Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing glass products from tubular glass precursors is provided. In particular, a method and apparatus for separating tube glass into sized glass tube portions, produced glass tube portions, glass precursor portions, or glass product portions, and their use as pharmaceutical packaging are provided. The tube glass or the glass precursor or the glass product is provided with filaments along predetermined breaking planes. The filaments extend obliquely to the local wall radius and allow for clean separation of the tube glass or the glass precursor or the glass product.

Abstract: An image processing device or system, in particular for medical image processing, comprises an interface to receive image data, a storage system, and at least one integrated circuit operative to retrieve an image analysis model from the storage system, perform an image analysis that comprises applying the image analysis model to the image data to generate an image analysis output, generate an explainability signature for the image analysis, process at least the explainability signature to generate cross-check data indicative of a class prediction and/or a possible discrepancy in the image analysis, and initiate a control action that depends on the cross-check data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing colored plastics molding compositions with aqueous liquid colors, where an aqueous liquid color is added to a molten plastics molding composition. The present invention also describes a system for conducting the said process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing coloured plastics moulding compositions with aqueous liquid colours, where an aqueous liquid colour is added to a molten plastics moulding composition. The present invention also describes a system for conducting the said process.

Abstract: A mixer having a mixing pipe (1), a rotatable mixing unit (3) having back-mixing action, and a supply of the liquid colorant (4, 5) through the wall of the mixing pipe in the area of the mixing unit allows uniform mixing of liquid colorants of differing viscosities even with fixed-cycle supply of the liquid colorants. Mixing liquid colorants using this mixer allows direct dosing of the mixed liquid colorant into a plastic processing machine in the event of volumetric dosing of the employed liquid colorants.

Abstract: A hydraulic knee prosthesis for a leg prosthesis includes a joint unit, a foot connection unit, and a rod connecting these components. The joint unit includes a rotatory pin with a damper chamber and a damper wing screw movable therein under the control of a central hydraulic control unit.

Abstract: A wheel suspension for a motor vehicle, particularly a rear wheel suspension, has a spring which is arranged separately from a shock absorber. The spring and the shock absorber are supported at their lower ends, by way of a common console arranged approximately transversely to the vehicle, on a longitudinal rear axle tube. An upper end of the shock absorber is swivellably held on a carrying device fastened to a vehicle body member. An upper end of the spring is disposed in a supporting device integrated in the vehicle body member.

Abstract: A wheel bolt for a a vehicle wheel has a shaft with a torque applying head and a threaded section. A rotatable supporting ring is disposed between the head and threaded section, which supporting ring has a spherical construction with a contact area for contacting a vehicle wheel. The supporting ring is non-rotatably held on the shaft in a ring groove by way of at least one caulking.

Abstract: For simplifying the structure of a metal ion source, in particular for imnting into semiconductor wafers small doses of metals which are hard to vaporize, the metal ion source includes an electrically heatable thermionic cathode in the form of a heating wire within an ion chamber, the heating wire being arranged adjacent a metallic component, which consists of the metal intended to give off the metal ions, and being essentially at the potential of the metallic component.

Abstract: A method of making an ion filter having an electrically insulating body formed of at least two longitudinal parts and having metallized inner faces of generally hyperbolic cross-sectional shape, comprises the following steps:(a) making longitudinal body segments constituting the longitudinal parts;(b) grinding the longitudinal body segments to the predetermined cross-sectional shape;(c) metallizing those ground surface portions of each longitudinal body segment that are to serve in the ion filter as inner electrode faces for generating electric fields of predetermined configuration; and(d) securing, subsequent to the metallizing step, the longitudinal body segments to one another.