Abstract: An apparatus for introducing a parting agent into a hollow workpiece before or during processing of the hollow workpiece by using a laser processing machine, includes an introduction section with a nozzle for dispensing the parting agent and a centering element which is disposed on the introduction section and serves for centering the introduction section within the hollow workpiece. A loading station, a system and a method are also provided.

Abstract: Induction heating extension cables including control conductors are disclosed. An example cable assembly includes: a first plurality of conductors in a Litz cable arrangement; an outer protective layer configured to protect the plurality of conductors from physical damage; and a second plurality of conductors that are electrically isolated from the first plurality of conductors and are protected by the outer protective layer from physical damage.

Abstract: A method for heat treatment of an object of sheet metal, includes the step of heating at least one selected portion of the object using an energy beam. The beam is projected onto a surface of the object so as to produce a primary spot on the object, the beam being repetitively scanned in two dimensions in accordance with a scanning pattern so as to establish an effective spot on the object, the effective spot having a two-dimensional energy distribution. The effective spot is displaced in relation to the surface of the object to progressively heat the at least one selected portion of the object. The scanning pattern includes interconnected curved segments.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for calibrating for an electron beam additive manufacturing system. The electron beam manufacturing system includes electron beam guns. A calibration system includes an optical pyrometer. The optical pyrometer captures thermal radiation emitted from raw material. An analysis component is communicatively coupled to the optical pyrometer. The analysis component is programmed to determine calibration parameters from information from the optical pyrometer and a phase transition temperature.

Abstract: An oxygen tubing box includes a box having a lid attached to a body forming an interior cavity; a channel extending through a portion of the interior cavity exiting to an exterior of the box, the channel to receive an end of oxygen tubing; a spindle positioned within the interior cavity and to connect to the channel; one or more pulleys positioned within the interior cavity along the channel; a control panel housed within the interior cavity, the control panel having a power source to provide power to the box; and a heater configured to heat the interior cavity of the box; a motor connected to the one or more pulleys; operation of the motor is to rotate the one or more pulleys; and the heater provides heat to relax the oxygen tubing.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and/or methods for providing an induction heating system are disclosed. The induction heating system includes an induction power supply and an induction heating tool configured to receive induction-type power from the induction power supply through one or more ports. The ports may be part of the induction power supply and/or an associated junction box. The induction heating tool may include a heating coil attached to one or more plugs via one or more cables. The ports of the induction power supply and/or junction box are configured to receive the plugs of the induction heating tool. A communication device may be positioned adjacent the ports. The communication device may be configured to read data from one or more memory devices of the induction heating tool (e.g., in/on the plugs) via close proximity communication.

Abstract: A convection oven is provided. An oven cavity is defined by at least by a top wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, and a door configured selectively open and close the oven cavity. An air channel defines a convection airflow out of and back into the oven cavity, the top wall defining an air inlet to allow the convection airflow to enter the air channel from the oven cavity, the walls further defining a plurality of outlets to allow the convection airflow to exit the air channel and reenter the oven cavity. Each of the plurality of outlets houses a corresponding one of a plurality of heating tubes, each corresponding heating tube being mounted along the convection airflow exiting the air channel.

Abstract: A cooking apparatus including a plurality of physically separated glasses and a coupling member coupling the plurality of glasses. The cooking apparatus includes a first glass forming a first region, a second glass forming a second region separated from the first region, and the coupling member configured to couple the first glass and the second glass. Where the coupling member includes an upper flange configured to cover a portion of an upper surface of the first glass and a portion of an upper surface of the second glass to divide the first region and the second region, a lower flange configured to support a portion of a lower surface of the first glass and a portion of a lower surface of the second glass, and a column configured to connect the upper flange and the lower flange.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cooking apparatus having a heating module capable of moving in a two-dimensional space and, particularly, to a cooking apparatus comprising: an upper plate configured to support a cooking vessel, a heating module disposed movably in a space provided under the upper plate and included a coil, and a rail disposed under the heating module to guide movements of the heating module, wherein electric current is supplied to the rail and the heating module supplies an alternating current through the rail. According to the present disclosure, the heating module supplies a current through the rail rather than receiving a current through a separate connection coil or wiring from an external power supply, thereby enabling shorting or disconnection of a current to be prevented even if the heating module moves.

Abstract: A heat diffuser for use with an electrically-operated aerosol-generating device is configured to be removably coupled to the aerosol-generating device. The heat diffuser includes a non-combustible porous body for absorbing heat from an electric heating element. The porous body is thermally conductive such that, in use, air drawn through the porous body is heated by the heat absorbed by the porous body. Example embodiments also provide a heated aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating system, both comprising the heat diffuser.

Abstract: A device for infusing smoke flavor into beverages includes a board, at least one recessed smoking well, an infuser and tubing. The board has a board thickness. The at least one recessed smoking well is recessed into a top surface of the board. The infuser is housed inside of the board. The infuser is configured to create smoke. The infuser includes a fan configured to direct the smoke created. The tubing connects the infuser to the recessed smoking well. Wherein, once lit, the infuser is configured to direct smoke it creates through the tubing and into the recessed smoking well. Whereby, the device is configured to infuse smoke flavor into a glass containing the beverage positioned in the recessed smoking well by directing smoke created from the infuser through the tubing and into the recessed smoking well.

