Abstract: A compressor with a compressor housing in which a compressor wheel is arranged. The compressor additionally includes a cartridge which is arranged in the compressor housing in the area of a compressor inlet. The cartridge is designed to variably change the cross section of the compressor inlet.

Abstract: Provided is a method for packaging piece good groupings, in which a plurality of piece goods, particularly containers, are at least partially interconnected by a first connector, wherein at least two-piece goods of this plurality are directly interconnected by the connector. According to the embodiment, this plurality of piece goods connected by the connector is packaged with a second connector in the form of a second wrapping element, and said plurality of piece goods connected by a first connector is conveyed by a conveyor device to a packaging device and enclosed, particularly wrapped, with the second wrapping element by said packaging unit.

Abstract: A method for packaging piece good batches is provided. A transport device transports a plurality of piece goods in particular in the form of a piece good flow in a specified transport direction, and a first wrapping device wraps a film element around the piece goods, the film element having a specified first width. The first wrapping device has a dispensing assembly which circulates around the piece goods, and the piece goods are supplied to the first wrapping device in order to be wrapped with the film element. The piece goods are wrapped with a strip-like element by means of a strip application device, the strip-like element having a smaller width than the film element.

Abstract: Apparatus (1) for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects (2) by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material (3) which can be consolidated by means of an energy source (4).

Abstract: Methods of calibrating an apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects include performing a defined movement pattern with at least one beam guiding unit for guiding an energy beam along a defined beam path. The defined movement pattern may include at least one sky writing section and at least one irradiation section. The apparatus may include at least one irradiation device adapted to guide the energy beam across a beam guiding plane. An exemplary method may additionally include, generating a melt pool along the irradiation section, determining a melt pool signal via a determination device of the apparatus, comparing the position of the origin of the melt pool signal in the beam guiding plane with the irradiation section, and determining a calibration status based on the comparison result.

Abstract: A device (1) handling articles comprises at least one work module (30), which can move packages with article placed on a first packaging type and at least one folding mechanism (45) used to erect back and/or front flaps of the first packaging type. Another component of the device (1) is at least one transport module (20), with a transport device (2), along which articles intended for packages of a second packaging type move, where the second packaging type differs from the first packaging type. The at least one folding mechanism (45) and the transport device (2) alternate between an operating position (BP) and a waiting position (WP). The operating positions (BP) and the waiting positions (WP) are configured such that the at least one folding mechanism (45) is disposed exclusively adjacent to the right side or to the left side of the transport means (2).

Abstract: The invention relates to a machine for packaging piece good combinations with a transport device which transports a plurality of piece goods in a predetermined transport direction, and with a first wrapping device which is suitable and intended for wrapping the piece goods with a film element, wherein this first wrapping device has a dispensing unit revolving around the piece goods, and wherein the piece goods can be delivered to the first wrapping device in order be wrapped by the film element, According to the invention a mass balancing element likewise arranged revolving around the piece goods is associated with the dispensing unit.

Abstract: Provided is a method for packaging piece good groupings, in which a plurality of piece goods, particularly containers, are at least partially interconnected by means of a first connection, wherein at least two-piece goods of this plurality are directly interconnected by the connection. According to the embodiment, this plurality of piece goods connected by the first connection is packaged with a second connection in the form of a second wrapping element, and said plurality of piece goods connected by a first connection is conveyed by a conveyor device to a packaging unit and enclosed, particularly wrapped, with the second wrapping element by said packaging unit.

Abstract: An apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects may include a calibration unit, an irradiation device, and a determination unit. The irradiation device may be configured to generate an energy beam and guide the energy beam onto the calibration unit, with a portion of the energy beam guided onto the calibration unit being emitted by the calibration unit as radiation. The determination device may be configured to determine at least one parameter of the radiation emitted from the calibration unit. The calibration unit may include a calibration base body and a plurality of calibration portions arranged on the calibration base body, in which the plurality of calibration portions differ from the calibration base body in respect of at least one material parameter.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for supplying, staging, and/or handling, and/or for replacing rolls (12, 20) with flat material and/or film material wound thereonto and serving as packaging material (22) for packaging piece goods, bundles, or the like sets of articles. Depleted rolls (20) are removed from at least one installation position (EB1, EB2) of a packaging machine (14), and new rolls (12) are mounted into the particular installation position (EB1, EB2), with new rolls (12) being staged to the packaging machine (14) in a specified feeder device. Each of the installation positions (EB1, EB2) of the packaging machine (14) includes at least one rotatable receiving mandrel (70) for the rotatable reception and holding of the rolls (12). The at least one receiving mandrel (70) is shiftable in its axial direction upon removing a depleted roll (20) and/or upon mounting of a new roll (12).

