Abstract: A film cutter includes: a body unit having a gripping portion, a receiving portion, pivotal portion, a sliding portion, an access slit, and a film feeding opening; a movable knife having a pivotal connection portion pivotally disposed at the pivotal portion, and a cutting portion; an operating unit having a sliding portion disposed at the sliding portion of the body unit, an operating portion for driving the sliding portion, a knife controlling portion for actuating the movable knife to rotate about the pivotal portion and thus allow the cutting portion to be exposed from or to retract into the access slit; two blades disposed in the body unit and each having a sharp edge tilted at an angle relative to and corresponding in position to the film feeding opening; and a guide member mounted on the body unit and corresponding in position to the film feeding opening.

Abstract: The present invention relates a tool head for a personal care appliance, including a plurality of tool rotors rotatably supported about rotor axes and a drive train for rotatably driving said tooling rotors from a motor, wherein such drive train includes: an input crank element having connection means for connecting to a drive shaft, a transmitter element configured to be driven by said input crank element, and output crank elements configured to be driven by said transmitter element to rotate about said rotor axis.

Abstract: An electric shaver having a cutter head with a plurality of cutting rotors driven by a drive train connectable to a motor. The number of tooling rotors is significantly increased while at the same time the size of the tooling rotors is significantly reduced, thus being able to define an approximately smooth surface by the front faces of the tooling rotors.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring the cutting force on a single fiber. The method includes the steps of: providing a blade having an edge; providing a fiber mount for holding the single fiber; providing at least one sensor connected to the fiber mount; providing a fiber sleeve to contain a fiber within the fiber mount to simulate the location of the hair within the hair follicle; moving the blade toward the fiber and cutting the fiber; and measuring the cutting force on the fiber with the at least one sensor.

Abstract: A liquid dispensing unit for a hair removal device with a reservoir and an applicator in liquid communication with the reservoir. A first and second connector are in liquid communication with the reservoir. The first and second connector each have a respective first and second valve. A resilient tube is disposed between the connectors. The resilient tube has a neutral position with both valves closed and a second position with one valve open and one valve closed.

Abstract: A functional polymeric cutting edge structure and methods for the manufacturing of cutting edge structures comprised of polymeric materials are provided. The cutting edge structures may be produced on a substrate having a blade body or blade support type. The polymeric material is produced by curing a precursor material by electromagnetic radiation wherein a wavelength of said radiation is about double a wavelength required to cure the precursor material. A razor blade for use in a razor cartridge or a blade box may be formed using the present invention.

Abstract: A functional polymeric cutting edge structure and methods for the manufacturing of cutting edge structures comprised of polymeric materials are provided. The cutting edge structures may be produced on a substrate having a blade body or blade support type. The polymeric material is produced by curing a precursor material activated by electromagnetic radiation wherein a wavelength of said radiation is about double a wavelength required to activate the precursor material. A razor blade for use in a razor cartridge or a blade box may be formed using the present invention.

Abstract: A tube cutter includes a main body, a holder, a guide bolt and two rollers. The main body has a wall provided with a screw hole. The holder is slidably mounted on the main body and is provided with a through hole. A cutting wheel is rotatably mounted on the holder and corresponding between the two rollers. The guide bolt is screwed through the screw hole of the main body and extends through the through hole of the holder. The guide bolt has a first end provided with a rotation portion and a second end provided with a resting portion. An elastic member is mounted on the guide bolt and is biased between the resting portion and the holder. The two rollers are rotatably mounted on the main body.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system made of an electronic display device having a display screen for displaying augmented reality, an electronic memory, and a cutting device for cutting planar cutting stock, e.g., paperboard, corrugated cardboard, film, textile, plastic, foam, or wooden slabs or sheets. The system has a computer unit for computing a position and alignment of the display device in relation to the cutting device. The display device is designed to be worn by a user and positioned in the field of vision of the user. The system is designed to display to the user retrieved cutting-stock-related information by means of the display screen in a manner readable by the user in the field of vision of the user, adapted to the position and alignment of the display device in relation to the cutting device, and linked to an actual and/or setpoint position of the cutting stock.

