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Consumables
About: Consumables is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 976 publications have been published within this topic receiving 6201 citations. The topic is also known as: consumable goods & nondurable goods.
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04 Nov 2002
TL;DR: In this paper, a printer comprising one or more consumables and a network connection searches a network connected via the network connection for pricing for the consumables, and a user is notified when pricing below a user-specified amount is found.
Abstract: A printer comprising one or more consumables and a network connection searches a network connected via the network connection for pricing for the one or more consumables. A user is notified when pricing below a user-specified amount is found.
53 citations
Patent•
10 Apr 2002
TL;DR: In this paper, a system and method for managing welding consumable(s) is provided, which includes a welder (110, 210, 310, 710), a consumable monitor (115, 215, 340, 410, 510, 720), a customer system and/or a remote system (180, 230, 320).
Abstract: A system and method for managing welding consumable(s) is provided. The invention includes a welder (110, 210, 310, 710) having a consumable(s) monitor (115, 215, 340, 410, 510, 720), a customer system and/or a remote system (180, 230, 320). The invention further provides for monitoring of welding consumable(s) usage and ordering of welding consumable(s) from suppliers, distributors and/or manufacturers. The invention further provides for an optional arc/weld quality monitor (125, 225, 350, 715) that provides information regarding weld quality. The invention further provides for invoicing a customer for welding consumable(s) as the consumable(s) are used by the customer. The invention further provides for invoicing of customers for welding consumable(s) that produce acceptable welds. The invention further provides for remote management of customer welding consumable(s) inventory based at least in part upon information received regarding welding consumable(s) usage. The invention further provides for communication with a production component (130, 360, 530), financial accounting component (140, 370, 540) and/or materials management component (150, 380, 550) in order to facilitate automation of welding consumable(s) management.
51 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of welding consumables and welding processes on fatigue crack growth behavior of armour grade Q&T steel joints was investigated for fabrication of joints using ASS and LHF consumables.
48 citations
Patent•
20 Nov 2006
TL;DR: In this article, a consumable management portal searches a plurality of vendor websites for a replacement consumable and presents a price comparison to a user, allowing the user to selectively place an order with one or more of the plurality of vendors.
Abstract: Reordering consumables for office machines such as computer printers, fax machines, and copiers includes monitoring a consumable level, determining that the consumable level is at or below a threshold, establishing a connection to the Internet and/or opening a web browser, and at least partially completing an online form for the consumable. In one embodiment, a combined order is automatically generated that includes a plurality of different consumables. In addition, or in another embodiment, a consumable management portal searches a plurality of vendor websites for a replacement consumable and presents a price comparison to a user. The user is allowed to selectively place an order with one or more of the plurality of vendors.
46 citations