Abstract: The present disclosure relates to speed change kits adapted to allow converting lines to be reconfigured to operate at different speeds. In one form, a system for fabricating disposable absorbent articles includes a plurality of converting modules; a plurality of absorbent article converting mechanisms; and a speed kit. The plurality of absorbent article converting mechanisms can be configured from a first configuration to a second configuration by modifying the plurality of absorbent article converting mechanisms to include the speed kit. In the first configuration, the plurality of absorbent article converting mechanisms operate to produce absorbent articles at a first speed range; and when in the second configuration, the plurality of absorbent article converting mechanisms operate to produce absorbent articles at a second speed range different from the first speed range.

Abstract: A method of forming a cable having an elongate core, including positioning a records component proximate to the elongate core, and covering the records component with a cable covering which directly or indirectly urges the records component against the elongate core.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for the continuous production of a multiaxial laid scrim web (2) using at least one uniaxial laid scrim (4, 5), which is wound about a winding apparatus (3) for producing a substantially tubular multiaxial laid scrim (8). In order to provide a method that allows a multiaxial laid scrim web (2) to be produced in higher quality with higher speed, it is proposed according to the invention to apply the uniaxial laid scrim (4, 5) onto the winding apparatus (3) at least with portions of its surface and thereby transport it continuously through the winding apparatus into a feeding apparatus.

Abstract: To provide a tape cutter device that allows a cutting blade to be disposed at a non-adhesion-surface side of an adhesive tape and that can easily form a fold, including a non-adhesion portion, at a cut end portion of the adhesive tape after a cutting operation.

Abstract: A desktop double-sided adhesive tape dispenser includes a main body formed with a lengthwise opening and fixed inside with a fundamental plate provided with a guide rail at a location of the lengthwise opening. The fundamental plate is disposed with a tape-winding unit containing a first fixing shaft and a second fixing shaft positioned side by side. The first fixing shaft is pivotally fitted with a withdrawing gear having a withdrawing reel pivotally fitted thereon, while the second fixing shaft is pivotally fitted with a driving gear engaged with the withdrawing gear and pivotally fitted with a driving reel having a double-sided adhesive tape fitted thereon. Further, the fundamental plate is disposed with a tape-conveying wheel in front of the guide rail. The double-sided adhesive tape dispenser can be placed on a desktop for use, needless to be held with hands.

Abstract: The present invention provides a device, in particular within the aeronautical and aerospace fields, comprising a first and second tool and guide means, which guide the first and second tools in such a way that they press a preliminary fabric arranged in a pressing zone of the device along a second axis as said fabric moves along a first axis through the pressing zone, said second axis being substantially transverse to the first axis, so as to form a consolidated preliminary fabric, the guide means guiding the first and second tools parallel to one another, in part, along the first axis in the pressing zone.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a roll holder for tape dispenser and a tape dispenser assembly therewith. The roll holder comprises a cylindrical body and an annular portion made from a material having a high friction coefficient, the annular portion being fixed inside the cylindrical body. The roll holder tape dispenser is supported by a shaft. Two cylindrical bodies are connected to a roll of tape, one at each extremity of the tape spool by press-fitting. The shaft passes through the annular portion and the friction occurring between the shaft and annular portion induce a tension in the tape when the tape is unwound from the roll.

Abstract: A spring tension control system for the front and rear application roller arms, and for the sealing tape application rollers mounted thereon, of a tape cartridge assembly of a case sealing machine comprises a first spring-biasing mechanism to control the disposition and movement of the front and rear application roller arms upon which are respectively mounted the front and rear case sealing tape application rollers for applying the sealing tape to the vertically oriented front and rear surface portions of the case. In addition, there is also provided a second spring biasing mechanism which operatively cooperates with the first spring biasing mechanism so as to effectively impart an enhanced amount of tension and speed to the rear case sealing application roller in order to achieve enhanced case sealing processing speeds.

