Abstract: A glass product manufacturing apparatus and a method of manufacturing glass products are disclosed. The glass product manufacturing apparatus includes a melting vessel, a support grating configured to support an outer wall of the melting vessel, a cooling module configured to cool the outer wall of the melting vessel, on the support grating, and a support frame detachably fastened to the support grating to limit a movement of the support grating. By using the glass product manufacturing apparatus and the method of manufacturing glass products, high energy efficiency is maintained even when operating, and a defect rate is reduced.

Abstract: Environmentally friendly concrete compositions and methods thereof are disclosed. For example, a method for producing an environmentally friendly concrete installation can include mixing cement, one or more locally sourced pozzolans, and one or more locally sourced aggregates to produce a dry concrete mixture. At least one fine aggregate or coarse aggregate of the dry concrete mixture is a locally sourced aggregate of the one-or-more locally sourced aggregates for a reduced carbon footprint. The method can include hydrating the dry concrete mixture with water to make a pourable concrete mixture. The method can include pouring the pourable concrete mixture into a formwork to produce a poured concrete form. The method can include allowing the poured concrete form to cure to produce the concrete installation. The reduced carbon footprint of the concrete installation is relative to that of a similar concrete installation produced without the one-or-more locally sourced pozzolans or aggregates.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a light absorption anisotropic film having a three-dimensional shape and having excellent alignment, which is capable of manufacturing a light absorption anisotropic film having a high degree of polarization even where a three-dimensional shape is provided by heating molding. The method includes a step of producing an intermediate laminate having an optical coating film formed using a liquid crystal composition containing a liquid crystalline compound and a dichroic substance, and an alignment film; a step of heating the intermediate laminate produced by the film forming step to impart a three-dimensional shape; an aligning step of aligning a liquid crystalline component included in the optical coating film in the intermediate laminate imparted with the three-dimensional shape by the heating molding step to produce a light absorption anisotropic film; and a step of curing the light absorption anisotropic film produced by the aligning step.

Abstract: A method for forming a ceramic-based material comprises depositing a ceramic-precursor composition comprising nanoparticles having at least one dimension less than 100 nm and an aspect ratio of 1.5 or greater, and a carrier fluid on a surface of a substrate to form an as-deposited layer of the ceramic precursor composition; and sintering the as-deposited layer of the ceramic precursor composition at a sintering temperature to form a ceramic-based material.

Abstract: An expansion toolhead configured to enable the expansion of multiple different sized diameters of cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) tubing with a single expansion toolhead. The expansion toolhead including a cap operably coupled to an expansion tool, and a plurality of jaws forming a 360 degree jaw section operably coupled to the cap, each of the plurality of jaws including an expansion tool interface portion forming a conical recess enabling a cone-shaped wedge of the expansion tool to move the jaw section between an unexpanded position and an expanded position, and a PEX tubing interface portion having a distal end, a proximal end and a plurality of lands positioned therebetween configured to form a corresponding plurality of substantially uniform diameter portions of the jaw section sequentially increasing m diameter between the distal end and the proximal end for the expansion of multiple different standard sized diameters of PEX tubing.

Abstract: An artificial flower, plant, or other botanical is produced from an aqueous agar-based solidifying mixture. The artificial botanical may be colored as desired by adding one or more colorants. The artificial botanical may also be scented by adding a perfume, odorant, or other scent. Because the artificial botanical is produced using the aqueous agar-based solidifying mixture, no animal-based gelatin products are used. The artificial botanical may thus also be edible and satisfies vegan diets. The artificial botanical may thus also be flavored by adding a flavoring, such as fruit, concentrate, or sweetener. The artificial botanical may be all-natural and edible by adding mica powder as the colorant and by adding glycerin as the flavoring.

Abstract: An apparatus and process or mixing granules and/or powders and/or liquids in rubber production plants, including: a mixer/extruder device for the production of a basic heterogeneous mixture; a plurality of distribution lines associated with said mixer/extruder device to supply the device itself with respective powdered and/or granulated and/or liquid products; the mixer/extruder device mixing the powdered and/or granulated and/or liquid products to obtain said heterogeneous mixture; at least one distribution line of a powdered product includes a pre-mixer arranged upstream of said mixer/extruder device to pre-mix said powdered product with at least one liquid product, preferably oil.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for producing a long-fiber composite in which a fiber bundle is impregnated with a non-Newtonian resin. More specifically, the present invention pertains to a method for producing a thermoplastic long-fiber composite, wherein the efficiency of a non-Newtonian resin impregnation process is improved using Equation 1 representing the correlation between the penetration pressure, effective viscosity, transverse permeability, and average penetration velocity of the non-Newtonian resin, and the thickness of the fiber bundle.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a composite material includes forming a composite precursor material comprising a nonwoven layer comprising a plurality of fibers and a polymer film layer laminated to the nonwoven layer; forming a plurality of apertured extended cells in the polymer film layer, each of the apertured extended cells having a continuous sidewall extending away from the nonwoven layer that terminates in an aperture at a distal end; and, while forming the plurality of apertured extended cells, pushing, with a fluid, at least one of the fibers into at least one of the apertured extended cells so that a portion of the at least one of the fibers extends into the at least one of the apertured extended cells and through the aperture at the distal end.

