Applications of additive manufacturing (AM) in sustainable energy generation and battle against COVID-19 pandemic: The knowledge evolution of 3D printing

Sustainable and cleaner manufacturing systems have found broad applications in industrial processes, especially aerospace, automotive and power generation. Conventional manufacturing methods are highly unsustainable regarding carbon emissions, energy consumption, material wastage, costly shipment and complex supply management. Besides, during global COVID-19 pandemic, advanced fabrication and management strategies were extremely required to fulfill the shortfall of basic and medical emergency supplies. Three-dimensional printing (3DP) reduces global energy consumption and CO₂ emissions related to industrial manufacturing. Various renewable energy harvesting mechanisms utilizing solar, wind, tidal and human potential have been fabricated through additive manufacturing. 3D printing aided the manufacturing companies in combating the deficiencies of medical healthcare devices for patients and professionals globally. In this regard, 3D printed medical face shields, respiratory masks, personal protective equipment, PLA-based recyclable air filtration masks, additively manufactured ideal tissue models and new information technology (IT) based rapid manufacturing are some significant contributions of 3DP. Furthermore, a bibliometric study of 3D printing research was conducted in CiteSpace. The most influential keywords and latest research frontiers were found and the 3DP knowledge was categorized into 10 diverse research themes. The potential challenges incurred by AM industry during the pandemic were categorized in terms of design, safety, manufacturing, certification and legal issues. Significantly, this study highlights the versatile role of 3DP in battle against COVID-19 pandemic and provides up-to-date research frontiers, leading the readers to focus on the current hurdles encountered by AM industry, henceforth conduct further investigations to enhance 3DP technology.     

Teleoperation to robotics at Langley Research Center

A popular conception of the evolution of remote manipulation is a progression from teleoperation to telerobotics and then to robotics. This is logical because in going from teleoperation to robotics there would appear to be a continuous decrease in manned workload, an increase in system complexity, and an increase in the amount of intelligence in the automated system. During the past 10 years NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) has been involved in all three areas. The decision on which system is most suitable for a task depends not only on the task, but on the allocation of responsibility for intelligence or high level control. The operator may be responsible for all intelligence and control functions, they may be shared between the operator and the automated system, or they may be performed by an autonomous system. This paper discusses some of the experiences in each area in applications related to possible space tasks and some of the lessons learned.     

Future energy goals for Maryland: Greenhouse gas reductions

Legislative requirements in Maryland set very robust goals for the implementation of energy efficiency by utilities. Significant energy savings has been achieved in all customer sectors and efficiency gains have been made over time in equipment and building construction. Looking forward, utilities should implement programs to promote energy efficiency with a greater emphasis on GHG reductions. Feasibility studies need to occur, but flexibility is key given changing codes and standards and market transformation.     

我国不锈钢管市场需求及国内外不锈钢管生产技术发展趋势

介绍了我国不锈钢管市场需求和预测分析,国外不锈钢管生产技术发展趋势。论述了我国不锈钢管生产存在的问题及与世界先进水平的差距。提出了我国不锈钢管技术改造的建议。     

关于加快发展南通市家用纺织业的思考

立足国内家用纺织品发展的大环境,在重点考察了南通、上海、无锡等地家用纺织业现状的基础上,就加快南通家用纺织业的发展提出了打造“南通国际家用纺织品研发（设计）中心”的具体思路。     

化学镀钴-磷基多元合金的研究现状

由于钴－磷基合金膜具有优异的磁性能和较高的耐蚀性，能有效的用于数字存储装置，已引起人们的极大关注。     

热轧无缝钢管芯棒润滑剂

介绍了用于热轧无缝钢管芯棒的新型石墨润滑剂的高温润滑性能，润滑机组及工业使用情况。实践证明，新型石墨润滑剂完全满足热轧无缝钢管的工艺要求，并与进口产品性能相似，且具有操作简便、环境污染小等优点。     

设备工况状态监测与故障诊断中的特征信息分析研究

文章阐述了机械设备工况状态信息检测与故障诊断系统中，对工况状态特征信息的分析方法一时域分析方法，频域分析方法，联合时一频分析方法等多种信号处理方法的特征分析特点及特殊信号、振动信号的分析和应用。     

中国氨纶的现状与未来

简单比较了熔纺及干纺氨纶的优缺点,对国外氨纶的市场情况及国内氨纶的现状及发展情况进行了详细的介绍,并对运作中国氨纶市场提出了建议。     

聚碳酸酯的生产及市场

介绍了聚碳酸酯生产工艺技术的进展，综述了国内外聚碳酸酯的生产及市场情况，对我国聚碳酸酯的市场发展趋势进行了分析和预测，并对我国聚碳酸酯工业的发展提出了几点建议。