Abstract: A welding mode determination device that determines a welding mode when laser beam welding is performed includes an obtaining unit that obtains an image in an infrared wavelength region and an image in a short wavelength region of visible light from a laser irradiation area and its vicinity. An extraction unit extracts a light emitting image from the image in the infrared wavelength region and a light emitting image from the image in the short wavelength region of visible light. A determination unit compares the light emitting image of the image in the infrared wavelength region and the light emitting image of the image in the short wavelength region of visible light and determines the welding mode when the laser beam welding is performed based on a comparison result.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods and an apparatus for cutting planar substrates charged with pharmaceutically active agents. In particular, the planar substrates comprise transdermal systems or orally dissolvable films.

Abstract: A device for manufacturing a layered object includes a container, a vibration unit, and an energy beam irradiation unit. The container includes a stage, a wall surrounding the stage, and a lid. The vibration unit vibrates raw material powder to planarize a face of the raw material powder supplied into the container. The energy beam irradiation unit irradiates part of the raw material powder with an energy beam to form part of the layered object. The lid presses the raw material powder when the vibration unit vibrates the raw material powder. A space is formed between the wall and the lid in the container when the lid is in contact with the raw material powder. The raw material powder is allowed to flow into the space.

Abstract: Surface energy of a substrate is changed without the need for any template, mask, or additional coating medium applied to the substrate. At least one beam of energy directly ablates a substrate surface to form a predefined topographical pattern at the surface. Each beam of energy has a width of approximately 25 micrometers and an energy of approximately 1-500 microJoules. Features in the topographical pattern have a width of approximately 1-500 micrometers and a height of approximately 1.4-100 micrometers.

Abstract: Methods and systems for laser etching substrates to fine tune antennas for wireless communication are provided. A method includes laser etching an antenna element design into a substrate material. The antenna element design is for receiving conductive material to form an antenna structure. The method also includes laser etching a first area of the substrate material to change an intrinsic property of the substrate material in order to control an electrical characteristic of the antenna structure.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for laser kerfed veneers. A laser may be used to produce kerf lines in thin veneers. The settings of the laser may be adjusted to adjust the width and depth of the kerf lines. The width and depth of the kerf lines may be selected in order to provide sufficient strength to the veneer while decreasing telegraphing.

Abstract: An adaptive guide bushing for laser tube cutting systems, the adaptive guide bushing including an elastic material that expands and contracts to hold tubing within a central opening.

Abstract: A three-dimensional electronic, biological, chemical, thermal management, or electromechanical apparatus and method thereof. One or more layers of a three-dimensional structure are deposited on a substrate. The three-dimensional structure is configured to include one or more internal cavities using, an extrusion-based additive manufacturing system enhanced with a range of secondary embedding processes. The three-dimensional structure includes one or more structural integrated metal objects spanning the one or more of the internal cavities of the three-dimensional structure for enhanced electromagnetic properties and bonded between two or more other metal objects located at the same layer or different layers of the three-dimensional structure.

Abstract: A method for producing an alloy self-brazing strip. In an aspect, a process is used to generate a multi-layer alloy strip made up of at least one base layer of with a least another layer of material, that when both the material and base layer are brazed, form an alloy. In an aspect, the other layer of material can include a metal. The base layer can include titanium or a titanium alloy.

Abstract: A cleaning flux contains as a solvent 60-98% by weight of one or both of an alkylene oxide-resorcinol copolymer and an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide condensation-added alkylene diamine. An addition amount of the alkylene oxide-resorcinol copolymer is within a range of 0-98% by weight and the addition amount of the ethylene oxide-propylene oxide condensation-added alkylene diamine is within the range of 0-98% by weight. The cleaning flux further includes one or both of an organic acid and a halogen compound. The addition amount of the organic acid is within the range of 0-18% by weight and the addition amount of the halogen compound is within the range of 0-4% by weight.

