Abstract: A tool receives parameters relating to target enterprise objective of an enterprise, the cost of an enterprise resource associated with the enterprise, and an enterprise resource capacity. The tool calculates an amount of an enterprise resource to be assigned in an enterprise based on the received parameters relating to the target enterprise objective, the enterprise resource cost, and the enterprise resource capacity.

Abstract: A tool receives parameters relating to target enterprise objective of an enterprise, the cost of an enterprise resource associated with the enterprise, and an enterprise resource capacity. The tool calculates an amount of an enterprise resource to be assigned in an enterprise based on the received parameters relating to the target enterprise objective, the enterprise resource cost, and the enterprise resource capacity.

Abstract: The tungsten/heavy metal alloy is suitable for tools such as extrusion dies and extrusion mandrels for the hot-forming of copper and copper alloys. The novel alloy consists of 80 to 89.9% by weight of tungsten, 2 to 7% by weight of chromium, and a remainder of binder metal. The use of the novel alloy primarily results in a considerably reduced formation of grooves on the surface of the forming tools.

Abstract: Corrosion-resistant welding electrodes made of tungsten or a tungsten alloy are produced. Prefabricated welding electrodes are heat treated at temperatures of between 300° C. and 500° C. in an oxidizing atmosphere. This results in the formation of oxide layers on the surface of the welding electrodes; these layers have good electrical conductivity and prevent the formation of unwanted corrosion layers with poor conductivity. Welding electrodes produced in this way demonstrate outstanding spark ignition and problem-free erosion.

Abstract: The tungsten/heavy metal alloy is suitable for tools such as extrusion dies and extrusion mandrels for the hot-forming of copper and copper alloys. The novel alloy consists of 80 to 89.9% by weight of tungsten, 2 to 7% by weight of chromium, and a remainder of binder metal. The use of the novel alloy primarily results in a considerably reduced formation of grooves on the surface of the forming tools.

Abstract: The manufacture of powdered feed materials for hard fine grained metal body production includes the reduction of metal oxides into powdered metal and the subsequent carburization into metal carbide. Processes currently used are very cost intensive, mainly because of very long reaction times at high temperatures. According to applicant's economical process, the above reactions occur in the range of seconds and in a high-temperature cyclone as the reaction chamber. The apparatus is rather simple to construct. The stock to undergo reaction is continuously introduced into the chamber as a solid powdered phase with reaction gas and/or carrier gas, and passes through the chamber on predetermined paths for reaction, without leaving the solid state thereby.

Abstract: The preparation of suitable powdered metal is important in powder metallurgy technology. To date, powdered metals, in particular refractory metals, have been produced using very time-consuming and, consequently, costly methods for the reduction of metallic compounds, e.g. by reducing solid metallic compounds to powdered metal in fluidized bed ovens or pusher-type furnaces. In the present invention, powdered metallic compounds are reduced by retaining the solid phase as a continuous process by particles passing through a reaction chamber to predetermined orbits. The process lasts on average 0.4 to 60 s, and the level of completeness of the process is at least 90%.