Abstract: A surgical robot system including: at least one slave manipulator for handling a surgical instrument within a body of a patient; and a control console, including: at least one master operating unit configured to be manually operated by an operating person to at least control the at least one slave manipulator; a display for displaying information; and at least one switch configured to: couple the at least one master operating unit with the at least one slave manipulator; decouple the at least one master operating unit from the at least one slave manipulator, and when the at least one master operating unit is decoupled from the at least one slave manipulator, couple the at least one master operating unit with the display.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for the stretch-bend leveling of a metal strip (B), wherein the metal strip (B) is alternately bent around stretching rollers (1-5) under a tensile stress and the degree of stretching is thus increased, wherein one or more stretching rollers (1-5) are provided with a non-metal coating. The method and the device are characterized in that one or more stretching rollers are provided with a coating (8) of plastic.

Abstract: The invention relates to a continuous flow cooling device (3) for cooling a metal strip (1), in particular a metal strip made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, having at least one strip flotation cooler (4), which has several upper nozzles (5) distributed along the strip travel direction (B), and several lower nozzles (6) distributed along the strip travel direction (B), wherein the metal strip (1) can be transported in a floating manner between the upper nozzles (5) and the lower nozzles (6), and the upper side of the strip as well as the underside of the strip can be supplied with cooling air in the process, and having several water cooling units (7), by means of which the metal strip (1) can be supplied with cooling water. This device is characterized in that the water cooling units (7) are integrated in the strip flotation cooler (4).

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for processing an end of a strip, in particular a metal strip (2), wound up into a coil (1), in particular for sampling and/or for inspection of the strip, with a winding device for unwinding the end of the strip. This device is characterized in that the winding device is formed as a coiler (9) with one or more rotatable coiler drums (10) for receiving the coil (1) and in that the coiler (9) is arranged on a transporting system (11), with which the coiler (9), and the coil (1) arranged on it, can be moved between various processing stations (3, 5, 6).

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for continuous treatment of a metal strip (1), in particular a metal strip consisting of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, or consisting of a non-ferrous metal or a non-ferrous metal alloy, said device comprising at least one temperature control device (2) through which the metal strip (1) is guided in a floating manner, and comprising at least one strip position regulation unit (7), by means of which the position of the metal strip (1) can be controlled or regulated on the belt movement plane (E) and transversely to the strip running direction (B), wherein the temperature control device (2) has at least one entry-side heating section (3) and an exit-side cooling section (4).

Abstract: An apparatus for continuously treating metal strip of aluminum, an aluminum alloy, a nonferrous metal, or a nonferrous-metal alloy, has at least one heat-treatment device through which the metal strip passes in a strip-travel plane in a travel direction without contact from an upstream inlet end to a downstream outlet end and having a heating zone at the upstream end and a cooling zone formed by a row extending in the direction of at least two cooling subzones. A strip-centering device between the cooling subzones adjusts a position of the metal strip in the strip-travel plane and transverse thereto.

Abstract: A sensor roller for determining planarity errors and/or for determining the tension of a strip tangentially engaging the roller has a roller body rotatable about an axis, having an outer surface, and formed with a plurality of radially outwardly open recesses axially spaced on the surface. Rigid sensor bodies each in a respective one of the recess each have an outer surface generally flush with the outer surface of the roller body. Each sensor body forms with a side surface of the respective recess a peripheral circumferentially fully extending gap. Respective force-measuring sensors in the recesses are each braced between a respective one of the sensor bodies and the roller body radially inward of the respective sensor body.

Abstract: The invention relates to a continuous flow cooling device (3) for cooling a metal strip (1), in particular a metal strip made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, having at least one strip flotation cooler (4), which has several upper nozzles (5) distributed along the strip travel direction (B), and several lower nozzles (6) distributed along the strip travel direction (B), wherein the metal strip (1) can be transported in a floating manner between the upper nozzles (5) and the lower nozzles (6), and the upper side of the strip as well as the underside of the strip can be supplied with cooling air in the process, and having several water cooling units (7), by means of which the metal strip (1) can be supplied with cooling water. This device is characterized in that the water cooling units (7) are integrated in the strip flotation cooler (4).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of making composite strips and composite sheets of at least one first outer layer (1) of metal, one second outer layer (2) of metal, and at least one core layer (3) of plastic between the outer layers (1, 2) and bonded unitarily thereto, a first metal strip (4) for the first outer layer (1), a second metal strip (5) for the second outer layer (2), and a plastic web (6) for the core layer (6) being laminated together and continuously bonded unitarily into a composite strip by application of pressure and/or heat, the first metal strip (4) and the second metal strip (5) being heated before the lamination and/or during the lamination, characterized by the fact that, after lamination and bonding of the metal strips (4, 5), an actual transverse curvature of the composite strips is measured, and that the temperature of the first metal strip (4) and/or of the second metal strip (5) is carried out before the lamination and/or during the lamination as a function of the actual transvers

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing composite webs or composite sheets, consisting of at least a first lower cover layer (1) of metal, a second upper cover layer (2) of metal, and a core layer (3) of plastic, which is arranged between the cover layers (1, 2) and is integrally bonded thereto, wherein a first metal strip (4) for the lower cover layer (1), a second metal strip (5) for the upper cover layer (2), and a plastic web (6) for the core layer (3) are brought together and are integrally bonded to each other by the application of pressure and/or heat.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing composite strips or composite sheets, consisting of at least a lower cover layer (1) of metal, an upper cover layer (2) of metal, and a core layer (3) of plastic, which is arranged between the cover layers (1, 2) and is integrally bonded thereto, wherein a first metal strip (4) for the lower cover layer (1), a second metal strip (5) for the upper cover layer (2), and a plastic web (6) for the core layer (3) are continuously brought together and continuously integrally bonded to each other by the application of pressure and/or heat. The method is characterized in that the metal strips are locally bonded to each other by means of a strip-bonding device as the metal strips approach the continuous process.

