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MATERIALS PROCESSING
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# 2A.
Systems, Equipment and Components
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# 2A001.
Anti-friction bearings, bearing systems, and components, as follows:
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# a.
Ball bearings and solid roller bearings, having all tolerances specified by the manufacturer in accordance with ISO 492 Tolerance Class 4 or Class 2 (or national equivalents), or better, and having both 'rings' and 'rolling elements', made from monel or beryllium;
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# b.
Not used;
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# c.
Active magnetic bearing systems using any of the following, and specially designed components therefor:
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# 2A101.
Radial ball bearings, other than those specified in 2A001, having all tolerances specified in accordance with ISO 492 Tolerance Class 2 (or ANSI/ABMA Std 20 Tolerance Class ABEC-9 or other national equivalents), or better and having all of the following characteristics:
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# 2A225.
Crucibles made of materials resistant to liquid actinide metals, as follows:
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# a.
Crucibles having both of the following characteristics:
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# 1.
A volume of between 150 cm3 and 8 000 cm3; and
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# 2.
Made of or coated with any of the following materials, or combination of the following materials, having an overall impurity level of 2 % or less by weight:
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# a.
Calcium fluoride (CaF2);
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# b.
Calcium zirconate (metazirconate) (CaZrO3);
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# c.
Cerium sulphide (Ce2S3);
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# d.
Erbium oxide (erbia) (Er2O3);
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# e.
Hafnium oxide (hafnia) (HfO2);
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# f.
Magnesium oxide (MgO);
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# g.
Nitrided niobium-titanium-tungsten alloy (approximately 50% Nb, 30% Ti, 20% W);
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# h.
Yttrium oxide (yttria) (Y2O3); or
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# i.
Zirconium oxide (zirconia) (ZrO2);
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# b.
Crucibles having both of the following characteristics:
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# c.
Crucibles having all of the following characteristics:
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# 2A226.
Valves having all of the following characteristics:
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# 2B.
Test, Inspection and Production Equipment
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# 2B001.
Machine tools and any combination thereof, for removing (or cutting) metals, ceramics or "composites", which, according to the manufacturer’s technical specification, can be equipped with electronic devices for "numerical control", as follows:
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# a.
Machine tools for turning having two or more axes which can be coordinated simultaneously for "contouring control" having any of the following:
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# 1.
"Unidirectional positioning repeatability" equal to or less (better) than 0.9 µm along one or more linear axis with a travel length less than 1.0 m; or
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# 2.
"Unidirectional positioning repeatability" equal to or less (better) than 1.1 µm along one or more linear axis with a travel length equal to or greater than 1.0 m;
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# b.
Machine tools for milling having any of the following:
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# 1.
Three linear axes plus one rotary axis which can be coordinated simultaneously for "contouring control" having any of the following:
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# a.
"Unidirectional positioning repeatability" equal to or less (better) than 0.9 µm along one or more linear axis with a travel length less than 1.0 m; or
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# b.
"Unidirectional positioning repeatability" equal to or less (better) than 1.1 µm along one or more linear axis with a travel length equal to or greater than 1.0m;
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# 2.
Five or more axes which can be coordinated simultaneously for "contouring control" having any of the following;
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# a.
"Unidirectional positioning repeatability" equal to or less (better) than 0.9 µm along one or more linear axis with a travel length less than 1.0 m;
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# b.
"Unidirectional positioning repeatability" equal to or less (better) than 1.4 µm along one or more linear axis with a travel length equal to or greater than 1 m and less than 4 m; or
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# c.
"Unidirectional positioning repeatability" equal to or less (better) than 6.0 µm along one or more linear axis with a travel length equal to or greater than 4 m;
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# 3.
A "unidirectional positioning repeatability" for jig boring machines, equal to or less (better) than 1.1 µm along one or more linear axis; or
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# 4.
Fly cutting machines having all of the following:
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# c.
Machine tools for grinding having any of the following:
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# 1.
Having all of the following:
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# 2.
Five or more axes which can be coordinated simultaneously for "contouring control" having any of the following:
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# a.
"Unidirectional positioning repeatability" equal to or less (better) than 1.1 µm along one or more linear axis with a travel length less than 1 m;
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# b.
