Abstract: Systems and methods for printing a luminescent 3-dimensional object. The method includes mixing a dry cementitious composition with water, the dry cementitious composition comprising a cementitious binder, conveying the mixture to a print head, applying the mixture and one or more luminescent compounds from the print head to form a luminescent 3-dimensional object, and curing the luminescent 3-dimensional object.

Abstract: A 3D printer includes a frame, a carrier, a nozzle and a detection device. The carrier is fixed to the frame. The nozzle is movably disposed on the frame. The detection device includes a piezoelectric ceramic sheet and a position detector. The piezoelectric ceramic sheet is in contact with the carrier. The position detector is disposed on the nozzle.

Abstract: There is provided a three-dimensional object printing apparatus including: a first head that ejects a first liquid from a first nozzle onto a workpiece; a second head that ejects a second liquid from a second nozzle onto the workpiece; a first Z movement mechanism that moves the first head along a Z-axis; a second Z movement mechanism that moves the second head along the Z-axis; an X movement mechanism that moves the first head and the second head along an X-axis intersecting with the Z-axis by collectively moving the first Z movement mechanism and the second z movement mechanism along the X-axis; and an articulated robot that supports the workpiece.

Abstract: An imprinting method for forming a pattern on a substrate with use of a mold, includes performing a running-in process in which the mold is brought into contact with a composition on a first substrate held by a holding unit, the composition on the first substrate is exposed, and the mold is released. After the running-in process, the method includes performing an imprinting process in which the mold is brought into contact with a composition on a second substrate, the composition on the second substrate is exposed, the mold is released, and the pattern is formed on the composition on the second substrate. A base material of the first substrate is higher in heat conductivity than a base material of the second substrate. The second substrate is used as an imprint mold.

Abstract: A fabricating method of a pulp molded container includes providing a main material, performing a dispersing step, performing a pulping step, performing an additive adding step, and performing a heat compression molding step. The main material includes a long fiber pulp and a short fiber pulp. In the dispersing step, the main material is dispersed evenly in water to form an aqueous pulp solution. In the pulping step, the aqueous pulp solution is mechanically fibrillated to form a fibrillated pulp. In the additive adding step, an additive is added into the fibrillated pulp and mixed to form a paper pulp. In the heat compression molding step, the paper pulp is formed into the pulp molded container by heat compression molding.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for embedding metallic wires within polymer structures through co-extrusion printing in large-format polymer additive manufacturing (LFPAM). The method includes receiving user input for object and wire regions, performing Boolean operations on the meshes, generating printing paths, and determining an optimized order for printing. The LFPAM tool, configured with a data processing apparatus, prints the object with embedded wire and anchors supporting the wire ends. The system may include the use of a cutting tool to separate the anchors from the printed object. This disclosure improves wire alignment, support, and printing performance, enhancing the properties of wire-embedded printed structures.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a heating assembly for catheter manufacture which includes a heating element having a central vertical passage and a plurality of gas flow passages in communication with the central passage. The passages are at an angle relative to the central passage increasing heat transfer surface area. The invention may also include an iris assembly. The iris assembly includes a plurality of discs having slits which are offset relative to another disc. The invention may also include an insulation chamber surrounding the heating element. The flow of gas previously heated by the exterior of the thermos coupler and heating element is restricted by the insulation chamber for passage through the gas flow passages and into the central passage, so that the gas receives additional heat for exposure to sheathing material to be bound to a catheter.

Abstract: A formulation usable in additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional object is provided. The formulation comprises one or more monofunctional curable material(s); one or more hydrophilic multifunctional curable material(s); and one or more water-miscible non-curable material(s), such that a total amount of the curable materials is 20% or less, by weight, and a weight ratio of a total weight of the monofunctional curable material(s) and a total weight of the hydrophilic multifunctional curable material(s) ranges from 1:1 to 10:1. The formulation features, when hardened, properties of a weak and flowable gel. Additive manufacturing processes utilizing the formulation as a support material formulation are also provided.

Abstract: The present document relates to a dispensing head for continuous fiber reinforced fused filament type additive manufacturing. The dispensing head is configured for dispensing a material onto a substrate carrier platform, and comprises one or more inlets for receiving a strand of meltable solid material and a reinforcement fiber and a material passage extending from the receiving inlets to a dispensing outlet. The dispensing head further comprises a material heating unit for liquefying the material and drive means for driving the material through the material passage. The material heating unit comprises a solid radiation body extending from the dispensing outlet at least in a direction parallel to the substrate carrier platform, defining a radiation face toward the substrate carrier platform, wherein the radiation body is thermally separated from the dispensing outlet.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a three-dimensional object in an optically reactive starting material, comprising: providing an optically reactive starting material (4) in a working volume (5), wherein the optically reactive starting material (4) contains active molecules of a dual-color photoinitiator; and optically processing the starting material (4) to produce a three-dimensional object by radiating with light of a first wavelength and light of a second wavelength that is different from the first wavelength.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a piping bag. More in particular, particular, the present invention relates to a piping bag for applying a foodstuff to a substrate, wherein the piping bag is of the disposable type. The present invention further relates to a co-extruded tubular foil from which such a piping bag can be obtained and to a method for providing artwork and/or text on such a piping bag. According to the invention, the outer layer and the inner layer of the tubular foil are transparent and the intermediate layer of the tubular foil is partially transparent through a distribution of pigment additives in the intermediate layer that is non-uniform in at least a direction perpendicular to the axial direction.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for printing onto a curved surface of an article are disclosed. An embodiment of a method may include receiving the article and extruding a composite yarn from a nozzle. A method may include attaching the composite yarn to the curved surface by moving the nozzle in a direction aligned with a first axis and a direction aligned with second axis along the curved surface. The first axis may be approximately normal to the print surface and the second axis may be approximately normal to the first direction. The article may be repositioned during printing to accommodate nozzle movement.

