Abstract: A device and method for preventing a collision when determining travel paths for at least two movers on a drive surface, each mover comprising at least a second magnetic field generator, the device comprising a plurality of sectors, the sectors comprising magnetic field generators for generating magnetic fields, the sectors forming the drive surface. A path planning for at least two movers is carried out, at least the two movers being assigned a priority, the priorities of the movers being taken into account in the path planning such that a path of a mover is assigned a priority in the path planning of the travel paths of the movers, and a travel path of a mover with a higher priority takes precedence over a travel path of a mover with a lower priority, so that a collision of the movers is prevented.

Abstract: A device and a method for determining a travel path for at least one mover on a drive surface, the mover comprising at least one second magnetic field generator, the device comprising a plurality of plate-shaped sectors, where the sectors comprise magnetic field generators for generating magnetic fields, and where the sectors form the drive surface. At least one virtual path network is provided on the drive surface, where a travel path for a mover is determined on the path network.

Abstract: A method for preventing collisions when driving at least two movers on a drive surface, each mover comprising at least one magnetic field generator, with a device comprising a plurality of plate-shaped sectors, the sectors each comprising at least one electric magnetic field generator. The sectors form the drive surface, generating magnetic fields via control of a power supply of the electric magnetic field generators such that the movers are movable over the drive surface in at least one direction. A first path planning for the first mover is carried out, an estimated second travel path of the second mover is determined or received, and the estimated second travel path of the second mover is taken into account in the first path planning of the first mover to determine a first travel path for the first mover such that collision of the first mover with the second mover is prevented.

Abstract: A method for driving at least one mover is specified, wherein the mover comprises at least a second magnetic field generator, wherein the mover is movable on a drive surface comprising a plurality of sectors, wherein the sectors comprise magnetic field generators for generating at least one magnetic field, wherein path planning is carried out for the mover from a starting point to a target point on the drive surface, wherein at least one graph with nodes and edges is used for the path planning, wherein a path for the mover is determined on the basis of the graph.

Abstract: A vibration assisted drilling system is presented. The vibration assisted drilling system comprises a drill feed motion system having a drill feed axis, an oscillation motion system having an oscillation axis, a drill spindle having a drill bit, and a mounting system configured to connect the drill spindle to the oscillation motion system. The drill feed axis is substantially parallel to and offset from the oscillation axis.

Abstract: Interface module and method for configuring and parameterizing a field bus user, wherein to facilitate a configuration and parameterization of a field bus user logical addresses on the side of an engineering system are transformed with a transformation device into virtual addresses, where whether virtual addresses are present in a received virtual configuration file is recognized in an interface module via a recognition device, a signal is triggered when addresses are present in the received virtual configuration file to ensure the virtual configuration file is adopted and stored in a non-volatile manner in a configuration store within the interface module, and where the virtual addresses are transformed in the interface module via a reverse transformation device back into physically present addresses, whereby for a data exchange of the process data of the module slot, on request by further field bus users, the process data in the module slot is addressed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for hosting, streaming, and controlling video movie playback, that for the video playback uses a local or cloud based voting platform is disclosed. The systems and methods provide reduced system latency, and are fully scalable from a single user to multi-viewer modes, with the latter mode allowing for thousands of users viewing the video playback, and controlling the content display through a collective voting platform. In a preferred embodiment, the disclosed system includes three primary elements: a content control (cloud-based) engine, a data decision manager-server, and a local client platform. The content control engine controls the movie content to be streamed to the users. The data decision server manages the user input and voting that is transmitted to the content control engine. The local client platform provides the local interface with the user to elicit user selections and user votes.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a scanning apparatus for scanning food bars for a food processing system. The scanning apparatus comprises a conveyor assembly for conveying a food bar in a longitudinal direction, and a scanning unit adapted to record an outer and/or inner shape of at least one food bar. The scanning unit is movable at least along the longitudinal direction. The disclosure further relates to a method for scanning food bars.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for determining a process variable of a medium by means of a vibronic sensor. In a first operating mode, an oscillatable unit is excited by a first electrical excitation signal, such that it executes mechanical oscillations, and the mechanical oscillations of the mechanically oscillatable unit are received and converted into a first electrical, received signal having a first frequency. Furthermore, the first received signal is evaluated relative to the process variable. In a second operating mode, mechanical oscillations of the oscillatable unit are received and converted into a second electrical, received signal, wherein a second frequency of the second electrical, received signal is ascertained, and wherein the second frequency is associated with a first disturbing influence for the vibronic sensor. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to an apparatus, which is suitable for performing a method of the present disclosure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a feeding apparatus for feeding food products to a slicing unit, having a product support comprising at least one track for the reception of a plurality of products arranged one after another; and at least one product mount which comprises a holder for holding a rear end of a product viewed in a feed direction.