Abstract: Supplementary cooling elements in addition to a primary cooling element of a furnace. The supplementary cooling elements, with two or more components, may be inserted from the outside of the furnace into holes that pass through and the primary cooling element such that the cooling elements protrude beyond the inner surface of the primary cooling element. An inner one of the components of the supplementary cooling element may be received by an outer one of the components in a manner that forces the outer component into a thermally conductive pressure connection with the primary cooling element.

Abstract: A friction stir welding method includes a first friction stir welding process of forming a first stirring region in a beveled part, by moving a first rotary tool disposed on an upper side in a thickness direction across the beveled part, while rotating the first rotary tool; and a second friction stir welding process of forming a second stirring region in the beveled part, by moving a second rotary tool disposed on a lower side in the thickness direction across the beveled part, while rotating the second rotary tool, simultaneously with the first friction stir welding process or after performing the first friction stir welding process.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for reducing a refrigerant pressure difference within are HVAC system having a controller, one or more compressors, and at least two paths of refrigerant piping comprising alternative paths for refrigerant flow through the HVAC system. A valve is coupled to each refrigerant piping path for permitting, or preventing, refrigerant flow through each of the alternate paths of refrigerant piping. The controller may open at least one valve for a defined period of time in response to a triggering input to allow a refrigerant pressure difference within the HVAC system to dissipate across the opened valve.

Abstract: A controller of a cutting device includes a first reference point detection processor detecting an actual position of a first reference point on a top surface of a first protrusion of a magazine, a second reference point detection processor detecting an actual position of a second reference point on a top surface of the second protrusion of the magazine, a sensor offset calculation processor calculating an offset of an actual position of a tool sensor of the magazine with respect to a designed position of the tool sensor based on the first reference point and the second reference point, a stocker offset calculation processor calculating an offset of an actual position of the stocker of the magazine with respect to a designed position of the stocker based on the first reference point and the second reference point, and a movement control processor controlling a movement mechanism based on the offset of the tool sensor and the offset of the stocker.

Abstract: A MQL system having first and second air streams, with the first air stream comprising a mixture of atomized lubricant droplets entrained with an air stream having a first airflow and the second air stream comprising an air stream at a second airflow greater than the first airflow and sufficient to blow off cuttings from the tool/metal interface.

Abstract: A cooling system of machine tool body casting includes a body casting, a cooling device, and a fan. The body casting is provided with an inner space, an inlet end, and an outlet end. The inlet end and the outlet end are connected with the inner space. The cooling device is disposed at the inlet end. The fan is disposed on one side of the cooling device for inputting external air, such that the external air is input into the inner space and discharged from the outlet end. Therefore, the fan triggers the cold air to flow in the inner space for cooling down the heat of the body casting.

Abstract: A motor-driven machine-tool unit such as a multi-axis turning head or a motor spindle, having a stator unit and at least one rotor unit that is rotatable about a rotation axis, wherein the rotor unit comprises at least one tool receptacle unit having a tool clamping device that is adjustable in a longitudinal direction of the rotation axis and impingeable with a clamping force, for fixing and bracing a releasably fixable tool, wherein comparatively high requirements are met, in particular, in terms of the accuracy of the machining and/or the reliability in the machining. According to the present invention, this is achieved above all in that at least two clamping force sensors are provided for detecting the bracing of the tool clamping device, in particular the clamping force that is caused in the fixing and bracing.

Abstract: A contactlessly measuring system having a contactlessly measuring device, with a light transmitter portion and a light receiver portion, for determining the position of a tool or for determining the longest cutting edge of a rotating tool in a tool machine. A light barrier system is formed by the light transmitter portion and the light receiver portion, each being associated with a leg of an essentially U-shaped support structure of the measuring device. A fluid blowing device, associated with the measuring device, is provided for cleaning a tool to be measured, and/or a sealing air feed is provided in the area of a measuring beam of the measuring device designed as a light barrier measuring system, and/or a protective/closing device is provided at the light transmitter portion and/or the light receiver portion of the measuring device designed as a light barrier measuring system.

