Abstract: Disclosed is a method of making an extensible sculpture including providing a plurality of flexible material sheets; cutting each of the plurality of flexible material sheets to form a plurality of at least three sculptural pieces; arranging the sculptural pieces in a predetermined order; defining a first set of connection columns on the top face of the first sculptural piece; using a first connector to fixedly connect the bottom face of the second sculptural piece to the top face of the first sculptural piece at the first set of connection columns; defining a second set of connection columns on the top face of the second sculptural piece; and using a second connector to fixedly connect the bottom face of the third sculptural piece to the top face of the second sculptural piece at the second set of connection columns.

Abstract: A heater box apparatus may include a shaft member and a gear member. The gear member may include one or more protrusions, with a first and a second protrusion being on a first side of the gear member and a third protrusion being on a second side of the gear member. The third protrusion may include an aperture configured to receive the shaft member. The shaft member may include a first shaft portion, a second shaft portion, and a hood that separates the first shaft portion from the second shaft portion. The hood may circumscribe an outer edge of a new, enlarged, or broken vehicle door bore, the door bore couples to the airflow doors, which directs airflow between hot and cold.

Abstract: An automatic assembly line for mattress spring, includes a mattress spring conveying mechanism for conveying mattress springs; It also comprises a mattress spring frame assembly mechanism for installing frames on the mattress spring; It also comprises a mattress spring butterfly spring nailing mechanism for installing butterfly springs on the side of the mattress spring; This proposal designs an automatic assembly line for mattress spring, wherein the mattress spring frame assembly mechanism can automatically complete the loading of the frame, the transportation of the mattress spring frame assembly mechanism, the installation between the mattress spring and the frame, and the folding of non-woven fabric after the installation of the mattress spring frame.

Abstract: A casing having at least one tubular wall extending in a longitudinal direction (L) between two longitudinal ends, and an inner face that participates in delimiting a receptacle for a section of packing, the tubular wall participating in delimiting an input opening at one of its longitudinal ends The casing can also include a device configured to assist installation of a section of packing in the casing, which can include: a cradle which extends in an extension of at least part of the tubular wall from the input opening, in the longitudinal direction, opposite the base wall, the cradle being configured to position the section of packing facing the input opening; a removable cone which is configured to guide the section of packing by centring the section of packing on the input opening, wherein the longitudinal dimension of the cradle is larger than the longitudinal dimension of the removable cone.

Abstract: A bolt aligner includes a body having a first surface, an opposite second surface, and a thickness between the first and second surfaces. The body may further include a first through hole extending from the first surface through the second surface, a bolt alignment feature arranged concentric with the first through hole and extending from the first surface through a portion of the thickness, a bumper chamber arranged concentric with the first through hole and extending from the second surface through a portion of the thickness, and a threaded portion arranged axially between the bolt alignment feature and the bumper chamber. The body may further include a second through hole extending from the first surface through the second surface and a third through hole extending from the first surface through the second surface. The bolt aligner further includes a bumper arranged in the bumper chamber.

Abstract: A crimping device for reducing the size of prosthetic heart valve devices and other medical devices. A hydraulically operated piston advances a pusher toward an opening of a funnel. An interior surface of the funnel is configured to provide substantially uniform compression forces to a prosthetic heart valve device between the pusher and the funnel as the pusher advances the prosthetic heart valve device into the funnel. A system may comprise the crimping device and a prosthetic heart valve device positioned between the pusher and the funnel. A technique for using the crimping device includes delivering a pressurized fluid and crimping a prosthetic heart valve device using the interior surface of the funnel.

Abstract: A tightening device for a wind turbine configured to fasten and/or tighten a plurality of fasteners to a fastening target object, wherein the fasteners are arranged in a circle. The tightening device includes a center bearing unit for allowing the rotation of the tightening device about a center axis, a torque unit for applying torque on the fasteners to fasten and/or tighten the fasteners to the fastening target object, and a first arm extending in a radial direction from the center bearing unit and supporting the torque unit.

Abstract: The present invention deals with integrating methods for manufacturing and applying a spacer frame to a glass plate, particularly in the circumstance of increased sizes thereof, of the rigid type, i.e. which profiles essentially are formed by a hollow body having cross section close to the rectangular, micro-perforated in the wall facing the chamber of the insulating glass, where at least the wall facing the outer cavity intended for the secondary sealant is made of solid metal material or with a metal liner, the remaining walls or all the walls being capable of being made of plastic or metal, e.g. aluminum or stainless steel. Certain innovative elements of the devices implementing such methods are also claimed.

Abstract: A method of assembling an apparatus for delivering an implant to a deployment site in a patient's vasculature, includes: positioning an implant engagement member at least partially within a lumen of a tubular structure, the tubular structure having a sidewall comprising a pattern of wires or struts; heating the implant engagement member; pressing at least a portion of the sidewall of the tubular structure radially inward into a surface of the implant engagement member so that the wires or the struts of the sidewall penetrate into the surface and create corresponding recesses therein; and after the recesses are created in the surface of the implant engagement member, hardening the implant engagement member.

