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• Arc Welding
  ...n more shallow welds.<ref>Kalpakjian, Serope and Steven R. Schmid (2001). Manufacturing Engineering and Technology. Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-201-36131-0. p. 780.</re ...steels. Today, GMAW is commonly used in industries such as the automobile industry for its quality, versatility and speed. Because of the need to maintain a
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• Potassium iodide
  ===Industry=== ...Fleming Co, and Recip of Sweden) have met the strict FDA requirements for manufacturing and testing of KI, and they offer products (IOSAT, ThyroShield, and Thyro-S
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• Sodium nitrite
  ...It may also be used as an [[electrolyte]] in [[electrochemical grinding]] manufacturing processes, typically diluted to about 10% concentration in water. Sodium ni As a [[food additive]], it serves a dual purpose in the [[food]] [[industry]] since it both alters the [[color]] of preserved [[fish]] and [[meat]]s an
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• Acetic acid
  ..., diluted acetic acid is often used in [[descaling agent]]s. In the [[food industry]], acetic acid is used under the [[E number|food additive code]] E260 as an ...ite book|last = Martin|first = Geoffrey|year = 1917|title = Industrial and Manufacturing Chemistry|edition = Part 1, Organic|location = London|publisher = Crosby Lo
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• Nitrous oxide
  |title = Abatement of N₂O emissions produced in the adipic acid industry |title = Abatement of N₂O emissions produced in the adipic acid industry
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• Mercury (element)
  ...02104chap3.pdf|format=PDF|author=Leopold, B. R.|year=2002|title=Chapter 3: Manufacturing Processes Involving Mercury. ''Use and Release of Mercury in the United Sta ...nited States Public Health Service]] banned the use of mercury in the felt industry in December 1941. The psychological symptoms associated with mercury poison
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• Sodium chloride
  ...of industrial chlorine and [[sodium hydroxide]], and used in almost every industry.
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• Temazepam
  ...s high as in non–industry-sponsored studies". Issues discussed regarding industry-sponsored studies include: comparison of a drug to a placebo, but not to an ...out prescription can be fined $10000 (HKD). The penalty for trafficking or manufacturing the substance is a $5,000,000 ([[Hong Kong dollar|HKD]]) fine and life impr
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• Propædia
  ...xtraction]]&nbsp;and&nbsp;[[Process industries|Conversion]]&nbsp;of&nbsp;[[Industry|Industrial]]&nbsp;[[Raw material extraction|Raw&nbsp;Materials]] '''7.2.5'' ...Food&nbsp;Production]] '''7.3.2'''&nbsp;Technology&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;[[manufacturing|Major&nbsp;Industries]] '''7.3.3'''&nbsp;[[Construction|Construction&nbsp;T
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• Paper
  The [[Kraft process]] is the most commonly practiced strategy for pulp manufacturing and produces especially strong, unbleached papers that can be used directly ...rade-change paper made within the paper mill which then goes back into the manufacturing system to be repulped back into paper. Such out-of-specification paper is n
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• Carbon grid
  ...these structures is a multi-billion dollar business worldwide according to industry sources (ICRI International Concrete Repair Institute). ...limitations cause structures to be weaker, heavier and more costly both in manufacturing and ownership.
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• Fiber
  Textile Fiber is the raw material required for the textile industry. ...spect ratio is between 200 to 500<ref>Serope Kalpakjian, Steven R Schmid. "Manufacturing Engineering and Technology". International edition. 4th Ed. Prentice Hall,
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• Ceramic materials
  ...1960s, scientists at General Electric (GE) discovered that under the right manufacturing conditions, some ceramics, especially [[aluminium oxide]] (alumina), could ...are used in non-ferrous molten metal handling, weld pins and the chemical industry.
