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Introduction: Process control and monitoring are indispensable for ensuring efficiency and quality across diverse industrial applications [...]

The characteristics of flexible production lines, i.e., “multiple steps and few processes”, increase the complexity of the process and the difficulty of process quality control, but are not conducive for improving the quality and efficien...

This study established a real-time measurement system to monitor the melt quality in an injection molding process using a pressure sensor installed on the nozzle and a strain gauge installed on the tie bar. Based on the sensing curves from these two...

This paper proposes a process-mapped quality control framework for structural steel fabrication as a proof of concept for integrating normative requirements into a unified operational workflow. The study addresses the fragmentation of quality require...

Basic research on and the industrial development of zirconium alloys in China started relatively late, with insufficient domestic production capacity for zirconium alloy castings; especially for large-sized zirconium alloy castings, there is little p...

This article investigates integrated maintenance, production, and product quality control policy for a supply chain consisting of a single machine producing only one type of product, a main storage warehouse, and multi-purchases warehouses. The varia...

The objective of this publication is to present a quality control methodology for additive manufacturing products made of polymer materials, where the methodology varies depending on the intended use. The models presented in this paper are divided in...

Polymer-based additive manufacturing (AM) gathers a great deal of interest with regard to standardization and implementation in mass production. A new methodology for the system and process capabilities analysis in additive manufacturing, using stati...

Automobile manufacturers often outsource key components and parts to suppliers, hence ensuring that process quality has been a hot topic in current research. The quality control demands at different stages of the manufacturing supply chain cycle have...

In the modern context of industrial practice, optimizing primary metallurgical processes is no longer merely an option for increasing efficiency, but a necessity dictated by stringent sustainability indicators, energy consumption, and cost management...

Kecombrang flowers have bioactive components that can be used as food additives. The development of the kecombrang functional food industry for the production of food additives requires information on production parameters. The extraction process for...

This paper presents a simulation-based feasibility study of nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) for process water quality management in the closed-loop water circuit of the Aktogai copper concentrator. Repeated water recirculation leads to the...

Control strategy and quality by design (QbD) are widely used to develop pharmaceutical products and improve drug quality; however, studies on fixed-dose combination (FDC) bilayer tablets are limited. In this study, the bilayer tablet consisted of hig...

Ensuring consistent quality and safety in agri-food processing is a strategic priority for firms seeking compliance with international standards such as ISO 9001 and ISO 22000. Traditional inspection practices in Ecuador’s food industry remain...

Due to the rapid advancement in processing efficiency, high-speed laser cladding has demonstrated significant potential in the repair and protection of various substrates. In this study, we established a comprehensive evaluation model for the coating...

The construction of large-scale civil infrastructures requires massive spatiotemporal data to support the management and control of scheduling, quality control, and safety monitoring. Existing artificial-intelligence-based data processing algorithms...

Automated quality assurance is gaining popularity across application areas; however, automatization for monitoring and control of product quality in waste processing is still in its infancy. At the same time, research on this topic is scattered, limi...

Background: Tablet manufacturing is challenged by strong dynamic coupling of process parameters, significant material property fluctuations, and delayed quality control, with tablet weight stability being particularly critical in high-speed productio...

Coix seed is a kind of widespread cereal, and it is used as a folk medicine in China. The present work focuses on the analysis of changes in triacylglycerols (TAGs) content and mycotoxins of coix seed during the processing and storage period for its...

The dried Mume Fructus (MF), called Wumei in China, is a unique food with medicinal and edible effects. But its actual production method is outdated with low efficiency and inconsistent quality. This study systematically investigated the influence of...

Lower cardiac vagal control (CVC), which is often understood as an indicator for impaired regulatory processes, is assumed to predict the development of depressive symptoms. As this link has not been consistently demonstrated, sleep quality has been...

In the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), the sugar chain is initially introduced onto newly synthesized proteins as a triantennary tetradecasaccharide (Glc₃Man₉GlcNAc₂). The attached oligosaccharide chain is subjected to stepwise trimming by the actions of...

Wheat plays a crucial role in global food security; however, in recent years, Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) has severely impacted both wheat yield and quality. Strong oxidative free radicals, with high oxidation potential and rapid reaction rates, offer...

Surimi manufacturing involves complex, multi-step operations in which small changes in raw material condition, formulation, and heating history can markedly alter texture, water retention, and visual quality. This review critically examines peer-revi...

The thermal-controlled fracture method has been increasingly focused upon in the high-quality cutting of advanced ceramic materials due to its excellent characteristics. The successful application of this method in cutting ceramics mainly depends on...

