Abstract: A hair planting apparatus includes a mounting portion for mounting a base material, and including a work opening for planting, a hair planting unit for binding hair for planting to the material in the work opening, a transport mechanism for positioning the hair planting unit relative to each mesh hole of the material mounted on the mounting portion, an imaging unit for capturing images of a plurality of mesh holes of the material mounted on the mounting portion, a tilt detection unit for obtaining, from the image captured by the imaging unit, an alignment direction of the mesh holes of the material, and a correction mechanism for correcting the orientation of the material on the mounting portion according to a tilt angle of the alignment direction of the mesh holes of the material with respect to a predetermined direction.

Abstract: A hair planting apparatus includes a mounting portion for mounting a base material where planting is performed, and including a work opening for planting, a hair planting unit for binding hair for planting to the base material in the work opening of the mounting portion, and a feed device disposed around the mounting portion and feeding the base material with a roller contacting the base material from below. In the hair planting apparatus, the feed device feeds the base material in at least two intersecting directions.

Abstract: Provided is a friction material composition that can increase the coefficient of friction and the wear resistance, reduce the compressive deformation rate, and improve the yield upon hot forming, even when being free of copper component or having a small content of copper component. The friction material composition contains: titanate compound powder made of non-fibrous titanate compound particles; barium sulfate powder; and a thermosetting resin, wherein the titanate compound powder has an alkali metal ion dissolution rate of 15.0% by mass or less, the barium sulfate powder has a volume-based 50% cumulative particle diameter (D50) of 0.1 ?m to 20.0 ?m, and a content of copper component is 0.5% by mass or less in terms of copper element in a total amount of 100% by mass of the friction material composition.

Abstract: Provided is a friction material composition that can increase the coefficient of friction and the wear resistance, reduce the compressive deformation rate, and improve the yield upon hot forming, even when being free of copper component or having a small content of copper component. The friction material composition contains: titanate compound powder made of non-fibrous titanate compound particles; barium sulfate powder; and a thermosetting resin, wherein the titanate compound powder has an alkali metal ion dissolution rate of 15.0% by mass or less, the barium sulfate powder has a volume-based 50% cumulative particle diameter (D50) of 0.1 ?m to 20.0 ?m, and a content of copper component is 0.5% by mass or less in terms of copper element in a total amount of 100% by mass of the friction material composition.

Abstract: Provided axe porous titanate compound particles capable of giving excellent fade resistance when used in a friction material, a resin compound and a friction material each containing the porous titanate compound particles, and a method for producing the porous titanate compound particles. Porous titanate compound particles are each formed of titanate compound crystal grains bonded together and have a cumulative pore volume of 5% or more within a pore diameter range of 0.01 to 1.0 ?m.

Abstract: Provided axe porous titanate compound particles capable of giving excellent fade resistance when used in a friction material, a resin compound and a friction material each containing the porous titanate compound particles, and a method for producing the porous titanate compound particles. Porous titanate compound particles are each formed of titanate compound crystal grains bonded together and have a cumulative pore volume of 5% or more within a pore diameter range of 0.01 to 1.0 ?m.