Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to powder deposition apparatuses and methods. Certain aspects involve a powder bed including sidewalls and a stepped substrate having respective steps at different thicknesses relative to the other steps, the sidewalls and stepped substrate forming an enclosure to hold powder. A powder spreader, including a blade and an actuator, may actuate the blade across an upper surface of the powder bed and therein spread powder within the powder bed over the stepped substrate. An imaging apparatus, including a camera, may be utilized to image the powder within the powder bed and, via the imaging, provide an output indicative of spreading characteristics of the powder relative to the respective steps.

Abstract: An exhaust gas-purifying catalyst-manufacturing apparatus includes a holder holding a honeycomb substrate in an upright state; a guide member including a cylindrical portion inserted into an upper opening of a cylindrical body to be spaced apart from the honeycomb structure and the cylindrical body, having a first flow path allowing a supply of a coating liquid through the cylindrical portion to an upper surface of the honeycomb structure, and forming a second flow path allowing a supply of gas via a gap between the cylindrical portion and the cylindrical body to the upper surface of the honeycomb structure; a supplier supplying the coating liquid to the guide member; and a suction device sucking gas from a lower end of the cylindrical body.

Abstract: A coat body with satisfactory properties is manufactured. A coat body 5 is manufactured by a step (a) of forming a first coat liquid layer 3a by applying a first coat liquid onto a first surface of a base member 1 loaded out from a carry-out unit, a step (b) after the step (a), of forming a second coat liquid layer 4a by applying a second coat liquid onto the first coat liquid layer, a step (c) after the step (b), of forming a coat layer 3a and a coat layer 4b by drying the first coat liquid layer and the second coat liquid layer, and a step (d) of loading in the base member including the coat layer 3b and the coat layer 4b formed thereon by a carry-in unit. And, in the step (a), the first coat liquid is applied onto the first surface of the base member. In the step (b), the second coat liquid is atomized onto the first surface of the base member.

Abstract: In processing a peripheral edge part of a substrate by a processing liquid, upward scattered liquid droplets may be produced. Accordingly, in the invention, the processing liquid is caused to land on the peripheral edge part of the substrate from a discharge port while the discharge port is positioned to a bevel processing position lower than an eaves part of a cup in a vertical direction with the peripheral edge part of the substrate covered vertically from above by the eaves part. Thus, the eaves part collects upward scattered liquid droplets. As a result, the re-adhesion of the upward scattered liquid droplets to the substrate and the scattering thereof to a surrounding atmosphere are suppressed.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a tape wetting device in a carton sealer. The device includes a water containing bottle, a first water tank, a second water tank and a wetting roller. The water containing bottle is disposed on the first water tank, the wetting roller is arranged on the second water tank, the first water tank communicates with the second water tank, and the wetting roller is wetted with the water in the second water tank. When a tape passes through the wetting roller, the rotating wetting roller is in contact with the tape, so that an adhesive surface of the tape transfers and absorbs water attached to a roller surface of the wetting roller; and at the same time, the area of contact between the tape and the wetting roller is limited and controlled by pressing plates, so that a wetting effect of the tape is guaranteed.

Abstract: Provided is a substrate processing apparatus including a processing container having a processing space, a substrate support configured to support a substrate, a fluid supplier configured to supply a processing fluid in a supercritical state to the processing space, a shower head assembly configured to diffuse the processing fluid, a first laser portion configured to measure a horizontal alignment between the processing container and the shower head assembly, a second laser portion configured to measure a vertical alignment between the processing container and the shower head assembly, and a controller configured to correct the position of one of the substrate, the shower head assembly, and the processing container, based on the measured horizontal and vertical alignments, wherein the first and second laser portions are configured to be positioned within the processing container and to move above the substrate.

Abstract: An applicator assembly for applying a liquid to at least one fastener includes a housing, a vat body, at least one applicator roller pair, and at least one removal roller pair. The housing includes a sidewall assembly. The sidewall assembly extends between and to a bottom end and a top end. The vat body is disposed within the sidewall assembly. The vat body extends between and to a bottom side and a top side. The vat body forms a liquid cavity at the top side. The at least one applicator roller pair is disposed within the liquid cavity. The at least one applicator roller pair includes a first applicator roller and a second applicator roller. The at least one removal roller pair is disposed between the liquid cavity and the top end. The at least one removal roller pair includes a first removal roller and a second removal roller.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the technique of the present disclosure, there is provided a seal structure capable of sealing a space between a first structure heated by a heater and a second structure arranged so as to face the first structure, the seal structure including: a metal plate arranged in contact with the first structure; and a sealing material made of a resin material and arranged in contact with the metal plate and the second structure, wherein the space between the first structure and the second structure is sealed by the metal plate and the sealing material.

Abstract: A vapor deposition reactor apparatus, systems and methods for deposition of thin films, particularly high-temperature superconducting (HTS) coated conductors, utilize multi-sided susceptors and susceptor pairs for increased production throughput. The reactors may also be configured in multi-stack arrangements of the susceptors within a single reactor chamber for additional throughput gains.

