Abstract: A suction gripping device for picking up a plurality of substrates which are flat and flexible includes: a base body, which defines a plane; at least one gas suction vacuum module which is arranged on the base body and has at least one gas suction opening configured for withdrawing gas by suction and for generating a first vacuum so as to suction a respective one of the plurality of substrates against the suction gripping device; and at least one gas ejection vacuum module which is arranged on the base body and has a gas ejection opening configured for ejecting gas and for generating a second vacuum so as to suction the respective one of the plurality of substrates against the suction gripping device.

Abstract: A stitch-forming tool assembly for a sewing machine is used to produce a double-chain stitch seam. A sewing needle of the assembly can be driven up and down in a needle stitching direction perpendicular to a material to be sewn and is designed to guide a needle thread. A looper of the assembly is designed to guide a looper thread and for oscillating movement in an oscillating movement plane. The latter is spanned by the needle stitching direction and by a sewing direction along the double chain stitch seam. During an entire double chain stitch a path of movement of the looper lies completely in the oscillating movement plane. This results in a stitch-forming tool assembly in which in particular a looper drive is simplified.

Abstract: A system, template, and method of managing virtual control units in an industrial automation facility are provided. The industrial automation facility includes machines. The method includes generating templates including deployment criteria for the virtual control units. Each of the virtual control units is capable of controlling at least one of the machines. The virtual control units are mapped to one or more compute nodes based on the deployment criteria. The virtual control units are instantiated on the mapped compute nodes when the controlled machines are in operation. The method includes validating that the instantiation of the virtual control units is in accordance with the templates using an attestation that confirms determined deployment parameters after deployment of the virtual control units. The machines perform the industrial process, according to control commands received from at least one of the virtual control units, when the virtual control units are validly instantiated.

Abstract: An ultrasonic welding device includes a sonotrode with a sonotrode surface, a lateral slide with a lateral slide surface, a touching element with a touching surface and an insertion chamber for inserting joining parts. The insertion chamber is defined in a first axial direction (y) on a first side by the sonotrode surface and in a second axial direction (x) on a second side by the lateral slide surface and on a third side opposing the second side by the touching surface. Furthermore, the ultrasonic welding device includes a first receiving element with a first stop edge and a second receiving element with a second stop edge. The first receiving element and the second receiving element are arranged to be movable in relation to each other between a starting position and an end position.

Abstract: An ultrasonic welding device includes a sonotrode, an anvil, a touching element, a lateral slide, a stop element and a receiving chamber in which joining partners are received and which is defined by bordering components of the ultrasonic welding device. The receiving chamber is defined on a first side by the sonotrode and on a second side by the anvil. The receiving chamber is further defined on a third side by the touching element and on a fourth side by the lateral slide. The receiving chamber is further defined on a fifth side, extending transverse to the first to fourth sides, by the stop element. The first stop element is electrically conductive on its surface directed toward the receiving chamber in order to form a first electrode.

Abstract: The invention provides a bonding agent particularly suited for bonding metal to castable polyurethane, polyesters and or polyamides.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include an attestation component configured to attest a cloud-based execution environment. The cloud-based execution environment comprises at least one application instance and a project plan assigned to the at least one application instance. The attestation component may include: a determination component configured to determine at least one piece of trustworthiness information indicating a trustworthiness of the cloud-based execution environment and of the at least one application instance; and a linking component configured to establish a link between the trustworthiness information and the project plan.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for parallelized simulation of the movement of a machine component in or near a work object, wherein: a planned trajectory of the machine component is divided into several trajectory portions; a simulation of at least a first trajectory portion and a second trajectory portion is performed at least partly in parallel yielding simulation results, wherein the simulation comprises determining incidents, preferably collisions, along the trajectory portions; at least the simulation results of the first trajectory portion and the second trajectory portion are merged yielding a merged simulation result; and the merged simulation result is outputted.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a configuration device for determining an update configuration for a software update for a technical installation. The device may include: a module to acquire operating parameters of a production process of a technical installation, including configuration parameters of the technical installation; a module to load software updates for one or more elements of the technical installation; a module to use the operating parameters and the software updates as a basis for determining an update configuration for the software updates; and a module to transfer the update configuration and/or the software updates to an update server. The update server controls and/or monitors and/or records the software update of the one or more elements of the technical installation on the basis of the update configuration.

