Albert Handtmann Maschinenfabrik Gmbh & Co. Kg

Steag Rtp Systems Gmbh

Paul Mantz

Bernd Maile

Martin Staudenrausch

Ottmar Graf

The invention relates to a filling machine and a method for filling a pasty mass, in particular for the production of sausages, with a vane cell pump for conveying the paste mass, a vacuum pump for generating negative pressure in the vane cell pump, where the housing of the vane cell pump comprises an evacuation opening via which the vacuum pump can evacuate the vane cells. The evacuation opening is formed in the cover of the vane cell pump.

Filling machine and method for filling a pasty mass

A vane pump for delivering pasty masses, in particular sausage meat, with a pump caseand a rotatably held rotorcomprising vanesheld so as to be radially movable which form delivery cellstogether with the wallof the pump case, with a suction area, a pressure area and a sealing area separating the pressure area from the suction area. For a better sealing between the suction area and the sealing area, in particular in case of high pressures in the pressure area, and for increasing the service life of the vane pump, in the sealing area at least one sealing element is provided for sealing a gap between the rotor and the wall of the pump case.

Vane pump

The invention relates to a simple and cost-effective method for aligning substrates. In order to achieve this, the invention provides a device for aligning disc-shaped substrates, in particular semiconductor wafers, comprising an alignment detection unit, at least one first support for receiving the substrate, which forms an oblique plane in relation to the horizontal, a stop against which the substrate can be displaced as a result of the oblique angle and a rotational device for rotating the substrate. The invention also relates to a method for aligning disc-shaped substrates, in particular semiconductor wafers, comprising the following steps: displacement of the substrate into an oblique position in relation to the horizontal, in which the substrate is held on a support which forms a tilted plane in relation to the horizontal and lies against a stop as a result of the oblique angle; rotation of the substrate into a predefined rotational position; and monitoring of the rotational position using a detection unit.

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Paul Mantz