Abstract: Masking film stacks, kits composed of said film stacks, adhesive tapes, and covering tapes, and methods for producing said stacks and kits are provided. The masking film stacks comprise masking films having widths and lengths, wherein the masking films are foldable along folding lines, running along the lengths, to form double-ply-folded masking films such that two free longitudinal edges of the double-ply-folded masking films run adjacent to each another and the double-ply masking films are foldable to form stacks and the two longitudinal edges lie on the masking film stacks.

Abstract: A fiber placement device that includes a placement surface on which a reinforcing fiber tow is placed and stacked; a tow arranging mechanism which presses and places the reinforcing fiber tow against and on the placement surface; and a heating mechanism which is configured to heat the placement surface. In one placement cycle, the tow arranging mechanism presses a group of the reinforcing fiber tows against the placement surface heated in advance by the heating mechanism, moves by a predetermined length in a first axial direction to glue and fix the group of the reinforcing fiber tows onto the placement surface, and move the placement surface in a second axial direction which substantially intersects the first axial direction.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing an automobile sound absorbing member through molding. In the method, a first fibrous layer and a second fibrous layer are bonded to each other and molded at the same time, so that a working process and a process cycle are simplified, thereby improving production speed and reducing investment for equipment and facility. The method includes (a) preparing a first fibrous layer and a second fibrous layer, (b) providing an adhesive member between the first fibrous layer and the second fibrous layer and placing an aggregate of the first fibrous layer, adhesive member, and the second fibrous layer in a molding machine, and (c) pressing an upper mold and a lower mold of the molding machine so that the first fibrous layer and the second fibrous layer are bonded and molded into a molded body.

Abstract: A method for making an absorbent article comprising an absorbent core comprising one or more channels, the method comprising the steps of: i. providing a first endless moving surface comprising a plurality of molds, each mold comprising a non-porous insert therein, typically said insert having the inverse shape of said channel(s), wherein the molds are in fluid communication with an under-pressure source except for said insert; ii. feeding a first nonwoven web to said first endless moving surface and over one or more said molds; iii. depositing an absorbent material, comprising cellulose fibers and/or superabsorbent polymer particles, over at least a portion of said nonwoven web; iv. removing said absorbent material from areas of the nonwoven web corresponding to said insert; v. applying a second nonwoven web directly or indirectly over the absorbent material, or folding said first nonwoven web, such to sandwich said absorbent material between upper and lower layers of said nonwoven web(s); vi.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a load structure may include forming a panel having a first side and a second side, clearing a fill passage through the panel, providing a tool having a first tool portion, a second tool portion, and a cavity disposed between the first and second tool portions, connecting a fill busing to the tool, the fill bushing includes a flange, disposing the panel within the cavity, disposing the fill bushing within the fill passage, connecting an injection gun to the fill bushing, and injecting a material through the fill busing and the fill passage such that one of the first side or the second side of the panel is at least partially covered with the material, the fill bushing is arranged within the fill passage to block the coating from contacting the other one of the first side or the second side.

Abstract: A method for applying rubberized electronic tags to a tyre being processed. A continuous band is extended lengthwise along a longitudinal direction. The rubberized electronic tags are adhered to the front surface of the band and arranged sequentially along that direction. A rubberized electronic tag is peeled from the continuous band and applied to the tyre. The peeling includes imposing a longitudinal sliding motion and a sliding path on the band.

Abstract: A method of removing a sacrificial substructure from a support structure is disclosed. The method includes receiving the support structure, where the support structure has the sacrificial substructure connected thereto, the sacrificial substructure having functioning electrical devices removed therefrom. The method also includes applying a barrier to the sacrificial substructure, puncturing the sacrificial substructure with a puncture plate to secure the sacrificial substructure to the puncture plate, and detaching the sacrificial substructure from the support structure by moving the puncture plate with respect to the support structure.

Abstract: A method and device for connecting sheet metal parts in order to form lamination stacks. In order to reproducibly manufacture geometrically accurate lamination stacks, it is proposed for the first and/or second coating to be provided with a separating layer, which contains a reaction accelerator for the adhesive of the first coating and contains a release agent in order to thus facilitate the division of the sheet metal parts into lamination stacks.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a load structure may include forming a panel having a first side and a second side, clearing a fill passage through the panel, providing a tool having a first portion, a second portion, and a cavity disposed between the first and second portions, disposing a film onto a surface of the first portion of the tool, disposing the panel within the cavity such that the second side of the panel engages the second portion of the tool, and the first side of the panel is spaced apart from the surface of the first portion of the tool defining a void, and injecting a coating through the fill passage such that the coating fills the void and the film adheres to the first side of the panel.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for fabricating composite parts. The method includes subdividing a laminate into zones, laying up tows of fiber reinforced material for the laminate over a layup mandrel via multiple laminations such that each lamination head applies tows in a different zone, and splicing the zones together to form the laminate during the laying up of the tows while moving the layup mandrel in a process direction during fabrication of the composite parts.

