Mass Production

Mass production (also flow production, repetitive flow production, series production, or serial production) is the production of large amounts of standardized products, including and especially on assembly lines. The concepts of mass production are applied to various kinds of products, from fluids and particulates handled in bulk (such as food, fuel, chemicals, and mined minerals) to discrete solid parts (such as fasteners) to assemblies of such parts (such as household appliances and automobiles).

The term mass production was defined in a 1926 article in the Encyclopædia Britannica supplement that was written based on correspondence with Ford Motor Co. The New York Times used the term in the title of an article that appeared before publication of the Britannica article. It was also referenced by Sir Chiozza Money, the Fabian banker, politician and author, writing in the London Observer in 1919, comparing the efficiency of mass-production techniques as used in America with British practice.

The world looks away as blood flows in Burundi

Edit The Guardian 10 Apr 2016

More than a quarter of a million people have fled in terror as opposition militias plot their return. Without international assistance a humanitarian disaster looms ... Yet the world doesn’t seem to have noticed ... That triggered a failed coup attempt, mass protests and a crackdown that has become a permanent state of violence ... “If we have a look at Burundi’s history, we can see there is a very serious risk of mass atrocity violence.” ... ....

photo: NASA / Kim Shiflett

File - Liftoff of the Delta II rocket carrying the Kepler spacecraft.

NASA's Planet-Hunting Kepler Probe Goes Into Emergency Mode

Edit NDTV 10 Apr 2016

In a bad news for astronomers searching for extraterrestrial life in deep space, NASA's planet-hunting spacecraft Kepler has gone into an emergency mode 75 million miles from the Earth . ....

photo: NASA / NASA TV

The SpaceX Dragon is seen shortly after it was mated to the Harmony module, 10 April, 2016. The spacecraft is delivering about 7,000 pounds of science and research investigations, including the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, known as BEAM.

SpaceX delivers world's first inflatable room to ISS

Edit Al Jazeera 10 Apr 2016

SpaceX has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS), delevering the world's first inflatable tent for astronauts. The US aerospace company's unmanned Dragon cargo ship, carrying lettuce seeds, lab mice and an inflatable pop-up room, arrived on Sunday at the space station where six spacecraft are now docked ... "It looks like we've caught a Dragon," said Peake ... Source. AFP . ....

photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed, File

This Oct. 31, 2007 file photo, shows a general view of the dam in Mosul, 360 kilometers (225 miles) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq.

Constant Repairs Required To Keep Iraqi Dam From Collapsing

Edit WorldNews.com 08 Apr 2016

At Iraq’s Mosul Dam, only one of the two bottom outlet gates is functioning, angrily spitting out water in a foamy white churn as birds fly above the spray, CNN reportsThe dam is considered by some experts to be among the most dangerous of its kind in the world. Completed in the mid-1980s, it was considered a necessity at the time ... – U.S. government. The lives of at least 1.5 million people could be at risk, according to U.S....

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Indonesian Singer Dies After Cobra Bites Her Onstage

Edit WorldNews.com 08 Apr 2016

An Indonesian pop star died Sunday after a king cobra, which was part of her act, bit her onstage, The Inquisitr reports. Irma Bule was famous for using venomous snakes and other reptiles, but one of her snakes fatally bit her, mid-performance ... The king cobra’s bite wasn’t supposed to sting, as the pop star was sure the snake was defanged ... She was usually partial to a boa or a python ... She was usually partial to a boa or a python....

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Asustek counting on ZenFone 3 boost

Edit Taipei Times 10 Apr 2016

“We expect to introduce the new flagship smartphone at the end of June and start mass production in July,” Asustek chief financial officer Nick Wu (吳長榮) said in a telephone interview ... The smartphone business for the first half of the year is likely to remain flattish or increase slightly from the 8 million units sold over the same period last year, as the product cycle of the ZenFone 2 series gradually dissipates, the company said ... ....

ALJA President Proposes Consolidation of Liberian Media

Edit Modern Ghana 10 Apr 2016

By Moses Sandy. Amb. Sulonteh. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-The National President of the Association of Liberian Journalists in the Americas (ALJA), Moses D ... Mr ... In today’s Liberia, there are 69 radio stations ... He said most of the newspapers are published and circulated only in Monrovia and its environs due to the lack of monetary and logistical support for mass production and distribution throughout the country ... Gardea V. Woodson ... ....

Scientists Creating New Devices to Battle Diabetes

Edit Voa News 08 Apr 2016

George Putic. In general, people around the world are eating better and living longer, but they are also moving less. This is contributing to the rise of diabetes, a condition that affects 422 million people and is fast becoming a major problem, especially in poor countries ... Richard Oram of the U.K ... In this phase, experiments are still expensive, but scientists say the price will drop once it the patch is ready for mass production. ....

