Abstract: A piston for a cartridge has a medium side and an actuation side, and includes a piston body, a piston cover arranged adjacent to at least a part of the piston body and a valve arranged within the piston body and adjacent to the piston cover, the piston body including a centering portion arranged at an outer region of an outer peripheral surface thereof. The centering portion including at least one venting device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention includes methods for dispensing and an apparatus for dispensing. In particular embodiments, the barrel design of an apparatus for dispensing and provided in a method for dispensing is formed to encase and/or engage a material container. By encasing and/or engaging the material container within the barrel, expansion, such as tube expansion, is reduced and/or eliminated.

Abstract: Processes are provided for selectively depositing a metal silicide material on a first H-terminated surface of a substrate relative to a second, different surface of the same substrate. In some aspects, methods of forming a metal silicide contact layer for use in integrated circuit fabrication are provided.

Abstract: An article includes a substrate and an optical effect coating disposed on the substrate. The optical effect coating includes particles of a magnetically responsive material disposed in a polymer. At least a portion of the particles in a localized region of the optical effect coating are commonly oriented to produce an optical effect at the localized region.

Abstract: A method for preparing an amorphous metal oxide film is provided. The method comprises providing an aqueous composition comprising a metal fluorine compound; and contacting a substrate with the aqueous composition at a temperature of less than about 100° C. to obtain said amorphous metal oxide film on the substrate. An amorphous metal oxide film, and use of the amorphous metal oxide film in various applications are also provided.

Abstract: A method of forming a cured film on an aluminum substrate includes depositing a film formed from a sol-gel coating composition onto the aluminum substrate without disposing a conversion coating composition onto the aluminum substrate. The method also includes, after depositing, curing the film. A coating system includes an aluminum substrate having a surface and a cured film disposed on and in contact with the surface. The cured film is formed from a sol-gel coating composition. The coating system is free from a layer formed from a conversion coating composition.

Abstract: Vibratory classifier apparatus are provided, e.g., for classification of materials such as wet or dry aggregate materials. In some embodiments, a selectively displaceable and/or removable access panel is provided.

Abstract: A scalper apparatus configured to divide a flow of material between filtered and unfiltered streams. The scalper apparatus may include a housing with an upper opening, a primary lower opening for outputting the filtered stream, and a secondary lower opening for outputting the unfiltered stream. The scalper apparatus may include a grate extending across the interior of the housing such that any material leaving the interior through the primary lower opening must pass through the grate while any material unable to pass through the grate is caused to move through the secondary lower opening. The scalper assembly may include a brush assembly with at least one brush movable across the grate, and a carrier assembly configured to carry the at least one brush across substantially an entire top of the grate.

Abstract: The present invention is related to methods and systems for collected item information for stored items. In one embodiment, a networked food storage system comprises a first sensor configured to read information from item tags coupled to items, wherein the items are stored or intended to be stored in a storage unit. A data store is configured to store food preferences for at least a first user. Instructions, stored in computer readable memory, are configured to: cause a first user interface to be displayed to the first user via which the first user can request a meal suggestion; retrieve preference information for the first user from computer readable memory; retrieve information read from at least a first item tag; and provide a meal suggestion based at least in part on preference information for the first user and item tag information.

Abstract: In order to achieve a higher material throughput and/or a higher sorting speed in a sorting installation (10) for use in plastics recycling, it is provided, in the case of an apparatus which is intended for separating one or more material fractions from at least one material stream of free-flowing bulk material and which has a directing device (12), via which the material stream is guided under the action of gravitational force, also has an optical sensing device (16) for the spectroscopic detection of composition- or condition-dependent properties of individual fractions (13) contained in the material stream, and additionally has a separation device (14), by which the individual fractions (13) contained in the material stream are separated mechanically in dependence on detection results of the optical sensing device (16).

Abstract: A method and apparatus for sealing a fastener element. A structure may be positioned over a seal cap that has been adhered and sealed to the fastener element. A number of projections associated with the structure may be moved along an interface formed between the seal cap and an object in which the fastener element has been installed such that the number of projections removes at least a portion of excess material around the seal cap while moving along the interface between the seal cap and the object.

