Abstract: An additive manufacturing apparatus including a chamber, a build platform movable in the chamber such that layers of flowable material can be successively formed across the build platform, a unit for generating an energy beam for solidifying the flowable material, a scanning unit for directing the energy beam onto selected areas of each layer to solidify the material in the selected areas and a getter for absorbing oxygen, nitrogen and/or hydrogen from atmosphere in the chamber.

Abstract: The present document describes a computing platform for simulating stability-related variables of a vessel comprising vessel elements placed in a given configuration, the computing platform comprising: a database for storing: a list of the vessel elements and information about the vessel elements; a simulation module for computing values of the stability-related variables using the vessel elements placed in the given configuration and the information about the vessel elements; and a graphical user interface for: receiving user instructions about a selection of the vessel elements among the list of the vessel elements and about the configuration of the vessel elements on the vessel; outputting the values of the stability-related variables; and displaying a representation of the vessel indicative of the values of the stability-related variables.

Abstract: The present document describes a computing platform for simulating stability-related variables of a vessel comprising vessel elements placed in a given configuration, the computing platform comprising: a database for storing: a list of the vessel elements and information about the vessel elements; a simulation module for computing values of the stability-related variables using the vessel elements placed in the given configuration and the information about the vessel elements; and a graphical user interface for: receiving user instructions about a selection of the vessel elements among the list of the vessel elements and about the configuration of the vessel elements on the vessel; outputting the values of the stability-related variables; and displaying a representation of the vessel indicative of the values of the stability-related variables.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to the manufacture of metal articles, more specifically the manufacture of metal articles by additive manufacturing techniques, and in particular to the manufacture of metal articles by an additive manufacturing technique that may involve the selective melting or sintering of a metal powder. Examples of such techniques may include selective laser melting (SLM), selective laser sintering (SLS) and techniques that use an electron beam rather than a laser. Exemplary embodiments include a method of manufacture of an article including selective melting and/or sintering of a powder including an alloy containing aluminium, wherein the alloy contains bismuth.

Abstract: A neck brace comprises a frame, which includes a support section for supporting a user's lower jaw and a brace section for bracing the support section. The brace section comprises a sternum rest and a strut that joins the sternum rest to the remainder of the frame, and is shaped to avoid contact with the user's clavicle region.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pedicle screw for implants for the correction and stabilization of the spinal column, having a head part (4) disposed on the one axial end of a threaded shaft (2), to which part a shackle part (3) can be connected, which part has a shackle accommodation (5) for a rod (6) that can be fixed in place on the head part (4). A threaded bore (8) is formed in the shackle part (3), to accommodate a thread that is assigned to the head part (4).

Abstract: A coating composition that can be used in a process for coating a substrate where in a first step a radiation curable coating composition is applied to the substrate and/or a radiation permeable film. Next, the substrate and the film are pressed together in such a way that the coating composition is sandwiched between them. Thereafter, the coating composition is cured by irradiation through the film to obtain a coated substrate. In a subsequent step, the film is removed from the coated substrate. The coating composition applied to the film and/or the substrate is a hot melt composition comprising 20 to 100 wt. % of a radiation curable resin or mixture of radiation curable resins having a viscosity in the range of from 15 to 10,000 mPa.s in the temperature range of from 40 to 150° C.

Abstract: A spinal implant for engagement in a space between upper and lower vertebrae has a center part extending along an axis and formed with upper and lower screwthreads of opposite hand. Respective upper and lower end parts axially flank the center part and each have an inner end threaded onto a respective one of the screwthreads and an outer end adapted to bear on a respective one of the vertebrae. One of the end parts is formed with an eye having a hole open transversely of the axis. A screw engages through the hole and anchors the one end part to the respective vertebra. The other end part is also formed with an eye having a hole open transversely of the axis and another screw engages through this hole and anchors the other end part to the respective vertebra.

Abstract: An enterprise business planning system includes a server to an application server to execute an enterprise planning activity in accordance with a model that defines a set of enterprise users. The system further includes an extension manager to selectively deploy software extensions to the enterprise users in accordance with the model. The model may, for example, define roles for the enterprise users, and the extension manager selectively deploys the software extensions to the enterprise users based on the roles assigned to the enterprise users. As another example, enterprise model may comprises a multi-level hierarchy of related nodes, and associates the enterprise users with the nodes. The extension manager may selectively deploy the software extensions to the enterprise users based on the levels of respective nodes associated with the enterprise users.

Abstract: A coating composition that can be used in a process for coating a substrate where in a first step a radiation curable coating composition is applied to the substrate and/or a radiation permeable film. Next, the substrate and the film are pressed together in such a way that the coating composition is sandwiched between them. Thereafter, the coating composition is cured by irradiation through the film to obtain a coated substrate. In a subsequent step, the film is removed from the coated substrate. The coating composition applied to the film and/or the substrate is a hot melt composition comprising 20 to 100 wt. % of a radiation curable resin or mixture of radiation curable resins having a viscosity in the range of from 15 to 10,000 mPa·s in the temperature range of from 40 to 150° C.

Abstract: A coating composition that can be used in a process for coating a substrate where, in a first step, a radiation curable coating composition is applied to the substrate and/or a radiation permeable film. In a subsequent step, the substrate and the film are pressed together in such a way that the coating composition is sandwiched between them. Thereafter, the coating composition is cured by irradiation through the film to obtain a coated substrate. Then, the transparent film is removed from the coated substrate. The coating composition that is applied to the film and/or the substrate is a radiation curable water borne coating composition comprising a radiation curable resin or a mixture of radiation curable resins.

Abstract: A spinal implant for engagement in a space between a pair of adjacent vertebrae has a center part extending along an axis and formed with upper and lower screwthreads of opposite hand. Respective upper and lower end parts axially flank the center part and each have an inner end threaded onto a respective one of the screwthreads and an outer end adapted to bear on a respective one of the adjacent vertebrae. One of the end parts is formed with an eye having a hole open transversely of the axis. A screw engages through the hole and anchors the one end part to the respective vertebra. Normally in accordance with the invention the other of the end parts is also formed with an eye having a hole open transversely of the axis and another screw engages through the hole of the other end part and anchors the other end part to the respective vertebra.

Abstract: An implant for insertion between a pair of spaced vertebrae has a center element and a pair of end elements fitted to the center element and each adapted to engage a respective one of the vertebrae. The center and end elements have formations for varying the spacing between the end elements. Respective brackets fixed to the end elements are each fixable to the respective vertebra. The formations include screwthreads engaged between the center and end elements and the end elements are formed as caps engaged over ends of the center element. Each bracket is generally L-shaped and has a long leg attached to the respective vertebrae and an arcuate short leg attached to the respective element.