Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing portable data carriers (10, 11), wherein first there are provided a module carrier band (20), on which are arranged chip modules (26) with contact surfaces (21) arranged on one side of the module carrier band (20), and at least one substrate foil (31, 32, 33), respectively as rolled goods. The module carrier band (20) and the at least one substrate foil (31, 32, 33) are unrolled from the respective roll (51, 52, 53) and continuously brought together. Then, the module carrier band (20) is permanently connected with the at least one substrate foil (31, 32, 33) in such a way that the contact surfaces (21) of the chip modules (26) point outward. From the composite (40) there can be detached in particular portable data carriers in the format ID-000 (10) or mini-UICC (11).

Abstract: In a method and an apparatus for personalizing card-shaped data carriers (10, 11, 12), for example chip cards in the formats ID000 to ID3 or other suitable formats, a card-shaped data carrier (10, 11, 12) to be personalized is transported by means of a transport device within the apparatus. During the transport motion, personalization data are transferred to an electronic storage device (13) of the card-shaped data carrier (10, 11, 12) by means of a personalization device (40). The transporting of the card-shaped data carrier (10, 11, 12) is effected by means of a band-shaped or tubular carrier (20, 21, 22, 23) on which a multiplicity of card-shaped data carriers (10, 11, 12) to be personalized are arranged one behind the other in the transport direction.

Abstract: In a method and an apparatus for personalizing card-shaped data carriers (10, 11, 12), for example chip cards in the formats ID000 to ID3 or other suitable formats, a card-shaped data carrier (10, 11, 12) to be personalized is transported by means of a transport device within the apparatus. During the transport motion, personalization data are transferred to an electronic storage device (13) of the card-shaped data carrier (10, 11, 12) by means of a personalization device (40). The transporting of the card-shaped data carrier (10, 11, 12) is effected by means of a band-shaped or tubular carrier (20, 21, 22, 23) on which a multiplicity of card-shaped data carriers (10, 11, 12) to be personalized are arranged one behind the other in the transport direction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing portable data carriers (10, 11), wherein first there are provided a module carrier band (20), on which are arranged chip modules (26) with contact surfaces (21) arranged on one side of the module carrier band (20), and at least one substrate foil (31, 32, 33), respectively as rolled goods. The module carrier band (20) and the at least one substrate foil (31, 32, 33) are unrolled from the respective roll (51, 52, 53) and continuously brought together. Then, the module carrier band (20) is permanently connected with the at least one substrate foil (31, 32, 33) in such a way that the contact surfaces (21) of the chip modules (26) point outward. From the composite (40) there can be detached in particular portable data carriers in the format ID-000 (10) or mini-UICC (11).

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of homopolymers or copolymers of (meth)acrylic acid or copolymers of C3-C40-monoolefins with ethylenically unsaturated C4-C6-dicarboxylic anhydrides as additives in ceramic masses, in particular in brick earth and clay for producing building ceramics such as bricks and roofing tiles, and also ceramic masses comprising these additives.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of water-soluble or water-dispersible polymers as additives in mineral building materials. The novel polymers are obtainable by polymerizing alkoxylated derivatives of 3-allyloxy-1,2-propanediol with ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acids or the anhydrides, esters or mixtures thereof and, if appropriate, with one or more further ethylenically unsaturated monomers C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel comb polymers which bear poly-C2-C4-alkylene ether side chains A and functional groups B which at a pH of >12 are present in the form of anionic groups on a carbon backbone and also the salts of such comb polymers. The invention also relates to the use of these comb polymers as additives in preparations comprising a mineral binder.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of comb polymers which have a carbon backbone which bears polyether groups of the formula A *—U—(C(O))k—X-(Alk-O)n—W??A wherein * indicates the binding site to the carbon backbone of the comb polymer, U stands for a chemical bond or an alkylene group with 1 to 8 C atoms, X means oxygen or a NR group, k is 0 or 1, n stands for a whole number, the mean value whereof, based on the comb polymer, lies in the range from 5 to 300, Alk stands for C2-C4 alkylene, where Alk within the group (Alk-O)n can be the same or different, W means a hydrogen, a C1-C6 alkyl residue or an aryl residue or means the group Y-Z, Y stands for a linear or branched alkylene group with 2 to 8 C atoms, which may bear a phenyl ring, Z stands for a 5- to 10-membered nitrogen heterocycle bound via nitrogen, which can have as ring members, as well as the nitrogen atom and as well as carbon atoms, 1, 2 or 3 additional hetero atoms, selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur, wherein the nitrogen ring m

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of poly-C2-C4-alkylene glycol monoacrylic acid esters and monomethacrylic acid esters, and a process for the preparation of copolymers of such poly-C2-C4-alkylene glycol mono(meth)acrylic acid esters with acrylic acid or methacrylic acid and the use of the polymers as a plasticizing additive in cement-containing preparations. The preparation of the poly-C2-C4-alkylene glycol monoacrylic acid esters and monomethacrylic acid esters is effected by reacting acrylic anhydride or methacrylic anhydride ((meth)acrylic anhydride A below) with a poly-C2-C4-alkylene glycol compound P carrying at least one OH group in the presence of a base, the base being selected from basic compounds which have a solubility in the poly-C2-C4-alkylene glycol compound P of not more than 10 g/l at 90° C., and the molar ratio of (meth)acrylic anhydride A to compound P (molar ratio A:P) being in the range from 1:1 to 1.095:1, preferably in the range from 1.005:1 to 1.

Abstract: Process and device for drying paper webs, with the process being utilized for drying voluminous paper webs, destined in particular for use as toilet paper, with at least one heated press being used for drying the wet paper web, with the undesirable delamination of the paper web, when it leaves the compression gap, caused by the sudden expansion of the flash steam, being purposefully used in order to improve the volume and softness of the thus produced paper. Several devices are also set forth for implementing the process, these devices having both short and elongate compression gaps.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for mechanical thermal dewatering of a web of fibrous material (1). The object is to provide a dewatering apparatus which delivers better drying results while precluding delamination of the web (1) of fibrous material. This is achieved in an apparatus in which the web of fibrous material is passed through at least two press surfaces (2, 3) which form a press gap and which exert the dewatering pressure on the web of fibrous material by forming one press surface (2) as an impermeable band (4) which can be pressed towards the other press surface (3) via a hydraulic pressing element means (15). A support pocket (5) is located in the pressing element essentially in the region between the web inlet end and the center of the pressing element means (15) and is effective to generate a hydrodynamic pressure field at the pressing element means (15) by setting a lubricant into circulation.