DOI:10.1049/tpe.1976.0032

出版商:IEE    

年代:1976

数据来源: IET

摘要:

There are now compelling reasons why professional engineers should join a suitable trade union. This is one conclusion of a report by the Council of Engineering Institutions working party on ‘Professional Engineers and Trade Unions’* recently published by CEI. The report also recommends that the chartered institutions should ‘bring this forcibly to the notice of their members’. Both the institutions and the CEI are precluded by their Charters from carrying out trade union activities.CEI Chairman, Professor J. F. Coales, commented: ‘There was never a time when the country needed the expertise of the professional engineer more urgently than now. It is only through the development of our manufacturing capacity that we can really hope to survive. If the professional engineer is to be allowed to make his contribution to the full, then this problem of his representation must be overcome. I hope this report by our Working Party will enable professional engineers to make up their minds about the vital question of trades union membership.’

DOI:10.1049/tpe.1976.0033

出版商:IEE    

年代:1976

数据来源: IET

摘要:

Industrial robot technology is no longer considered an amusing conversation piece or an interesting research- project without any real applications. The technology has moved away from this position into the realms of actuality with acceptance in many production applications.This paper looks at the various classes of industrial robot and the factors which are likely to stimulate further development and perhaps remove some of the disillusionment felt by early users and robot manufacturers.The robot is not human in its capabilities and the author emphasises that this is one of the first things to realise when dealing with the subject.

DOI:10.1049/tpe.1976.0042

出版商:IEE    

年代:1976

数据来源: IET

DOI:10.1049/tpe.1976.0043

出版商:IEE    

年代:1976

数据来源: IET

摘要:

This job-shop scheduling problem is perhaps the most common form of industrial scheduling problem, it is also probably the most complex. This paper examines the nature of the problem and reviews the state of the art of scheduling theory and its relevance to the solution of practical problems.

DOI:10.1049/tpe.1976.0044

出版商:IEE    

年代:1976

数据来源: IET

摘要:

This article illustrates, by reference to several examples, the development of cast stainless and heat resisting iron-nickel-chromium alloys which extend the scope for application of alloy castings. The role of the specialist alloy foundry in meeting the requirements for new and existing applications is referred to. There are pitfalls with material selection, especially when extrapolating experience from one application to another, and some of these are mentioned.

DOI:10.1049/tpe.1976.0046

出版商:IEE    

年代:1976

数据来源: IET