Abstract: A system for washing a large flat object having a length and a width, wherein the length is of greater dimension than said width, said system comprising: a frame having a first and second end; a transport system adapted to vertically transport said large flat object suspended thereon; said transport system defining a horizontal axis along the device and adapted to transport said object from the first end of the frame to the second end of the frame; and at least one brushing means for brushing and removing particles lodged on said object; said at least one brushing means located along the transport system between the first and second end of the frame and adapted to frictionally engage said object when in operation.

Abstract: A substrate processing device 10 has a water removing unit 110 and, when a solvent supply unit 58 supplies a volatile solvent to a surface of a substrate W, the water removing unit 110 supplies a water removing agent to the surface of the substrate W to promote replacement of the cleaning water on the surface of the substrate W with the volatile solvent.

Abstract: Extended reach sluicer systems, devices, and methods for breaking up and retrieving chemical, radioactive, hazardous materials and/or other waste from storage tanks, with mechanical arms and nozzles which utilize fluid jets to break up and liquefy in-tank material. The invention can work with tanks having additional issues, such as but not limited to high temperature or low temperature conditions. An upper assembly attachable to a tank can control the transverse rotation of a vertical mast and with a lower end pivotally attached to a boom having a nozzle assembly attached to an outer end. The boom can telescopically retract and extend to different length positions by cables and pulleys. Controls with take-up mechanisms can elevate up and down or transverse left and right the nozzle assembly.

Abstract: An impoundment closure system that employs a low permeability membrane on top of a waste materials with ponded water on top of the low permeability membrane.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and a facility for the continuous vitrification treatment of fibrous materials, and in particular of asbestos and/or of asbestos-containing materials. According to the invention, this process comprises the following steps: a bath of molten glass at a temperature of 1300° C. to 1600° C.

Abstract: A provisional elongation strain difference distribution ??(x) of a metal strip during rolling is found under conditions in which out-of-plane deformation of the metal strip is restrained. A critical buckling strain difference distribution ??cr(x) is found based on the provisional elongation strain difference distribution ??(x), a strip thickness and strip width of the metal strip, and tension acting on the metal strip at exit from a rolling mill. In cases in which the provisional elongation strain difference distribution ??(x) exceeds the critical buckling strain difference distribution ??cr(x), the difference between the provisional elongation strain difference distribution ??(x) and the critical buckling strain difference distribution ??cr(x) is found, and this difference is added to the provisional elongation strain difference distribution ??(x) to find a true elongation strain difference distribution ???(x).

Abstract: A rolling mill control system and method includes use of sensors located between rolling mill stands to directly measure metal sheet or plate flatness, thickness profile, position, and the camber of the rolls in the mill. A feedback loop control system adjusts or adapts rolling mill control mechanisms to control the rolling process.

Abstract: A bar of noble metal or an alloy containing noble metal having a mass mB is subdivided into n×m miniature bars 2, 3 each having a specified mass mk, wherein n and m each denote an integer ?2, there being an interconnection of solid material (8) between directly adjacent miniature bars (2, 3). Another bar is affixed to a backing (13), to which the miniature bars are releasably attached. A method for the production of the bar consists in dividing up the same while leaving an interconnection of solid material or producing an arrangement thereof on a backing.

Abstract: A straddle-type steel section processing device of multiple saddles is disclosed, which comprises: a machine unit, a holding unit, a Z-axis direction processing unit, a pair of Y-axis direction processing units, a Y-axis direction guiderail unit and a Y-axis direction driving unit. In an embodiment, the Y-axis direction processing units are arranged respectively at the two sides of the Z-axis direction processing unit while allowing each to slide in a Y-axis direction as each Y-axis direction processing unit is further being mounted on a crossbeam of a base fitted on the machine unit. By sildably mounting the side saddles of the Y-axis direction processing unit on an end surface of the crossbeam, not only a desire condition of stable positioning can be achieved, but also the processing accuracy is enhanced.

