Abstract: Provided is a light absorption anisotropic film capable of preparing an image display device having excellent display performance and excellent durability, and a laminate and an image display device formed of the light absorption anisotropic film. The light absorption anisotropic film is used for an image display device, which is formed of a liquid crystal composition containing a liquid crystal compound and a dichroic substance, in which in a signal derived from the dichroic substance detected by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, a relationship between a maximum intensity Imax of the light absorption anisotropic film in a thickness direction and an intensity Isur1 in a surface of the light absorption anisotropic film on a viewing side of the image display device satisfies Expression (I-1) 2.0?Imax/Isur1.

Abstract: An improved filling and casing system is disclosed herein, which comprises a case conveying device for conveying cases, a carrier conveying device disposed adjacent to and in parallel to the case conveying device for conveying carriers capable of accommodating and holding containers, an uncasing station including a container gripper movable between the case and the carrier for taking out the containers from the case and accommodating them in the carrier, a filling station including a filling head for performing a filling operation for the containers accommodated and held in the carrier, and a capping station including a capping head for performing a capping operation for the filled containers. The uncasing station, the filling station and the capping station are disposed in succession along the case conveying device and the carrier conveying device.

Abstract: A device for cross-linking of coating material such as rubber or plastic having a vertical or inclined cross-linking tube including a heating portion and a succeeding cooling portion, said heating portion comprising at the side thereof a gas circulating passage having a gas supply device, a gas heating device, a gas cooling device and a filter, said gas circulating passage communicating with an exhaust port above the heating portion and with a gas supply port below the heating portion so that the gas circulate in a direction opposed to the traveling direction of a conducting strand passing therethrough, whereby said conductive strand is heated and cross-linked while residue emitted from the coating material of said conductive strand is effectively removed.