Abstract: A method for detecting the type of an exchangeable piston-cylinder unit for a dispenser, to a piston-cylinder unit having at least one radially oriented information carrier section, and at least one axially oriented information carrier section, both of which at least partially specifies the type of piston-cylinder unit, and to a dispenser having an acquisition device for automatically identifying the type of piston-cylinder unit arranged on the dispenser. The method has at least the following steps: a) detachably mounting the piston-cylinder unit on the dispenser by at least an axial movement; b) detecting completion of a successful mounting of the piston-cylinder unit on the dispenser with a sensor device; c) detecting an information of the axially oriented information carrier section; d) detecting an information of the radially oriented information carrier section; and e) determining the type of the piston-cylinder unit mounted on the dispenser from the detected information.

Abstract: A method for detecting the type of an exchangeable piston-cylinder unit for a dispenser, to a piston-cylinder unit having at least one radially oriented information carrier section, and at least one axially oriented information carrier section, both of which at least partially specifies the type of piston-cylinder unit, and to a dispenser having an acquisition device for automatically identifying the type of piston-cylinder unit arranged on the dispenser. The method has at least the following steps: a) detachably mounting the piston-cylinder unit on the dispenser by at least an axial movement; b) detecting completion of a successful mounting of the piston-cylinder unit on the dispenser with a sensor device; c) detecting an information of the axially oriented information carrier section; d) detecting an information of the radially oriented information carrier section; and e) determining the type of the piston-cylinder unit mounted on the dispenser from the detected information.

Abstract: A method for leak testing of hand-held piston stroke pipettes and a corresponding leak testing apparatus (1) for performing the method. Essential to the system is a holder (8) for the sealed connection of a pipette tip (3) to the leak-testing apparatus. A line system (9) with connecting sections of the leak-testing apparatus forms a specific connection volume. The pipette tip (3) is evacuated to a measuring pressure below atmospheric pressure. With the vacuum pump (5) disconnected and the connection volume sealed off, the pressure is measured after a specific time interval, and any possible rise in pressure is determined. An indication of the serviceability of the pipette (2) is generated from the pressure rise determined.

Abstract: A method for leak testing of hand-held piston stroke pipettes and a corresponding leak testing apparatus (1) for performing the method. Essential to the system is a holder (8) for the sealed connection of a pipette tip (3) to the leak-testing apparatus. A line system (9) with connecting sections of the leak-testing apparatus forms a specific connection volume. The pipette tip (3) is evacuated to a measuring pressure below atmospheric pressure. With the vacuum pump (5) disconnected and the connection volume sealed off, the pressure is measured after a specific time interval, and any possible rise in pressure is determined. An indication of the serviceability of the pipette (2) is generated from the pressure rise determined.

Abstract: Pulverulent polyamide coating compositions consisting of a mixture of similar polyamides having on the average at least nine aliphatically bound carbon atoms per carbonamide group and of different relative viscosity, the difference in relative viscosities amounting to at least 0.04 and at most 0.1 units.The mixtures are obtained by mixing powders prepared both by precipitation or by cold grinding or also by mixing the corresponding granulates which subsequently are then cold ground.

Abstract: Coating powders for the melt film coating method, based on polyamides and adhesion improving additives. The polyamides are aliphatic homo- and/or copolyamides having at least six carbon atoms containing functional groups consisting of at least 80% of primary, secondary, or mixtures of primary and secondary amino groups. As the adhesion improving additive there is added from 0.1 to 10% by weight referred to the polyamides of an isophoronediisocyanate capped with lactams, an isophoronediisocyanate capped with acetonoxime or an isophoronediisocyanate capped with an oligomer of acetonoxime.

Abstract: Pulverulent polyamide coating compositions consisting of a mixture of similar polyamides having on the average at least nine aliphatically bound carbon atoms per carbonamide group and of different relative viscosity, the difference in relative viscosities amounting to at least 0.04 and at most 0.1 units.The mixtures are obtained by mixing powders prepared both by precipitation or by cold grinding or also by mixing the corresponding granulates which subsequently are then cold ground.

