Abstract: A method is disclosed for additively manufacturing a structure. The method may include generating at least one tool path, causing the additive manufacturing machine to place material along a first portion of the at least one tool path, and monitoring placement of the material along the first portion of the at least one tool path. The method may also include adjusting a second portion of the at least one tool path based on the placement, and causing the additive manufacturing machine to place material along the second portion of the at least one tool path after the adjusting.

Abstract: A portion unit of a cleaning agent, having a cleaning agent composition and a chamber which receives the cleaning agent composition and includes a chamber wall that delimits the chamber and has a layer thickness D. The chamber includes a main volume and at least one auxiliary volume, and the cleaning agent composition can freely enter the at least one auxiliary volume from the main volume and vice versa, wherein the chamber wall is formed in a transition region between the main volume and the at least one auxiliary volume in a substantially stepped manner. The invention additionally relates to a method for producing such a portion unit.

Abstract: A polysiloxane resin-polyolefin copolymer may be prepared using either a hydrosilylation catalyst or a Lewis Acid catalyst. The copolymer may have polyorganosilicate or silsesquioxane resin blocks. The copolymer may have polyethylene or poly(ethylene/octene) blocks.

Abstract: Certain aspects and features relate to using an image modifier to generate digital designs and to printing the digital designs on a structure for flooring or other decoration that can more realistically mimic designs found in nature or otherwise provide designers with the freedom to create aesthetic designs more easily. An image modifier can receive an image, such as an image of a naturally occurring view and generate modified designs based on the image. The modified designs can be slight modifications to the image and printed on the structures for flooring such that together the printed structures exhibit the appearance of a design found in nature or a desired appearance by a designer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a molded body (10), comprising the following steps: a) providing a molding tool (40) which has at least one receptacle (12) in which at least one material (30) which comprises at least one shape-memory material (31) is introduced, wherein the shape-memory material (31) is present in a first state (111), wherein the material (30) at least partially fills the receptacle (12) of the molding tool (40) in such a manner that said material adjoins at least one surface of the receptacle (12); b) creating a molded body (10) in the receptacle (12) of the molding tool (40) from the material (30), wherein the shape-memory material (31) is present in a second state (112), wherein a form (11) is embossed into the molded body (10) during the second state (112); c) transferring the shape-memory material (31) to a third state (113), wherein the molded body (10) can be deformed during the third state (113) in such a manner that the molded body (10) is demolded from the

Abstract: A method for producing a first mold element for a metal machining tool, wherein the first mold element is configured as a holding-down mechanism, for producing the first mold element, a main body made of plastics material is provided, wherein a surface of the main body is subdivided into a plurality of regions, on at least one region of the surface of the main body, at least one casting mold is arranged, wherein the at least one casting mold and the at least one region of the surface enclose at least one cavity, which forms a negative mold for a layer of plastics material to be applied, wherein plastics material is filled into the at least one cavity and cured, wherein the plastics material in the at least one region is connected to the surface of the main body and applied to it, forming the layer.

Abstract: Sports boot element of which the wall includes at least two different plastics materials (15, 16), the wall having (i) a first zone (11) including the two different plastics materials within its thickness, the first plastics material (15) forming two layers of the wall constituting the internal and external faces of the said wall, and the second plastics material (16) being interposed between the two layers of the first plastics material (15), and (ii) a second zone (13) including only the second plastics material (16).

