An insert for a drill bit that includes diamond particles disposed in a matrix material, wherein the diamond particles have a contiguity of 15% or less is disclosed. A method of forming a diamond-impregnated cutting structure, that includes loading a plurality of substantially uniformly coated diamond particles into a mold cavity, pre-compacting the substantially uniformly coated diamond particles...

True zero-clearance cutting on a commercial scale is provided via a cutting area including a sacrifice material that is relatively softer than the cutter. One example is a cutting system which is capable of cutting a material such as, for example, tape or paper, into a fiber or powder. Destruction of the material is further enhanced by advantageous strategic patterning of cutting edges on a rotary...

A solid bowl screw centrifuge including: a drum having a solids discharge at a conical end and at least one discharge opening at an end opposite the conical end, the at least one discharge opening arranged with an axial drum lid; a screw rotatable at a different speed relative to the drum; a centripetal chamber section connected behind the drum lid with the at least one discharge opening; a centri...

A motor generator assists torque production to supplement reduction of an output of a diesel engine that is transmitted to a drive shaft during gears are shifted. If an output that is required for the diesel engine when a clutch is engaged to complete gear shifting, the diesel engine is controlled to run within a smoke limit, and insufficiency in the output is supplemented by assisting the torque ...

A levelwind system for a coiled tubing reel (26) including an arcuate guide arm (48) extending over the upper surface of the reel (26). A universal joint (50) mounts the lower end of the arm (48) for pivotal movement both vertically and horizontally. A guide member (52) is supported on the free end of the guide arm (48) for guiding the coiled tubing T on and off reel (26). A lift cylinder (54) is ...

The present invention relates to a novel process for the manufacture of blood-platelet aggregation inhibiting agent. In particular, the present invention is directed to a process for the manufacture of Methyl-(+)-(S)-alpha-(2-chlorophenyl)-6,7-dihydrothieno [3,2-c]pyridine-S-(4H)acetate bisulfate Form-I.

A system and method for transforming output of a data modeler to a repository storage form is provided. A control file includes a selection of data to be transformed, mapping of object names and object content. The control file is optionally converted into internal data structure for easier lookup. A stream of data output from a data modeler is scanned and parsed and built into a repository storag...

A wireless communication system (100) comprises a wireless infrastructure supporting communication for a plurality of mobile communication units (112-115), the wireless infrastructure comprises a processor (175) configured to generate a frequency re-use plan, the processor (175) generates a frequency re-use plan based on a relationship between one or more interference metrics, such as carrier to i...

Apparatus and method for reducing vibration in a mill stand. The apparatus comprises a roll ( 4 ) positioned upstream or downstream of the mill stand ( 1 ) and over which the strip material ( 2 ) being rolled is passed. The vibration control apparatus comprises an inertia element in the form of a flywheel ( 7 ) connected to the roll ( 4 ) by a stiffness element in the form of a compliant shaft ( 6...

A swing exerciser especially suitable for golf exercise uses a handle and cord arranged to move a resistance trolley down a track positioned on the golfer's back swing side. A spring and pulley arrangement resists movement of the trolley down the track, and movement of the handle by the golfer through the curve of a golf swing forces the trolley down the track so that the golf exerciser must overc...

The stacking device has an intermediate stack carrier displaced to and from the stacking location in the printing machine delivery attachment (1), provided by driven carrier rollers (4,5) which are coupled together, displaced along guides. The initial carrier roller in the feed direction of the intermediate stack carrier to the stacking location has a smaller diameter than the remaining carrier ro...

A device and system include a plurality of electronic boxes for packets, several electronic boxes being assigned to a control unit and a central control unit for monitoring the control units.

A differential planetary gear apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the differential planetary gear apparatus has a single-pinion-type structure in which one planetary gear (3) is arranged in a radial direction and one or more planetary gears (3) are arranged in a circumferential direction in a region between a sun gear (1) and a ring gear (2). Each of a drive sourc...

A mammography system using a tissue exposure control relying on estimates of the thickness of the compressed and immobilized breast and of breast density to automatically derive one or more technic factors. The system further uses a tomosynthesis arrangement that maintains the focus of an anti-scatter grid on the x-ray source and also maintains the field of view of the x-ray receptor. Finally, the...

The device for separating a commencement casing material into two part strips for fed to a twin strip cigarette processing machine, uses a longitudinal rotary cutting device. Two measuring units (26,27) monitor the width of the part strips (3,4) and a positioning component (29) undertakes a relative adjustment between the commencement casing material strip (1) and the longitudinal cutting device (...

A mold for molding a tire comprising at least two sub-molds; said at least two sub-molds being capable of forming a predetermined form as a whole when used for molding a tire, characterized in that each of said at least two sub-molds has a venthole for discharging air from the blockades formed between the surface of the green tire and that of the sub-mold when a green tire is pressed on the surfac...

The method for detecting the presence of a band (1) of paper, cardboard or textile in a manufacturing or converting machine which is fed through by an endless belt (2) comprises detecting fracture or removal of the band by changes in the temperature of: (a) the side of the band which is not in contact with the belt in the area where it is supported by it; (b) the side of the belt which faces the b...

Manufacturing a shrink cap (10') involves: (a) cutting a short section (27) from a longer length of shrink wrap tubing (26); (b) closing one open end (17) of the tube (27) and welding to form a seam with a rigid edge (16) in a symmetrical plane of the tube section; and (c) deforming the edge (16) so that the tip (18) and corners lie off the symmetrical plane. A shrink cap is also claimed for prote...

A manufacturing method of expanded grid of the invention includes: (a) a step of supplying a thin plate of band form from the longitudinal direction, (b) a step of forming a plurality of intermittent cuts parallel to the edge in a first region, excluding the central portion, of the thin plate of band form, (c) a step of bending the central portion at a desired angle, and (d) a step of expand...