Artificial intelligence does not necessarily replace people, but the better applications enable humans to perform even better. Two key areas for its application are in designing better parts and ...