omniomni/omni-engineering huggingface dataset:
Auckland Nuclear Accessory Company. The Auckland Nuclear Accessory Company (ANAC) was one of the earliest technology companies in New Zealand. It was started in 1966 in Auckland by a group of physicists and technicians from the University of Auckland nuclear research laboratory (AURA II) primarily to commercialise the polarised ion source developed there. It initially had three shareholders: Professor Edwin R. Collins and two of his senior research students, Barry A. MacKinnon and Hilton F. Glavish.  The company grew and supplied products and instruments to other research institutions and commercial companies around the world.  Manufacturing was done in Auckland,  and they later had a sales office in Santa Clara, California and an agent (SENTEC) in Geneva Switzerland. In 1979 it received the  American Chamber of Commerce Export Award.

The company's speciality was high precision electromagnets incorporating vacuum resin impregnated coil structures.  They also developed and sold other products which were initially invented by New Zealand and Australian government funded agencies such as the DSE (Defense Scientific Establishment) and National Standards Laboratory, Sydney.  These included a high sensitivity inclinometer (ANAC Model 300) used for earthquake and volcanic research and a gray scale printer/plotter (ANAC Model 910) for display of time varying phenomena.

The company  produced polarized ion sources for use in nuclear research accelerators. This was pioneered at the University of Auckland's AURA II nuclear research accelerator by physicist Hilton Glavish.  They developed an electronic control system (similar to modern day PLCs) to cope with the high voltage isolation and difficult electrical noise environment of nuclear ion sources and accelerators.  Called the "700 System", it was later sold to SENTEC of Switzerland after the collapse of ANAC.

The company was placed into receivership in late 1982 and ceased operating. Much of the engineering work and electromagnet construction was taken over by Buckley Engineering, later to become Buckley Systems Ltd.

References

External links 
New Zealand Defense Technology Agency (previously DSE)
Australian National Standards Laboratory
Buckley Systems Ltd

Companies based in Auckland
Engineering companies of New Zealand
Technology companies of New Zealand
Technology companies established in 1966
Technology companies disestablished in 1982
1966 establishments in New Zealand
1982 disestablishments in New Zealand
Alumide. Alumide is a material used in 3D printing consisting of nylon filled with aluminium dust, its name being a combination of the words aluminium and polyamide. Models are printed by sintering a tray of powder, layer by layer. While it is much stiffer than other materials used in 3D printing, it can also withstand much higher thermal loads, maintaining its shape at temperatures that would cause thermoplastic compounds such as polylactic acid to become molten.

References

3D printing
Aluminium compounds
Polyamides
SEPCO. SEPCO Electric Power Construction Corporation (commonly known as SEPCO) is a Chinese construction and engineering company that designs and builds power generation and transmission infrastructure.  SEPCO1 (SEPCOI) and SEPCO2 (SEPCO No. 2) are wholly owned subsidiaries.

By revenue, it is among the 100 largest construction contractors in the world in 2013. 

SEPCO built the Candiota power plant in Brazil.   Construction commenced in 2008 and it was successfully synchronized in 2010.

On the transmission side, it is constructing a US$650 million electricity transmission line in Zambia from the Maamba thermal power station, a project expected to be complete by 2015.

References

External links
SEPCO website
SEPCO1 website
SEPCO2 website

Manufacturing companies of China
Construction and civil engineering companies of China
Companies based in Jinan
Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1952
Chinese companies established in 1952
Quartz (scheduler). Quartz is a job scheduling library that can be integrated into a wide variety of Java applications.

Quartz is generally used for enterprise class applications to support process workflow, system management (maintenance) actions and to provide timely services within the applications. Quartz also supports clustering.

Quartz is an open-source product from the Terracotta company.

There is also a port to .NET, called Quartz.NET.
The center part of the framework is the Scheduler. Which takes care of managing the runtime environment for user application.

