A genetic algorithm for designing plant layouts in industries with facilities of unequal area is presented. This algorithm takes into consideration material handling costs, logical relations between spaces and the shape ...

This work is focused on the design and preparation of ZrO2-, TiN- and TiAlN-based multilayer coatings by combination of different strategies. Films have been deposited onto stainless and tool steels with the aim of ...

This paper reports the design and development of an artificial multifunction foot to duplicate and test in laboratory, among other applications, a human foot with the purpose to test and evaluate the performance of footwear ...

In this work the design, manufacture and calibration of an electrical measurement rig aimed to characterize the broadband electrical response of ceramics is reported. With such a purpose the device should be made of materials ...

This paper describes the point at which the steel and iron industry has progressed with the development of technologies coming from other enterprises, in this particular case, those enterprises that manufacture hidraulic ...

Steel production in the electric arc furnace (EAF) requires an amount of energy which depends on the scrap mix, the type of product, the final temperature, the type and amount of slag, as well as other factors. An inadequate ...