• We will be listing new process technologies that may have application to the boating industry on this page. We certainly don't know if they "will fly" or not, were just saying it would be a good idea to learn about them and see if they look like they could be of use to you.

• You should also investigate the Engineering / Technology Links and the Manufacturing Links on our Links Pages. Browse these links to become aware of the types of technology information available on the net. Especially check out the sites with the label.

• Check the list of topics at the top of our Other Useful Links Page and see if the topic you are interested in is listed there. If it is follow the links and they should take you to the respective technical areas.
• Also, you can search the patent areas for your topic. Some instructions for how to best do that are in our Patent Folder.

• You can also use the normal net search engines (Yahoo , Lycos, etc) to search for your topic.

Native Fishing Boat Building Technologies

We have created a Alternative Materials and Methods for the Construction of Native Fishing Boats Page for the presentation of modern technologies that might be useful for mass production of small native fishing boats. Some of the methods discussed are fiberglass, ferrocement, explosive forming, and RIBs.

Trying to Measuring Surface Roughness of Aluminum Castings??
"Israeli Instrument Measures Metal Surfaces the ISO Way"

Photonics Spectra March 1997 Page 32
by Lawrence Normie in Israel
This article has been summarized by Gary Polson at RBBI.

The company's Surface Preparation Tester is based on the simultaneous combination of various photonic measurements in the UV, near-IR, and visible ranges. The device measures, analyzes and objectively indicates the preparation state of metal surfaces before coating or joining, eliminating the need for subjective human visual inspection.

Arkady Lucovsky, SQCC founder, developed the mathematical algorithms specifically to reflect the requirements of ISO surface preparation standards 8501 and 8503.

The battery-powered instrument projects (non-laser) UV, IR, and visible light onto the surface to be inspected. Automatic measurement and algorithmic analysis of the reflected light and luminescence parameters determine the degree of cleanliness and roughness. The Surface Preparation Tester's measuring range for surface roughness is 0.2 to 20 um for Ra and 1 to 80 um for Rz. Average sampling time is 1.5 s and parameters are displayed on an LCD.

SQCC is conducting discussions with several companies in the US, UK and Sweden regarding manufacturing and distribution rights.

More Efficient Melting of Aluminum for Die Casting

21 February 1997
Toyota's 1996 Annual Report (page 19) discusses an energy saving burner technology developed by their entrepreneurship program. Kazuisa Mitani, an engineer in their aluminum casting operations, along with his colleagues developed a regenerative burner that uses a circulatory exhaust system to recover heat from the exhaust gas. It uses 40% lass heat than conventional gas burners.

SCRIMP

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