SAMPEAdvancing Affordable Materials Technology: 33rd International SAMPE Technical Conference

Anthony Falcone, Karl M. Nelson, Robert Albers, and William B. Avery

DEStech Publications, Inc.

SAMPE: 2002 M&PIdeas to Reality

Allan B. Goldburg, Michael C. Maher, James S. Harris, Anthony J. Vizzini

Title: The Packaging Value Chain Description: • Value chain concepts and analysis that benefits packaging • Key methods for packaging manufacturers, suppliers, designers, retailers • Dozens of case studies This book shows how the concepts of the value chain and value chain can improve packaging and create efficiencies. It gives packaging designers, manufacturers, suppliers and buyers new tools for understanding how their respective contribution to packaging development can be more effectively leveraged by understanding in practical terms how each fits within an extended set of people and groups adding value to a package. Using case studies from the packaging industry, the book reveals how value chain thinking solves technical and business problems. Here packaging specialists will find specific recommendations on contracts, innovation and knowledge management that will help them reduce costs, meet environmental regulations, and develop better products. CONTENTS 1. History of the Packaging Supply Chain 2. Value Chain Models 3. Enabling the Value Chain with Improved Relationships 4. Economic Effectiveness of the Packaging Value Chain 5. Raw Material Suppliers and Converters in the Value Chain 6. Large Global Manufacturers in the Value Chain 7. Retail Opportunities with an Agile Packaging Value Chain 8. Using the Value Chain to Ensure More Sustainable Packaging

The Packaging Value Chain

Engineering & Transportation

PH.D.

Claire Sand

Engineering

Â· Techniques to plan, shop and contract for, purchase, install and troubleshoot web machines
 Â· For web machine builders, buyers, designers, project engineers, plant managers 
 Â· Film, foil, paper, heavy-duty materials, converting
 Written by one of the world's leading web handling expert and experienced machine designer along with a team of specialists, this hands-on book offers a step-by-step approach to investing in, acquiring and starting up web machinery. It is designed to assist plant-based personnel in the costing and planning of major machinery investment with a rigorous analysis of what needs to be done to acquire or replace equipment with minimal expense and maximum long-term efficiency, no matter what types of webs are being handled. The book ranges over the entire spectrum of machine buying from dealing with salespeople to the technical details of machinery design, contract formulation, financing and maintenance. Numerous case studies illustrate strategies to follow and avoid in purchasing standard, as well as custom designed, web machines.
 From the FOREWORD (by Craig Sheppard, Executive Director, AIMCAL)
 "The book offers excellent and practical advice on how to: Â· Define equipment needs and goals Â· Research the options Â· Prepare specifications and requests for quotes Â· Negotiate contracts Â· Make decisions based on facts Â· Examine options such as standard, custom and one-off designs or rebuilds
 The guide...explains what must be done for acceptance trials, startup and documentation. Other sections of the book examine expectations for the machine's first year and explore ways to address problems..."

Web Machine Buying Guide: Designing For, Installing and Maintaining Web Equipment

David R. Roisum

Critical knowledge for designing and fabricating joints from composites
 Covers mechanical fasteners, adhesives, welding, clamping and more
 Applied theory for composite design and part-to-part assembly
 Includes design equations, data tables, test methods, and troubleshooting tips
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting from the facts that metal and composite material joining strategies differ and laminate, stacking and other features are unique to joints made from composites, this book presents a complete and comprehensive set of design and analysis equations, as well as technical steps, to enable engineers and technicians to design and fabricate effective structural joints from composite materials in multiple configurations. Techniques and data in this text provide the tools necessary to connect, attach and assemble composite parts and products in aviation, aerospace, automotive, infrastructure and recreation. The book covers test methods, stress and damage analysis and ways to improve composite joining systems. Additional features include strategies for troubleshooting drawn from field-based case studies.

Design and Analysis of Structural Joints with Composite Materials

Science & Math

Rikard B. Heselhurst

Astronomy & Space Science

Gold and precious metal mining and mineralization in the western United States · Technical analyses of many new mines and high-potential reserves · Exploration geology for gold, silver, copper, cobalt, molybdenum, and other metal deposits · Two-volume book set with full-text searchable CD-ROM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This book comprises over 60 original and fully refereed technical presentations focused on geological analysis and testing of rocks, ores, minerals and elements correlated with gold mineralization and mining in the Great Basin region of the United States. Detailed geological data derived from advanced techniques is supplied for dozens of proven and currently explored mineral-rich areas in Nevada, California, Idaho, Utah, Washington and Alaska, as well as in Mexico and Chile. A wealth of analytic information, including full-color charts and maps, is presented on working gold, silver and copper mines opened or re-opened within the last 10 years, as well as on geological formations identified as promising for high-value future gold discoveries. Written by industry, government, and university researchers, these two volumes provide a wide range of stratigraphic, lithographic, remote-sensing models and core sample analyses, especially of rocks and ores likely to host Carlin-type gold deposits. Original research is presented on geothermal, geochemical, photoluminescent, tectonic and trace element investigations of geological phenomena associated with epithermal gold mineralization. Chapters of the book are peer-reviewed versions of presentations originally delivered at a symposium organized by the Geological Society of NevadaThe CD-ROM displays figures and illustrations in articles in full color along with a title screen and main menu screen. Each user can link to all papers from the Table of Contents and Author Index and also link to papers and front matter by using the global bookmarks which allow navigation of the entire CD-ROM from every article. Search features on the CD-ROM can be by full text including all key words, article title, author name, and session title. The CD-ROM has Autorun feature for Windows 2000 or higher products and can also be used with Macintosh computers. The CD includes the program for Adobe Acrobat Reader with Search 9.0. One year of technical support is included with your purchase of this product.