Iggy Pop cures ‘Depression’ blues with joyous Fox show

Edit Detroit news 08 Apr 2016

Iggy Pop was effusive in his praise for his hometown Thursday night at the Fox Theatre, beaming as he called Detroit the “No. 1 place in the (expletive) world” during his earth-shaking sold-out concert at the historic downtown venue ... The lovefest was mutual ... But there was still plenty of punch, and “American Valhalla” packed the heavy wallop of a brontosaurus stampede and “Mass Production” had enough raw power to unclog a sewer drain ... ....

Twisted Light Could Dramatically Boost Internet Speeds

Edit IFL Science 08 Apr 2016

Fibre optics allow for the communication of data at the speed of light. But the amount of data that can be sent along any optic fibre is limited by how much information you can encode into the light wave travelling through it ... Detecting the twist ... A quick primer on angular momentum ... Owing to the rapid development of nano-fabrication technology, we believe there is no technical challenge to the mass production of this chip today ... ....

Archers Systems received a repeat order with a scope of delivery of integrated high efficiency ...

Edit EQS Group 07 Apr 2016

The total contractual solution includes a PECVD and a new TCO coater which are the key e quipments to succeed in achieving >23% conversion efficiency of HJT bifacial cell mass production ... Since N-type HJT cell has superior characteristics than P-type PERC cell, NSP will have the HJT cell mass production by the end of 2016, which will be the earliest among Taiwan cell makers....

Samsung Galaxy S8 tipped to tout folding screen, because curves just aren't enough

Edit Digital Spy 07 Apr 2016

Which is best? Adding fuel to the fire, earlier this year Lee Chang-hoon, director of Samsung's display division, stated that the company's foldable panel efforts were nearing the mass-production stage ... "We are planning on mass-production and release of this product by discussing ......

Meyer Burger receives significant contract for over CHF 18 million for upgrade equipment and technologies including the MAiA 2.1 system platform, SiNA cell coating systems and innovative DW288 diamond (Meyer Burger Technology AG)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Apr 2016

JA Solar, a leading solar manufacturer in Asia, has awarded Meyer Burger a contract for the delivery of its industrially proven MAiA 2.1 platform with the mass production scalable MB PERC technology, SiNA cell coating systems for the production of high quality solar cells, as well as DW288 water-based diamond wire cutting technology for the production of solar wafers for high performance cells....

New 36V Op Amps from STMicroelectronics Raise Ruggedness, Stability, and Efficiency in Automotive and Industrial Applications (STMicroelectronics NV)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Apr 2016

(Source. STMicroelectronics NV). Geneva / 04 Apr 2016. STMicroelectronics has introduced two 36V op amps that deliver enhanced performance and ruggedness in automotive and industrial applications ... The TSB572 is in mass production now in 3mm x 3mm DFN or Mini-SO8, priced from $0.80. The TSB611 in SOT23-5 is also in mass production, priced from $0.55 for orders of 1000 pieces. HBM. Human Body Model ... GBW/Icc. Gain-bandwidth per input current....

Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc. Receives Orders from World Leading Supplier to Toy Industry

Edit PR Newswire 07 Apr 2016

DRAPER, Utah, April 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc. (FLXT) is pleased to announce that 2016 is progressing as planned relative to order placement and is moving to mass production of toys featuring its unique Bend Sensor®. Working with an American-based, ... ....

As hard as this might be to fathom, today there are no fewer than 100 ...

Edit Daily Star Lebanon 07 Apr 2016

As hard as this might be to fathom, today there are no fewer than 100 different brands of mass production marques on the market, with each manufacturing anything from a few to several dozen models and variants at a time ... ....

Samsung Q1 profit beats estimates on sales of S7

Edit Khaleej Times 07 Apr 2016

Production of curved displays for its Edge version also went more smoothly this time, avoiding the hiccups that plagued last year's wraparound-screen line while holding down costs ... To revive margins, the Galaxy maker started mass production of more advanced dynamic-random-access-memory, or DRAM, from February ... The slower-than-expected pace at which Samsung's moving to advanced LCD production technology is also hurting the business ... ....

Revology builds modern memories one Mustang at a time

Edit Detroit news 07 Apr 2016

It seems like the most obvious question in the world ... Tom Scarpello had heard the question many times, and he knew the answer ... “But that idea always stuck with me,” Scarpello said ... Scarpello knew that if you picked a car and a set of specifications, low-volume production could produce economies of scale, yield better quality and net the benefits of mass production ... Ford has designated the Revology cars as officially licensed products ... ....