Abstract: A delivery device includes a base body having an outlet opening and a chamber for receiving a flowable substance to be administered. The base body, having first and second film portions attached to each other by a connection with a plurality of regions, being configured to discharge the substance through the outlet opening by compressing the chamber. The delivery device further includes a pouring adapter tightly connected to the outlet opening. The plurality of regions of the connection include a more resilient region and a less resilient region that are arranged between the chamber and the outlet opening. When the chamber is compressed to discharge the substance through the outlet opening, the less resilient region is configured to come undone and the more resilient region is configured to remain connected so that the substance can be discharged solely through the outlet opening and the pouring adapter by compressing the chamber.

Abstract: A delivery device includes a base body having an outlet opening and a chamber for receiving a flowable substance to be administered. The base body, having first and second film portions attached to each other by a connection with a plurality of regions, being configured to discharge the substance through the outlet opening by compressing the chamber. The delivery device further includes a pouring adapter tightly connected to the outlet opening. The plurality of regions of the connection include a more resilient region and a less resilient region that are arranged between the chamber and the outlet opening. When the chamber is compressed to discharge the substance through the outlet opening, the less resilient region is configured to come undone and the more resilient region is configured to remain connected so that the substance can be discharged solely through the outlet opening and the pouring adapter by compressing the chamber.

Abstract: A shearing device for strength testing a joint is provided and a method for the preparation of a shearing device for strength testing a joint. The joint may consist of an adhesive joint. The shearing device comprises a first component, a second component, a fastening arrangement and an adjusting device. The first component comprises a first receptacle, and the second component comprises a second receptacle. The fastening arrangement is designed for fastening the first component and the second component on one another in such a way that the first receptacle and the second receptacle face one another and a shear plane S is formed between the first component and the second component. The adjusting device is designed for arranging a joint of a specimen to be tested in the shear plane S.

Abstract: A system for remotely monitoring and controlling a plurality of water treatment facilities distributed over a wide area includes: a plurality of interfaces configured to receive status information from the facilities and to transmit commands to control the facilities; a database for storing the status information; and a human machine interface configured to transmit the status information to a remote terminal.

Abstract: Thermoformed diaphragms made of cast polyarylate films, having at least one polyarylate (PAR) having a structural unit of the formula (I): where each of R1, R2, R3, and R4, independently of the others, is hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl, C1-4-alkoxy, or halogen, and each of R5 and R6 independently of the other, is hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl, C1-4-alkoxy, phenyl, or halogen. The thermoformed diaphragms made of cast PAR films can be used as acoustic transducers, preferably as microphone diaphragms or loudspeaker diaphragms. The cast PAR films can be used for producing these diaphragms, and the PAR casting solutions can be used for producing the cast PAR films. There are processes for producing thermoformed diaphragms made of cast PAR films.

Abstract: Thermoformed diaphragms made of cast polyarylate films, at least comprising one polyarylate (PAR) having a structural unit of the formula (I): where each of R1, R2, R3, and R4, independently of the others, is hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl, C1-4-alkoxy, or halogen, and each of R5 and R6 independently of the other, is hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl, C1-4-alkoxy, phenyl, or halogen. The thermoformed diaphragms made of cast PAR films can be used as acoustic transducers, preferably as microphone diaphragms or loudspeaker diaphragms. The cast PAR films can be used for producing these diaphragms, and the PAR casting solutions can be used for producing the cast PAR films. There are processes for producing thermoformed diaphragms made of cast PAR films.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a lamp assembly for a high energy lamp to be placed within a reactor vessel that includes an electrical connector removably engaged to the power coupler for receiving the electrical power from a power coupler in electrical contact with a power supply for transferring electrical power to the lamp assembly; a radiation shield contacting the electrical connector, the radiation shield substantially shielding the electrical connector from the high energy lamp; and a lamp support contacting the electrical connector to receive the electrical power therefrom for providing the electrical power to the high energy lamp. The lamp assembly may include a plurality of lamps and lamp assemblies, and may include a plurality of reactor glands for mounting the lamp assemblies to the reactor vessel. The electrical connector may take a variety of forms, such as prongs, snaps, threaded contacts, and spring contacts.