Abstract: A method for localizing a two-dimensionally compact metallic object in a patient using a magnetic resonance imaging scanner and a system for performing the method are provided. The metallic object has at least one marker that may be captured by magnetic resonance imaging at a predetermined relative position to the metallic object. In the method, nuclear spins in the vicinity of the compact metallic object are excited, and magnetic resonance data is captured by sampling along a plurality of trajectories. A position of the marker is ascertained from the magnetic resonance data based on captured artifacts and the metallic object. A position of a tip of the metallic object is determined as a function of the position of the at least one marker, and an image of the patient depicting the tip is issued to a user of the magnetic resonance imaging scanner.

Abstract: A manipulator for components, in particular sheet metal parts, includes a base body mountable stationarily or movable along a guide arrangement, a first pivot arm pivotally coupled to the base body via a horizontal first pivot axis, a second pivot arm pivotally coupled to the first pivot arm via a horizontal second pivot axis and a third pivot arm pivotally coupled to the second pivot arm via a horizontal third pivot axis. A first axis of rotation extending radially to the third pivot axis is formed on the third pivot arm. A gripper support arm is rotatably coupled to the third pivot arm via the first axis of rotation and extends radially to the first axis of rotation. A gripping arrangement is rotatably coupled to the gripper support arm via a second axis of rotation spaced from the first axis of rotation. A bending installation includes the manipulator.

Abstract: A gripping device includes a supporting platform with a connection interface for coupling to a manipulator and at least two adjustment-slide guides. The gripping device includes a supply device for activating and deactivating the retaining elements. At least two adjustment slides are each at least partially received or supported in at least one adjustment-slide guide and are slidable relative to the platform along a first direction in the adjustment-slide guides. At least one adjustment slide has at least one transverse guide on which at least one retaining element is arranged. The transverse slide is at least partially received or supported in the transverse guide and is slidable relative to the adjustment slide along a second direction in the transverse guide orthogonal to the first direction. A guide section of the at least one transverse slide is profiled and is received or supported and linearly extendable therein.

Abstract: A method for impedance matching using an impedance matching network is provided. The impedance matching network includes an input, an output, and at least two matching stages connected in series, each matching stage having a respective variable reactance. The method includes a) measuring an input impedance at the input, b) determining an intermediate impedance occurring between the two matching stages from the input impedance and at least one present state value of at least one of two matching stages, c) determining an alteration target value for at least one of the variable reactances of the two matching stages from the intermediate impedance and a model of the impedance matching network, d) altering a state of at least one of the two matching stages based on the alteration target value, and e) repeating steps a) to d).

Abstract: A transformation system for connecting a plasma process control system to an impedance matching circuit A, the impedance matching circuit A being connectable to an RF generator and a plasma chamber and including a first transformation device and a communication device. The communication device is connectable to the plasma process control system and is designed to receive from the control system control data B for an impedance matching circuit B. The first transformation device is designed to transform the control data B for the impedance matching circuit B into control data A for the impedance matching circuit A. The transformation system is designed to provide the control data A for controlling the impedance matching circuit A. Alternatively or in addition, the transformation system is designed to receive information data A from the impedance matching circuit A.

Abstract: A plasma process supply system for pulsed plasma processes, including an RF generator including at least one amplifier circuit, an impedance matching circuit, and a controller, the plasma process supply system being configured to connect to a plasma chamber. The RF generator is connected to the impedance matching circuit, the impedance matching circuit being configured to set a target impedance as an input impedance for the RF generator. The controller is configured to set the target impedance such that a trajectory describing an impedance curve for the input impedance within a settling period runs from a starting impedance region through an ignition impedance region to a target impedance region. The RF generator in the ignition impedance region delivers a power level that is higher than a target power level in the target impedance region.