Abstract: A polymer composition comprising at least one polyaryletherketone, at least one polyarylene sulfide, and a plurality of reinforcing fibers is provided. The composition has a melt viscosity of about 250 Pa-s or less as determined in accordance with ISO Test No. 11443:2005 at a shear rate of 1,000 seconds?1 and temperature of about 380° C.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a physically crosslinked, closed cell continuous multilayer foam structure comprising at least one foam polypropylene/polyethylene layer with a TPU cap layer. The multilayer foam structure can be obtained by coextruding a multilayer structure comprising at least one foam composition layer with at least one cap composition layer, irradiating the coextruded structure with ionizing radiation, and continuously foaming the irradiated structure.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a preform has a non-developable end shape having, about a longitudinal axis (A), an end overall radius of curvature (R2), and, in at least a longitudinal section, curved segments forming bending radii linking straight segments. The method includes a step of depositing successive layers giving the preform an initial substantially rotational shape having, about the longitudinal axis (A), an initial overall radius of curvature, then a step of deploying the preform by increasing the initial overall radius of curvature until the end overall radius of curvature is reached (R2), in order to close the bending radii of the curved segments.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments enable a high-luminance and high-contrast image to be displayed so that there are no defects resulting from deforming an image display part, the curable resin composition has a uniform thickness, and air bubbles are prevented in the curable resin composition. A method for producing an image display apparatus including coating a curable resin composition onto a base, arranging the base and the protective part to face each other, and forming a cured resin layer between the base and the protective part, wherein a resin composition has a curing shrinkage ratio of 5% or less, a cured product storage modulus of 1×107 Pa or less at 25° C., and a light transmittance in a visible region of 90% or more, and the curable resin composition coated onto the base or the protective part has a pattern with a prescribed shape.

Abstract: A 3D printing build material container outlet structure is described. The outlet structure comprises a valve element having an open configuration to enable a tube, when inserted in the outlet structure, to aspirate build material from the container; and a closed configuration to inhibit build material from exiting the container. The valve element changes from the closed configuration to the open configuration by at least one of: the tube being inserted in the outlet structure; and a vacuum force being applied to the outlet structure when the tube has been inserted in the outlet structure.

Abstract: An annulus filler may include an outer lid defining an airflow surface for air being drawn through the engine in an axial airflow direction and a support structure configured to connect the outer lid to a rotor disc. The annulus filler may include a composite material including a plurality of relatively high-modulus reinforcement elements, a plurality of relatively tough polymer-based reinforcement elements, and a matrix material substantially encapsulating the plurality of relatively high-modulus reinforcement elements and the plurality of relatively tough reinforcement elements.

Abstract: An intravascular delivery system includes a delivery sheath capable of transmitting a predetermined tension or compression force in a longitudinal direction while maintaining flexibility to navigate tortuous anatomy. A method of delivering a medical device includes inserting an intravascular device delivery system including a delivery sheath having a continuous spine into a bodily lumen. A distal longitudinal force is applied to the delivery sheath. The distal force is transmitted through the continuous spine and across one or more slit cuts of the delivery sheath. A proximal longitudinal force is applied to the delivery sheath. The proximal longitudinal force is transmitted through the continuous spine of the delivery sheath.

Abstract: An animal training apparatus including a stimulation generator/stimulator module to generate the stimulation and deliver the stimulation to the animal, and a microprocessor comprising control logic programmed to control the stimulation generator/stimulator module to deliver the stimulation to the animal when a preset condition is satisfied, wherein at least a portion of the control logic is reprogrammable by a user. Also, an animal training system further includes a remote controller to control the animal training apparatus, wherein at least a portion of user input or functions of the remote controller is reconfigurable by the user. The user may reset, reconfigure, and reprogram the control logic of the animal training apparatus or the user input of the remote controller, or various functions provided by the animal training system.

Abstract: Expanded rubber articles and processes for making such, comprising: partially curing an expandable rubber formulation by heating it in a first mould cavity to form a moulded blank; releasing the moulded blank from the first mould cavity and allowing the moulded blank to expand to form an expanded moulded blank; and further curing and expanding the expanded moulded blank by heating it to form the expanded rubber article comprising an expanded rubber part, wherein the expanded moulded blank is heated in a second mould cavity. Optionally, the expanded moulded blank is contacted with a further rubber formulation and a substrate comprising a base material and an elastomer bonding layer in the second mould cavity to form an expanded rubber article additionally comprising a solid rubber part and a substrate.

Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide an injection molding die that improves the strength of adhesion between an insert and a plastic in an insert molded article while suppressing fluctuations in the strength of adhesion. An injection molding die is used to manufacture an insert molded article by placing an insert 12 with a thermoset resin adhesive in the molding die and injecting a molten plastic material P from a gate G into a cavity C. The gate G is arranged at a position separated by 0.2 mm or more in an out-of-plane direction from a surface A1 of the adhesive applied to the joining surface of the insert 12. During injection molding, the wall surface shear stress generated on the adhesive applied to the joining surface of the insert 12 relative to the plastic near the gate G becomes small. The adhesive is not swept away by the high-pressure molten plastic material P without having to bring the adhesive applied to the joining surface A of the insert 12 into the semi-cured state.