References

External links 
 
 

Java (programming language) libraries
Job scheduling
Central Spine Road. Lingkaran Tengah Utama Expressway,  previously known as  Central Spine Road (CSR) or Kuala Krai–Kuala Pilah Highway, Federal Route 34, is a new toll-free highway under construction in the center of Peninsular Malaysia. The 325 km (201 miles) highway is built to eventually replace the former two-lane Malaysia Federal Route 8 (Gua Musang Highway) and Malaysia Federal Route 9 (Karak–Tampin highway). Construction of CSR starts at Package 3 which is from Merapoh to Kampung Relong. It commences at Package 3 as the Gua Musang Highway passes through Chegar Perah which is prone to roadkill. The highway has a long eco-viaduct built in this section. Package 5 which is from north Raub to Karak will be built next, which will connect it to E8 Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway bypassing Bentong and Mempaga. This will help detour traffic from the steep mountainous grade between Raub and Bentong. It was formerly known as  Central Spine Expressway.

History
Phase 1 is a 51 km stretch from Kuala Krai to Jambatan Sungai Lakit in Kelantan.
Phase 2 spans 63 km from Jambatan Sungai Lakit to Gua Musang in Kelantan 
Phase 3 covers 107 km from Gua Musang to Kampung Relong in Pahang.
Phase 4 comprises 56 km from Kampung Relong to Raub in Pahang 
Phase 5, 54 km from Raub to Bentong
Phase 6, is 47 km and connects Bentong and Simpang Pelangai. (this section is deferred)
On 15 December 2016, section 3H (Kg. Kechur to Kg. Sbrg. Jelai) was opened to traffic. As of July 2024, Package One from Kuala Krai to the Sungai Lakit Bridge is 11.59% complete; Package Two from the Sungai Lakit Bridge to Gua Musang is 22.40% complete. Package Three from Gua Musang to Kampung Relong is 84.25% complete; Package Four from Kampung Relong to Raub is 63.69% complete. 

Users can now access Package Five from Raub to Bentong, and Package Six from Bentong to the LPT Junction is 30.07% complete.

Features

 Four lanes, two on each side
 A long eco-viaduct for wild animals crossing
 Some sections are concrete paved
 Kilometre markers along the road

In most sections, it is built under JKR R5 road standards, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.

From Kampung Sungai Yu to Chegar Perah and from Chegar Perah to Bukit Tujuh, it overlaps Federal Route 8 Merapoh Highway.

There are no sections with motorcycle lanes.

List of interchanges

References

External links
 Central Spine Road on Facebook

Highways in Malaysia
Malaysian Federal Roads
The Matter of Time. The Matter of Time (in Spanish: La materia del tiempo) is an installation comprising eight pieces of torqued ellipses made of weathering steel (COR-TEN steel), by the US sculptor Richard Serra. It incorporates a series of seven sculptures made of spot-welded sheets of steel that form -high curling walls positioned around the existing sculpture, Snake (Serpiente), that had been commissioned for the museum's opening in 1997.

Commissioned by the Museo Guggenheim Bilbao, it forms part of the permanent exhibition since 2005. Reviewing the work for The Guardian, art critic Robert Hughes, considered the work to be that of "the best sculptor alive..." going on to add that Serra was also "the only great one at work anywhere in the early 21st century.".

Made at the rolling mill at Siegen, Germany, and weighing in total 1034 tonnes, it is installed in the museum's main gallery, the   Arcelor Gallery, named after its sponsor, but originally known as the Fish Gallery.

Components
Arranged "to move the viewer through them and through the space surrounding them", the installation comprises the following pieces (in order of proximity to the entrance):
 Torqued Spiral (Closed Open Closed Open Closed) (Torsión espiral (cerrada abierta cerrada abierta cerrada) (2003–04); 
 Torqued Ellipse (Torsión elíptica) (2003–04); 
 Double Torqued Ellipse (Torsión elíptica doble) (2003–04);
 Snake (Serpiente) (1994–97);
 Torqued Spiral (Right Left) (Torsión espiral (derecha izquierda) (2003–04);
 Torqued Spiral (Open Left Closed Right) (Torsión espiral (izquierda abierta derecha cerrada) (2003–04);
 Between the Torus and the Sphere (Entre el toro y la esfera) (2003–05);
 Blind Spot Reversed (Punto ciego invertido) (2003–05).

References

Steel sculptures in Spain
2005 sculptures
Installation art works
Sculptures by Richard Serra
Sawyer motor. A Sawyer motor or planar motor (also called area drive) is a multi-coordinate drive that can perform several independent movements in one plane. Goods can be transported along any path to any location. In the industrial environment, the planar motor replaces cross tables in machine tools, for example. This class of motors is named for Bruce Sawyer, who invented it in 1968.