Abstract: The invention relates to a gripper for use in a slicing machine, in particular a high-performance slicing machine, said gripper being joined to the food product using an integral bonding process.

Abstract: An apparatus for modifying a sheet of a material (e.g., paper, cardstock, a plastic film, foil, fabric, etc.), or a substrate, includes a base, a handle and a plurality of tools held by the handle. The tools may be removably secured to the handle, and may be arranged in a variety of different ways. Each tool is capable of interacting with the substrate in a manner that will modify (e.g., cut, score, perforate, mark, etc.) the substrate. The handle is capable of being translated, or moved, at least partially across the substrate and of causing the tools to concurrently interact with and modify a plurality of laterally discrete, a substantially linear, substantially parallel locations of the substrate as the handle is translated at least partially across the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention provides a light-weight spacer for a slitting machine for maintaining the width between slitting knives. The light-weight spacer comprises: a spacer body having a ring structure integrally formed of metal; an inner surface positioned on the inner side of the ring structure and extending along the central axis of the ring structure; an outer surface positioned on the outer side of the ring structure and extending along the central axis of the ring structure; a first side surface extending between the inner surface and the outer surface and being perpendicular thereto; a second side surface opposite to the first side surface and extending between the inner surface and the outer surface; a first plurality of perforations provided on the first side; and a second plurality of perforations provided on the second side.

Abstract: Fences for use in table saws are disclosed. One embodiment may include an actuator, handle or lever to lock and unlock the fence from the table, where the actuator, handle or lever is positioned substantially above the tabletop and substantially within the perimeter of the table (including any rail associated with the table). Another embodiment may include an actuator, handle or lever to lock and unlock the fence from the table, where the actuator, handle or lever is positioned along a top surface of the fence and configured so that the fence unclamps from the saw when the actuator, handle or lever is pressed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for stapling printed products, preferably automatically, comprising a stapling head for driving a staple through a printed-product back and a bender for bending the open ends of the staple. Said device is characterized in that the stapling head has a modular design, wherein the stapling head comprises a driving tool (1) and a driving-tool holder (2) for equipping with the driving tool, and wherein the driving tool can be fastened to the driving-tool holder in an exchangeable manner, e.g., by means of locking bolts (3) fastened to a crossmember (4) or by means of a groove (5)/feather-key connection. The invention further relates to a corresponding stapling head.

Abstract: A molding machine for synthesizing a stone by means of beats of a heavy hammer includes a base, a heavy hammer mounted on the base, and a driving device for driving the heavy hammer. The base is provided with a material-load zone, and the heavy hammer is configured to beat the material-load zone. A processing method for synthesizing a stone by means of beats of a heavy hammer includes the following steps: burdening; material distribution; shaping; and solidification.

Abstract: The invention relates to a formwork element for a formwork system for concrete building purposes, in particular for integration into a construction plane of the formwork system, having a box-like supporting body (1, 2) facing away from the concrete, having an upper side (6) facing the concrete in use, having a recess (3) in the upper side (6) for the fastening of concrete-facing forming means (11; 11?; 35) which can be fastened on/in the recess (3), having a vacuum-permeable spacer (14; 17) having a plurality of passage openings (16), and having connection devices (7, 8, 9) for applying a vacuum, wherein a plurality of forming means (35) can be reversibly fastened by means of vacuum at the top side (6). The invention also relates to a formwork system having such a formwork element and a concrete component which has been created with the formwork element or the formwork system.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a continuous drill ring for a core drill bit is disclosed. The method includes forming at least two green compacts in layers in a direction of formation between a bottom side and a top side by successively applying powder layers containing a powder mixture and diamond layers containing diamond particles that are arranged in a set pattern, shaping the green compacts into ring segments under the effect of pressure, sintering the ring segments under the effect of heat, and combining the sintered ring segments in a circular manner and joining the same in a frictionally engaging or integrally bonding manner at the lateral edges thereof so as to obtain the continuous drill.