Abstract: A tilting segment (3, 3?) for a tilting segment sliding bearing (1, 1?) has a segment body (13, 13?) for receiving bearing forces. The segment body (13, 13?) is made of a fiber-reinforced composite material. The composite material includes a polyether ketone and carbon fibers that function as reinforcement fibers. The carbon fibers make up 25 wt. % to 70 wt. % of the fiber-reinforced composite material. Additionally, the carbon fibers form a fabric. The fabric has a contour that has an orientation that is parallel to a sliding surface (8, 18) of the segment body (13, 13?).

Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoplastic elastomer composition containing: (A-1) a crosslinked ethylene copolymer containing monomer units derived from ethylene and monomer units derived from propylene and/or ?-olefins having 4 to 10 carbon atoms, (B) a propylene polymer containing monomer units derived from propylene and having a content of the monomer units derived from propylene of greater than 50% by weight, and (E) an inorganic filler having an average particle diameter of less than 1.0 ?m. In the thermoplastic elastomer composition, the content of the component (E) is 10% by weight to 23% by weight and the Shore A durometer hardness of the thermoplastic elastomer composition is 30 to 99. Molded articles formed of the thermoplastic elastomer composition are superior in adhesiveness to thermoplastic elastomer molded articles.

Abstract: A golf club head includes a metallic section, a polymeric section, and an adhesive material. The metallic section defines an opening and the polymeric section extends over the opening. The adhesive material is disposed between the metallic section and the polymeric section to form an adhesive joint therebetween. The adhesive joint has an adhesive retaining strength configured to inhibit the polymeric section from being detached from the metallic section when the adhesive material is at least partially cured. The metallic section and the polymeric section are also mechanically engaged with one another to form a mechanical joint therebetween having a mechanical retaining strength configured to inhibit the polymeric section from being detached from the metallic section. The adhesive retaining strength of the adhesive joint, alone, is greater than the mechanical retaining strength of the mechanical joint, alone, only when the adhesive material is at least partially cured.

Abstract: A balancing weight composition with excellent extrudability is provided. More specifically, the balancing weight composition includes a stainless steel and a resin base, wherein the resin base includes a polyester-based engineering plastic, an epoxy resin and an ionically cross-linked elastomer at a suitable content ratio to improve extrusion flowability, flexural strength and adhesive strength of a molded material.

Abstract: A method of forming a golf ball is disclosed herein. The method includes injecting a cover mixture into a mold to form a cover mixture comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane resin and a polyahl, subjecting the golf ball to a polyisocyanated solution to create a golf ball with a polyisocyanated cover, and heating the golf ball or polyisocyanated cover to remove a solvent component of the polyisocyanated solution and promote the reaction of the polyisocyanate with the cover mixture and polyahl.

Abstract: Expanded rubber articles (11) and processes for making such, comprising: partially curing an expandable rubber formulation (2) by heating it in a first mold cavity (1) to form a molded blank (3); releasing the molded blank (3) from the first mold cavity (1) and allowing the molded blank (5) to expand to form an expanded molded blank (4); and further curing and expanding the expanded molded blank (4) by heating it to form the expanded rubber article (11) comprising an expanded rubber part (6), wherein the expanded molded blank (4) is heated in a second mold cavity (5). Optionally, the expanded molded blank (4) is contacted with a further rubber formulation (7) and a substrate comprising a base material (9) and an elastomer bonding layer (8) in the second mold cavity (5) to form an expanded rubber article additionally comprising a solid rubber part (10) and a substrate (8, 9).

Abstract: The present invention relates to apparatus, devices and methods for conveying particulate material during the manufacture of patterns in layers, wherein powder is conveyed out of a reservoir into a spreader unit having an ejection system.

