Abstract: A controller includes control function circuits that are connected to each other and control a multi-axis control machine. Each of the control function circuits performs a respective control function upon receipt of a control signal from another control function circuit of the control function circuits, and the control signal corresponds to a predetermined interface standard determined from the control function.

Abstract: A print device includes a head, a recovery portion, and a processor. The head ejects an ink onto a print medium. The recovery portion performs recovery processing to recover an ejection performance of the ink of the head. The processor acquires an integrated value of an ejection amount of the ink, and determines when the integrated value is equal to or more than a reference value, execution of the recovery processing including wiping of a nozzle surface. A nozzle hole is formed in the nozzle surface and ejects the ink. The processor acquires a temperature correlation value corresponding to an environmental temperature, and sets the reference value based on the acquired temperature correlation value such that the reference value when the environmental temperature is a first temperature is smaller than the reference value when the environmental temperature is a second temperature. The second temperature is higher than the first temperature.

Abstract: A polyolefin microporous membrane is suitable to provide thereon a porous layer having little variation in thickness, which has a fluctuation range of F25 value in the length direction of 1 MPa or less, and which has a length of 1,000 m or more (wherein the F25 value refers to a value obtained by: measuring a load value applied to a test specimen when the test specimen is stretched by 25% using a tensile tester; and dividing the load value by the value of the cross-sectional area of the test specimen).

Abstract: A nozzle arrangement of a head portion of a printer includes nozzle arrays arranged in a first direction. Each of the nozzle arrays has nozzles arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction. Each of the nozzles is provided to eject liquid. The printer includes a set of liquid passages provided to supply the liquid to the nozzle arrangement. The set of liquid passages has liquid passages interconnected via a communication path. The nozzles in each of the nozzle arrays is connected to a corresponding one of the liquid passages. In selective flushing that is performed a plurality of times, among the nozzles configuring the nozzle arrays, liquid is ejected from the nozzles arranged in a first region adjacent to the communication path.

Abstract: A laminated polyolefin microporous membrane is disclosed. The laminated polyolefin microporous membrane includes a first polyolefin microporous membrane, and a second polyolefin microporous membrane. A shutdown temperature of the laminated polyolefin microporous membrane is from 128° C. to 135° C., an air permeation resistance increase rate from 30° C. to 105° C. per 20 ?m of thickness of the laminated polyolefin microporous membrane is less than 1.5 sec/100 cc Air/° C., and a variation range in an F25 value of the laminated polyolefin microporous membrane in a longitudinal direction is not greater than 1 MPa. The F25 value represents a value determined by dividing the load at 25% elongation of a sample of the laminated polyolefin microporous membrane as measured with a tensile tester by the cross-sectional area of the sample polyolefin microporous membrane.

Abstract: A multi-layer polyolefin porous membrane is disclosed. The membrane includes first and second layers, and a plurality of protrusions including polyolefin. The protrusions have a protrusion width (W) satisfying 5 ?m?W?50 ?m and have a protrusion height (H) satisfying 0.5 ?m?H. The protrusions are randomly disposed on a first side of the membrane, and the protrusions are disposed with a density of not less than 3 protrusions/cm2 and not greater than 200 protrusions/cm2. A meltdown temperature of the membrane is not lower than 165° C., an air permeation resistance of the membrane is not greater than 300 sec/100 cc Air, and a thickness of the membrane is not greater than 20 ?m.

Abstract: A polyolefin microporous membrane is disclosed. The membrane has a width of not less than 100 mm, and a variation range of an F25 value in a width direction is not greater than 1 MPa. The F25 value is a value obtained by dividing a load at 25% elongation of a sample of the laminated polyolefin microporous membrane as measured with a tensile testing machine by a cross-sectional area of the sample.

