Abstract: An enclosed automated cleaning system for internal cavities of pressure instruments is disclosed. The new computer-controlled fluid flow system enables various cleaning fluids to clean the internal cavities of pressure instruments. Various pressure instruments, including complex shapes such as Bourdon Tube gauges, are accommodated. The system can utilize a computerized cleaning cycle selection and can use nonflammable, non-ozone-depleting solvents while generating minimal waste fluids. The used solvents can be continuously or intermittently recycled to be used in the next cleaning cycles. A servo-controlled agitation system allows for the filling, evacuation, and drying of solvents to clean general-purpose pressure gauges and maintain an oxygen-clean cleanliness level. In some embodiments, the system can include automated or manual inspection ports for inspection of the spent and/or distilled solvent for quality control.

Abstract: Computer-implemented method of positioning a set of objects on a user interface on a surface of a three-dimensional structure, each member of the set of the objects having a size in two dimensions. Objects are assigned to a respective one of a plurality of subsets of objects based on object characteristics. Each subset is assigned to a respective two-dimensional portion of predetermined size. For each subset having an unpositioned object, object occupancy in the portion is identified and unpositioned objects are allocated to a position within the portion on the basis of object dimension and unoccupied space. The two-dimensional portions are positioned based on a specification and each object position is mapped within the portions to a three-dimensional coordinate. Responsive to input, positioning of the plurality of two-dimensional portions is modified, and each allocated object position is mapped to a new three-dimensional coordinate within the modified portion positions.

Abstract: Computer-implemented method of positioning a set of objects on a user interface on a surface of a three-dimensional structure, each member of the set of the objects having a size in two dimensions. Objects are assigned to a respective one of a plurality of subsets of objects based on object characteristics. Each subset is assigned to a respective two-dimensional portion of predetermined size. For each subset having an unpositioned object, object occupancy in the portion is identified and unpositioned objects are allocated to a position within the portion on the basis of object dimension and unoccupied space. The two-dimensional portions are positioned based on a specification and each object position is mapped within the portions to a three-dimensional coordinate. Responsive to input, positioning of the plurality of two-dimensional portions is modified, and each allocated object position is mapped to a new three-dimensional coordinate within the modified portion positions.

Abstract: Computer-implemented method of positioning a set of objects on a user interface on a surface of a three-dimensional structure, each member of the set of the objects having a size in two dimensions. Objects are assigned to a respective one of a plurality of subsets of objects based on object characteristics. Each subset is assigned to a respective two-dimensional portion of predetermined size. For each subset having an unpositioned object, object occupancy in the portion is identified and unpositioned objects are allocated to a position within the portion on the basis of object dimension and unoccupied space. The two-dimensional portions are positioned based on a specification and each object position is mapped within the portions to a three-dimensional coordinate. Responsive to input, positioning of the plurality of two-dimensional portions is modified, and each allocated object position is mapped to a new three-dimensional coordinate within the modified portion positions.

Abstract: Computer-implemented method of positioning a set of objects on a user interface on a surface of a three-dimensional structure, each member of the set of the objects having a size in two dimensions. Objects are assigned to a respective one of a plurality of subsets of objects based on object characteristics. Each subset is assigned to a respective two-dimensional portion of predetermined size. For each subset having an unpositioned object, object occupancy in the portion is identified and unpositioned objects are allocated to a position within the portion on the basis of object dimension and unoccupied space. The two-dimensional portions are positioned based on a specification and each object position is mapped within the portions to a three-dimensional coordinate. Responsive to input, positioning of the plurality of two-dimensional portions is modified, and each allocated object position is mapped to a new three-dimensional coordinate within the modified portion positions.

