Abstract: A burnishing device and method are provided that enable burnishing processing to be reliably performed on a surface included in an object to be processed and having a change in height and inclination angle. The device includes a burnishing tool having a pressing unit that rotationally presses a surface of an object to be processed, the surface having a change in height and inclination angle; a tool driving device configured to move the burnishing tool; a strain sensor configured to detect the strain amount of the burnishing tool; and a computer that calculates pressing force to be applied by the pressing unit in a normal direction of the surface of the object to be processed, calculates correction amount of displacement of the tool driving device in a pressing direction based on calculated pressing force and stored pressing force in advance, and outputs the correction amount to the tool driving device.

Abstract: A device (20) for root-rolling a thread (T) on an object (O) includes: a body (21), an accumulator piston (24) mounted for sealed sliding movement within a body passageway (22), a coarse adjustment screw (25) threaded onto the body, a Belleville spring stack (26) compressed between the coarse adjustment screw and the accumulator piston, an actuator piston (28A or 28B) mounted for sealed sliding movement within a cylindrical opening (23) in the body, and a thread roll (32) rotatably mounted on the actuator piston. A fine adjustment screw is threaded (33) into a first opening (34) on the body, and communicates with a fluid chamber between the accumulator and actuator pistons. The positions of the coarse and fine adjustment screws may be selectively adjusted to controllably vary the fluid pressure within the chamber. The device may be mounted on a machine tool (35) and selectively moved toward the object to root-roll a thread on the object when the object and device are rotated relative to one another.

Abstract: The tool is provided comprising a first and second arm. The first arm having a first and second die slot on a side and a third die slot on an opposing side. The first arm further having a first gage slot on the side adjacent the second die slot and a second gage slot on the opposing side. The second arm being operably coupled to rotate relative to the first arm. The second arm having a fourth and a fifth die slot on a side arranged opposite the first die slot and the second die slot when the second arm is in a first position, the second arm also having a sixth die slot on an opposing side from the first die, the second arm further having a third gage slot on the side adjacent the fifth die slot and a fourth gage slot on the opposing side.

Abstract: A vehicle body has, in a state in which a battery unit is not installed, a frame configuring a part of the lower surface of the vehicle body. A vehicle battery unit installation apparatus for installing a battery unit in the lower part of the vehicle body includes: a striker device configured to be secured to the vehicle body and a locking device secured to the battery unit. The striker device includes a base plate and a striker secured to the base plate. The striker has a support part capable of supporting a load. The locking device is capable of securing the support part. The base plate is configured to be secured to the frame. The striker has ends secured to the base plate such that the support part is located below the frame.

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a jig manipulator. The jig manipulator may comprise a crane engagement means that can be configured to engage with a crane such that the jig manipulator is structurally supported by the crane. The jig manipulator may also comprise a jig engagement means that can be configured to engage a component handling jig, such as a large oven door, such that the jig manipulator engaged with the component handling jig can support the component during maintenance, removal and/or replacement of the component.

Abstract: A cost effective method for reutilizing exiting refinery equipment associated with either a Reformer Unit or Isomerization Unit by converting such units into units and associated processes for hydrodesulfurizing and cracking naphtha feedstocks into light plant gases and chemical feedstocks. These existing Reformer or Isomerization units and processes can be converted into the processes described herein with very little capital expenditures, essentially utilizing almost all of the existing unit equipment, and with little to no major equipment replacements. The processes disclosed herein also effectively reduce the overproduction of naphtha currently experienced in many modern refineries that have resulted from a reduction in overall demand of gasoline products relative to other refinery products.

Abstract: Various embodiments may include methods of manufacture of a retrofitted neural injection system. Various embodiments may include acquiring an injection needle comprising a hollow cannula with an open distal end. Then, forming an at least one side port in the hollow cannula proximate to the distal end. Then, sealing the open distal end of the hollow cannula with a bio-compatible sealant so as to eliminate fluid communication between the inside and the outside of the hollow cannula via the distal end. In some embodiments, the bio-compatable sealant may be comprised of a thermosetting material. In some embodiments, the bio-compatible sealant may be comprised of a cured epoxy resin. In some embodiments, the bio-compatible sealant may be comprised of an aliphatic polymer. In some embodiments, the bio-compatible sealant may be comprised of an polyfluorocarbon.