"Unidirectional positioning repeatability" equal to or less (better) than 1.4 µm along one or more linear axis with a travel length equal to or greater than 1 m and less than 4 m; or
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# c.
"Unidirectional positioning repeatability" equal to or less (better) than 6.0 µm along one or more linear axis with a travel length equal to or greater than 4 m;
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# d.
Electrical Discharge Machines (EDM) of the non-wire type which have two or more rotary axes which can be coordinated simultaneously for "contouring control";
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# e.
Machine tools for removing metals, ceramics or "composites", having all of the following:
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# f.
Deep-hole-drilling machines and turning machines modified for deep-hole-drilling, having a maximum depth-of-bore capability exceeding 5m.
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# 2B002.
Numerically controlled optical finishing machine tools equipped for selective material removal to produce non-spherical optical surfaces having all of the following characteristics:
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# 2B003.
"Numerically controlled" machine tools, specially designed for the shaving, finishing, grinding or honing of hardened (Rc = 40 or more) spur, helical and double-helical gears having all of the following:
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# 2B004.
Hot "isostatic presses" having all of the following, and specially designed components and accessories therefor:
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# 2B005.
Equipment specially designed for the deposition, processing and in-process control of inorganic overlays, coatings and surface modifications, as follows, for substrates specified in column 2, by processes shown in column 1 in the Table following 2E003.f., and specially designed automated handling, positioning, manipulation and control components therefor:
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# a.
Chemical vapour deposition (CVD) production equipment having all of the following:
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# b.
Ion implantation production equipment having beam currents of 5 mA or more;
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# c.
Electron beam physical vapour deposition (EB-PVD) production equipment incorporating power systems rated for over 80 kW and having any of the following:
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# 1.
A liquid pool level "laser" control system which regulates precisely the ingots feed rate; or
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# 2.
A computer controlled rate monitor operating on the principle of photo-luminescence of the ionised atoms in the evaporant stream to control the deposition rate of a coating containing two or more elements;
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# d.
Plasma spraying production equipment having any of the following:
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# e.
Sputter deposition production equipment capable of current densities of 0.1 mA/mm 2 or higher at a deposition rate of 15 µm/h or more;
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# f.
Cathodic arc deposition production equipment incorporating a grid of electromagnets for steering control of the arc spot on the cathode;
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# g.
Ion plating production equipment capable of the in situ measurement of any of the following:
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# 2B006.
Dimensional inspection or measuring systems, equipment, position feedback units and "electronic assemblies", as follows:
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# a.
Computer controlled or "numerical controlled" Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM), having a three dimensional (volumetric) maximum permissible error of length measurement (E0,MPE) at any point within the operating range of the machine (i.e., within the length of axes) equal to or less (better) than (1.7 + L/1 000) µm (L is the measured length in mm), according to ISO 10360-2:2009;
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# b.
Linear displacement measuring instruments or systems, linear position feedback units, and "electronic assemblies", as follows:
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# 1.
'Non-contact type measuring systems' with a "resolution" equal to or less (better) than 0.2 µm within 0 to 0.2 mm of the 'measuring range';
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# 2.
Linear position feedback units specially designed for machine tools and having an overall "accuracy" less (better) than (800 + (600 x L/1,000)) nm (L equals effective length in mm);
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# 3.
Measuring systems having all of the following:
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# a.
Containing a "laser";
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# b.
A "resolution" over their full scale of 0.200 nm or less (better); and
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# c.
Capable of achieving a 'measurement uncertainty' equal to or less (better) than (1.6 + L/2 000) nm (L is the measured length in mm) at any point within a measuring range, when compensated for the refractive index of air and measured over a period of 30 seconds at a temperature of 20 ±0.01°C;
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# 4.
"Electronic assemblies" specially designed to provide feedback capability in systems specified in 2B006.b.3.;
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# c.
Rotary position feedback units specially designed for machine tools or angular displacement measuring instruments, having an angular position "accuracy" equal to or less (better) than 0.9 second of arc;
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# d.
Equipment for measuring surface roughness (including surface defects), by measuring optical scatter with a sensitivity of 0.5 nm or less (better).
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# 2B007.
"Robots" having any of the following characteristics and specially designed controllers and "end-effectors" therefor:
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# a.
Not used;
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# b.
Specially designed to comply with national safety standards applicable to potentially explosive munitions environments;
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# c.
