Abstract: A method for carrying out a dishwashing cycle in a household dishwasher includes performing a wash step and dispensing an amount of a combination product from a dispenser during the wash step. The combination product includes a rinse agent and a cleaning agent. The method also includes performing a rinse step and dispensing an amount of the combination product from the dispenser during the rinse step.

Abstract: Liquid detergent or cleaning agent preparations include a) at least 5 wt % of at least one enzyme preparation active in washing or cleaning; and b) at least 0.5 wt % cumenesulfonate, wherein the liquid detergent or cleaning agent preparations are characterized by a good phase stability and enzyme stability and good cleaning performance.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for controlling a dispenser reversibly positioned in a dishwasher. The dispenser or dishwasher is configured with light transmission and receiving units. Light pulses are transmitted into the interior of the dishwasher and received by the receiving unit. The time difference (tI2?tI1) between the pulses is determined and that time difference is used to encode an information item or a portion of an information item. Such information items include a control signal, a measured value, an operating state of the automatic dishwasher and/or of the dispensing apparatus.

Abstract: The invention relates to low-alkaline and bleach-free dishwasher detergents having a pH value (20° C.) between 8 and 12, comprising a) 10 to 60 wt % of citrate, b) 1.5 to 30 wt % anionic copolymer, comprising i) unsaturated monocarboxylic acid(s) A ii) unsaturated dicarboxylic acid(s) B, characterized by good cleaning action, particularly improved cleaning of tea.

Abstract: A phosphate-free dishwasher detergent which contains a builder, bleaching agents, and also a) a copolymer comprising i) monomers from the group of mono- or polyunsaturated carboxylic acids; ii) monomers of general formula R1(R2)C?C(R3)—X—R4; and iii) optionally further monomers, and b) a nonionic surfactant of general formula R1—CH(OH)CH2O-(AO)w-(A?O)x-(A?O)y-(A??O)z—R2. The detergent has good cleaning and rinsing results which are comparable to those of phosphate-containing dishwasher detergents or even outdo them.

Abstract: An automatic dishwashing method using a bleaching-agent-free cleaning-agent presentation form comprising a plurality liquid cleaning agent preparations being dispensed into the interior of an automatic dishwasher, in the course of the cleaning method, from a cartridge located preferably in the interior of the cleaning machine, wherein a sub-quantity of each of the cleaning-agent preparation located in the cartridge is dispensed into the interior of the cleaning machine, a residual quantity of each of the cleaning-agent preparations located in the cartridge remaining in the cartridge until the end of the cleaning method, and said residual quantity corresponding to at least twice the quantity of the sub-quantity dispensed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a phosphate- and bleach-free automatic dishwashing agent containing: a) 5 to 60 wt % citrate, b) (hydrogen) carbonate, c) 2 to 40 wt % ethylenediamine disuccinic acid, wherein the weight ratio of the components b) and c) is between 1:5 and 10:1, and wherein said automatic dishwashing agent is characterized by good cleaning performance, particularly improved cleaning of tea.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for controlling a dispenser reversibly positioned in a dishwasher. The dispenser or dishwasher is configured with light transmission and receiving units. Light pulses are transmitted into the interior of the dishwasher and received by the receiving unit. The time difference (tI2?tI1) between the pulses is determined and that time difference is used to encode an information item or a portion of an information item. Such information items include a control signal, a measured value, an operating state of the automatic dishwasher and/or of the dispensing apparatus.

Abstract: An automatic dishwashing method or automatic textile washing method uses a cleaning-agent including: a) a liquid cleaning-agent preparation A including at least one bleach activator as well as at least one builder; and b) a liquid cleaning-agent preparation D including at least one oxygen bleaching agent. The cleaning-agent preparations A and D are dispensed into the interior of the machine from a cartridge located in the interior of the machine. Sub-quantities a and d of the cleaning-agent preparations A and D are respectively dispensed into the interior of the machine, residual quantity of the cleaning-agent preparations A and D remaining in the cartridge until the end of the washing method, the residual quantities corresponding to at least twice the sub-quantities a and d, respectively.

Abstract: A dishwashing or textile washing method for dispensing a cleaning-agent into a dishwasher or textile washer comprises: (1) providing a cleaning-agent presentation form comprising (a) a preparation B comprising at least one bleach activator; and (b) a preparation D comprising at least one bleaching agent, in a multi-chambered cartridge; (2) dispensing sub-quantity b of B such that the quantity of B remaining is at least two times the sub-quantity b dispensed; and (3) dispensing a sub-quantity d of D such that the quantity of D remaining is at least two times the sub-quantity d dispensed.

Abstract: An automatic dishwashing or automatic textile washing method includes the step of dispensing a cleaning-agent presentation form into the interior of an automatic dishwasher or textile washing machine from a cartridge located in the interior of the automatic dishwasher or textile washing machine. The cleaning-agent presentation form includes a liquid cleaning-agent preparation A having a pH (10% solution in H2O; 20° C.) above 8.0, comprising at least one builder as well as at least one oxygen bleaching agent, and a liquid cleaning-agent preparation B comprising at least one bleach activator. Sub-quantities a and b of the cleaning-agent preparations A and B are respectively dispensed so that a residual quantity of the cleaning-agent preparations A and B remain in the cartridge until the end of the dishwashing method or textile washing method, and the residual quantities corresponds to at least twice the quantity of sub-quantities a and b.