Abstract: An apparatus for presenting a replacement blade from a cartridge includes a body and a carrier. The body includes a first side and a second side opposite the first side, a first position and a second position laterally spaced from the first position, and a trough aligned with the second position. The carrier is slidably coupled to the body and movable between the first position and the second position. When the carrier is in the first position, the carrier couples to a blade if a blade is present in the first position. When the carrier is in the second position, the carrier decouples from the blade such that the blade is deposited in the trough, if a blade is coupled to the carrier. When the carrier moves from the first position to the second position, the carrier causes a blade to move from the first position to the second position.

Abstract: Various embodiments include alignment systems for turbines. In various particular embodiments, an apparatus for aligning an end of a transition piece (TP) with an outlet of a combustor component is disclosed. The apparatus can include: a mount configured to attach to the combustor component proximate the outlet; a hinge component pivotably connected to the mount, the hinge component having an axis of motion substantially perpendicular with a primary axis of the combustor component; a dummy transition piece (dummy TP) component fixedly attached to the hinge component for pivoting with the hinge component; and an adjustment apparatus having a first end fixedly attached to the dummy TP, and a second end with an actuatable adjustment member for modifying a position of the dummy TP.

Abstract: Method for mounting side doors on motor-vehicle bodies, wherein the doors are connected to the body by means of a pair of hinges each providing a pivot for support and articulation of the door. Each hinge is constituted by a body (fixed) element connected to the body and a door (movable) element connected to the door, as well as by a pin for their mutual rotational articulation.

Abstract: Structures and methods for joining composite fuselage sections and other panel assemblies together are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a shell structure configured in accordance with the present disclosure includes a first panel portion positioned adjacent to a second panel portion. The first panel portion can include a first stiffener attached to a first composite skin, and the second panel portion can include a second stiffener attached to a second composite skin. The shell structure can include a fitting extending across a first edge region of the first panel portion and a second edge region of the second panel portion. A first end portion of the fitting can be attached to the first stiffener and the first composite skin, and a second end portion of the fitting can be attached to a second stiffener and a second composite skin, to join the first panel portion to the second panel portion.

Abstract: A serviceable safety clip for retaining an automotive trim panel to an inner panel. The serviceable safety clip includes a pin secured to the trim panel, wherein the pin includes a plurality of blades that each include a low retention detent and a high retention detent. The serviceable safety clip also includes a receiver that is secured to the inner panel, wherein the receiver includes an angled face to facilitate insertion of the pin detents and a holding face that retains the pin detents. Insertion of the blades into the receiver includes pushing the pin to flex the blades inward and thereby move the high retention detent beyond the holding face and pushing the pin further to again flex the blades inward and to move the low retention detent into engagement with the holding face.

Abstract: An improved fastener stock comprised of a pair of longitudinal and continuous side members which are coupled to a plurality of equidistantly spaced cross-pieces. The pair of longitudinal and continuous side members are extended in a parallel spaced relationship, and the series of cross-pieces are arranged at spaced intervals between the side members so as to connect the side members. Along at least one of the side members, a series of engagement notches are present at spaced intervals between each of the cross-pieces members, and the engagement notches are rectangular or square in shape. A method of applying a fastener to an article is provided. The method includes initially feeding substantially continuous fastener stock from a supply, engaging at least one engagement notch, urging the fastener stock forward, feeding the fastener stock to a needle assembly, cutting a fastener from the fastener stock, and inserting the fastener into an article.

Abstract: An assembly device is provided for the assembly of a holding element for attachment parts on a motor vehicle. The assembly device includes, but is not limited to a linkage with three-dimensional multi-point fixing on the motor vehicle. The linkage includes, but is not limited to a number of reference elements for placing against reference surfaces on the motor vehicle and a mounting for the holding element connected to the linkage.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for crimping an implant (30), in particular an intraluminal endoprosthesis, which can adopt either a compressed state or an expanded state, at least over part of its length including a roll arrangement comprising at least three rolls (1, 2, 3) for clamping the implant (30) therebetween, wherein the spacing of at least one roll (1) of the roll arrangement relative to each of the other at least two rolls (2, 3) can be reduced in such a way that an implant (30) clamped between the rolls (1, 2, 3) can be transferred from the expanded state into the compressed state, at least over part of its length.

Abstract: A mounting stand for electronic devices has a core spine with front and rear panels. A hinge joining the panels together, allowing the angle between the panels to be adjusted by a user. At least a portion of the front face of the front panel is adapted to mate with an area on the surface of an electronics device to be mounted on the stand such that the device is removably mounted to the stand. Complementary hook-and-loop elements may provide the mating capability. A kit including the mounting stand and one or more accessories may be provided to enhance the usefulness of the stand. The accessories may be devices that allow the stand to be mounted to a variety of objects, and are likewise mateable with the stand.