Abstract: A device and method for removing a seized yaw piston from a wind turbine housing is disclosed. The device features a boring plug with retention screws to secure the piston during operation and mounting plates for attaching the boring motor. The boring motor operates a cutter to remove the piston's core. The rotary motor is manually rotated allowing the cutting wheel to create a separating cut designed to sever a mushroomed ring from the barrel of the yaw piston. A puller tool, equipped with expandable wedge plates and a puller screw, grips the piston barrel through the separating cut. A hydraulic actuator, connected to the puller screw, applies force to extract the piston barrel. A tube spacer ensures proper alignment, and manual tools assist in breaking the mushroomed ring for easy removal.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a processing installation for aircraft structural components having a processing station comprising a clamping frame, wherein the clamping frame extends along a station longitudinal axis, and a processing unit which has a first upper tool unit having an upper tool which is orientated along a first tool axis and a lower tool unit having a lower tool which is orientated along a second tool axis, wherein the first tool axis and the second tool axis can be orientated parallel with a vertical direction which is angled with respect to the longitudinal direction, and wherein in at least one processing position of the upper tool of the first upper tool unit and in at least one processing position of the lower tool of the lower tool unit the first tool axis and the second tool axis are orientated coaxially relative to each other.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for multi-axis determinant assembly adjustment are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes a base mounted to an assembly jig, a support having an interface surface to support a portion of a panel component, a pin to rotationally couple the support to the base, the support to rotate relative to the base about an axis of rotation of the pin, and an adjuster to cause translation of the pin along a slot of the base to move the support.

Abstract: A joist assembly system that is structured for dynamic retrieval of components, dynamic and precise positioning and location of retrieved components, assembly of the components to form a joist, and delivery of the assembled joist. The joist assembly system has a plurality of material handling systems, a plurality of welding systems, and a rigging table system. The material handling systems are structured to load and position the components such as chords and webs onto the rigging table. The rigging table in turn supports the chords or webs. Subsequently, the plurality of welding systems weld the webs to the chords to form the joist.

Abstract: An automatic processing apparatus comprises a main body, a receiving portion, a working assembly, a workpiece magazine, a setting mechanism, a passivation bucket assembly, and a rotation driving assembly. The receiving potion is adapted for receiving a plurality of workpieces. The setting mechanism takes the workpieces to the receiving portion from the workpiece magazine. The working assembly is adapted for bringing the workpieces to the passivation bucket assembly for processing. The passivation bucket assembly includes a turning table and a plurality of passivation buckets moving when the turning table rotates. The rotation driving assembly drives one of the passivation buckets to rotate.

Abstract: A system includes a support beam elongated along a longitudinal axis. The support beam includes a first end portion longitudinally opposed from a second end portion, a first beam-side indexing feature proximate the first end portion, and a second beam-side indexing feature proximate the second end portion. The system further includes a first frame assembly having a first base portion, a first riser portion defining a first vertical axis, and a first carriage connected to the first riser portion and moveable relative to the first riser portion along the first vertical axis. The system further includes a second frame assembly having a second base portion, a second riser portion defining a second vertical axis, and a second carriage to the second riser portion and moveable relative to the second riser portion along the second vertical axis.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a kit for a cold storage room includes the following steps: determining one or more dimensions of the cold storage room; providing continuously manufactured insulation panels, cut to have a length based on the dimensions of the cold storage room, and having alignment structures formed thereon; cutting one or more of the continuously manufactured insulation panels to have a width based on the dimensions of the cold storage room and to form one or more joints; forming connecting structures on one or more of the continuously manufactured insulation panels, the connecting structures configured to form one or more joints; and providing connection hardware configured to mate with the connecting structures and to form one or more joints.

Abstract: A portable information handling system supports a flexible OLED display film over housing portions rotationally coupled by a hinge by folding the OLED display film over the hinge. Hinge brackets that couple to the housing portions each have a helical member that extends into an associated helical guide of the hinge main body. Hinge bracket rotation translates through the helical guides for synchronized housing rotation. The hinge main body has first and second circular portions extending along its length to define first and second rotation axes about which the hinge brackets pivot so that the display film has space to fold in the closed position.

Abstract: Provided is a dental blank. The dental blank includes: a seating portion provided in an artificial tooth processing apparatus; and a material portion configured to be inserted into the seating portion, wherein the material portion includes a plurality of outer contacting portions in contact with an inner side of the seating portion, and may have a polygonal shape in a cross-section.

Abstract: A die for deforming a workpiece material in a joining tool comprises a head with a top side partially defining a cavity in which the workpiece material is to be deformed, a bottom side opposite the top side, a lateral side arranged between the top side and the bottom side, and a stem which extends along a longitudinal axis from the bottom side of the head. The die further comprises an identification tag, preferably an RFID tag, having an antenna for receiving and/or transmitting a signal, and a storing element for storing information, and the antenna is wrapped circumferentially around the head, such that the antenna entirely surrounds the head. The head may also include a groove extending around the head on the lateral side with the antenna arranged in the groove. Additionally, the die may include a recess with the storing element located in the recess.

Abstract: A nacelle-mounted multiple-appliance lift system has a first lifting appliance and a second lifting appliance mounted in a nacelle of a wind turbine. The first and second lifting appliances are each mounted on main bearing housing securements, gearbox pillow blocks, or both the main bearing housing securements and the gearbox pillow blocks. The first and second lifting appliances share one or both of the main bearing housing securements and the gearbox pillow blocks.