December 16th 2024
The world of engineering and innovation mourns the loss of a towering figure with the passing of Sir David McMurtry, CBE, RDI, FREng, FRS, CEng, FIMechE, co-founder and Non-Executive Director of Renishaw. Known for his brilliance, humility, and groundbreaking contributions to metrology and manufacturing, McMurtry leaves a legacy that has profoundly shaped modern engineering.
Analysis of Solar Silicon Using High-Throughput Spectroscopy
August 1st 2009Infrared spectroscopy is a powerful analysis technique used in the semiconductor industry to ensure the quality of silicon and silicon wafers. The authors discuss the use of an inexpensive, lab-based system to measure carbon and oxygen concentrations in silicon to the level of precision required by the solar silicon industry.
The Use of Process Analytical Technology in Biofuels Production
September 1st 2008Biofuels such as biodiesel and bioethanol are now the main alternatives to fossil fuels in one of the most pollutant human activities: transportation. The authors report on the use of process analytical technology for mapping raw materials, fingerprinting process trajectories, and calibrating for the most important quality specifications, both for individual chemical and physical attributes or for combined quality attributes, thusleading to more consistent and economically viable processes.
Process Monitoring: In-line, At-line, or Slip-stream?
February 1st 2006As process analytical technology (PAT) moves out of the laboratory and into the plant and to the process stream itself, the question arises, "What is the best way to collect data from stream samples?" The author shows that this depends upon both the nature of the stream and the components to be measured.