Abstract: A screw attachment plug includes a proximal portion having a first diameter and a first height, a middle portion having a second, constant diameter, a second height and a means for preventing rotation of the plug relative to the substrate and the portion. The screw attachment also includes a distal portion including a distal end, proximal end, and an outer surface therebetween. The plug includes a bore through the proximal, middle and distal portions adapted to receive a screw and a plurality of slots in the distal section, each defined by an open space between the outer surface and the bore thereby separating the distal portion into a plurality of sections. The open spaces are adapted to expand when a screw is inserted into the bore to thereby expand at least the middle and distal portions within the substrate.

Abstract: A kit and method for preventing theft or wires interconnected within a pull box of the type which is mounted in a concrete wall or other such concrete body includes a steel cover plate having a downwardly protruding pair of locking tubes that receive the upstanding shanks of a pair of studs anchored in the concrete body. Each locking tube includes a spring which urges locking pins extending upwards from a floating locking plate through perforations through a fixed locking plate into bores in the lower face of a novel locking collar-nut threaded onto a stud to fasten it to the lid, thus locking the nut from being unthreaded from the stud.

Abstract: A thermally-insulative insert device and method of use of same is disclosed. Specifically, the thermally-insulative insert device, comprising internal and external threads, allows attachment of an assembled part to a heat source while reducing heat transfer between the assembled part and the heat source. It is also an aspect of the present disclosure to provide easy-to-implement and cost-effective methods of using and assembling the thermally-insulative insert device.

Abstract: A screwing device includes a threaded hole that extends from an insertion opening to an end of the screwing device, which end is opposite the insertion opening. In the region of the insertion opening a first radial sealing element is arranged that by way of the insertion opening extends outwards in an axial direction of the hole. Spaced apart from the first sealing element in an axial direction of the hole a second radial sealing element is arranged in the screwing device with the internal diameter of the second radial sealing element being smaller than the external diameter of the threaded hole. In this manner a screwing device may be provided that is self-locking, exchangeable, and fluid-proof and that is suitable especially for vehicles and in particular for aircraft.

Abstract: A method for machining a metallic member to provide a finished appearance uses a lathe and a milling process. A metallic member comprising a top portion and a peripheral sidewall is provided, the metallic member is positioned on the worktable. The worktable is rotated with the metallic member, the lathe tool moved backwards and forwards to machine the top portion of the rotary metallic member circumferentially. The lathe tool is moved by the moving device along a predetermined path relative to the worktable to machine curved surfaces of the top portion of the metallic member. After rotation, the milling cutter is rotated, and resists the peripheral sidewall of the metallic member. The milling cutter is moved along a predetermined path, and the milling cutter is fed the metallic member to achieve the required shape and finish.

Abstract: A method for machining and finishing a metallic member to provide a finished product without any additional process uses a lathe and a milling process. A non-circular metallic member on a worktable is rotated, and lathe tool moved backwards and forwards to machine the peripheral top portion of the metallic member. The path of the lathe tool machines curved surfaces of the top portion of the metallic member. The rotation of the metallic member is then stopped, and a milling cutter is brought to meet the peripheral sidewall of the metallic member. The movement and feeding of the milling cutter is predetermined. The worktable rotates the metallic member to enable one end edge of the peripheral sidewall and then another to face the milling cutter, and have the end edge chamfered by the milling cutter.

Abstract: A method for machining a metallic member to provide a finished appearance uses a lathe and a scraping process. A metallic member comprising a top portion and a peripheral sidewall is provided, the metallic member is positioned on the worktable. The worktable is rotated with the metallic member, the lathe tool moved backwards and forwards to machine the top portion of the rotary metallic member circumferentially. The lathe tool is moved by the moving device along a predetermined path relative to the worktable to machine curved surfaces of the top portion of the metallic member. The scraping cutter is moved to contact the peripheral sidewall of the metallic member. The scraping cutter is moved along a predetermined path, and the scraping cutter is fed the metallic member to achieve the required shape and finish.

