The disclosure contains a method of quantifying and/or evaluating metal ions in a dentifrice, wherein the method comprises subjecting the dentifrice to X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), and wherein the XAS is used to measure and/or evaluate the metal ions in the dentifrice. Also disclosed are methods of selecting and screening for dentifrices based upon the evaluation and quantification of their metal ion content.

A system for wear and aging evaluation of a paper-based resource described herein is structured for determining a fitness state of a physical body structure of a paper resource item and for adaptive processing of the paper resource item in accordance with the fitness state. Specifically, the system comprises an item transfer unit configured to receive one or more paper resource items and a scanning device structured to retrieve a fitness state of a paper resource item from a physical state sensing component of the paper resource item. The system is structured to adaptively process the paper resource item based on determining whether (i) a wear level and (ii) an item age level of the paper resource item are associated with either a fit item type or an unfit item type.

An inspection method with which a separator having improved quality can be efficiently obtained is provided. The inspection method is a method for inspecting a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery separator that includes a polyolefin porous film. The inspection method includes a step of detecting a defect in the polyolefin porous film with the use of a color camera.

Preparation of anhydrous lithium sulfide (Li.sub.2S) purified suitably for applications in advanced batteries, and, in particular, for synthesis of solid electrolytes based on Li.sub.2S, including sulfide solid electrolytes of the type that may be described as crystalline (e.g., polycrystalline), amorphous (e.g., glass) and combinations thereof, such as sulfide glass-ceramic solid electrolyte materials.

An apparatus for manufacturing an electrode performs press-working of a strip electrode being conveyed. This manufacturing apparatus includes a press roll including a roll surface having a width that is twice or more a width of the strip electrode, a switch configured to switch a contact region of the roll surface contacting with the strip electrode during press-working, and a controller. When an abnormality of the roll surface is detected in a state where the contact region of the roll surface is a region located on the left side with respect to a center line of the roll surface, the controller controls the switch such that the contact region of the roll surface is switched to a region located on the right side with respect to the center line of the roll surface.

An apparatus for inspecting a pharmaceutical cylindrical container made of a polymer, a specific method for inspecting a pharmaceutical cylindrical container made of a polymer and a specific bundle of pharmaceutical cylindrical containers made of a polymer.

An apparatus for inspecting a pharmaceutical cylindrical container made of a polymer, a specific method for inspecting a pharmaceutical cylindrical container made of a polymer and a specific bundle of pharmaceutical cylindrical containers made of a polymer.

A inspection method for a cylindrical honeycomb structure including a step of placing a cylindrical honeycomb structure made of ceramics on a rotation stage; a step of irradiating the side surface of the cylindrical honeycomb structure with light having a wavelength of 300 to 500 nm; a step of repeatedly capturing a reflected light from the side surface with a line sensor camera having a pixel resolution of 1 to 25 μm/pix while the light is irradiated to the side surface and the cylindrical honeycomb structure is rotated around the axis of rotation, with a depth of field of the line sensor camera being adjusted to 0.5 to 5 mm; a step of generating an inspection image of the entire side surface; and a step of determining presence or absence of defects on the side surface based on the inspection image.

The invention relates to a method for illuminating a wood fibre web for deviation detection. The method comprises turning on LEDs of an overhead sidelight that are side-directed towards a first edge of the web for illuminating a first half of width of the web, capturing an image of the first half, turning off the LEDs, turning on LEDs of the overhead sidelight that are side-directed towards a second edge of the web for illuminating a second half of width of the web, capturing an image of the second half, and turning off the LEDs. The invention also relates to an overhead sidelight, a machine vision system, and a lighting system.

The invention relates to an inspection device (6) for inspecting sample blanks (P) for a processing machine (1) for processing elements in sheet form, the processing machine (1) comprising a plurality of work stations (300, 400, 500, 600) including at least one waste removal station (600) comprising a removal belt (93; 94), the inspection device (6) being characterized in that it comprises an optical monitoring device (7) configured to determine a fault with the quality of a sample of blanks (P) laid flat on the removal belt (93; 94).

The present invention also relates to a waste removal station, a processing machine for processing elements in sheet form, and to a method for the quality control of sample blanks.