Abrasive Engineering Pte. Ltd.

International Business Machines Corporation

Ser Hean Tan

Chong Wei Lee

Keng Huat Tan

Chia Loon Cheng

Ivory Wellman Knipfer

Matthew H Zemke

Eng Hin Koh

Hung Dao Bui

A shot peening valve controller comprises a hub connector configurable for connecting or operating one or more shot peening valve; a microprocessor that is connected to the hub connector; and a human-machine interface that is connected to the microprocessor. The human-machine interface is configured to operate the one or more shot peening valves respectively.

Shot peening valve controller

A control valve () comprises a conduit (), a controller (), a sensor unit (), a cylindrical housing () and one or more regulating columns (). The conduit further comprises a hollow cylindrical body () and two smaller and shorter cylindrical extensions () for the insertion of the regulating columns which are orthogonal to the hollow cylindrical body and provide a contactless means to control the flow of the medium () in the conduit.

Control valve for shot peening

Operator authorizations are autonomically adjusted in many ways to automatically account for many different variables. Operator authorization may be adjusted according to an operator's past activity record so previous experience is not lost when the operator is rehired. Operator authorization may be adjusted according to the operator's quality and performance. Operator authorization may also be adjusted by recognizing similar operations to those the operator is authorized to perform, and authorizing the operator to perform one or more similar operations. Operator authorization may also be adjusted to a lesser level or may be revoked for an operation based on the passage of time. A manufacturing system may efficiently track operators taking into account different activity periods, the passage of time, the operator's performance, and similar operations to autonomically adjust the authorization of the operators as needed.

Autonomic manufacturing operator authorization adjustment

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Ser Hean Tan