Abstract: A process of producing printed variably imaged labels cut to individual label sheets in a pre-defined sequence of variable information synchronized with the planogram of a retail store for labeling, output from a factory assembly line for unique product labeling or labeling of shipments from a fulfillment or distribution warehouse that all have unique data and follow a planogram or planned sequence. The labels are cut into single sheets using a cutter/stacker and either use a crack and peel liner or a stripped matrix around the label to facilitate easy removal and application. The cutter/stacker processes converted label stock that is either preprinted and die cut and/or variably imaged.

Abstract: Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include a catheter. The catheter may include a catheter shaft and a balloon. The balloon may comprise a cone portion, a waist portion, and a body portion. A fiber braid may be disposed along the balloon. An inner surface of the waist portion may be thermally bonded to an outer surface of the catheter shaft and an inner surface of the fiber braid may be adhesively bonded to an outer surface of the waist portion.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for manufacturing absorbent articles, wherein discrete zones of protrusions may be formed on a substrate. In some configurations, the protrusions may be formed as hooks. When forming the discrete zones of protrusions, localized speed variances may be imparted to the advancing substrate to ensure the adequate time to form the protrusions is provided. As such, protrusions may be formed on portions of the substrate that have been temporarily stopped or slowed to relatively slow speeds. The substrates with zones of protrusions may then be incorporated into products, such as assembled absorbent articles, so as to place the protrusions in desired positions on the absorbent articles. As such, the methods and apparatuses herein allow for the use of hook forming techniques on substrates in article manufacturing processes that provide flexibility in such configurations without sacrificing desired manufacturing speeds.

Abstract: A separating device and a method of separation are disclosed. The separating device and the method of separation are for separating a flexible substrate fixed on a carrier substrate having a first divided area and a second divided area, the flexible substrate includes an effective area defined corresponding to the first divided area and an ineffective area defined corresponding to the second divided area. The separating device comprises: a movable platen, for raising the second divided area, thereby partially separating the carrier substrate from the flexible substrate, and thereby forming a slit; a separating sheet, for separating the flexible substrate along the slit, thereby separating the effective area of the flexible substrate from the first divided area of the carrier substrate; and a suction head, for removing the separated flexible substrate from the carrier substrate.

Abstract: A protective component forming apparatus includes a chuck table, a resin supply unit having a pump and a pipe that supply a liquid resin from a tank to a resin sheet held by the chuck table, a pressing unit that presses a workpiece against the liquid resin supplied to the resin sheet held by the chuck table, a curing unit that irradiates the liquid resin pressed by the pressing unit with ultraviolet and cures the liquid resin, a resin inspecting part that senses the viscosity of the liquid resin, and an informing unit.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing adhered components includes a process of applying adhesive to application areas on a surface of a first component, a process of placing a second component above the first component, and a process of pressurizing the second component toward the first component. In the pressurization process, the load applied to a pressurizer changes while sequentially undergoing a curvilinear increase period in which the load increases in a curved line as the compression amount of the adhesive increases, and a rapid increase period in which the load increases in a polygonal line with respect to the trajectory of the load in the curvilinear increase period as the compression amount increases. During pressurization by the pressurizer, the load is detected by a load sensor, the rapid increase period is detected based on the detection value of the load sensor, and the pressurization is stopped during the rapid increase period.

Abstract: A transversely extensible continuous elastic laminates includes a continuous elastic tape sandwiched between two continuous webs, and at least one row of tabs extending transversely outside the two webs, wherein the tabs are made of a non-woven material and have respective micro-hook pads integrally formed in the non-woven material forming the tabs and completely surrounded by a portion of a flat surface of the respective tabs.

Abstract: Systems for processing material, taping stations to apply tape to one or more rolls of material, and methods of processing material are disclosed. A system for processing material includes a winding station and a taping station. The winding station includes a winder to wrap material around a mandrel to produce one or more rolls of material. The taping station is arranged downstream of the winding station to receive the one or more rolls of material therefrom and apply tape to the one or more rolls of material.

Abstract: A fiber application head for the production of composite material parts, including a compacting roller having a rigid central tube, at least one cylindrical piece made of an elastically deformable flexible material, assembled on the central tube and a plurality of independent rigid rings stacked side by side on the cylindrical piece. Each cylindrical piece includes a cylindrical outer surface by which each ring is intended to come to bear against the lay-up surface, and two collars mounted on the central tube, on either side of the cylindrical piece, being able to block in translation the stack of rings on the cylindrical piece.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a label peeling device includes a container holding portion configured to hold a specimen container, and a cutter holder configured to detachably hold a cutter, to apply a blade of the cutter to a side surface of the specimen container held by the container holding portion with a label being attached to the side surface, and to move along an axial direction of the specimen container, thereby peeling the label attached to the side surface of the specimen container.