Abstract: An apparatus for machining a cylindrical workpiece has a hollow spindle with a driving center on its tip end. The hollow spindle is rotationally journaled within a spindle unit. A tail stock spindle, with a centering center on its tip end, is rotationally supported and axially movable within a centering unit. A shaft-like kelly is non-rotationally and axially movably supported within an inner bore of the spindle. A drive rotates the spindle. Cylinders axially drive the kelly and the tail stock spindle, respectively. The spindle, the tail stock spindle and the cylinders are arranged on the same axial line. The cylindrical workpiece is sandwiched between the driving center and the centering center. An outer circumferential surface of the workpiece is finish machined while rotating the workpiece under a condition where the kelly engages the workpiece within an inner bore of the workpiece.

Abstract: A grinding machine includes a plane grinding mechanism carrying a workpiece, an electrically controlled device mounted on the plane grinding mechanism, a grinder unit rotatably mounted on the plane grinding mechanism to grind the workpiece, and a smart working control system mounted on the plane grinding mechanism and electrically coupled to the electrically controlled device. The smart working control system includes a smart coder and a smart driver. When a load and a cutting force produced between the grinder unit and the workpiece reach preset parameters during the grinding process, the smart driver executes the working sequence or parameter setting program edited by the smart coder, to shorten a movement distance of the workbench of the plane grinding mechanism along the X-axis (leftward and rightward), and to produce an optimum lapping path.

Abstract: A material removal device for removing material from a substrate includes a holder extending between first and second sides and a grinding wheel supported by the holder and being operable to remove the material from the substrate. The holder has a guide frame at the first side and a support frame at the second side. The guide frame has a first bottom surface and the support frame has a second bottom surface. The first and second bottom surfaces are vertically offset from each other. The grinding wheel has an axle supported by the guide frame and the support frame. The grinding wheel has a grinding surface located below the first bottom surface and above the second bottom surface.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for treating a floor surface with zero-tolerance edging. The apparatus includes a frame and wheels mounted to the frame so the frame can travel over the floor surface. The apparatus also includes a motor mounted to the frame and a head assembly including a bottom plate. The bottom plate is operatively coupled to the motor so that the bottom plate is configured to rotate about a first axis. The bottom plate is positioned such that a tooling plate mounted to the bottom plate is configured to treat the floor surface including an edge of the floor surface intersecting a wall surface.

Abstract: A blocking unit for a block piece for a spectacle lens comprising a block piece reception body with a reception surface adapted to receive a block piece with a spectacle lens to be blocked and a bottom surface opposite the working surface, and a plurality of light sources fixedly mounted to the block piece reception body. A process of curing a lens on a block piece. The process comprises the steps of defining, in a controller, a pattern of illumination, and sequentially turning on and off the light sources from a plurality of first light sources and optional second light sources based on the determined pattern, for curing a material between the lens and the block piece.

Abstract: An embodiment comprises: a lower plate; an upper plate which is disposed on the lower plate and rotates; a carrier which receives a wafer and is disposed on the lower plate; and a sensor unit for irradiating light to the wafer received in the carrier, detecting light reflected by the wafer, and outputting detection data according to the detection result, wherein the sensor unit rotates together with the upper plate.

Abstract: A polishing apparatus polishes a surface of a substrate by pressing the substrate against a polishing pad on a polishing table. The polishing apparatus is configured to control a temperature of the polishing surface of the polishing pad by blowing a gas on the polishing pad during polishing. The polishing apparatus includes a pad temperature control mechanism having at least one gas ejection nozzle for ejecting a gas toward the polishing pad and configured to blow the gas onto the polishing pad to control a temperature of the polishing pad, and an atomizer having at least one nozzle for ejecting a liquid or a mixed fluid of a gas and a liquid and configured to blow the liquid or the mixed fluid onto the polishing pad to remove foreign matters on the polishing pad. The pad temperature control mechanism and the atomizer are formed into an integral unit.

