Open Access Conference Proceedings

Abstract: Heavy metals are widely used in a range of materials including paints, motor vehicles, guns, and electrical components. After discarding such materials, the metal ions after dissolution can penetrate to the environment and are toxic to plants, organisms, and humans. [..] Read more

Abstract: Flexible strain sensors based on MWCNTs/epoxy nanocomposite coated on a polyimide (Kapton HN) substrate are often preferred due to their outstanding properties. Nevertheless, polyimide has a poor adhesion with different classes of materials, such as ceramic, polymers and metals, caused by its hydrophobic nature and low specific surface energy. [..] Read more

Abstract: All metal products that operate under high loading conditions are subject to wear over time. Therefore, there is a need to restore the geometric shape of the working parts after the consumption of the product life. [..] Read more

Abstract: Galvanizing is an application of a zinc coating on the steel base material by electrolytic deposition. Zn coating protects anodically the base material (typically unalloyed or low-alloy steel) against corrosion. [..] Read more

Abstract: Increasing demands for reducing the surface roughness of components impose high requirements for finishing operations. As a result, it creates a space for the application of new progressive methods for the surface finishing of components. [..] Read more

Abstract: Deoxidized High Phosphorus (DHP) Copper tubes are frequently used in numerous industrial and household applications. To ensure the acceptability of DHP copper tubes prepared by various industrial processes, the quality of the DHP copper tubes must be evaluated. [..] Read more

Abstract: The spent auto catalytic converters are a valuable source of platinum group metals (PGM metals), such as platinum, palladium and rhodium. There are two main types of structures used in construction of catalytic converters –ceramic or metallic carrier. [..] Read more

Abstract: One of the types of production employed at metallurgical plants is serial production. Serial production is applied for products that have steady demand, are homogeneous and can be delivered to more customers. [..] Read more

Abstract: A number of domestic and foreign companies have long been struggling with the problem of storage and supply. Warehouses are an important part of the logistics chain as a link among the supplier, the manufacturer and the final consumer. [..] Read more

Abstract: With the development of computers and software products, the importance of the use of quantitative methods for managerial decisions has been growing even when it comes to industrial companies. Decision making represents one of the most important managerial activities, which managers have to adopt on an everyday basis when conducting their work. [..] Read more

Abstract: The paper presents an example of the solution of transport management and organization in the quarry in terms of material flow requirements and machine efficiency. Raw material transport is a very important technological process in the quarry. [..] Read more

Abstract: The approach of the most common industry-specific FE-systems for the service life evaluation of forming tools holds some disadvantages. For example, within the decoupled tool analysis, load situations are typically analysed at room temperature and thus, the transient temperature development in the forging die is not considered in the lifetime evaluation. [..] Read more

Abstract: Due to the efficient combination of a forming step with a consecutive heat treatment, hot-stamping has become an established technology for the production of high strength steel parts in the automotive industry. In the beginning, sheets are heated above austenitisation temperature and held in order to obtain a fully austenised microstructure, then formed and instantly quenched in the forming tool. [..] Read more

Abstract: The growing interest in biodegradable products paves the way for the safest sustainable earth. Starch is an extensively studied, cost-effective, easily accessible, and highly trusted resource to produce biodegradable products in the present and future. [..] Read more

Abstract: The paper presents analysis of phase transformation temperatures of 20MnCr5 steel. For calculations of required temperatures, i.e. [..] Read more

Abstract: In this contribution the ceramic nanoparticles, BaTiO3 (BT), were successfully and controllably coated with two monomers, poly(butyl acrylate) (PBA) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) using SI-ATRP approach. The presence of the polymers on the surface was investigated using FTIR and TGA techniques. [..] Read more

Abstract: Nanofibrous materials are currently in transition between laboratory and industrial-scale production. The main factor that hinders transition speed is relatively low productivity compared to widely used technologies such as melt-blown or force-spinning. [..] Read more

Abstract: One of the most popular algorithms for solving the permutation flow shop scheduling problem (PFSP) for the makespan minimization criterion is the NEH algorithm. Many research papers have been devoted to the NEH algorithm and its improvements. [..] Read more

Abstract: Increasing the efficiency of processes in warehouse facilities is now required in every industry. One of the important decision-making problems is the proper utilization of storage space. [..] Read more

Abstract: The extensive studies in nanoscience in the last decades are dedicated to the development of new protocols for the preparation of nanoparticles (NPs) with controlled size and shape. The dimensions and steric parameters influence the reactivity, catalytic, electrical, and optical properties and define the application of NPs in various fields: catalysis, sensing, medicine, electronics, etc. [..] Read more