Abstract: A two-component polyurethane composition with a viscosity of 20 to 3000 mPa·s (EN ISO 2555, 25° C.), containing i) 10 to 80 wt. % of at least one polyol with a number-average molecular weight of 200 g/mol to 3000 g/mol, ii) 5 to 70 wt. % of at least one polyisocyanate, iii) 0 to 10 wt. % of a catalyst, wherein the composition has an NCO:OH ratio of 2:1 to 1:2 and polyisocyanates are used, wherein 3 to 25 mol % of the NCO groups of the polyisocyanate are converted into carbodiimide and/or uretonimine. The two-component polyurethane compositions are used as matrix binders for fiber composite moldings.

Abstract: Compositions comprising sulfur-containing prepolymers such as polythioether prepolymers, polyepoxides, and a blocked 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene bicarbonate catalyst useful as aerospace sealants are disclosed. The compositions exhibit extended working time and the curing rate can be tailored for specific applications.

Abstract: A multilayer article prepared by rotational moulding can include a layer A that is a polyolefin (PO) based layer prepared from PO and a functionalised polyolefin (FPO), or a PO grafter to a non-polyolefin (NPO) in the form of a block copolymer (PO-g-NPO). A layer B can be a PO that is dissimilar from layer A, an NPO, a mixture thereof, and optionally an FPO or a PO-g-NPO. A layer C can be dissimilar from layer A and similar to or dissimilar from layer B. Layer C can be adjacent to layer A and/or layer B, can have good adhesion to layer A and/or layer B, and is not a blend of layer A and layer B. A method of preparing the multilayer article can include rotational moulding.

Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for creating a foamed part. An example method includes providing a polymer processing system, providing a mold having at least one expandable mold cavity in fluid communication with the polymer processing system, mixing polymeric material and blowing agent within the polymer processing system to produce a unfoamed mixture, injecting a volume of the mixture of polymeric material and blowing agent from the polymer processing system and into the expandable mold cavity, and expanding the mold cavity to expand the unfoamed mixture within the mold cavity and form a foamed preform. Thereafter, the foamed preform may be inserted into a compression mold to press-form the foamed preform into a finished part.

Abstract: A vehicular instrument panel having a reinforcement that includes a plurality of chopped carbon fibers within a nylon resin, and a substrate coupled to the reinforcement comprising a plurality of chopped carbon and chopped glass fibers within a nylon resin. The plurality of chopped carbon and glass fibers in the substrate are segregated such that the carbon fibers and the glass fibers are each substantially concentrated within respective driver-side and passenger-side portions of the substrate. The substrate can also include a boundary region such that the plurality of chopped carbon and glass fibers in the substrate are substantially mixed in the boundary region.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein generally relate to methods for device patterning. In various embodiments, a plurality of protrusions and gaps are formed on a substrate, and each gap is formed between adjacent protrusions. Each protrusion includes a first line, a second line and a third line. The first and third lines include a first material, and the second lines include a second material that is different from the first material. A fourth line is deposited in each gap and the fourth line includes a third material that is different than the first and second materials. Because the first, second and third materials are different, one or more lines can be removed by selective etching while adjacent lines that are made of a different material may not be covered by a mask. The critical dimensions (CD) and the edge displacement errors (EPE) of the mask are increased.

Abstract: A method of forming a vehicular instrument panel includes the steps: melting a first composite comprising carbon fibers and nylon resin; melting a second composite comprising glass fibers and nylon resin; injecting the melted composites into an instrument panel mold such that the carbon and glass fibers are each substantially concentrated within respective driver-side and passenger-side portions of the mold; and cooling the melted composites to form an instrument panel. The method may also include the step: forming a boundary region between the first and second melted composites in the mold such that the carbon and glass fibers in the mold are substantially mixed within the boundary region.

Abstract: A vehicular instrument panel, including a substrate comprising a plurality of chopped carbon and chopped glass fibers within a nylon resin, the substrate defines an airbag canister. The plurality of chopped carbon and chopped glass fibers are segregated such that the chopped carbon fibers are substantially concentrated within a driver-side portion of the substrate and the airbag canister, and the chopped glass fibers are substantially concentrated within a passenger-side portion of the substrate. The substrate can also include a boundary region such that the plurality of chopped carbon and glass fibers in the substrate are substantially mixed in the boundary region.

