Abstract: The disclosure provides a safety production management system for a power plant, which belongs to the technical field of power systems, and includes a monitoring module used for real-time monitoring working state information of each electrical equipment and operating state information of workers in the power plant; a data analysis module used for analyzing the working state information and the operating state information obtained by the monitoring module; a production dispatching center module managing each electrical equipment and the workers based on analysis results of the data analysis module; a emergency management module used for receiving emergency management instruction sent by the production dispatching center module, and performing emergency closing or opening of each electrical equipment, reminding and standardizing behavior and operation of the workers.

Abstract: An injection molding machine management system includes: a measurement data storage unit that chronologically stores measurement data representing a measurement value measured by an injection molding machine; a manufacturing data storage unit that chronologically stores manufacturing data representing information on manufacturing of a molded product by the injection molding machine; and a control unit that displays on a display unit a statistical diagram of the measurement data on a predetermined period basis and the manufacturing data in the period of the statistical diagram in association with the statistical diagram.

Abstract: A capacity expansion method for a household food waste disposer includes a detecting step in which after activating a treatment routine, a control unit continuously detects the temperature and relative humidity at a temperature and humidity detection point by a detection element installed at the temperature and humidity detection point and a determination and reminder step in which the control unit calculates and determines whether the detected temperature rise rate is higher than a predetermined threshold, and if the temperature rise rate is not higher than the threshold, users are reminded by an audio-visual reminder to open a lid and add food waste to the disposal drum again, and the control unit continues to run the treatment routine when the lid is closed. In this way, the present disclosure can expand the capacity of the household food waste disposer to more than three times its actual physical capacity.

Abstract: Provided is a method for monitoring additive manufacturing. The method comprises acquiring an image of a three-dimensional object that is being constructed using an object model. The method further includes isolating a layer of the three-dimensional object from the image. The method further includes generating a three-dimensional model from the layer. The method further includes comparing the three-dimensional model with the object model. The method further includes identifying a discrepancy between the three-dimensional model and the object model. The method further includes providing a notification of the identified discrepancy.

Abstract: In an aspect, an HVAC system includes an inducer motor to provide combustion airflow, and a pressure sensor to measure an output airflow pressure of the inducer motor. The HVAC system may initiate the inducer motor, and receive a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal from the inducer motor, wherein the PWM signal indicates a PWM signal of the inducer motor corresponding to a predetermined airflow pressure of the inducer motor and measured by the pressure sensor. The HVAC system may compare the PWM signal to a baseline value, and control the inducer motor based on the comparing of the PWM signal to the baseline value. The HVAC system may also generate a status notification of the combustion airflow of the HVAC system in response to the comparing the PWM signal to the baseline value.

Abstract: A method for time constraint management at a manufacturing system is provided. A first request to initiate a set of operations to be run at the manufacturing system is received. The set of operations include one or more operations that each have one or more time constraints. A first set of candidate substrates to be processed during the set of operations is determined. A first simulation of the set of operations for the first set of candidate substrates is run over a first period of time. The simulation generates a first simulation output indicate a first number of candidate substrates that were successfully processed during each of the simulated set of operations to reach the end of the first time period. The set of operations is initiated at the manufacturing system to process the first number of candidate substrates over the first time period.

Abstract: Discussed is a customized cosmetics provision system including a diagnosis device for diagnosing a skin condition, recommending customized cosmetics based on a diagnosis result of the skin condition, and transmitting information on the recommended customized cosmetics to a manufacturing apparatus, and the manufacturing apparatus that receives information on the customized cosmetics from the diagnosis device and provides the customized cosmetics based on the received information on the customized cosmetics. The diagnosis device can output a message to re-diagnose the skin condition when an environmental condition for diagnosing the skin condition do not meet a predetermined condition.

Abstract: Generating tool path data for an additive manufacturing apparatus comprises providing object design data in which at least a part of a physical object is represented by a line. A section of the line is then sliced using an intermediate slicing layer that is provided between first and second physical build layers of the additive manufacturing apparatus. The slicing generates an intermediate layer point at the intersection of the section of the line and the intermediate slicing layer, with the intermediate layer point being located between the first and second physical build layers. The intermediate layer point is then projected to a projected build layer point that lies within a physical build layer of the additive manufacturing apparatus. The projected build layer point is used to provide tool path data for that physical build layer. A similar process can be used in which the physical object is represented by a surface.