Abstract: A door that is adapted to separating two environments with different pressures and to an aircraft with such a door. The door may include a door leaf, a door frame having a door stop and a roller, and an actuating system having a latch element and an inward-moving drive system. The inward-moving drive system may include a puller shaft and a puller that is non-rotatably attached to the puller shaft. The puller may include a guide rail that moves along the roller during a rotation of the puller such that the puller moves the door leaf in direction of the first environment thereby disengaging the latch element from the door stop.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a top-gate, bottom-contact organic field effect transistor on a substrate, which organic field effect transistor comprises source and drain electrodes, a semiconducting layer, a cured first dielectric layer and a gate electrode, and which process comprises the steps of: i) applying a composition comprising an organic semiconducting material to form the semiconducting layer, ii) applying a composition comprising a first dielectric material and a crosslinking agent carrying at least two azide groups to form a first dielectric layer, iii) curing portions of the first dielectric layer by light treatment, iv) removing the uncured portions of the first dielectric layer, and v) removing the portions of the semiconducting layer that are not covered by the cured first dielectric layer, wherein the first dielectric material comprises a star-shaped polymer consisting of at least one polymer block A and at least two polymer blocks B, wherein each polymer b

Abstract: As typical databases evolve and the schema defining the stored data changes, difficulties arise in interfacing with the database and compatibility to applications may be lost. Provided for are methods for retrieving data stored in a database using versioned reference perspectives of edges, which define relationships between nodes. The methods provide for backwards-compatibility in accessing node-data stored in accordance with a pre-defined schema based upon a request including a version identifier. Also provided for are backend systems, frontend systems, and industrial machines for the manipulation of work products.

Abstract: A method for verifying system functions of an oxygen reduction system, said functions being used during operation. The oxygen reduction system reduces or maintains an oxygen concentration level in a protection region by supplying inert gas and to monitor or increase the oxygen concentration level, which has been previously reduced in the protection region or in a monitoring region. The method comprises: Detecting system functions being used during the operation of the oxygen reduction system. generating a license data set which contains licenses used by the system functions being used. reading a verification data set provided on a storage medium, wherein the verification data set contains at least one existing license— determining a license violation if each license used is not contained in the verification data set. outputting an error message, or deactivating at least one system function if a license violation is determined.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a top-gate, bottom-contact organic field effect transistor on a substrate, which organic field effect transistor comprises source and drain electrodes, a semiconducting layer, a cured first dielectric layer and a gate electrode, and which process comprises the steps of: i) applying a composition comprising an organic semiconducting material to form the semiconducting layer, ii) applying a composition comprising a first dielectric material and a crosslinking agent carrying at least two azide groups to form a first dielectric layer, iii) curing portions of the first dielectric layer by light treatment, iv) removing the uncured portions of the first dielectric layer, and v) removing the portions of the semiconducting layer that are not covered by the cured first dielectric layer, wherein the first dielectric material comprises a star-shaped polymer consisting of at least one polymer block A and at least two polymer blocks B, wherein each polymer b

Abstract: A door that is adapted to separating two environments with different pressures and to an aircraft with such a door. The door may include a door leaf, a door frame having a door stop and a roller, and an actuating system having a latch element and an inward-moving drive system. The inward-moving drive system may include a puller shaft and a puller that is non-rotatably attached to the puller shaft. The puller may include a guide rail that moves along the roller during a rotation of the puller such that the puller moves the door leaf in direction of the first environment thereby disengaging the latch element from the door stop.

Abstract: A method for starting and stopping a gas turbine in a combined cycle power plant, wherein the gas turbine includes a compressor having adjustable guide vanes and the gas turbine power can also be controlled by opening the guide vanes. When the gas turbine is started, it is driven up to a base load or up to an emission-compliant load point, and the guide vanes are opened before the base load or the emission-compliant load point is reached.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a top-gate, bottom-contact organic field effect transistor on a substrate, which organic field effect transistor comprises source and drain electrodes, a semiconducting layer, a cured first dielectric layer and a gate electrode, and which process comprises the steps of: i) applying a composition comprising an organic semiconducting material to form the semiconducting layer, ii) applying a composition comprising a first dielectric material and a crosslinking agent carrying at least two azide groups to form a first dielectric layer, iii) curing portions of the first dielectric layer by light treatment, iv) removing the uncured portions of the first dielectric layer, and v) removing the portions of the semiconducting layer that are not covered by the cured first dielectric layer, wherein the first dielectric material comprises a star-shaped polymer consisting of at least one polymer block A and at least two polymer blocks B, wherein each polymer b

Abstract: Method of cooling a pulley, comprising a step of decreasing the temperature of the pulley by using a closed cooling system that is in contact with the pulley comprising a cooling medium in the range of ?60 to 70° C.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to combined gas and steam power plants. Various embodiments may include methods for operating such plants, such as: generating hot steam with an exhaust gas of a gas turbine; driving a generator with the steam; diverting at least a part of the generated steam and storing the diverted steam in a steam accumulator; then, discharging at least a part of the steam stored in the steam accumulator from the steam accumulator; heating the steam discharged from the steam accumulator with heat released during an exothermic chemical reaction; and feeding the heated steam to drive the turbine device.