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Fine particles generated from a machined workpiece is suppressed from adhering to the workpiece. A laser machining apparatus (10) for machining a workpiece (3) includes a laser head (11) including a liquid supply chamber (16) configured to store a liquid, a liquid nozzle (17) disposed to face the liquid supply chamber (16) and having an orifice (17b) configured to generate a liquid column (41), an optical lens (14) configured to focus a laser beam onto the orifice (17b), and a liquid-column outlet (22) through which the liquid column (41) passes. The laser machining apparatus (10) further includes a mist nozzle (37) disposed at a distal end of the laser head (11) and configured to spray mist (55) toward the workpiece (3).

The present disclosure provides a network monitor comprising at least one data interface configured to receive an incoming data stream, at least one data extractor coupled to the at least one data interface and configured to extract predetermined relevant data from data packets of the incoming data stream and output respective data packages, a hash processor coupled to the at least one data extractor and configured to calculate a hash for each one of the data packages, and to increment a per-hash-counter for each occurrence of a respective hash in the data packages, and an anomaly detector configured to, if one of the per-hash-counters reaches a predetermined counter-individual counter threshold, detect an anomaly and output a respective anomaly signal for the respective per-hash-counter. Further, the present disclosure provides a respective method.

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of biodegradable microcapsules, in particular biodegradable protein- and/or polysaccharide-based microcapsules, as well as dispersions of such microcapsules (microcapsule slurry) that enclose at least one hydrophobic active ingredient. In addition, the present invention relates to biodegradable microcapsules obtainable by the process according to the invention. In another aspect, the present invention relates to the use of the microcapsules and dispersions as an ingredient in consumer products.

A pressure regulating valve is provided that can inhibit lowering of sealing performance due to force from an outside without adding elements. A pressure regulating valve 1 includes a base member 2 and a valve body member 3. The base member 2 has a first sealing portion 11 which surrounds an opening portion 120 from an outer periphery side and is annular, a second sealing portion 12 with which the valve body member 3 is provided to be contactable and is annular, and a support portion 21 which supports the valve body member 3. The support portion 21 supports a valve body member 2 such that the valve body member 2 is movable so as to be contactable with the second sealing portion 12. The valve body member 3 has a contact portion 31 and a side wall part 32 which extends from the contact portion 31. The contact portion 31 is contactable with the second sealing portion 12. The side wall part 32 is annular so as to cover the second sealing portion 12 from the outer periphery side and has an inclined portion 33. The inclined portion 33 expands to the outer periphery side as progresses downward.

A weighing apparatus weighs articles and include a conveyance unit that conveys the articles, a weighing unit, and a control unit. The weighing unit outputs an original signal corresponding to forces acting on the conveyance unit. The control unit controls the conveyance unit and applies digital filters to the original signal. The control unit executes a selection process (S4 to S6) to select one of the digital filters out of a plurality of the digital filters. The control unit executes the selection process based on results of applying a plurality of the digital filters to the original signal during a period from when it sends a stop instruction to the conveyance unit to until the conveyance unit stops.

Provided is an X-ray inspection device (1) capable of accurately reproducing a test piece with virtual foreign object in a simulated defective image.[Solving method]An X-ray inspection device (1) includes: a conveyor (5) configured to convey an article; an X-ray irradiation unit (6) configured to irradiate the article conveyed by the conveyor (5) with X-rays; an X-ray detection unit (7) configured to detect the X-rays; and a controller (10) configured to generate an inspection image including the article from a detection result of the X-rays detected in the X-ray detection unit (7), perform an inspection to determine whether foreign object is included in the article based on the inspection image, generate a simulated defective image including virtual foreign object by changing a pixel value of some pixels constituting the inspection image, and check reliability of the inspection based on the simulated defective image. The controller (10) changes the pixel value based on an attenuation rate of the X-rays of a substance corresponding to the virtual foreign object.

A switching valve (1) includes a valve body (2); a first port (20A) and a second port (20B) disposed to face each other inside the valve body (2) to communicate with each other; an input port (30) communicating with the first port (20A) and the second port (20B) to supply a slurry liquid material; and a valve element (10) configured to switch connection of the first port (20A) and the second port (20B) with respect to the input port (30), the valve element (10) including: a first needle portion (12A) configured to open and close an opening of the first port (20A); a second needle portion (12B) configured to open and close an opening of the second port (20B); and hard-body seals (6A, 6B, 46) configured to seal the first port (20A) and the second port (20B), respectively..

ObjectTo provide a weighing and conveying apparatus (1), and a weighing, conveying, and packaging apparatus (100), which can expand the range of weight of an article that can be conveyed while ensuring safety.SolutionA weighing and conveying apparatus (1) includes: a weighing unit (2) that weighs an article; a conveying unit (3) that conveys the article weighed by the weighing unit (2) by operating a drive motor (32); a conveying control unit (72) that starts conveyance of the article by the conveying unit (3) when a weight of the article weighed by the weighing unit (2) is not greater than an upper limit weight, or is less than the upper limit weight; a switching unit (71) that switches between conveying speeds of the conveying unit (3); and a storage unit (8) that stores the upper limit weight for each of the conveying speeds switched by the switching unit (71). The upper limit weight stored in the storage unit (8) is a weight of the article at which a load current generated in the drive motor (32) reaches an allowable maximum load current of the drive motor (32) when the article is conveyed at the corresponding one of the conveying speeds.

A training image storage device that stores training images for learning of an image related to an article, the training image storage device includes: an imaging unit configured to capture an image of the article; a determination unit configured to determine whether a captured image of the article is an outlier image; and a storage unit configured to store at least a part of the captured images as a training image. The determination unit determines whether the captured image is the outlier image based on a trained model related to the article and features of the captured image. The storage unit stores, as the training image, the captured image that is determined not to be the outlier image among a plurality of the captured images.

Provided is a high-pressure jet apparatus having a simplified structure. The high-pressure jet apparatus (10), includes: a nozzle rotation shaft (25) penetrating a nozzle head (15), disposed in the nozzle head (15) in a rotatable manner, and including a first flow passage (25c) penetrating the nozzle rotation axis (25); a swivel joint (51) disposed at a proximal end of the nozzle rotation shaft (25), and connected to the first flow passage (25c); a spindle housing (29) disposed on the nozzle head (15); a spindle (31) supported by the spindle housing (29), connected to a distal end of the nozzle rotation shaft (25), rotatable integrally with the nozzle rotation shaft (25), and including a flange (31c) located at a distal end of the spindle (31), and a second flow passage (31d) penetrating the spindle (31) to be connected to the first flow passage (25c), a nozzle (40) including a first nozzle outlet (43a) connected to the second flow passage (31d), and connected to the flange (31c); and a transmission unit (34) that transmits rotation of the nozzle rotation shaft (25) to the spindle (31).