Proferro has invested heavily in new machinery for its mechanical finishing and foundry departments, including two five-axis machining centers, a large horizontal CNC machine, and a new core shooter from Laempe brand to increase productivity and quality. Proferro also supplies cast iron parts such as bearing caps and valve rocker arm supports to ABC Diesel, a leading manufacturer of diesel engines. Additionally, the newsletter bids farewell to Marc Dejonghe, a sales manager with over 44 years of service at Proferro foundry, as he retires.
Hartek Power Private Ltd (formerly known as Amtek Energy & Power Pvt ltd) is India’s fastest growing and most admired Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) company. It has expertise in executing large solar, electrical infrastructure projects and manufactures complete range of power distribution equipments and solutions for industrial & utility needs.
Presentación de la empresa Canalval.
Empresa dedicada a la instalación y mantenimiento de canales, desagues, canalones y depósitos aprovechamiento agua de lluvia
AGROFORESTERÍA DINÁMICA EN LOS VALLES INTERANDINOS DE BOLIVIA – SUPERANDO MIE...Naturefund
La agroforestería dinámica (AD), también conocida como multi-estrato, análoga o sucesional se viene desarrollando en Bolivia desde la década de los 90´s en la zona del Alto Beni (300 – 1.400 msnm). Los beneficios de la producción de cacao, cítricos y arroz entre otros cultivos han sido ampliamente estudiados y difundidos a nivel nacional e internacional. También se cuenta con experiencias exitosas en otras zonas bajas del país. La implementación de estos sistemas en zonas más altas como el altiplano y los valles interandinos siempre ha sido considerada un gran reto, tanto por la cooperación nacional e internacional, como por los técnicos de campo y agricultores locales. Pese a estos miedos, algunos valientes e intrépidos vienen instalando y manejando sistemas ADs en los valles interandinos de Cochabamba. El presente artículo presenta los detalles de un proyecto de AD en Cochabamba.
Hartek Power Private Ltd (formerly known as Amtek Energy & Power Pvt ltd) is India’s fastest growing and most admired Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) company. It has expertise in executing large solar, electrical infrastructure projects and manufactures complete range of power distribution equipments and solutions for industrial & utility needs.
Presentación de la empresa Canalval.
Empresa dedicada a la instalación y mantenimiento de canales, desagues, canalones y depósitos aprovechamiento agua de lluvia
AGROFORESTERÍA DINÁMICA EN LOS VALLES INTERANDINOS DE BOLIVIA – SUPERANDO MIE...Naturefund
La agroforestería dinámica (AD), también conocida como multi-estrato, análoga o sucesional se viene desarrollando en Bolivia desde la década de los 90´s en la zona del Alto Beni (300 – 1.400 msnm). Los beneficios de la producción de cacao, cítricos y arroz entre otros cultivos han sido ampliamente estudiados y difundidos a nivel nacional e internacional. También se cuenta con experiencias exitosas en otras zonas bajas del país. La implementación de estos sistemas en zonas más altas como el altiplano y los valles interandinos siempre ha sido considerada un gran reto, tanto por la cooperación nacional e internacional, como por los técnicos de campo y agricultores locales. Pese a estos miedos, algunos valientes e intrépidos vienen instalando y manejando sistemas ADs en los valles interandinos de Cochabamba. El presente artículo presenta los detalles de un proyecto de AD en Cochabamba.
Martín Valdivia: Mini novelas y promoción del microahorro en el perúUNDP Policy Centre
This presentation is part of the programme of the International Seminar "Social Protection, Entrepreneurship and Labour Market Activation: Evidence for Better Policies", organized by the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG/UNDP) together with Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Colombian Think Tank Fedesarrollo held on September 10-11 at the Ipea Auditorium in Brasilia.
Slides to support a master class on making student thinking visible through practical hands-on activities and structured around Dylan Wiliam's work on formative assessment and active learning.
