Abstract: A method for shaping a fiber blank including a warp tracer thread and at least one weft tracer thread, includes the projection of a warp visual reference onto the fiber blank corresponding to a reference location of the warp tracer thread, the deformation of the blank from the bottom of the airfoil blank to the top of the airfoil blank such as to make the warp tracer thread correspond with its visual reference, the projection of a weft visual reference on the fiber blank corresponding to a reference location of the weft tracer thread, and the deformation of the blank from the warp tracer thread to the first edge and to the second edge of the blank such as to make the weft tracer thread correspond with its visual reference.

Abstract: A method for shaping a fiber blank including a warp tracer thread and at least one weft tracer thread, includes the projection of a warp visual reference onto the fiber blank corresponding to a reference location of the warp tracer thread, the deformation of the blank from the bottom of the airfoil blank to the top of the airfoil blank such as to make the warp tracer thread correspond with its visual reference, the projection of a weft visual reference on the fiber blank corresponding to a reference location of the weft tracer thread, and the deformation of the blank from the warp tracer thread to the first edge and to the second edge of the blank such as to make the weft tracer thread correspond with its visual reference.

Abstract: An electroluminescent sign and a method for selectively illuminating such an electroluminescent sign is disclosed. The method can include steps of creating an electroluminescent sign having an electroluminescent region and a coded information region, the coded information region providing instructions to illuminate the electroluminescent region. The method can further include steps of reading the coded information region to obtain the instructions, and selectively illuminating the electroluminescent region according to the instructions provided by the coded information region.

Abstract: A system providing ink to a printing device includes a carriage including a fluid interconnect probe, a plurality of ink supply cartridges, and an autoloader configured to fluidly couple one of the ink supply cartridges to the carriage.