Abstract: A method for computer numerically controlled processing may include receiving configurations for a fabrication in which a computer numerically controlled machine processes a material to achieve one or more designs. An analysis may be performed to determine whether a thermal event occurs during the fabrication. The analysis may include performing one or more of a time-variant simulation and a time-invariant simulation of the fabrication. The thermal event may include one or more regions of the material exhibiting an undesirable response to the electromagnetic energy delivered to the material. One or more outputs may be generated based on the result of the thermal verification. The outputs may include a visualization of the quantity of energy exposure across the material, an alert if a thermal event is determined to occur during the fabrication, and corrective actions for resolving potential thermal events.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for monitoring a quality of an object of a 3D-print job series of identical objects, each object built from a multitude of stacked 2D-layers printed by a 3D-printer in an additive manufacturing process, including: determining a layer quality indicator of a currently printed layer of an object, comparing the determined layer quality indicator of the currently printed layer with a predetermined lower confidence limit of the layer, the predetermined lower confidence limit being calculated depending on layer quality indicators of previously completely manufactured objects complying with predefined quality requirements, and generating a warning signal, if the layer quality indicator of the currently printed layer has a value equal or lower than the lower quality limit is provided.

Abstract: Machine logic (for example, software) are choosing among pre-existing manufacturing processes to make a newly-designed physical piece part, or a piece part that reflects a modified design with respect to an earlier design. In some embodiments, the manufacturing process includes an additive manufacturing (AM) process. In some embodiments, the manufacturing process involves three dimensional (3D) printing.

Abstract: Operating a renewable energy generator forming part of a renewable energy power plant. During a fault experienced by a power network: determining an active current set point to enable a reactive current supply boost at the point of connection between the plant and the network, the active current set point being based on a voltage level associated with the generator and on operational characteristics of the generator, plant, power network and/or connecting network; calculating a time period for the reactive current boost, the time period being the maximum time that the active current set point can be maintained for; and controlling the generator during the calculated time period to alter active current output to the determined active current set point, thereby providing the reactive current supply boost at the point of connection.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to systems and methods for mapping an image to a three-dimensional pattern of relief features on a surface of an object for 3D printing. In some examples, a system may determine a pattern of relief features, including debossed relief features and/or embossed relief features, to create a shading pattern on the surface of 3D printed object that approximates the continuous halftones of an image.

Abstract: In an example, a method includes obtaining an indication of a deviation from an expected dimension of at least one dimension of an object generated using an additive manufacturing apparatus. A geometrical compensation model to apply to object model data for generating objects using additive manufacturing to compensate for anticipated deviations in dimensions may be determined from the obtained indication. The geometrical compensation model may comprise a first value to apply to object model data to modify a specification of an external dimension; and a second, different, value to apply to object model data to modify a specification of an internal dimension.

Abstract: A system includes a controller that is configured to generate a node control signal and a plurality of switch control signals, a plurality of programmable emulators, each of the plurality of programmable emulators being configurable as one of a plurality of node types responsive to the node control signal, and a plurality of switches that are programmable to couple ones of the plurality of programmable emulators to each other responsive to the plurality of switch control signals.

Abstract: Methods and systems for additive manufacturing are provided. An exemplary method includes calculating a slice area distribution of a desired 3D design including slice areas of slices of the desired design, wherein the slices have an initial slice area differential. The method further includes obtaining a slice area distribution of a sacrificial 3D design comprising slice areas of slices of the sacrificial design. The method includes planning a 3D layout of the desired and sacrificial design, wherein at each respective parallel plane in the layout a total slice area includes a respective slice area of the desired design and a respective slice area of the sacrificial design, and wherein the layout has a total slice area differential that is less than the initial slice area differential. Also, the method includes generating instructions for printing slices of the desired design and the sacrificial design according to the layout.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for manufacturing a lighting product. The method can comprise transmitting 3D CAD model files containing 3D CAD models of standardized functional components to a computing device and receiving an assembly CAD model file and a plurality of part CAD model files containing 3D CAD models of the lighting product from the computing device. The method can also comprise verifying whether the 3D CAD models satisfy a plurality of design requirements and generating a set of optimized CAD model files based on the assembly CAD model file and the plurality of part CAD model files if the 3D CAD models do not meet the design requirements. The method can further comprise 3D printing parts of the lighting product based on machine-readable instructions converted from the set of optimized CAD model files and assembling the 3D-printed parts together with the standardized functional components.

Abstract: A system for monitoring a building automation system (BAS). The systems may include a device to report data, a memory having an application that requires that the data from the device be reported at least at a minimum frequency, and a controller to receive the data from the device at least at the minimum frequency and use the application and the data to determine an operational status of a component of the BAS.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for generating a 3D printing file containing an object model of a part having a body and an integral electronic component. To generate the 3D printing file, a processor receives at least one geometry specification of the part to be printed and at least one component performance property of the electronic component to be printed integral to the part. An object model is determined by the processor in accordance with the at least one geometry specification of a part to be printed, the at least one component performance property of an electronic component to be printed, and at least one material property of an electronic component printing material of a 3D printer. The 3D printing file is generated by the processor and comprises the object model.

Abstract: In an example, a method includes receiving, at a processor, a data comprising a model of an object to be generated in additive manufacturing. The data comprises object model data representing an object model as a plurality of initial polygons and object property data associated with the initial polygons. The method may comprise generating a representation of a slice of the object model defined between two planes and generating a plurality of polygons to represent the slice of the object model. A mapping between the object property data and the generated plurality of polygons may also be generated.