Abstract: Block copolyester amides having improved properties are applied as thermoplastic adhesives to textiles. Their melting points are between 80.degree. and 135.degree. C. and the block copolyester amides are prepared by polycondensing:(A) 60 to 95% by weight of a block polyester having terminal hydroxy groups and consisting of at least 50 molar % of the acid proportion of terephthalic acid and 40 to 90 molar percent of an alcohol proportion of 1.4-butanediol and 60 to 10 molar percent of 1.6-hexanediol, wherein up to 10 molar percent referred to 1,6-hexanediol can be replaced by aliphatic diols with longer chains; and(B) 40 to 5% by weight of a block polyamide dicarboxylic acid having a mean molecular weight M.sub.n between 1,000 and 8,000 and obtained from omega-amino-carboxylic acids or lactams having 6 to 12 carbon atoms or their mixtures with aromatic or aliphatic dicarboxylic acids.

Abstract: Copolyamides based on dicarboxylic acids, diamines and omega amino carboxylic acids or lactams are used as thermoplastic adhesives to heat-seal especially siliconized textiles. The copolymers used consist of 20 to 80% by weight of one or more aliphatic omega amino carboxylic acids or lactams having 6 to 12 carbon atoms in the chain and 80 to 20% by weight of equimolar mixtures of one or more aliphatic dicarboxylic acids having 6 to 12 carbon atoms and aliphatic alpha-omega diamines and possibly cycloaliphatic diamines having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, at least 30% by weight of these diamines consisting of singly branched aliphatic diamines having 6 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Powdered polyamide mixtures for use in the heat sealing of textiles by the powder point process. The polyamide homogeneous mixtures contain:(a) about 95 to 40% by weight of at least one copolyamide with a melting point of at least about 110.degree. to 140.degree. C. and having a proportion of a basic lauryllactam monomer component of at least 20% and at most 70% by weight; and(b) about 5 to 60% by weight of at least one copolyamide with a melting point between about 80.degree. to 110.degree. C. and having a proportion of a basic lauryllactam monomer component or lauryllactam and 11-aminoundecanoic acid copolymer of at least 25% and at most 70% by weight, where the percentages are based on the total weight of the copolyamide mixtures.

Abstract: Copolyether ester amides having a melting point between about 85.degree. and 140.degree. C. from:(A) lactams of omega-aminocarboxylic acids and/or equivalent amounts of dicarboxylic acids and diamines as polyamide-forming compounds; and(B) dicarboxylic acids and polyalkylene oxide diols as polyether ester forming compounds as thermoplastic adhesives for heat sealing textiles, wherethe polyamide forming compounds consist of at least 30% by weight of lauryllactam and the remaining compounds together with lauryllactam result in copolyamides which have melting points which lie in the range between about 90.degree. to 150.degree. C.;aliphatic dicarboxylic acids are used as the dicarboxylic acids; andcomponents A and B are used in the weight ratio from 93/7 to 35/65.

Abstract: A textile hot-melt adhesive comprises a mixture ofA. a linear, saturated, high-molecular weight copolyester (75-95 mole % of terephthalic acid, 5-25 mole % of (iso-)phthalic acid; 40-70 mole % of butanediol and 30-60 mole % of other aliphatic diols;B. 0.05-0.5% by weight of an inorganic powder (particle diameter: 0.5-3 .mu.m);C. 0.01-0.2% by weight of an alkaline earth metal salt of a fatty acid (particle diameter: 40-60 .mu.m; andD. optionally, customary auxiliary agents and additives.

Abstract: Hot-melt adhesives for articles which come into contact with organic fuels for internal engines comprising binary copolyamides having:A. 50-90 percent by weight of lactams or .omega.-aminocarboxylic acids having at least 10 methylene groups; andB. 50-10 percent by weight of equimolar quantities of aliphatic dicarboxylic acids and of aliphatic or cycloaliphatic diamines in which the total of the methyl, methylene and/or methylidyne groups present is at least 13.The extractable content in the copolyamide hot-melt adhesive is not more than 5 percent by weight as determined after 9 hours in boiling ethanol.

