Abstract: The invention relates to a system (100, 200, 300, 500) for process automation of a manufacturing plant, comprising: —a plurality of machines (140, 536) of the manufacturing plant, —a plant machinery database (128, 548) comprising control parameters for the machines; —an automation system (103) for automatically operating the machines of the manufacturing plant in accordance with the control parameters in the plant machinery database; —an identity provider comprising user profiles of ?a plurality of remote users not located in the manufacturing plant, and ?a plurality of local users located in the manufacturing plant, —a visualization engine configured to create an augmented reality for the local users and a virtual reality comprising a digital twin of the plant for the remote users; —a security interface (142) configured for: ?receiving a request to operate at least one of the machines from one (108) of the remote users, ?causing the visualization engine to generate an acceptance request, the acceptance reque

Abstract: The invention relates to a system (100, 200, 300, 500) for process automation of a manufacturing plant, wherein the claimed system (300) for monitoring a manufacturing plant comprises:—a plurality of machines (140) of the manufacturing plant,—a plant machinery database (128, 548) comprising control parameters for the machines and comprising spatial information and/or status information of physical objects, the physical objects being the machines and/or objects processed by the machines;—an automation system (103) for automatically operating the machines in accordance with the control parameters in the plant machinery database;—an update engine (160) configured to continuously receive from a plurality of sensors (162) spatial information and/or status information of the physical objects during an on-going manufacturing process and to update the plant machinery database with the received information;—a visualization database (130) comprising a sub-set of the data of the plant-machinery database;—a replication m

Abstract: The invention relates to a system (100, 200, 300, 500) for process automation of a manufacturing plant, comprising: —a plurality of machines (140, 536) of the manufacturing plant, —a plant machinery database (128, 548) comprising control parameters for the machines; —an automation system (103) for automatically operating the machines of the manufacturing plant in accordance with the control parameters in the plant machinery database; —a security interface (142) configured for: ?receiving a request, ?verifying the request, ?in response to determining that the request is valid, storing control parameters (402-408) comprised in or derived from the request in the plant machinery database; wherein the automation system is configured to perform the automatic operation of the machines in accordance with the stored control parameters comprised in or derived from the valid request.

Abstract: A method (100) for processing at least one primary product (A, B) into a secondary product (C), including the steps: providing (S15) at A least one primary product (A, B); processing (S19) the at least one primary product (A, B) into a distinguishable quantity of a secondary product (C) by a processing device (11); generating (S20) a report by a state reporting device (14) associated with the processing device (11), wherein said report includes at least one state value indicative of a processing state during the processing step (S19); generating (S28) an unique object identifier indicative of said distinguishable quantity obtained by said processing during the processing step (S19); generating (S29) a data structure (4) having at least two data items (5), wherein one data item (5) holds the object identifier, and wherein one further data item (5) holds said generated report; signing (S60) the data structure by setting a data item (5) of the data structure (4) such that it holds a signature indicative of a nat

Abstract: A method (100) for processing a primary product (A) into a secondary product (C), including the steps: providing (S15) at least one distinguishable quantity of a primary product (A); providing (S11) at least one a data structure (4?) associated with the distinguishable quantity of a primary product (A), said data structure (4?) including one data item (5) holding an object identifier indicative of the distinguishable quantity of the primary product (A); processing (S19) the at least one primary product (A) into a distinguishable quantity of a secondary product (C) by a processing device (11); generating (S28) an unique object identifier indicative of said obtained distinguishable quantity; generating (S29) a new data structure (4) having at least one data item (5) holding the generated object identifier and one data item (5) holding the object identifier indicative of the quantity of the primary product (A); and providing (S52) said quantity obtained during the processing step (S19).

