Abstract: A welding device includes a thin film and an ultrasonic welding machine including an ultrasonic welding head welding a first component and a second component of a product together. The thin film is pressed against the product by the ultrasonic welding head and covers a welding area and a non-welding area of the product. The thin film absorbs a vibration energy located in the non-welding area to prevent the vibration energy from being concentrated in the welding area of the product.

Abstract: A method can include modeling a state of each battery cell within a battery pack and contemporaneously with discharging a first subset of battery cells of the battery pack either providing a differential drain on the first subset of battery cells such that battery cells of the first subset of battery cells are discharged faster than a second subset of battery cells or charging the second subset of battery cells (e.g., using the first subset of battery cells) where battery cells are identified as in the first subset or the second subset based on the states of the battery cells.

Abstract: A method can include receiving battery sensor measurements, determining a state of the battery (e.g., SoH, SoC, SoE, SoP, etc. or information correlated therewith such as internal resistance, open circuit voltage, etc.), estimating an aging profile or degradation of the battery for one or more operating conditions, and determining operating conditions for the battery based on the estimated degradation.

Abstract: A hot pressing machine for continuously hot pressing a flexible flat cable includes a plurality of hot pressing units arranged at intervals along a feeding direction of the flexible flat cable. A central controller of the machine is operably connected to the plurality of hot pressing units and is configured to control the plurality of hot pressing units to synchronously hot press the flexible flat cable located in the plurality of hot pressing units.

Abstract: A soldering iron head includes a bottom surface, a first side surface, a second side surface opposite to the first side surface, and a positioning slot formed on the bottom surface and extending between the first side surface and the second side surface. The positioning slot is adapted to accommodate and position an exposed end conductor of a cable. The cross section of the positioning slot is trapezoidal in shape, absent a lower bottom. An upper bottom facing side of the trapezoidal cross section of the positioning slot gradually increases in width from the first side surface to the second side surface.

Abstract: A welding device includes a frame body, a first movable module, a second movable module, a third movable module, and a welding module. The first movable module is installed on the frame body and movable in a first horizontal direction. The second movable module is installed on the first movable module and movable in a second horizontal direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction. The third movable module is installed on the second movable module and movable in a vertical direction perpendicular to the first and second horizontal directions. The welding module is installed on the third movable module and movable together with the first, second, and third movable modules. The welding module is suspended outside the frame body, and the first movable module is provided in an inner chamber of the frame body to reduce the distance between the welding module and the frame body.

Abstract: When fed to animals, Bacillus licheniformis strain O42AH3 (deposit accession number DSM 32559), Bacillus subtilis strain O52YJ6 (deposit accession number DSM 32560), Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain O52YYT (deposit accession number DSM 32561) and/or Bacillus pumilis O72NR7 (deposit accession number DSM 32563) are useful for preventing and/or treating Lawsonia infections and for improving myriad performance parameters, including, but not limited to, body weight gain, average daily gain and feed conversion rates.

Abstract: A method for welding a workpiece with a vision guided welding platform. The welding platform comprises a welding tool, and a camera for guiding the movement of the welding tool from a start point to an end point. The method includes the steps of adjusting a focal length of the camera such that a focal plane of the camera is located on a surface of the workpiece and obtaining a surface image of the workpiece. The method further includes the steps of determining a current focal length of the camera, determining a corrected pixel length of a pixel in the surface image and determining the number of pixels between the start point and the end point of each movement of the welding tool. Using the corrected pixel length, a distance between the start and end points is determined and the welding tool is guided to move therebetween.

Abstract: A force detection device includes a mounting plate, a force sensor installed on the mounting plate, and a lever assembly. The lever assembly is rotatably installed on the mounting plate and is adapted to amplify a pushing force applied thereon and apply the amplified pushing force to the force sensor.

Abstract: A product cutting system includes a cutting device disposed at a cutting station for cutting a product and a conveying device transporting the product to be cut to the cutting station. The cutting device is separate from the conveying device and can cooperate with a plurality of different conveying devices to cut a plurality of different products.

Abstract: A hot press welding head includes a main body having a front side surface and a rear side surface opposite to each other in its transverse direction, and a curved bottom surface between bottom edges of the front side surface and the rear side surface. The bottom edge of the front side surface is lower than the bottom edge of the rear side surface in a height direction of the main body. Multiple positioning slots are formed on the curved bottom surface. The multiple positioning slots are arranged in a row along a longitudinal direction of the main body for simultaneously positioning multiple welded wires. The positioning slot extends along the transverse direction of the main body between the front side surface and the rear side surface.