Abstract: A method form forming fluted filtration media is provided. The method includes forming fluted filtration media having a repeating pattern of flutes wherein at least one flute in the repeating pattern of flutes comprises at least one ridge in a flute period between adjacent same side peaks. The repeating pattern of flutes can comprise at least one flute having at least two ridges provided in a flute period between adjacent same side peaks. An apparatus for forming fluted filtration media is provided.

Abstract: A tape supplier and a refill cartridge for a binding apparatus are disclosed, which can prevent a supply error of a tape from occurring and facilitate supply of the tape. Also, an outer surface of the tape is not contaminated by an additive when the tape is supplied. A tape cassette 156 constituting the tape supplier includes a first rotational shaft 91 rotatably supporting a tape roll 140, a second rotational shaft 92 designed to collect a sheet 127a of the tape roll by winding the same in a roll type, a third rotational shaft 93 designed to collect a sheet 127b by winding the same in a roll type, and a tape ejection roller assembly 95 outwardly ejecting a tape provided between the two sheets. A refill cartridge 120 is designed such that the tape roll 140 having tapes 132a, 132b, . . .

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an adhesive roll cleaner for cleaning beds or carpets, and apparatus for and method of manufacturing the adhesive roll cleaner. The adhesive roll cleaner can catch up hairs, fine dusts or the like, that cannot be sufficiently caught up by general cleaning tools, using an adhesive force of an adhesive tape, prevent that the adhesive tape is torn in a longitudinal direction when a soiled portion of the adhesive tape is separated from the adhesive tape, and allow the soiled portion of the adhesive tape to be easily separated from the adhesive tape without any damage of the adhesive tape even in a state where long hairs or vinyl segments adhere to the adhesive tape.

Abstract: The invention relates to a belt for a corrugator machine for making corrugated board (50) wherein at least a middle layer (52) of corrugated material is joined under pressure to cover layers (51, 53) of smooth material to form the corrugated board (50). The belt (1) is made of a fabric of warp fibers and weft fibers (4) and has a paper side facing toward the corrugated board (50) to be manufactured. The paper side (6) lies against the corrugated board (50). A driven side (7) lies facing away from the corrugated board (50). The corrugator machine has a pressure zone (70) which includes a pressure element (71) and a countersupport (73). The corrugated board (50) together with the contact engaging fabric belt (1) pass between the pressure element (71) and the countersupport (73). A drive (61) is provided on the driven side (7) of the belt to generate the tension forces acting in the longitudinal direction of the belt.

Abstract: A device for the dimensionally accurate application of an elastoplastic spacer strip onto a glass pane is disclosed. The device includes a compensating or tailback section between a first adjustably driven pair of rollers and a second adjustably driven pair of rollers, as well as a sensor for recognizing the position of the strip in the compensating section. The device is designed such that the spacer strip is not withdrawn from the storage drum but, instead, is unwound in a manner free from any tensile stress. The spacer strip, furthermore, is kept free from tensile and shearing stresses on the route up to being pressed onto a glass pane, despite the fact that the application speed will inevitably fluctuate several times between zero and a maximum value while edges of the glass pane are covered mechanically.

Abstract: A coating film transfer tool formed of a housing and a tape transfer head is disclosed. The tape transfer head has a narrow elongated neck design, which keeps the coating film transfer tape is kept in a curved vertical status so that the user can see the area to be covered with the coating film. In an alternate form of the invention, the transparent tape base material is kept in the extended horizontal status when moving over the neck after separated of the coating film, so that the user can see the area to be covered with the coating film.

Abstract: Method and device for bonding the outgoing end section (3) of a first material web (1), which extends in a horizontal transport plane (T) along a horizontal transport direction (t) over a web-processing machine, to the incoming starting section (4) of a second material web (2), which is located in a reserve area (27). An intake device (9) is provided for this purpose, in which an end section (3) of the first material web (1) implemented as a free end is held horizontally at the end, the intake device (9) being equipped with a bonding device (10) movable parallel to the transport direction (t) underneath the transport plane (T) for the tension-resistant bonding of the end section (3) to the starting section (4), which presses flatly overlapping against the end section (3). In particular according to the present invention, the starting section (4) is pressed flatly overlapping against the end section (3) by a vertical movement component of the pre-tensioning unit (8) in relation to the intake device (9).