Abstract: A method (100) for processing a primary product (A) into a secondary product (C), including the steps: providing (S15) a primary product (A); providing (S1) access to a database (3) configured to include multiple data structures (4); processing (S19) the primary product (A) into a distinguishable quantity of a secondary product (C) by a processing device (11); generating (S20) a report by a state reporting device (14) associated with the processing device (11), said report being indicative of a processing state during the processing step (S19); generating (S28) an unique object identifier indicative of said distinguishable quantity obtained during said processing step (S19); generating (S29) a data structure (4) having one data item (5) holding the object identifier and one data item (5) holding said report; generating (S64) a status indicator indicative of a current status of a variable factor of the distinguishable quantity indicated by the object identifier, wherein the current status is at least one selec

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a) a polyorganosiloxane functionalized with at least two Si—H groups; b) a polyorganosiloxane functionalized with at least two vinyl groups; c) micron-sized mica particles; and d) a hydrosilylation catalyst; wherein the concentration of the mica particles is in the range of from 90 to 200 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of polyorganosiloxanes a) and b). The composition of the present invention is useful as coating material that can be applied to a battery pack casing or cover to protect against the consequences of thermal runaway.

Abstract: The present invention relates to composition comprising a first polyorganosiloxane functionalized with a relatively high concentration of DH groups; a second polyorganosiloxane functionalized with OH groups or ethylenically unsaturated groups; a blowing agent; filler; and a hydrosilylating catalyst. The composition of the present invention is useful for preparing a low-density high filler content foam, which is useful as a thermal barrier.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a polyorganosiloxane foam interspersed with from 30 to 50 weight percent of a filler, wherein the foam has a density in the range of from 0.20 g/cm3 to 0.60 g/cm3. The composition of the present invention is useful as a thermal barrier for batter modules.

Abstract: The invention refers to a method (200) for process automation of a production process referring to an extruded foaming thermoplastic polyurethane process for producing a polyurethane foam. The method (200) comprises providing (210) process data indicative of at least a part of the performed production process for producing the polyurethane foam. Further, a property determination model is utilized (220) to determine a material property of the produced polyurethane foam, wherein the material property is indicative of at least one characteristic of the produced polyurethane foam and wherein the property determination model is a data driven model adapted to determine the material property based on the process data. Control actions are generated (230) for controlling the production process of the polyurethane foam based on the determined material property. The method allows for an improved automatic control of the production process referring to an extruded foaming thermoplastic polyurethane process.

Abstract: Provided is a quantum computing method for obtaining an optimal solution of a problem with multiple discrete variables, wherein the problem is represented by a cost function, the method comprising:—generating a graph structure from the cost function,—dividing the graph structure into at least two disjunct subgraph structures, wherein each subgraph structure comprises a subset of the multiple variables,—mapping each subgraph structure to a local cost function represented as local cost Hamiltonian,—determining, for each local cost Hamiltonian, all eigenstates corresponding to an energy below a predetermined cut off energy using a quantum processing device, wherein each variable of the subset of multiple variables is represented by a qubit of the quantum processing device,—recombining the determined eigenstates, and-approximating a ground state from the recombined eigenstates, wherein the ground state represents the optimal solution.

Abstract: A suction nozzle (23) for a hollow jet suction box (14) is used for sucking liquid jets (4). The jet suction box has on a box casing (18) at least one slot casing opening (20) to a box interior space (17). The suction nozzle (23, 23?) has a nozzle body (24), arrangeable above the casing opening (20), with a slot suction opening (25), which passes through the nozzle body in a flow direction (23?). The suction opening extends from an inlet side (26) at a free end to an outlet side (27), arrangeable at the casing opening. The nozzle body has a mobile sealing element (29, 29?) adjacent the suction opening and laterally defining the slot-like suction opening and a resilient expansion device (33), which acts on the sealing element (29, 29?) and pushes the sealing element outward, away from the outlet side, against the suction flow direction.