Great Basin Evolution and Metallogeny: Geological Society of Nevada 2010 Symposium

Editors: Roger Steininger and William Pennell

Earth Sciences

Presents best practices for infection prevention and control in advanced practice Emphasizes team approach for infection control Case study provided for each chapter -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This professional reference combines research on the best practices for infection control in clinical settings with essential information for advanced practice nurses and physician assistants. The book is organized by healthcare settings, and the coverage ranges from small practice offices to large hospitals and medical institutions. Each chapter is prefaced by a case study which is then incorporated into the theoretical material of the chapter as a continuing illustration. This format provides a reader-friendly instructional resource for advanced practice certifications and staff development. From the Foreword  "At last is published a long-needed text for advanced practice nurses (APNs), providing them with the information essential to the care of essentially every patient they will encounter. Infection Control for Advanced Practice Professionals fills a void in the literature and recognizes the importance of a team approach to the prevention of infections in the variety of care settings in which APNs are practicing. The book is particularly timely and relevant because it appropriately places infection prevention solidly within the larger patient safety movement and affirms that preventing infections is everybody's concern. In acute care settings, for example, infection control has occasionally been relegated to the infection prevention specialist (e.g., infection control nurse or hospital epidemiologist) or the infection control committee. This has shown to be ineffective in any setting. It is those who "touch" the patients and oversee their care who must assume the responsibility for preventing untoward events such as infections. While not all infections are preventable, there is indeed room for improvement. This comprehensive reference is a first and essential step in that direction!" Elaine Larson, PhD, RN, FAAN, CIC Anna C. Maxwell Professor of Nursing Research Associate Dean for Research School of Nursing Professor of Epidemiology Joseph Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University Editor, American Journal of Infection Control

Infection Control for Advanced Practice Professionals

Medical Books

Denise M. Korniewicz

Nursing

Techniques for the detection and characterization of microbial pathogens in foods and environmental samples; Molecular techniques and their underlying theories and protocols laid out step by step; Protocols cover: sample processing, DNA extraction, PCR amplification of target genes, methods for quantifying and quality checking DNA/RNA samples; Also presents conventional microbiology, DNA, RNA and other genetic techniques using commercially available materials and kits; Guidance for examining, recording, and interpreting data
 Combining the depth of a textbook and the guidance of a lab manual, this volume introduces contemporary molecular methods that are widely used to identify and characterize microbial populations and specific pathogens. The book is structured to explain the basic theory and the rationale for choosing appropriate approaches and specific methods. This material is supplemented by in-depth descriptions of lab experiments. Step-by-step guidelines are provided for a variety of experimental objectives. The techniques explained in this volume can be used in a variety of instructional settings and have been taught to students in academic disciplines such as food science, nutrition, environmental technology, and animal science.

Molecular Methods for the Detection and Characterization of Foodborne and Environmental Pathogens

Suresh D. Pillai

Jessica A. McKelvey

Biological Sciences

Resiliency in Nursing

Inc. DEStech Publications

New and unpublished U.S. and international research on multifunctional, active, biobased, SHM, self-healing composites from nanolevel to large structures New information on modeling, design, computational engineering, manufacturing, testing Applications to aircraft, bridges, concrete, medicine, body armor, wind energy
 This fully searchable CD-ROM contains 135 original research papers on all phases of composite materials. The document provides cutting edge research by US, Canadian, and Japanese authorities on matrix-based and fiber composites from design to damage analysis and detection.
 Major divisions of the work include: Structural Health Monitoring, Multifunctional Composites, Integrated Computational Materials Engineering, Interlaminar Testing, Analysis-Shell Structures, Thermoplastic Matrices, Analysis Non-classical Laminates, Bio-Based Composites, Electrical Properties, Dynamic Behavior, Damage/Failure, Compression-Testing, Active Composites, 3D Reinforcement, Dielectric Nanocomposites, Micromechanical Analysis, Processing, CM Reinforcement for Concrete, Environmental Effects, Phase-Transforming, Molecular Modeling, Impact.
 The CD-ROM displays figures and illustrations in articles in full color along with a title screen and main menu screen. Each user can link to all papers from the Table of Contents and Author Index and also link to papers and front matter by using the global bookmarks which allow navigation of the entire CD-ROM from every article. Search features on the CD-ROM can be by full text including all key words, article title, author name, and session title. The CD-ROM has Autorun feature for Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or higher products along with the program for Adobe Acrobat Reader with Search 11.0. One year of technical support is included with your purchase of this product.

American Society for Composites-twenty-eighth Technical Conference: Proceedings, September 9-11, 2013, State College, Pennsylvania (American Society for Composites-Proceedings)

edited by Charles Bakis

Technology

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