Operating principles 
The planar motor is a driver/guideless drive system. The planar motor consists of a flat base element ("stator") made of tiles and carriages ("movers") arranged on it. The latter are equipped with mostly cuboid magnets whose magnetization is perpendicular to the plane and which are controlled in the X and Y directions with alternating polarity. The movement of the slides themselves is achieved by further magnets arranged parallel to the plane, thus allowing the slides to move in the X and Z directions. The number and arrangement of magnets perpendicular and parallel to the base determines the degrees of freedom and positioning accuracy.

The operating principle of the planar motor can be traced back to Bruce Sawyer, which is why it is also known as the Sawyer motor. The U.S. engineer applied for a patent for a "Magnetic Positioning Device" in 1966, which was confirmed in 1968.

Application area 
Planar motors are mainly used for handling products in individual machines or in machine lines. They combine the dynamics of conventional linear transport systems with magnetic fabric technology, which enables individual and decoupled product transport. In addition, there is the traceability.

Since there is no mechanical connection between the base surface and the carriage, planar motors are characterized by minimal maintenance and cleaning requirements. The cover of the base surface can also be made of stainless steel, glass, or plastic, for example, to protect it from leakage of liquids or cleaning processes.

See also 
 Linear motor
 Tubular linear motor

References 

Electric motors
Linear motion
Tubular linear motor. A tubular linear motor is a type of linear electric motor with a forcer consisting of a series of solenoids wrapped around a cylinder enclosing a movable rod that contains a number of strong cylindrical permanent magnets aligned in alternating and opposing directions. Tubular linear motors are used in applications requiring linear actuators with performance that cannot be met by other forms of linear actuators such as pneumatic cylinders or lead screw linear actuators. Either the forcer (the part containing the coils) or the rod (the part containing the magnets) may be the moving part, depending on the application.

As part of a servomechanism, tubular linear motors can achieve a simultaneous combination of high forces, high speeds, and high precision that is well beyond the capabilities of most other types of actuators.

Permanent-magnet based tubular linear motors should not be confused with tubular linear induction motors, which work on a different principle.

References

See also 
 Coilgun
 Linear motor
 Moving magnet actuator

Electric motors
Actuators
Hassan Khachfe. Hassan Khachfe (born October 19, 1970) is a Lebanese innovator, researcher and professor. He is an academic manager at the Lebanese International University.

Early life
Khachfe was born to Lebanese parents from the southern part of the country. He started his college studies in the Physics program at  the American University of Beirut, and later continued his formal education in the United States, where he earned a M.Sc. in Polymer Chemistry from Wichita State University and a Ph.D. in Biophysics and Molecular Medicine from Boston University School of Medicine

Career
Khachfe started his career as a research fellow at Northeastern University and also at the Center for Advanced Biomedical Research in Boston. He started his teaching career at the American University of Beirut, and later became the head of the Bioinformatics and Structural Biology Unit. He then joined the Lebanese International University and became Academic Director at its Nabatieh campus. He is a national (Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education) and international (Association of Arab Universities) accredited auditor of higher education programs.

Khachfe runs multidisciplinary research projects and supervises several interdisciplinary research groups such as the Lebanese Institute for Biomedical Research and Application (LIBRA).

References

External links 
"Prof. Hassan M. Khachfe". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
 "The N-terminal domain of apolipoprotein B-100: structural characterization by homology modeling". BMC Biochemistry. 8 (1): 12. . 
Dr. Hassan Khachfe

Biophysicists
Lebanese physicists
Living people
1970 births
IStabilizer. iStabilizer manufactures tripods, dollies, monopods, and mounts for use with smartphones, GPS units, and POV cameras. iStabilizer's products are designed to maximize stability and are compatible with most handheld devices. Noah Rasheta is the company's president.

Products and design

Flex
The iStabilizer Flex is a tripod-type attachment for smartphones and small cameras. The three flexible legs work to stabilize the device on the ground, and can also be used to wrap around a post or ledge.

The recording device is attached to the tripod using the iStabilizer Mount, which is compatible with smartphones and GPS units. The Mount XL accommodates widescreen smartphones and tablet devices. Both of the mounting devices use spring-action technology to lock devices in.