Abstract: A separator for batteries that achieves both adhesiveness to electrodes and low thermal shrinkage, which have been conventionally difficult to be compatible with each other, and has excellent ion permeability in order to further improve the safety of the separator, on the assumption that lithium ion secondary batteries are widely used for electric automobiles and the like, which require the batteries to withstand severe operating conditions. The separator for batteries is configured such that a modified porous layer containing a fluororesin and inorganic particles is laminated on at least one side of a porous membrane formed of a polyolefin resin. The content of the particles is equal to or more than 40% by volume and less than 70% volume with respect to the total of the fluororesin and the particles. The fluororesin has a crystallinity of equal to or more than 36% and less than 70%.

Abstract: A nozzle arrangement of a head portion of a printer includes nozzle arrays arranged in a first direction. Each of the nozzle arrays has nozzles arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction. Each of the nozzles is provided to eject liquid. The printer includes a set of liquid passages provided to supply the liquid to the nozzle arrangement. The set of liquid passages has liquid passages interconnected via a communication path. The nozzles in each of the nozzle arrays is connected to a corresponding one of the liquid passages. In selective flushing that is performed a plurality of times, among the nozzles configuring the nozzle arrays, liquid is ejected from the nozzles arranged in a first region adjacent to the communication path.

Abstract: Considering that battery separators will require further thinner materials and lower costs in the future, a battery separator of the present invention, in which multi-layer polyolefin porous membrane with exceptionally high peel strength against a modified porous layer, suitable for high-speed processing during slit process and battery assembly process, and suitable for laminating on a multi-layer modified porous layer, and a multi-layer modified porous layer are laminated, is provided. A multi-layer polyolefin porous membrane comprising at least two or more layers, the multi-layer polyolefin porous membrane having a shut-down temperature in a range of 128 to 135° C., a rate of increase in air permeation resistance from 30° C. to 105° C. scaled to 20 ?m thickness less than 1.5 sec/100 cc Air/° C., and a thickness not more than 20 ?m.

Abstract: A method produces a composite porous membrane including a porous membrane A formed of a polyolefin-based resin; and a porous membrane B containing a heat-resistant resin and laminated on the porous membrane A, including: (i) applying a heat-resistant resin solution onto a base film, followed by passing the coated film through a low-humidity zone, and then through a high-humidity zone to form a heat-resistant resin membrane on the base film; and (ii) bonding together the heat-resistant resin membrane formed in step (i) and a porous membrane A formed of a polyolefin-based resin, followed by converting the heat-resistant resin membrane into a porous membrane B by immersion in a solidification bath, and washing and drying the same to obtain the composite porous membrane.

Abstract: A print device includes a head, a recovery portion, and a processor. The head ejects an ink onto a print medium. The recovery portion performs recovery processing to recover an ejection performance of the ink of the head. The processor acquires an integrated value of an ejection amount of the ink, and determines when the integrated value is equal to or more than a reference value, execution of the recovery processing including wiping of a nozzle surface. A nozzle hole is formed in the nozzle surface and ejects the ink. The processor acquires a temperature correlation value corresponding to an environmental temperature, and sets the reference value based on the acquired temperature correlation value such that the reference value when the environmental temperature is a first temperature is smaller than the reference value when the environmental temperature is a second temperature. The second temperature is higher than the first temperature.

Abstract: A print device includes a head, a recovery portion, a processor, and a memory. The head is configured to eject a first ink for base printing and a second ink for image printing. The first ink is ejected onto a print medium and the second ink is ejected on the base printing to print image printing. The recovery portion is configured to perform recovery processing. The recovery processing recovers an ejection performance of the first ink of the head. The memory stores computer-readable instructions. When the computer-readable instructions are executed by the processor, the processor acquires an integrated value of an ejection amount of the first ink. And the processor also determines, based on the acquired integrated value, whether to perform the recovery processing by the recovery portion.

