Abstract: An imprint apparatus that forms a pattern of an imprint material on a plurality of shot regions in a substrate by using a mold, the imprint apparatus comprising: a discharger configured to discharge the imprint material onto the plurality of shot regions in the substrate; a viscosity adjuster configured to adjust a viscosity of the imprint material discharged from the discharger; and a controller configured to form the pattern of the imprint material in the plurality of shot regions, by repeatedly bringing the imprint material into contact with the mold in a state where a viscosity of at least a portion of the imprint material discharged onto the plurality of shot regions is adjusted by the viscosity adjuster, and curing of the imprint material, for each of the plurality of shot regions.

Abstract: An applicator head for a curtain applicator for coating a continuous material web with liquid or pasty application medium. The applicator head has an outlet edge extending substantially over the width of the applicator head. The application medium passes out of the applicator head in a free-falling curtain. A rinsing device allows the outlet edge to be supplied with a flowing gaseous rinsing medium. There is also described a method for coating a continuous material web by way of such a curtain applicator. The application medium passes out of the applicator head in the form of a free-falling curtain and subsequently comes into contact with the material web. The region of at least one of the outlet edges can be supplied with a flowing gaseous rinsing medium.

Abstract: A metallic bottle can including a metallic base material of the bottle shape that has a mouth portion having a threaded portion, a shoulder portion, a body portion and a bottom portion, wherein, on the outer surface of said mouth portion, a finishing varnish layer is provided directly on said metallic base material, and said finishing varnish layer has an MEK extractability of 2 to 8% by mass.

Abstract: The invention discloses a novel solution and process comprising a modified solvent for providing enhanced blade edge attributes.

Abstract: A disposable fluid delivery system for an electrostatic applicator. The system includes a nozzle housing comprising an air supply port, a voltage port, and a delivery outlet. A voltage wire has a contact in communication with a delivery tube in fluid communication with the delivery outlet. A syringe includes a barrel portion and a plunger configured to advance fluids from within the barrel portion and through the delivery tube. A cartridge housing can at least partially enclose the nozzle housing, the voltage wire, and the syringe.

Abstract: A fluidized-bed coating method includes: immersing at least part of a workpiece in a powder coating material contained in a fluidized-bed vessel while air is introduced from a bottom of the fluidized-bed vessel at an average air flow rate of 5 mm/min or higher and 20 mm/min or lower per unit area of the bottom so that a floating ratio of the powder coating material is 5% or higher and 20% or lower, the workpiece having a temperature higher than or equal to a softening temperature of the powder coating material and lower than or equal to a melting temperature of the powder coating material; taking the workpiece out of the powder coating material; and heating the powder coating material attached to the workpiece.

Abstract: Disclosed is an aerosol-deposition-coating method for plasma-resistant coating, in which the inside of a processing device can be protected from plasma during a plasma-etching process, the roughness of a coating layer on a metal substrate can be decreased to thereby reduce the generation of particles, and adhesion between the coating layer and the metal substrate can be enhanced.

Abstract: An electrostatic oiling system for use with single blanks in batch systems having an open spray chamber without the need for a negative vacuum chamber. Further, the provided electrostatic oiling system may utilize induction beams and a charge wall that allows for utilization of a smaller vacuum system. Further, the provided electrostatic oiling system may provide variable blank coverage without the need for metered pumps.

Abstract: A thermal insulation sheet is used that includes a fiber, a silica aerogel contained in the fiber, and a fibrous cavity. A method for manufacturing a thermal insulation sheet is used that includes: an impregnation step of impregnating a silica aerosol in a nonwoven fabric substrate containing a fiber that is insoluble in an acidic solution, and a fiber that is soluble in the acidic solution; a gelling step of gelling the silica aerosol; a hydrophobizing step of hydrophobizing the gel; and a drying step of drying the gel. The fiber that is soluble in the acidic solution is dissolved in the hydrophobizing step.

Abstract: A method for repairing a damaged portion of a steel member that includes at least one of a coating and a plating. The method includes applying to the damaged portion of the steel member a coating composition to produce a repair coating. The coating composition includes nickel, chromium, and carbon.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a substrate coating apparatus that comprises a source of a washcoat; a washcoat showerhead for discharging the washcoat towards an upper surface of a substrate; a conduit fluidly connecting the source of the washcoat to the washcoat showerhead for supplying washcoat to the washcoat showerhead; a headset for engaging the substrate to locate the upper surface of the substrate below the washcoat showerhead; and a vacuum generator for drawing the washcoat discharged from the washcoat showerhead through the substrate. The headset comprises a partition comprising a plurality of holes, the partition being located in between the washcoat showerhead and the upper surface of the substrate when the substrate is engaged in the headset so as to maintain a first gap between a lower face of the partition and the upper surface of the substrate.

