Abstract: A cutting unit for the cutting of a substrate band for an aerosol-generating device, and a related cutting assembly, wherein the substrate band has a longitudinally-extending axis and wherein the cutting unit comprises: a feeder for feeding the substrate band along a feed direction parallel to the extension axis; a cutting head comprising a cutting edge having a closed profile for cutting a substrate portion from the substrate band, which cutting head is movable in a movement direction transversal to the feed direction between a cutting position, in which it cuts the substrate portion, and a release position, in which it releases the substrate portion; and a conveyor, which are arranged and shaped so as to receive the substrate portion from the cutting head when the cutting head is in the release position, and convey the substrate portion towards an output section.

Abstract: A pack for smoking articles can include two groups of smoking articles arranged adjacent to each other; an inner containing element surrounding the two groups, having two distinct and separate extraction openings to access the respective groups of smoking articles, and having a front wall, two side walls and/or a rear wall; an outer containing element arranged around the inner containing element, surrounding the two groups, and having a rear wall; and two lids, which are hinged at opposite ends of the rear wall of the outer containing element, rotate between an open and closed position of the corresponding extraction openings, and each having a rear wall hinged to the rear wall of the outer containing element, two side walls, one front wall and one end wall.

Abstract: A pack for smoking articles having; a container; an inner wrap, which encloses a group of smoking articles and is housed in the container; a hinged lid, movable between a closed position and an open position, a collar, which embraces the inner wrap and is glued on the inside of the container so as to partially project out of the open top end and engage a corresponding inner surface of the lid, when the lid is arranged in a closed position; a slider, which is firmly connected to the lid and is coupled to the container in a sliding manner so as to slide relative to the container along a sliding direction; a locking system, which is interposed between the container and the slider and, in the closed position of the lid, prevents the slider from sliding relative to the container. The hindering of the sliding of the slider relative to the container, determined by the locking system, can be deactivated by an external action by the user to elastically deform at least part of at least one wall of the container.

Abstract: A method for making a capsule provided with a body containing a filtering element suitable for receiving a product for preparing a beverage, including: supplying a first film of thermoplastic material and a second film of filtering material to a forming mold according to a supplying direction, superimposing the second film on the first film, the forming mold including a lower half mold in which a plurality of cavities is obtained and an upper half mold provided with a plurality of stretching elements, one for each cavity, which are movable in one direction that is perpendicular to the supplying direction; pre-heating to a softening temperature the first film of thermoplastic material, by a pre-heating device arranged upstream of the forming mold; closing the forming mold bringing the lower half mold and the upper half mold towards one another until they clamp between one another the first film of thermoplastic material and the second film of filtering material; simultaneously forming in the cavities the bodie

Abstract: Apparatus (1) for checking the dimensions and/or shape of a complex-shaped body (3), comprising a checking support (5) on which the body to be checked is positioned, a robotic system (8) with an optical assembly (17) and a memory unit (19) for storing reference data relating to a reference shape of the body. A processing and control unit (18) controls movements of the optical assembly so as to obtain dimensional values relating to the body at predetermined measuring points, these dimensional values then being compared with the reference data stored in the memory unit. The apparatus further comprises reference elements (35) defined in the checking support in predetermined positions and a distance sensor (17) for acquiring actual positions of said reference elements. Local compensation parameters for correcting positioning errors of the robotic system are calculated for each of the reference elements on the basis of the predetermined positions and the actual positions acquired.

Abstract: Ballistic laminate for implementing a ballistic structure comprising at least two textile layers placed one on top of the other and joined together. The layers (elements) comprise at least a first textile element, of which the ballistic warp threads, having a count higher than 40 dtex, intersect non-ballistic weft threads, having a count less than 40 dtex, and at least a second textile element, in which non-ballistic warp threads, having a count less than 40 dtex, intersect ballistic weft threads having a count higher than 40 dtex. These at least two elements are joined together using various technologies to obtain a stable structure in which the energy absorption in the face of projectiles is greater than the energy absorption for conventional warp-weft fabrics for the same weight per square meter.