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a preform, and apparatus therefor, wherein a preform with a branched portion in its cross-section profile is continuously manufactured by delivering a raw form of reinforcing fiber base material with a branched portion in its cross-section profile, among multiple reinforcing fiber base materials for constructing the preform, intermittently in the longitudinal direction thereof; at each delivery discontinuation, performing heat and/or pressure application to the raw base material so as to tentatively obtain a preliminary shaped matter with given configuration; and uniting the obtained preliminary shaped matter with given configuration with raw forms of other reinforcing fiber base materials for constructing the preform.

Abstract: A gluing mechanism and method is used to dispense glue onto predetermined positions at a gluing side of a long tape of tissue paper when the tissue paper is feeding through a winding machine. The gluing mechanism includes a glue dispensing roller oriented towards and located at a predetermined distance from the gluing side of the tissue paper; at least one gluing member located near a predetermined feeding path of the tissue paper to orient toward a contact side of the tissue paper opposite to the gluing side, and including a pivot end and an action end. A driving mechanism is connected to the pivot end of the gluing member for driving the gluing member to turn about the pivot end, so as to move the action end of the gluing member to a glue dispensing position oriented toward the glue dispensing roller or away from the glue dispensing position.

Abstract: A method for winding a crossover-free fiber optic coil sensor comprising: attaching a fiber optic cable to an outer edge of a coil form, wherein the coil form comprises a first side and a second side; forming a first outside-in coil layer on the first side of the coil form using a first winding head; attaching a first inside-out separator on top of the first outside-in coil layer; forming a first inside-out coil layer on top of the first inside-out separator using the first winding head; forming a second outside-in coil on the second side of the coil form using a second winding head; attaching a second inside-out separator on top of the second outside-in coil layer; and forming a second inside-out coil layer on top of the second inside-out separator using the second winding head.

Abstract: Apparatus for coating a metal support material with a coating material in the form of a web, having a feed device (4) for feeding the support material to a coating bay and having a coating roller (7) cooperating with a counter-pressure roller (8) in order to adhere the metal support material and the coating material in the form of a web to one another by applying pressure forces, by means of an adhesive.

Abstract: Provided is a method and device for producing, efficiently with high productivity, a winding liner with a spacer for an unvulcanized strip rubber member as well as a method and device for producing a spacer member for the winding liner. A plate-shaped strip material (RW) is unwound from a material unwinding roll (16), then caused to pass between forming gears (19a and 19b) of a forming device (19) so as to be continuously formed in a shape of protrusions and recesses. An adhesive member (14) is attached to a surface of each of the strip spacer members (12a and 12b) each formed in the shape of protrusions and recesses. Then, the adhesive surfaces of the respective spacer members (12a and 12b) are continuously stuck along the longitudinal side edge portions of a plate-shaped base member (11) unwound from an unwinding device (45).

Abstract: A method of making a standing gather-forming member having a basal wall and first and second overhangs on both sides of the basal wall. Elastic members are disposed in their stretched state on the inner surface of a middle portion of a continuously running strip-shaped sheet. One of side portions extending on both longitudinal sides of the middle portion is Z-folded to cover a part of the width of the middle portion thereby to form the first overhang. The other side portion is then folded inward along the longitudinal direction to cover the part of the middle portion that remains uncovered with the first-mentioned side portion and to overlay the Z-folded portion of the first-mentioned side portion thereby to form the second overhang and the basal wall.

Abstract: A foil web installation for a flat bed embossing machine with foil webs (6), which are conducted across an embossing table (3) from unwinding rolls (7) comprises a braking—and guiding wall (10) ahead of the embossing table and foil feeding devices (9) for several foil webs after the embossing table. Between the unwinding rolls (7) and the embossing table (3) at least one flat braking—and guiding wall (10) acts as a foil tensioning device. This latter element comprises a fixed supporting layer (11) as supporting surface with suction openings (14), a cloth-like contacting layer permeable to air (12) lying on top of it and a flat vacuum chamber (17) with an adjustable vacuum source (13) assigned to it, wherein foil webs (6) are pressed against the braking—and guiding wall (10) and braked as a result of this. This makes possible a foil web installation simple to adjust, easy on the foil web for achieving high embossing performances with the best quality as well as short retooling times.

