Abstract: An apparatus for guiding containers conveyed by a star wheel in a star wheel conveyor, for example for guiding beverage containers in a star wheel conveyor in a beverage filling plant, includes at least two adjustment parts arranged spaced apart from one another in a circumferential direction relative to a central axis, each displaceable in the radial direction relative to the central axis, and a control segment displaceable in the circumferential direction, which is coupled to the adjustment parts such that displacement of the control segment in the circumferential direction causes a displacement of the adjustment parts in the radial direction, wherein a guide rail segment is arranged at the radially inner end of each adjustment part, and wherein the guide rail segments together form a segmented guide rail for providing an outer guide track for the containers to be conveyed.

Abstract: A pneumatic vehicle tire including at least one sound absorber adhesively attached to the inner surface opposite the tread in the interior of said tire, wherein the at least one sound absorber adheres to an adhesive, and to an adhesive composition for securing at least one sound absorber to a surface of a pneumatic vehicle tire. The adhesive includes 10% to 80% by weight of at least one rubber, 11% to 80% by weight of at least one polyolefin and 2% to 20% by weight of at least one hydrocarbon resin. The adhesive has optimized flow characteristics and an optimized stickiness.

Abstract: An optical coherent receiver in one embodiment has a heterodyne configuration, and in another embodiment has a homodyne configuration, in each configuration employs multiple feedback signaling and analog/digital processing to optimize response to a modulated optical input signal, the provision of both individual RF I and RF Q channel outputs.