Abstract: A metal plate bending device, including a lower die having a main body including a pair of arc-shaped cross-sectional recesses formed on an upper surface in a symmetric design with respect to a center line, and swingable members swingably received in said recesses respectively. An upper die is arranged above said lower die movably along said center line relative to said lower die, wherein said upper die is moved toward a metal plate mounted on said lower die causing a press-push force to said metal plate to, causing said swingable members to swing and bend said metal plate along said center line. A movable plate is slideably in planar contact with a flat upper surface of the swingable members and is a flat supporting surface. During bending, said movable plate is slideable with respect to said swingable member, and is moved together with said metal plate.

Abstract: The present application describes a system to compensate deformations in press bending machines, in particular press bending machines used for plate conformation or bending, which comprises a group of uprights (1) for supporting the upper apron (7) of the press bending machine, wherein each upright (1) comprises two beams (2,3) placed on the upper and lower ends of a pillar (4) being coupled thereof by means of fastening means (5) and a compensation actuator (6) placed between the beams (2,3) and coupled to the beam (3) at one end thereof. The presented technology allows to increase the distance between the aprons of the press bending machine and the upright scye (1) so that said press bending machine allow the plate deformation in various shapes and dimensions.

Abstract: Machine for bending at least one longitudinal cylindrical pipe, the bending machine having at least one heating module configured so as to heat a longitudinal cylindrical pipe and at least one deformation module configured so as to deform a longitudinal portion of a longitudinal cylindrical pipe in order to bend it, said heating module having a plurality of heating units, each heating unit can include a peripheral heating body defining an internal opening adapted to allow the passage of a longitudinal portion of a longitudinal cylindrical pipe to be heated.

Abstract: A formed sheet metal material (100) and methods, tools (1, 2, 8) and apparatus for forming the sheet metal material (100) in which a pattern of projections and depressions are cold worked in a first portion (101) and, simultaneously, indicia (103) is embossed in a second portion (102) of the sheet material (100). The cold worked portion (101) is formed with the projections and depression configured and distributed such that lines drawn on a surface of the formed sheet material (100) between adjacent rows of projections and depressions are not rectilinear. The indicia (103) is indicative of the alignment between the tools (1, 2, 8).

Abstract: Provided are a press forming method capable of improving material yield while avoiding the risk of dimensional error increase at product forming sections in blank material when carrying out press forming, and a plate material expansion device used in this method. An end side of plate material for press forming is restricted by blank holding rollers, and pressure is applied to a middle location in the part that is restricted by a pressure roller. In this state, the plate material is transported in a rotating direction of the rollers being driven to continuously bend and extend the section receiving pressure. This bent and extended section is flattened with a flattening roller to obtain blank material wherein an end part is expanded.

Abstract: A punch press quick tool change system comprising a reciprocally movable upper support member arranged on a punch press frame. The system also includes a lower support member arranged on the punch press frame. A pair of tool gripping members are arranged on the upper support member and also on the lower support member. The tool gripping members comprises a 1st pair of spaced-apart parallel keeper positioners secured to the upper support member for securing the tool gripping arrangement plate adjustably against the upper support member. A 2nd pair of parallel keeper positioners are secured to the lower support member for securing a 2nd tool gripping plate adjustably against the lower support member.

Abstract: A miniaturized metal joint body and an apparatus for manufacturing the metal joint body to be improved about strength are provided. By cutting three overlapped metal sheets along a first cutting line and a pair of second cutting lines extending so as to intersect the first cutting line at each end of the first cutting line and pressing areas surrounded with the first cutting line and the pair of second cutting lines and each of a pair of bending lines connecting both ends of the pair of second cutting lines, each of the pairs of projecting members is formed so as to project in a pressing direction of arrow z.

Abstract: A method for the manufacturing of circular washers for locking from blanks, the washer having a central hole, a first side comprising a pattern of radially extending teeth and a second side comprising a pattern of radially extending cams. The method is especially characterized in the steps of producing a washer blank having an annular shape; introducing the washer blank into a die assembly for forming a closed shaping space by a lower die portion, an opposing upper die portion, a central die portion and a support piece, the central die portion extending through a washer blank central hole; forming the blank to a washer by mutual movement of said lower and upper die portions; opening the closed shaping space to extract the formed washer. The invention also relates to a device and a washer.