Dolly
iStabilizer's Dolly is a smartphone accessory that allows a camera to be attached to an 11 inch long adjustable arm, and a set of four wheels for a mobilized, stabilized video shot. The Dolly cradle can accommodate multiple brands of cameras, and is not limited to mobile devices. The wheel axles can be adjusted, allowing the Dolly to make tight curves or to circle the subject being shot.

The wheels contain ball bearings, which facilitate a smooth, rolling motion. The iStabilizer Dolly is not motorized, and requires the operator to manually move the device.

Monopod
The iStabilizer Monopod is an attachment for smartphones and small cameras which extends from 14 inches to three feet, allowing users to take pictures or video from above and around obstructions.

The Monopod utilizes the same iStabilizer Mount technology to secure the device.

Glass
Utilizing the same iStabilizer Mount technology, the iStabilizer Glass is a smartphone and GPS attachment that secures the device to a car windshield. The Glass attaches to the windshield using a suction cup, and has an adjustable arm that can pivot the screen of the device from driver to passenger.

A study performed by the Advance Motorists and Transport Research Laboratory recently revealed the danger of simultaneous handheld mobile device use and operation a motor vehicle. By freeing the hands and positioning the mobile device at eye level, designs such as the iStabilizer Glass could potentially minimize driver distraction and maximize reaction time.

External links
 iStabilizer.com

References

Companies based in Utah
Photography companies of the United States
Pascal Chretien. Pascal Chrétien (born 7 April 1968) is a French-Australian commercial helicopter pilot and engineer with degrees in electronics and aerospace who designed, built and test flew the world’s first crewed electric helicopter the Solution F/Chretien Helicopter on 12 August 2011. The helicopter, built for the French company Solution F, set a Guinness World Record and received the IDTechEx Electric Vehicles Land Sea & Air award. The prototype is on permanent display at the Musée de l'air et de l'espace in Paris le Bourget, France.

Chrétien has been pioneering electromagnetic transmissions and hybrid propulsion applied to aircraft since 2002 and holds several patents in the field. Chrétien obtained commercial helicopter pilot licences in Canada and Australia, in 1993 and 1994, respectively. He has aerial work and aircraft testing experience.

References 

1968 births
Living people
French aerospace engineers
20th-century French inventors
42S6 Morfey. 42S6 Morfey or Morfei (Морфей, after the god of dreams in Greek mythology Morpheus) with missile 9M338K or RZV-MD based and derived from the Tor-M2, is a short range air defense system currently being developed for the Russian Armed Forces. It is a mobile system with a range of . Development has been ongoing since 2007 and it is supposed to be introduced in 2015. It is reported to feature an omnidirectional cupola-type radar with Active electronically scanned array. It is being developed by Almaz-Antey.

 This system is designated as a short-range air defense system to protect the S-400 missile system from various threats at their terminal phases, and will also act together with the S-350E as a supplement to the S-400 missile system. Together, these systems form part of the Aerospace Defence Forces.
 Development of Morfey started in 2007. It was planned to be introduced in 2013, however this was delayed until at least 2015. The missile system consists of an omnidirectional 29YA6 radar, infrared sensors and 36 missiles. The missiles have up to 15 km range and an altitude of up to 5000 m.

See also

References

Almaz-Antey products
Close-in weapon systems
Surface-to-air missiles of Russia
Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons of Russia
Jato (grinder). A jato (, ) is a type of rotary hand-quern or grinder used in the Himalayan region of Nepal, Sikkim, Darjeeling and Bhutan. It is a traditional tool to grind grains.  

A jato consists of two round stones or discs.  The lower stone is immovable, attached to the ground or floor in the house, and it has a spike or a piece of wood (mānī, , ) fixed in the centre as an axle to keep the upper stone in place while grinding. The upper stone has two holes in it, one going completely through the middle, both for the mānī and also to pour grain into.  The other hole goes partway in and is off-center to hold the wooden handle (hāto, , ) used to turn the stone. The person who grinds sits next to the jato and grinds moving the handle in a circular motion, pouring grain into the central hole on top.

Advantages of the jato:

 Easy to use.
 Efficient flow of ground grains.
 Reduces the force needed to grind.

Disadvantages of the jato:

 Continuous use of the jato causes pain in the palm.
 Not suitable for children.
 It is immovable and bulky.

