Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, devices, and methods for a magnet system for a sputtering device. The disclosed magnet system may include a housing having a housing interior. The magnet system may also include a magnet holder disposed in the housing interior and supported by the housing in a preferably stationary manner. The magnet system may also include a dehumidifying device adjacent to or disposed in the housing interior for drying the housing interior.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and devices related to a magnet system for a sputtering device. The magnet system includes a bearing frame and a magnet holder having a first mounting area and a second mounting area. The magnet system has a first support device mounted to the magnet holder by the first mounting area and a second support device mounted to the magnet holder by the second mounting area. At least one of the first mounting area and the second mounting area are configured such that a position in which the first support device and the second support device are mounted to the magnet holder relative to each other may be adjusted. The first support device and the second support device are configured to engage with the bearing frame to form a bearing device for supporting the magnet holder.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices, methods, and systems related to a magnetron-target coupling that includes a target coupling flange, a shaft fixedly coupled to the target coupling flange on a face opposite the target coupling flange, and having a first linear bearing component on a face opposite the target coupling flange. The magnetron-target coupling also includes a communication interface having a first communication electrode and a second communication electrode that are electrically coupled to each other wherein the second communication electrode is fixedly attached to the target coupling flange on a side opposite the shaft, the target coupling flange being disposed between the first communication electrode and the second communication electrode. The first communication electrode is supported such that it may be moved toward and/or away from the second communication electrode.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, devices for a magnet system that includes a housing with a housing interior. The magnet system also includes a magnet holder disposed in the housing interior and supported by the housing, preferably stationary with respect thereto. The magnet system also includes a housing cover forming a fluid-tight chamber when mated with the housing, wherein the housing cover includes a gear stage, a generator, and a rotary coupling that couples the gear stage to the generator.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for joining using friction and current, wherein the friction/current joining apparatus includes a friction device, a forging device, an electrical current source, and a programmable controller, as well as workpiece holders for the workpieces to be joined. The friction/current joining apparatus is controlled such that, in a contacting phase, the workpieces are initially moved along a process axis, and their mutually facing joining surfaces oriented transverse to a common process axis are brought into contact. In a grinding phase, while subjected to contact pressure by mutual relative movement, the joining surfaces, are ground together and made smooth.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for information centric network (ICN) heterogeneous wireless switching are described herein. A handover event, that includes an indication for a device to switch from a first wireless link to a second wireless link, may be detected. A forwarding interest base (FIB) table may be modified to route interest packets to the second wireless link. Although the device has switched to route new out-going interest packet to the second wireless link, the device accepts data packets on both the first wireless link and the second wireless link.

Abstract: The present invention provides for an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof which binds to an epitope within human PD-L1 with high specificity and reproducibility. The inventive antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof may be used in assessing PD-L1 expression in tissue samples to aid in patient stratification. The present invention further provides methods of producing the inventive antibody.

Abstract: A control unit system includes a control unit on which a rights management system is set up, access permission information being retrievably stored by the rights management system, functions in executable form being stored on further control units of the control unit system, at least one of the further control units being configured as a query control unit set up to execute these functions, or not, based on access permission information stored in the rights management system, characterized in that the control unit also includes a device management system that is configured to establish a connection with a server via a communication interface and to provide the rights management system with an update of the access permissions received from the server via this interface.

Abstract: A pressure welding method and a pressure welding device (1) are provided. The pressure welding device (1) includes a plastification device (7), an upsetting device (8) and component mountings (34,35,36,37) for the components (2,3,3?,4) to be welded together and a machine frame (12). The pressure welding device (1) further includes a plurality of machine heads (13,14), each having a component mount (34,35), which machine heads are movably arranged on the machine frame and are connected to respective upsetting drives (22). The machine heads (13,14) and respective upsetting drives (22) can be independently driven. An upsetting head or support head (27), which is preferably secured on the frame, is arranged between the machine heads (13,14).

Abstract: An information system has: a component memory for storing component data sets; a component link device for creating component links in the one component link memory; a document memory for storing document data sets; a document link device for linking entries for components for which a component data set exists in the component memory to the corresponding component data set; and a document access device having a document selection device and an evaluation device that is fashioned to (i) identify first component data sets linked to a first document data set, (ii) identify second component data sets linked to the identified first component data sets, and (iii) identify second document data sets linked to the identified second component data sets.