Abstract: Method for additively manufacturing at least one three-dimensional object (2) by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of build material layers (3), whereby at least one build material layer (3) which is to be selectively irradiated and consolidated comprises a plurality of irradiation zones (IZ) being separately irradiatable and consolidatable with at least one energy beam (5a, 5b), comprising assigning a parameter (P1-P4) indicative of the time required for irradiating a respective irradiation zone to a plurality of irradiation zones (IZ1-IZ4) of the respective build material layer (3), assigning at least one first energy beam (5a) to the irradiation zone (IZ1) whose parameter (P1) indicates that the irradiation zone (IZ1-IZ4) has the longest time required for irradiating and irradiating this irradiation zone (IZ1) with the at least one first energy beam (5a), assigning at least one second energy beam (5b) to the irradiation zone (IZ2) whose parameter (P2) indicates that t

Abstract: Method for additively manufacturing at least one three-dimensional object (2) by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of build material layers (3), whereby each build material layer (3) which is selectively irradiated and consolidated comprises at least one irradiation area (IA) which is irradiated and consolidated by means of at least one energy beam (5), wherein the irradiation area (IA) comprises at least one first sub-area (SA1) having a first heat conductance capability defined by its orientation and/or position relative to non-consolidated build material areas adjacent to the irradiation area (IA) and at least one second sub-area (SA2) having a second heat conductance capability higher than the first heat conductance capability of the first sub-area (SA1) defined by its orientation and/or position relative to non-consolidated build material areas adjacent to the irradiation area (IA), whereby for at least one irradiation area of at least one build material layer (3) whic

Abstract: The present invention includes a method and an apparatus (1) for handling flat material and/or film material wound onto rolls (5) and that serves as packaging material. Rolls (5), which are at least partially unwound, are alternately removed from at least one installation position (EB1; EB2) of a packaging machine (3), and in each case a new roll (5) of flat material and/or film material is mounted in the particular installation position (EB1; EB2). After each mounting, an externally arranged layer (15) is extracted from the particular new roll (5) near or in the area of its free end and is attached to a section of a material web being guided in the packaging machine (3). The direction of rotation and/or rotation-direction-conforming orientation of the new roll (5) is determined and/or verified by means of a capture device.

Abstract: Apparatus (1) for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects (2) by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material (3) which can be consolidated by means of an energy beam (6, 6?) generated via an irradiation device (4), wherein the irradiation device (4) comprises at least one beam guiding unit (7, 7?) that is adapted to guide the energy beam (6, 6?) across a build plane (9) in which build material (3) is applied to be irradiated, wherein the at least one beam guiding unit (7, 7?) is arranged behind a point of impact (20) of the energy beam (6, 6?) in the build plane (9), in particular all possible points of impact (20), with respect to a streaming direction (16) of the gas stream (13) streaming over the build plane (9).

Abstract: Method for additively manufacturing at least one three-dimensional object (2) by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of build material layers (3), whereby each build material layer (3) comprises at least one irradiation area (IA) which is to be irradiated and consolidated by means of at least one energy beam (5), whereby the at least one irradiation area (IA) is irradiated on basis of a main irradiation pattern (MP) for consolidating the irradiation area (IA), the main irradiation pattern (MP) comprising a plurality of irradiation pattern elements (IPE) being separately irradiatable or irradiated with the at least one energy beam (5), whereby the amount of energy input into the respective irradiation pattern element (IPE) in the main irradiation step is different from the amount of energy input into the irradiation pattern element (IPE) in the at least one additional irradiation step.

Abstract: A compressor with a compressor housing in which a compressor wheel is arranged. The compressor additionally includes a cartridge which is arranged in the compressor housing in the area of a compressor inlet. The cartridge is designed to variably change the cross section of the compressor inlet.

Abstract: Apparatus (1) for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects (2) by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material (4) which can be consolidated by means of an energy beam (9), which apparatus (1) comprises an irradiation device (6) adapted to generate the energy beam (9), wherein the irradiation device (6) comprises a beam guiding unit (8) that is adapted to guide the energy beam (9) in a build plane (5) in which build material (4) is applied, wherein the irradiation device (6) is adapted to generate at least one segmented track (11) comprising at least two first track segments (12) in which build material (4) is to be irradiated with the energy beam (9).

Abstract: Method for operating an apparatus (1) for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects (2) by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material (3) which can be consolidated by means of an energy source, wherein irradiation data define at least two regions (8, 9) of object data relating to a three-dimensional object (2), which regions (8, 9) are irradiated based on at least two different irradiation parameters.

Abstract: Method for operating an apparatus (1) for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects (2) by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material (3) which can be consolidated by means of an energy beam (4), wherein at least one part of a first layer (7) is irradiated based on at least one first irradiation parameter and at least one part of a second layer (8) is irradiated based on at least one second irradiation parameter, wherein the at least one first irradiation parameter and the at least one second irradiation parameter are different for the at least two layers (7, 8).

Abstract: Method for additively manufacturing at least one three-dimensional object (2) by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of build material layers (3), whereby each build material layer (3) comprises at least one irradiation area (IA) which is to be irradiated and consolidated by means of at least one energy beam (5), whereby the successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of respective irradiation areas (IA) is performed on basis of at least one irradiation parameter set (IPS) resulting in a specific amount of energy input into the irradiation area (IA) of a respective build material layer (3).