Abstract: An engineered wood based siding, cladding or panel with a pre-consolidated fines layer (PCF) applied to the top of the main strand matrix layers to minimize telegraphing and provide an improved surface appearance. The PCF is consolidated prior to application to the surface of the strand matrix or mat, and takes the place of a loose fines layer. The PCF prevents the loss of fines into the strand matrix, effectively keeping the fines at the surface so they can effectively and efficiently function to prevent or eliminate strand telegraphing, and provide a smooth finished surface for the product.

Abstract: A sealing article includes a body and a coating layer disposed on at least one surface of the body. The body comprises a polymeric elastomer such as perfluoroelastomer or fluoroelastomer. The coating layer comprises at least one metal. The sealing article may be a seal, a gasket, an O-ring, a T-ring or any other suitable product. The sealing article is resistant to ultra-violet (UV) light and plasma, and may be used for sealing a semiconductor processing chamber.

Abstract: A display device includes a cover window including a curved portion, and a panel member laminated on the cover window. A method of manufacturing a display device includes mounting a cover window including a curved portion on a first jig including a curved portion, mounting a panel member on a second jig that conforms to a surface of the first jig, and laminating the cover window to the panel member by moving a first one of the first jig or the second jig to a first other one of the first jig or the second jig. An apparatus for manufacturing a display device includes a first jig including a mount surface that is partially curved to conform to a surface of a cover window, a second jig including a surface conforming to the mount surface and configured to contact a panel member, and a driving unit.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method of detecting the making or breaking of contact of a sonotrode (4) which is caused to vibrate with a frequency f and a vibration amplitude A0 with a counterpart element (5). To provide a method with which contact-making or breaking of a sonotrode with a counterpart element can be particularly quickly and inexpensively detected it is proposed according to the invention that the method has the following steps: a) recording a time configuration of the vibration amplitude A0 (1) during a first measurement time interval ?T, and b) determining from the time configuration of the vibration amplitude A0 (1) whether making or breaking of contact occurred within the measurement time interval ?T.

Abstract: An absorbent article (10, 110) can include a waist containment member (54) with a first longitudinal side edge (72), a second longitudinal side edge (74), a proximal portion (76), an intermediate portion (77), and a distal portion (78). The proximal portion (76) can be coupled to the chassis (11) of the absorbent article (10, 110). The intermediate portion (77) can be free to move independent of the proximal portion (76) and the distal portion (78) and free to move independent of the body facing surface (19) of the chassis (11) to provide a containment pocket (82) for containing body exudates. The distal portion (78) can be disposed underneath the intermediate portion (77) when the absorbent article (10, 110) is in the stretched, laid-flat configuration. The waist containment member (54) can also include a first lateral tack-down region (83a) and a second lateral tack-down region (83b).

Abstract: A wafer processing method includes a wafer accommodating step of accommodating a wafer in a vacuum chamber, a protective sheet disposing step of disposing a protective sheet on a front surface of the wafer, a decompression step of decompressing the inside of the vacuum chamber, after the wafer accommodating step and the protective sheet disposing step, a press-fitting step of pressing the protective sheet against a peripheral marginal area of the wafer in the vacuum chamber to press-fit the protective sheet to the peripheral marginal area, after the decompression step, and a conveying-out step of opening the vacuum chamber to atmosphere to bring the protective sheet into close contact with the front surface of the wafer by atmospheric pressure and conveying out the wafer, after the press-fitting step.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a glue-dispensing method of a display module and a glue-dispensing device of the display module. After the display module is fixed to a glue-dispensing platform, a region to be glue-dispensed of the display module is scanned in real time. And glue-dispensing terms are adjusted in real time according to scanning results, glue bodies formed by glue-dispensing are confirmed, and the glue-dispensing terms are deeply fine-tuned according to the glue bodies. Therefore, the embodiments of the present disclosure can achieve advanced prevention, process avoidance, a detection effect after completion, and a depth compensation according to the effect.

Abstract: A procedure is presented for making a continuous tape of at least one metallic material of malleable/ductile metallic materials. The process includes passing a continuous strip of the metallic material between a rigid cylinder and a presser in elastically compressible material, held adherent to the rigid cylinder and at the same time subjecting the continuous tape, in at least a portion of its passage between the rigid roller and the presser and a reduction in the speed of its surface in contact with the presser with respect to the speed of its surface in contact with the rigid cylinder the surfaces of the outgoing tape being always parallel to each other and the final width of the tape corresponding to the initial width.

Abstract: A tape mounter includes a frame delivery mechanism for delivering a ring frame, a wafer delivery mechanism for delivering a wafer, a tape affixing mechanism for affixing a dicing tape to a ring frame and a wafer and integrally combining the ring frame and the wafer with each other to turn them into a frame set, a frame cassette stage for placing a frame cassette thereon, a robot capable of removing a ring frame from the frame cassette placed on the frame cassette stage or storing the frame set into the frame cassette placed on the frame cassette stage, and a controller.

Abstract: A pressure foot device and system comprising a pressure foot device for forming and applying an elongate fiber tow, wherein the pressure foot device comprises a foot surface comprising a straight foot segment, a groove comprising a flared end and defining a groove midplane, and a foot shaft housing characterized by a foot shaft's axis of rotation that is orthogonal to the straight foot segment and comprised in the groove midplane.

