Abstract: It is provided a plug-in connecting device for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing comprising a plug-in opening, a printed circuit board that is arranged in the housing and comprises a plug-in portion in the region of an edge of the printed circuit board, and a plug-in connector part, which can be plugged into the plug-in opening in the housing in a plug-in direction such that it electrically contacts the plug-in portion of the printed circuit board. In this case, it is provided that the plug-in connector part comprises at least one stop which strikes at least one stop on the housing in the plug-in direction.

Abstract: A control assembly for operating a motor vehicle locking system, the motor vehicle locking system comprising an electric drive having an electric drive motor to provide a motor-powered locking function for an adjustable closure element of a motor vehicle; the control assembly being equipped with a control circuit for controlling the electric drive in an adjustment routine; the control circuit being electrically insulated from a chargeable energy accumulator of the control assembly, and, in emergency operation, when an operating signal is received, the control assembly switching on the chargeable energy accumulator of the control circuit in order to provide electrical energy for the adjustment routine; and the control assembly having a monitoring assembly which monitors a state-of-charge variable of the chargeable energy accumulator in a monitoring routine.

Abstract: An aqueous cleaning solution for removing rouging deposits on media-contacted surfaces of stainless steels comprises a first component and a second component. The first component is an alkali sulfite and the second component is an alkali formate, wherein the concentrations thereof are adjusted in such manner that formate is present in a molar ratio of 1.5 to 4.2 relative to sulfite, and that the pH value of the cleaning solution is 4.0 to 4.8. For preparing the aqueous cleaning solution, an aqueous solution of an alkali hydroxide is provided initially, thereafter a first amount of concentrated aqueous formic acid is admixed in an excess in such manner that a pH value of 3.5 to 4.5 is established, then a second amount of solid alkali sulfite is admixed in accordance with the sulfite concentration to be established, thus resulting in a pH value of 5.5 to 6.5, and finally a third amount of concentrated aqueous formic acid is admixed until a pH value of 4.0 to 4.8 is attained.

Abstract: System and methods are provided for automated system design. The system receives input requirements and applies an algorithm to automatically identify hardware components that satisfy the requirements. The recommended components are presented in a graphical user interface. If there are no hardware components to satisfy the design, then the system presents error messages.

Abstract: The system receives user-provided input requirements. The system automatically generates solution variants for an electronics hardware system using the user-provided input requirements and artificial intelligence. The system automatically evaluates the solution variants using additional artificial intelligence. The system presents the solution variants and provides visual feedback to engineers to evaluate the solutions based on metrics.

Abstract: System and methods are provided for using machine learning to automatically process, extract, and categorize design engineering files. The system receives a design file and extracts features from the design file, which can include nets. The system trains a machine learning model to receive the features as input and output probabilities for multiple ports for the nets. The predicted ports are presented in a graphical user interface and are used to engineer electronic hardware systems.

Abstract: An aqueous cleaning solution for removing rouging deposits on media-contacted surfaces of stainless steels comprises a first component and a second component. The first component is an alkali sulfite and the second component is an alkali formate, wherein the concentrations thereof are adjusted in such manner that formate is present in a molar ratio of 1.5 to 4.2 relative to sulfite, and that the pH value of the cleaning solution is 4.0 to 4.8. For preparing the aqueous cleaning solution, an aqueous solution of an alkali hydroxide is provided initially, thereafter a first amount of concentrated aqueous formic acid is admixed in an excess in such manner that a pH value of 3.5 to 4.5 is established, then a second amount of solid alkali sulfite is admixed in accordance with the sulfite concentration to be established, thus resulting in a pH value of 5.5 to 6.5, and finally a third amount of concentrated aqueous formic acid is admixed until a pH value of 4.0 to 4.8 is attained.

Abstract: An aqueous cleaning solution for removing rouging deposits on media-contacted surfaces of stainless steels comprises a first component and a second component. The first component is an alkali sulfite and the second component is an alkali formate, wherein the concentrations thereof are adjusted in such manner that formate is present in a molar ratio of 1.5 to 4.2 relative to sulfite, and that the pH value of the cleaning solution is 4.0 to 4.8. For preparing the aqueous cleaning solution, an aqueous solution of an alkali hydroxide is provided initially, thereafter a first amount of concentrated aqueous formic acid is admixed in an excess in such manner that a pH value of 3.5 to 4.5 is established, then a second amount of solid alkali sulfite is admixed in accordance with the sulfite concentration to be established, thus resulting in a pH value of 5.5 to 6.5, and finally a third amount of concentrated aqueous formic acid is admixed until a pH value of 4.0 to 4.8 is attained.