Abstract: A method for producing a drill ring for a core drill bit is disclosed. The method includes constructing at least two green parts from encapsulated diamond particles, the diamond particles being covered by a powder mixture. The green parts are formed into ring segments under the effect of pressure and the ring segments are annularly assembled and sintered under temperature action to form a continuous drill ring.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system comprising a first pump; a pelletization system that comprises an underwater pelletizer; where the pelletization system is located downstream of the first pump and is in fluid communication with it; a direct line that is located downstream of the first pump and upstream of the pelletization system; where the direct line does not contain a pump or a heat exchanger; and a bypass line that is located downstream of the first pump and upstream of the pelletization system; where the bypass line comprises a second pump; where the first pump is operative to discharge the polymer to the pelletization system via the direct line when the polymer has a melt viscosity greater than 105 centipoise; and where the first pump is operative to discharge the polymer to the pelletization system via the bypass line when the polymer has a melt viscosity less than 105 centipoise.

Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to a plastic compound suitable for preparing articles, such as pipe fittings and valves, with good physical properties, such as impact strength, and resistance to environmental stress cracking (ESC). In particular, the technology relates to a vinyl chloride resin, which includes chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (“CPVC”) homopolymer. Furthermore, the invention relates to vinyl chloride homopolymer compounds containing the vinyl chloride homopolymer resin, and articles made from such compounds, which compounds meet 23447 cell classifications under ASTM D1784.

Abstract: Apparatus for impregnating a porous medium with powder, including a device able to generate an alternating electric field through the porous medium, the device including a first electrode and a second electrode, which are placed on either side of the porous medium, the apparatus being characterized in that: the first electrode is covered with a screen making contact with the electrode, said screen having a dielectric strength higher than 6 kV/mm; and the second electrode is covered with a protective layer, said protective layer having a superficial resistivity higher than 1×1012?/?.

Abstract: A manifold for resin application, infusion, and/or injection is provided. The manifold comprises at least one inlet and a plurality of outlets. At least one outlet of the manifold comprises a valve that is operable to selectively dispense or terminate a flow of a resin from the outlet, and wherein the resin is supplied through the at least one inlet.

Abstract: The device for feeding molten plastic material into a molding cavity (30) includes a melting chamber (20) in which metered solid plastic material is introduced, a sonotrode (10) provided for tightly inserting a portion thereof into said melting chamber (20), causing the plastic material to melt by means of vibration, and relative movement of the sonotrode (10) and melting chamber (20) allows driving the molten plastic material inside a molding cavity (30) communicated with said melting chamber (20), the device including resistance sensors (40) allowing an electronic control device (50) to know the resistance that the plastic material has against the movement of the sonotrode (10).

Abstract: A three-dimensional image forming system according to the present invention includes a conveying unit which conveys a heat-expandable sheet along a conveyance path, a heating unit which heats the heat-expandable sheet by irradiating the heat-expandable sheet with light, and a control unit which preheats the surroundings of the heating unit to a previously determined preheat temperature and then causes the conveying unit to convey the heat-expandable sheet.

Abstract: The present invention describes a shaped footwear device intended to be used as a supportive insole or orthotic and a system and methods for making the same. The footwear device includes a top foam layer, a light-cured composite material layer, and a bottom textile layer. The footwear device is created by conforming a pre-cured insole assembly to the plantar surface of a foot or foot mold and then exposing the pre-cured insole assembly to light to create a shaped footwear device with a light-cured composite material support plate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing an optical casting comprising at least one volume-holographic optical element by means of at least one casting operation, the process comprising the following steps: providing a casting mould comprising a first mould section having a flat, spherical, aspherical or free-form first surface and a second mould section having a flat, spherical, aspherical or free-form second surface, the first mould section being connectable to the second mould section to form the casting mould, providing at least one holographic optical element, positioning and aligning the at least one holographic optical element with respect to the first mould section or/and with respect to the second mould section, combining the first and second mould sections to form the casting mould, introducing casting material in one or more casting steps, the casting material having a maximum viscosity at 25° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vacuum insulating panel (VIP). The VIP comprises an insulating core (2) having upper (3) and lower surfaces (4) and at least one substantially planar reinforcing member (5) arranged on the upper (3) or lower surface (4) of the core (2). The reinforcing member (5) is porous and substantially rigid. The VIP further comprises a barrier envelope, optionally in the form of a barrier film (6), arranged to envelop the insulating core (2) and the planar member (5). The present invention also relates to methods of manufacturing a vacuum insulating panel (VIP).