Abstract: Considering that battery separators will require further thinner materials and lower costs in the future, a battery separator of the present invention, in which multi-layer polyolefin porous membrane with exceptionally high peel strength against a modified porous layer, suitable for high-speed processing during slit process and battery assembly process, and suitable for laminating on a multi-layer modified porous layer, and a multi-layer modified porous layer are laminated, is provided. A multi-layer polyolefin porous membrane comprising at least two or more layers, the multi-layer polyolefin porous membrane having a shut-down temperature in a range of 128 to 135° C., a rate of increase in air permeation resistance from 30° C. to 105° C. scaled to 20 ?m thickness less than 1.5 sec/100 cc Air/° C., and a thickness not more than 20 ?m.

Abstract: A battery separator is disclosed. The battery separator includes a polyolefin porous membrane which has a plurality of protrusions including a polyolefin. The protrusions are interspersed randomly on at least one surface of the polyolefin porous membrane at a density of not less than 3 protrusions/cm2 and not greater than 200 protrusions/cm2. The protrusions have a size W, where 5 ?m?W?50 ?m, and the protrusions have a height H, where 0.5 ?m?H. The battery separator also includes a modified porous layer, including a fluorine-based resin, and a plurality of inorganic particles laminated on the at least one surface of the polyolefin porous membrane. A concentration of the inorganic particles is not less than 40 wt. % and is less than 80 wt. %.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating a ladder-logic program includes a comment adder, an annotation information adder, a ladder-logic chart display manager, and a display controller. The comment adder adds one or more comments, each of which includes text information, to the ladder-logic program. The annotation information adder adds annotation information, pertaining to display of the ladder-logic program, to at least one of the one or more comments. The ladder-logic chart display manager displays a ladder-logic chart and the text information included in each of the one or more comments, based on the ladder-logic program. The display controller controls display performed by the ladder-logic chart display manager, based on the annotation information added to the at least one of the one or more comments.

Abstract: A laminated porous membrane includes a polyolefin porous membrane, on one surface of which projections that are made of a polyolefin and satisfy 5 ?m?W?50 ?m (W: projection size) and 0.5 ?m?H (H: projection height) are irregularly scattered at a density of 3/cm2 to 200/cm2, and a modifying porous layer laminated on the surface of the polyolefin porous membrane having the projections, wherein the modifying porous layer includes a binder with a tensile strength of at least 5 N/mm2 and inorganic particles.

Abstract: Provided is a trace data collection system, including: a controller including: a trace start signal transmission determination unit configured to determine a condition for transmitting a trace start signal; and a trace start signal transmission unit configured to transmit the trace start signal; and a motor control device including: a trace start signal reception unit configured to receive the trace start signal; a trace start determination unit configured to set at least reception of the trace start signal as a trace start condition; and a first trace data collection unit configured to collect first trace data relating to a motor.

Abstract: Considering that the battery separator of embodiments of the present invention will have thinner materials and lower costs, provided are a polyolefin porous membrane with exceptionally high peel strength between the polyolefin porous membrane and a modified porous layer, suitable for high-speed processing during slit processing and the battery assembly process, and suitable for laminating on a modified porous layer, and a battery separator obtained by laminating a modified porous layer on the polyolefin porous membrane. A polyolefin porous membrane comprising protrusions of polyolefin having a size (W) within a range of 5??m?W?50 ?m and a height (H) within a range of 0.5 ?m?H and irregularly disposed on both sides of the polyolefin porous membrane in a density not less than 3/cm2 and not more than 200/cm2 per side, and the polyolefin porous membrane having a thickness of not more than 25 ?m.

Abstract: A nozzle arrangement has nozzle arrays arranged in a first direction. Liquid passages are interconnected via a communication path and arranged in the first direction. Nozzles in each one of the nozzle arrays are connected to a corresponding one of the liquid passages. Each of the liquid passages has a first end connected to a supply port and a second end connected to the communication path, in a second direction. The controller controls a flushing operation ejecting liquid from the nozzles as waste liquid. The controller controls the head portion to perform a selective flushing operation. The selective flushing operation is an operation of ejecting the liquid from the nozzles corresponding to a part, being at least one of the liquid passages, of a set of liquid passages while stopping ejection of the liquid from the nozzles corresponding to a remaining part of the set of liquid passages.