Specially designed or rated as radiation-hardened to withstand a total radiation dose greater than 5 x 10 3 Gy (silicon) without operational degradation; or
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# d.
Specially designed to operate at altitudes exceeding 30 000 m.
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# 2B008.
'Compound rotary tables' and "tilting spindles", specially designed for machine tools, as follows:
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# 2B009.
Spin-forming machines and flow-forming machines, which, according to the manufacturer's technical specification, can be equipped with "numerical control" units or a computer control and having all of the following:
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# 2B104.
"Isostatic presses", other than those specified in 2B004, having all of the following:
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# 2B105.
Chemical vapour deposition (CVD) furnaces, other than those specified in 2B005.a., designed or modified for the densification of carbon-carbon composites.
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# 2B109.
Flow-forming machines, other than those specified in 2B009, usable in the "production" of propulsion components and equipment (e.g. motor cases and interstages) for "missiles", and specially designed components as follows:
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# 2B116.
Vibration test systems, equipment and components therefor, as follows:
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# a.
'Vibration test systems incorporating a digital controller' and employing feedback or closed loop techniques, capable of vibrating a system at an acceleration equal to or greater than 10 g rms between 20 Hz and 2 kHz while imparting forces equal to or greater than 50 kN, measured 'bare table';
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# b.
Digital controllers, combined with specially designed vibration test software, with a 'real-time control bandwidth' greater than 5 kHz designed for use with vibration test systems specified in 2B116.a.;
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# c.
Vibration thrusters (shaker units), with or without associated amplifiers, capable of imparting a force equal to or greater than 50 kN, measured 'bare table', and usable in vibration test systems specified in 2B116.a.;
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# d.
Test piece support structures and electronic units designed to combine multiple shaker units in a system capable of providing an effective combined force equal to or greater than 50 kN, measured 'bare table', and usable in vibration systems specified in 2B116.a.
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# 2B117.
Equipment and process controls, other than those specified in 2B004, 2B005.a., 2B104 or 2B105, designed or modified for densification and pyrolysis of structural composite rocket nozzles and reentry vehicle nose tips.
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# 2B119.
Balancing machines and related equipment, as follows:
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# a.
Balancing machines having all of the following characteristics:
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# 1.
Not capable of balancing rotors/assemblies having a mass greater than 3 kg;
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# 2.
Capable of balancing rotors/assemblies at speeds greater than 12 500 rpm;
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# 3.
Capable of correcting unbalance in two planes or more; and
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# 4.
Capable of balancing to a residual specific unbalance of 0.2 g mm per kg of rotor mass;
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# b.
Indicator heads designed or modified for use with machines specified in 2B119.a.
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# 2B120.
Motion simulators or rate tables having all of the following characteristics:
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# a.
Two or more axes;
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# b.
Designed or modified to incorporate slip rings or integrated non-contact devices capable of transferring electrical power, signal information, or both; and
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# c.
Having any of the following characteristics:
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# 2B121.
Positioning tables (equipment capable of precise rotary positioning in any axes), other than those specified in 2B120, having all of the following characteristics:
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# 2B122.
Centrifuges capable of imparting accelerations greater than 100 g and designed or modified to incorporate slip rings or integrated non-contact devices capable of transferring electrical power, signal information, or both.
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# 2B201.
Machine tools and any combination thereof, other than those specified in 2B001, as follows, for removing or cutting metals, ceramics or "composites", which, according to the manufacturer’s technical specification, can be equipped with electronic devices for simultaneous "contouring control" in two or more axes:
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# 2B204.
"Isostatic presses", other than those specified in 2B004 or 2B104, and related equipment, as follows:
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# 2B206.
Dimensional inspection machines, instruments or systems, other than those specified in 2B006, as follows:
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# a.
Computer controlled or numerically controlled coordinate measuring machines (CMM) having either of the following characteristics:
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Having only two axes and having a maximum permissible error of length measurement along any axis (one dimensional), identified as any combination of E0x,MPE, E0y,MPE, or E0z,MPE, equal to or less (better) than (1.25 + L/1 000) µm (where L is the measured length in mm) at any point within the operating range of the machine (i.e., within the length of the axis), according to ISO 10360-2(2009); or
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# 2.
