A telescopic compression device (10) for flat bed die-cutting, stripping and part separating machines is provided, comprising a socket (12), at least one guide element (14, 15) which is slidably guided in the socket (12) and an elastic bias means (34) which biases the at least one guide element (14, 15) towards a furthest extended position and an elastic security element (44) which has an inherent stiffness and secures the at least one guide element (14, 15) to the socket (12). Furthermore, an exchange tool (2) of flat bed die-cutting machines, flat bed stripping machines or part separating machines is provided.

Described is a cap (1) for a container (2), a combination of a closing cap for a container and a neck of the container and a relative method for making the cap for the container. The cap comprises a lateral wall extending about an axis and a transversal wall positioned at one end of the lateral wall, a separation line being provided on the lateral wall to define a retaining ring, which is configured to remain anchored to a neck of the container and which extends up to a free edge; a closing element (302) removably engageable with the neck, so as to open or close the container; the separation line extends about an axis and being circumferentially interrupted to leave the retaining ring (301) and the closing element joined; wherein the retaining ring comprises a joining portion (305) at which the retaining ring is joined to the closing element; a first connecting band (306), which extends from a first end zone of the joining portion to the retaining portion (303), and a second connecting band (307), which extends from a second end zone of the joining portion, the second end zone being positioned circumferentially on the opposite side to the first end zone; a tab (308), interposed between the first connecting band (306) and the second connecting band (307) and being protruding, or aligned with respect to it, so that, when the closing element is in an open condition and the connecting bands keep the closing element connected to the retaining ring, the tab can rest on the neck (201). A method is also provided for making the cap in a cutting unit.

A processing apparatus 1 includes: a workpiece-set-position recognition unit 114 that moves an arm distal-end portion to a specified position measurement point to measure a shape of a workpiece in a workpiece set state in which the workpiece is positioned by a workpiece positioning unit, and thereby recognizes a set position of the workpiece; a processing-point-information generation unit 115 that, based on the set position of the workpiece and processing-target-portion information 124 indicating a position of a target portion of the workpiece for specified processing, generates processing-point information 125 indicating a processing point which is a movement point of the arm distal-end portion to perform the specified processing on the workpiece using a processing tool in the workpiece set state; and a workpiece-processing control unit 116 that moves the arm distal-end portion to the processing point based on the processing-point information 125 to perform the specified processing on the workpiece using the processing tool.

A slicer blade guide with insert preferably includes a base guide plate, an upper guide plate, at least one blade insert and a pair end caps. The base guide plate preferably includes a base angled blade surface, a base insert slot and a bottom chamfered surface. The base angled blade surface extends upward from a top surface of the base guide plate. A bottom of the at least one blade insert is retained in the base insert slot and axially retained with the pair end caps. The upper guide plate preferably includes an upper angled blade surface and an upper insert slot. The upper angled blade surface extends upward from a bottom surface of the upper guide plate. A top of the at least one blade insert is retained in the upper insert slot. The upper guide plate is secured to the base guide plate with a plurality of fasteners.

The invention provides a novel hard tissue slicing knife, comprising a knife back portion and a knife edge portion which are manufactured as a single piece; wherein the knife back portion has a cross section of an isosceles trapezoid, the knife edge portion has a cross section of an isosceles triangle; an end of the knife back portion which is away from the knife edge portion, has a thickness in a range of 4 mm to 15 mm; a junction between the knife back portion and the knife edge portion has a thickness in a range of 0.1 mm to 0.8 mm; the knife hack portion has a vertical height in a range of 27 mm to 38 mm; two faces of the knife edge portion is at an angle in a range of 10 degrees to 40 degrees.

A device, method, and computer readable medium are provided for transitioning risk analysis. The method includes providing a first risk assessment, and providing a second risk analysis program that generates risk assessments based on a transformation model configured to convert risk based on (1) a first reference rate, and (2) one or more risk functions for one or more first instruments, into risk based on a second reference rate. The method includes generating a second risk assessment with the second risk analysis program, based on the first risk assessment and one or more target instruments that incorporate risk based on the second reference rate, the one or more target instruments being associated with a product or service.

A food slicing system is provided comprising: a cutting surface extending between first and second ends. A slicing element is provided having a first end pivotably coupled to the cutting surface adjacent to the first end of the cutting surface. A pivot arm includes a first end pivotably coupled to the cutting surface adjacent to the first end of the cutting surface, wherein both the pivot arm and the slicing element have respective lengths extending toward a second end of the cutting surface. A tensioner device couples a second end of the slicing element to a second end of the pivot arm, wherein the tensioner device is configured to allow for adjustment of an amount of tension applied to the slicing element.

A system and method for automating construction that includes collecting a multi-dimensional point cloud measurement of at least one construction structure that includes at least one surface; generating a construction plan from the multi-dimensional point cloud measurement, wherein the construction plan defines an assembly arrangement of a set of parts; from the construction plan, automatically generating a cut list for a subset of parts; communicating the cut list to a cutting device; and at the cutting device, cutting a set of materials according to the cut list.

A blade assembly includes a blade support frame, and a plurality of V-shaped blades removably fastened to the blade support frame. The blade support frame has a food flow path extending downstream, and a plurality of blade mounts distributed around the food flow path. Each V-shaped blade has a first end portion connected to one of the blade mounts, a second end portion connected to another of the blade mounts, and an intermediate portion extending from the first end portion to the second end portion into the food flow path. At the first and second end portions of each V-shaped blade, a respective one of the blade mounts overlies both the upstream edge and the downstream edge of the V-shaped blade to inhibit the V-shaped blade from rotating when impacted by food.

A thermal printer configured to perform printing on a linerless label including an adhesive surface formed on a back surface of the linerless label, the thermal printer comprising a cutter unit that includes: a fixed blade provided on the back surface side of the linerless label; and a movable blade configured to reciprocate between a first position at which the movable blade is opposed to the fixed blade through intermediation of the linerless label, and a second position at which at least a part of the movable blade overlaps the fixed blade and the movable blade forms a cut in the linerless label, wherein the movable blade includes: a first blade edge configured to form the cut in the linerless label; and a groove, which has an edge, and is formed in a sliding surface configured to slide on the fixed blade when the movable blade is at the second position, and wherein the edge includes: an adhesive blocking edge portion formed on the sliding surface along an advancing direction; and an adhesive scraping edge portion formed on the sliding surface so as to cross the advancing direction.