Abstract: Proposed are an apparatus and a method for manufacturing an interior material for a vehicle, in which a core and a skin can be integrated by a pressing operation. The apparatus includes a first mold unit having a first molding surface, and a second mold unit having a second molding surface corresponding to the first molding surface. The core is mounted on the second molding surface. The first mold unit includes a first fixing part, and the second mold unit includes a second fixing part. The first fixing part and the second fixing part are configured to fix an outer peripheral portion of a skin placed between the first mold unit and the second mold unit.

Abstract: A fusion welding device, comprising a fusion welding work motor, a fusion welding work moving assembly, and a fusion welding work fixed assembly, the fusion welding work motor being connected to the fusion welding work moving assembly by means of a transmission mechanism. The fusion welding device is provided with a central connection component that is able to rotate, and the central connection component is provided with a first input position, a second input position, and a locking structure connection position. The present fusion welding device is able to implement automatic band pressing and fusion welding work by means of relatively simple structural cooperation, and by means of differently transmitted front and back connections and changes in engagement, and is able to automatically lift the fusion welding work moving assembly without requiring a handle or related operations.

Abstract: This method for producing a light control panel used in an optical image forming device includes: a step of forming a laminate 22 by laminating a plurality of transparent plate materials 20 having the same thickness while alternately shifting them by a predetermined length in the width direction so as to form protruding portions 21; a step of forming light-reflecting layers 13 at least on facing surfaces 16 of the adjacent protruding portions 21; a step of filling gap regions 26 between the adjacent protruding portions 21 with a transparent resin 27; a step of cutting and separating the protruding portions 21 integrated at each side of the laminate 22 from a laminated body 28 thereby making preforms 29, 30 for the light control panels 10, 11; and a step of flattening both end surfaces of each of the preforms 29, 30 in the width direction.

Abstract: A taping head for taping a wire harness includes a base plate with a first aperture for receiving a wire harness. A tape dispenser with a second aperture is configured to rotate a roll of tape around the center of the first and second apertures. The taping head further includes a clamping unit configured to clamp a free end of the tape.

Abstract: A method of forming a structural web for a wind turbine blade comprises providing a web member having a web portion and a flange portion extending away from each other, where 5 a heel of substantially curvilinear form is located between the web portion and the flange portion. A planar flange extender comprising a cured composite material is arranged together with the web member with the flange extender positioned adjacent to the flange portion so that a portion of the flange extender projects past the heel and away from the web portion. The flange extender is integrated with the web member in a resin matrix, or 10 with an adhesive, to form the structural web. A structural web and a wind turbine blade comprising the web is disclosed.

Abstract: A longitudinal sealer includes a housing, an arm, and a heating element. The housing is configured to be installed in a foam-in-bag system. The arm is movably coupled to the housing. The heating element has a leading edge exposed through an exterior surface of the arm. A position of the arm with respect to the housing is controllable so that the arm is movable between a first location where the leading edge of the heating element is not in contact with a film in a film path of the foam-in-bag system and a second location where the leading edge of the heating element is in contact with the film in the film path of the foam-in-bag system.

Abstract: Described is an affixing apparatus capable of flattening a surface of a film affixed to a main surface of a plate-shaped body. An affixing apparatus for affixing the film to the plate-shaped body includes: a plate-shaped mounting member provided with a mounting portion on which the plate-shaped body is mounted; a plate-shaped pressing member installed at a position facing the mounting member; and a support member installed at an outer edge of the mounting portion so as to be positioned between the mounting member and the pressing member.

Abstract: A method for forming an antislip material. A flexible thermoplastic carrier is provided. A hot release surface is provided. Provided is a first layer of discrete thermoplastic particles, sifting on the hot release surface. The discrete particles are above their softening temperatures, providing in the first layer a tackiness. The method includes contacting the carrier with the tacky first layer for sticking the first layer to the carrier, and thereafter removing the carrier, and therewith the tacky first layer stuck to the carrier, from the release surface. Thereby the carrier is provided with a hot, preferably discontinuous and/or elastomeric antislip coating. With a heat energy of the hot coating a bond is formed between the carrier and the coating. The removing of the carrier includes pulling the carrier out of the contact with a pulling-out force. The temperature of the hot release surface is above the melting temperature of the carrier.

Abstract: A rotating drum for use in manufacturing vapor-generating articles may include a drum body. A plurality of grooves may be disposed in an outer face of the drum body. A seat may be tractably-mounted in each one of the plurality of grooves. The seat may include a seat groove that is structured and arranged to receive and hold a rigid casing of a vapor-generating article. The seat may be composed of a material that is softer than a material of the rigid casing.

Abstract: A bonding apparatus includes a vacuum holder and a thermal head. The vacuum holder is configured to attach a non-bonding area of a printed circuit board. A side of the vacuum holder has a first lower sidewall, a first upper sidewall, and a first connection surface adjoining the first lower sidewall and the first upper sidewall. The thermal head is adjacent to the vacuum holder and configured to hot press a bonding area of the printed circuit board. A side of the thermal head proximal to the vacuum holder has a second lower sidewall, a second upper sidewall, and a second connection surface adjoining the second lower sidewall and the second upper sidewall. The second connection surface overlaps at least a portion of the first connection surface, and a height of the second lower sidewall is greater than a height of the first lower sidewall.