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This presentation is part of the programme of the International Seminar "Social Protection, Entrepreneurship and Labour Market Activation: Evidence for Better Policies", organized by the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG/UNDP) together with Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Colombian Think Tank Fedesarrollo held on September 10-11 at the Ipea Auditorium in Brasilia.
Slides to support a master class on making student thinking visible through practical hands-on activities and structured around Dylan Wiliam's work on formative assessment and active learning.
Kundenerziehung - TYPO3camp Munich 2011 - Patrick Lobacherdie.agilen GmbH
Kunden und Dienstleister (sei es nun Agentur oder Freelancer) sind zwei Wesen, die im Grunde genommen nicht wirklich zueinander passen. Der Vortrag soll Möglichkeiten aus der Praxis aufzeigen und zu Diskussionen anregen, wie man das Verhältnis zwischen diesen beiden optimieren kann.
Few players in our industry invest in a real R&D center at all, and at a significant and critical size. We continue to believe Al is the ideal solution for many markets.
To remain a material of choice, more innovation around Al is required, both incrementally and with breakthroughs.
C-TEC is the engine to deliver on this innovation.
At luxury hotels, a concierge helps ensure a guest’s
stay is a pleasant, memorable one. With one call, the
concierge can arrange dinner reservations or acquire
hard-to-find concert tickets. But what do you do if
the Cat® marine engine on your 100-foot yacht needs
maintenance? Read how Caterpillar is helping the European Bulk Transshipment Company to manage operations at the port of Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Dellner: Big competence centre in small DerbyshireAlexia Dellner
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LV-HV Cable Jointers Tools for 1000V, 11kV, 33kV Cable Preparation.
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Enclosed you will find the second issue of PsiControl Mechatronics’ newsletter, with more news about the current developments at PsiControl Mechatronics. In this issue we will be telling you more about projects for our customers Atlas Copco and Picanol, and about the EN 15085-2 certificate which we achieved for our customer Faiveley Transport.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
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https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
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💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
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👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
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All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
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Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
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In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
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https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
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Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
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And...
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Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
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2. Heatmap utilization for testing
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4. Demo
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Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
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Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdf
Newsletter Proferro III
1. NEWS
Edition 3 – Q4 2012
Dear reader,
With this third edition of our newsletter, we would like to keep you informed of
new developments at Proferro. In recent months, we have invested heavily
in the development of our mechanical finishing department. For example,
we recently installed two five-axis machining centers and a new HEC 800x5
Athletic (Starrag-Heckert) CNC machine. The latter five-axis horizontal
machining center, allows for processing of larger castings in nodular as well as
lamellar cast iron with a diameter of up to 1200 mm and a height of up to 1000
mm. However, we are also continuing to invest in our foundry. For instance, we
will soon install a new core shooter of the renowned Laempe brand and this
will enable us to significantly increase productivity and the quality of our core
shop. In this edition, we would also like to introduce you to our customer ABC
Diesel, a world reference in diesel engines used in the transport and energy
sectors. Last but not least, we have to bid farewell to our colleague Marc
Dejonghe, who retired after a career of more than 44 years at our foundry.
Cathy Defoor
Vice-President Proferro
INVESTING IN A NEW CORE SHOOTER
In 2010, Proferro successfully put a new molding line into service with larger molds and an automated cast iron transport. Fol-
lowing this 16 million euros investment, Proferro now has an ultramodern Seiatsu EFA-SD7 (HWS) molding machine, which works
with box dimensions of 1600x1200x400x400+60. “By combining the co-design, casting, mechanical finishing and assembly, we
can successfully meet the increasing demand for larger, technically more difficult and more core-intensive castings. The pro-
duction of the larger, heavy cores, including many prototypes, is still done manually nowadays and this makes it a very labor-
intensive production form” explained Eric Page (Operations Manager).