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• Material
  ...t are used as inputs to [[Production, costs, and pricing|production]] or [[manufacturing]]. In this sense, materials are the parts required to make something else, {{Industry-stub}}
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• E-Leather
  | industry = [[Manufacturing]] E-Leather’s manufacturing procedures are focussed on preserving the environment. In its production, E
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• Polypropylene
  ...polypropene''', is a [[thermoplastic]] [[polymer]], made by the [[chemical industry]] and used in a wide variety of applications, including [[packaging]], [[te ==Manufacturing==
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• Polyvinyl butyral
  ...hrough a hole in the back glass. Another common laminant used in the solar industry is [[Ethylene-vinyl acetate]] (EVA). ...nterlayer" refers to any material now known or developed in the future for manufacturing laminated glass. PVB and thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) are explicitly
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• Ion-exchange resin
  ...ronics, scientific experiments, production of superconductors, and nuclear industry, among others. Such water is produced using ion-exchange processes or combi ...and [[hafnium]], which incidentally is also very important for the nuclear industry. Zirconium is practically transparent to free neutrons, used in building re
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• Fire-safe polymers
  ...Amherst, MA as a concentrated cluster of scientists from both academia and industry for the purpose of [[polymer]] science and engineering research.<ref name=" ...ocuses on application of different types of [[fire retardant]]s during the manufacturing process as well as applications of [[fire retardant]]s (especially [[intume
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• Silicone rubber
  Due to these properties and its ease of manufacturing and shaping, silicone rubber can be found in a wide variety of products, in ...ntioned above are now still the main competitors in the oligopoly silicone industry.
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• Polytetrahydrofuran
  ===Textile industry=== The textile industry recognizes the intermediate as a raw material for manufacturing elastic [[fiber]]s, known as Elastan or [[Spandex]]. The fibers are process
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• Polyethylene terephthalate
  ..."PET" is used most often to refer to packaging applications. The polyester industry makes up about 18% of world polymer production and is third after [[polyeth ...allinity of PET (especially important when the material is used for bottle manufacturing). Thus the resin can be plastically formed at lower temperatures and/or wit
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• Polymer
  ...e) find application as [[photoresist]] materials used in [[semiconductor]] manufacturing and [[low-k]] dielectrics for use in high-performance [[microprocessors]]. A parameter of particular interest in synthetic polymer manufacturing is the [[glass transition temperature]] (T_g), which describes th
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• Polyethylene glycol
  ...' is a [[Ether|polyether]] compound with many applications from industrial manufacturing to [[medicine]]. It has also been known as '''polyethylene oxide (PEO)''' o ...lecular weight, indicated by a number following the name. They are used in industry as [[surfactants]], including foods, [[cosmetics]], and pharmaceutics; in [
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• Automatic Continuous Online Monitoring of Polymerization Reactions
  ...rnal| author=A. M. Alb; M. F. Drenski; W. F. Reed | title= Implications to Industry: Perspective. Automatic continuous online monitoring of polymerization reac ...saving and efficiency optimizing technology for the polymer manufacturing industry. The possibility for feedback control in polymerization reactions presents
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• Nanofluidic Circuitry
  ...ntegrated with electronic circuitry. Because they are built using the same manufacturing technology, it is possible to make a nanofluidic system with digital integr ...ethods. Top-down methods are the conventional processes utilized in the IC industry and [[Microelectromechanical systems]] research. It begins with photolithog
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• Metal foam
  ...aterial it is most typically used in advanced technology [[aerospace]] and manufacturing. ...re used as high-temperature [[filter (chemistry)|filter]]s in the chemical industry.
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• Metallurgy
  * [[forging]] - a red-hot [[Billet (manufacturing)|billet]] is hammered into shape. ...on]] - a hot and malleable metal is forced under pressure through a [[die (manufacturing)|die]], which shapes it before it cools.
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• Refractory metals
  ...m/?id=LRK59pGvDDwC&pg=PA86 | pages = 86–93 | isbn =9787302125358| title =Manufacturing engineering and technology| publisher = Pearson Prentice Hall | first1 =Kal ...llurgy : processing for automotive, electrical/electronic and engineering industry| first = P. | last = Ramakrishnan | publisher = New Age International | dat
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• Aerogel
  '''Aerogel''' is a [[Manufacturing|manufactured]] material with the lowest bulk [[density]] of any known porou ...nm. The average size and density of the pores can be controlled during the manufacturing process.
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• Building insulation materials
  * Do not use formaldehyde, CFCs, or HCFCs in manufacturing. ...t of its now-massive [[Oriented strand board|oriented strand board (OSB)]] industry.