Abstract: An autonomous or semi-autonomous cell for inspecting composite parts, verifying repairs made to such parts, and facilitating repairs to composite parts. The cell employs automated inspection, damage assessment, and repair systems. An industrial robot automatically attaches to a set of interchangeable inspection and repair end effectors to carry out the inspection, verification, and repair processes. The cell can be equipped with fixtures for supporting a rotorcraft blade and rotating the blade within the cell so that the robot can access the entire blade. Processes are provided for performing inspections, tracking the inspection data for parts in a database, and carrying out repairs. Over time, a software applicant can use the inspection data to train a machine learning model for recognizing damage to the composite part based on inspection images.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing lyocell filament yarn with improved mechanical properties and an apparatus thereof. The process involves washing of filament yarn with sequential decrease in NMMO concentrations and filament yarn drying under relaxed conditions. Additionally, the present invention also provides a compact washing and drying apparatus that uses controlled air gap spinning thereby resulting in production of LFY under relaxed conditions and also having a higher mechanical properties & productivity.

Abstract: An injection mold includes an actuator assembly, which further includes an actuator plate for moving at least one valve pin during production in an axial direction and a valve pin coupling device. The valve pin coupling device allows a manually controllable coupling and decoupling of the actuator plate and the valve pin.

Abstract: A method of making a blind hole in a wall of a multi-section tank during manufacture includes inserting a thin, flexible composite spacer ring in a hole in a composite material between mating parts of a soluble tool. The composite spacer ring is cured to the composite material during curing and maintains the hole between sections of the tank once completed.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of an article by powder injection molding, the process including the steps of providing a feedstock containing a powder of a ceramic, a metal or a metal alloy dispersed in a binder, heating the feedstock, and injecting the heated feedstock into a mold cavity of a mold, where it cools and hardens to the configuration of the mold cavity. The process is characterized in that step c) is carried out under the application of vibrational energy onto the feedstock.

Abstract: A method for welding at least two parts including a thermoplastic material and having respective surfaces to be welded, including: inserting an insert between the surfaces to be welded of the two parts; generating heat via the insert; wherein the insert moves in relation to the parts to be welded in a welding direction. Also, an installation adapted for implementation of the method.

Abstract: A method of foaming and shaping a thermoplastic sheet comprising a poly(phenylene ether), a polyetherimide, or a combination thereof includes foaming the thermoplastic sheet with supercritical carbon dioxide to form a foamed thermoplastic sheet, and shaping the foamed thermoplastic sheet to form a shaped foamed thermoplastic sheet. The shaping step includes compressing the foamed thermoplastic sheet between a first metal plate and a secondi metal plate, each of which has a grooved surface facing the thermoplastic sheet. The first metal plate and the second metal plate are connected by a flexible, compressible linkage capable. When the flexible, compressible linkage is in its uncompressed state, only the second (lower) metal plate is in contact with the shaped foamed thermoplastic sheet. When the flexible, compressible linkage is in its compressed state, both the first (upper) and second (lower) metal plates are in contact with the shaped foamed thermoplastic sheet.

Abstract: Provided are a molding screw and an FBI molding machine using the same for manufacturing resin molded articles for reduced manufacturing variation with use of a resin powder, an additive, and a mixture material constituted by an inorganic material or an organic material. The molding screw can include a feeding portion for feeding a molding material, a compressing portion, and a metering portion that extend continuously from the feeding portion. The feeding portion and the compressing portion each can be provided with a spiral flight. The flight of the compressing portion can include multiple sub flights that extend in a spiral manner in a screw axis direction. The sub flights can each have a polygonal shape with rounded corner portions, and are arranged such that the corner portions are shifted by a set angle with respect to the screw axis.

Abstract: A powder storage apparatus 41 includes: a container 42 having a powder inlet 18A, a powder outlet 10A, and a gas outlet 18B; and a tube 70 connected to the powder inlet 18A. If AS [m2] is a cross-sectional area of a cross section perpendicular to an axis of the tube 70 at a bottom end 70b of the tube 70 and AB [m2] is a cross-sectional area of the gas outlet 18B, the following expression is satisfied. AS/AB<4.

Abstract: A method of processing municipal solid waste includes extracting food waste, inert materials, and ferrous and non-ferrous metals from the municipal solid waste, shredding the municipal solid waste and thereby generating a product feed comprising at least 99.7% by volume cellulose-based materials and plastic. The product feed is conveyed to a forming system and a manufacturing product is created out of the product feed with the forming system.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a ceramic molded body for sintering, which includes molding a raw material powder containing a ceramic powder and a thermoplastic resin having a glass transition temperature higher than room temperature into a predetermined shape by isostatic pressing and in which a first-stage press-molded body is fabricated by subjecting a uniaxially press-molded body fabricated by uniaxially pressing the raw material powder into a predetermined shape or the raw material powder filled in a rubber die to a first-stage isostatic press molding at a temperature lower than a glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic resin and then a ceramic molded body is fabricated by heating this first-stage press-molded body to a temperature equal to or higher than the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic resin and performing warm isostatic press molding as second-stage isostatic press molding.