Abstract: A label pasting device includes a clamping mechanism and a rotating mechanism. The clamping mechanism has a vacuum suction hole and a pair of grippers. The vacuum suction hole adsorbs onto a vertical part of a T-shaped label to pick up the T-shaped label. The grippers are openable and closable to fold and paste the vertical part of the T-shaped label onto a cable. The rotating mechanism has a fixed plate and a rotatable plate. The fixed plate supports an upper half of a horizontal part of the T-shaped label from a back. The rotatable plate is openable and closable relative to the fixed plate to fold and paste a lower half of the horizontal part of the T-shaped label onto the upper half.

Abstract: A product detection system includes a cabinet having an upper cabinet and a lower cabinet, a product detection device installed in the upper cabinet and detecting a quality of a product, and a control device installed in the lower cabinet and electrically connected to the product detection device. The product detection device includes a product conveying device conveying a product and a plurality of imaging devices arranged at different positions in a conveying direction of the product. The imaging devices capture images of the product from a plurality of different orientations. The control device includes a quality judgment module determining whether a quality of the product is qualified based on the captured images.

Abstract: Compositions comprising Bacillus pumilis O72NR7 (deposit accession number DSM 32563) are useful for improving myriad performance parameters when fed to animals, including, but not limited to, body weight gain, average daily gain and feed conversion rates. The present disclosure describes animal feed additives and animal feeds comprising Bacillus pumilis O72NR7.

Abstract: A mobile robot calibration device comprises a first positioning block and a second positioning block. The first positioning block has a positioning protrusion, and the second positioning block has a positioning slot. The positioning protrusion complements, and is adapted to mate with, the positioning slot. One of the first positioning block or the second positioning block is adapted to be installed on a flange or tool at an end of a mobile robot, and the other is adapted to be installed on a support base (e.g., a workbench).

Abstract: A detection device includes an installation plate, a lever member rotatably installed on the installation plate and rotatable between a first position and a second position, and a sensor installed on the installation plate and detecting whether the lever member is in the second position. The lever member is rotated from the first position to the second position under a pushing of an object when the object is supplied to a predetermined workstation. The lever member can be automatically reset to the first position under gravity when no object is supplied to the predetermined workstation. It is determined that the object is supplied to the predetermined workstation if the sensor detects that the lever member is in the second position and, if the sensor does not detect that the lever member is in the second position, it is determined that no object is supplied to the predetermined workstation.

Abstract: A hot press electrode includes a non-diamond substrate having a diamond edge part. The edge part is formed on an edge of the substrate and is adapted to press a wire and heat the wire to achieve a hot press welding of the wire.

Abstract: A position control system may acquire a set of mass spectra by directing an automated positioning system to sequentially position an ionization emitter at a plurality of positions relative to an inlet of a mass spectrometer and directing the mass spectrometer to acquire, while the ionization emitter is positioned at each position of the plurality of positions, a mass spectrum of ions introduced into the inlet. The ions introduced into the inlet include ions emitted from the ionization emitter. The position control system may generate, based on the set of mass spectra, an ion intensity map representing intensity of ions introduced into the inlet of the mass spectrometer as a function of position of the ionization emitter. Based on the ion intensity map, the position control system may identify an optimum position for the ionization emitter.

Abstract: A product inspection system includes an image acquisition system having a camera generating an inspection image of a product arranged between a plurality of mirrors. The inspection image has a plurality of sub images of different sides of the product. The inspection system has a calibration member with a plurality of correction patterns on different sides; the camera receives light from the calibration member reflected by the mirrors to generate a calibration image of the calibration member. A computer of the product inspection system receives the inspection image and the calibration image and determines a relative mirror position relationship between the mirrors. The computer forms a single spliced image of the product.

Abstract: A carrier transmission device comprises a slide rail, a rack and a pair of gears. The slide rail extends along a transmission direction of a carrier to be transmitted and is adapted to slidingly guide the carrier. The rack extends along the transmission direction and is connectable to, or integrally formed on, the carrier. The pair of gears are spaced by a predetermined distance in the transmission direction and are adapted to engage with the rack and drive the carrier to move in the transmission direction on the slide rail.