Abstract: A method for machining a metallic member to provide a finished appearance, the method uses a lathe and a scraping process. A metallic member includes a top portion and a peripheral sidewall, is positioned on the worktable. The worktable is rotated with the metallic member, the lathe tool reciprocates to machine the top portion of the rotary metallic member circumferentially. The lathe tool is moved along a predetermined path relative to the worktable by the moving device to machine curved surfaces of the top portion of the metallic member. The scraping cutter is moved to contact the peripheral sidewall of the metallic member. The scraping cutter is moved along a predetermined path, and the scraping cutter is fed the metallic member to achieve the required shape and finish.

Abstract: A method for machining a metallic member to provide a finished appearance uses a lathe and a scraping process. A metallic member comprising a top portion and a peripheral sidewall is provided, the metallic member is positioned on the worktable. The worktable is rotated with the metallic member, the lathe tool moved backwards and forwards to machine the top portion of the rotary metallic member circumferentially. The lathe tool is moved by the moving device along a predetermined path relative to the worktable to machine curved surfaces of the top portion of the metallic member. The scraping cutter is moved to contact the peripheral sidewall of the metallic member. The scraping cutter is moved along a predetermined path, and the scraping cutter is fed the metallic member to achieve the required shape and finish.

Abstract: A device for holding parts while coating a portion of the part includes a holder tool having a plurality of holes for receiving a part and a part holding mask size to mask a portion of a part and having an extension sized to fit in one of the plurality of holes for receiving a part. The part holding mask has a pair of masking halves sized to hold the portion of the part exposing the portion of the part to be coated.

Abstract: A bearing plate for positioning containers with a main body, having at least one first pressure element being arranged on the main body, where the first pressure element is arranged at least in part parallel to the main body, and furthermore a positioning being arranged on the main body and including at least one opening through which the first pressure element protrudes at least in part, and where the positioning body is formed as a second pressure element.

Abstract: According to embodiments of the invention, an electronic component assembly may be provided. The electronic component assembly may include an electronic component body. The electronic component assembly may also include one or more elastic members affixed to the electronic component body. The electronic component assembly may also include a catch mechanism affixed to each elastic member adapted to allow insertion of the elastic member and the catch mechanism through a hole of a circuit board in an extended position, and upon release from the extended position, hold the electronic component body in a fixed position by the tension of the elastic member and the catch mechanism grasping an edge of a surface of the circuit board opposite a surface upon which the electronic component body rests.

Abstract: A case for a smartphone electronic device protects and extends the battery life of the smartphone. The case has a first case portion and a second case portion, which assemble together to protect the top, side, and bottom edges of the smartphone. The lower case portion includes a battery to extend the battery life of the electronic device.

Abstract: A method for fabricating an exhaust gas decontamination reactor, which is an exhaust gas decontamination pipe or a exhaust gas decontamination honeycombed structure, comprises steps: respectively coating a cathode layer and an anode layer on an outer wall surface and an inner wall surface of a pipe; and forming an enclosed reducing environment inside an internal channel of the pipe. The method for fabricating an exhaust gas decontamination honeycombed structure comprises steps: respectively coating cathode layers and anode layers on first inner wall surfaces of first passages and second inner wall surfaces of second passages; and forming enclosed reducing environments inside the second passages. Then, the cathode layers function as reaction sites to decontaminate exhaust gas. The present invention needn't arrange a reducing-gas system in the reactor and thus can decrease the volume and fabrication cost thereof.

Abstract: A method for producing a housing structure at least partially enclosing at least one component, wherein the housing structure is produced with a construction process utilizing at least one of repeated layered deposition and solidification of material, which is interrupted at least once before completion of the housing structure, and during at least one interruption at least one component, which is not produced by the construction process, is joined to or disposed in a partially finished housing structure, and the construction process is then continued after the interruption until the housing is completed, wherein at least one of an actuator and sensor comprising at least partially a transformer material selected as the at least one component to be joined to or disposed in the housing structure.

