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Sigma KEE - Machine

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Machine

Machines are Devices that that have a well-defined resource and result and that automatically convert the resource into the result.

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Parents	Device	A Device is an Artifact whose purpose is to serve as an instrument in a specific subclass of Process.
Children	AirConditioningCondenser	A Machine that pulls compressed refrigerant in its Gas state out of the AirConditioningCompressor and turns it into a Liquid via a VaporCompressionCycle.
	AirConditioningEvaporator	A Machine that pulls refrigerant in its Liquid state out of the AirConditioningCondenser and turns it into a Gas via a VaporCompressionCycle.
	GasCompressor	Any device designed for Compressing a Gas. This includes compressors designed for refrigeration applications as well as air tools.
	Generator	Any Machine that generates Electricity.
	IceMachine	IceMachine is a type of Machine that produces Ice
	Lathe	A Machine designed to shape (or change the surface of) a Object made of different materials by means of Rotating the Object against a Device making the change.
	Motor	An actuator intended to deliver mechanical power
	Planer	A Machine designed to produce a Flat surface on a wooden board.
	VendingMachine	A Machine that is the instrument of a FinancialTransaction that accepts payment and releases some object, often food or drink, to the customer.