The Proferro cores, which consist of chemically bonded sand, are
used to make hollow castings or a non-deforming recess at the exte-
rior of a casting (or a combination of both). Nowadays, Proferro has
three machine types to manufacture sand cores: coldbox machines,
hotbox machines (croning sand) and pep set. “Since the start-up of
the new molding line, Proferro has obtained several new projects for
large, voluminous castings, for which larger, heavier cores are need-
ed. Following increased demand, we were looking for a solution to
produce larger volumes of large cores in an industrial manner. After
thorough analysis, in which automation, quality, speed and durability
were decisive criteria, Proferro decided to invest in a new Laempe
core shooter. Ergonomics and safety were also integrated in the pro-
ject from the start. The new core shooter has a capacity of 130 liters
for core boxes with horizontal and vertical separation surfaces, and
allows for a significant reduction of resin, gas and energy use. Accord-
ing to the plan, the new core shooter will be delivered at the turn of
the year and will be integrated in the production process during the
first trimester of 2013.”
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2. Castings for ABC Diesel engines
The Anglo Belgian Corporation (ABC), headquartered in
Ghent, has been producing diesel engines since 1912. The
company, which celebrates its hundredth anniversary this
year, is a producer of excellent motors for applications in the
transport sector (shipping and locomotives) and the energy
sector (power generators) worldwide. The experience of 100
years of engine design in an international environment pro-
vides exceptional expertise and competence. Combined
with continuous innovation efforts, it makes ABC a worldwide
leading manufacturer of diesel, heavy fuel oil and dual fuel
medium speed engines. ABC has a reputation for manufac-
turing robust and reliable engines with low fuel and oil con-
sumption, long life, low maintenance and easy accessibility.
“The design departments of ABC remain committed to the de-
velopment of more efficient engines with more power and less
fuel consumption and therefore lower emissions. For instance,
ABC recently introduced the first example
of its new DL36 medium speed diesel en-
gine at its world premiere at SMM in
Hamburg, the interna-
tional trade fair for
shipbuilding, ma-
chinery and ma-
rine technology.
ABC has worked
on the develop-
ment of this new heavy engine for three years. The DL36 engine has a power output of up
to 650 kW per cylinder and is intended for use in marine and power plants on land. Since
2009, Proferro has been supplying castings, made both on the Taccone and the HWS
molding lines. Proferro is currently supplying cast iron parts in lamellar, but mostly nodular
cast iron - such as the bearing cap, the outlet manifold and the valve rocker arm support
for ABC’s DZ and DL36 engine - which are assembled at the plant in Ghent” explained
Christoph Vandewiele (Sales Manager).
LEAVING PROFERRO AFTER MORE THAN 44 YEARS
In early September, the colleagues of Proferro bid a fond farewell to
Marc Dejonghe (Sales Manager). Marc worked in the foundry for no less
than 44 years and two months! Hailing from France and having enjoyed
a classical education at the Armentières (F) School of Foundry, he star-
ted working at the foundry on 5 August 1968. From the front line, and in
various positions which include quality service, sales, and technology,
he supported the strong evolution of the foundry in recent decades. It
made Marc Proferro’s most experienced employee and the ‘éminence
grise’ of Proferro. Marc’s efforts were not only appreciated within the
walls of the company, but also by many customers and colleagues.
Today, he still enjoys a large network of friends within the foundry industry. As a thank you for all
the years of loyal service, Marc was treated to a farewell party by his colleagues in early Sep-
tember. As a souvenir, he received a casting, especially tuned in silver for the occasion.
We welcome your feedback on this newsletter. If you have any comments, please mail them to info@proferro.be.
If you want to unsubscribe, please send an email with the subject “UNSUBSCRIBE” to info@proferro.be
You can also contact Proferro by telephone +32 57 222 111 or visit our website at www.proferro.be.
VU: Cathy Defoor, Proferro, Steverlyncklaan 15, BE-8900 Ieper.
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