Abstract: A trailing end of a leading metal strip is joined to a leading end of a trailing metal strip by first overlapping the leading end of the trailing strip with the trailing end of the leading strip and then clinching the ends together at the overlap by pressing at least one punch of a joining tool into one of the strips at the overlap sufficiently to complementarily deform both of the strips. The thickness of the leading and trailing ends is measured and a depth of engagement of the punch into the strips is controlled in accordance with the measured thickness.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for continuous treatment of a metal strip (1), in particular a metal strip consisting of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, or consisting of a non-ferrous metal or a non-ferrous metal alloy, said device comprising at least one temperature control device (2) through which the metal strip (1) is guided in a floating manner, and comprising at least one strip position regulation unit (7), by means of which the position of the metal strip (1) can be controlled or regulated on the belt movement plane (E) and transversely to the strip running direction (B), wherein the temperature control device (2) has at least one entry-side heating section (3) and an exit-side cooling section (4).

Abstract: A flatness-measuring roll for detecting flatness defects of a metal strip extending and moving in a strip-travel direction has a roll body having a cylindrical outer surface and a central axis extending generally perpendicular to the strip-travel direction and about which the body is rotatable. A plurality of measuring bars axially spaced along the body, recessed in the body, and having outer faces flush with the body surface are each at least limitedly radially shiftable relative to the body. The bars are angularly elongated, each extend along a plane substantially perpendicular to the roll axis, and each have a constant width measured parallel to the roll axis over generally all of a respective total angular length. At least two respective force-measuring sensors are braced radially between each of the bars and the roll body.

Abstract: A metal strip is gripped by an upstream set of infeed tension rollers and, downstream therefrom in a strip-travel direction, by a downstream set of outfeed tension rollers. These tension rollers are rotated so as to tension the strip between the upstream and downstream sets and move the strip downstream in the strip-travel direction. Between the sets the strip first passes around individually supported relatively rotatable stretch rollers to increase a plastic stretch ratio of the strip, and then through a plurality of straightening rollers to reduce curvature and residual tension of the strip and also to increase the plastic stretch ratio of the strip.

Abstract: A trailing end of a leading metal strip is joined to a leading end of a trailing metal strip by first overlapping the leading end of the trailing strip with the trailing end of the leading strip and then clinching the ends together at the overlap by pressing at least one punch of a joining tool into one of the strips at the overlap sufficiently to complementarily deform both of the strips. The thickness of the leading and trailing ends is measured and a depth of engagement of the punch into the strips is controlled in accordance with the measured thickness.

Abstract: A trailing end of a first metal strip is connected to a leading end of a second metal strip in a strip-treatment plant by first forming at least one of the strips as a cold-rolled, non-annealed metal strip and then superposing the trailing end of the first strip and the leading end of the second strip at an overlap. Then the strips are connected at the overlap at at least 20 connection points per meter of the strips by clinching without through cutting.

Abstract: A flatness-measuring roll for detecting flatness defects of a metal strip extending and moving in a strip-travel direction has a roll body having a cylindrical outer surface and a central axis extending generally perpendicular to the strip-travel direction and about which the body is rotatable. A plurality of measuring bars axially spaced along the body, recessed in the body, and having outer faces flush with the body surface are each at least limitedly radially shiftable relative to the body. The bars are angularly elongated, each extend along a plane substantially perpendicular to the roll axis, and each have a constant width measured parallel to the roll axis over generally all of a respective total angular length. At least two respective force-measuring sensors are braced radially between each of the bars and the roll body.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and stretch-bending straightener for straightening metal strips (1) by stretch-bending, comprising a plurality of straightening rolls (5a, 6a, 7a, 8a) which are arranged behind one another in the strip flow direction (D) and spaced from one another in the strip flow direction (D), wherein the strip (1) subject to tensile stress below the limit of elasticity is alternately bent around the straightening rolls (5a, 6a, 7a, 8a), undergoing plastic elongation, wherein a deflecting roll (5b, 6b, 7b) is arranged upstream of one or more straightening rolls (5a, 6a, 7a), respectively, wherein said straightening rolls can be adjusted relative to the strip (1) and wherein said deflecting roll has a larger diameter than the respective downstream straightening roll.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for connecting an end of a first metal strip to the beginning of a second metal strip, in particular in strip treatment installations, wherein the end of the strip and the beginning of the strip are positioned one on top of the other to form an overlap and are connected to one another at a number of connecting points in the region of the overlap, characterized in that the connecting points are produced by means of clinching.