Abstract: The invention relates to a device for cutting to length conductor pieces, in particular hairpins, received in a stator core, including a receptacle for the stator core together with the conductor pieces received therein, the free ends of which protrude out of the stator core when in the received state, in particular in the direction of gravity, and a cutting unit which comprises cutting portions that are designed and arranged such that they can be moved toward one another in order to act in a cutting manner from two opposing sides on at least one conductor piece to be cut to length, and the longitudinal axis thereof, during a cutting process.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for reshaping one or more conductor pieces arranged in a stator core, wherein a plurality of conductor pieces is arranged in the stator core, the conductor pieces being arranged on a plurality of circular paths running in a circumferential direction in rows which extend in a radial direction, and wherein the reshaping takes place in a free end of the conductor piece projecting out of the stator core.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for shaping one or more conductor pieces arranged in a stator core, wherein the conductor piece is a hairpin with two elongate legs and a connection portion connecting these two legs, wherein a large number of conductor pieces is arranged in the stator core, which conductor pieces are arranged in rows extending in a radial direction on a plurality of circular paths extending in a circumferential direction, and wherein the shaping takes place in a free end of the conductor piece that projects from the stator core.

Abstract: A 3D printer may precisely control deposition of diffusible chemical signals in different spatial regions of a solid polymer structure, in such a way that the concentration and spatial distribution of each diffusible chemical signal in each spatial region of the structure is independently controlled. A hydrogel containing genetically engineered, living organisms may be applied to a surface of the solid polymer structure. The living organisms may be single-celled organisms, such as bacteria. The diffusible chemical signals may diffuse out of the solid polymer structure and into the hydrogel, and may control gene expression of genetically engineered cells in different spatial locations in the hydrogel. Thus, gene expression of genetically-engineered cells in a hydrogel may be controlled on a region-by-region basis, by precisely controlling the position and concentration of diffusible chemical signals that are initially embedded in a solid structure adjacent to the hydrogel.

Abstract: An unorganized point cloud may be created by an optical 3D scanner that scans a physical object, or by computer simulation. The point cloud may be converted into binary raster layers, which encode material deposition instructions for a multi-material 3D printer. In many cases, this conversion—from point cloud to binary raster files—is achieved without producing a 3D voxel representation and without producing a boundary representation of the object to be printed. The conversion may involve spatial queries to find nearby points, filtering material properties of the found points, looking up material mixing ratios, and dithering to produce binary raster files. These raster files may be sent to a multi-material 3D printer to control fabrication of an object. A user interface may display a preview of the object to be printed, and may accept user input to create or modify a point cloud.

Abstract: An unorganized point cloud may be created by an optical 3D scanner that scans a physical object, or by computer simulation. The point cloud may be converted into binary raster layers, which encode material deposition instructions for a multi-material 3D printer. In many cases, this conversion—from point cloud to binary raster files—is achieved without producing a 3D voxel representation and without producing a boundary representation of the object to be printed. The conversion may involve spatial queries to find nearby points, filtering material properties of the found points, looking up material mixing ratios, and dithering to produce binary raster files. These raster files may be sent to a multi-material 3D printer to control fabrication of an object. A user interface may display a preview of the object to be printed, and may accept user input to create or modify a point cloud.