Abstract: The embossed or printed web material article comprises at least two plies (V1, V2) of tissue paper joined together by gluing and forming at least one multi-ply sheet. The sheet has a principal pattern (D), embossed or printed, in a substantially intermediate position with respect to the surface of the article, and secondary embossed or printed patterns (U, V) of smaller dimensions arranged along the edge lines of the article and interrupted by said edge lines. FIG. 3 schematically shows an axonometric view of the embossing roller (21). The cylindrical surface of which is indicated with 21S. Defined on the surface of the roller are annular i.e. circumferential areas or bands (21C), along which protuberances are arranged to define an embossing pattern, which will be referred to hereunder as circumferential secondary embossing pattern. A longitudinal band (21L) is also represented on the cylindrical surface of the embossing roller.

Abstract: A sheet bonding machine for bonding first sheet and a second sheet together includes a transport part, an angling member, and a pressure bond part. The transport part is configured to transport the first sheet and the second sheet and contact the first and the second sheet against each other at a predetermined angle. The angling member is configured to bend at least one of the first sheet and the second sheet. The pressure bond part is provided downstream of a contact position between the first sheet and the second sheet and configured to bond together with pressure the first sheet and the second sheet contacted against each other.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a tape-winding apparatus utilizing an adhesive tape-supplying device. The tape winding apparatus provides a smooth and a good appearance winding of the adhesive tape, which has a high extensibility and high adherence, around an object such as an electrical wire without stretch of the adhesive tape and difficulty of winding off the adhesive tape. The adhesive tape-supplying device includes an axle for rotatably supporting an adhesive tape reel; a rotating disk having the axle at the center thereof; a one-way bearing projecting near from an outer circumference of the rotating disk; and rotating means for rotating the one-way bearing and the rotating disk. The adhesive tape-supplying device includes a guide member disposed near the outer circumference of the rotating disk for accepting the adhesive tape from the one-way bearing.

Abstract: A method for winding a crossover-free fiber optic coil sensor comprising: attaching a fiber optic cable to an outer edge of a coil form, wherein the coil form comprises a first side and a second side; forming a first outside-in coil layer on the first side of the coil form using a first winding head; attaching a first inside-out separator on top of the first outside-in coil layer; forming a first inside-out coil layer on top of the first inside-out separator using the first winding head; forming a second outside-in coil on the second side of the coil form using a second winding head; attaching a second inside-out separator on top of the second outside-in coil layer; and forming a second inside-out coil layer on top of the second inside-out separator using the second winding head.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor device, includes: a collet; an alignment stage; and a sheet feeding mechanism. The collet is configured to suck a surface of a semiconductor chip. The surface is on opposite side of a bonding surface to be bonded to a bonding target. The bonding surface is provided with a film-like adhesive layer. The collet includes a heater for heating the adhesive layer. The alignment stage is configured to support the semiconductor chip and to correct position of the semiconductor chip. The sheet feeding mechanism is configured to feed a release sheet onto the alignment stage.

Abstract: A tape placement head for applying thermoplastic tape to an object includes a heated feeder which guides the tape/tow to a heated zone. The heated zone has a line compactor having a single row of at least one movable heated member. An area compactor is located in the heated zone downstream from the line compactor. The area compactor includes a plurality of rows of movable feet which are extendable toward the tape/tow different distances with respect to each other to conform to the shape of the object. A shim is located between the heated compactors and the tape/tow. A chilled compactor is in a chilled zone downstream from the heated zone. The chilled zone includes a line chilled compactor and an area chilled compactor. A chilled shim is mounted between the chilled compactor and the tape/tow.