Three or more axes and having a three dimensional (volumetric) maximum permissible error of length measurement (E0,MPE) equal to or less (better) than (1.7 + L/800) µm (where L is the measured length in mm) at any point within the operating range of the machine (i.e., within the length of the axis), according to ISO 10360-2(2009);
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# b.
Systems for simultaneous linear-angular inspection of hemishells, having both of the following characteristics:
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# c.
'Linear displacement' measuring systems having all of the following characteristics:
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# d.
Linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) systems having both of the following characteristics:
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# 2B207.
"Robots", "end-effectors" and control units, other than those specified in 2B007, as follows:
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# a.
"Robots" or "end-effectors" specially designed to comply with national safety standards applicable to handling high explosives (for example, meeting electrical code ratings for high explosives);
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# b.
Control units specially designed for any of the "robots" or "end-effectors" specified in 2B207.a.
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# 2B209.
Flow forming machines, spin forming machines capable of flow forming functions, other than those specified in 2B009 or 2B109, and mandrels, as follows:
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# 2B219.
Centrifugal multiplane balancing machines, fixed or portable, horizontal or vertical, as follows:
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Centrifugal balancing machines designed for balancing flexible rotors having a length of 600 mm or more and having all of the following characteristics:
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# b.
Centrifugal balancing machines designed for balancing hollow cylindrical rotor components and having all of the following characteristics:
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# 2B225.
Remote manipulators that can be used to provide remote actions in radiochemical separation operations or hot cells, having either of the following characteristics:
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# 2B226.
Controlled atmosphere (vacuum or inert gas) induction furnaces, other than those specified in 9B001 and 3B001, and power supplies therefor, as follows:
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# 2B227.
Vacuum or other controlled atmosphere metallurgical melting and casting furnaces and related equipment as follows:
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Arc remelt furnaces, arc melt furnaces and arc melt and casting furnaces having both of the following characteristics:
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# b.
Electron beam melting furnaces, plasma atomization furnaces and plasma melting furnaces, having both of the following characteristics:
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# c.
Computer control and monitoring systems specially configured for any of the furnaces specified in 2B227.a. or 2B227.b.;
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# d.
Plasma torches specially designed for furnaces specified in 2B227.b. having both of the following characteristics:
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# e.
Electron beam guns specially designed for the furnaces specified in 2B227.b. operating at a power greater than 50 kW.
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# 2B228.
Rotor fabrication or assembly equipment, rotor straightening equipment, bellows-forming mandrels and dies, as follows:
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# 2B230.
All types of 'pressure transducers' capable of measuring absolute pressures and having all of the following:
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# a.
Pressure sensing elements made of or protected by aluminium, aluminium alloy, aluminium oxide (alumina or sapphire), nickel, nickel alloy with more than 60% nickel by weight, or fully fluorinated hydrocarbon polymers;
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# b.
Seals, if any, essential for sealing the pressure sensing element, and in direct contact with the process medium, made of or protected by aluminium, aluminium alloy, aluminium oxide (alumina or sapphire), nickel, nickel alloy with more than 60% nickel by weight, or fully fluorinated hydrocarbon polymers; and
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Having either of the following characteristics:
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# 2B231.
Vacuum pumps having all of the following characteristics:
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# 2B232.
High-velocity gun systems (propellant, gas, coil, electromagnetic, and electrothermal types, and other advanced systems) capable of accelerating projectiles to 1.5 km/s or greater.
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# 2B233.
Bellows-sealed scroll-type compressors and bellows-sealed scroll-type vacuum pumps having all of the following:
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# 2B350.
Chemical manufacturing facilities, equipment and components, as follows:
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# a.
Reaction vessels or reactors, with or without agitators, with total internal (geometric) volume greater than 0.1 m3 (100 litres) and less than 20 m3 (20 000 litres), where all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed or contained are made from any of the following materials:
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'Alloys' with more than 25% nickel and 20% chromium by weight;
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Fluoropolymers (polymeric or elastomeric materials with more than 35% fluorine by weight);
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# 3.
Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coating or glass lining);
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# 4.
Nickel or 'alloys' with more than 40% nickel by weight;
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Tantalum or tantalum 'alloys';
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# 6.
Titanium or titanium 'alloys';
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# 7.
Zirconium or zirconium 'alloys'; or
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# 8.
Niobium (columbium) or niobium 'alloys';
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# b.