Abstract: A method of preparing a cylindrical metal member includes preparing a metallic ingot having at least one surface having a mean width with respect to ruggedness Sm in a range of from 100 ?m to 220 ?m; imparting a lubricant to the at least one surface of the metallic ingot; and subjecting the metallic ingot to impact pressing while the surface coated with the lubricant with respect to the metallic ingot is set as a bottom surface, to thereby mold a cylindrical metal member.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of attaching a functional element to a sheet metal part. The functional element has a head part having a ring-shaped support surface and a tubular rivet section that is designed as self-piercing and that extends at the side of the support surface of the head part and away from said head part.

Abstract: A setting unit and a method for setting a connecting element on a work piece. The setting unit has a hold-down clamp. A punch is displaceably mounted in the hold-down clamp, is drivable in a feed direction by way of a plunger and has a front punch head, and a punch sleeve which surrounds the punch head. The punch sleeve is movable together with the punch in the feed direction to a first stroke position. The punch head is movable relative to the punch sleeve to a second stroke position such that it is possible to carry out both a hole punching operation and a setting operation by way of the one punch in connection with the punch sleeve.

Abstract: A turbine blade has a blade geometry defined in a coordinate system and at least one cavity which is open to the outside and which has a blade internal surface. At least one planar detection surface, which is accessible for the measuring head of a coordinate measuring device, is formed in the blade internal surface, wherein the at least one planar detection surface is assigned a defined design position and/or a defined design orientation with respect to the coordinate system in which the blade geometry is defined.

Abstract: A molten metal feed pipe for feeding a molten metal of an nonferrous alloy includes an outer tube made of a ferrous material, an inner tube made of a molten metal resistant material, and an intermediate member made of a compact of a fibrous non-organic material, which is disposed between the outer tube and the inner tube. The intermediate member, positioned in the central region of the molten metal feed pipe with respect to the longitudinal axial direction of the molten metal feed pipe, is disposed between the outer tube and the inner tube with the intermediate member being compressed in a radial direction of the molten metal feed pipe.

Abstract: A method for producing a rotor blade for a gas turbine, the blade having a fastening region and a platform, on which a blade ending in a blade tip is arranged. The method is designed to facilitate a particular high efficiency of the gas turbine with a particularly resource-saving manner of production. The method includes: production of a reinforcement; casting of a first part of the rotor blade about at least one portion of the reinforcement; and construction of a second part of the rotor blade by a 3D-printing method.

Abstract: An alloy part is cast in a mold (280) having a part-forming cavity (292, 294, 296). The method comprises pouring a first alloy into the mold. The pouring causes: a surface (550) of the first alloy in the part-forming cavity to raise relative to the part-forming cavity; a branch flow of the poured first alloy to pass upwardly through a first portion (304) of a passageway; and the branch flow to pass downwardly through a second portion (310), of the passageway; solidifying some of the first alloy in the passageway to block the passageway while at least some of the first alloy in the part-forming cavity remains molten. A second alloy is poured into the mold atop the first alloy and solidified.

Abstract: A method for forming an amorphous alloy part, including: placing a master alloy on a melting platform; heating and melting the master alloy under vacuum to yield an alloy melt; stopping heating and allowing the alloy melt to cool to a temperature between a glass transition temperature and a liquidus temperature thereof; and press-forming and cooling the alloy melt, to form the amorphous alloy part.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sliding closure for a metallurgical vessel, comprising at least two fireproof closure plates (3, 4, 5) that can be pressed against each other and can each be clamped in a plate frame (7, 8, 9) by means of clamping jaws (10, 11, 12) that can be actuated by means of an eccentric unit (15). In order to actuate the clamping jaws (10, 11, 12), the eccentric units (15) are each provided with a rotary part (151), which has an upper and lower eccentric (28 and 29) and a centering pin (30), which is supported in the plate frame (7, 8, 9), wherein the one eccentric (28) acts on the clamping jaw (10, 11, or 12). Advantageously, the upper eccentric (29) interacts with a part (34) of the plate frame (7, 8, 9) in such a way that the upper eccentric is pressed against said part (34) in a clamping direction in the outer region (36) of the upper eccentric when the clamping jaw (10, 11, 12) is released. Thus, a plate exchange can be performed safely.