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• Polystyrene
  ...n]] that is commercially manufactured from [[petroleum]] by the [[chemical industry]]. Polystyrene is one of the most widely used kinds of [[plastic]]. The company [[IG Farben|I. G. Farben]] began manufacturing polystyrene in [[Ludwigshafen|Ludwigshafen, Germany]], about 1931, hoping i
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• Insulated glazing
  ...of things outside the place that is viewed from. While the composition and manufacturing of glass is covered elsewhere, for the purposes of this article, its import ...ic coated glass, and may require special handling and storage for both the manufacturing process and IGU fabrication. Choosing a high performance low-e glass over a
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• Thermal insulation
  ...many years, that offset many conflicting goals: what people will pay for, manufacturing cost, local climate, traditional building practices, and varying standards ...both describe important methods of saving energy and creating comfort. In industry, energy has to be expended to raise, lower, or maintain the temperature of
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• Perlite
  ...rcial applications for perlite have developed. In the [[construction]] and manufacturing fields, it is used in lightweight [[plaster]]s and [[mortar (masonry)|morta ...mics (art)|ceramics]] as a clay additive. It is also used by the explosive industry.<ref> [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4940497.html Emulsion explosive co
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• Sugar
  ...f India|India]] and then refined and transformed them into a large-scale [[industry]]. Arabs set up the first [[cane sugar mill]]s, [[Sugar refinery|refineries ...ose]], [[crystalline fructose]], and [[maltose]], for example, are used in manufacturing and preparing food.
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• Granulation (making of granules)
  ==Chemical industry== In the chemical industry, granulation refers to the act or process in which large objects are cut or
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• Gunpowder
  ...nique is commonplace in the modern [[pharmaceutical company|pharmaceutical industry]] to ensure uniform proportions of active ingredients for each [[tablet]].< ...powder]] in the late 19th century led to the contraction of the gunpowder industry.
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• Dyeing
  ...and acrylic or wool yarn are dyed at hank form. In the continuous filament industry, polyester or polyamide yarns are always dyed at package form, while viscos ...BCE).<ref name=bhardwaj&jain>Bhardwaj, H.C. & Jain, K.K., "Indian Dyes and Industry During 18th-19th Century", ''Indian Journal of History of Science '''17'''
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• Glossary of textile manufacturing
  ...l is [[dyeing]]. For more information of the various steps, see [[textile manufacturing]]. ...uch as [[damask]]s, [[lace]] and sheeting. Coarser grades are used for the manufacturing of twine and rope.
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• Webbing
  ...versatile component used in [[climbing]], [[slacklining]], [[furniture]] [[manufacturing]], [[automobile]] [[safety]], [[auto racing]], [[tow truck|towing]], [[para ...housands of shipping and trucking companies every day. The transportation industry is perhaps the largest user of high strength webbing in the world.
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• Textile processing
  {{mergeto|Textile manufacturing|date=October 2008}} ...portant industries related with [[textile manufacturing]] operations. This industry has a long history that begins with "Indigo dyeing" a natural color, derive
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• Straw plaiting
  ...s a method of manufacturing [[textile]]s by [[braid]]ing [[straw]] and the industry that surrounds the craft of producing these straw manufactures. Straw is p ...nce the beginning of the 17th century, the British home of the straw-plait industry. The straw of certain varieties of wheat cultivated in that region is, in f
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• Textile manufacturing by pre-industrial methods
  ...urrent industrial techniques, that is techniques used after 1850 | Textile manufacturing }} '''[[Textile manufacturing]]''' is one of the oldest human activities. The oldest known [[textile]]s
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• Yarn
  ...raft Yarn Council of America is making an effort to promote a standardized industry system for measuring this, numbering the weights from 1 (finest) to 6 (heav * [[Textile manufacturing]]
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• Textile
  ...ost beyond recognition by industrialization and the introduction of modern manufacturing techniques. However, for the main types of textiles, [[plain weave]], [[twi ...in various strengths and degrees of durability, from the finest [[Textile manufacturing terminology|gossamer]] to the sturdiest [[canvas]]. The relative thickness
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• Bamboo textiles
  The steps in the manufacturing of bamboo viscose are as follows: ...' a closed loop process captures and reclaims all the solvents used in the manufacturing, though this is ''not'' standard practice <ref name="scientificamerican.com
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• Textile recycling
  ...reprocessing used clothing, fibrous material and clothing scraps from the manufacturing process. Textiles in municipal solid waste are found mainly in discarded c ...also be compressed for mattress production. Textiles sent to the flocking industry are shredded to make filling material for car insulation, roofing felts, lo
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• History of clothing and textiles
  ...ic pillar of the Habsburg monarchy, largely on the strength of its textile industry."<ref>Dr. Wolf D. Fuhrig, "German Silesia: Doomed to Extinction," ''Heritag ...lphabet/a/loom_4.htm Spindel, Loom, and Needle] – History of the Textile Industry</ref>
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• Textile manufacturing
  ...rial Revolution|Hand processing techniques today and before 1750 | Textile manufacturing by pre-industrial methods}} ...ide ranges of products. There remains a large industry that uses [[Textile manufacturing by pre-industrial methods|hand techniques]] to achieve the same results.
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