Abstract: Computer-implemented method of positioning a set of objects on a user interface on a surface of a three-dimensional structure, each member of the set of the objects having a size in two dimensions. Objects are assigned to a respective one of a plurality of subsets of objects based on object characteristics. Each subset is assigned to a respective two-dimensional portion of predetermined size. For each subset having an unpositioned object, object occupancy in the portion is identified and unpositioned objects are allocated to a position within the portion on the basis of object dimension and unoccupied space. The two-dimensional portions are positioned based on a specification and each object position is mapped within the portions to a three-dimensional coordinate. Responsive to input, positioning of the plurality of two-dimensional portions is modified, and each allocated object position is mapped to a new three-dimensional coordinate within the modified portion positions.

Abstract: Computer-implemented method of positioning a set of objects on a user interface on a surface of a three-dimensional structure, each member of the set of the objects having a size in two dimensions. Objects are assigned to a respective one of a plurality of subsets of objects based on object characteristics. Each subset is assigned to a respective two-dimensional portion of predetermined size. For each subset having an unpositioned object, object occupancy in the portion is identified and unpositioned objects are allocated to a position within the portion on the basis of object dimension and unoccupied space. The two-dimensional portions are positioned based on a specification and each object position is mapped within the portions to a three-dimensional coordinate. Responsive to input, positioning of the plurality of two-dimensional portions is modified, and each allocated object position is mapped to a new three-dimensional coordinate within the modified portion positions.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of positioning a set of objects for display on a user interface, the user interface being generated on a surface of a three-dimensional structure, each member of the set of the objects having a size in at least two dimensions, at least some of which dimensions vary between the objects, is provided. The method includes assigning the set of objects to a two-dimensional portion having a predetermined size, for each as yet unpositioned object in the set of objects, performing a positioning process, the positioning process comprising identifying object occupancy in the portion and allocating the object to a position within the portion on the basis of a largest dimension of the object and unoccupied space in the portion, and mapping the allocated positions to a corresponding coordinate on the surface of the three-dimensional structure.

Abstract: This invention concerns a system for monitoring a transformer which comprises multiple terminals. The system includes multiple measuring devices and a transformer monitoring device. Each measuring device is arranged adjacently to a terminal of the transformer. Each measuring device includes a housing, a processing unit, a terminal to connect the processing unit to a sensing means to sense an electrical magnitude at the terminal of the transformer, and a data transmission terminal to transmit data between the processing unit and the transformer monitoring device. The transformer monitoring device, which is connected to the multiple measuring devices, is designed to determine, from a combination of the data from the multiple measuring devices, a present state of the transformer.

Abstract: A measuring apparatus for scanning moving, preferably sheet-like, printing materials in a printing material-processing machine, such as a press for processing sheet material. The apparatus has a measuring device which can be moved, at least in the transport direction of the printing materials. The measuring apparatus is set up in such a way that, during a measuring operation, the measuring device is moved over the moving printing material in the transport direction of the printing material with a differential speed relative to the transport speed of the printing material.

Abstract: A printing press and a method for controlling a printing press include rotatably mounted cylinders. At least two adjacent cylinders roll on one another through bearer rings. At least one of the adjacent cylinders can be rotated actively relative to at least one of the bearer rings by a setting device.

Abstract: A printing press includes at least one printing unit having a cylinder and a cover covering the cylinder. Actuators are associated with the cylinder for changing a geometry of the cover in axial and/or circumferential direction of the cylinder. Positioning electronics are connected to the actuators and a printing press machine control system is connected to the positioning electronics. An image inspection device is connected to the printing press machine control system at least for geometric measurement of printed printing materials. A printing press computer processes measured results from the image inspection device for carrying out a desired/actual value comparison and for driving the actuators to minimize determined deviations, in the event that deviations are determined.

Abstract: A drive for a rotary printing press has a clutch with improved reliability in the main drive gear train. The drive has a gearwheel mechanism for transmitting a rotational movement of transfer drums during delivery of a printing material. The gearwheel mechanism includes a gearwheel pair with a driving gearwheel and a driven gearwheel and the driven gearwheel, which is arranged coaxially with respect to the driving gearwheel, is coupled during delivery to a shaft journal of a transfer drum. A clutch is provided for selectively producing and interrupting the transmission of torque between the driving gearwheel and the driven gearwheel. At least one motor is provided for feeding a torque into the gearwheel mechanism. A stepup gear mechanism is arranged in the torque flow between a clutch half of the clutch and a gearwheel.