Agitators designed for use in reaction vessels or reactors specified in 2B350.a.; and impellers, blades or shafts designed for such agitators, where all surfaces of the agitator that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed or contained are made from any of the following materials:
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'Alloys' with more than 25% nickel and 20% chromium by weight;
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Fluoropolymers (polymeric or elastomeric materials with more than 35% fluorine by weight);
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# 3.
Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coatings or glass lining);
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# 4.
Nickel or 'alloys' with more than 40% nickel by weight;
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# 5.
Tantalum or tantalum 'alloys';
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# 6.
Titanium or titanium 'alloys';
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# 7.
Zirconium or zirconium 'alloys'; or
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# 8.
Niobium (columbium) or niobium 'alloys';
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# c.
Storage tanks, containers or receivers with a total internal (geometric) volume greater than 0.1 m3 (100 litres) where all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed or contained are made from any of the following materials:
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'Alloys' with more than 25% nickel and 20% chromium by weight;
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# 2.
Fluoropolymers (polymeric or elastomeric materials with more than 35% fluorine by weight);
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# 3.
Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coatings or glass lining);
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# 4.
Nickel or 'alloys' with more than 40% nickel by weight;
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# 5.
Tantalum or tantalum 'alloys';
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# 6.
Titanium or titanium 'alloys';
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# 7.
Zirconium or zirconium 'alloys'; or
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# 8.
Niobium (columbium) or niobium 'alloys';
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# d.
Heat exchangers or condensers with a heat transfer surface area greater than 0.15 m2, and less than 20 m2; and tubes, plates, coils or blocks (cores) designed for such heat exchangers or condensers, where all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed are made from any of the following materials:
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# 1.
'Alloys' with more than 25% nickel and 20% chromium by weight;
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# 2.
Fluoropolymers (polymeric or elastomeric materials with more than 35% fluorine by weight);
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# 3.
Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coatings or glass lining);
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# 4.
Graphite or 'carbon graphite';
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# 5.
Nickel or 'alloys' with more than 40% nickel by weight;
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# 6.
Tantalum or tantalum 'alloys';
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# 7.
Titanium or titanium 'alloys';
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# 8.
Zirconium or zirconium 'alloys';
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# 9.
Silicon carbide;
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# 10.
Titanium carbide; or
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# 11.
Niobium (columbium) or niobium 'alloys';
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# e.
Distillation or absorption columns of internal diameter greater than 0.1 m; and liquid distributors, vapour distributors or liquid collectors designed for such distillation or absorption columns, where all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed are made from any of the following materials:
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# 1.
'Alloys' with more than 25% nickel and 20% chromium by weight;
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# 2.
Fluoropolymers (polymeric or elastomeric materials with more than 35% fluorine by weight);
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# 3.
Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coatings or glass lining);
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# 4.
Graphite or 'carbon graphite';
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# 5.
Nickel or 'alloys' with more than 40% nickel by weight;
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# 6.
Tantalum or tantalum 'alloys';
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# 7.
Titanium or titanium 'alloys';
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# 8.
Zirconium or zirconium 'alloys'; or
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# 9.
Niobium (columbium) or niobium 'alloys';
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# f.
Remotely operated filling equipment in which all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed are made from any of the following materials:
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# g.
Valves and components, as follows:
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# 1.
Valves, having both of the following:
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# 2.
Valves, other than those specified in 2B350.g.1., having all of the following;
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# a.
A 'nominal size' equal to or greater than DN 25 or NPS 1 and equal to or less than DN 100 or NPS 4;
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# b.
Casings (valve bodies) or preformed casing liners;
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# c.
A closure element designed to be interchangeable; and
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# d.
All surfaces of the casing (valve body) or preformed case liner that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being produced, processed, or contained are made from 'corrosion resistant materials';
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Components, designed for valves specified in 2B350.g.1 or 2B350.g.2., in which all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being produced, processed, or contained are made from 'corrosion resistant materials', as follows:
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# h.
Multi-walled piping incorporating a leak detection port, in which all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed or contained are made from any of the following materials:
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'Alloys' with more than 25% nickel and 20% chromium by weight;
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# 2.
Fluoropolymers (polymeric or elastomeric materials with more than 35% fluorine by weight);
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# 3.
Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coatings or glass lining);
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# 4.
