Abstract: Rotary tool, such as a drill or milling cutter, having a main tool body, which extends along a center longitudinal axis, which has a flute and which, at a distance from the center longitudinal axis, has an insert seat which is introduced into the flute wall and in which a cutting insert, in particular made of a superhard material such as PCD or PCBN, is fastened integrally, wherein, for fixing both a radial and also an axial position of the cutting insert, the insert seat has an abutment wall which has a contour for positioning the cutting insert in a rotationally locked manner.

Abstract: A multi-flute reamer includes a cutting portion having a forward end and a rearward end, and a chip flute with a chip gash opening, and a cutting insert mounted on the cutting portion. A leading edge is formed at an intersection between a top surface and a radially-outward side surface, and a front edge is formed at an intersection between the top surface and a forward side surface. The cutting insert includes a rounded lead cutting edge formed at the intersection between the leading edge and the front edge, and the top surface includes a chip breaker having a bottom surface formed with a radius, R.

Abstract: Techniques pertaining to analyzing power consumed by a processing unit in a mobile computing device caused by execution of certain modules are described herein. A power trace is generated that indicates an amount of power consumed by the processing unit over time, and the power trace is aligned with an execution log. Spikes are extracted from the power trace, and computing operations are performed over the spikes to acquire data pertaining to power consumed by the processing unit that are attributable to modules in the execution log.

Abstract: Techniques pertaining to analyzing power consumed by a processing unit in a mobile computing device caused by execution of certain modules are described herein. A power trace is generated that indicates an amount of power consumed by the processing unit over time, and the power trace is aligned with an execution log. Spikes are extracted from the power trace, and computing operations are performed over the spikes to acquire data pertaining to power consumed by the processing unit that are attributable to modules in the execution log.

Abstract: A reaming tool includes a main tool body disposed about a rotational axis, a plurality of peripherally arranged cutting inserts coupled to the tool body, and a fine adjustment mechanism associated with each cutting insert. The adjustment mechanism includes an adjusting screw with a conical section that acts on the cutting insert for fine adjustment, the conical section being arranged between a first and a second cylindrical guide section. The two guide sections ensure high-precision guidance of the adjusting screw.

Abstract: A vacuum gripper for gripping a work-piece includes a flat or curved gripper plate having at least one suction port. A work-piece suction throttling zone is formed around the suction port. The gripper plate has at least one recess provided at a side facing the work-piece and arranged beyond the work-piece suction throttling zone (6) formed around the suction port. At least one vent hole is formed within each of the recesses.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for inspecting contact-sensitive planar materials or workpieces, e.g. wafers for the semiconductor industry, solar cells, glasses, FPD substrates, or biologically active substrates for biosensors, as well as materials having contact-sensitive curved surfaces. Said inspection device comprises a support element (1) for supporting a material (3) on the top face of the support element (1), at least one oscillator which is connected to the support element (1) and the oscillation frequency and amplitude of which are selected in such a way as to keep the material (3) hovering on the support element (1), and at least one optical sensor (4). The support element is made of a light-permeable material, and the optical sensor (4) is arranged below the support element (1).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for transporting and holding of touch-sensitive structural elements or materials, the device comprising the following features: At least an oscillatory plate-like take-up 2 for receiving the object to be transported or held, on which at least an oscillation generator 3 is fixed, and at least two supporting members 4, wherein the oscillation generator 3 is arranged on the plate-like take-up 2 at a predetermined position thereof to set the plate-like take-up into flexural vibrations, and the supporting members 4 are arranged at positions where the amplitude of the flexural vibration is lower than the maximum amplitude by at least 50%, and the oscillation generator 3 is operated with a frequency setting the plate-like take-up 2 into vibrations so that the structural elements or the material are (is) levitating in a contact-free way.

Abstract: In order to ensure highly precise setting, in particular readjustment of the radial position of the blade in the case of a rotary tool, in particular a reamer, an adjustment element, in particular in the form of an adjustment screw, having a cone formed by the screw head is inserted into an end-side receptacle in a cutting section, said cone being provided with a friction-reducing coating.

