Negli ultimi anni si e assistito a un crescente interesse per l identificazione dei prodotti mediante radiofrequenza, sia nella produzione sia nella distribuzione. L adozione della tecnologia RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) apporta infatti alle aziende indubbi vantaggi economici, e anche nel settore alimentare si stanno iniziando a comprendere le nuove opportunita strategiche e di gestione della filiera offerte dai sistemi RFID. Al di la dei vantaggi economici, questi sistemi offrono infatti la possibilita di gestire al meglio aspetti cruciali della qualita e della sicurezza, soprattutto per quello che riguarda la catena del freddo.

Gli autori del volume operano nel laboratorio RFID Lab dell Universita degli Studi di Parma, che da anni collabora con numerose aziende del settore alimentare e del largo consumo. Il libro illustra i risultati delle loro ricerche e guida il lettore attraverso l analisi delle opportunita derivanti dall impiego della tecnologia RFID nella supply chain.

The proceedings of a seminar held at TWI in September, 1995, focusing on crack arrest philosophy which aknowledges that a brittle crack is arrested when it emerges from the critical region. Papers from prestigious researchers presented a critique and assessment of the theory and its application under: Introduction to crack arrest concepts; Recent trends in crack arrest research; Application of crack arrest concepts. Intended for those who have to apply or teach design skills in a technical or engineering context, this resource book defines and explains eight creative thinking techniques and shows how to use and adapt these to solve design problems. Case studies are drawn from a wide range of applications.

Designing Disability traces the emergence of an idea and an ideal - physical access for the disabled - through the evolution of the iconic International Symbol of Access (ISA). The book draws on design history, material culture and recent critical disability studies to examine not only the development of a design icon, but also the cultural history surrounding it. Infirmity and illness may be seen as part of human experience, but 'disability' is a social construct, a way of thinking about and responding to a natural human condition. Elizabeth Guffey's highly original and wide-ranging study considers the period both before and after the introduction of the ISA, tracing the design history of the wheelchair, a product which revolutionised the mobility needs of many disabled people from the 1930s onwards. She also examines the rise of 'barrier-free architecture' in the reception of the ISA, and explores how the symbol became widely adopted and even a mark of identity for some, especially within the Disability Rights Movement. Yet despite the social progress which is inextricably linked to the ISA, a growing debate has unfurled around the symbol and its meanings. The most vigorous critiques today have involved guerrilla art, graffiti and studio practice, reflecting new challenges to the relationship between design and disability in the twenty-first century.

Reading Graphic Design in Cultural Context explains key ways of understanding and interpreting the graphic designs we see all around us, in advertising, branding, packaging and fashion. It situates these designs in their cultural and social contexts. Drawing examples from a range of design genres, leading design historians Grace Lees-Maffei and Nicolas P. Maffei explain theories of semiotics, postmodernism and globalisation, and consider issues and debates within visual communication theory such as legibility, the relationship of word and image, gender and identity, and the impact of digital forms on design. Their discussion takes in well-known brands like Alessi, Nike, Unilever and Tate, and everyday designed things including slogan t-shirts, car advertising, ebooks, corporate logos, posters and music packaging.

Grundlagen - Drahtgitter- und Oberflachenmodelle - Volumenmodelle - Zusammenstellungs- und Kinematikmodelle - Zeichnungserstellung - Finite Elemente Berechnung - Ausfuhrliche Beispiele - Englisch/Deutsches Schlagwortverzeichnis

Target success in OCR A-level Design and Technology: Product Design with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge. With My Revision Notes every student can: - Plan and manage a successful revision programme using the topic-by-topic planner - Consolidate subject knowledge by working through clear and focused content coverage - Test understanding and identify areas for improvement with regular 'Now Test Yourself' tasks and answers - Improve exam technique through practice questions, expert tips and examples of typical mistakes to avoid