Abstract: The method forms a porous polyurethane polishing pad by coagulating thermoplastic polyurethane to create a porous matrix having large pores extending upward from a base surface and open to an upper surface. The large pores are interconnected with small pores. Heating a press to temperature below or above the softening onset temperature of the thermoplastic polyurethane forms a series of pillows. Plastic deforming side walls of the pillow structures forms downwardly sloped side walls. The downwardly sloped side walls extend from all sides of the pillow structures. The large pores open to the downwardly sloped sidewalls are less vertical than the large pores open to the top polishing surface and are offset 10 to 60 degrees from the vertical direction.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a new internal weld blasting system for blasting the internal surfaces of pipes, and the method of use thereof. The system comprises a control cage having two relatively narrow openings. An impeller forces abrasives onto a blast wheel, which in turn sprays the abrasives onto the internal surfaces of the pipes.

Abstract: Polycrystalline compacts include an interface between first and second volumes of a body of inter-bonded grains of hard material. The first volume is at least substantially free of interstitial material, and the second volume includes interstitial material in interstitial spaces between surfaces of the inter-bonded grains of hard material. The interface between the first and second volumes is configured, located and oriented such that cracks originating in the compact during use of the compacts and propagating along the interface generally toward a central axis of the compacts will propagate generally toward a back surface and away from a front cutting face of the compacts at an acute angle or angles. Methods of forming polycrystalline compacts involve the formation of such an interface within the compacts.

Abstract: Abrasive preforms include a frame having first and second opposed parallel major surfaces. The first major surface has a plurality of first cavities formed therein. The second major surface optionally has a plurality of second cavities formed therein. The frame comprises a binder precursor material. Abrasive particles are disposed in at least a portion of the plurality of first cavities and optional plurality of second cavities. Methods of making abrasive articles using the abrasive preforms and bonded abrasive articles preparable thereby are also disclosed.

Abstract: A palette for an automated machining system includes a body, a plurality of fasteners configured to apply a force laterally to body to fasten the body to a receiver in the automated machining system, and a soft jaw mechanism connected to the body. The soft jaw includes one or more locking blocks that are anchors for a floating block and wedge block that apply a force to hold a workpiece at a reproducible location between the one or more locking blocks. The floating block is configured to not engage with the body, workpiece, or wedge block beyond friction and/or compressive forces.

Abstract: A clamp for selectively inhibiting movement of a first object relative to a second object includes (i) a first clamp component coupled to the first object; (ii) a second clamp component coupled to the second object; and (iii) a fluid source that directs a fluid to the second clamp component to create a fluid bearing between the first clamp component and the second clamp component that allows for movement of the first clamp component relative to the second clamp component, and wherein the fluid source directs less fluid to the second clamp component to inhibit relative movement.

Abstract: A jig for assembling a curved surface display device includes: a base station, which is provided with a bearing surface; a support frame provided on the bearing surface; and a bottom surface support plate provided on the bearing surface to support back of the curved surface display device. The support frame is provided with a plurality of corner support pieces to support corners of the curved surface display device, a distance between each of the corner support pieces and the bearing surface is adjustable.

Abstract: A selectively one-way wrench includes a head, a rotor, a pawl assembly, a switch, a connecting element and an auxiliary element. The pawl assembly includes two pawls. The switch is operable to disengage one of the pawls from the rotor and engage the other pawl with the rotor via the connecting element. The auxiliary element is used to tightly press one of the pawls against the rotor at a time.