Abstract: A tool interface that is easy to produce but also precise, for coupling a tool head to a tool shank in a centered manner in respect of a shank axis, comprises a first interface part that is connected to the tool shank or to the tool head, and a second interface part that is connected to the respectively other tool part, namely, to the tool head or to the tool shank. The two interface parts have interface surfaces that substantially complement each other and are intended to bear flatly on each other. The interface surface of the first interface part comprises an inner cone surface and an outer cone surface, which surrounds the latter on the outside and coaxially. The interface surface of the second interface part comprises an outer cone surface, which corresponds with the inner cone surface of the first interface part, and an inner cone surface, which corresponds with the outer cone surface of the first interface part.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for loading and unloading a cassette which is used, for example, in plasma coating processes, wherein the following method steps are carried out: a. providing a cassette (1) which can be assembled and disassembled using a disassembly and assembly robot, b. automatic disassembling of the cassette such that the bottoms (2) of the cassette are separated from one another, c. transferring and associating the bottoms (2) to at least one automatic feeding apparatus which populates the bottoms (2) with workpieces to be processed, d. mounting the populated bottoms (2) to the cassette (1), e. transferring the cassette (1) to the process site where the process should be executed, f. executing the process, g. transferring the cassette (1) to the disassembly and assembly robot or to a further disassembly and assembly robot, h. disassembling the cassette in such a way that the bottoms (2) of the cassette are separated from one another, and i.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cassette for a milling cutter having a cutter carrier and a clamping part, which together constitute a generally rectangular cassette, the cutter carrier and the clamping part being loosely placed on each other and together delimiting a fastening opening for a fastening screw by means of which the cassette can be fastened in a receiver of a milling cutter, the cutter carrier having a seat for a cutting insert. The invention additionally relates to a milling cutter having at least one receiver for a cassette and having at least one such cassette. A gap, S, between the cutter carrier and the clamping part is located below the cutting tip of the cutting insert to prevent chips from being lodged in the gap, S.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for inspecting contact-sensitive planar materials or workpieces, e.g. wafers for the semiconductor industry, solar cells, glasses, FPD substrates, or biologically active substrates for biosensors, as well as materials having contact-sensitive curved surfaces. Said inspection device comprises a support element (1) for supporting a material (3) on the top face of the support element (1), at least one oscillator which is connected to the support element (1) and the oscillation frequency and amplitude of which are selected in such a way as to keep the material (3) hovering on the support element (1), and at least one optical sensor (4). The support element is made of a light-permeable material, and the optical sensor (4) is arranged below the support element (1).

Abstract: The invention relates to a cassette for a milling cutter, having a cutter carrier and a clamping part, which together constitute a generally rectangular cassette, the cutter carrier and the clamping part being loosely placed on each other and together delimiting a fastening opening for a fastening screw by means of which the cassette can be fastened in a receiver of a milling cutter, the cutter carrier having a seat for a cutting insert. The invention additionally relates to a milling cutter having at least one receiver for a cassette and having at least one such cassette.

Abstract: Techniques pertaining to analyzing power consumed by a processing unit in a mobile computing device caused by execution of certain modules are described herein. A power trace is generated that indicates an amount of power consumed by the processing unit over time, and the power trace is aligned with an execution log. Spikes are extracted from the power trace, and computing operations are performed over the spikes to acquire data pertaining to power consumed by the processing unit that are attributable to modules in the execution log.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for inspecting contact-sensitive planar materials or workpieces, e.g. wafers for the semiconductor industry, solar cells, glasses, FPD substrates, or biologically active substrates for biosensors, as well as materials having contact-sensitive curved surfaces. Said inspection device comprises a support element (1) for supporting a material (3) on the top face of the support element (1), at least one oscillator which is connected to the support element (1) and the oscillation frequency and amplitude of which are selected in such a way as to keep the material (3) hovering on the support element (1), and at least one optical sensor (4). The support element is made of a light-permeable material, and the optical sensor (4) is arranged below the support element (1).

Abstract: A cutting tool for performing hole-cutting operations on a workpiece when the cutting tool is rotated about a central longitudinal axis. The cutting tool includes a generally cylindrical body having a first end structured to engage the workpiece and an opposite second end structured to be mounted to a machine tool; a groove formed in the first end of the generally cylindrical body, the groove disposed generally transverse to the longitudinal axis; and a nib portion disposed in, and coupled to, the groove via a brazing process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vacuum gripper and in particular to a vacuum gripper for gently gripping work-pieces having sensitive surfaces, such as solar cells, wafers, or panels for flat screens, and for gripping heavy glass plates or plates made of other material having a very smooth surface that are stacked on top of each other and should be removed from above, wherein the vacuum gripper has the following characteristics: a straight or curved gripper plate (2), at least one suction opening (3; 3a), which is provided in the gripper plate (2), wherein a workpiece throttle surface (6) is formed around the suction opening (3), at least one recess (4), which is provided in the side of the gripper plate (2) facing the workpiece, outside of the workpiece throttle surface (6) relative to the suction opening (3), and at least one ventilation hole (5), which is provided within each recess (4).

Abstract: A multi-flute reamer includes a cutting portion having a forward end and a rearward end, and a chip flute with a chip gash opening, and a cutting insert mounted on the cutting portion. A leading edge is formed at an intersection between a top surface and a radially-outward side surface, and a front edge is formed at an intersection between the top surface and a forward side surface. The cutting insert includes a rounded lead cutting edge formed at the intersection between the leading edge and the front edge, and the top surface includes a chip breaker having a bottom surface formed with a radius, R.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for transporting and holding of touch-sensitive structural elements or materials, the device comprising the following features: At least an oscillatory plate-like take-up 2 for receiving the object to be transported or held, on which at least an oscillation generator 3 is fixed, and at least two supporting members 4, wherein the oscillation generator 3 is arranged on the plate-like take-up 2 at a predetermined position thereof to set the plate-like take-up into flexural vibrations, and the supporting members 4 are arranged at positions where the amplitude of the flexural vibration is lower than the maximum amplitude by at least 50%, and the oscillation generator 3 is operated with a frequency setting the plate-like take-up 2 into vibrations so that the structural elements or the material are (is) levitating in a contact-free way.