Abstract: A drive for a rotary printing press makes a reliable transmission of high torques possible and, with low structural expenditure, setting of the phase in the main drive gear train. In the drive for a rotary printing press, two adjacent transfer drums are mounted with shaft journals in side walls, a gearwheel of the gearwheel mechanism is disposed fixedly in terms of rotation on the shaft journals and the gearwheels are not in direct engagement with one another. The gearwheels of the adjacent transfer drums are permanently in engagement in each case with one intermediate gear. The gearwheels of the adjacent transfer drums and the intermediate gears are kept at a spacing from one another in each case with one lever. The intermediate gears are kept at a spacing in each case from one another with a coupler. The coupler can be disconnected and the engagement of the teeth of the intermediate gears can be canceled.

Abstract: Method and device for measuring a dielectric response of an electrical insulating system, wherein a first measurement result is determined by a frequency domain method and a second measurement result is determined by a time domain method, whereupon the first measurement result and the second measurement result are combined to form an overall measurement result as the dielectric response. Standard types of measurement methods, for example the FDS and PDC methods, may be used as measurement methods for the frequency domain and the time domain.

Abstract: An apparatus for depositing sheets onto a stack permits improved alignment of the sheets on the stack. At least one conveying element provides for cyclical forward movement of the sheets into a position above the stack. At least one reciprocating aligning element is provided for stacked sheets. A device for controlling movements of the aligning element includes a computer. At least one linear actuator moves the aligning element and may be controlled by the computer.

Abstract: A computer system and method is disclosed that analyzes and corrects retail data. The system and method includes several client workstations and one or more servers coupled together over a network. A database stores various data used by the system. A business logic server uses competitive and complementary fusion to analyze and correct some of the data sources stored in database server. The data fusion process itself is an iterative one—utilizing both competitive and complementary fusion methods. In competitive fusion, two or more data sources that provide overlapping attributes are compared against each other. More accurate/reliable sources are used to correct less accurate/reliable sources. In complementary fusion, relationships modeled where data sources overlap are projected to areas of the data framework in which fewer sources exist—enhancing the accuracy/reliability of those fewer sources even in the absence of the other sources upon which the models were based.

Abstract: A module for a machine for processing sheet printing materials, has interfaces for control communication, a memory unit which can be read and written and which contains the properties of the module, and also a communications device which is used for communication with further modules and/or a higher-order control system of the machine. The communications device is operatively connected to the memory unit.

Abstract: Testing a transformer by applying to the transformer a test signal, the frequency of which may be lower than the nominal frequency of the transformer. The voltage of the test signal may also be lower than the nominal voltage of the transformer. A number of frequency-dependent parameters are measured, particularly the eddy current resistance and the hysteresis curve of the transformer, in order to derive a simulation model which simulates the behavior of the transformer at different frequencies. Using this simulation model, it is possible to predict operating parameters of the transformer, such as the terminal voltage on the secondary and the terminal current in the secondary, during operation with a frequency deviating from the frequency of the test signal, particularly during operation with the nominal frequency of the transformer.

Abstract: A gripper device in a sheet-processing machine includes a gripper, a gripper pad associated with the gripper and a first drive for moving the gripper out of an opened position thereof into a closed position thereof. The gripper is cooperatively engageable with the gripper pad for producing a clamping force for holding sheets being processed. A second drive is separately operable from the first drive during a production printing operation of the sheet-processing machine. The first and second drives are operable for positioning the gripper and/or the gripper pad so that clamping faces of one of the gripper and/or the gripper pad are movable by the second drive perpendicularly to clamping faces of the other of the gripper and/or the gripper pad.