Abstract: An apparatus for producing a microporous plastic film comprising a pattern roll having large numbers of high-hardness, fine particles; an anvil roll opposing the pattern roll; a conveying means for passing a plastic film through a gap of both rolls; a stationary frame rotatably supporting one of both rolls; a pair of laterally arranged movable frames rotatably supporting the other roll; and a pair of laterally arranged carriages to each of which each of the movable frames is fixed; at least one of the carriages moving in a running direction of the plastic film to generate positional difference between a pair of the movable frames, so that the center axes of both rolls are relatively inclined to each other.

Abstract: A discharge apparatus includes a discharge unit and a detection unit. The discharge unit is configured to discharge liquid containing a volatile compound from a discharge port. The detection unit is configured to detect discharge of the liquid by detecting, using light, a volatile component volatilizing from the liquid when the liquid is discharged from the discharge port.

Abstract: A method is provided of producing a component part for a motor vehicle. That method includes the steps of molding a first portion of an integral body from a chrome-platable material and molding a second portion of the integral body from a molded-in-color, non-platable material. This is followed by the applying of a chrome plate layer to the chrome-platable material. A component part or exterior grille made without masking and painting steps is also disclosed.

Abstract: A resin molding method includes a first molding step, a sliding step, a second molding step and a mold opening step. In the first molding step, first molded part supported in a fixed mold and a second molded part supported in a die slide mold are molded in different positions in a second direction. In the sliding step, the movable mold is removed in a first direction and the first molded part and the second molded part are aligned by the die slide mold is moved in the second direction. In the second molding step, the movable mold is clamped again with the fixed mold and resin is injected into engaged portions. Each of the first molded part and the second molded part includes at least one wall extending in the first direction, and in the second molding step, the first molded part and the second molded part are engaged with each other at sides of the walls extending in the first direction.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a wire harness which includes at least one bundle of an electric wire group in which a plurality of electric wires are linearly arranged, and a damming part made of a resin material surrounding a part of the electric wire group in an extending direction of the electric wire group and including an outer periphery shape part according to an inner peripheral shape of an electric wire group insertion part, the manufacturing method includes a mold clamping step of disposing a part of the one bundle of the electric wire group and mold clamping an upper mold and a lower mold and an injection step of performing low pressure injection of a larger amount of molten resin than a volume of a cavity into the cavity.

Abstract: The invention pertains to an injection molding machine comprising, an injection nozzle (2) having a melt channel (6), an injection opening (5), and a filter (9) for filtering the molten resin within the injection nozzle (2). According to the invention, the melt filter (9) cooperates with the 5 melt channel (6) or a means (7) provided within the melt channel (6) in such a way, that during an injection phase of the injection molding machine, the molten resin is caused to pass through the filter (9), and during a decompression phase of the injection molding machine the molten resin is caused to bypass the filter (9).

Abstract: The invention relates to an extrusion-assisting agent containing low-viscosity thermoplastic fluorinated polymers and preferably not containing a synergist. The invention also relates to the use of the extrusion agent for extrusion in the form of monofilament or multifilament fibres or non-woven materials, and to the extrusion method.

Abstract: A nozzle for extruding a composite material from an extruder barrel. The nozzle includes a body and a tapered nozzle passage extending through the body. The tapered nozzle passage having a nozzle inlet opening configured to interface with the extruder barrel, and a nozzle outlet opening, where the tapered nozzle passage has a contoured nozzle passage surface extending between the extruder barrel and the nozzle outlet opening with smooth transitions, free of angles, so that each nozzle passage surface portion, having a corresponding contour, transitions smoothly to each other nozzle passage surface portion, having a respective different contour, from the nozzle inlet opening to the nozzle outlet opening, and the nozzle outlet opening is defined by at least a first edge and a second edge that intersect each other at an acute angle.

