Abstract: A stripping tool for a cable includes a cutting unit with at least one blade, a cable seat, and a kinematic structure. The kinematic structure is operatively coupled with the cutting unit to move the at least one blade radially with respect to, and rotationally around, a tool axis and the cable seat. A method for stripping a cable includes moving a plurality of blades of a cutting unit with respect to each other radially to and rotationally around a tool axis. The method includes controlling and coordinating the movement of the blades via a kinematic structure.

Abstract: Various embodiments include a flow meter comprising: at least two sensors arranged at a set distance from one another; and a ring-shaped carrier configured to mount the flow meter between two tube segments of a conduit on a flange face of a tube section of the conduit. The at least two sensors are located at a respective free end of an extension extending from the ring-shaped carrier part. The extensions are aligned substantially perpendicularly to a plane defined by the carrier part. The at least two sensors define a signal path. The signal path comprises a component perpendicular to the plane defined by the carrier part.

Abstract: Various embodiments include a flow meter comprising: at least two sensors arranged at a set distance from one another; and a ring-shaped carrier configured to mount the flow meter between two tube segments of a conduit on a flange face of a tube section of the conduit. The at least two sensors are located at a respective free end of an extension extending from the ring-shaped carrier part. The extensions are aligned substantially perpendicularly to a plane defined by the carrier part. The at least two sensors define a signal path. The signal path comprises a component perpendicular to the plane defined by the carrier part.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a stripping tool for a cable the stripping tool including a cutting unit with at least one blade, a cable seat, and a kinematic structure. The kinematic structure is operatively coupled with the cutting unit to move a cable that is received by the cable seat and a cutting edge of the at least one blade with respect to each other radially to and rotationally around a tool axis. The invention is further related to a method for stripping a cable and a cable having a stripped cable end section.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a stripping tool for a cable, the stripping tool including a cutting unit with at least one blade, a cable seat, and a kinematic structure. The kinematic structure is operatively coupled with the cutting unit to move a cable that is received by the cable seat and a cutting edge of the at least one blade with respect to each other radially to and rotationally around a tool axis. The invention is further related to a method for stripping a cable and a cable having a stripped cable end section.

Abstract: A communication device according to the present invention enhances transfer of time-critical data between one or more LANs and a device (e.g., edge router, etc.) coupled to a backbone network. A virtual bottleneck in the form of a queue is introduced by the communication device at the customer premises or customer end of a backbone network access line where the network congestion or bottleneck resides. The virtual bottleneck delays and/or discards time insensitive traffic prior to time-critical or voice traffic being delayed in the edge router. This is accomplished by the virtual bottleneck queue including a storage capacity or length less than that of a queue utilized by the edge router. A traffic manager or scheduler controlling the virtual bottleneck dynamically adjusts the virtual bottleneck based on the bandwidth required for time-critical packets to ensure sufficient bandwidth is available for those packets.