Abstract: A method for detecting a boundary region between a first region and a second region, which have mutually different positive/negative X-axis direction, formed on a common crystal element includes: supporting the crystal element to a supporting portion; subsequently, obtaining an electrical characteristic value of each divided region by applying an electric signal to each of a plurality of divided regions using a pair of electrodes connected to an oscillator circuit, the plurality of divided regions being formed by dividing the crystal element into a plurality of regions in a surface direction, the pair of electrodes being arranged so as to mutually face via the crystal element in a thickness direction; and outputting information to recognize the boundary between the first region and the second region based on information where location information and the electrical characteristic values of each of the divided regions are linked.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of touch panel includes steps of: providing a substrate and defining a touch section and a non-touch section; disposing a shield layer on the non-touch section of the substrate; disposing a touch electrode layer with multiple touch electrodes on the touch section and the non-touch section by means of sputtering; covering the touch electrode layer with a metal mask and forming a metal wiring layer on the non-touch section by means of printing or sputtering and then removing the metal mask; performing lithography and etching processes to the touch electrode layer so as to form multiple touch electrodes; disposing an insulation layer on the junctions between the touch electrodes and the metal wires; disposing a lead layer with multiple metal leads on the insulation layer; and disposing a protection layer on the touch electrode layer and the metal wiring layer and the insulation layer.

Abstract: A lockout device includes a body, a clamp, and a cover. The body includes a recess and a first lock passage extending from a first opening in an upper surface to a second opening in a rear surface. The clamp is assembled with a clamp retaining portion of the body. The cover is connected with the body and is movable between a lockout position covering at least a portion of the clamp and a release position uncovering the clamp to permit adjustment. The cover includes first and second cutouts. When the cover is in the lockout position, the first and second cutouts align with the first and second openings of the body to permit insertion of a lock member through the first lock passage, thereby preventing movement of the cover from the lockout position to the release position.

Abstract: An RF switch to controllably withstand an applied RF voltage Vsw, or a method of fabricating such a switch, which includes a string of series-connected constituent FETs with a node of the string between each pair of adjacent FETs. The method includes controlling capacitances between different nodes of the string to effectively tune the string capacitively, which will reduce the variance in the RF switch voltage distributed across each constituent FET, thereby enhancing switch breakdown voltage. Capacitances are controlled, for example, by disposing capacitive features between nodes of the string, and/or by varying design parameters of different constituent FETs. For each node, a sum of products of each significant capacitor by a proportion of Vsw appearing across it may be controlled to approximately zero.

Abstract: An automatic system for automatically mounting door hinges to upper and lower seats on pillars of a vehicle body conveyed by a conveying unit may include i) a first aligning unit automatically aligning a plurality of door hinges, ii) a first gripper disposed on one side of a mounting frame fixed to an arm of a first handling robot, and taking out the door hinges from the hinge box, iii) a second aligning unit loading the door hinges, and arranging the door hinges into position at a predetermined mounting angle, iv) a second gripper disposed on the other side of the mounting frame, and unloading the door hinges aligned by the second aligning unit, v) a mounting jig clamping and setting the door hinges into seats on the vehicle body, and vi) a bolt runner bolting the door hinges set in the seats on the vehicle body.

Abstract: A device for aligning door hinges of an automatic system that mounts door hinges to a vehicle automatically mounts a plurality of door hinges within a hinge box to upper and lower seats on pillars of a vehicle body conveyed by a conveying unit. The device includes at least one stand frame and a tilting plate that is coupled to the stand frame to tile the tilting plate in an upward and downward direction. In addition, the device includes a tilting cylinder that is vertically disposed with one side hinged to the stand frame and the other side hinged to the tilting plate.

Abstract: A floating hanger for assembling a vehicle body roof sets a roof panel at a home position of a roof surface of a vehicle body which is transferred to a work position along a transfer line. The floating hanger includes: i) a fixing frame fixed to an arm of a robot; ii) a hanger frame configured to restrict the roof panel and installed at the fixing frame to be floatable in a width direction of the vehicle body, and iii) a position corrector installed at the hanger frame and configured to float the hanger frame to a set position of the roof panel by using pressure which is applied to both sides of the roof panel in a width direction.

Abstract: System and method of manufacturing an integrated circuit packaging system using routable grid array lead frame. Method includes providing a lead frame having top metal connector and bottom contact, and treating the top metal connector with an additive, or the bottom contact with an additive, or both. Concomitant to the treatment process, insulation cover or bottom encapsulation can be formed about the top metal connector or the bottom contact with respective openings. Upon coupling the interconnects to the lead frame the interconnects do not exceed the metal contacts by more than about 60% due to the treatment process.

Abstract: A method of assembling a load center featuring a dielectric barrier that securely retains a plug-on neutral rail without requiring any fasteners. The dielectric barrier and the rail are installed in the same Z-axis direction, which is orthogonal to a rear wall of an enclosure into which the load center is installed. Retention features in the dielectric barrier can create a snap-fit connection between the rail and the barrier, or the barrier can feature a support feature onto which the rail snaps as the rail is installed relative to the dielectric barrier in the Z-axis direction. The snap fit connections eliminate the need for any fasteners, and together with the Z-axis assembly, the assembly process is simplified and accelerated and the possibility of assembly error is reduced or eliminated.

