Abstract: Disclosed herein is an engine 52, in particular a combustion engine or a jet-power unit, or an engine part 54, 56 made from metal, and in particular Al or Mg, or an alloy comprising one or more thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a connection means 58 made from metal, and in particular Al, Mg, Cu or Ti, or an alloy comprising one or more thereof. The connection means 58 is made from a compound material of said metal reinforced by nanoparticles, in particular CNT, wherein the reinforced metal has a microstructure comprising metal crystallites at least partly separated by said nanoparticles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compound materials comprising a metal and nanoparticles, in particular carbon nano tubes (CNT), characterized in that the compound has a metal crystallite structure of crystallites having an average size which is in the range of higher than 100 nm and up to 200 nm, preferably between 120 nm and 200 nm.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an engine 52, in particular a combustion engine or a jet-power unit, or an engine part 54, 56 made from metal, and in particular Al or Mg, or an alloy comprising one or more thereof. The engine or engine part is made from a compound material of said metal reinforced by nanoparticles, in particular CNT, wherein the reinforced metal has a microstructure comprising metal crystallites at least partly separated by said nanoparticles.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composite material comprising a metal and nanoparticles, in particular carbon nano tubes as well as a method of producing the same. A metal powder and the nanoparticles are processed by mechanical alloying, such as to form a composite comprising metal crystallites having an average size in the range of 1-100 nm, preferably 10 to 100 nm or in a range of more than 100 nm and up to 200 nm at least partly separated from each other by said nanoparticles.

Abstract: The invention relates to the processing of a composite material in particle or powder form, containing carbon nanotubes (CNT), said material having metal with a thickness of between 10 nm and 500,000 nm that is layered alternately with carbon nanotubes of a thickness of between 10 nm and 100,000 nm. The material is produced by mechanical alloying, i.e. by repeated deformation, breakage and welding of metal particles and CNT particles, preferably by milling in a pebble mill containing a milling chamber and milling pebbles as the milling bodies and to a rotating body for creating highly energetic pebble collisions. The invention discloses a method for producing duplex-aluminium, in which a material is alloyed as a combination of the composite material and an aluminium alloy with different characteristics in an Ospray process.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a profile by extruding powdered metal and/or powdered metal alloys. According to said method, a powder feedstock is heated to an extrusion temperature below the melting temperature of the powder and is expelled under pressure through an opening in a die to form the section. At least one metal or a metal alloy of the powder is a reactive metal that spontaneously forms a natural oxide layer on a free surface and/or the powder contains fibre-type particles that are distributed homogeneously in the powder feedstock and that absorb microwave radiation. The powder feedstock is heated to an extrusion temperature by microwave irradiation. The method permits rapid, uniform heating in all regions of the powder feedstock.

Abstract: Material in particle or powder form containing carbon nano tubes (CNT), where in the material for example a metal is laminated in layers of a thickness of 10 nm to 500,000 nm alternating with layers of CNT in a thickness from 10 nm to 100,000 nm. The material is produced by mechanical alloying i.e. by repeated deformation, breaking and welding of metal particles and CNT particles, preferably by milling in a ball mill containing a milling chamber and milling balls as the milling bodies and a rotary body to generate high energy ball collisions.

Abstract: Embodiments of light-based enhancing apparatuses and methods of use are described. In one embodiment, the light based-enhancing apparatus may comprise a toothbrush that includes a light source, a head with a plurality of bristles (and/or other materials that may be used to brush a tooth such as, e.g., a sponge, plastic prongs or resilient massaging rods/tips) and a window so that light emitted from the light source can pass through the window. In another embodiment, the light-based enhancing apparatus may comprise a razor or an electric razor that has a head with at least one blade and a light source that is adapted for emitting light proximal to the head of the razor.

Abstract: Embodiments are described for a light-based dermal enhancing apparatus and methods of use. In general, the dermal enhancing apparatus includes elongated housing having opposite top and bottom ends. The housing has a translucent outer shell that defines a translucent window at the top end of the housing that is capable of permitting passage of light therethrough from one or more treatment light emitting diodes (LEDs) located in the housing. The housing may also include an inner shell that provides an interior cavity in which the interior components of the dermal enhancing apparatus are located. In addition to the treatment LEDs, a tube with a reflective lumen is located in the housing to afford a passage between the window and the LEDs. In some embodiments, the outer shell may have an elongated indicator guide that extends from the translucent window towards the bottom end of the housing so that refracted light from the light passing through the window illuminates the indicator guide.

Abstract: A compartment for powder coating of workpieces (20) which is simple in structure, cost effective, and easy to clean comprises a floor (32, 40), two sidewalls (2, 4), and two end walls (10, 12) at least one (12) of which has a door opening (16) for entry and/or exit of the workpieces (20). Two oblique walls (22, 24) are arranged symmetrically inclined with respect to each other at the inside surfaces of the sidewalls (2, 4) in the lower corner regions of the compartment, so that, together with the corner regions, they define a suction channel (34, 36) each, and with their lower edges they form suction gaps (s). The walkable floor (32) may be embodied by a stationary plate or a discharge belt. The oblique walls (22, 24) can be tilted up against or removed from the inside surfaces of the sidewalls (2, 4) for cleaning purposes.