Abstract: A vehicular instrument panel having a reinforcement that includes a plurality of chopped carbon fibers within a nylon resin, a substrate coupled to the reinforcement comprising a plurality of chopped carbon and chopped glass fibers within a nylon resin, and a steering column bracket defined from the substrate comprising a plurality of chopped carbon fibers within a nylon resin. The bracket engages a steering column such that the substrate and bracket support the steering column. The plurality of chopped carbon and glass fibers in the substrate can be segregated such that the carbon fibers and the glass fibers are each substantially concentrated within respective driver-side and passenger-side portions of the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a bioactive composite, the method comprising the steps of a) adding in a solid state a biocompatible polymer and a bioactive glass to an extruder to form an extrudable material; b) applying energy to the extrudable material to at least the melting temperature of the biocompatible polymer to melt mix the biocompatible polymer and bioactive glass; and c) extruding a bioactive composite.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for injection molding plastic parts is described. In one embodiment, at least two materials are simultaneously injected into a mold. The resulting molded part can include at least two different regions. Each region can have distinct physical properties. Positions of the regions within the molded part can be at least partially controlled by controlling flow fronts of the at least two materials within the mold.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a laminate and a device fabricated using the laminate. The laminate includes a debonding layer including a polyimide resin having a similarity score not greater than 0.5, as calculated by Equation 1 defined in the detailed description, between a carrier substrate and a flexible substrate. According to the present invention, the flexible substrate can be easily separated from the carrier substrate without the need for further processing such as laser or light irradiation. Therefore, the use of the laminate facilitates the fabrication of the device having the flexible substrate. The device may be, for example, a flexible display device. In addition, the device can be prevented from deterioration of reliability and occurrence of defects caused by laser or light irradiation. This ensures improved characteristics and high reliability of the device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a thermoformable rigid polyurethane-polyamide foam having a closed-cell content of less than 70%, which comprises mixing (a) an organic polyisocyanate with (b) one or more polymeric compounds having two or more isocyanate-reactive hydrogen atoms, (c) optionally crosslinking and/or chain-extending agents, (d) one or more carboxylic acids having a functionality of 2 or more, (e) a catalyst comprising a Lewis base component, and (f) optionally auxiliaries and additives to form a reaction mixture and reacting this reaction mixture to form the rigid polyurethane-polyamide foam. The present invention further relates to a thermoformable rigid polyurethane-polyamide foam obtained by such a process and also to the use of such a thermoformable rigid polyurethane-polyamide foam for interior lining or engine compartment lining of motor vehicles.

Abstract: A curable composition including: an epoxy resin; and an amine curing component including: an aromatic amine curing agent; and a solubilizer including an aliphatic amine, a cycloaliphatic amine, a non-volatile primary alcohol, non-volatile solvent or a mixture thereof. An electronic assembly including: a substrate; an underfill including a cured product of the curable composition on the substrate; and a ball grid array on the underfill is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method includes separately conveying a first liquid solution (36) containing the first material and a second liquid solution (46) containing a liquid polyelectrolyte. The method includes forming of a series of drops (78) at the outlet (50), each drop (78) including a central core (80) formed from a first solution (36) and a peripheral film (82) formed from a second solution. The method includes immersing each drop (78) in a gelling solution (70) containing a reagent capable of reacting with the polyelectrolyte of the film (82) so as to form the gelled casing. The second solution (40) contains at least one surfactant before the former contacts the first solution (36).

Abstract: A substrate for counter electrode of dye-sensitized solar cell is made of a composite material, which is prepared by: a) compounding vinyl ester and graphite powder to form bulk molding compound (BMC) material, the graphite powder content ranging from 60 wt % to 95 wt % based on the total weight of the graphite powder and vinyl ester, wherein 0.01-10 wt % of an electrically conductive filler, based on the weight of the vinyl ester resin, is optionally added during the compounding; b) molding the BMC material from step a) to form a substrate for the counter electrode having a desired shaped at 80-200° C. and 500-4000 psi.

Abstract: A tampon applicator that is water-sensitive (e.g., water-soluble, water-dispersible, etc.) in that it loses its integrity over time in the presence of water is provided. The tampon applicator can be discreetly disposed of in a toilet without the risk of clogging sewer pipes. The tampon applicator includes a molded thermoplastic composition containing at least one partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl alcohol a plasticizer. The desired water-sensitive characteristics of the tampon applicator may be achieved in the present invention by selectively controlling a variety of aspects of the thermoplastic composition from which the applicator is formed, such as the nature of the components employed, the relative amount of each component, the manner in which the composition is formed, and so forth.

