The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method which may be used for welding a first panel (24) to a second panel (22), the first panel (24) having an inboard side (34) partially contacting the second panel (22) and an opposite outboard side (36). The apparatus has means for generating a welding beam. The apparatus has means for reducing a pressure along the inboard side (34) of the first panel (24) relative to an adjacent pressure along the outboard side (36) so as to produce inward deflection of the first panel (24) along a first portion (40) of the first panel not contacting the second panel (22) relative to a second portion (42). The apparatus further has means for locating the means for generating the welding beam based on said deflection at least one of said first portion (40) or said second portion (42).

The invention relates to a method for straightening a metal strip (1) which is guided in the direction of transportation (R) through a straightening machine (2) and is straightened. In the straightening device (2), the metal strip (1) is impinged upon by a straightening force (F) which is applied by a plurality of straightening rollers (3) in the direction (N) which is perpendicular to the surface of the metal strip (1). According to the invention, prior to the metal strip (1) entering into the straightening machine (2), the thickness (d) of the metal strip (1) is determined and the position (a) of the straightening rollers (3) in the direction (N) which is perpendicular to the surface of the metal strip (1) is taken into account according to the determined thickness (d).

The invention relates to a method for producing a sealing or decorative strip, in particular, for a motor vehicle (10), said strip comprising a first component (20) and a second component (30) which are adjacent on the front side. Said method comprises the steps of a) extruding a first component (20), made of a first material, b) providing the first component (20) with an end section (21), having an upper side (22), a lower side (23) and a front side (24), c) providing the end section (21) with a cavity (25) which extends inside the first component (20) and opens on the front side (24), d) injection moulding the second component (30) by means of a moulding mass, made of a second material, whereby, during injection moulding, the first and second components are joined by a material fit on the front side and the moulding mass enters the cavity. Preferably, the first and second components are respectively embodied as a seal (20) and an end cap (30), terminating the seal (20) at the end section (21).

The invention relates to a plastic pipe (1) comprising at least one connecting point (2) for connection to another plastic pipe (3) or to another connecting piece, wherein the connecting point (2) has a sealing area. A reinforcement (5) is applied to the connecting point (2) in the sealing area and substantially or completely prevents the plastic of the connecting point (2) from creeping in the sealing area. The invention also relates to a method and devices for producing a corresponding plastic pipe.

The invention relates to a plastic pipe (1) comprising at least one connecting point (2) for connection to another plastic pipe (3) or to another connecting piece, wherein the connecting point (2) has a sealing area. A reinforcement (5) is applied to the connecting point (2) in the sealing area and substantially or completely prevents the plastic of the connecting point (2) from creeping in the sealing area. The invention also relates to a method and devices for producing a corresponding plastic pipe.

Device for finishing metal edges (B) fitted to wood panels (P), comprising a surface finishing tool able to treat at least one milled zone of the metal edge. The tool consists of an idle roller (6) with an external incision surface able to rotate in contact with the zone of the edge so as to impress on it a mark when the panel is displaced with a relative movement with respect to the device in a feeding direction.

Device for the piece-wise or batch-wise refining of pieces of a substrate, in particular a textile substrate, under high pressure with a treatment medium, comprising: a substantially cylindrical pressure vessel ( 1 ), which is provided with a closable feed aperture ( 4 ) for placing the pieces of substrate in the pressure vessel ( 1 ); a pipe system ( 7 ) for feeding a treatment medium to and discharging it from the pressure vessel ( 1 ) under high pressure during treatment. The cylindrical pressure vessel is provided on at least one of the two end faces with an aperture that is closable by a lid ( 2, 3 ), which aperture forms the feed aperture ( 4 ). The device comprises retaining means for keeping the lid ( 2, 3 ) in place in a sealing manner during treatment, and the retaining means comprise a bounding frame ( 10 ) that is circumferentially closed, with two interconnected end pieces ( 11, 12 ) situated at a distance from each other, which end pieces in a closed position can be slid over the pressure vessel ( 1 ) and thereby retain the end faces of the pressure vessel ( 1 ) in the axial direction.

Device and method for mounting ends of a handle into slits of a package. The device includes guide rails which guide and orient the ends of the handle from a first position to a second position, wherein, in the second position, the ends of the handle are oriented in a direction that is perpendicular to the slits of the package. The method includes moving the handle towards the guide rails, guiding the handle with the guide rails until the handle assumes the second position, and inserting the ends of the handle into the slits of the package. This abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.

The machine for working workpieces containing plastics materials, e.g. welding or stamping or cutting and/or adhesive bonding, has loading and unloading stations to pass the workpieces (35) through the working space. An exchange module (15) is fitted into the working space, with a workpiece holder (34) and a working tool (37) according to a working program. The module is on running wheels with a common frame (16) to be moved in and out of the working space. The relative positions of the workpiece holder and the tool are set by the module.

1. Method for the application of brazing powder into the approximately wedge-shaped or tangential brazing apertures of exhaust gas catalyst carrier bodies which are wrapped up in or coated in thin, finely structured sheets (1, 2), more particularly in level and ondulated sheets (1, 2), characterized by the following features : a) Brazing powder is applied dry and after the wrapping or coating. b) A brazing powder is used with a distribution of the particle sizes brought into line with the brazing aperture (3), with as large a portion as possible of small particles in the order of magnitude of 10 mu. c) The entire structure is filled with brazing powder as completely as possible. d) The surplus brazing powder is subsequently removed, so that brazing powder only remains in the brazing apertures (3) in the vicinity of the places (5) to be brazed.