Abstract: Examples include a pile cutting apparatus including a cutting device for cutting a sheet pile, with a front pile bearing surface, a rear pile bearing surface, and a cutting gap arranged therebetween. A table plane contains the front pile bearing surface. The cutting device further includes a movable upper blade, a lower blade including a cutting edge, and a cutting aid for fixing sheet piles that is upstream from the upper blade along a transport path for transporting sheet piles. A movable support element has a contact surface for supporting sheets and is movable between a support position and a disposal position. The contact surface, when the support element is arranged in the support position, is arranged in and/or beneath the table plane, and is closer to the cutting edge when the support element is in the support position than when the support element is in the disposal position.

Abstract: Examples include activating at least one alignment segment of a processing machine. The at least one alignment segment is arranged before at least one processing unit of the processing machine that is activated. The at least one alignment segment includes a plurality of transport sections following one another in the transport direction. At least two transport sections, following one another in the transport direction, each have a basic position and at least one adjustment position. The at least one adjustment position in each case is offset relative to the basic position in the transverse direction. At least one transport section of the transport sections is axially adjusted. At least one dedicated drive axially adjusts the at least one transport section of the transport sections, and the at least one dedicated drive is designed as a direct drive.

Abstract: There is described a method of manufacturing a security article, said method comprising the steps of: introducing into an offset printing device a transparent film comprising a non-fibrous substrate layer of regenerated cellulose; and disposing printed information on at least a portion of said transparent film by an offset printing step, wherein said transparent film introduced into said offset printing device further comprises an ink-receptive layer on at least one surface of said substrate layer.

Abstract: Examples include a device for coating a carrier substrate with a powdered material. The device includes an application unit having a first roller and a second roller which, at a nip thereof, form a first gap through which a powder mixture can be conveyed to form a dry film. A counter-pressure roller, together with the second roller or another roller arranged between the counter-pressure roller and the second roller, forms a second gap through which the carrier substrate to be coated can be guided for having the dry film applied to the carrier substrate. The first gap between the first and second rollers can be adjusted based on a position-based positioning drive by being set to a constant and/or defined gap width, and the second gap can be adjusted based on a force-based positioning drive, and can be set to a constant and/or defined contact force or linear force.

Abstract: Examples include a cylinder for aligning magnetic or magnetizable particles contained in a coating agent on a substrate. In the region of the outer circumference of the cylinder, in a matrix-like manner, a number of magnetic elements that provide magnetic fields are arranged in n rows extending in an axially parallel manner and in m columns extending in the circumferential direction. Additionally, suction elements with suction openings pointing outwards are also arranged in the circumferential region. A plurality or all of the magnetic elements are arranged one behind the other and are each combined with at least one assigned suction element in respective modular units as action units in a plurality or all of the columns of magnetic elements. The action units can be positioned in each case independently of the other action units in the circumferential direction and/or can be detached from the cylinder.

Abstract: The invention relates to a drilling tool for producing a bore in the ground, comprising a rotatably drivable basic body, a removal means at a lower end of the basic body for removing soil material, and at least one adjustable removal element, which is adjustable between a radially inner retraction position and a radially outer extension position in which the removal element protrudes radially outwards relative to the basic body in order to widen a bore diameter.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for monitoring a structural foundation in a ground for a structure, wherein ground parameters are determined for the ground, based on the determined ground parameters a preliminary ground model is calculated by means of a computer unit, on which a design of the structural foundation is laid out taking into consideration specification data of the structure to be erected, during and/or after the production of the structural foundation measured values relating to settlements, distortions and/or forces on the structural foundation or the structure are recorded by means of measuring means, the measured values are forwarded to the computer unit which checks if the measured values are consistent with the preliminary ground model, and if the measured values are not consistent with the preliminary ground model, a subsequent ground model, in which the measured values are consistent with the new ground model, is calculated by the computer unit.