Abstract: A method for producing smoking articles, in particular cigarettes, each comprising a respective first tobacco rod portion; the method comprises the step of cutting a second rod portion, which is four times the length of the first rod portion, crosswise so as to obtain third rod portions, which are twice the length of the first rod portion; the third rod portions are offset and aligned so as to be fed in succession; the speed at which the third rod portions are conveyed before the offsetting procedure is smaller than the speed at which they are conveyed after the offsetting procedure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pack of electrically heated cigarettes, which comprises a container and a lid hinged one another; wherein the container comprises a top chamber which houses a group of cigarettes, a bottom chamber and a dividing wall, which divides the top chamber from the bottom chamber; and wherein a drawer is provided, which is arranged in the area of the bottom chamber and can slide between a closed position, in which the drawer is completely arranged inside the container and an open position, limited by a limit stop device, in which the drawer is partially pulled out of the container; the distance between the dividing wall and the top wall of the lid when the latter closes the top opening of the container, being between 4.5 and 5.5 centimetres; and the distance between the bottom wall of the drawer, when the latter is in the relative closed position, and the dividing wall being between 3.5 centimetres and 4.5 centimetres.

Abstract: Method and device for controlling the quantity of liquid contained in a cartridge for an aerosol generating device, wherein the cartridge has a container and a liquid contained in the container and wherein, according to which is measured the quantity of liquid contained in the cartridge; and compared the quantity of liquid with a reference quantity of liquid.

Abstract: A packet of smoking articles and method for manufacturing the same, wherein the packet comprises: a group of smoking articles; a wrapping, which encloses the group of smoking articles and that comprises an extraction opening, defined by an edge, for extracting the smoking articles from the wrapping; a closing label, which is fixed to the wrapping and that is mobile between a closing position, in which it closes the extraction opening, and an opening position, in which the access to the group of smoking articles is allowed; a covering element, which is fixed to the closing label and that faces and covers the extraction opening when the closing label is in the closing position.

Abstract: A method and a device for the ultrasonic welding of a first component to a second component of an electronic cigarette cartridge, wherein both components are made of a plastic material; the device includes an ultrasound generator, which delivers an electric pulse to a vibrating assembly, which, in turn, includes a converter designed to turn the electric pulse into a mechanical vibration movement and transfers it to a sonotrode, which directly transmits the energy in the form of vibrations to the two components to be welded; the sonotrode is designed so as to simultaneously weld a plurality of first components to the respective second components and cooperates with a plurality of striker elements, each associated to a respective first component and to a respective second component to be welded; and wherein each striker element is connected to a sensor, which is designed to detect a parameter of the welding process carried out to weld the first component to the second component and to control the welding proces

Abstract: Wireless digital communication method for the communication between two electronic devices (3, 16) of an industrial apparatus (1), including—encoding each bit of information by a respective sequence of a certain number (N) of pulses (25) that alternate with a corresponding number (N?1) of silence intervals (26), each pulse having a pulse duration (TI) shorter than or equal to ns and said silence intervals having respective silence durations (TSj) longer than or equal to 30 ns—transmitting, by a first electronic device, a radio signal (RS) comprising a plurality of radio pulses corresponding to the sequence of pulses without modulating any radio carrier, and—receiving and decoding, by the other electronic device, said radio signal to obtain said bit of information.

Abstract: The invention relates to an ophthalmic article (1) in particular for sunglasses, comprising: first layer (9) made of photochromic cellulose triacetate having a rear face (9R) to be oriented toward an eye (7) of a user and a front face (9F) to be oriented toward the field of vision (13) of the user, and a second layer (10) made of polyamide having a rear face (10R) to be oriented toward an eye (7) of a user and a front face (10F) to be oriented toward the field of vision (13) of the user, the first layer (9) being disposed proximate to the field of vision (13) of the user with regard to the second layer (10) being disposed proximate to the eye (7) of the user.

