Industrial Engineering

Humans versus Nature tells a history of the global environment from the Stone Age to the present, emphasizing the adversarial relationship between the human and natural worlds. Nature is cast as an active protagonist rather than a mere backdrop or victim of human malfeasance. Daniel R. Headrick shows how environmental changes - epidemics, climate shocks, and volcanic eruptions - have molded human societies and cultures, sometimes overwhelming them.

In this riveting Audiobook, we plunge into the future of humanity, shedding light on the profound influence that technology exerts on our society. Uncover the provocative insights and revelatory analyses presented within, which equip us to navigate the dynamic technological terrain.

No hay duda de que el internet de las cosas va a cambiar nuestras vidas y a transformar nuestras industrias. Sin embargo, los líderes empresariales se preguntan qué puede hacer esta tecnología por sus negocios y cómo deben aplicarla. Internet of Things (IoT) es un manual imprescindible con orientación práctica para ayudar a los directivos a crear, desarrollar y capitalizar un plan de IoT desde cero.

In The Design of Future Things, best-selling author Donald A. Norman presents a revealing examination of smart technology, from smooth-talking GPS units to cantankerous refrigerators. Exploring the links between design and human psychology, he offers a consumer-oriented theory of natural human-machine interaction that can be put into practice by the engineers and industrial designers of tomorrows thinking machines.

With chronic disorders among American children reaching epidemic levels, hundreds of thousands of parents are desperately seeking solutions to their children's declining health, often with little medical guidance from the experts. What's Making Our Children Sick? convincingly explains how agrochemical industrial production and genetic modification of foods is a culprit in this epidemic.

Recent public-health crises raise urgent questions about how our animal-derived food is raised and brought to market. In Animal Factory, best-selling author and investigative journalist David Kirby exposes the powerful business and political interests behind large-scale factory farms and tracks the far-reaching fallout that contaminates our air, land, water, and food.

In Heating Up, Jaeson takes listeners on a riveting journey through the evolution of the heating industry, blending personal anecdotes with deep dives into energy sources and environmental impacts. From mankind's first flicker of fire to cutting-edge, eco-friendly technologies, this book ignites a conversation about the past, present, and future of heating. A must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of industry expertise and environmental stewardship.

The world of manufacturing is about to be disrupted by a wave of technology that will sweep aside those who are ill-prepared for what is about to hit them. In Remake, Lou Leuzzi, a global technology executive with over 25 years’ experience implementing innovative solutions for industry, explains why the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) will be a game changer for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of all shapes and sizes.

In Formerly Known as Food, Kristin Lawless argues that, because of the degradation of our diet, our bodies are literally changing from the inside out. The billion-dollar food industry is reshaping our food preferences, altering our brains, changing the composition of our microbiota, and even affecting the expression of our genes. Lawless chronicles how this is happening and what it means for our bodies, health, and survival. An independent journalist and nutrition expert, Lawless is emerging as the voice of a new generation of food thinkers.

Since the 1930s, the scale of scientific endeavors has grown exponentially. The birth of Big Science can be traced to Berkeley, California, nearly nine decades ago, when a resourceful young scientist pondered his new invention and declared, "I'm going to be famous!" Ernest Orlando Lawrence's cyclotron would revolutionize nuclear physics, but that was only the beginning of its impact.This is the incredible story of how one invention changed the world and of the man principally responsible for it all. Michael Hiltzik tells the riveting full story here for the first time.

Laine Griffey brings over 20 years of expertise in quality management, with a strong background in both operations and quality. With a career spanning diverse industries from plastics to automotive, Laine has consulted with numerous companies in developing and enhancing their quality management systems. Having worked at every level from the production line to management, and performing tasks ranging from internal audits to supplier quality assessments, Laine is a recognized authority in the field.

Elevate your manufacturing processes with advanced quality control techniques that ensure precision, efficiency, and customer satisfaction. This comprehensive guide delves into the latest methodologies and tools to help you achieve manufacturing excellence in quality management. Real-World Applications: Gain insights from detailed case studies across various industries, including automotive, electronics, and pharmaceuticals. Understand the practical application of theoretical concepts and be inspired to implement similar strategies in your organization.

Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the earth’s crust. It is also ubiquitous in the modern world, from aircraft to soda cans. A dizzying number of consumer and industrial products employ aluminum, typically alloyed, because of its availability, versatility, and malleability. Today, how efficiently we use—and reuse—aluminum is vital to addressing key environmental challenges and understanding humanity’s fraught relationship with the earth.

The mechanized assembly line was invented in 1913 and has been in continuous operation ever since. It is the most familiar form of mass production. Both praised as a boon to workers and condemned for exploiting them, it has been celebrated and satirized. (We can still picture Chaplin's little tramp trying to keep up with a factory conveyor belt.) In America's Assembly Line, David Nye examines the industrial innovation that made the United States productive and wealthy in the twentieth century.

Take an inside tour with the author to more than 30 world-class facilities to experience the most remarkable innovations and highly sophisticated robotics and automation in action. Have a front-row seat to top-brand, big-budget manufacturing in action, with complex machines communicating with other machines. However, you can also learn from small-to-medium-sized manufacturers. Discover how some simple tried-and-true, old-school low-budget manufacturing processes can be game changers for the industry.

No Brasil, inicialmente, a indústria petroquímica possuía diversas características herdadas do arranjo institucional "tripartite" ― setor público e privado nacional e internacional ― que desejava impulsionar o desenvolvimento do setor. Entretanto, devido a sua excessiva complexidade trilateral ou "nó-societário", ela era identificada como uma deficiência competitiva, considerada ponto focal da reestruturação do setor petroquímico no país.

La Inteligencia Artificial se está convirtiendo en una herramienta cada vez más poderosa y esta es su oportunidad de estar un paso adelante de su competencia. Si está listo para tener una herramienta que desglosa este tema complejo en un lenguaje simple, esta es su oportunidad.