Abstract: Apparatus (20) and methods for segmenting a blood-filled tube (42) into multiple, blood-containing, sealed segment are disclosed. The apparatus (20) includes a tubing locating surface (22) for mounting the tubing and sealing means (24) cooperatively associated with the tubing locating surface (22).

Abstract: There is a description of an apparatus that produces corrugated walls in a continuous manner. Prior to being fed into the apparatus there is a composite consisting of an outer layer of a woven or non-woven material having a layer of a cementitious material thereon. Two composites are combined in the apparatus with a layer of polyurethane there between. The apparatus has opposing molding tracts therein through which the composites are fed. The opposing molding tracts have a multiple of inflatable pockets thereon. The spaces between the pockets form the corrugations into which the composites are being pressed. At the end of the run of the molding tracts, the molded corrugated wall is then delivered to a roller run to be dried to its last extent.

Abstract: A locator for placing a bead of predetermined size into a circular groove developed on a rubber plate and a method of producing decorative sequences of beads for garments with the locator are provided. The locator is a box type means whose upper side and bottom side are open. Pluralities of blades are vertically located at the bottom side. Lower end of the blades are covered with a layer of rubbery foam material inside and a cotton texture out side. The circular grooves on the rubber plate have various diameters and form an ornament drawing. The rubber plate is adhered onto a conveyer belt. Beads of different diameter are placed into circular grooves that match the diameter. Bottom surface of the beads are flat and are coated with high temperature melting adhesive.

Abstract: A heating element for a film-sealing apparatus comprises a heating wire segment formed of a first metal having a first reflectance to laser radiation of a predetermined wavelength. The heating element further comprises a first conductor lead comprising a wire having one end joined to a first end of the heating wire segment, and a second conductor lead comprising a wire having one end joined to a second end of the heating wire segment. The first and second conductor leads have a lower electrical resistance than the heating wire segment, and are formed of a second metal having a second reflectance to laser radiation of the predetermined wavelength, the second reflectance being higher than the first reflectance. Each of the first and second conductor leads is lap-welded to the respective end of the heating wire segment using laser radiation of the predetermined wavelength.

Abstract: A thermoinsulation metal encaustic tile making machine practical to selectively make thermoinsulation metal encaustic tiles having a thin-layer non-metal top sheet or thermoinsulation metal encaustic tiles having a top metal sheet is disclosed to include a top sheet feeder, a top metal sheet shape-forming roller unit, a thermoinsulation film feeder, a machine base, a polyurethane foaming unit, a top transferring mechanism, and a cutting unit.

Abstract: Self-adhesive labels are formed by repetitively cutting linerless web material which is fed from a roll into and through a rotary knife cutter. The labels are then transported to and applied to articles. To improve cutting of the web and labeling, the web and or labels are contoured, e.g., they are made concave, in a plane transverse to the direction of flow path. To contour the web or labels, alternative endless belt arrangements are used, wherein the center line of the adhesive side of the web is adhered to a belt surface. Preferably, a one-piece belt having spaced apart and movable lengthwise portions is used. Different transport velocities are used for web fed to the cutter and for labels taken-away from the cutter. Cutter motion, and thus label length, in forming either linerless and lined labels, is controlled according to how printed indicia bar marks on the web are severed into portions; alternatively, according to whether or not the cut falls between two spaced apart printed indicia.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for feeding a cover (10, 11, 12, 13) in the production of perfect-bound or saddle-stitched books, brochures, magazines or similar printed products (14, 15) featuring an inner part (2) that consists of a collection of folded sections, layers and/or individual sheets and a cover (10, 11, 12, 13) that is placed around the inner part (2) and connected thereto. A roll (3) comprising a wound-up cover web (4) is supplied, the cover web (4) is unwound and a cover sheet (10, 11, 12, 13) with the desired format height is separated from the cover web (4, 8) and fed to the inner part (2) in order to be placed around the inner part and connected thereto. This allows a reliable and flawless feed of the covers to the inner parts, and the operating effort for the cover feed is reduced.