This paper addresses the problem of decision-making support for the modernization of distributed automated control systems (ACS) in power engineering by proposing an integral quality criterion that combines similarity-driven Markov process modeling w...

This work aims to respond to the need derived from the highly changing and competitive nature of the industrial environment in which the resistance spot welding (RSW) process is implemented, providing an updated and structured comprehensive overview...

Hi-C, capture Hi-C (CHC) and Capture-C have contributed greatly to our present understanding of the three-dimensional organization of genomes in the context of transcriptional regulation by characterizing the roles of topological associated domains,...

Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) presents a more extensive allowable design complexity and manufacturability compared with the traditional manufacturing processes by depositing materials in a layer-wised manner. However, the process variability in the...

At present, ever higher demands are placed on the quality of products. The success of organizations in the global market depends mainly on measuring and evaluating their products quality. A set of measurable criteria usually determines product qualit...

This research developed an adaptive control system for injection molding process. The purpose of this control system is to adaptively maintain the consistency of product quality by minimize the mass variation of injection molded parts. The adaptive c...

Aircraft fatigue test is a critical step for new aircraft models to obtain certification. The primary task of fatigue test is to detect damage promptly and gather damage data. Therefore, to ensure the timeliness and effectiveness of non-destructive t...

Unlike other common contemporary construction materials such as concrete, mortars, or fired clay bricks, which are widely supported by international standards and regulations, building with rammed earth is barely regulated. Furthermore, its quality c...

Seed moisture content (SMC) fluctuations and machine adjustments during mechanical harvesting are associatedwith soybean seed quality and process variability. This study aimed to monitor the physical and physiological quality of soybean seeds and eva...

Wind profiler radar (WPR) is used for all-weather atmospheric wind-field monitoring. However, the reliability of these observations reduces significantly when there is electromagnetic interference echo, generally caused by ground objects, birds, or r...

The simultaneous improvement of injection molding process efficiency and product quality, as required by Industry 4.0, is a complex, non-trivial task that requires a comprehensive approach, which involves a combination of sensoring and information te...

Water and wastewater monitoring plays a fundamental role in understanding the impact of anthropogenic activities on natural systems. Statistical process control (SPC) is a technique, among other statistical methods, for controlling systems and improv...

In industries that implement the technology of induction soldering, various sensors, including non-contact pyrometric ones, are widely used to control the technological process. The use of this type of sensor implies the need to choose a solution tha...

The quality control of a flexible container (FC) gripped and held by a gripping device during the entire cycle of packaging is an important task in the packaging process of bulk materials in a soft package. Noncontact optical methods of control have...

The chatter that occurs during the turning operation, especially when cutting a slender and flexible shaft, determines the surface quality of the workpiece and the stability of the machining system. However, when building a dynamic model of a slender...

In our intelligent society, water resources are being managed using vast amounts of hydrological data collected through telemetric devices. Recently, advanced data quality control technologies for data refinement based on hydrological observation his...

Injection molding is a highly nonlinear procedure that is easily influenced by various external factors, thereby affecting the stability of the product’s quality. High-speed injection molding is required for production due to the rapid cooling...

Vaccine supply has a bottleneck in manufacturing capacity due to operation personnel and chemicals needed. Assessment of existing mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) vaccine processing show needs for continuous manufacturing processes. This is enabled...

Water quality monitoring is an essential component of water quality management for water utilities for managing the drinking water supply. Online UV-Vis spectrophotometers are becoming popular choices for online water quality monitoring and process c...

Near-infrared spectroscopy has become a common quality assessment tool for fishmeal products during the last two decades. However, to date it has not been used for active online quality monitoring during fishmeal processing. Our aim was to investigat...

Benzoin is a pathologic exudation produced by plants of the family Styrax. It is secreted by traumatic resin ducts after injury, which are derived from parenchymal cells in secondary xylem by schizolysigeny. Some 63 chemical constituents have been is...

Quality control is an essential element of manufacturing operations that reduces product defects and provides excellent products of the right specifications to the end consumer. Industry 4.0 solutions, such as digitalisation, along with lean manufact...

The article presents the results of the development and research regarding the application of modal analysis to the evaluation of a multi-point projection welding process. The quality control system is based on the information provided by modal analy...

This study aimed to develop a 100 mg immediate-release (IR) tablet containing dasatinib monohydrate, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, using a Quality by Design (QbD) framework at laboratory scale. The development strategy focused on systematic identifica...

Leveraging machine learning applications for predictive process control signifies a decisive advancement in manufacturing quality management, transitioning from traditional descriptive to predictive capability indices. This review highlights the grow...