A method and system for externalizing conditional logic for an integrated programming architecture provides a static tree structure traversed by a dynamic object collector. The fixing section is heated through a heat source. The first and second strips are positioned substantially parallel to each other and spaced apart, and are electrically connected to each other. The total of input ports is divided up into several subsets of input ports. The specification describes several methods for producing the collimator for a plasma torch having an anti-corrosive coating or cladding on the exposed surfaces thereof, including electroplating, electroless plating, flame spraying, plasma spraying, plasma transferred arc, hot isostatic pressing and explosive cladding. The prediction formula is: MMIap=\u03b1alog10+\u03b2a.