The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for producing an extruded protein product. In particular, a system for making an extruded protein product using a system that includes a die including channel having a transverse cross section that is a continuous loop along at least a portion of the length of the die is disclosed.

Provided are a method of manufacturing an engine, an engine, and a connected cylinder. The method of manufacturing an engine includes at least a fitting step of fitting a connected cylinder to a hollow portion of a cylinder block main body. The connected cylinder is (1) a first connected cylinder including two or more cylinder liners and a connecting portion configured to connect the two or more cylinder liners to each other or (2) a second connected cylinder including a connected cylinder main body portion having two or more cylinder bores and a coating configured to cover an inner peripheral surface of the connected cylinder main body portion in which the cylinder bores are formed. The cylinder block main body has one end side, another end side, and the hollow portion passing through the cylinder block main body from the one end side to the another end side.

A method and apparatus for accessing an interior of a fuselage assembly. A tower having a number of platform levels may be driven into a selected tower position within an assembly area. The interior of the fuselage assembly may be accessed using the number of platform levels.

The invention relates to a method for the manufacturing of a bearing element of a shift device for a motor vehicle transmission. In a first process step a bearing element is provided, which comprises at least one projection and a coupling joint for the mechanical coupling of a selector lever in order to select a shift position of a motor vehicle transmission. The projection is overmolded by means of an assembly injection molding process with a bearing bushing material in order to form a bearing bushing to mount the bearing element in a moveable manner.

Inverse origami design for soft robotic development is described herein. A method as described herein can include determining, by a system comprising a processor, shape parameters corresponding to an input shape; generating, by the system based on the shape parameters, an origami crease pattern representative of the input shape, wherein the origami crease pattern comprises respective origami cell units, and wherein the origami crease pattern is defined by a group of vector size parameters corresponding to relative fold lengths associated with the respective origami cell units, a vector angle parameter corresponding to fold angles associated with the respective origami cell units, and a scalar cell height parameter; and imprinting, by the system, the origami crease pattern onto a tangible medium.

The first electrode section (7a) and the second electrode section (7b) are formed such that the outer portion connected to the upper portion of the heating section (6) is thinner than the inner portion connected to the lower portion of the heating section (6). The heating section (6) and the first electrode section (7a) are interconnected by an R-shaped first connecting portion (21). The inner circumferential sloping surface of the heating section (6) and the second electrode section (7b) are interconnected by an R-shaped second connecting portion (22). The first and second connecting portions (21)(22) are formed such that R becomes larger from the upper end to the lower end, where the upper portion is thin and the lower portion is thick. The thickness of an intermediate portion (6b) is smaller than the thicknesses of the first and second connecting portions (21)(22).

According to one embodiment, a gripping tool includes a gripper. The gripper is flexible. A granular material is provided in an interior of the gripper. The gripping tool grips a workpiece by depressurizing the interior of the gripper in a state in which the gripper is caused to contact the workpiece. At least a portion of the gripper includes a resin member and a fibrous member. The fibrous member is provided inside the resin member.

According to one embodiment, a gripping tool includes a gripper. The gripper is flexible. A granular material is provided in an interior of the gripper. The gripping tool grips a workpiece by depressurizing the interior of the gripper in a state in which the gripper is caused to contact the workpiece. The gripper includes a first portion contacting the workpiece, a second portion opposing the first portion, and a fibrous membrane having a plurality of pores and being provided between the first portion and the second portion. A diameter of at least a portion of the pores is smaller than a diameter of the granular material. The granular material is provided between the fibrous membrane and the second portion.

A constant velocity joint boot assembly includes a boot-can having an axially extending main cylindrical body, a radially extending transition portion, an axially extending and generally cylindrical mounting portion. The radially extending transition portion intersects the axially extending main cylindrical body and the generally cylindrical mounting portion. A flexible boot member may be attached to an inner surface of at least two of the cylindrical body, the transition portion and the mounting portion at a coupling region. A method of forming the flexible boot member includes first forming the boot in an outwardly extending conical shape, and then rolling and/or inverting a portion of the boot so that the boot arcs inwardly upon itself and forms a diaphragm.

A gear housing for an epicyclic gear set, the gear housing including a hollow wheel having internal teething and a first front end with a first front-side joining surface; a housing cover having a second front end with a second front-side joining surface for longitudinally axially covering the hollow wheel; and a bonded connection for connecting the first front end to the second front end through the mating of the first and second front-side joining surfaces, at which the hollow wheel and the housing cover are connected to each other by a bonded connection, in particular, by heated tool welding, infrared welding, ultrasonic welding, or rotary friction welding.