Abstract: A driving rod assembly includes a rod having an insertion section for coupling with a rotating head of a power tool and an operative section for coupling with an external tool. The rod further includes an outer periphery having first and second positioning grooves and a positioning portion between the first and second positioning grooves. The operative section includes a coupling portion located in front of the second positioning groove and having a stopper edge wider than the positioning portion. A coupling end is provided at a front end of the operative section. A C-clip is mounted on the positioning portion of the rod. A jacket includes a receiving section slideably mounted around the positioning portion. The jacket further includes a coupling section located mounted around the coupling portion of the rod to rotate together with the rod. The receiving section includes a coupling groove for receiving the C-clip.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for dismantling a pallet comprising an elongated handle having a free end and an attachment end, wherein the attachment end is coupled with a crossbar having a horizontal axis extending perpendicular to the plane of the handle. The apparatus also has one or a plurality of blades extending rigidly forward in adjustable communication with the crossbar via a notched aperture in each blade for receiving the crossbar, wherein each blade further comprises a lower curved portion, and an upper portion for engaging a board of a pallet, at least one wheel rotatably coupled with said lower curved portion, and means for clamping the blades to the crossbar.

Abstract: A locking terminal clamp cable assembly including a pair of locking pliers, an adapter screw threaded into the locking pliers and including a threaded bore, an adjuster screw threaded into the threaded bore and configured to adjust the locking pliers, a cable lug having a ring portion positioned between the adapter screw and a jam nut, and a cable connected to the cable lug.

Abstract: A drive-in tool comprises a hand-held housing having an energy-transmitting element accommodated therein for transmitting energy to a fastener to be driven in; and a drive apparatus for driving the energy-transmitting element; wherein the drive apparatus comprises an energy accumulator having a gas chamber, which gas chamber can be filled with a driving gas at a defined overpressure, wherein the overpressure in the gas chamber is present as stored driving energy before a drive-in process is triggered, and wherein a piston of the energy-transmitting element forms a variable wall segment of the gas chamber, wherein the gas chamber has at least one further variable wall segment for changing the chamber volume, wherein a movement of the variable wall segment that enlarges the chamber volume charges a mechanical energy accumulator.

Abstract: A tool attachment for a handheld power tool that has a housing having a fastening interface includes: an attachment housing on which there is situated a locking unit for locking the tool attachment on the fastening interface of the handheld power tool; a tool receptacle for accommodating an insertion tool; and a hammer mechanism situated in the attachment housing, which hammer mechanism is configured to apply an impact in the axial direction of the tool receptacle on the insertion tool, during hammer operation of the tool attachment.

Abstract: A hand tool assembly generally comprising a handle and a tool head combined by a connector. The handle has a first end and a second end. The connector has a first end and a second end. The first end of the connector is combined with the second end of the handle. The second end of the connector is combined with the head of a tool by inserting the connector into a socket/opening in the tool's head. The second end of the connector is flexible thereby allowing it to conform to the shape of the socket regardless of whether the socket is straight or curved. A rigid tube insert is positioned a short distance into the handle second end and extends a short distance outward from the handle second end. Adhesives, fasteners, internal hooks, or other commonly known methods of securing an object within an outer sheath or covering may be used to help secure the components together.

Abstract: A handle assembly system includes first and second handle sections intended to be assembled with one another. The first and second handle sections include complementary threads that cooperate to retain the first and second handle sections. The system also includes a friction seal interposed between the first and second handle sections.

Abstract: A work device includes a base unit, a movable unit configured to have an end effector mounted thereto, linking mechanisms linking the base unit to the movable unit, actuators fixed to the base unit for driving the plurality of linking mechanisms, respectively, and a controller that moves the end effector by operating the actuators. A certain linking mechanism out of the plurality of linking mechanisms includes a joint. The controller includes a joint angle determination unit that determines whether or not a bending angle of the linking mechanism at the joint is within an operable range.

