Abstract: Separators with direct heating medium and method for manufacturing thermally curable laminates thereof. Metal separators used in a book to separate board from board after lamination are engineered to incorporate a thin metal layer or multiple circuits as an electrical heating medium. The electrically heatable separators can then heat the boards directly in contact with individual boards, so that the temperature differences among the boards in a book as well as in an individual board are minimized. This reduction of the difference in temperature minimizes the characteristic difference in chemorheology of the thermally curable bonding sheets. Laminates manufactured by this process exhibit low levels of variation in physical properties, making it suitable for printed circuit board of high density integration.

Abstract: Article Distribution apparatus is disclosed having a main frame straddling a conveyor feeding a single row of articles to the inlet of a pair of timing screws. The timing screws are mounted for horizontal and vertical adjustment above the conveyor and are carried by a frame mounted for pivotal movement about a vertical axis at the infeed side of the apparatus. A linear drive mechanism controlled by a programmable controller controls movement of the moveable frame to direct articles in predetermined quantities and spacing to a predetermined number of discharge paths.

Abstract: An apparatus for automatically or manually controlling the rejection of specific articles of glassware or other objects produced by I. S. Machines or other manufacturing equipment includes a control circuit for monitoring the sequence of operation of a plurality of individual identical manufacturing machines and for electronically controlling a rejector apparatus in relation to the programmed operation of any of particular ones of the individual manufacturing machines or in response to operator manual control.

Abstract: An electrically operated and electronically controlled hollow glass article (glassware) handling apparatus responsive to I.S. machine synchronous operation may have mechanical robot operation consistent with, and identical to, ideal mechanical cam driven glassware conveyor delivery apparatus (GCDA) operation and may be adjustable for varying pushout cylinder time-position characteristics and automatically may correct for loss of synchronization and loss of initial or "home" position reference.