Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for producing a peripheral groove (101) in an end portion (103) of a metal tube (100), in particular a metal tube (100) which is to be coated on the inside, the groove (101) being set up for receiving tube connectors, having a first, rotationally driven roller (3), a second, freely rotating roller (5), the first roller (3) having a roughened or structured surface (6) relative to the second roller (5), a pressing device (15) for producing a relative movement between the first and second roller (3, 5), between a first and a second position, the rollers (3, 5) assuming a first spacing from one another in the first position, which first spacing permits an introduction of a wall of the tube between the rollers (3, 5), and assuming a smaller, second spacing from one another in the second position, which second spacing is smaller than a material thickness (M) of the wall of the tube.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a number of pipes (100) with a predetermined pipe diameter. The method includes feeding multiple pipe parts (101, 102) with the predetermined pipe diameter to a welding station (53), aligning in each case a first pipe part (101) and a second pipe part (102) coaxially with respect to one another and axially adjacent to one another, welding the pipe parts (101, 102) by means of a fully encircling weld seam (109) to form a pipe run (104), conveying the pipe run (104) to a cutting station (57) in a machine direction (A) downstream of the welding station (53), and cutting off the number of pipes (100) in a respectively designated length from the pipe run (104).

Abstract: Systems and methods for improved liquid dispensing system communications are disclosed. In an example method for communicating control data between a plurality of component of a liquid dispensing system, a controller of a first component of a liquid dispensing system publishes a control data message to a composite controller associated with the plurality of component. Based on a classification of the control data message, a second component is determined to be a subscriber for the control data message. The composite controller then transmits the control data message to a controller of the second component.

Abstract: A flexible map with application data identifiers for PLC communications is described. An example method comprises receiving a first user input indicative of a selection of a parameter from a plurality of parameters associated with an adhesive dispensing system (614). The parameter is subject to data exchange between a controller (616) of the adhesive dispensing system (614) and an associated programmable logic controller (610). A second user input is received that is indicative of a memory space location in a memory space of the controller (616). A custom data map is generated that is indicative of an association between the selected parameter and the memory space location.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for modulating anti-VEGF antibodies in order to provide variants of an anti-VEGF antibody that exhibit improved inhibition of VEGF binding to VEGF-R1; and antibodies provided by said methods.

Abstract: Systems and methods for improved liquid dispensing system communications are disclosed. In an example method for communicating control data between a plurality of component of a liquid dispensing system, a controller of a first component of a liquid dispensing system publishes a control data message to a composite controller associated with the plurality of component. Based on a classification of the control data message, a second component is determined to be a subscriber for the control data message. The composite controller then transmits the control data message to a controller of the second component.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for improving anti-VEGF antibodies in order to provide or improve antibodies that preferentially inhibit binding to VEGF to VEGF-R2 rather than VEGF binding to VEGF-R1; and antibodies provided by said methods.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for diagnosing an anode conversion degree of a fuel cell or a fuel cell stack (20). In accordance with the invention it is provided for that diagnosing the anode conversion degree is performed by measuring at least one current of the fuel cell or of the fuel cell stack (20), an air volume flow fed to an afterburner (24), receiving no fuel supply at the time of measurement, an air ratio of a reformer gas and an oxygen volume proportion in an afterburner exhaust gas.