Abstract: An abstract painting apparatus includes a paint box, a tripod system, a canvas mount, a gantry system, and a paint discharge system. The paint box includes a first leg, a second leg, a third leg, a fourth leg, a lateral cover, and a slanted bottom cover as the lateral cover is perimetrically mounted around the first leg, the second leg, the third leg, and the fourth leg. The slanted bottom cover is perimetrically mounted to the lateral cover. The tripod system is concentrically mounted through the slanted bottom cover. The canvas mount is pivotably mounted to the tripod system and positioned within the paint box. The gantry system is mounted onto the paint box and positioned atop the canvas mount. The paint discharge system is operatively coupled to the gantry system, wherein the paint discharge system is moved above the canvas mount by the gantry system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a spray unit comprising an axle (20), a disc (30), a disc shape modifying assembly (40) and a liquid applicator (50). The disc is configured to spin about the axle centred on the centre of the disc. The liquid applicator is configured to apply liquid to a surface of the disc. The disc shape modifying assembly is configured to modify the trajectory of the liquid droplets that leave the spray unit by way of varying the diameter of the disc.

Abstract: A nozzle, a coating device, and a coating method are able to selectively and easily apply a coating liquid to desired portion of a medical elongated body. The nozzle includes a nozzle distal portion that is provided with a holding space in which a coating liquid to be applied to a shaft can be held, and a nozzle main body portion that is provided with a lumen through which the coating liquid is delivered to the nozzle distal portion, and an opening portion via which the lumen and the holding space communicate with each other.

Abstract: A handheld fluid spraying system includes a pump assembly configured to provide a pressurized liquid and a handheld fluid sprayer. The handheld fluid sprayer comprises a fluid inlet configured to receive the pressurized liquid, a spray tip having an outlet through which the pressurized liquid exits the handheld fluid sprayer to be applied to a surface, a trigger configured to control flow of the liquid through the handheld fluid sprayer, and a sensor configured to detect the liquid and to generate sensor data indicative thereof, the sensor being selected from the group consisting of an infrared (IR) sensor, a thermal imager, and a UV sensor. The handheld fluid spraying system further comprises a controller configured to determine a characteristic of the liquid based on the sensor data and to generate a control output based on the determined characteristic.

Abstract: A method for printing a semiconductor material includes depositing a molten metal onto a substrate in an enclosed chamber to form a trace having a maximum height of 15 micrometers and/or a maximum width of 25 micrometers to 10 millimeters and/or a thin film having a maximum height of 15 micrometers. The method further includes reacting the molten metal with a gas phase species in the enclosed chamber to form the semiconductor material. The depositing the molten metal includes depositing a metal composition including the molten metal and an etchant or depositing the etchant separate from the molten metal in the enclosed chamber.

Abstract: An embodiment provides a deposition mask including an opening area including an opening; a first dummy opening area disposed at a first side of the opening area in a first direction and having a first dummy opening in the first dummy opening area; and a second dummy opening area disposed at a second side of the opening area in the first direction and having a second dummy opening in the second dummy opening area. A first side and a second side of the opening are asymmetrical with respect to a second direction intersecting the first direction, and the first dummy opening and the second dummy opening are symmetrical with the opening with respect to the second direction.

Abstract: The invention provides a deposition machine, which comprises a chamber, a first pipeline and a second pipeline, wherein one end of the first pipeline and one end of the second pipeline are connected to the chamber, and a part of the second pipeline passes through a sidewall of the first pipeline and extends into the interior of the first pipeline. The deposition machine has the advantages of reducing the risk of pipeline blockage.

Abstract: A glue applying machine includes a machine body, a glue applying device, and a control device. The glue applying device is mounted on the working platform of the machine body. The glue applying device includes a track, a movement unit, and a height limit member. The movement unit includes a glue applying member and a glue applying detection member. The glue applying detection member emits a laser beam which defines an effective detection section and a non-effective detection section. The height limit member defines a contact face. The control device controls the laser beam to detect the operating area of the workpiece on the working platform through the effective detection section and to start the glue applying member. Thus, the glue applying detection member exactly detects the operating area on the working platform, and the glue applying member applies the glue on the correct positions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dual slot die and a coating method using the same, wherein there is the advantage that electrode slurry coating and insulating solution coating simultaneously proceed through a dual slot die to prevent the occurrence of electrode slurry sliding at the edge of the electrode slurry layer. An electrode slurry layer and an insulating layer can be formed on a current collector sheet in a multi-line manner by including a shim having a structure formed with multiple discharge lines capable of discharging the electrode slurry or insulating solution in multiple lines, thereby increasing process efficiency.

Abstract: An apparatus for coating or encapsulating articles, having a drum with a perforated wall rotatably assembled in a wrap-around chamber and suitable for containing and stirring a batch of articles to be coated; a dispenser group with one or more nozzles for spraying a coating product; a gas inlet to direct clean drying gas against the perforated wall and a gas outlet to extract from the chamber dirty drying gas. An adjustable closure system is interposed between the drum and the gas outlet of the chamber, defining a passage for the dirty drying gas smaller than the passage by the gas outlet and further displaced or concentrated coinciding with the area of the wall of the drum that is effectively covered by the batch of articles. An automated adjustment of the locking system is envisaged, taking into account the position of the nozzles within the drum.

Abstract: An applicator for the deposition of sealant onto a surface of a workpiece is disclosed including at least one inlet for depositing sealant on to a surface or a nozzle-receiving space for receiving a nozzle comprising at least one inlet for depositing sealant on to a surface; at least one sealant-contacting surface for contacting sealant deposited onto the surface through the inlet as the applicator is moved across said surface, thereby forming a film of sealant on the surface; at least one spacer for contacting a surface onto which sealant is to be deposited and for maintaining the sealant-contacting surface in spaced relationship with the surface; the applicator being configured to facilitate the formation of films of different widths.