Abstract: A component for a vehicle interior is disclosed. The component may comprise a structural substrate comprising a fiber panel and a structure comprising a resin. The fiber panel may comprise a thickness along a periphery; the structure may comprise a border of the structural substrate along the thickness of the periphery of the fiber panel. The periphery of the fiber panel may comprise an edge; the structure may be formed on the edge. The fiber panel may comprise a compression-formed fiber panel. The fiber panel may comprise a plurality of fibers and a resin configured to bind the fibers. The structure may comprise a feature providing an ancillary component; the feature may comprise a molded resin. The structure may be formed in a hole in the fiber panel. The component may comprise at least one of a center console; floor console; door panel; instrument panel; headliner; overhead console; sun visor.

Abstract: An extruder configured to extrude a solid raw material containing moisture includes a barrel, a hopper coupled to one side of the barrel, a discharge port, a screw, vent disposed between the hopper and the discharge port to discharge vapor generated within the barrel; and a heater mounted on the barrel to heat the raw material. Raw material introduced into the barrel through the hopper is heated by the heater while being transferred within the barrel through the screw. A kneading zone, in which raw materials transferred by the screw threads are compressed, is formed on the screw. Since the raw material is melted within the barrel, a heating temperature of the heater and an axial rotation speed of the screw are controlled so that a sealing membrane that shields an inner transverse section of the barrel is formed from the liquid raw material in the kneading zone.

Abstract: A hollow fiber that extending along at least a portion of the fiber along a longitudinal axis thereof and is defined by an interior wall is provided. Through selective control over the manner in which it is formed, the present inventors have discovered that the hollow fiber can exhibit a unique combination of a high void fraction and small fiber size that makes it particularly suitable for use in certain applications, such as in nonwoven webs for absorbent articles.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and methods for providing flowable material to a part-forming fixture. The apparatus comprising a tool manifold and a fixture manifold. The tool manifold comprises a tool-manifold base and a plurality of tool fittings extending through the tool-manifold base. The fixture manifold comprises a fixture-manifold base and a plurality of fixture fittings extending through the fixture-manifold base. An interface end of each one of the plurality of tool fittings is removably attachable to an interface end of a corresponding one of the plurality of fixture fittings such that, when attached, a seal is created between the tool fittings and the corresponding fixture fitting and flowable material is flowable from each one of the tool fittings into the corresponding one of the fixture fittings.

Abstract: The present application discloses a method for three-dimensional deposition printing to manufacture optical elements including ophthalmic devices by controlling the level of oxygen in the polymerization mixture and the printing environment to achieve precision in form and smoothness of surface for image quality optical performance.

Abstract: A method for correcting a final imprint force FIF in an imprint process is provided. Position traces of an imprint head exercising along a predetermined trajectory are obtained. A force disturbance model is established based on prior position and force traces of the imprint head. A disturbance force Fmod,FIF,i is using a predetermined motion sequence based on the force disturbance model for wafer i, where i=1 to n. A residual force offset (RFO) measurement is performed to determine an actual force Fact,RFO,i applied to wafer i. A disturbance force Fmod,FIF,i,j applied to a field j of the wafer i is calculated using the force disturbance model, where j=1 to m. An adjustment is applied to the RFO measurement. An imprint force is applied to a film on the wafer i with the imprint head based on an output of the adjustment applied to Fact,RFO,i and a desired force to be applied to the film on the wafer.

Abstract: Disclosed, in the present specification, is a transfer substrate for transferring a semiconductor light emitting device with high reliability and a method for manufacturing a display device by using same. Specifically, the transfer substrate includes an organic stamp layer having a protrusion, wherein the organic stamp layer contains a plurality of inorganic fillers, and the concentration of the inorganic fillers is formed so as to increase as the distance from the protrusion increases. Therefore, the protrusion of the organic stamp layer has a low concentration of the inorganic fillers so as to maintain sufficient adhesion for transferring the semiconductor light emitting device, and the stiffness of the organic stamp layer itself is formed so as to be much stronger than that of a stamp layer using a single organic material.

Abstract: The present invention provides an imprint apparatus for performing an imprint process of forming a pattern of an imprint material in a plurality of shot regions on a substrate using a mold, including a control unit configured to perform a first operation of, while driving the substrate such that a target shot region in the plurality of shot regions is located at a first position facing the mold, supplying a gas such that an amount of the gas between the mold and the target shot region becomes a reference amount, and a second operation of, after the first operation, if an error that it is estimated that the amount of the gas supplied between the mold and the target shot region does not reach the reference amount is generated, performing a process corresponding to the error.