Abstract: A silver powder, including: an organic substance on a surface of the silver powder, the organic substance containing at least one carboxyl group and at least one hydroxyl group in one molecule of the organic substance, wherein a ratio of (Casson yield value/BET specific surface area) is 500 or less, where the Casson yield value is a Casson yield value of a conductive paste and the BET specific surface area is a BET specific surface area of the silver powder, where the conductive paste has a composition in which the silver powder is 86% by mass, a glass fit is 1% by mass, ethyl cellulose is 0.6% by mass, texanol is 10.5% by mass, and zinc oxide is 1.9% by mass, and the conductive paste is prepared by kneading the composition with a planetary centrifugal stirrer and bubble remover and dispersing with a triple roll mill.

Abstract: A silver powder, including: an organic substance on a surface of the silver powder, the organic substance containing at least one carboxyl group and at least one hydroxyl group in one molecule of the organic substance, wherein a BET specific surface area of the silver powder is 0.1 m2/g or more but 2.0 m2/g or less, and wherein a cumulative 50% point of particle diameter (D50) of the silver powder in a volume-based particle size distribution of the silver powder as measured by a laser diffraction particle size distribution analysis is 0.1 ?m or more but 6.0 ?m or less, and a ratio of [(D90?D10)/D5o] is 3.0 or less, where D50 is the cumulative 50% point of particle diameter, D90 is a cumulative 90% point of particle diameter of the silver powder, and D10 is a cumulative 10% point of particle diameter of the silver powder.

Abstract: In molding a compact having portions of an equal thickness on opposite sides of a through-hole, an advancing speed of a holder holding a powder material is adjusted before the holder is advanced and retracted over a die cavity of a die. Specifically, a first preparation of determining in advance a relation between the advancing speed of the holder and a packing density of the powder material packed in the die cavity at each of the portions to be of an equal thickness of the compact on opposite sides of the through-hole is made; and, based on the relation determined in the first preparation, the advancing speed of the holder is adjusted to a speed at which the packing density becomes uniform. Thus, the packing density of the powder material packed in the die cavity can be uniformized, so that the dimensional accuracy of the molded compact can be improved.

Abstract: A method of sintering electrically conducting powders in an air atmosphere for obtaining a sintered product includes the following step sequence: placing the powders in an electrically isolating mold, applying a pressure to the powders between 100 and 500 MPa, and applying to the powders a sintering current at a sintering voltage during a sintering time, for sintering the powders. Before applying the sintering current density to the powders, an activation current density is lower than the sintering current density at an activation voltage greater than the sintering voltage during an activation time lower than the sintering time, to reduce the electrical resistance of the powders.

Abstract: A powder is supplied to a shaping chamber without interrupting processing of shaping a three-dimensional laminated and shaped object. A three-dimensional laminating and shaping apparatus includes a shaping chamber in which a three-dimensional laminated and shaped object is shaped, a powder storage that stores a powder conveyed to the shaping chamber, an intermediate powder storage that is provided between the shaping chamber and the powder storage, is connected to the shaping chamber via a first valve, is connected to the powder storage via a second valve, and temporarily stores the powder, a valve controller that controls opening/closing of each of the first valve and the second valve, and an atmosphere controller that controls an atmosphere in the intermediate powder storage and an atmosphere in the shaping chamber.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming at least one three-dimensional article through successive fusion of parts of a powder bed. The apparatus comprises a powder distributor configured for evenly distributing a layer of powder on top of a build table; an energy beam configured for fusing the powder layer in selected locations corresponding to the cross section of the three-dimensional article, the powder distributor comprises an elongated rod provided movable at a predetermined distance above the powder table and with its central axis in parallel with a top surface of the powder table, and a flexible foil attached onto the elongated rod and protruding from the rod towards the powder table; and an elongated device parallel with the powder distributor and arranged onto or over the powder table outside the build table, where the elongated device is arranged for mechanically touching the flexible foil.