Graphite or 'carbon graphite';
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# 5.
Nickel or 'alloys' with more than 40% nickel by weight;
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# 6.
Tantalum or tantalum 'alloys';
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# 7.
Titanium or titanium 'alloys';
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# 8.
Zirconium or zirconium 'alloys'; or
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# 9.
Niobium (columbium) or niobium 'alloys';
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# i.
Multiple-seal and seal-less pumps, with manufacturer's specified maximum flow-rate greater than 0.6 m3/hour, or vacuum pumps with manufacturer's specified maximum flow-rate greater than 5 m3/hour (under standard temperature (273 K (0oC)) and pressure (101.3 kPa) conditions), other than those specified in 2B233; and casings (pump bodies), preformed casing liners, impellers, rotors or jet pump nozzles designed for such pumps, in which all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed are made from any of the following materials:
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# 1.
'Alloys' with more than 25% nickel and 20% chromium by weight;
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# 2.
Ceramics;
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# 3.
Ferrosilicon (high silicon iron alloys);
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# 4.
Fluoropolymers (polymeric or elastomeric materials with more than 35% fluorine by weight);
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# 5.
Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coatings or glass lining);
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# 6.
Graphite or 'carbon graphite';
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# 7.
Nickel or 'alloys' with more than 40% nickel by weight;
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# 8.
Tantalum or tantalum 'alloys';
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# 9.
Titanium or titanium 'alloys';
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# 10.
Zirconium or zirconium 'alloys'; or
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# 11.
Niobium (columbium) or niobium 'alloys';
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# j.
Incinerators designed to destroy chemicals specified in entry 1C350, having specially designed waste supply systems, special handling facilities and an average combustion chamber temperature greater than 1 273 K (1 000oC), in which all surfaces in the waste supply system that come into direct contact with the waste products are made from or lined with any of the following materials:
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# k.
Prefabricated repair assemblies having metallic surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed which are made from tantalum or tantalum alloys as follows, and specially designed components therefor:
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# 2B351.
Toxic gas monitors and monitoring systems, and their dedicated detecting components, other than those specified in 1A004, as follows; and detectors; sensor devices; and replaceable sensor cartridges therefor:
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# 2B352.
Biological manufacturing and handling equipment, as follows:
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# a.
Containment facilities and related equipment as follows:
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# b.
Fermenters and components as follows:
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# 1.
Fermenters capable of cultivation of "microorganisms" or of live cells for the production of viruses or toxins, without the propagation of aerosols, having a total internal volume of 20 litres or more;
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# 2.
Components designed for fermenters specified in 2B352.b.1. as follows:
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# a.
Cultivation chambers designed to be sterilised or disinfected in situ;
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# b.
Cultivation chamber holding devices;
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# c.
Process control units capable of simultaneously monitoring and controlling two or more fermentation system parameters (e.g., temperature, pH, nutrients, agitation, dissolved oxygen, air flow, foam control);
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# c.
Centrifugal separators as follows:
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# d.
Cross (tangential) flow filtration equipment and components as follows:
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# 1.
Cross (tangential) flow filtration equipment capable of separation of "microorganisms", viruses, toxins or cell cultures having all of the following characteristics:
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# 2.
Cross (tangential) flow filtration components (e.g. modules, elements, cassettes, cartridges, units or plates) with filtration area equal to or greater than 0.2 m2 for each component and designed for use in cross (tangential) flow filtration equipment specified in 2B352.d.;
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# e.
Steam, gas or vapour sterilisable freeze-drying equipment with a condenser capacity of 10 kg of ice or more in 24 hours and less than 1 000 kg of ice in 24 hours;
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# f.
Protective and containment equipment, as follows:
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# g.
Aerosol inhalation equipment designed for aerosol challenge testing with "microorganisms", viruses or "toxins" as follows:
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# 1.
Whole-body exposure chambers having a capacity of 1 m3 or more;
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# 2.
Nose-only exposure apparatus utilising directed aerosol flow and having capacity for exposure of any of the following:
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# 3.
Closed animal restraint tubes designed for use with nose-only exposure apparatus utilising directed aerosol flow;
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# h.
Spray drying equipment capable of drying toxins or pathogenic "microorganisms" having all of the following:
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# 1.