Abstract: Provided is a production apparatus capable of producing a flexible tube whose hardness is naturally varied along the length direction thereof. This mixing valve includes: a first valve configured to distribute a first resin to a resin supply path and a resin discharge path; and a second valve configured to distribute a second resin to the resin supply path and the resin discharge path. In the mixing valve, the mixing proportion between the first resin and the second resin is increased or decreased in association with molding of the flexible tube, by changing a distribution ratio of the first resin in the first valve and a distribution ratio of the second resin in the second valve while keeping constant the total of the supply mounts of the first resin and the second resin supplied to a die.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to produce a double-sided carpet type skin-equipped hollow molded article so as to prevent degradation of aesthetic appearance of the hollow molded article. The double-sided carpet type skin-equipped hollow molded article includes: a hollow molded article main body made of a thermoplastic and having a front surface wall and a back surface wall; and skins integrally bonded to the respective front and back surface walls. A first skin bonded to the front surface wall is a napped-type skin. A second skin bonded to the back surface wall is a skin having a thickness smaller than a thickness of the first skin. A wall surface to which the first skin is bonded protrudes outward more than a wall surface to which the second skin is bonded in a parting line of the hollow molded article main body. The first skin has a large thickness and is a napped-type skin. Therefore, obtained is an effect that a nap raised after deburring and cutting masks a cut portion.

Abstract: Described are methods of two-dimensionally and three-dimensionally forming an article of wear using vacuum forming in an automated process. In the two-dimensional method, the article of wear comprises a generally flat shape with three-dimensional features molded into the first material layer.

Abstract: Provided are a white polyester film including a polyester and white particles, in which, at an equivalent of a thickness of 250 ?m, a machine stretching direction tear strength FMD is 2.5 to 6.0 N, a transverse stretching direction tear strength FTD is 2.0 to 5.0 N, a ratio of the machine stretching direction tear strength FMD to the transverse stretching direction tear strength FTD is 1.05 to 4.00, and a concentration of terminal carboxyl groups is 5 to 25 equivalents/ton, a method for manufacturing the same, a solar cell back sheet and a solar cell module in which the same white polyester film is used.

Abstract: A method of duplicating texture and pattern of a natural material using a low temperature embossing process is provided. More particularly, in the method of duplicating texture and pattern of a natural material using a low temperature embossing process, a polymer resin having low glass transition temperature is coated on a surface of the natural material and then low temperature embossing process is performed thereon at a specific temperature and a specific pressure to duplicate a distinct texture and a fine pattern of the natural material as they are, thereby improving luxurious and aesthetic properties and achieving a large area and mass production, such that it may be applied to interior and exterior materials of a car, a case of a cellular phone and a laptop, home appliances, or the like.

Abstract: A method of printing a three-dimensional object is provided. The method includes selectively dispensing, layer by layer, one or more materials to form the three-dimensional object; selectively dispensing, layer by layer, one or more materials to form a support construction for the three-dimensional object; selectively dispensing, layer by layer, one or more materials to form a rigid exterior construction around at least part of the support construction, the rigid exterior having substantially similar strength and elasticity to the three-dimensional object; and forming a release construction around the rigid exterior construction, the release construction being between the rigid exterior construction and the three-dimensional object.

Abstract: A material deposition system for additive manufacturing including an extruder that defines a first input passage for supplying a first material, a second input passage for supplying a second material, a chamber for combining the first and second materials to form a combined deposition material, and an extrusion port for extruding the combined deposition material. The system further includes an adjustable sleeve that is movable between a first position and a second position to vary the interaction between the first material and the second material in the chamber. For example, the adjustable sleeve may be configured to separate the first and second materials in the chamber, and can vary the point at which the materials interface with each other prior to deposition based on the sleeve position. Such a system may enable a varying degree of infiltration, encapsulation, or other interaction between the first and second materials prior to deposition.