Abstract: A manipulator for components, in particular sheet metal parts, includes a base body mountable stationarily or movable along a guide arrangement, a first pivot arm pivotally coupled to the base body via a horizontal first pivot axis, a second pivot arm pivotally coupled to the first pivot arm via a horizontal second pivot axis and a third pivot arm pivotally coupled to the second pivot arm via a horizontal third pivot axis. A first axis of rotation extending radially to the third pivot axis is formed on the third pivot arm. A gripper support arm is rotatably coupled to the third pivot arm via the first axis of rotation and extends radially to the first axis of rotation. A gripping arrangement is rotatably coupled to the gripper support arm via a second axis of rotation spaced from the first axis of rotation. A bending installation includes the manipulator.

Abstract: A cloud-based data platform is disclosed, enabling storage-agnostic data management and analytics in a unified environment. The system may integrate a data lake implemented as a hyperscaler object store, a cloud-based database management system (DBMS), elastic compute resources, and analytics engines. Data may be stored in open table formats, such as Apache Parquet, Delta Lake, and Apache Iceberg, supporting ACID transactions, schema evolution, and efficient query processing. Virtual tables may map data stored in the data lake to the DBMS, enabling in-situ query processing via SQL interfaces. The platform may support advanced features, including change data capture (CDC), time travel, and lifecycle management using a SAGA pattern for atomic operations. Security may be ensured through X.509 certificates, web tokens, and role-based access controls. Elastic compute resources, such as Apache Spark, facilitate large-scale data transformations and analytics.

Abstract: In an example embodiment, a data warehousing environment, or a similar architecture, is extended to permit data storage in either an in-memory database or a Lakehouse architecture, which leverages one or more hyperscalers for the underlying storage. More specifically, a single artifact is defined in Datasphere that stores data in either the in-memory database or the Lakehouse architecture, and does so in a storage-agnostic manner.

Abstract: A solution for transforming and managing data in a data lake environment is disclosed. A definition of a transformation flow is received via a graphical user interface. The transformation flow specifies operations to transform source data into target data stored in a first format object storage. A virtual procedure corresponding to the transformation flow is generated and stored in an in-memory cloud database. Then the virtual procedure is executed, causing retrieval of metadata from the first format object storage and triggering a transformation job on a computing cluster. The transformation job reads the source data from the first format object storage, applies one or more transformations specified in the definition of the transformation flow, and writes results to target data in the first format object storage.

Abstract: A landing zone is established in an open table format object storage. More specifically, the landing zone is implemented as a local ingestion table file. This represents a special subtype of the local data file that is used in the inbound layer when ingesting data from an external system. This local ingestion table file is further subdivided into an active data portion and an inbound buffer. When data is written from the external system, it is first placed in the inbound buffer. This data is then merged into the active data, after processing and postprocessing. The result of these postprocessing operations is then stored in the active data portion of the local ingestion table file.

Abstract: A power combiner for coupling RF signals, in particular designed for a plasma process supply system and a plasma process system, the power combiner being designed for a predefined operating frequency range with a frequency in the range of 2 MHz to 200 MHz, in particular in the range of 10 MHz to 50 MHz, designed for an output power ?2 kW, preferably ?4 kW, the power combiner including multiple inputs designed for connecting RF power amplifier stages, a main output, and multiple coupling elements, in particular designed as inductors, wherein each coupling element connects one input to the main output. The power combiner further includes a balancing circuit which connects the inputs to one another, having an energy absorber, in particular designed as a resistor, and a balancing line with a fixed characteristic impedance and a length of n*?/2, where n?.

Abstract: An RF power amplifier unit for coupling RF signals for a plasma process supply system and a plasma process system, the RF power amplifier unit being configured for powers?2 kW and frequencies in a range from 10 MHz to 50 MHz, including a first RF power amplifier stage arrangement having a first output impedance positioned on a first heat sink section and a second RF power amplifier stage arrangement having a second output impedance positioned on a second heat sink section. The RF power amplifier unit further includes a first transmission line arrangement connected to an output of the first RF power amplifier stage arrangement and configured to transmit an output power of the first RF power amplifier stage arrangement and configured for a first line impedance equal to the output impedance of the first RF power amplifier stage arrangement.