Abstract: Devices for additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional object from powdered material include a main body providing an object forming chamber and, within a front wall, an opening for accessing the object forming chamber. A work surface delimits the object forming chamber and includes a build platform section for manufacturing thereon the three-dimensional object. A door is provided at the front wall and positionable in a closed state to seal the opening or in an opened state to provide access to the object forming chamber. The devices include a gas flow system for providing a gas flow across the build platform section and including a main body section extending within the main body and a door section being part of the door and including an opening structure arranged to release gas to, or to receive gas from, above the build platform section in the closed state of the door.

Abstract: An Fe—Mo—Cu—C-based alloy steel powder for powder metallurgy has a chemical composition containing Mo: 0.2 mass % to 1.5 mass %, Cu: 0.5 mass % to 4.0 mass %, and C: 0.1 mass % to 1.0 mass %, with a balance being Fe and incidental impurities, wherein an iron-based powder has a mean particle size of 30 ?m to 120 ?m, and a Cu powder has a mean particle size of 25 ?m or less. Despite the alloy steel powder for powder metallurgy having a chemical composition not containing Ni, a part produced by sintering a press formed part of the powder and further carburizing-quenching-tempering the sintered part has mechanical properties of at least as high tensile strength, toughness, and sintered density as a Ni-added part.

Abstract: A method of reducing silver(I) salts to silver nanoparticles employing a carbohydrate reductant in the presence of an inorganic base, a surfactant and optionally a polymer. The method is performed in an aqueous solution at a temperature up to 60° C. and for a duration of up to 40 minutes.

Abstract: A pipe cutter with gauge and reamer/beveller of the cut edges of pipe. On the body of the pipe cutter there is at least one gauge; between it and the body a cavity is delimited capable of accepting the end of a pipe (t); each gauge having on its end a mouth that varies its diameter between a minimum (d1) at its base and a maximum (d) that coincides with the gauge of the pipe (t) it accepts. There is also at least one blade on each existing gauge or on a beveller equipped with one or several portions (S) with at least one blade on each of them. A pipe (t) is inserted in the corresponding gauge, first gauging the diameter of its cut edge and then the blades simultaneously bevel and ream the cut pipe (t) edge.

Abstract: In order for a bar feeding device comprising at least one bar guide for feeding at least one item of bar stock to at least one workpiece spindle of a lathe, and a machining unit, for producing an end contour at one end of the item of bar stock, which enables gripping of the end by means of a collet chuck in the bar guide to be improved such that said bar feeding device operates as efficiently as possible and in particular reloading of items of bar stock into the at least one bar guide can be performed as efficiently as possible and within a short time, it is proposed that the bar feeding device has a bar loading magazine that is rotatable about a magazine axis and comprises more than two bar guides that are disposed about the magazine axis in a magazine drum, and that the bar feeding device comprises a buffer storage unit that is disposed between the machining unit and the bar loading magazine and stores a plurality of premachined items of bar stock that are provided with the end contour.

Abstract: A surface-coated cutting tool includes a base material and a coating formed on the base material. The coating includes an ?-Al2O3 layer containing a plurality of ?-Al2O3 crystal grains. The ?-Al2O3 layer includes a lower layer portion disposed at a side of the base material, an intermediate portion disposed on the lower layer portion, and an upper layer portion disposed on the intermediate portion. In a crystal orientation mapping performed on a polished cross-sectional surface of the ?-Al2O3 layer using an EBSD, an area ratio of ?-Al2O3 crystal grains with (001) orientation in the lower layer portion is less than 35%, an area ratio of ?-Al2O3 crystal grains with (001) orientation in the intermediate portion is 35% or more, and an area ratio of ?-Al2O3 crystal grains with (001) orientation in the upper layer portion is less than 35%.

Abstract: A surface-coated cutting tool includes a base material and a coating formed on the base material. The coating includes an ?-Al2O3 layer containing a plurality of ?-Al2O3 crystal grains. The ?-Al2O3 layer includes: a first region made up of an edge ridgeline, a region A of a rake face, and a region B of a flank face; a second region which is a region of the rake face except for the region A and covered with the coating; and a third region which is a region of the flank face except for the region B. The ?-Al2O3 layer satisfies a relation b?a>0.5, where a is an average value of a TC(006) in the first region in texture coefficient TC(hkl) and b is an average value of the TC(006) in the second region or the third region in texture coefficient TC(hkl).