Abstract: Provided herein according to some embodiments is a method of forming a three-dimensional intermediate object with a polymerizable liquid, said polymerizable liquid comprising a mixture of (i) a microwave absorbing material, (ii) a light polymerizable liquid first component, and (iii) a second solidifiable component that is different from said first component. Optionally, but in some embodiments preferably, the method includes supporting the three-dimensional intermediate with a separate support media prior to solidifying and/or curing the second solidifiable component in the three-dimensional intermediate to form the three-dimensional object; and then optionally separating said support media when present from said three-dimensional object.

Abstract: A printer is configured with at least two printheads that are separated from one another in a cross-process direction by an integral multiple of printhead widths. This configuration enables parallel swaths of material to be ejected and then movement of the printheads in the cross-process direction by a distance corresponding to one or more integral numbers of the printhead width enables the area between the swaths to be completed and the area outside of the original swaths printed.

Abstract: Curable liquid nano-composites for additive manufacturing of lenses are provided. Methods of making the curable nano-composites, and methods of additive manufacturing using the nano-composites are also provided. Additionally, objects made from additive manufacturing using the curable nano-composites are provided. In one or more embodiments, the nano-composites can contain one or more cross-linkable monomers or oligomers; a photo-initiator; and a nanoparticle. In some embodiments the curable liquid nano-composite can have a viscosity prior to curing of about 1-150 cP at room temperature and pressure The curable nano-composite can be used for additive manufacturing by printing the curable nano-composite. The printed objects can include optical lenses such as both prescription and non-prescription ophthalmic lenses.

Abstract: A method of making an organ or tissue comprises: (a) providing a first dispenser containing a structural support polymer and a second dispenser containing a live cell-containing composition; (b) depositing a layer on said support from said first and second dispenser, said layer comprising a structural support polymer and said cell-containing composition; and then (c) iteratively repeating said depositing step a plurality of times to form a plurality of layers one on another, with separate and discrete regions in each of said layers comprising one or the other of said support polymer or said cell-containing composition, to thereby produce provide a composite three dimensional structure containing both structural support regions and cell-containing regions. Apparatus for carrying out the method and composite products produced by the method are also described.

Abstract: A method of additive manufacturing includes forming a plurality of build layers, each of the plurality of build layers formed by transferring a first build material having a first particle size to form a first build material and transferring a second build material on the first build material to form one of the plurality of build layers, a particle size of the second build material is smaller than the first build material and each transfer step is performed by a xerographic engine. Each transfer step is involves transfer to a conveyor which can take the form of a belt or drum.

Abstract: A method for three-dimensional printing includes printing a three-dimensional part formed form a first material, the first material including induction sensitive particles and applying magnetic induction to the three-dimensional part during or after printing to heat the induction sensitive particles and melt the first material, allowing reflow thereof. The method also includes printing a support structure. The support structure may also include induction sensitive particles.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device for manufacturing a skin-simulating phantom, which has properties that are similar to those of real skin, using a 3D printer so that layers are stacked to form a multi-layered structure and a nozzle tip connected to the 3D printer is used to provide roughness, and a method of manufacturing a skin-simulating phantom using the same. According to this present invention, solutions can be mixed, depending on the component constitution reflecting the optical properties of the skin, using a program that is set depending on the type of skin. The output condition of the 3D printer can be controlled using a program that is set so as to conduct a step of comparing measured thickness and roughness values to those of the real skin and performing feedback. The nozzle tip connected to the 3D printer can move up and down to provide roughness. Further, the multi-layered structure can be manufactured using the 3D printer, thereby outputting and embodying lesions.

Abstract: According to some aspects, techniques for determining a position of a build platform in an additive fabrication device are provided. According to some embodiments, forces resisting separation of the build platform from an opposing surface are measured and a position of the build platform with respect to the opposing surface is determined. In some embodiments, such forces may include fluid forces present during separation of a build platform from an interior surface of a liquid photopolymer container.