Abstract: An automation system controls an automated production process of an industrial plant. The industrial plant includes a plurality of equipment for performing the production process. The automation system includes an augmented reality system including augmented reality glasses, executable program logic and a database system including a task manager configured to store a list of processes associated with respective equipment, where each process includes one or more tasks to be performed with respect to the equipment. The executable program logic is configured to receive from the database system the list of processes for display to a user of the AR glasses, receive a selection of a displayed process assigned to the user, send the selected process to the database system, and receive from the database system additional data corresponding to the selected process.

Abstract: A bearing arrangement for a camshaft of an internal combustion engine, the internal combustion engine including a crankcase and a camshaft including a camshaft gear wheel and a side including a shaft end allocated to the camshaft gear wheel, includes: an axial bearing configured for supporting the camshaft on the side of the shaft end, the axial bearing including a plain bearing body, which includes a mounting surface, is crescent-shaped, and is configured for axially supporting the camshaft and for being attached to the crankcase by way of the mounting interface.

Abstract: The invention relates to a locking device (1) for containers, doors, cabinets, furniture, or the like, which locking device has a lock plate (4), on which a combination lock (7), which has setting wheels (9), and a secondary lock (8) are arranged, and a stator (3), in relation to which the lock plate (4) having the combination lock (7) and the secondary lock (8) is rotatably arranged, the lock plate (4) having the combination lock (7) arranged thereon and with the secondary lock (8) arranged thereon being able to freely rotate 360 degrees relative to the stator (3) in the locked state of the locking device (1).

Abstract: An automation system controls an automated production process of an industrial plant. The industrial plant includes a plurality of equipment for performing the production process, where each equipment of the plurality of equipment is associated with one or more corresponding virtual objects. The automation system includes an augmented reality system including augmented reality glasses and an executable program logic. The program logic receives a spatial position of a user wearing the augmented reality glasses from a positioning system, display, via the augmented reality glasses, one or more virtual objects associated with one or more equipment proximate to the spatial position of the user, receive a signal indicating a hands-free selection, by the user, of a virtual object linked to a respective secondary virtual object, and display, via the augmented reality glasses, a respective secondary virtual object and/or trigger an action associated with the selected virtual object.

Abstract: A micro-fabricated device for controlling trapped ions includes a storage unit configured to store and cool the trapped ions. The storage unit includes a first cooling zone configured to cool ions located in the first cooling zone based on a laser cooling technique. The storage unit further includes a first closed shuttling path extending through the first cooling zone and configured to shuttle the trapped ions to periodically pass through the first cooling zone. A method for storing and cooling trapped ions in a device for controlling trapped ions is also described.

Abstract: An automation system controls an automated production process of an industrial plant. The system includes an augmented reality system, including augmented reality glasses and executable program logic coupled to the augmented reality glasses. The executable program logic is configured to receive an up-to-date spatial position of a user wearing the augmented reality glasses from a positioning system, determine coordinates of a bounding space proximate to the user wearing the AR-glasses, display one or more virtual objects to the wearer of the AR glasses via the AR glasses if and only if coordinates of the virtual objects are within the bounding space, and continuously update the coordinates of the three-dimensional bounding space and the virtual objects displayed therein as a function of the up-to-date spatial position of the user wearing the AR glasses.

Abstract: An automation system controls an automated production process of an industrial plant including a plurality of equipment for performing the production process. The system includes an augmented reality system, including a database system configured to store data and spatial coordinates associated with respective equipment of the plurality of equipment, augmented reality glasses configured to display the data, and executable program logic coupled to the augmented reality glasses. The executable program logic receives an up-to-date spatial position of a user from a positioning system and the data of equipment that are located in a proximity of the up-to-date spatial position of the user from the database system and control the augmented reality glasses for display of at least some of the received data.

Abstract: A granular catalyst may be used for hydrolyzing amino nitriles and/or amino amides to amino acids or derivatives thereof. A process for preparing such a catalyst and a method for preparing an amino acid or derivative thereof may include contacting a solution or suspension including an amino nitrile and/or an amino amide with water in the presence of such a catalyst or in the presence of a catalyst obtained by such a process.