Methods and systems for manufacturing a swallowable sensor device are disclosed. Such a method includes mechanically coupling a plurality of internal components, wherein the plurality of internal components includes a printed circuit board having a plurality of projections extending radially outward. A cavity is filled with a potting material, and the mechanically coupled components are inserted into the cavity. The cavity may be pre-filled with the potting material, or may be filled after the mechanically coupled components have been inserted therein. A distal end of each projection abuts against a wall of the cavity thereby preventing the potting material from covering each distal end. The cavity is sealed with a cap causing the potting material to harden within the sealed cavity to form a housing of the swallowable sensor device, wherein the distal end of each projection is exposed to an external environment of the swallowable sensor device.

A mechanically stable main body having a cutout, into which an ESD protection element is at least partly embedded and mechanically fixed by means of a connection means. Electrical terminals of the protection element are connected to terminal pads on the top side of the main body by way of a structured metallic layer bearing on main body and protection element.

A mounting device for inserting magnets into magnet accommodating portions of a rotor of an electric machine. The mounting device comprises an aligning device configured to accommodate and align the magnets by means of at least one channel. In this case, a shape of the at least one channel is adapted to a shape of the magnets. The channel comprises a channel inlet, which is disposed at an end face of the aligning device and via which the magnets can be fed to the channel, and a channel outlet, which is disposed opposite the channel inlet and is disposed at an end face of the aligning device opposite the end face and via which the magnets can be discharged from the channel. Furthermore, the at least one channel is twisted.

A winding apparatus includes a nozzle for feeding a wire to a first end side of a magnetic pole in a winding position, a first latch pawl capable of latching the wire fed from the nozzle, a first latch pawl moving mechanism that moves the first latch pawl from the first end side to a second end side of the multi-pole armature, and a nozzle moving mechanism that moves the nozzle in both the radial direction and the circumferential direction of the multi-pole armature. A width of the first latch pawl in the circumferential direction of the multi-pole armature is set at a width enabling insertion of the wire wound around and bent back by the first latch pawl into slots formed on both sides of one or more of the magnetic poles in the winding position.

This document describes techniques and apparatuses for connecting an electronic component to an interactive textile. Loose conductive threads of the interactive textile are collected and organized into a ribbon with a pitch that matches a corresponding pitch of connection points of the electronic component. Next, non-conductive material of the conductive threads of the ribbon are stripped to expose the conductive wires of the conductive threads. After stripping the non-conductive material from the conductive threads of the ribbon, the connection points of the electronic component are bonded to the conductive wires of the ribbon. The conductive threads proximate the ribbon are then sealed using a UV-curable or heat-curable epoxy, and the electronic component and the ribbon are encapsulated to the interactive textile with a water-resistant material, such as plastic or polymer.

A manufacturing method of a circuit board and a stamp are provided. The method includes the following steps. A circuit pattern and a dielectric layer covering the circuit pattern are formed on a dielectric substrate. A conductive via connected to the circuit pattern is formed in the dielectric layer. A photoresist material layer is formed on the dielectric layer. An imprinting process is performed on the photoresist material layer using a stamp to form a patterned photoresist layer, wherein the pressing side of the stamp facing the circuit pattern becomes sticky when subjected to pressure so as to catch photoresist residue from the photoresist material layer in the imprinting process. A patterned metal layer is formed on a region exposed by the patterned photoresist layer. The patterned photoresist layer is removed.

An apparatus and method for quick release of a spinner head assembly of a cotton candy machine. The spinner head is snap-fit to the rotational output shaft of the motor of the cotton candy machine to prevent longitudinal separation between the two during operation. Intermeshing portions between the spinner head and the output shaft are configured to translate rotational torque between the two and thus translate rotational torque of the output shaft of the motor to the spinner head. Quick release of the head is possible by pulling on the head along the rotational axis of the output shaft to overcome the snap-fit. This allows longitudinal separation of the spinner head and disengages the intermeshing portions for complete removal of the head. Reattachment is possible by snap-fitting connection between head and output shaft.

The invention provides interfaces between analytical instruments, e.g., between chromatography systems and mass spectrometers. In an exemplary embodiment, an ion source is provided for connecting a carbon dioxide-based chromatograph device to a mass spectrometer. The ion source includes a first conduit for receiving eluent from the chromatography device, a heater for heating at least a portion of said first conduit, a second conduit in fluid communication with the first conduit, an inlet for receiving eluent from said second conduit and introducing the eluent into an ion source region to form a plume of gas and/or liquid in the ion source region, and an ionization promoting inlet for injecting an ionization promoting fluid into the ion source region to interact with the plume to promote ionization of at least some of the plume.

Embodiments disclosed herein provide approaches for attaching scan control and other electronic chips to textiles, e.g., on a loom as part of a real-time manufacturing process.

A wire termination apparatus for terminating an electrical terminal to a wire or cable include an upper tooling member which is movable between an open position and a closed position. A lower tooling member is attached to a base member of a frame of the wire termination apparatus. A process analyzer determines if a crimped terminal is properly crimped to a wire or cable. If the process analyzer determines that the terminal has not been properly crimped to the wire cable, the removal of the defectively crimped terminal and wire or cable from the wire termination apparatus is prevented until a code or key is entered.