Abstract: The invention relates to dishwasher detergents, comprising a packaging means and two liquid washing or cleaning agents A and B, which are present in said packaging means separate from each other and which have the following composition: A: ?10 to 55 wt. % builder(s); ?0.1 to 15 wt. % enzyme(s); ?0.001 to 30 wt. % bleach activator; ?20 to 70 wt. % water; and B: ?50 to 99.9 wt. % water; ?0.1 to 50 wt. % oxygen bleaching agent, ?<20 wt. % further ingredients, characterized in that the liquid cleaning agents A and B have a pH value (20° C.) of less than 9. The dishwasher detergents are characterized by good cleaning power when dishes are washed in the dishwasher.

Abstract: Cleaning agent combinations comprising a cleaning agent preparation B further comprising: (b1) at least one non-ionic surfactant; and (b2) at least one active cleaning enzyme; and a rinsing composition C further comprising: (c1) at least one non-ionic surfactant, are by virtue of their thermal stability particularly suitable for automatic dosing in automatic dishwashing. The cleaning agent combinations of the present invention also have the characterizing feature of markedly improved cleaning performance in comparison to conventional methods.

Abstract: A phosphate-free automatic dishwashing agent is described comprising from 0.05 to 20 wt. % amphoteric polymer and from 2 to 40 wt. % ethylene diamine disuccinic acid. The novel combination of amphoteric polymer with ethylene diamine disuccinic acid (EDDS) results in excellent performance compared to traditional phosphate-free automatic dishwashing agents, especially with regard to good cleaning, clear rinsing, and the overall inhibition of deposits.

Abstract: The invention relates to a phosphate-free automatic dishwashing agent containing a builder, comprising a) 0.5 to 7.0 wt % of a nonionic surfactant A; b) 0.2 to 5.0 wt % of a nonionic surfactant B with a melting point above 25° C., each based on the total weight of the automatic dishwashing agent, wherein the nonionic surfactant A has a melting point which is at least 5° C. below the melting point of nonionic surfactant B, wherein said washing agent is characterized by excellent residue inhibition and good cleaning and clear rinsing performance.

Abstract: The present invention is a phosphate-free automatic dishwashing agent containing a builder, said agent comprising: a) a copolymer A comprising i) at least one mono- or polyunsaturated carboxylic acid monomer, ii) at least one mono- or polyunsaturated sulfonic acid monomer, and iii) at least one additional nonionic monomer; and b) an acrylic acid homopolymer B, wherein the weight ratio of copolymer A to homopolymer B is between 10:1 and 1:3. The present agent is characterized by excellent residue inhibition, good cleaning, and clear rinsing performance in automatic dishwashing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a production method for a workpiece composed of a fibre-composite material, having the following steps: at least one support means is provided. A main material composed of a pre-impregnated fibre semi-finished product and/or of a secondary material are/is applied to the at least one support means in order to form at least two blank-mould areas, in such a manner that at least one of the at least two blank-mould areas has the main material, and at least one of the blank-mould areas has the secondary material. The blank-mould areas are pressure-bonded to one another to form a workpiece blank such that the at least one support means is provided on a surface of the workpiece blank. The at least one support means and the secondary material are removed from the workpiece blank in order to form the workpiece.

Abstract: A method for producing a fibre composite component, in particular for aerospace, the method comprising the following steps: forming a mould core from a material comprising cork by a moulding tool to establish an outer geometry of said mould core; arranging the so formed mould core adjacent to an at least partly hardened stiffening element on a base element of said composite component to be produced for the shaping of at least one moulded portion of said fibre composite component to be produced; and multistage exposure of at least said moulded portion to heat and/or pressure to produce said fibre composite component; a corresponding mould core and a corresponding fibre composite component.

Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid alkaline cleaning agent preparation A for automatic dispensing during automatic dishwashing, comprising a) 15 to 60% by weight of a builder, b) <10% by weight of phosphate and c) 30 to 80% by weight of water. These cleaning agents have a good thermal stability and are therefore suitable for automatic dispensing methods used for automatic dishwashing and automatic washing of textiles and are furthermore characterized by a substantially improved cleaning performance as compared to conventional methods.

Abstract: A method for operating an automatic dishwasher is disclosed. Provided are a dispenser, a cartridge with a chamber of rinse aid, a washing program including a cleaning program, and a sensor for measuring soil on the dishware or in the wash. The soiling is compared to a reference value and if less than reference, the temperature of the wash is held to ?65° C., and at the end of the cleaning program and/or the intermediate rinse cycle, rinse aid is dispensed and drying immediately follows the cleaning program and/or intermediate rinse cycle without execution of a rinse aid program.