Alcoa cuts tensile-testing time with robotics

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Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) purchased its first robotics-assisted, tensile-testing system in the early 1980s from Tinius Olsen Testing Machine Company Inc. Installed in 1986, the microcomputer-controlled Tinius Olsen Mechanical Horizontal Tensile testing system increased productivity and reduced labor costs. The testing equipment measures tensile, yield, and elongation properties of samples. Automation has enabled the company to meet peak demands and significantly improve its testing reliability and uniformity.

Primary aluminum, Aluminum, Primary Aluminum Production, All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing, General industrial machinery, not elsewhere classified, Industrial Robots, Evaluation, Aluminum industry, Aluminum products, AA, Robotics, Alcoa Inc.

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Engineers develop theory for developing new materials

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Subra Suresh, a professor of materials science and engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and scientist Antonio Giannakopoulos have developed a mathematical theory on properties of graded materials. The discovery could pave the way to materials with special properties. The theory, which is aimed at determining properties of graded material, required clean mathematical solutions including quantities that can be measured by experiments.

Research and Testing Services, Scientific Research and Development Services, Research & Development-Universities, Research, Materials science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University research

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Robotic materials testing systems come of age

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Robotic systems are becoming more popular with large-scale process manufacturing due tolower prices and sophisticated technology. These systesm aid in increased quality and productivity without an increase in capital since the systems provide returns in capital within one year. Robotic arms approximate manual dexterity and provide the appropriate flexibility. Further, interface with other production systems allow testing whenever needed.

Analysis, Testing, Tests, Robots, Industrial, Testing equipment

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