Abstract: A cylindrical workpiece cutting apparatus is provided with a holder in which a metal made cylindrical workpiece is mounted on an outer periphery of the holder and which is adapted to hold the workpiece over an entire length of the workpiece; annular recesses formed on the outer periphery of the holder at a predetermined interval; a laser outputting part provided at a position opposed to the holder and adapted to output laser beam to the workpiece; and a cover portion provided on surfaces of the annular recesses and adapted to prevent attachment of metal particles which are scattered during cutting the workpiece by the laser beam.

Abstract: Provided is a metal ring manufacture method and a metal ring metal device capable of manufacturing a plurality of metal rings at good efficiency without damaging the metal rings. The metal rings (R) are detached from a drum retaining unit (16) by a metal ring holding unit (28) with the arrangement state thereof being maintained; thereafter, each metal ring (R) clamped in the arrangement state by a pair of fingers (45, 46) of a metal ring clamping unit (29) is delivered sequentially in the arrangement direction by a ring delivering unit disposed in the second finger (46).

Abstract: Provided is a metal ring manufacture method and a metal ring metal device capable of manufacturing a plurality of metal rings at good efficiency without damaging the metal rings. The metal rings (R) are detached from a drum retaining unit (16) by a metal ring holding unit (28) with the arrangement state thereof being maintained; thereafter, each metal ring (R) clamped in the arrangement state by a pair of fingers (45, 46) of a metal ring clamping unit (29) is delivered sequentially in the arrangement direction by a ring delivering unit disposed in the second finger (46).

Abstract: A molten metal is fed from a distributor provided in a molten metal introduction portion of a casting die to a cavity of the casting die so as to perform a casting operation. A portion of the distributor to be in contact with the molten metal is made of a copper or a copper alloy. The casting is performed while setting a cavity temperature of the casting die in an initial stage of casting to a predetermined temperature and setting a temperature of the distributor in the initial stage of casting to 65° C. or lower.

Abstract: A cylindrical workpiece cutting apparatus is provided with a holder in which a metal made cylindrical workpiece is mounted on an outer periphery of the holder and which is adapted to hold the workpiece over an entire length of the workpiece; annular recesses formed on the outer periphery of the holder at a predetermined interval; a laser outputting part provided at a position opposed to the holder and adapted to output laser beam to the workpiece; and a cover portion provided on surfaces of the annular recesses and adapted to prevent attachment of metal particles which are scattered during cutting the workpiece by the laser beam.

Abstract: A molten metal is fed from a distributor provided in a molten metal introduction portion of a casting die to a cavity of the casting die so as to perform a casting operation. A portion of the distributor to be in contact with the molten metal is made of a copper or a copper alloy. The casting is performed while setting a cavity temperature of the casting die in an initial stage of casting to a predetermined temperature and setting a temperature of the distributor in the initial stage of casting to 65° C. or lower.

Abstract: A lubricant for paper coating compositions. The lubricant is an aqueous dispersion of an ester compound of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R is an alkyl or alkenyl group having 3 or more carbon atoms or an alkyl or alkenyl group having a hydroxyl group, and R' is an alkyl or alkenyl group having 4 or more carbon atoms, provided that the total number of carbon atoms of R and R' is 15 or more. The lubricant is made by emulsifying or dispersing the ester compound with a high-speed agitation emulsifying device or piston-type high pressure emulsifying device in the presence of water and nonionic and anionic surfactants or the salt of a copolymer of an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated dibasic acid or its monoester with styrene.