Abstract: An automation system for assembling photocathodes into vacuum tube housings so as to produce vacuum tube assemblies. Photocathodes are loaded, cleaned and otherwise processed in a first evacuated chamber. Similarly, vacuum tube housings are loaded, cleaned and otherwise processed in a second evacuated chamber. The first and second chambers are selectively interconnected wherein the photocathodes from the first chamber are transferred into the second chamber by an automated transfer mechanism. Once in the second chamber, the photocathodes are joined to the vacuum tube houses in an automation process, creating the final product vacuum tube assemblies.

Abstract: A collapsible package for extrudable comestibles, such as soft-frozen ice cream, includes a cone-shaped laminated body portion comprised of inner polymer film ply bonded to a structural ply, a nozzle secured at the top of the cone-shaped body portion and a cap or cover across the nozzle aperture. The bond between the polymer film and the structural ply is strippable and has a bond strength of between 65 and 300 grams/inch.