A water evaporation capacity of ≥ 0.4 kg/h and ≤ 400 kg/h;
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# 2.
The ability to generate a typical mean product particle size of ≤10 µm with existing fittings or by minimal modification of the spray-dryer with atomization nozzles enabling generation of the required particle size; and
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# 3.
Capable of being sterilised or disinfected in situ;
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# i.
Nucleic acid assemblers and synthesisers, which are partly or entirely automated, and designed to generate continuous nucleic acids greater than 1.5 kilobases in length with error rates less than 5% in a single run.
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# j.
Peptide synthesizers that are partly or entirely automated and capable of generating peptides at a 'system synthesis scale' of 1 mmol or greater.
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# 2B510.
Additive manufacturing equipment, designed to produce metal or metal alloy components, having all of the following, and specially designed components therefor:
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# a.
Having at least one of the following consolidation sources:
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# b.
Having a controlled process atmosphere of any of the following:
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# c.
Having any of the following 'in-process monitoring' equipment in a 'coaxial configuration' or 'paraxial configuration':
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# 1.
Imaging camera with a peak response in the wavelength range exceeding 380 nm but not exceeding 14 000 nm;
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# 2.
Pyrometer designed to measure temperatures greater than 1 273.15 K (1 000°C); or
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# 3.
Radiometer or spectrometer with a peak response in the wavelength range exceeding 380 nm but not exceeding 3 000 nm; and
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# d.
A closed loop control system designed to modify the consolidation source parameters, build path, or equipment settings during the build cycle in response to feedback from 'in-process monitoring' equipment specified in 2B510.c.
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# 2C.
Materials None.
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# 2D.
Software
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# 2D001.
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# 2D002.
"Software" for electronic devices, even when residing in an electronic device or system, enabling such devices or systems to function as a "numerical control" unit, capable of co-ordinating simultaneously more than four axes for "contouring control".
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# 2D003.
"Software", designed or modified for the operation of equipment specified in 2B002, that converts optical design, workpiece measurements and material removal functions into "numerical control" commands to achieve the desired workpiece form.
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# 2D101.
"Software" specially designed or modified for the "use" of equipment specified in 2B104, 2B105, 2B109, 2B116, 2B117 or 2B119 to 2B122.
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# 2D201.
"Software" specially designed for the "use" of equipment specified in 2B204, 2B206, 2B207, 2B209, 2B219 or 2B227.
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# 2D202.
"Software" specially designed or modified for the "development", "production" or "use" of equipment specified in 2B201.
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# 2D351.
"Software", other than that specified in 1D003, specially designed for "use" of equipment specified in 2B351.
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# 2D352.
"Software", designed for nucleic acid assemblers and synthesisers, specified in 2B352.i., that is capable of designing and building functional genetic elements from digital sequence data.
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# 2E.
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# 2E001.
"Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development" of equipment or "software" specified in 2A, 2B or 2D.
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# 2E002.
"Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "production" of equipment specified in 2A or 2B.
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# 2E003.
Other "technology", as follows:
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# a.
Not used;
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# b.
"Technology" for metal-working manufacturing processes, as follows:
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# c.
"Technology" for the "development" or "production" of hydraulic stretch-forming machines and dies therefor, for the manufacture of airframe structures;
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# d.
Not used;
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# e.
"Technology" for the "development" of integration "software" for incorporation of expert systems for advanced decision support of shop floor operations into "numerical control" units;
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# f.
"Technology" for the application of inorganic overlay coatings or inorganic surface modification coatings (specified in column 3 of the following table) to non-electronic substrates (specified in column 2 of the following table), by processes specified in column 1 of the following table and defined in the Technical Note.
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# 2E101.
"Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use" of equipment or "software" specified in 2B004, 2B009, 2B104, 2B109, 2B116, 2B119 to 2B122 or 2D101.
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# 2E201.
"Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use" of equipment or "software" specified in 2A225, 2A226, 2B001, 2B006, 2B007.b., 2B007.c., 2B008, 2B009, 2B201, 2B204, 2B206, 2B207, 2B209, 2B225 to 2B233, 2D201 or 2D202.
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# 2E301.
"Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use" of goods specified in 2B350 to 2B352.
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# 2E503.
"Technology", as follows:
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# g.
"Technology", not specified elsewhere, for the "development" or "production" of 'coating systems' having all of the following:
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