Abstract: A process for the continuous coagulation and drying of rubber latex includes feeding the latex onto an endless conveyor belt which feeds the latex through a coagulator. A combination of microwave energy and hot air raises the temperature of the latex causing it to coagulate in a coagulation time of less than five minutes. The coagulated rubber from the coagulator is fed into a conveyor belt of a stretch unit which stretches the rubber by increasing its speed of travel. The stretched rubber is then conveyed onto the upper belt of a drying unit. The drying rubber is passed from the upper belt onto an intermediate belt and then on to a lower belt before leaving the drying unit. A combination of microwave energy and hot air in the drying unit is used to dry the rubber to a moisture content of less than 1.5%.

Abstract: Materials of natural rubber incorporating smectite clay particles such as hectorite and bentonite, method of preparing said materials, articles of manufacture made from the materials and method of using the materials are described. The composite materials of the present invention have improved physical properties such as modulus, elasticity, and especially improved coefficient of friction and both dry and wet or slurry abrasion resistance. The materials of the present invention have both increased coefficient of friction and abrasion resistance.

Abstract: A process for the continuous coagulation and drying of rubber latex includes feeding the latex onto an endless conveyor belt which feeds the latex through a coagulator. A combination of microwave energy and hot air raises the temperature of the latex causing it to coagulate in a coagulation time of less than five minutes. The coagulated rubber from the coagulator is fed into a conveyor belt of a stretch unit which stretches the rubber by increasing its speed of travel. The stretched rubber is then conveyed onto the upper belt of a drying unit. The drying rubber is passed from the upper belt onto an intermediate belt and then on to a lower belt before leaving the drying unit. A combination of microwave energy and hot air in the drying unit is used to dry the rubber to a moisture content of less than 1.5%.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) multi-channel switch with a structure of grouping/trap/routing that, by designating a port as a group, could accept not only the services having higher speed than the speed of input ports, but also the services having super-rate speed by comprising: an input processing unit for executing reading control of externally inputted cells and adjusting synchronization between an externally inputted cell and a cell returned by blocking and feedback; a channel grouping unit for grouping cells outputted from the input processing unit, according to switching control data; a trapping unit for deciding whether cells grouped in the channel grouping means require switching beyond the capacity of the pertinent channel and, if these cells require switching beyond the capacity of the channel, sending them to the input processing unit by feedback; and a routing unit for routing cells outputted from the trapping unit.