Abstract: A robot system includes: a recognition means that recognizes an operator in distance image data as a security surveillance target; an area setting means that sets, in the distance image data, a common work area that a robot and the operator are allowed to enter; and a boundary setting means that sets, in the distance image data, a first boundary that the operator S is allowed to cross for entering the common work area but the robot is not allowed to cross, and a second boundary that the robot is allowed to cross for entering the common work area but the operator is not allowed to cross, wherein the crossing of the second boundary by the security surveillance target and the crossing of the first boundary by a non-target object not recognized as the security surveillance target are detected.

Abstract: Robots may be instantiated on-demand and may be adaptive in response to an environment, application, or event change. The adapted robot may switch functions in order to perform selective operations within medicine, agriculture, military, entertainment, or manufacturing, among other things.

Abstract: A robot system includes a detector for detecting the position and posture of a workpiece; a robot for performing a predetermined operation on the workpiece; and a robot control device. The robot control device includes an area divider for dividing an operation area into a plurality of areas; an area determiner for determining in which area the workpiece is present; a learning controller for learning an operation speedup ratio to speed up an operation by varying speed or acceleration on an area-by-area basis in which the workpiece is present; a memory for storing the position of the workpiece and the operation speedup ratio; and a controller that performs the operation on a new workpiece using the learned operation speedup ratio when the operation has been learned in the area having the new workpiece, and makes the learning controller learn the operation speedup ratio when the operation has not been learned.

Abstract: A remote controlled robot system that includes a mobile robot and a remote control station. A user can control movement of the robot from the remote control station. The mobile robot includes a camera system that can capture and transmit to the remote station a zoom image and a non-zoom image. The remote control station includes a monitor that displays a robot view field. The robot view field can display the non-zoom image. The zoom image can be displayed in the robot view field by highlighting an area of the non-zoom field. The remote control station may also store camera locations that allow a user to move the camera system to preset locations.

Abstract: A compact resolver pre-amplification assembly has first and second printed circuit boards. The boards include an interface with an N/N?1 resolver and a resolver-to-digital converter and three signal paths. The first and second circuit boards are contained in a single package configured for mounting on a robotic joint while providing high amplification and noise rejection. Low level sensitive signal are separated from high level excite signals by locating sensitive signals on the first board and excite signals on the second board.

Abstract: The present invention enables to easily and accurately measure a joint of a robot apparatus, in particular, a lost motion of a driving system of the joint, and, to easily and accurately perform a diagnosis of a lifetime or a life expectancy of a joint mechanism of the robot apparatus based on a measured result.

Abstract: A compliant adaptive robot grasper comprises a multi-bar finger linkage, including a fingertip link, at least one base link, and front and rear links joining the base link via a first set of joints with the fingertip links via a second set of joints. The base link includes a mounting structure, allowing it to be mounted on a mounting block for rotary actuation. Linear connections between the joints form a shape substantially in the form of a parallelogram allowing the linear connections across the front and rear links to remain substantially parallel to one another as the front and rear links pivot about the base link without substantially changing the orientation of the fingertip link until and unless the multi-bar finger linkage contacts an external object.

Abstract: A vacuum suction device has a transfer base, multiple suction heads, a vacuum generator, a pressure balance set, and a first pressure blow set. Each one of the suction heads has at least one channel and a withdraw end. The vacuum generator is connected with a vacuum circuit electromagnetic valve. The first end of the pressure balance set is connected with the channel of each suction head. The second pressure blow set is connected with the third pipe and has a second pressure blow electromagnetic valve, a pressure regulator, and a pressure source. The first pressure blow set is connected to the fourth pipe and has a pressure blow electromagnetic valve and a pressure source.

Abstract: A suction apparatus for an end effector has a main body, which has a through-channel and a contact surface, and a sealing lip. The contact surface has an edge and recesses, wherein the through-channel issues into the recesses and the recesses terminate in front of the edge. The main body has a base portion and a fastening portion, which adjoins the base portion. In the fastening portion connection channels are provided which are in fluid communication with the through-channel and extend from the edge of the fastening portion. An end effector and a method of producing an end effector are also shown.