Abstract: A system for diagnosing vehicle problems that may include a client device and central device. The client device may include a connector to connect to a vehicle and a vehicle interface to send and receive information from the vehicle. The client may also include an input/output system, a processor, and a communication system to communicate with the central device. The client device may capture a vehicle identification number (VIN) and may transmit the captured VIN along with geographic information to the central device. In response to received instructions from the central device, the client device may passively capture diagnostic information from the vehicle and transmit the diagnostic information to the central device. In response to the diagnostic information, the central device may transmit further instructions to the client device.

Abstract: A highly bendable antenna core (8) which is highly bendable for high-frequency identification systems substantially retains its soft-magnetic properties when bending occurs. The antenna core is produced by using specific amorphous or nanocrystalline alloys having a very low magnetostriction value. The antenna core (8) is embodied in the form of a laminate with/or without insulating layers placed therebetween. An antenna can be provided with one such antenna core.

Abstract: A highly bendable antenna core (8) which is highly bendable for high-frequency identification systems substantially retains its soft-magnetic properties when bending occurs. The antenna core is produced by using specific amorphous or nanocrystalline alloys having a very low magnetostriction value. The antenna core (8) is embodied in the form of a laminate with/or without insulating layers placed therebetween. An antenna can be provided with one such antenna core.

Abstract: In a manufacturing method and apparatus for manufacturing sheet metal packets in punch-packeting technology with a round or oval iron cross section. laminations are punched from a ribbon and are provided with depressions at one side and with elevations at the other side that coincide with the depressions and lie opposite them, with the elevations being in the form of at least two circular nipples being pressed into the depressions upon assembly of each packet. In one lamination per packet, serving as a separating lamination, cylindrical holes are punched instead of the depressions, the nipples of the neighboring lamination engaging into these holes. Laminations are thereby punched from the strip that respectively exhibit different outside contours, particularly different widths, and are joined with one another to form a packet that has a cross-section that is at least partially round, by virtue of the sheet metal packet having graduated edges.

Abstract: For the production of a plate packet for magnet cores that have an opening in the longitudinal direction of the plate lamellae, inner plate lamellae with reduced cross-section are stacked in the region of the opening. Of these inner lamellae, at least two lie in one plate plane and together have a surface that is reduced in size by the cross-section of the opening in comparison to the size of the outer plate lamellae.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of producing microstructured metallic bodies in which plastic negative molds of the microstructures are produced on an electrically conductive base plate by means of electron beam lithography, X-ray lithography or a micromolding technique. Cavities of the negative molds are filled with metal by electroplating while employing the electrically conductive base plate as an electrode. In the course of producing the negative molds, a residual plastic layer is left at the bottom of the cavities of the negative molds on the electrically conductive base plate. Also, before the cavities of the negative molds are filled with metal by electroplating, the residual plastic layer at the bottom of the cavities is removed by means of reactive ion etching with ions that are accelerated perpendicularly toward the surface of the base plate.