Abstract: Capturing MR image data of an examination object using an MR apparatus, including: performing a balanced steady-state free precession sequence with phase progress of 180 degrees per repetition time using the MR apparatus; in the balanced steady-state free precession sequence, providing a white-marker gradient in order at least partially to balance a dephasing caused by a magnetic-field-changing object in the examination object; capturing image data of the examination object using the MR apparatus at an echo time; and adjusting a phase development between phase magnetization of a first and second materials, which form an interface in the examination object, in the balanced steady-state free precession sequence using the MR apparatus, wherein due to the adjusting of the phase development before an effect of the white-marker gradient, a co-phasal alignment of a magnetization of the first material and of the second material at the interface is effected at the echo time.

Abstract: A system including a multi-layer analog neural network that has a single layer of physical analog neurons that is re-usable for implementing a plurality of layers of the multi-layer analog neural network. Each of the physical analog neurons is configured to receive a neuron input and to process the neuron input to generate a neuron output that is fed as input to all physical analog neurons of the single layer, and each of the physical analog neurons includes a respective weight memory. The system controller is operable to obtain, for each physical analog neuron, a respective set of neuron weight vectors with each neuron weight vector corresponding to a respective layer of the plurality of layers of the multi-layer analog neural network; store, for each physical analog neuron, the respective set of neuron weights in the respective weight memory of the physical analog neuron.

Abstract: A power supply device for generating an electrical high frequency (HF) power signal for a plasma includes a power generator and an impedance matching arrangement connected to the power generator. The power supply device is configured to determine an impedance variable at an input of the impedance matching arrangement or at an output of the power generator, determine an impedance-based quality index in a predefined time period, and output the impedance-based quality index.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to receiving a provisioning request for providing a magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) image of a geometric image region of an object, wherein the provisioning request comprises a specification relating to at least one feature that is to be matched between an MRT reference image of the image region and the MRT image. A control unit is configured to actuate and control an MRT apparatus according to the specification in accordance with a predefined measurement technique to conduct a predefined MRT measurement at least on the geometric image region of the object, and to receive an MRT dataset generated in the measurement. The control unit is configured to provide the MRT image of the geometric image region of the object according to the specification from the MRT dataset in accordance with a predefined exporting method.

Abstract: A vacuum gripping element and device hold a component to be transported when subjected to a vacuum. The device includes a carrying device and at least one vacuum gripping element connected releasably to the carrying device as needed. The element includes a base body with at least one vacuum supply channel and an elastic, form-flexible sealing element. A locking coupling forms a first fastener for positively connecting and releasing the gripping element relative to the carrying device as required. Alternatively, the base body includes first and second base body parts, the first part positively connecting and releasing relative to the carrying device as required by the first fastener, and the second part being connected to the elastic, form-flexible sealing element. A locking coupling forms a second fastener for positively connecting and releasing the first base body part relative to the second base body part as required.

Abstract: A method transports and/or handles components, in particular sheet metal parts, and a production plant includes a manipulator arrangement having a first manipulator arm and at least one second manipulator, wherein the first manipulator and the at least one second manipulator are designed to pick up, transport, hold and/or deposit a component, at least one processing device for carrying out processing steps on the component, wherein the component is transferred from the first manipulator to the at least one second manipulator after a first processing cycle at a predetermined re-gripping time, the re-gripping time being between the first processing cycle and at least one second processing cycle, wherein the component at least in portions rests on the processing device during the re-gripping time and is supported in a load-dissipating manner solely by the processing device.

Abstract: One or more example embodiments relate to a positioning support system for positioning a medical device based on at least one medical image, the positioning support system comprising at least one channel for the medical device and configured to be pierced with the medical device, the channel configured to be at an acute first angle to a normal of a surface, the channel including a water-containing medium including at least one polymerizable component, the water-containing medium being configured to cure after being pierced with the medical device when the medical device is coated with a polymerization catalyst, wherein the positioning support system is configured to be placed on the surface, and the positioning support system permits the medical device in the water-containing medium to be depicted in the at least one medical image.