Abstract: A helmet for protecting a head of a user, in which the helmet is adjustable to adjust how it fits on the user's head, including by adjusting dimensions of the helmet independently from one another (e.g., adjusting the helmet longitudinally and laterally in independent ways) and/or having a self-adjusting padded interface with the user's head to better fit on the user's head (e.g., depending on a shape and/or a size of the user's head).

Abstract: Examples include authenticating a banknote having at least one printed area on a substrate thereof. An optoelectronic capturing device captures the at least one printed area on respective substrates of each of a plurality of copies of the same type of banknote to be authenticated and provides raw image data to a processor unit for visualizing the respective captured printed areas as an image on a display device connected to the processor unit. The processor unit partitions the respective image into a plurality of regions of interest (ROIs) and selectively provides different features for authentication of the certain type of banknote from the raw image data of each of the ROIs. Different selected features each form different classification models and authentication of a banknote to be presently authenticated is carried out using a plurality of classification models.

Abstract: A helmet selection/customization process, which includes obtaining a 3D scan of a user's head; identifying a retail helmet variant that would fit the user's head; providing the user with an option to select the identified retail helmet variant or design a custom liner for a base helmet; and in case the user selects to design a custom helmet, causing generation of a 3D model of a custom liner based on the 3D scan and a 3D model of the base helmet. The method includes determining, based on the 3D scan, parameters associated with the user's head; and accessing a database storing parameters associated with a plurality of retail helmet variants, wherein the identifying is carried out based on processing of the parameters associated with the user's head and the parameters stored in the database, so as to identify one of the variants in the plurality of retail helmet variants.

Abstract: The invention relates to a trench cutter comprising a box-shaped housing, on the upper face of which a lifting apparatus can be mounted, at least one cutting wheel, which is arranged on a lower face of the housing and can be driven in rotation to remove soil material, wherein cutting teeth are arranged along the outer circumference of the cut-ting wheel at least one circumferential row, which at least one axial clearance adjoins, and at least one clearing plate, which is arranged to be fixed relative to the housing and engages in the at least one circumferential clearance on the cutting wheel to clear away soil material. According to the invention, it is provided that the at least one clearing plate is mounted on a plate holder so as to be spaced apart from the housing, wherein a passage is formed between the at least one clearing plate and the housing, through which passage soil material that has been cut out during operation can be guided upwards.

Abstract: Examples include a die-cutting unit that includes a device for changing a die-cutting cylinder. The die-cutting unit includes at least one die-cutting cylinder and at least one anvil cylinder. The die-cutting cylinder is arranged in a die-cutting position for die-cutting, and the at least one die-cutting cylinder is exchangeable for at least one other die-cutting cylinder by means of the device for changing the die-cutting cylinder. A shortest straight connecting line between the axis of rotation of the die-cutting cylinder in the die-cutting position and the axis of rotation of the die-cutting cylinder in the move-out position is inclined less than 30 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane. Further, a shortest straight connecting line between the axis of rotation of the die-cutting cylinder in the move-out position and a maintenance position is inclined less than 30 degrees with respect to a vertical direction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a trench wall cutting device, to a trench cutter having a trench wall cutting device according to the invention, and to a method for cutting a cut trench using a trench cutter, which is constructed from at least two cutter modules, and at least one supply unit, which is connected to the cutter modules by means of cables. The first cutter module can be lowered into a guide trench before the second cutter module is placed onto the first cutter module. As a result, a cut trench can be created at a location with a restricted height, wherein in the trench the cutter has a guide height that is greater than the height of the site out of which the cut trench is generated.

Abstract: Examples include a cylinder for aligning magnetic or magnetizable particles contained in a coating agent on a substrate. In the region of the outer circumference of the cylinder, magnetic elements are arranged in n rows extending axially and in m columns extending circumferentially. At least two magnetic elements are provided one behind the other in the same column, mounted as a group at a shared carrier element and can be varied with respect to their axial position at the cylinder, collectively and independently of the magnetic elements of an adjoining column. The at least two magnetic elements of the same column are arranged at respective magnetic element carriers that can be positioned at the shared carrier element independently of one another in the circumferential direction and/or can be detached from the carrier element and/or are adjustable in the axial direction within an adjustment range.