Abstract: Solid-state branching and/or crosslinking of aliphatic polyamide or polyester articles is achieved using a topical approach. A surface of the article is coated with a composition that includes a polyene and a free radical initiator. The article and applied coating are then heated to induce branching and/or crosslinking in the polyamide or polyester. This is performed below the crystalline melting temperature of the polyamide or polyester, or in the case of a fabric, below the melting temperature of the fibers in the fabric. Fabrics treated in this manner exhibit reduced or even no dripping in vertical flame tests.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method of manufacturing a hot dipped galvanized steel sheet that is excellent in corrosion resistance and has no linear defects, thereby being available for automobile bodies, household appliances, construction materials, and the like which need aesthetic surfaces. The apparatus for manufacturing a hot dipped galvanized steel sheet includes: a plating pot filled with a galvanizing bath for coating of a steel sheet; a sink roll; a wiping device adjusting the thickness of the coating on the steel sheet; a top roll; an oxidation process chamber; and an air cooling device. According to the present invention, after an excess molten coating solution attached to the steel sheet is evenly removed, an oxide film is made to be 0.1 ?m to 0.3 ?m thick before a coating layer starts to solidify. Thus, linear defects can be prevented.

Abstract: A thermal spray system may include a thermal spray torch configured to produce an emission of material, at least one camera configured to capture an image of the emission of material emitted by the thermal spray torch, a diagnostic device communicatively coupled to the at least one camera, and a controller communicatively coupled to the diagnostic device. The camera may be configured to transmit an image of the emission of material to a diagnostic device that may be configured to determine a characteristic of the emission of material based on the image. The diagnostic device may transmit the characteristic to a controller that may control a position of the thermal spray torch based on the characteristic.

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) metal object manufacturing apparatus is equipped with a liquid silicate application system to apply liquid silicate to a surface of a build platform prior to manufacture of a metal object. The liquid silicate layer is permitted to air dry and then the platform is heated to its operational temperature range for formation of a metal object with melted metal drops ejected by the apparatus. The liquid silicate layer forms a glassy, brittle layer on which the metal object is formed. This brittle layer is removed relatively easily with the object after the object is manufactured and the build platform is permitted to cool. The silicate layer improves the wetting of the surfaces of build platforms made with non-wetting materials, such as oxidized steel, while also preventing metal-to-metal welds with wetting materials, such as tungsten or nickel.

Abstract: Proposed is a method of applying a zinc coating to metallic articles by thermal diffusion galvanization. Articles to be treated and a two-component zinc mixture are loaded into a hermetically sealed container, the cavity of the container is filled with an inert gas, and heating is carried out. The first component of the mixture, in the form of a powder of acicular zinc having a size of 3-5 ?m, is loaded directly into the container, and the second component, in the form of a powder of spherical zinc having a size of 20-25 ?m, is loaded into a capsule having walls which disintegrate at a temperature of 400±20° C., which is placed in the container at the same time as the articles to be treated. A flux is loaded into the container, and an inert process gas and an activating agent for intensifying the adhesion process are supplied.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to droplet ejecting additive manufacturing systems used in the manufacturing of advanced polishing articles. In particular, embodiments herein provide methods for aligning a plurality of dispense heads of the additive manufacturing system. In one embodiment, a method for aligning a plurality of dispense heads of an additive manufacturing system includes forming an alignment test pattern comprising droplets dispensed from each of the plurality of dispense heads, comparing the placement of one or more of the droplets to determine offset distances therebetween, and generating one or more timing offsets based on the offset distances. In some embodiments, the method further includes using the timing offsets to control the dispensing of droplets from one or more of the plurality of dispense heads in a subsequent additive manufacturing process.

Abstract: The present disclosure involves systems for applying finishing treatment to balls. The system includes an arm that transports at least one ball through a plurality of stations. A first station includes a first actuator, which permits introduction of a ball into the arm. A second station includes a buffer, which buffs the surface of the ball and rotates the ball in place relative to the arm, a spray nozzle configured to apply treatment to the ball, and a camera configured to capture images of the ball. A third station includes an inspection camera that captures inspection images of the ball and a rotating plate configured to rotate the ball in place relative to the arm. A fourth station includes a second actuator, which ejects the ball from the arm.

Abstract: A method for making a prosthetic liner includes the steps of providing a textile sleeve, applying an uncured silicone material onto an inner surface of the textile sleeve and impregnating interstices of a high-density knit structure of the textile sleeve. The silicone material is a fast-cure silicone material arranged to reach at least 90% cross-linking faster than conventional silicone material. The silicone material is preferably limited to the inner surface of the textile sleeve, whereas the outer surface is devoid of the silicone material. The silicone defines an inner layer forming the interior surface of the liner, and the outer surface of the textile sleeve forms the exterior surface of the liner. A thickness of the liner from the interior surface of the liner to the inner surface of textile layer consists of the silicone of the inner layer.

Abstract: A method for forming a super-insulating material for a vacuum insulated structure for an appliance includes disposing hollow glass spheres within a rotating drum, wherein a plurality of interstitial spaces are defined between the hollow glass spheres. An anchor material is disposed within the rotating drum. The hollow glass spheres and the anchor material are rotated within the rotating drum, wherein the anchor material is mixed with the hollow glass spheres to partially occupy the interstitial spaces. A silica-based material is disposed within the rotating drum. The silica-based material is mixed with the anchor material and the hollow glass spheres to define a super-insulating material, wherein the silica-based material attaches to the anchor material and is entrapped within the interstitial spaces. The silica-based material and the anchor material occupy substantially all of an interstitial volume defined by the interstitial spaces.