Abstract: Copolyether ester amides having a melting point between about 85.degree. and 140.degree. C. are produced from:(A) lactams or omega-aminocarboxylic acids and/or equivalent amounts of dicarboxylic acids and diamines as polyamide-forming compounds; and(B) dicarboxylic acids and polyalkylene oxide diols as polyether ester forming compounds as thermoplastic adhesives for heat sealing textiles, wherethe polyamide forming compounds consist of at least 30% by weight of lauryllactam and the remaining compounds together with lauryllactam result in copolyamides which have melting points which lie in the range between about 90.degree. to 150.degree. C.;aliphatic dicarboxylic acids are used as the dicarboxylic acids; andcomponents A and B are used in the weight ratio from 93/7 to 35/65.

Abstract: Polyamide powder coating compositions for the coating of metals at high temperatures are obtained by the precipitation method from polyamides having at least 10 aliphatically bound carbon atoms per carbonamide group, copolyamides having at least 70% of these polyamides and mixtures of homopolyamides and copolyamides having at least 70% of these polyamides.A. For the preparation of powder coating compositions useful in the fluidized bed coating method the polyamides with 10 or more carbon atoms and having a relative viscosity between 1.4 and 1.8 are added to at least twice the amount by weight of ethanol and while the mixture is being mechanically mixed in a closed vessel is converted into a solution at temperatures between 130.degree. and 150.degree. C. This solution is adjusted to a precipitation temperature of between 100.degree. and 125.degree. C. while avoiding the formation of local sub-cooling and is agitated under an inert gas atmosphere to suppress boiling.

Abstract: A process for preparing coating powders based on polylaurolactam for the vitrification coating process beginning with polylaurolactam granulates obtained by polymerizing laurolactam under internal pressure in the presence of 2 to 10% by wt. of water and 0.3 to 0.7% by wt. of phosphoric acid at temperatures between 265.degree. and 300.degree. C., in the absence of chain stabilizers, and which have a relative viscosity of between 1.50 and 1.80. After precooling to temperatures between -50.degree. and 0.degree. C., the granulates are ground and then graded. Extraction with methanol or ethanol is carried out prior to grinding or grading. Pigments are added to the monomerous laurolactam or to the polylaurolactam in the molten state prior to granulation. The powders are especially well suited to manufacture colored powders by the dry-blend process.

Abstract: An aqueous polybutadiene dispersion is applied as the adhesive intermediary layer in the preparation of polyamide coatings on metal objects by a process of sintering the polyamide powders.The dispersion contains a liquid polybutadiene with a dynamic viscosity from about 70 to 30,000 millipascal seconds and with a configuration of 40 to 95% of cis-1,4-polybutadiene, 0 to 30% of trans-1,4-polybutadiene, 1 to 60% of 1,2-polybutadiene and, referred to the polybutadiene, 0.5 to 10% by weight of an emulsifier.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions having improved flexibility and cold impact strength, comprising a mixture of:I. at least one polyamide from omega-aminocarboxylic acids or lactams having at least 10 carbon atoms; andII. at least one polyether ester amide with units of the starting components randomly distributed in the polymer chain produced from:(a) omega-aminocarboxylic acid or lactams having at least 10 carbon atoms,(b) alpha, omega-dihydroxy(polytetrahydrofuran) having a molecular weight of between 160 and 3,000 and(c) a dicarboxylic acid.The mixture contains about 95 to 20 percent by weight of component I and about 5 to 80 percent by weight of component II.

Abstract: Method for preparing and using thermoplastic polyether ester amides with units of the starting components randomly distributed in the polymer chain. A mixture of:I. one or more polyamide forming compounds from the group of the omega-aminocarboxylic acids and/or lactams having at least 10 carbon atoms;II. an alpha, omega-dihydroxy-(polytetrahydrofuran) having an average degree of polymerization of between about 2 and 42 or a molecular weight of between 160 and 3,000; andIII. at least one organic dicarboxylic acid is heated in a weight ratio of I to (II+III) of between 30:7 and 98:2. In (II+III) the hydroxy and carboxy groups are present in equivalent amounts. The heating takes place in the presence of 2-30% by weight of water, based on the polyamide-forming compounds of component I, under the internal pressure attained in a closed container at temperatures of between 230.degree. and 300.degree. C. Water is removed as steam and after removal of the water, the product is further treated at 250.degree.-280.