Abstract: The invention relates to a filter device for the exchange of substances, comprising a pipe section-shaped housing with a center of gravity and with two housing ends, in which housing a hollow fiber bundle consisting of semi-permeable membranes is arranged, comprising, furthermore, an end cap having a first and second opening, wherein the housing and the end cap configure a first sealing surface which connects the housing and the end cap sealingly, and wherein the first sealing surface is spaced apart further from the center of gravity of the housing than the aperture, and wherein a first fluid chamber is formed between the first sealing surface and the first opening of the end cap, via which first fluid chamber the first opening is connected to the first flow chamber, wherein the housing and the one end cap configure a second sealing surface, wherein the first and second sealing surface are not configured by way of a sealant.

Abstract: A safety gate monitoring module is configured to monitor a state of a safety gate. A base device includes an actuator receptacle configured to receive an actuator and generates the safety gate signal in response to the actuator being inserted into the actuator receptacle. The base device includes a first interface, an axis, and a first end face arranged transversely to the axis. A mounting bracket includes a second interface configured to be coupled to the first interface of the base device in a first position, a second position rotated clockwise by 90° with respect to the first position, and a third position rotated clockwise by 90° with respect to the second position. The first and second interfaces include a mechanical blocking device that prevents coupling of the first and second interfaces in a fourth position rotated clockwise by 90° with respect to the third position.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed that enable learning an embedding space using cross-examples, where a distance between a query and an electronic resource in the embedding space provides an indication of the relevance of the electronic resource to the query. Various implementations include learning the embedding space using cross-example Softmax techniques. Various implementations include leaning the embedding space using cross-example negative mining. Additional or alternative techniques are disclosed that enable determining an electronic resource for a query based on comparing a query vector (e.g., a embedding space representation of the query) with a set of pre-stored candidate electronic resource vectors (e.g., an embedding space representation of a set of candidate electronic resources).

Abstract: Provided are systems and methods that improve the computational efficiency of Transformers or other attention-based neural networks or machine learning models by re-using a number of attention scores between layers and/or heads of the model. To reduce the computational cost of self-attention-based models while achieving comparable or even superior results, example aspects of the present disclosure propose a novel architecture that reuses attention scores computed in one layer in one or multiple subsequent layers.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for accounting for long-tail training data.

Abstract: A safety switch includes a movably mounted locking bolt configured to lock an actuator in a defined locking position relative to the safety switch. The safety switch includes a movably mounted locking bulkhead movable between a first position and a second position. The locking bulkhead is configured to fix the movably mounted locking bolt in the second position via a positive fit.

Abstract: Generally, the present disclosure is directed to systems and methods that perform adaptive optimization with improved convergence properties. The adaptive optimization techniques described herein are useful in various optimization scenarios, including, for example, training a machine-learned model such as, for example, a neural network. In particular, according to one aspect of the present disclosure, a system implementing the adaptive optimization technique can, over a plurality of iterations, employ an adaptive per coordinate clipping threshold to clip a current first moment of the coordinate to obtain a current update value that enables faster convergence for the machine-learned model when the noise in the stochastic gradients is heavy tailed.

Abstract: A sensor system that simultaneously detects the positions of multiple movable carriages along a motion path. The sensor system includes a plurality of sensors arranged at least along a subsection of the motion path, wherein each sensor is designed for a contactless detection of a measuring element provided on each movable carriage. The sensor system also includes a processing device, which is connected electrically with the sensors and which is designed for a synchronous detection of sensor signals of the sensors.

Abstract: A securing apparatus for mechanically securing at least one connecting plug to a housing is provided, where the securing apparatus contains (a) a bow-like shaped base body, where the body can slide laterally onto the housing, and be fixed to the housing, (b) at least one receiving section, which is formed on the base body and which is designed for receiving the connecting plug, and (c) a plurality of strip-shaped, tightenable securing devices, which are capable of securing the connecting plug to the base body and/or the base body to the housing.

Abstract: A sensor with a signal strip, a segment with such a signal strip and a sensor, a linear drive and an installation, wherein the signal strip is assigned in each case to at least one segment, where the signal strip indicates a state of the segment and/or the state of a runner, where the at least one runner is moved by a respective segment, the state is assigned by a sensor assigned to the respective segment and is presented to a user who services the installation, in particular the linear drive of the installation, such the time interval for servicing the installation or the linear drive can be reduced because the operator of the linear drive immediately identifies the state of the respective runner or the respective segment.

Abstract: A securing apparatus for mechanically securing at least one connecting plug to a housing is provided, where the securing apparatus contains (a) a bow-like shaped base body, where the body can slide laterally onto the housing, and be fixed to the housing, (b) at least one receiving section, which is formed on the base body and which is designed for receiving the connecting plug, and (c) a plurality of strip-shaped, tightenable securing devices, which are capable of securing the connecting plug to the base body and/or the base body to the housing.

