A device for repairing a damaged spot in a repair area of a glass pane includes an attachment portion, a repair portion, an excitation device and a control device. The attachment portion is configured to be releasably attached to a main surface of the glass pane. The repair portion is configured to repair the glass pane. The excitation device is configured to produce a periodic mechanical excitation and to couple the periodic mechanical excitation into the glass pane. The control device is configured to control the periodic mechanical excitation.

A tooling assembly and method of aligning a plurality of components for a repair process in an additive manufacturing machine includes positioning the plurality of components such that a repair surface of each of the plurality of components contacts an alignment plate, e.g., under the force of gravity or using biasing members. The method further includes surrounding the alignment plate with containment walls to define a reservoir around the plurality of components and dispensing a fill material, such as wax or a potting material, into the reservoir which is configured for fixing a relative position of the plurality of components when the fill material is solidified.

Additive manufacturing systems, methods, and computer readable media may be configured to perform a calibration. Calibrating an additive manufacturing system may include comparing a digital representation of one or more calibration marks to a calibration-CAD model that includes one or more model calibration marks, and applying a calibration adjustment to one or more CAD models based at least in part on the comparison. The digital representation of the one or more calibration marks may have been obtained using a vision system, and the one or more calibration marks may have been printed on a calibration surface according to the calibration-CAD model using an additive manufacturing machine. The calibration adjustment may be configured to align the one or more CAD models with one or more coordinates of the additive manufacturing system.

A build plate-clamping assembly may include a work station having a build plate-receiving surface and a lock-pin extending from the build plate-receiving surface of the work station. The lock-pin may include a hollow pin body, a piston disposed within the hollow pin body, with the piston axially movable from a retracted position to an actuated position, and a plurality of detents, with the plurality of detents radially extensible through respective ones of a plurality of detent-apertures in the hollow pin body responsive to the piston having been axially moved to the actuated position. A methods of working on workpieces may include lockingly engaging a build plate at a first work station, performing a first work-step, releasing the build plate from the first work station, lockingly engaging the build plate at a second work station, and performing a second work-step. An additive manufacturing system may include a vision system with a first build plate-receiving surface and an additive manufacturing machine with a second build plate-receiving surface.

An expiration date notification method uses an information terminal device that comprises a storage unit that stores an expiration date of a puncture repair liquid contained in a container; a notification condition setting unit that sets a notification period and a notification method for notifying of a replacement period of the puncture repair liquid based on the expiration date stored in the storage unit; a notifying unit that notifies of the replacement period of the puncture repair liquid; and a control unit that controls the notifying unit based on settings of the notification condition setting unit, the method comprising: after the expiration date is input into the storage unit of the information terminal device, the information terminal device notifying of the replacement period of the puncture repair liquid within a preset notification period including before and after the expiration date of the puncture repair liquid via a preset notification method.

An expiration date notification method includes activating an expiration date notification device for a puncture repair liquid installed in a vehicle that comprises a storage unit that stores an expiration date of a puncture repair liquid contained in a container, a notification condition setting unit that sets a notification period and a notification manner for notifying of a replacement period of the puncture repair liquid based on the expiration date stored in the storage unit, a notifying unit that notifies of the replacement period of the puncture repair liquid, and a control unit that controls the notifying unit based on settings of the notification condition setting unit; and notifying a user of the vehicle of the replacement period of the puncture repair liquid within a preset notification period including before and after the expiration date of the puncture repair liquid via a preset notification manner.

An expiration date notification method includes activating an expiration date notification device for a puncture repair liquid installed in a vehicle that comprises a storage unit that stores an expiration date of a puncture repair liquid contained in a container, a notification condition setting unit that sets a notification period and a notification manner for notifying of a replacement period of the puncture repair liquid based on the expiration date stored in the storage unit, a notifying unit that notifies of the replacement period of the puncture repair liquid, and a control unit that controls the notifying unit based on settings of the notification condition setting unit; and notifying a user of the vehicle of the replacement period of the puncture repair liquid within a preset notification period including before and after the expiration date of the puncture repair liquid via a preset notification manner.

A tooling assembly for mounting a plurality of components, such as compressor blades, in a powder bed additive manufacturing machine to facilitate a repair process is provided. The tooling assembly includes component fixtures configured for receiving each of the compressor blades, a mounting plate for receiving the component fixtures, and a magnet assembly operably coupling the component fixtures to the mounting plate in a desired position and orientation to facilitate an improved printing process.

A tooling assembly for mounting a plurality of components, such as compressor blades, in a powder bed additive manufacturing machine to facilitate a repair process is provided. The tooling assembly includes component fixtures configured for receiving each of the compressor blades, a mounting plate for receiving the component fixtures, and a magnet assembly operably coupling the component fixtures to the mounting plate in a desired position and orientation to facilitate an improved printing process.

A conditioning agent (typically for use in repairing a flaw in a glazing panel) is contained in a sealed container which is itself disposed internally of a flexible outer walled container. Pressure applied to the outer flexible walled container can cause release of the conditioning agent from the internal conditioning agent container. The conditioning agent preparation may comprise a hygroscopic solvent (such as acetone) combined with one or more primer additives to prime the surface of the glazing panel for repair.