The Manufacturing Engineering Research Centre (MERC) of the University of Strathclyde is one of several locations for the research and development of high-precision material-conversion processes: the focus at MERC has been on the development of experimental and numerical simulation techniques, new forming-configurations and the development of industrial applications.
Wire Electrical discharge machining (WEDM) has higher capability for cutting complex shapes with high precision for very hard materials without using high cost of cutting tools.
The process chain consists of three process steps: High Speed Laser Ablation creates the surface geometry by material ablation, Laser Polishing reduces the surface roughness by material remelting and High Precision Laser Ablation applies a form correction by removing redundant material.
Ultra-precision cutting is preferred to be used to machine the mold material for high precision in a large workpiece.
Low-speed spacecraft mechanisms like solar array drives and pay load steering mechanisms use high precision gears of SUS 17-4PH material.
Thus, the aim of this work is to apply topology optimization to design HDD arms, by finding optimal placement of base-plate and piezoelectric material for high precision positioning HDD heads.
However one of the most popular remains RT-qPCR, due to its accessibility, relatively cheap price, small requisite amount of starting material and high precision [ 1].
From the results optimal configuration and materials for high precision micro-EDM machines are proposed.
In particular, the application of short-pulse laser beams enables the cutting of hard materials meeting high precision requirements.
Upon the application of ultrashort voltage pulses electrochemical reactions can be spatially confined with nanometer accuracy, which allows for high precision machining of electrochemical active materials.
Fluorescence spectroscopy is an attractive tool that can provide information at a nanoscopic level with exceptional sensitivity, for analyzing and acquiring data on the structure and properties of materials with high precision.
