In order to mitigate mistakes, an automated slump test apparatus was developed for obtaining the slump measurement. Initially, tests involving eight different compositions of carbopol gel (used as a test material for ...

The use of automated processes is becoming increasingly common in industries in order to reduce costs and increase productivity. In this course conclusion work automation of a storage system prototype was performed. A ...

The objective of this article is to determine to what extent the automation of the stone materials dosing process, controlled by sequential drive of frequency variators, contributes to improving the productivity of a company ...

Even though block caving mining method is already the most economical underground mining method for large massive ore bodies, it requires further technical advancements to also become a practical method for deep deposits ...

Currently the industry sector has several obstacles, to remain in the highly competitive market, from production to delivery of products or services. One of the factors of relevance is in the planning and development of ...

This work presents reliable empirical correlations of slump and spread measurements with yield stress of different materials based on the automated slump test methodology (capable of monitoring the transient regime of the ...

Mixing concrete is a standardized material whose consistency is measured by the slump, which has a previously defined acceptability range, but not always respected in the tacing water redosage by the mixer operator, causing ...

The methods in the making of handmade chocolate fudge limit production. This is due to lack of control of the quantities of chocolate manually placed in the mold, temperature of raw material, time manually filling the mold, ...