Abstract: A powder coating assembly comprising a compartment (1) in which workpieces (3) are coated with powder and which includes a discharge belt (15) for conveying excess powder to a recovery unit (5) or a filter unit (4) is characterized in that both a recovery unit (5) and a filter unit (4) are provided, each connected by a separate conduit (16; 18) to an exhaust opening (17; 19) of the compartment (1), and in that a shutoff member (42) is provided in the separate conduits (16; 18) for selectively blocking conveyance of powder to the filter unit (4) or the recovery unit (5).

Abstract: The method according to the invention is suitable for determining a powder quantity in a container and for determining a change in powder quantity, i.e. the powder quantity that is supplied from the container(s). The powder is fluidized in the container, the pressure of the fluidized powder in the container is measured to determine the pressure of the fluidized powder or the change of the pressure between two measurements, wherein the powder quantity in the container, or which was supplied from the container between two measurements is calculated from the pressure or the change in pressure. By the method according to the invention it is possible by a simple pressure measurement to determine the powder quantity which is supplied per time unit from the container and which is sprayed by the coating apparatus, and therefore to determine the supplied powder mass flow.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for photothermal analysis of a layer of material, especially for thickness measurement thereof. The invention relates to a method of photothermal analysis of a layer of material, especially of measuring the thickness of a layer, wherein the surface of a first layer of material is excited by electromagnetic radiation and heat radiation emitted by said surface and having a first temperature response curve is detected, the surface of a second layer of material is excited and heat radiation emitted by said surface and having a second temperature response curve is detected, the first layer of material being a reference layer and the second layer of material being the layer of material to be analyzed. A stretch factor is determined between the first and second temperature response curves, and the stretch factor is used as a characteristic factor for the ratio between the layer of material to be analyzed and the reference layer.

Abstract: A powder coating assembly comprising a compartment (1) in which workpieces (3) are coated with powder and which includes a discharge belt (15) for conveying excess powder to a recovery unit (5) or a filter unit (4) is characterized in that both a recovery unit (5) and a filter unit (4) are provided, each connected by a separate conduit (16; 18) to an exhaust opening (17; 19) of the compartment (1), and in that a shutoff member (42) is provided in the separate conduits (16; 18) for selectively blocking conveyance of powder to the filter unit (4) or the recovery unit (5).

Abstract: A compartment for powder coating of workpieces (20) which is simple in structure, cost effective, and easy to clean comprises a floor (32, 40), two sidewalls (2, 4), and two end walls (10, 12) at least one (12) of which has a door opening (16) for entry and/or exit of the workpieces (20). Two oblique walls (22, 24) are arranged symmetrically inclined with respect to each other at the inside surfaces of the sidewalls (2, 4) in the lower corner regions of the compartment, so that, together with the corner regions, they define a suction channel (34, 36) each, and with their lower edges they form suction gaps (s). The walkable floor (32) may be embodied by a stationary plate or a discharge belt. The oblique walls (22, 24) can be tilted up against or removed from the inside surfaces of the sidewalls (2, 4) for cleaning purposes.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method and a device for applying a parting agent onto an injection mould, by means of which a powdery parting agent can be applied in a gush-free manner by means of pressurized air. For this purpose, the feed air and the dosing air for the powdery parting agent are turned on, increased, reduced and turned off in a controlled manner by means of predetermined turn-on and turn-off profiles.

Abstract: The invention provides a powder coating apparatus, comprising a fresh powder container for receiving fresh powder, a recovery container for receiving powder recovered from the coating process, and a mixing container, which is connected to the fresh powder container and the recovery container via a first powder line and a second powder line, and comprising a control means for adjusting the mass flow rates of powder flowing in the first and the second powder line at a predetermined ratio of fresh powder and recovered powder. A first powder mass sensor is provided in or at the first powder line, and a second powder mass sensor is provided in or at the second powder line, wherein the control means is coupled with the first and the second powder mass sensor to adjust the ratio of the mass flow rates of powder flowing in the first and the second powder line.

Abstract: A means for separating excess powder oversprayed when powder coating workpieces and sucked off in a gas/powder stream, including powder discharge via a lower collector (12, 13, 14) and clean gas discharge into an upwardly disposed clean gas channel (7) via at least one immersion pipe (5) depending from the bottom (6) of the clean gas channel (7) and dipping into a cyclone pipe (4), is characterized in that the aspired gas/powder stream is passed axially into the cyclone pipe (4) and set into circulating motion via a whirl generating means (3) arranged in an annular gap (22) formed between the immersion pipe (5) and the cyclone pipe (4), and the bottom (6) of the clean gas channel is lowerable against the cyclone pipe (4) from the operative position in which it seals the clean gas channel, into a cleaning position.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of operating a powder coating system, comprising at least one coating device, a coating compartment and a suction system in the coating compartment. In the method, a workpiece is passed through a coating compartment. The coating powder is discharged by the coating device to the workpiece and excess coating powder is sucked off from the coating compartment, wherein the powder mass flow of the coating powder discharged by the or each coating device is detected and the suction system is controlled in accordance with the powder mass flow. For this purpose the invention provides a powder coating system comprising a measuring means for detecting the powder mass flow of the coating powder discharged by the or any coating device, and an actuator means for setting the suction system in accordance with the powder mass flow.