Abstract: An apparatus for treating a medical fluid is provided which includes a treatment machine having a coupling surface, with a cassette made of a hard part having liquid-conducting passages which are covered by a flexible film being able to be coupled to the coupling surface of the treatment machine. A corresponding medical cassette is also provided. An air-free coupling of the flexible film of the cassette to the treatment machine is ensured in that air can be sucked out areally along a plane between the flexible film and the coupling surface during the coupling process and/or with a coupled cassette. A method for coupling the cassette and a method for checking the leaktightness of the cassette via the vacuum control of the air suction is also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for determining a process variable of a medium by means of a vibronic sensor. In a first operating mode, an oscillatable unit is excited by a first electrical excitation signal, such that it executes mechanical oscillations, and the mechanical oscillations of the mechanically oscillatable unit are received and converted into a first electrical, received signal having a first frequency. Furthermore, the first received signal is evaluated relative to the process variable. In a second operating mode, mechanical oscillations of the oscillatable unit are received and converted into a second electrical, received signal, wherein a second frequency of the second electrical, received signal is ascertained, and wherein the second frequency is associated with a first disturbing influence for the vibronic sensor. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to an apparatus, which is suitable for performing a method of the present disclosure.

Abstract: An automation system includes a first/second control devices having first/second field bus terminals, a field bus, a peripheral assembly having at least one input/output peripheral module for connection to sensors and/or actuators, where the peripheral assembly includes an interface module having a third field bus terminal for communication to and/or from the control devices, and where the interface module includes at least one input/output module storing interconnect information that creates an association between inputs/outputs of the at least one input/output peripheral module and the control devices, and where the interface module additionally includes a virtual data set module in which a data set receiving module is associated with the first control device to which a data set is writable by the first control device, and includes a data set transmitting module associated with the second controller from which the data set is retrievable by the second control device.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a scanning apparatus for scanning food bars for a food processing system. The scanning apparatus comprises a conveyor assembly for conveying a food bar in a longitudinal direction, and a scanning unit adapted to record an outer and/or inner shape of at least one food bar. The scanning unit is movable at least along the longitudinal direction. The disclosure further relates to a method for scanning food bars.

Abstract: A method for operating a wind power installation for generating electrical power from wind, wherein the wind power installation has an aerodynamic rotor with rotor blades of which the blade angle is adjustable, and the rotor can be operated at a variable rotor rotation speed. Furthermore, the wind power installation has a generator, which is coupled to the aerodynamic rotor, in order to generate an output power. Here, the output power is set depending on the wind in a partial-load mode in which the wind is so weak that the wind power installation cannot yet be operated at its maximum output power, an actual air density of the wind is detected and each blade angle is set depending on the rotor rotation speed and depending on the detected air density. A wind power installation is also provided.

Abstract: An automation system includes a first control facility with a first fieldbus connection, a second control facility with a second fieldbus connection, a fieldbus, a peripheral board with at least one I/O peripheral module, wherein the peripheral board has an interface module with a third fieldbus connection, where the interface module has at least one I/O module which stores interconnection information featuring an assignment of input/outputs of the I/O peripheral module(s) to the control facilities, where the interface module additionally has a virtual I/O module, in which an output region is assigned to the first control facility, and furthermore an input region is assigned to the second controller, and where the virtual I/O module is configured such that the output data is copied from the output region of the first control facility into the input region as input data for the second control facility.

Abstract: For playing an interactive audiovisual movie, stored in a data store of a computerized playback device is a movie episode data object which comprises a plurality of audio/video segments, separate audio tracks, and playback instructions. The playback device retrieves the playback instructions and, in accordance with the playback instructions, retrieves and plays audio/video segments, generates interface elements for receiving from a user decision commands while playing the audio/video segments, and retrieves and plays further audio/video segments depending on the user decision commands. The playback device further retrieves one of the separate audio tracks and plays the separate audio track uninterruptedly while playing an end of a first audio/video segment and a start of a second audio/video segment which is played subsequently to the first audio/video segment. Thus, an audio track is played uninterruptedly across the boundary of two consecutive audio/video segments.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the invention relate to a connector including at least one first connector part and at least one second connector part. The connector parts can be connected to one another in a fluid-tight manner and can be locked to one another via at least one closure element. One of the connector parts has at least one sealing element (e.g., a septum or a sealing disk) that blocks a throughflow in the closed state and which can be opened, and the other one of the connector parts has at least one opening element for opening the sealing element. One of the connector parts has at least one projection and the other one of the connector parts has at least one receiver, and the opening element and the sealing element are arranged with respect to one another such that the opening element only opens the sealing element when the projection has been introduced into the receiver.

Abstract: An automation system includes a first/second control devices having first/second field bus terminals, a field bus, a peripheral assembly having at least one input/output peripheral module for connection to sensors and/or actuators, where the peripheral assembly includes an interface module having a third field bus terminal for communication to and/or from the control devices, and where the interface module includes at least one input/output module storing interconnect information that creates an association between inputs/outputs of the at least one input/output peripheral module and the control devices, and where the interface module additionally includes a virtual data set module in which a data set receiving module is associated with the first control device to which a data set is writable by the first control device, and includes a data set transmitting module associated with the second controller from which the data set is retrievable by the second control device.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus, in particular a high-speed slicer, for slicing food products into portions comprising at least one slice, having a slicing unit which is configured to separate slices from a product, wherein, in a cutting region, the slices drop, as a stream of slices, directly onto at least one carrier and form a portion on the carrier, having a moving apparatus for moving the carrier laden with portions out of the cutting region, having an introduction apparatus which is configured to introduce at least one further carrier into the stream of slices as soon as a portion has been formed on a preceding carrier, and having at least one control device for controlling the movements of the carriers, the slicing unit and/or the introduction apparatus.