Abstract: There is provided by the present invention an optical-electronic rangefin having a housing adapted to be integrated in the gripping arm or mechanism of a robot and housing a light transmitter transmitting a well focussed high intensity light beam, a light receiver having a position detector, a pulse-electronic circuit for controlling the light transmitter and an amplifier circuit for transforming the currents received from the position detector into proportional voltages. The light transmitter and light receiver are so disposed with respect to each other that the central axis of the light transmitter and the optical axis of the light receiver define a predetermined acute angle between each other.

Abstract: A construction board provided with reinforcements such as fibers and bonded together by organic and/or inorganic cementing means such as cement or plastics is made non-combustible by inclusion of additives and without significant degradation of strength to an extent that the combustion class A 2 of DIN (German Industrial Standard) 4102 is observed. Also, and at the same time, the toxicity of the combustion gases is reduced.The invention provides that the construction board includes from 20 to 70% of manganese dioxide (MnO.sub.2).

Abstract: A process for preparing an extensively amorphous butene-1-propene-ethene terpolymer having a high softening point comprises low pressure solution polymerizing butene-1, propene and ethene by contacting these monomers with a catalytically effective amount of a mixed catalyst of a thermally unstable crystalline TiCl.sub.3 .multidot.0.30 to 0.35 AlCl.sub.3 and a trialkyl aluminum or dialkyl aluminum hydride, each having alkyl groups of 2-4 carbon atoms, the atomic ratio of Al:Ti being 0.8-4.0.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process and apparatus for the cooling of polymerization charges in emulsion, suspension, solution, and bulk polymerizations in connection with incompletely filled polymerization reactors or vessels having capacities of 40 m.sup.3 or greater and thermal loads of more than 500,000 kcal/h with the aid of a reflux condenser or cooler which is in communication with the gas space of a polymerization vessel.