Abstract: A skate (e.g., an ice skate) for a skater (e.g., a hockey player). The skate comprises a skate boot for receiving a foot of the skater and a skating device (e.g., a blade and a blade holder) disposed beneath the skate boot to engage a skating surface (e.g., ice). At least part of the skate boot and optionally at least part of one or more other components (e.g., the skating device) may be constructed from one or more materials (e.g., foams) molded by flowing in molding equipment during a molding process (e.g., injection molding or casting). This may allow the skate (or other footwear) to have useful performance characteristics (e.g., reduced weight, proper fit and comfort, etc.) while being more cost-effectively manufactured. Other articles of footwear are also provided.

Abstract: A helmet for protecting a user's head is provided with a faceguard, in which fastening of the faceguard to the helmet is facilitated, including by retention of fastening hardware (e.g., one or more fasteners) on the faceguard before the faceguard is fastened to the helmet. This may be useful for the user or other individuals, such as at a retail store or other location selling or otherwise providing the helmet and/or the faceguard.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a grab system, comprising a carrier device and a cable grab arranged thereon, which cable grab comprises a grab frame, which is held by a retaining cable on the carrier device, at least two grab buckets, which are mounted on a lower end of the grab frame, so as to be able to swivel between a closed position and an open position, and an actuating device with an actuating cable for swivelling the grab buckets, wherein an actuating cable is guided from the carrier device to the actuating device, and the carrier device has a driven first cable winch for the retaining cable and a driven second cable winch for the actuating cable, wherein the carrier device has an undercarriage and an upper carriage, which is mounted thereon for rotation about a vertical axis and has a cantilever arm on which the cable grab is vertically adjustably mounted, wherein in a removal step, in order to form a trench in the ground, the cable grab is lowered into the ground by the retaining ca

Abstract: A method for designing a first layer of a printed image in a security feature is provided. The security feature comprising an array of optical elements overlaying the printed image, the method comprising: receiving an original image, the original image comprising rows of pixels extending in an x direction and columns of pixels extending in a y direction; selecting a first section of the original image; generating a first block by combining the pixels of the first section with pixels of the first section mirrored in both the x and y directions; and assigning to the first block a location within the first layer of the printed image, the location corresponding to the location of the first section within the original image. A method for producing a printed image, a printed image, a security feature, a security document, and non-transitory computer readable medium are also provided.

Abstract: Examples include a machine assembly for conveying sheet-format substrates, including a first belt conveyor and a second belt conveyor. These belt conveyors each have a continuously circulating transport belt and are arranged one after another in the transport direction of the substrates conveyed on the respective transport belt. The substrate to be transferred from the first belt conveyor to the second belt conveyor is lifted off the transport belt of the first belt conveyor by means of an air current generated by a lifting nozzle and an opposing air current generated by a counter-nozzle. The substrate to be transferred remains fixed until its transfer by the vacuum pressure generated by a suction chamber of the first belt conveyor. This suction chamber fixing the substrate is arranged close to the lifting region. Examples also relate to a printing machine comprising this machine assembly.

Abstract: A security document includes a substrate having a transparent window formed in the substrate. A micro-optical structure including microlenses is arranged on one side of the substrate. A first print image is arranged on the other side of the substrate, opposite the micro-optical structure, and includes image elements having a dot size or line thickness smaller than a lens width of the microlenses. A layer is arranged on part of the first print image on the side facing away from the micro-optical structure. A second print image is arranged on the layer, facing away from the micro-optical structure, and so that the second print image can be brought into alignment with the micro-optical structure after folding the substrate at a bending line so that the second print image, or at least a piece of information contained therein, becomes visible and/or recognizable when viewed from a direction of the micro-optical structure.