Abstract: An apparatus for bonding at least two substrates to each other comprises a plurality of substrate bonding machines arranged adjacent to one another and an input transporter extending adjacent to the plurality of substrate bonding machines which is operative to deliver the substrates to each of the substrate bonding machines. The input transporter is supplied with substrates by an onloading station. An output transporter extending adjacent to the plurality of substrate bonding machines is operative to receive bonded substrates from each of the substrate bonding machines and deliver the bonded substrates to an offloading station for removal from the apparatus.

Abstract: In a component mounting machine including a tape feeder removing a top tape from a carrier tape of a component supply tape so as to expose a component on the carrier tape so that the component is sucked by a suction nozzle; and a waste tape collection box collecting the top tape removed from the carrier tape, a top-tape drawing member for catching and drawing out the top tape is drawably provided at a place where the top tape removed from the carrier tape is hanging down from the tape feeder into the waste tape collection box (for example, a top opening portion of the waste tape collection box).

Abstract: A liquid crystal material dispensing apparatus includes a spacer height measuring unit for measuring a height of a spacer on a substrate, and a liquid crystal material dispensing system for determining an amount of the liquid crystal material to be dispensed on the substrate based upon the measured spacer height and for dispensing the liquid crystal material onto the substrate.

Abstract: The method for continuously manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, includes: a peeling step of peeling off a sheet piece of a pressure-sensitive adhesive-containing polarizing film from a carrier film; a taking-up step of taking up the carrier film; a bonding step of bonding the sheet piece to a liquid crystal panel with the pressure-sensitive adhesive interposed therebetween; and a velocity control step of controlling V1 and V2 so that in a process of bonding the sheet piece to the liquid crystal panel, the relation V1=V2 can be satisfied during a period from a bonding start time when bonding the sheet piece to the liquid crystal panel is started to a time when the sheet piece is peeled off from the carrier film and that the relation V1<V2 can be satisfied at a certain time after the sheet piece in a course of being bonded to the liquid crystal panel is peeled from the carrier film and before the bonding of the sheet piece to the liquid crystal panel is completed, wherein V1 represents a veloci

Abstract: The invention concerns a device and a corresponding method for the jointing of wafers along their corresponding surfaces.

Abstract: A substantial portion of the peripheral edges of two panels forming a component of a motor-vehicle body, in particular a front bonnet of a motor-vehicle, is joined by interposing a thermosetting adhesive. Polymerization of the adhesive is obtained by heating, without introducing the structure into an oven, by means of one or more induction heating coil, which are shaped and arranged in proximity and along the peripheral edges of the two panels. The quality of the induction heating process is controlled according to signals output by a thermographic detection camera which is positioned adjustable at a point from which it can acquire a thermographic image of the entire extension of said peripheral edges of the panels to be joined, so as to allow simultaneously controlling the temperature reached by each portion of the peripheral edges of the panels.

Abstract: A masking jig holding unit (31) holds a masking jig, a robot moves the masking jig to place on a temporary placement table, an object holding unit (21) holds an object, the robot moves and positions the object to face an application unit (35b) in a predetermined position and posture, the application unit applies an adhesive to a masking part of the object, the robot directs the masking part of the object downward, and moves the object to the temporary placement table, and the robot brings the object down to the masking jig that is placed on the temporary placement table, and pastes the masking jig to the masking part of the object.

Abstract: An apparatus for automatically marking laboratory test tubes in the stage of drawing biological material to be analyzed, which includes two or more distributors of test tubes of different types that are selectable by a control unit and are suitable for feeding test tubes to a test-tubes positioning device which in turn is suitable for presenting correctly positioned test tubes to a computerized labelling machine containing a printer for printing barcodes on labels. Each distributor includes an automatic drawing and discharging device for drawing and discharging single test tubes from a container of test tubes of a selected distributor to the positioning device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum pad for use on vacuum drums (8) of labeling machines for labeling bottles or like containers (2) with labels (3), having a plurality of vacuum openings (10) provided at least on a partial area (21, 21a) of the vacuum pad (9, 9a) and formed by channels (37, 38) that can have a vacuum applied thereto in the at least one partial area (21, 21a), characterized in that the vacuum pad (9, 9a) is manufactured of a transparent material, such as a transparent plastic, at least in the partial area (21, 21a) comprising the vacuum openings and the channels (37, 38).

Abstract: A masking device capable of effectively carrying out a masking operation using a masking jig by means of a robot. A step S5, wherein the masking jig is taken out by a second robot, must be completed prior to step S6, and may be carried out until step S2 has been completed, otherwise, may be carried out concurrently with step S4. Since the taking out operation of the masking jig by the second robot may be concurrently with the detecting/taking-out operation of the workpiece or the applying operation of adhesive by the first robot, cycle time may be reduced.