Abstract: Optics assemblies and their methods of use in additive manufacturing systems are described. In some embodiments, an additive manufacturing system may include a build surface, a plurality of laser energy sources configured to produce a plurality of laser spots on the build surface, and an optics assembly configured to independently control a size of each of the plurality of laser spots and a spacing between the plurality of laser spots on the build surface. The optics assembly may include a plurality of lens arrays, where the plurality of lens arrays is configured to adjust a size of each of the plurality of laser spots on the build surface, and at least one lens. The at least one lens may also be configured to adjust a spacing between the plurality of laser spots on the build surface.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes: a cartridge including a liquid storage and an atomizer; and a main body including a battery, a puff sensor, and a controller configured to perform pulse width modulation (PWM) control for supplying power from the battery to the atomizer, wherein the controller performs the PWM control at a first duty ratio during a puff period and performs the PWM control at a second duty ratio lower than the first duty ratio during a non-puff period between puff periods.

Abstract: A DC powered cooking appliance which uses an induction or a resistance based DC heating element and excludes AC powered heating elements and preferably does not rely on directly connected combustion powered heating elements. Some embodiments include wattage of 1500 watts or less, voltages of 40 or 48 volts or more and are installed on a boat, van, rv or bus such that an inverter of that boat, van, rv or bus is not electrically connected to the cooking appliance.

Abstract: A hob has a hob plate for putting a pan having a remote communication device thereon and multiple heating devices under said hob plate, a hob controller and a main communication device having a transmitter and a receiver for communicating with the pan to measure a distance between itself and the remote communication device. Said main communication device belongs to the hob controller and is designed to use a Bluetooth communication protocol and to receive an individual identifier of the remote communication device and to store the latter in the hob controller. The hob and the main communication device are switched on and a pan having a remote communication device is put onto the hob plate, this being detected. The distance between the main communication device and the remote communication device of the pan is then measured, and the pan position of the pan on the hob is thus determined. This pan position is stored along with the individual identifier of the remote communication device in the hob controller.

Abstract: A cooking appliance and a method for operating a cooking appliance are provided. The cooking appliance includes a heating element configured to provide heat to a cooking chamber. The cooking chamber is configured to receive foodstuffs for cooking. An imaging device is configured with a field of view including at least a portion of the cooking chamber. A controller is in operable communication with the imaging device. The controller is configured to acquire, via the imaging device, an image at a rate of capture, the image corresponding to foodstuffs at the cooking chamber; determine, from the image, a doneness prediction corresponding to foodstuffs at the cooking chamber; and adjust the rate of capture based on comparing a rate of change of the foodstuffs to a change threshold.

Abstract: A welding system includes one or more sensors configured to detect data relating to one or more arc parameters for the welding system during a weld performed by the welding system. The welding system also includes control circuitry configured to receive the data corresponding to the one or more arc parameters from the one or more sensors, time synchronize the data corresponding to the one or more arc parameters with data relating to one or more welding parameters over a time period for the weld, present the data corresponding to the one or more arc parameters graphically over the time period via a user-viewable screen during the weld, and present the data corresponding to the one or more welding parameters graphically over the time period via the user-viewable screen during the weld.

Abstract: A method for monitoring progress of a preheat cycle includes: at a start of a preheat cycle, receiving a baseline temperature measurement from a sensor; during the preheat cycle, receiving a plurality of current temperature measurements from the sensor; repeatedly calculating a progress indicator value for the preheat cycle from a baseline progress indicator value; and when a latest one of the plurality of current temperature measurements is less than an immediate prior one of the plurality of current temperature measurements, setting the baseline temperature measurement to the latest one of the plurality of current temperature measurements and setting the baseline progress indicator value to an immediate prior progress indicator value.

Abstract: To provide a spot welding system of high reliability which, when an abnormality such as a spot missing in spot welding occurs, is capable of more precisely and accurately detecting this immediately. Provided are a robot-side system having a robot and a robot-side control unit which controls driving of the robot; and a welder-side system having a welding gun mounted to the robot, and a welder-side control unit, in which the robot-side system includes: a storage unit which stores in advance appropriate thickness information of a welded part of members on which conducting spot welding; a welded-part thickness measurement unit which measures thickness of the welded part of members on which conducting spot welding; and a comparative determination unit which determines quality by comparing thicknesses of a welded part at the time of a welding start command and at the time of a welding completion command, and comparing with the appropriate thickness information of the welded part stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: Disclosed are a heating device (100) and a refrigerator. The heating device (100) includes a cylinder body (110), a door body (120), an electromagnetic generating module (161) and a radiating antenna (150). A heating chamber (111) having a pick-and-place opening is defined in the cylinder body (110), and the heating chamber (111) is configured to place an object to be processed. The door body (120) is disposed at the pick-and-place opening and configured to open and close the pick-and-place opening. The electromagnetic generating module (161) is configured to generate an electromagnetic wave signal. The radiating antenna (150) is disposed in the cylinder body (110) and electrically connected with the electromagnetic generating module (161) to generate electromagnetic waves of a corresponding frequency according to the electromagnetic wave signal.