Abstract: A method for arranging current cells of a current source includes sequentially arranging a plurality of current cells of the current source to form a first sort; executing interval exchange arrangement on the first sort to form a second sort according to characteristics of the current cells providing a first current or a second current; executing interval exchange arrangement on the second sort to form a third sort; and determining positions of the current cells to form a current cell row according to the third sort.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an automobile high voltage wire harness includes setting a shrinkable tube which has a color to make the wire harness recognized as a high voltage one outside a metal pipe body which is an exterior member of one or a plurality of high voltage electrical pathway(s) wired in an automobile, making the shrinkable tube shrink to cover part of or all of the outer surface of the metal pipe body, and bending the metal pipe body to a predetermined position to be formed into a three-dimensional shape.

Abstract: A method of connecting an electric cable to a connector terminal includes arranging a connector terminal in a lower die so that an end portion of the electric cable in which a core wire is exposed from an outer cover is arranged in a barrel portion of the connector terminal, pressing a crimper to the barrel portion to crimp the barrel portion, overlapping the lower die with an upper die to form an injection space around the barrel portion and the end portion of the electric cable, and injecting a resin in an injection space, thereby forming a resin mold that covers and waterproofs the barrel portion and the end portion of the electric cable.

Abstract: A method of electrically conductively connecting a stranded conductor, which has a plurality of wires containing aluminum, to an electrical contact element, by means of which any oxide layers which may surround the wires are destroyed, and by means of which a component consisting of metal is fastened to the conductor by crimping. The stranded conductor is electrically conductively connected at its end to the contact point provided on the contact element while destroying the oxide layers, and the structural component integrally connected to the contact element and acting as a mechanical holding element is crimped around the stranded conductor at a distance from the contact point.

Abstract: An active bipolar cardiac electrical is assembled by coupling an inner conductor coil to a connector pin to form an inner conductor assembly. The inner conductor assembly is threaded through a connector insulator. An insulating tubing is placed over the inner coil. A proximal end of the insulating tubing is sleeved over the distal extension of the connector insulator. An outer conductor coil is coupled to a ring connector to form an outer conductor assembly. The inner conductor assembly is threaded through the outer conductor assembly. The ring connector is sleeved on the distal extension of the connector insulator and over the insulator tubing. A proximal seal is sleeved over a socket end of the connector pin. The proximal seal is seated on the proximal extension of the connector insulator.

Abstract: A self-centering seal for a counterbore with an inner passageway and a counterbore diameter defining a recessed area is described. The self-centering seal includes an annular shape including an aperture defined by an inner diameter matched to the diameter of the inner passageway, a circular outer edge having an outer diameter less than the counterbore diameter, a sealing surface at least partially disposed between the inner diameter and the circular outer edge, and a plurality of centering tabs projecting form the outer edge. The self-centering seal may, for example, be used in engine manufacture in conjunction with counterbores and inserts around fluid passages.

Abstract: Various embodiments include an apparatus for installing or removing a transition piece (TP) in a gas turbine. The apparatus can include: a control arm assembly sized to rest within an opening in the gas turbine; a guide system coupled to the control arm assembly, the guide system for transporting the TP within the opening in the gas turbine; and a counter balance coupled to the guide system, the counter balance for countering weight of the TP during the installing or the removing of the TP in the gas turbine.

Abstract: The method is used for manufacturing a turbomachine blade that comprises an airfoil portion and is divided into two parts at an intermediate region of the airfoil portion; each of the two parts of the airfoil portion is obtained by additive manufacturing; the two parts are joined by brazing.

Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a liquid-cooled jacket wherein deformation of a seal body can be minimized.

Abstract: A heat-dissipation unit includes a base, at least one heat pipe, and a locating structure. The base has a first face, on which at least one channel is provided. A coupling section is formed on the first face at joints between the at least one channel and the first face. The heat pipe is set in the channel, and the locating structure is correspondingly fitted in the coupling section. In a method of manufacturing the heat-dissipation unit, the locating structure is molded between the at least one heat pipe and the base through a mechanical process, so that the at least one heat pipe is firmly held to the base in a highly efficient assembling manner with largely reduced time and labor to thereby enable reduced manufacturing cost.