Abstract: Method for feeding fasteners to a fastening tool that can be moved by a programmable handling device and on which is mounted a magazine for accommodating at least one fastener. The method comprises: moving the magazine to a filling station, wherein the filling station has an always continuously open tube section with an outlet opening; orienting the magazine with respect to the outlet opening; opening an air seal of the magazine; and conveying at least one fastener to the tube section in such a manner that the fastener travels through the tube section and the outlet opening to reach the magazine.

Abstract: In a method of supplying connecting elements to a processing unit, in which the connecting elements are placed in readiness by a supply unit and conveyed individually by a passage to a loading device arranged on the processing unit, the conveyance of the connecting elements takes place in two separate steps, a first step in which the connecting elements are individually conveyed by the supply unit into a intermediate reservoir arranged near the loading device, and a second step in which a single connecting element at a time is conveyed from the intermediate reservoir into the loading device of the processing unit. Specifically, at least two different connecting elements are picked up by the intermediate reservoir, and of the several connecting elements accommodated in the intermediate reservoir an arbitrary one determined by the processing operation is selected for the second step and conveyed to the loading device.

Abstract: In a method of supplying connecting elements to a processing unit, in which the connecting elements are placed in readiness by a supply unit and conveyed individually by a passage to a loading device arranged on the processing unit, the conveyance of the connecting elements takes place in two separate steps, a first step in which the connecting elements are individually conveyed by the supply unit into a intermediate reservoir arranged near the loading device, and a second step in which a single connecting element at a time is conveyed from the intermediate reservoir into the loading device of the processing unit. Specifically, at least two different connecting elements are picked up by the intermediate reservoir, and of the several connecting elements accommodated in the intermediate reservoir an arbitrary one determined by the processing operation is selected for the second step and conveyed to the loading device.

Abstract: Method for feeding fasteners to a fastening tool that can be moved by a programmable handling device and on which is mounted a magazine for accommodating at least one fastener. The method comprises: moving the magazine to a filling station, wherein the filling station has an always continuously open tube section with an outlet opening; orienting the magazine with respect to the outlet opening; opening an air seal of the magazine; and conveying at least one fastener to the tube section in such a manner that the fastener travels through the tube section and the outlet opening to reach the magazine.

Abstract: In a method of supplying connecting elements to a processing unit, in which the connecting elements are placed in readiness by a supply unit and conveyed individually by a passage to a loading device arranged on the processing unit, the conveyance of the connecting elements takes place in two separate steps, a first step in which the connecting elements are individually conveyed by the supply unit into a intermediate reservoir arranged near the loading device, and a second step in which a single connecting element at a time is conveyed from the intermediate reservoir into the loading device of the processing unit. Specifically, at least two different connecting elements are picked up by the intermediate reservoir, and of the several connecting elements accommodated in the intermediate reservoir an arbitrary one determined by the processing operation is selected for the second step and conveyed to the loading device.

Abstract: In a method of supplying connecting elements to a processing unit, in which the connecting elements are placed in readiness by a supply unit and conveyed individually by a passage to a loading device arranged on the processing unit, the conveyance of the connecting elements takes place in two separate steps, a first step in which the connecting elements are individually conveyed by the supply unit into a intermediate reservoir arranged near the loading device, and a second step in which a single connecting element at a time is conveyed from the intermediate reservoir into the loading device of the processing unit. Specifically, at least two different connecting elements are picked up by the intermediate reservoir, and of the several connecting elements accommodated in the intermediate reservoir an arbitrary one determined by the processing operation is selected for the second step and conveyed to the loading device.

Abstract: A ball cage (2) for a constant velocity universal joint. The ball cage (2) is an annular member with a longitudinal axis (A). In the annular member there are provided a plurality of windows (3) which are distributed around the circumference and which, in the circumferential direction, are separated from one another by longitudinal webs (4) and in the axial direction by annular webs (5, 6). In circumferential regions of the ball cage (2) in which there are arranged the windows (3), the annular webs (5, 6) have a greater radial wall thickness than in the circumferential regions of the ball cage (2) in which there are arranged longitudinal webs (4). A process of producing a ball cage as well as a constant velocity universal joint with a ball cage are also disclosed.

Abstract: In a method of supplying connecting elements to a processing unit, in which the connecting elements are placed in readiness by a supply unit and conveyed individually by a passage to a loading device arranged on the processing unit, the conveyance of the connecting elements takes place in two separate steps, a first step in which the connecting elements are individually conveyed by the supply unit into a intermediate reservoir arranged near the loading device, and a second step in which a single connecting element at a time is conveyed from the intermediate reservoir into the loading device of the processing unit. Specifically, at least two different connecting elements are picked up by the intermediate reservoir, and of the several connecting elements accommodated in the intermediate reservoir an arbitrary one determined by the processing operation is selected for the second step and conveyed to the loading device.