Abstract: A label wrapper assembly for wrapping a label on an elongated object. The assembly includes a support frame having a first wall spaced from a second wall. A wrapper frame is interposed between the first and second walls, and has a first end and a second end. The wrapper frame includes an opening for receiving the elongated object extending through the wrapper frame between the first and second ends, wherein the wrapper frame revolves around the elongated object to wrap a label thereon. In one embodiment, the first end is rotatably mounted to only one of the first and second walls, and the second end is adjacent to the other of the first and second walls. In another embodiment, a clamp mechanism is mounted to each of the walls, wherein each of the clamp mechanisms clamp onto the elongated object extending through the wrapper frame to hold the elongated object as the wrapper frame revolves around the elongated object.

Abstract: An apparatus 1 for continuously forming an FRP square pipe comprises a long core 10 for laminating prepreg sheets, and to this core 10 are fed prepreg sheets from prepreg laminating devices 20, 30, 40 and 50 with a release film interposed between the core, so as to be laminated into square pipe form. The core 10 has an outer diameter size smaller than the inner diameter size of the square pipe to be formed. The outer circumference of the square pipe is wrapped with a tape-like film fed from a tape-like release film wrapping device 200 in spiral fashion, and the work is heated and pressed in a hot press 100. The work is then subjected to additional heating in a postcure furnace 110 to form the FRP square pipe. The square pipe is intermittently pulled by a puller 130 disposed downstream of a clamp 120. The pipe is then cut to predetermined lengths by a cutter not shown to be completed as a product.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluorescent screen forming method, a fluorescent screen forming apparatus and a cathode-ray tube. In the fluorescent screen forming method according to the present invention, a transfer roller lowers a transfer sheet to somewhere above the inner surface of the panel and the transfer roller moves up to the end edge positions of the inner surface of the panel, whereafter the transfer roller moves downwards onto the end edges of the inner surface of the panel in unison with the transfer film to start pressing the transfer film. Therefore, the transfer roller can reach the end edges of the panel, and hence component layers of a fluorescent screen can be transferred up to the end edges of the inner surface of the panel. A fluorescent screen forming apparatus according to the present invention includes a transfer film supply means, a transfer roller, and a control means, wherein operations of the above-mentioned transfer method are executed.

Abstract: A glue tape cutter includes a cutting table, a press plate, a holding blade, a cutting base, a knife blade and a shaft. The curved substrate is disposed at the bottom of the cutting table and the holding blade is fixed to the cutting table above the curved substrate. The cutting base is rotationally attached to the cutting table by way of the shaft being attached to the lateral covers of the cutting table. The knife blade is attached to the upper part of the cutting base and the holding blades are fixed to the cutting table above the press plate. Once the cutting base rotates, the glue tape can produce an adhered reversed fold part for the user easily tearing up the glue tape adhered to the paper box.

Abstract: A central positioning device for a labeling machine of heat shrinkable film includes an upper section and a lower section connected to each other with a fastener; a positioning member provided at an upper end of the lower section; the upper section revolving to adjust for an angle and secured by the positioning member; the film passing through the upper section being pushed downward to change its orientation; a logo on the film falling on a square bottle exactly as required; and folding marks of the film merely falling on the corners of the bottle without displacement to ensure the precise location of the subsequent film to wrap around the bottle.

Abstract: A tape splicing mechanism joins the tail of one tape to the leading edge of another tape. A frame defines a passageway along which the tape passes. A pair of arms rotatably attached to the frame have projecting posts and rotate between a first position where the posts are closer to the pathway and a second position where they are further from the pathway. The arms are urged toward the first position and a catch mechanism holds them in the second position until released by a release mechanism when a release indicia in the first tape passes. The leading edge of the second tape is looped around the first tape to form a loose knot and is tied to the post on each side of the first tape. When the arms are released they move to the second position and tighten the knot.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming a roll of contaminant removal tape and methods of forming rolls of contaminant removal tape. The apparatus includes a turret assembly having a first winding cylinder, a first vacuum source providing vacuum to the first winding cylinder, and a web breaking assembly moveable between a first web breaking assembly position and a second web breaking assembly position. The web breaking assembly includes a blade, which is moveable between a first blade position and a second blade position.