Dieses Lehrbuch fuhrt Studierende des Maschinenbaus in ganzheitlicher Betrachtungsweise in die Grundlagen der Konstruktionstechnik ein. Es macht vertraut mit den Analyse- und Syntheseverfahren des methodischen Konstruierens und mit dem Gestalten von Maschinenbauelementen. Praxisorientiert werden technische und wirtschaftliche Kriterien bei der Auswahl von Werkstoffen und der Bauteilfertigung behandelt. Die vierte Auflage enthalt ein neues Kapitel zum formgerechten Gestalten.
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Der Roloff/Matek Bauteilkatalog verbindet Grundinformationen, die Einkaufer, Ingenieure in Praxis und Studium und der technische Vertrieb fur ihre Arbeit brauchen: * aktuelle Unternehmens- und Kontaktdaten * eine UEbersicht uber das Produktportfolio Der Katalog spezifiziert die Produkte der Hersteller nach ausgewahlten Merkmalen, wie sie im Rahmen von Konstruktionsarbeiten benoetigt werden. So werden die Daten vergleichbar und sichtbar. Sucht der Konstrukteur nach einem geeigneten Bauteil, mit bestimmten Eigenschaften, findet er konzentriert in diesem Katalog passende Angebote und kann direkt eine Anfrage an den Hersteller senden. Das verkurzt die aufwandigen Vergleiche und die Suchen nach dem optimalen Bau- und Maschinenelement mit den zahlreichen Herstellerkatalogen. Der Bauteilkatalog erscheint in Erganzung des in Studium und Praxis bewahrten Fachbuchs Roloff/Matek , Maschinenelemente und ist eine speziell auf den Maschinenbau zugeschnittene Markt- und Produktubersicht. Ein nach Produktgruppen geordnetes Bezugsquellenverzeichnis leistungsfahiger Lieferanten rundet das Angebot des Katalogs ab.

A chronological portfolio of the 333 best designs that became available to homes across the globe thanks to the advent of mass production. This collection demonstrates how by the middle of the 20th century production had increased worldwide and manufacturers became conscious of the concept of good design for all. From Lego bricks and the Frisbee to door handles and sewing machines, chairs, tables, scooters and airplanes these classics have a timeless quality and have barely changed since their invention. Each object is accompanied by a detailed text with precise information about each product, each designer, each manufacturer and their history. It includes designs by Charles and Ray Eames, Jean Prouve, Arne Jacobsen, Alvar Aalto and Achille Castiglioni among many others.

Dieses Lehr- und UEbungsbuch ermoeglicht es dem Leser im technischen Umfeld, sich schnell und sicher in das EDM/PDM-System Teamcenter Express einzuarbeiten. Wesentliche Inhalte sind Grundlagen zur strukturierten Datenverwaltung und Revisionierung, Aufbau von Produktstrukturen in Baugruppen bis hin zur Visualisierung von Bauteilen in Teamcenter Express. Die Kapitel zum Arbeiten mit Prozessen und Workflows sowie Konfiguration und Administration behandeln kurz und pragnant die wichtigsten Funktionen und Ablaufe. Besondere Schwerpunkte bilden die Darstellungen der Integrationen von Teamcenter Express mit den CAD-Systemen SolidEdge, Unigraphics NX, ProEngineer Wildfire und CATIA V5 (und somit eines MultiCAD-Ansatzes) sowie die Integration von MS-Office 2007 und dem Teamcenter WebClient. Anhand praktischer und nachvollziehbar prasentierter Beispielvorgehensweisen koennen Funktionen und Umgang mit Teamcenter Express sicher und schnell erlernt werden. Beispieldaten und viele weitere Informationen zu Administration und Installation sind im OnlinePlus-Portal zu diesem Buch erhaltlich.

The creation of an American furniture style at a crossroads of transatlantic trade American Furniture, 1650-1840: Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art is the first publication dedicated to one of the finest collections of its type in the country. Best known for furniture by artisans from Philadelphia and southeastern Pennsylvania, the museum's collection includes significant examples from cities and regions farther afield. Interpretive texts for each work focus on design sources, showing how early American furniture participated in an international visual language. A vibrant local economy was bolstered by coastal trade bringing Caribbean mahogany and European imports that continued to influence local production. By the 1740s Philadelphia had developed a distinctive idiom and led the developing nation in style and aesthetics. This volume provides an important resource for scholars of American furniture, illuminates the cultural and mercantile life of the fledgling nation, and offers a lively introduction to the donors, curators, and personalities who have shaped the institution from its earliest days to the present. Published in association with the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Design Roots provides a comprehensive review of culturally significant designs, products and practices which are rooted to particular communities through making tradition and a sense of place. Many rich traditional practices associated with community, tacit knowledge and culture are being rapidly lost due to globalization and urbanization. Yet they have much to offer for the future in terms of sustainability, identity, wellbeing and new opportunities in design. This book considers the creative roots, the place-based ecologies, and deep understandings of cultural significance, not only in terms of history and tradition but also in terms of locale, social interactions, innovation, and change for the sustainment of culturally significant material productions. Importantly, these are not locked in time by sentimentality and nostalgia but are evolving, innovative, and adaptive to new technologies and changing circumstances. Contributing authors explore the historical roots of culturally significant designs, products and practices, emerging directions, amateur endeavours, enterprise models, business opportunities and the changing role and contribution of design in the creation of material cultures of significance, meaning and value. An international perspective is provided through case studies and research from North and South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Australasia, with examples including Aran jumper production in Northern Ireland, weaving in Thailand, Iranian housing design, Brazilian street design and digital crafting in the United Kingdom.