References

Kumar's Photo Blog : Jato (Grinder Stone), Jaato a traditional grinder machine used in Nepal https://kumar.anutreks.com/jaato/ 

Culture of Nepal
Food grinding tools
Max Giese. Max Giese (1879 – 1935) was a German engineer and inventor.

Life 
In 1927, the disadvantages of using a conventional pouring tower led engineers Max Giese and Fritz Hell to the idea of pumping concrete from a concrete mixer directly to the point of use. In 1928, Giese invented the concrete pump. The reduced water content in the concrete during the pumping process not only saves energy but also allows the material to harden faster and stronger. Gravel or crushed stone were used. It was possible to pump to a height of 38 meters and at a distance of 120 meters.

In Kiel Max Giese started his own company Max Giese Bau GmbH.

References 

20th-century German inventors
Engineers from Baden-Württemberg
1879 births
1935 deaths
People from Sigmaringen
JŽ series 461. The JŽ series 461 is a six-axle electric locomotive built in Romania for Yugoslav Railways. Today there are known as ŽS series 461 in Serbia, ŽCG series 461 in Montenegro and MŽ series 461 in North Macedonia.

History
This series is originally based on the SJ Rb built by the Swedish company ASEA, later made with licence by the Electroputere Craiova works for the Romanian Railways starting in 1965, called the EA series, with a similar design made for the Norwegian Railways, the El 15.  The 103 electric locomotives had been produced by Electroputere from Craiova in two subseries for Yugoslav Railway. First subseries, JŽ 461-0 consisted from 45 locomotives build from 1971 to 1973. Second subseries, JŽ 461-1 was built from 1978 until 1980 and it consisted from 58 locomotives. Romania delivered to Yugoslavia a number of 103 Co'Co locomotives of the 461 JŽ series. These locomotives were made in exchange to a number of JŽ series 441 based units, made by RK Zagreb and MIN Niš for the CFR, delivered between 1973 and 1984 and known as the EC series in the CFR classification.

Operators
After dissolution of Yugoslavia, 461 class have remain in service with railways of Serbia, Montenegro and North Macedonia. Today there are 46 locomotives operated by Serbian Railways. Most Serbian locomotives were passed to the cargo division in 2015, with 5 units retained for passenger trains on the Belgrade-Bar line. Railway transport of Montenegro operates 10 and Montecargo 8 locomotives of class 461, being only electric locomotive operated in Montenegro. This series is mainly used on Belgrade–Bar railway by both Serbian and Montenegrin railways. Six locomotives of 461 series are operated by Macedonian Railways, with two of them modernised and thyristorized to series 462.

Voltage 
This locomotive utilises 25 kV/50 Hz AC.

Liveries 
Originally 461 series locomotives were painted in grey livery with blue base and line, at the time the standard livery for EA series electrics in Romania. Overhauled Montenegrin locomotives are painted in red and yellow with white stripes, with "Željeznice Crne Gore A.D." inscription in it, and, the non- overhauled ones are painted in red and blue, with white stripes. All refurbished class 461 locomotives of Serbian Railways have red and greyish-blue livery which is the same as for other electric locomotives operated -  441 and 444 series.

Gallery

See also 
 Belgrade-Bar railway
 Rail transport in Montenegro

References

External links 

 Characteristics and some description
 461 series (Serbian)

Co′Co′ locomotives
25 kV AC locomotives
461
461
461
461
Railway locomotives introduced in 1971
Standard gauge locomotives of Yugoslavia
Standard gauge locomotives of Serbia
Standard gauge locomotives of Montenegro
Standard gauge locomotives of North Macedonia
Electroputere locomotives
Co′Co′ electric locomotives of Europe
American Brass Superfund site. The American Brass Superfund site is a former industrial site,  located in Henry County, Alabama. American Brass Inc. (ABI) operated a brass smelter and foundry facility on the site between 1978 and 1992. Prior to its closure in December 1992, the company had been cited by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, (ADEM), on several occasions for Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) violations, arising from its waste and hazardous waste disposal processes. Site surveys, conducted by ADEM after ABI ceased operations, revealed stockpiles of 150,000 tons of contaminated waste, and extensive soil and groundwater contamination.

After assessment by the EPA, it was added to the National Priorities List, in May 1999, for long-term remedial action.

See also
List of Superfund sites
Groundwater remediation
Soil contamination

References

Environmental disasters in the United States
Water pollution in the United States
Superfund sites in Alabama
Soil contamination