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Journals

Computer Architecture for Small-Batch Manufacturing

Author(s)
Charles R. McLean, Mary Mitchell, Edward J. Barkmeyer Jr.
The advent of fully automated, integrated, small-batch manufacturing control system has been slowed by several problems: the systems are complex, their

A UHV-Gasket Removal Tool

Author(s)
B Waclawski
This note describes a safe, effective tool for removing copper gaskets from ultrahigh vacuum flanges. Use of the tool practically reduces to zero the chance of

Anomalous Electron Energy Loss in Small Spheres

Author(s)
David R. Penn, S Apell
In analogy to the case of optical absorption, it is shown that inclusion of non-local surface effects results in a very large contribution to the energy loss of

The Diamond (111) Surface: A Dilemma Resolved

Author(s)
B B. Pate, B Waclawski, P M. Stefan, C Binns, T Ohta, M H. Hecht, P J. Jupiter, M L. Shek, Daniel T. Pierce, Nils Swanson, Robert Celotta, I. Lindau, W E. Spicer

A Computer Architecture for Small Batch Manufacturing

Author(s)
Charles R. McLean, Mary Mitchell, Edward J. Barkmeyer Jr.
A control system architecture for three-axes coordinate-measuring machines, using hierarchical task-decomposition techniques, is described. This architecture is
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