A guide to the next great wave of technology-an era of objects so programmable that they can be regarded as material instantiations of an immaterial system. "Shaping Things is about created objects and the environment, which is to say, it's about everything," writes Bruce Sterling in this addition to the Mediawork Pamphlet series. He adds: "Seen from sufficient distance, this is a small topic." Sterling offers a brilliant, often hilarious history of shaped things. We have moved from an age of artifacts, made by hand, through complex machines, to the current era of "gizmos." New forms of design and manufacture are appearing that lack historical precedent, he writes; but the production methods, using archaic forms of energy and materials that are finite and toxic, are not sustainable. The future will see a new kind of object; we have the primitive forms of them now in our pockets and briefcases: user-alterable, baroquely multi-featured, and programmable, that will be sustainable, enhanceable, and uniquely identifiable. Sterling coins the term "spime" for them, these future-manufactured objects with informational support so extensive and rich that they are regarded as material instantiations of an immaterial system. Spimes are designed on screens, fabricated by digital means, and precisely tracked through space and time. They are made of substances that can be folded back into the production stream of future spimes, challenging all of us to become involved in their production. Spimes are coming, says Sterling. We will need these objects in order to live; we won't be able to surrender their advantages without awful consequences. The vision of Shaping Things is given material form by the intricate design of Lorraine Wild. Shaping Things is for designers and thinkers, engineers and scientists, entrepreneurs and financiers; and anyone who wants to understand and be part of the process of technosocial transformation.

A beautifully packaged look at the world's finest whiskies, with detailed photography of each bottle Rare Whisky is a stylish exploration of the world's finest and rarest whiskies, exquisitely packaged in a hardback book with slipcase. This book looks at the most exceptional whiskies across the world, focusing on key producers such as Scotland, Ireland, the USA and Japan, as well as interesting rarities from the likes of India and Taiwan. This book is beautifully designed to highlight the unique qualities of each and every exceptional whisky featured within. Whether you want to brush up on the classics, hunt down the rarities or find out the rich history of any number of whiskies, this is the book for you. Once you acquire a taste for the vast knowledge included in this book, you will be eager to take a trip around the world of whisky right away! With beautiful photography of extremely rare bottles, from a breathtaking 1920s vintage sold at auction to the best offerings from recent years, Rare Whisky is essential reading for all whisky lovers.

Current brand communication is increasingly moving towards real-digital narratives. Storytelling plays a major role in this, as well as the type of communication. Particularly at trade fairs, personal discussion is still the key aspect of every presentation. With this edition of the Trade Fair Design Annual, the authors present a series of successful examples of trans-media storytelling, attaching particular importance to the accomplished use of means of communication. What is decisive, however, is the exceptional design of the overall presentation, which can add communicative and therefore informative value for the exhibitor, as well as provide an emotional experience for the visitors.

I testi di base di Ingegneria delle Strutture, presenti in letteratura, danno per lo piu esempi introduttivi. Questo testo, invece, dopo aver dato i fondamenti disciplinari, va oltre per guidare il lettore nella costruzione di modelli matematici avanzati... E' un inedito "compromesso" tra testo di teoria di base e testo avanzato per advanced-professionals e ricercatori. Inoltre la presenza nel volume di "quadri sinottici" e schede software da la possibilita al lettore di avere sempre a portata di mano i fondamenti di una disciplina complessa."

Written and produced by an expert team to support the new Edexcel Graphic Products specification for 2008. The engaging full-colour Student Book is matched to the new Edexcel A Level Product Design course requirements, so you can be confident that it will provide all students need to develop the skills and understanding to succeed at AS and A2 Level. Written by experienced examiners and teachers to support the new Edexcel specification. Additional exam tips, practice questions and sample answers with comments will give students the confidence to tackle all the questions that come up in the exam. Now in full colour to bring the subject to life and help make explanations of key concepts clearer.