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Aciturri Metallic Parts, S.l.

Holger Boese

Volker Thole

Heinz Sattler

Johannes Ehrlich

Gert Neumann

Johann W Herlyn

Friedrich Raether

Alexandra-Maria Trendler

Peter Loeschke

Christopher Kappenberger

Deniz Ocak

Thomas WÜRTZ

María De La O RODRÍGUEZ Mijangos

Carlos MAZQUIARÁN Pineda

Thomas Gerlach

Christopher May

Mihail Barladeanu

Maria Ionescu

Benedikt Holz

Ester Porras Torroba

Valentín Collado JIMÉNEZ

A control and operating element has at least one dielectric elastomer sensor in which at least two electrode layers, between which a capacitance can be measured, are separated from one another by an at least partially elastomeric dielectric. The sensor has a preset position and can, due to a deformation of elastomeric components, adopt one or more working positions in which the capacitance is changed with respect to the preset position and which is/are reached due to application of an external force. The control and operating element further has a triggering mechanism which can trigger an event that is associated with a reached working position.

Elastomer-based capacitive control and operating element

The invention relates to a multilayer material comprising (a) a first layer that consists of plaster or that substantially consists of plaster, and (b) at least one second layer, comprising a sandwich textile fiber material. The fibers of said material are interlinked in a mechanically stable manner, are incombustible and weather-proof and the interspaces are filled with a finely porous material. The second layer has a diffusion-equivalent air layer thickness of not more than 2.0 m and is water-impermeable at a water pressure of at least 100 mm water column. The inventive material can be used outdoors due to its properties. The invention further relates to methods for producing such a material.

Water-repellent and vapor-permeable multilayer material for outdoor applications

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Wuerzburg, Germany

Holger Boese