Abstract: A device for applying a spot embossing pattern to a web of multi-ply tissue paper being processed in a paper converting machine comprises a marrying roll and a spot embossing unit cooperating and being positioned against the marrying roll. The spot embossing unit comprises a spot embossing roll with a raised embossing pattern on its circumferential surface. The at least two plies of tissue web are combined with a marrying roll and pass between the marrying roll and the spot embossing unit.

Abstract: Disposable polymeric container covers, methods of manufacturing the same, and machines for manufacturing the same are disclosed wherein the cover may include a polymer film adapted to enclose a bowl or the like, and an elastic film proximate thereto adapted to seal the cover against the bowl. The elastic film may be provided as an annular member completely surrounding the bowl, or in segments around an otherwise non-elastic ring. The method may include co-extruding the elastic with the non-elastic polymer, or stamping the elastic and non-elastic polymers as separate pieces and then heat sealing them together.

Abstract: A process and apparatus are provided for applying double-layered rigidity strips to a sealable foil web which is transported in sequences. V-shaped loops are formed at predetermined foil sections set at a distance from one another in the web transport direction. The sides of the loops are subsequently sealed together in such a way that the thus formed rigidity strips, extending transversely to the direction of transport, project collar-like from the foil web. Each foil section at which a loop is formed, a controlled auxiliary loop is arranged which serves for adaptation to changes in format regarding the distances between the foil sections. A drum, having a relatively large diameter serves as a transport roller, which drum has devices arranged around its circumference for the purpose of forming a plurality of loops and auxiliary loops.

Abstract: For the production of a sheet product including at least two layers (V1, V2) it is suggested, among other things, an embossing device including a first pressure roller (5; 105) interacting with a first and a second embossing cylinder (1, 3; 101, 103) provided with respective points (1P, 3P; 101P, 103P) on their cylindrical surface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a textile product of the lapped/bonded type from fibers and/or filaments travelling in the direction of advance in the form of a web, this method comprising at least one step, called the “prelooping step”, in which the fibers and/or filaments individually undergo looping transversely to the direction of advance of the web, if appropriate accompanied by transverse drawing, characterized in that it subsequently comprises a step of confining the parallelized fibers and/or filaments in the form of loops, this latter confining step taking place directly on a support, without transport members, such as needles or transfer elements, being involved.

Abstract: A machine for producing corrugated board which utilizes a dual thermal sensing system to determine the length of the web is disclosed. The corrugating machine includes a frame through which a web material is adapted to be traversed, an applicator adapted to apply a liquid spot, such as water, to the web, and first and second temperature sensors adapted to detect the liquid spot after the liquid spot is applied.

Abstract: An apparatus for rewinding paper into rolls discontinuously without stopping unwinding comprising an unwinding device of at least two plies of paper arranged in series with an embossing device of the at least two plies and with a rereeling machine which stops when a log is completed, wherein a gluing device of the at least two plies of paper and an build up device of the at least two glued plies for feeding the rereeling machine are associated with the embossing device, with it being foreseen that the build up device is actuated at each stopping of the rereeling machine for all of the time taken to discharge a finished log and for the insertion of a core so that the devices upstream of the rereeling machine do not stop and thus the flow of paper is not interrupted.

Abstract: The method includes the stages of gluing of a plurality of layers of sheet material (2, 3, 4); and stamping of all the layers (2, 3, 4) together; with sticking together of the previously glued zones being carried out at the same time as the stamping of all the layers (2, 3, 4). The machine includes gluing stations (12) (2, 3, 4); and a stamping station (13) which includes a pair of pressing elements, which stamp and stick together said previously glued layers. The laminar element is formed from a plurality of layers of sheet material (2, 3, 4) and can include one or several cavities (5) of polygonal profile, or else said layers are of sinusoidal profile. A higher manufacturing output of the laminar layer is achieved and it permits the forming of a laminar element with cavities or undulations of any desired shape, without limitation on the thickness of the layers.