Abstract: A method for controlling an injection process in an open-loop or closed-loop manner in the production of a molded part injects melt mass by at least one injection unit into at least one cavity enclosed by a tool by means of at least one nozzle. The at least one cavity has at least one measuring location, which is coupled to a binary detector, which can change from a first defined state to a second defined state. The binary detector changes the state thereof at the time at which the melt mass arrives at the measuring location. On the basis of the state change of the binary detector, an open-loop or closed-loop control unit controls the injection velocity V of the at least one injection unit in an open-loop or closed-loop manner, the temperature T of the melt mass before the injection, the termination of the injection at the at least one nozzle, and/or the starting of a subsequent process.

Abstract: A method for controlling an injection process in an open-loop or closed-loop manner in the production of a molded part injects melt mass by at least one injection unit into at least one cavity enclosed by a tool by means of at least one nozzle. The at least one cavity has at least one measuring location, which is coupled to a binary detector, which can change from a first defined state to a second defined state. The binary detector changes the state thereof at the time at which the melt mass arrives at the measuring location. On the basis of the state change of the binary detector, an open-loop or closed-loop control unit controls the injection velocity V of the at least one injection unit in an open-loop or closed-loop manner, the temperature T of the melt mass before the injection, the termination of the injection at the at least one nozzle, and/or the starting of a subsequent process.

Abstract: A measuring arrangement for assembly on or in a tool, in particular, in an injection moulding tool, comprising two or more sensors for the simultaneous measurement of measured parameters, each sensor generating a measurement signal in the operating state, at least two measurement signals being of different types from each other. The measuring arrangement comprises a signal converter with an output interface, all measured signals being converted into the same type of output signal in the signal converter. Said output signals can be transmitted through the output interface by means of a detachable signal line to an analytical unit.

Abstract: A measuring system includes a piezoelectric sensor, two or more charge amplifiers that are provided with different amplification settings and one respective output, and a signal splitter which is disposed between the sensor and the amplifiers. A charge signal received by the piezoelectric sensor is subdivided into two or more partial signals on the signal splitter during a measurement, and each of two or more partial signals is fed to one of the charge amplifiers, is processed therein, and is finally fed to the outputs. The signal splitter preferably encompasses two or more capacitors. The inventive measuring system is used above all for measuring forces, pressures, extensions/expansions, moments, or accelerations.

Abstract: The measurement setup according to the invention comprises a piezoelectrical sensor 10 and two or more charge amplifiers 20, 21, 22 having different amplification settings and each having an output A1, A2 and Ai, as well as a signal splitter 40 arranged between the sensor 10 and the amplifiers 20, 21, 22. During a measurement a charge signal Q sensed by the piezoelectrical sensor 10 is split at the signal splitter 40 in two or more partial signals Q1, Q2 and Qi each of which is fed and processed in one of the charge amplifiers 20, 21, 22 and eventually fed to the outputs A1, A2, and Ai. The signal splitter 40 preferably comprises two or more capacitors C1, C2, and Ci. The measurement setup with the piezoelectrical sensor 10 primarily serves for measuring forces, pressures, strain, moments, or accelerations.

Abstract: A measuring arrangement for assembly on or in a tool, in particular, in an injection moulding tool, comprising two or more sensors for the simultaneous measurement of measured parameters, each sensor generating a measurement signal in the operating state, at least two measurement signals being of different types from each other. The measuring arrangement comprises a signal converter with an output interface, all measured signals being converted into the same type of output signal in the signal converter. Said output signals can be transmitted through the output interface by means of a detachable signal line to an analytical unit.

Abstract: A rotary vane pump has restricted fluid communication between the inlet and the trapped volume for about 4.degree. of rotation beyond when the vane starts past the inlet. Similarly there is restricted communication between the trapped volume and the outlet for about 4.degree. of rotation prior to the vane reaching the outlet. Additionally, in the preferred embodiment, the trapped volume is in restricted communication with the outlet prior to its isolation from the inlet.

Abstract: The uncovering of the opening of the oil pickup tube is avoided by preventing the formation of a stable vortex. The prevention of the formation of a stable vortex is achieved by making the paddles of the impeller axially asymmetrical by at least a minimum critical value.

Abstract: The stratification of the oil-foam mixture in the shell of a compressor is avoided by enhancing the recirculation vortex in the shell. The enhancement of the recirculation or secondary vortex is achieved by providing a baffle plate at the bottom of the shell which effectively mixes the oil and foam by providing a region near the bottom of the shell in which the fluid is not rotating in a horizontal plane. The non-rotating oil is drawn towards the center of the shell by the centrifugal pressure gradient, thus displacing the foam from the center region of the shell.