Abstract: A thermoplastic composition that is water-sensitive (e.g., water-soluble, water-dispersible, etc.) in that it loses its integrity over time in the presence of water that can also be injection molded is provided. The composition contains a cellulose derivative, a synthetic water-soluble polymer, and a plasticizer. The desired water-sensitive and moldable attributes of the composition may be achieved in the present invention by selectively controlling a variety of aspects of the composition, such as the nature of the components employed, the relative amount of each component, the manner in which the composition is formed, and so forth.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for utilizing the exothermic energy generated by a low temperature cure reaction to access a high-temperature cure reaction, which is otherwise energetically inaccessible at a chosen tool temperature, thereby producing a cured resin matrix with properties closely matching to those produced via high-temperature cure reactions but achieved via a short cure time and low cure temperature. Also disclosed is a short-cure resin composition containing: (a) at least one multifunctional epoxy resin having an epoxy functionality of greater than 1; (b) a hardener composition containing (i) at least one aliphatic or cycloaliphatic amine curing agent having one or more amino groups per molecule; (ii) at least one aromatic amine curing agent having one or more amino groups per molecule; and optionally, (iii) an imidazole as curing accelerator. The improved properties of this resin composition include being curable at a temperature of ?120° C.

Abstract: A method and manufacturing facility for casting concrete products with a circulating line casting process, where molds are transferred through production stages along a circulating line, and reinforcements for the concrete products to be cast are prefabricated in a separate reinforcement shop and transferred to the circulating line casting process, wherein the reinforcements are transferred from the reinforcement shop with a carriage to the area located inside the circulating line casting process.

Abstract: In a method of processing a substrate in accordance with an embodiment, a trench may be formed in the substrate, imprint material may be deposited at least into the trench, the imprint material in the trench may be embossed using a stamp device, and the stamp device may be removed from the trench.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for multi-stage printing teaches means for removing and replacing a printed component during the printing process and accurately placing the component in the printer for continuation of the printing process. This can be accomplished through the use of a scanner, probe machine, or scanning Additionally, the present invention teaches the use of heating means in combination with a 3D printer to overcome additional issues with multi-sage printing.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an acoustic attenuation device includes three-dimensionally printing a pair of sheets and webs that cooperate with the sheets to define attenuation chambers. Each chamber has at least one opening through which excited air resonates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for enhancement of the minimal shear molding process utilizing pellets and/or micropellets produced through controlled extrusional and pelletization processes in combination with nonpowder melt flow rheology that incorporates reduced molding temperature and/or reduced cure time, reduced rotation axis ratios and/or reduced rotation rates. Molding can be uniaxial, biaxial, or multiaxial rotational or oscillatory or both. The molded items produced can be single or multiple layers and can be produced in one or more molding sequences using similar or different chemical compositions.

Abstract: The present application discloses a needle tip shielding device for protection of a needle tip of a needle. The needle tip shielding device comprises a fixing arrangement having a proximal side and a distal side, which fixing arrangement is comprising at least one engaging element, which engaging element is resilient and resiliently striving from a compressed state towards an expanded state, in which expanded state the shortest distance between a point of said engaging element and the central axis of said needle tip shielding device is longer than the shortest distance between said central axis and any other point of said needle tip shielding device. A catheter instrument comprising the needle tip shielding device and a method for manufacturing is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of forming a single-mode polymer waveguide array connector that provides precise alignment of a plurality of cores of polymer waveguide arrays with respect to an absolute reference position, such as a guide pin hole in a ferrule, when the polymer waveguide array connector is connected to another polymer waveguide array connector or provides precise alignment of a plurality of cores of a polymer waveguide array and a fiber array with respect to the absolute reference position when the polymer waveguide array connector is connected to a single-mode fiber array connector. A plurality of cores of single-mode polymer waveguide arrays or single-mode fiber arrays is precisely aligned with each other. In addition, there is provided a combination of a plurality of molds, e.g., a first mold (A) and a second mold (B), used in a plurality of processes in a specific method.