Abstract: A spacing interval control method is used in a sheet laminating apparatus for controlling a constant spacing interval between any two adjacent ones of multiple documents. The sheet laminating apparatus includes an automatic document feeding mechanism and a sheet laminating mechanism. By means of multiple sensors within the automatic document feeding mechanism, multiple documents are successively transported from the automatic document feeding mechanism to the sheet laminating mechanism at a constant spacing interval between any two adjacent ones of multiple documents. As a consequence, the documents after being heated or pressed by the sheet laminating mechanism will be cut into multiple separate and identical-sized laminated documents.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing a coated analytic substrate using a compact and portable automated instrument located in the laboratory setting at the point of use which can consistently produce one or a plurality of coated analytic substrates “on demand” for using the analytic substrate immediately after coating, preferably without a step of rinsing the coated analytic substrate before use. The apparatus preferably uses applicator cartridges having a reservoir containing the coating compositions used to form the coatings. Preferably the cartridges are removable and interchangeable to facilitate the production of individual analytic substrates having different coatings or different coating patterns. These coated analytic substrates have superior specimen adhesion characteristics due to the improved quality of the coatings applied by the coating apparatus and due to the quickness with which the coated analytic substrates can be used in the lab after production.

Abstract: A laminating apparatus (200) for laminating a substrate foil (SF) with a laminating foil (LF) comprises a first and a second facility (210, 214) for providing the substrate foil and the laminating foil respectively, a recognition facility (224, 225) for determining a location of at least one feature of at least one (LF) of the laminating foil and the substrate foil and an alignment facility (252, 253) for aligning the at least one (LF) of the foils, a separation facility (240) for separating a portion (SF1; LF1) of the at least one of the foils after it is controlled by the alignment facility, a laminating facility (250, 252) for laminating the separated portion of the at least one of the foil against the other one of the foils.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel systems and methods for processing packages through a delivery network using a hub assist label. Generally described, the hub assist label includes indicia of a sequence of sorting locations that designates the flow of a package through a delivery network.

Abstract: A transfer medium manufacturing method for manufacturing a transfer medium in which a foil forming recording material containing metallic particles capable of being transferred onto a target has been applied to a base material includes: applying the foil forming recording material to the base material; and smoothing the surface of the foil forming recording material applied to the base material in the applying, the foil forming recording material being in a partially-melted state.

Abstract: A laminating system and a method of making a laminated product can include a roll of substrate material and a roll of film material to be laminated together to form a laminate. The system includes a sheeter station and, optionally, a breaker bar station and/or a registration station. The sheeter station is configured to cut the laminate at desired locations based on either signals received from the registration station or other system components. The breaker bar station is configured to remove any roll set curl that may reside in the laminate as a result of the substrate and/or film materials being fed to the system directly from rolls. The registration station is arranged, during an automated registration mode, to detect markings on the laminate and instruct the sheeter station to cut the laminate into individual sheets for subsequently processing into cards such as credit cards, gift cards, ID cards, etc.

Abstract: A wrapper assembly is disclosed that can be used, for example, to wrap a label around a wire. In the wrapper assembly, a pair of supports are spaced apart from one another and a plurality of rollers are disposed there between. The wrapper assembly further includes at least one yoke. Both the pair of supports and the yoke have positioning slots formed therein that support the rollers. By moving the yoke or yokes relative to the supports, the positioning slots in the yoke or yokes shifts relative to the positioning slots in the supports and thereby adjusting the positions of rollers relative to one another.

Abstract: A method of applying a strip of tape includes directing air pressure at a raised section of a conductor.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a reversible thermosensitive recording medium, the method including: conveying an inlet sheet which includes inlets each having a convex-shaped electronic information recording element, retrieving positional information of the inlets, cutting the inlet sheet into individual inlets, retrieving positional information of the convex-shaped electronic information recording element in the individual inlets, conveying a base sheet, which includes concave portions, toward the vacuum suction roller, retrieving positional information of the concave portions, aligning the convex-shaped electronic information recording element with the concave portions so as to be inserted into the concave portion, and laminating the inlets and the base sheet.

Abstract: A method for positioning side panels during manufacture of a pant includes positioning the side panels on side panel transfer devices. The side panels move perpendicular to a pant transport plane as the pant is transported in the machine direction and the side panels reside on the side panel transfer devices. The side panels can include refastenable fastening components. The method and apparatus can move the fastening components closer together in the cross-machine direction or maintain the fastening components at a constant cross-machine position while the side panels reside on the side panel transfer devices.