Abstract: Thermal camera assembly (1) comprising a thermal imaging detector (3) providing thermographic images and/or recordings, a protective casing (2) which houses the thermal imaging detector and includes a window (5) with a transparent screen (6), one or more sensors (15;16;20;32;33) arranged in the protective casing and providing signals indicative of a physical quantity or a state, one or more actuators (8;22;28) arranged in the protective casing, and a control unit (9) which is integrated in the protective casing. The control unit is directly connected to the thermal imaging detector to receive the thermographic images and/or recordings and transmit them to the outside, to the sensors to receive the relative signals, and to the actuators to control the latter according to the signals received. The control unit is able to manage and control the communication between all the components of the thermal camera and the outside.

Abstract: Method for checking the surface and/or shape of at least one surface, or part thereof, of an object made of transparent material, by means of a checking system which comprises a light source, a sensor and a processing unit connected to the sensor. By an appropriate positioning of the light source and sensor it is possible to overcome the problem of multiple reflections and to identify in a unique manner the rays scattered from the surface to be checked and received by the sensor which are useful for the purposes of checking. According to one of the embodiments, it is also possible to determine the thickness of the object to be checked.

Abstract: An apparatus for checking mechanical parts such as tools on machine tools employs optical devices for emitting and receiving a light beam, for example a laser beam, along a checking direction, and sensors for detecting variations in the features of such a light beam. A protection device (15) for at least one of the optical devices comprises a support element (21,22) with an inner seat (20), communication conduits (18,26,34) aligned along the checking direction and a shutter (44) movable, in the internal seat, from a rest position to an operative position of the apparatus. The shutter comprises a transversal through hole (60) which is arranged along the checking direction in the operative position, aligned with the communication conduits to allow the light beam to pass through. A movable closure element (55), for example a small sphere or ball, is arranged in a transversal hollow (54) of the shutter and is pushed by a spring towards the outside of the transversal hollow.

Abstract: A pack for smoking articles having: an inner container housing a group of smoking articles and provided with an extraction opening for the smoking articles; a closing tab coupled to the inner container in the area of the extraction opening to close the extraction opening, the closing tab being glued to the inner container in a releasable manner; a rigid outer container that houses the inner container; and a cup-shaped lid hinged to the outer container so as to rotate, relative to the outer container, between an opening position and a closing position. The closing tab has: a plastic layer arranged internally, a through opening arranged in the area of the extraction opening, and directly glued to an outer surface of the inner container using re-stick glue; and a paper layer arranged in contact with the plastic layer and more on the outside than the plastic layer.

Abstract: Balancing system for a rotating spindle (3) of a machine tool (1); the balancing system has a rotating part comprising a balancing head (7) with at least one balancing mass (8) and at least one electric motor (9) which is adapted to regulate the position of the balancing mass; the rotating part also includes a vibration sensor (10) and a control system (11) with at least one hardware (12) and at least one software (13) executed by the hardware; the balancing system also includes a two-way contactless communication system (14) which establishes communication between the rotating control system and a fixed processing and control electronics (15) connected to a machine tool control unit (20).

Abstract: Package for components of aerosol generating devices, comprising: at least two components; a sleeve comprising a first wall and a second wall opposite and parallel to each other, and a first opening and a second opening opposite to each other; a first and a second blister pack containing the components and slidable relative to the sleeve through the first opening and the second opening, respectively; a first guide flap extending from the second wall of the sleeve at the second opening to create a first slot with the second wall; a second guide flap extending from the first wall of the sleeve at the first opening to create a second slot with the first wall; a first sliding flap integral with the first blister pack and a second sliding flap integral with the second blister pack which are arranged in the first slot and in the second slot, respectively, and that are shaped to slide in the first slot and in the second slot, respectively.