Abstract: A support device, in particular an assembly support device for stabilizing a body part of a person includes a plurality of hinged-together elements designed to at least partially envelop a body part of a person, so that the plurality of hinged-together elements collectively form a flexible shell for the body part of the person. The flexible shell is designed to transfer a portion of a load acting on the body part of the person in order to stabilize the body part of the person. A vehicle, to which is secured an assembly support device, as well as a method for stabilizing a body part of a person during the assembly of a vehicle are also described.

Abstract: A system for repairing a component made out of a plastic comprises a frame, a multiaxial guide device coupled with the frame, with a tool holder arranged thereon, an optical acquisition device, a processing device, and a plastic deposition device. The frame comprises a mounting device for retaining the frame on a component surface. The optical acquisition device, the processing device and the plastic deposition device are arranged on the tool holder. The optical acquisition device is set up to optically inspect a surface area of the component lying in proximity to the frame from at least one viewing angle, so as to acquire the spatial structure of the surface area. The processing device is set up to remove material of a damaged area from the component for generating a base surface with a desired structure and boundary edges.

Abstract: A mobile application device for dispensing a formed fibre composite strand has: a coupling unit for detachably fastening the application device to the handling device for moving the application device; a preforming unit for continuously forming an unprocessed fibre strand into a formed fibre strand with a formed fibre cross section settable by the preforming unit; an impregnating unit for continuously developing the formed fibre strand into a fibre composite strand by impregnation with a matrix material; and a postforming unit for continuously pressing the fibre composite strand to and through the dispensing unit and having a drive unit and an adjustable dispensing unit for continuously forming a fibre composite strand into a formed fibre composite strand with a dispensing cross section settable by the dispensing unit and for dispensing the same such that the formed fibre cross section is at least 70% congruent with the dispensing cross section.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a component includes a) providing a first, plate-shaped semi-finished product and a second semi-finished product, the first semi-finished product including a first thermosetting reactive resin with non-directionally inserted long-stranded fibers, the second semi-finished product including an oriented network of endless fibers, the endless fibers having a mean length l of at least 80 mm, and the long-stranded fibers having a mean length k which is at least 30 mm shorter than that of the endless fibers; b) placing the second semi-finished product on top of the first semi-finished product so as to form a semi-finished product group; c) inserting the semi-finished group into a first molding part of a multi-part mold of a press, the semi-finished group covering between 70% and 95% of the first molding part after the insertion; d) extrusion forming of the semi-finished product group by the mold resulting in the component; and e) removing the component.

Abstract: A support device, in particular an assembly support device for stabilizing a body part of a person includes a plurality of hinged-together elements designed to at least partially envelop a body part of a person, so that the plurality of hinged-together elements collectively form a flexible shell for the body part of the person. The flexible shell is designed to transfer a portion of a load acting on the body part of the person in order to stabilize the body part of the person. A vehicle, to which is secured an assembly support device, as well as a method for stabilizing a body part of a person during the assembly of a vehicle are also described.

Abstract: A system for repairing a component made out of a plastic comprises a frame, a multiaxial guide device coupled with the frame, with a tool holder arranged thereon, an optical acquisition device, a processing device, and a plastic deposition device. The frame comprises a mounting device for retaining the frame on a component surface. The optical acquisition device, the processing device and the plastic deposition device are arranged on the tool holder. The optical acquisition device is set up to optically inspect a surface area of the component lying in proximity to the frame from at least one viewing angle, so as to acquire the spatial structure of the surface area. The processing device is set up to remove material of a damaged area from the component for generating a base surface with a desired structure and boundary edges.

Abstract: Illustrated and described is a friction stir welding device for mounting on a handling device. The object that the forces and moments which have to be absorbed by the handling device during the welding operation in the course of the movement of the friction stir welding tool along the weld seam are independent of the welding operation is achieved by a friction stir welding device with a tool drive, with a mounting element for connection to the handling device, with a friction stir welding tool, which is driven by the tool drive in a rotating manner about an axis of rotation, with a counterbearing roller and with a counterbearing drive, the counterbearing drive driving the counterbearing roller in a rotating manner about a counterbearing axis and the circumferential surface of the counterbearing roller being arranged opposite the friction stir welding tool.

Abstract: An apparatus is proposed for connection of workpieces using the friction stir welding method, with a shaft (33, 33?) which can be driven such that it rotates and at whose end remote from the drive end of the shaft a pin-like projection (8) is arranged, at whose end a first stop, which is formed by a first shoulder (6), is arranged, with the first shoulder having a diameter which is larger than the diameter of the pin-like projection (8), and with a second stop (7, 7?), which is formed from a second shoulder and is arranged such that the workpieces (19) to be connected can be enclosed between the stops (6, 7, 7?), in that at least one of the stops can be moved translationally in order to enclose the workpieces (19) with a predetermined force in the direction of the other stop.

Abstract: An apparatus is proposed for connection of workpieces using the friction stir welding method, with a shaft (33, 33?) which can be driven such that it rotates and at whose end remote from the drive end of the shaft a pin-like projection (8) is arranged, at whose end a first stop, which is formed by a first shoulder (6), is arranged, with the first shoulder having a diameter which is larger than the diameter of the pin-like projection (8), and with a second stop (7, 7?), which is formed from a second shoulder and is arranged such that the workpieces (19) to be connected can be enclosed between the stops (6, 7, 7?), in that at least one of the stops can be moved translationally in order to enclose the workpieces (19) with a predetermined force in the direction of the other stop.