Abstract: A pressure welding method and to a pressure welding device (1) are provided. The pressure welding device (1) includes a plastification device (7), an upsetting device (8) and component mountings (34, 35, 36, 37) for the components (2, 3, 3?, 4) to be welded together and a machine frame (12). The pressure welding device (1) includes a machine head (13) which is arranged so as to move on the machine frame (12). The machine head (13) includes a rotatable spindle (54) and a component mounting element (34, 35) as well as an associated spindle drive (56). The machine head (13, 14) and the spindle drive (56) are separated from each other on the machine frame (12). A controllable mass decoupling (79) including an axially tolerant coupling (80), is arranged in the drive train (57) between the fixed or moveable spindle drive (56) arranged on the machine frame (12).

Abstract: A pressure welding method and a pressure welding device are provided. The pressure welding device includes a plastification device (7), an upsetting device (8) and component mountings (34,35,36,37), for the components (2,3,3?,4) to be welded together, and a machine frame (12). The pressure welding device (1) further includes a machine head (13,14) with a component mounting (34, 35) and an associated additional component mounting (36, 37) and the machine head (13) is moveably arranged on the machine frame (12). The pressure welding device includes a machining device (18), for the welding part (5,5?), which is associated with the machine head (13,14) or the additional component mountings (36, 37). An adjusting device (17) generates a relative movement between the machine head (13,14) and the associated additional component mounting (36,37) for machining the welding part (5,5?).

Abstract: A coordinate measuring machine (1) for determining at least one spatial coordinate of a measurement point of an object (15) to be measured, comprising a base (5) and a drive mechanism, adapted to drive a probe head (13) in a manner such that the probe head (13) is capable to move relative to the base (5) for approaching a measurement point, characterized by a first range camera (3, 33) having a range image sensor with a sensor array, wherein the range camera (3, 33) is adapted to be directed to the object (15) for providing a range image (23) of the object (15), and wherein range pixels of the range image are used for creating a point cloud with 3D-positions of target points of the object (15), and a controller, adapted to control the drive mechanism on the basis of 3D-positions of the target points.

Abstract: A device for mounting a rear wall on a movable furniture component of a piece of furniture, in particular on a drawer, with the movable furniture component including a rear wall and a drawer sidewall unit. The device is characterized in that the device is for arrangement between a rear wall holder extending on the drawer sidewall unit in a plane of the rear wall and the rear wall, and the device has an engagement mechanism for engagement in the rear wall holder.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for information centric network (ICN) heterogeneous wireless switching are described herein. A handover event, that includes an indication for a device to switch from a first wireless link to a second wireless link, may be detected. A forwarding interest base (FIB) table may be modified to route interest packets to the second wireless link. Although the device has switched to route new out-going interest packet to the second wireless link, the device accepts data packets on both the first wireless link and the second wireless link.

Abstract: The present invention provides for an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof which binds to an epitope within human PD-L1 with high specificity and reproducibility. The inventive antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof may be used in assessing PD-L1 expression in tissue samples to aid in patient stratification. The present invention further provides methods of producing the inventive antibody.

Abstract: In a method for storing data in a motor vehicle: an application software executed on a control device of the motor vehicle connects, via a communication network of the motor vehicle, to a data storage device of the motor vehicle; the application software logically connects the connected data storage device to the control device; the application software accesses the connected data storage device via the communication network, and the application software optionally releases the connected data storage device.

Abstract: A method for updating firmware of a vehicle via an air interface, in which data are exchanged with a backend via the air interface through a connection module, the data are managed by a data management module inside the vehicle, the connection module and the data management module are coordinated by a coordination layer, the connection module and the coordination layer are monitored by a monitoring layer, and the data are requested as needed by the coordination layer for an installation.

Abstract: A pressure welding device (1) and a pressure welding method are provided. The pressure welding device (1) includes a plastification unit (5), a positioning and compressing unit (6), a controller (26), and an advance unit (7) for a workpiece (3) and for the process axis (13). The advance unit (7) has an open- or closed-loop controllable hydraulic advance drive (12) that is formed as an open- or closed-loop controllable electro-hydraulic direct drive for the process axis (13).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for the control and/or the data acquisition of a crane, wherein at least one measuring device at the crane supplies one or more measured values for determining the position of at least one load lifting device, in particular a crane hook, wherein a calculation of the position of the load lifting device is effected on the basis of the one or more measured values of at least one measuring device and one or more data characterizing the stiffness of the crane. The present disclosure also relates to a crane controller and a crane for carrying out the method according to the present disclosure.