Abstract: A sensor system for detecting a position of a measuring element movable along a motion path, having a sensor arrangement, which includes a plurality of sensors arranged at least along a subsection of the motion path, which in each case are designed for a contactless detection at least of one physical dimension dependent on a position of a measuring element along the motion path as well as for a provision at least of one sensor signal dependent on the a least one determined physical dimension, as well as having a processing device, which is connected electrically with the sensors and which is designed for a processing of the sensor signals to form at least one position signal, which represents the position at least of one measuring element along the motion path, wherein the processing device is designed for a synchronous detection of sensor signals of the sensors.

Abstract: A stator segment for a linear motor-based transport system is developed to the effect that a transmitter for cyclic transmission of a control data record in a first clock cycle also transmits, in addition to transmitting the control data record, a position value in a clock-synchronized manner, wherein a plurality of positions are available as a sequence with a quantity of elements and an element with an index corresponds to a position, where the transmitter unit is configured such that, upon every first clock cycle, the index is incremented commencing from a starting value and an element is transmitted after the control data record, where the transmitter unit is furthermore configured to transmit all elements in one transmission interval, and where the transmission interval corresponds to a multiple of the first clock cycle.

Abstract: A method for ascertaining a position error in a linear drive, a linear drive, a method for operating the linear drive and an installation, wherein the deviation of a respective further runner in relation to a first runner (reference runner) is ascertained to determine the position error, where the discrepancy of the respective sensor is ascertained based on the deviation of the runner, the discrepancy may be ascertained using a reference system, the position error may be established based on the discrepancy of the respective sensor PS and the deviation of the respective runner, and where the position error may serve for the improved positioning, i.e., more precise positioning, of the respective runner on the linear drive or of the segments.

Abstract: A sensor with a signal strip, a segment with such a signal strip and a sensor, a linear drive and an installation, wherein the signal strip is assigned in each case to at least one segment, where the signal strip indicates a state of the segment and/or the state of a runner, where the at least one runner is moved by a respective segment, the state is assigned by a sensor assigned to the respective segment and is presented to a user who services the installation, in particular the linear drive of the installation, such the time interval for servicing the installation or the linear drive can be reduced because the operator of the linear drive immediately identifies the state of the respective runner or the respective segment.

Abstract: A stator segment for a linear motor-based transport system is developed to the effect that a transmitter for cyclic transmission of a control data record in a first clock cycle also transmits, in addition to transmitting the control data record, a position value in a clock-synchronized manner, wherein a plurality of positions are available as a sequence with a quantity of elements and an element with an index corresponds to a position, where the transmitter unit is configured such that, upon every first clock cycle, the index is incremented commencing from a starting value and an element is transmitted after the control data record, where the transmitter unit is furthermore configured to transmit all elements in one transmission interval, and where the transmission interval corresponds to a multiple of the first clock cycle.

Abstract: A sensor system for detecting a position of a measuring element movable along a motion path, having a sensor arrangement, which includes a plurality of sensors arranged at least along a subsection of the motion path, which in each case are designed for a contactless detection at least of one physical dimension dependent on a position of a measuring element along the motion path as well as for a provision at least of one sensor signal dependent on the a least one determined physical dimension, as well as having a processing device, which is connected electrically with the sensors and which is designed for a processing of the sensor signals to form at least one position signal, which represents the position at least of one measuring element along the motion path, wherein the processing device is designed for a synchronous detection of sensor signals of the sensors.

Abstract: A method for ascertaining a position error in a linear drive, a linear drive, a method for operating the linear drive and an installation, wherein the deviation of a respective further runner in relation to a first runner (reference runner) is ascertained to determine the position error, where the discrepancy of the respective sensor is ascertained based on the deviation of the runner, the discrepancy may be ascertained using a reference system, the position error may be established based on the discrepancy of the respective sensor PS and the deviation of the respective runner, and where the position error may serve for the improved positioning, i.e., more precise positioning, of the respective runner on the linear drive or of the segments.

Abstract: An apparatus for safeguarding a machine having a machine part performing a working movement, has a light source, a camera unit and a control unit. The light source and camera unit are attached to the machine part so as to concurrently move together with the machine part. The camera unit has an objective body with an optical lens element, an electronic image sensor arranged on a component support, an aperture stop, and a coupling part having a one-piece body by means of which the objective body and the component support are joined in a defined relative position to one another. The one-piece body fixedly rests on the component support thereby holding the aperture stop at a defined position relative to the electronic image sensor without individual adjustment. The control unit is designed to stop the working movement of the machine part depending on a signal produced by the camera unit.

Abstract: A control apparatus has at least one module including first, second and third module parts. The first and second module parts can be mechanically and electrically combined to form a first combined arrangement. The first and third module parts can be mechanically and electrically combined to form a second combined arrangement. The first module part comprises a securing element with an engagement section moveable between a first position, wherein the first and second module part are secured together, and a second position wherein the first and second module parts can be detached from one another. The securing element includes an actuation section. In the first position, the actuation section is located in a first spatial region and, in the second position, is located in a second spatial region. The third module part has a blocking section, which, in the second combined arrangement, occupies at least partially the second spatial region.