Abstract: A method for forming a tool for creating a formed component includes providing a forming tool having a core and cavity with respective core and cavity shutoff bands. Core and cavity finished parting planes are determined, wherein the engagement of the core and cavity finished parting planes defines a forming cavity. Rough portions of the core and cavity shutoff bands are removed to define respective rough parting planes. The respective rough parting planes are offset by approximately 130 microns from the respective core and cavity finished parting planes. The core and cavity are semi-finished to relieve stress within the core and cavity. The core and cavity shutoff bands are fine cut so that outer surfaces of the core and cavity shutoff bands are equal to the respective finished parting planes. The engagement between the core and cavity outer surfaces is substantially free of gaps.

Abstract: In exemplary implementations of this invention, a nozzle sprays foam, layer by layer, to fabricate a fabricated object according to a CAD model, and a subtractive fabrication tool removes material from the fabricated object according to a CAD model. The fabricated object comprises a mold or an interior form. The foam may be low-density, high strength and fast-curing. The foam may be used for large-scale 3D printing. For example, the foam may be used to 3D print molds for walls of homes. The foam molds may be left in place, after casting concrete in the molds, to serve as insulation. Or for example, the foam may be used to 3D print on site an internal form for a large wind turbine blade. The wind turbine blade may then be produced on site by depositing fiberglass on the outside of the internal form.

Abstract: A compound of Formula A-1: where n is an integer and R is C1-10 alkyl. In some cases, n is an integer of 1 to 20 or 5 to 15. R may be substituted or unsubstituted. An adhesive composition may include a compound of Formula A-1. The adhesive composition may include at least one of a crosslinker, a catalyst, and a solvent. An imprint lithography stack may include a substrate and an adhesion layer adhered to the substrate, where the adhesion layer includes a compound of Formula A-1. Forming an adhesion layer on an imprint lithography substrate includes disposing an adhesive composition on the imprint lithography substrate and polymerizing the adhesive composition to yield the adhesion layer on the substrate, where the adhesive composition includes a compound of Formula A-1, where n is an integer and R is C1-10 alkyl.

Abstract: Molding methods and molds for making a synthetic resin molded product include disposing a curable liquid resin mixture in a recess of a female mold. The curable liquid resin mixture is then simultaneously agitated and degassed by a mixer while under a partial vacuum. More specifically, at least the female mold is orbited around an orbital axis while being rotated about a rotational axis that is eccentric to the orbital axis. After being thoroughly mixed and degassed, the liquid mixture is then cured in the mold unit.

Abstract: A method for producing a structural component for a vehicle body, the method includes forming a flat carrier material made of a metal, a thermoplastic material and/or a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic material to give a three-dimensional component, and providing a supporting material made of a thermoplastic material, such that the carrier material and the supporting material form an integral material composite. The material composite made up of the carrier material and the supporting material is produced before the carrier material is formed. The material composite is heated before the forming in order to make forming of the thermoplastic material possible. A rib structure is impressed into the supporting material during the forming of the material composite, and the temperature of the three-dimensional component having the rib structure is controlled, it preferably being cooled.

Abstract: A system is provided for collecting data during vacuum molding of a composite part using a mold including an air tight, flexible membrane sealed to a tool. The system comprises a plurality of MEMS sensors coupled with the interior of the mold at different locations over the part. Each of the sensors produces signals related to a process parameter, such as pressure within the bag, that is sensed at the location of the sensor.

Abstract: Decorative foamed articles are prepared from foamed pellets, beads, particles, or other articles of a thermoplastic elastomer infused with a supercritical fluid in a pressurized container, then rapidly depressurized and heated either by immersion in a heated fluid that can rapidly heat the article or with infrared or microwave radiation to heat and foam the pellets, beads, particles, or other articles that are then molded into the articles. The pellets are dyed with a nonionic or anionic dye one of: (1) before being infused with the supercritical fluid, (2) during being infused with the supercritical fluid by a nonionic or anionic dye dissolved or dispersed in the supercritical fluid, which optionally comprises a polar liquid, (3) during immersion in the heated fluid, where the heated fluid contains the dye, or (4) after being foamed.

Abstract: In a method of producing a fluid container for a motor vehicle, at least one of at least two shells is injection-molded in a mold with a sidewall and a plurality of projections in spaced-apart relation to one another and to the sidewall. The plurality of projections is hereby injection-molded off-tool. The at least two shells are connected to form the fluid container.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for a unitary diaphragm assembly is for use in flush valves. The diaphragm assembly may have a flexible diaphragm which includes a seating portion and a mounting portion at the outer peripheral edge. A flow ring may be positioned adjacent to the seating portion of the diaphragm. An elongated barrel member may extend from the diaphragm in a longitudinal direction and may include a plurality of radial supports positioned circumferentially around the outer surface of the barrel member and along a portion of the length of the barrel member.

Abstract: A platen for use with an injection molding machine includes a body having an opening for receiving a ring protruding from a mold for aligning the body and the mold. The opening includes a tapered recess having a surface extending radially outward from the opening. The tapered recess defines opposed edges along an outer surface of the body, the opposed edges converging in a radially outward direction away from the opening.

Abstract: A resin molded piece is made from a crystalline resin and is molded by filling a molding space 36 which is defined between a movable mold 32 and a fixed mold 34 with the resin. The resin molded piece has a designed surface 18a on to which a surface of the movable mold 32 is transferred and a non-designed surface 18b on to which a surface of the fixed mold 34 is transferred. The designed surface 18a includes a mirror surface portion 18a. Center line average roughnesses Ra of the mirror surface portion 18c and the non-designed surface 18b are both 0.5 ?m or smaller. According to the resin molded piece and a fabrication method therefor, the surface roughness of the designed surface can be reduced while restricting a reduction in productivity.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes soft and velvet touch barrier laminate with customized polymer alloying which is dry or wet blending of multiple polymers, additives and colorant and making a single compounded polymer mix with designated characteristics. The soft and velvet touch barrier laminate can be used to prepare articles having soft outer surface with a mat finish.

Abstract: Multilayer hose construction and hose formulation provide a surprising combination of physical properties and enhanced performance, more specifically providing improved kink resistance and burst strength. The garden hose comprises an extruded composite tube including core and jacket layers of a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) compound and an intermediate reinforcement layer having interstices through which the core and jacket layers are bonded, the PVC compound comprising: 100 PPH (parts in weight per hundred parts of resin) of PVC resin; and 45-75 PPH of plasticizer. The PVC compound has a K value in a range of 79-85 measured according to standard ISO1628-2 and a specific gravity in a range of 1.17-1.23 measured according to standard ASTM D792. The composite tube has a bend radius of less than 3 inch and the composite tube has a minimum burst pressure of 500 psi measured according to standard ISO 1402:2009.

Abstract: A polyester resin for use in a process in which, during an expansion step, an incompressible fluid is injected through an opening of a preform, formed of the polyester resin, to form a container. The polyester resin includes a crystallizable polyester polymer wherein the polyester polymer is comprised of acid moieties and glycol moieties, with at least 85% of the total moles of acid moieties being terephthalate derived from terephthalic acid or its dimethyl ester and at least 85% of the total moles of glycol moieties derived from ethylene glycol. At least 2% of the total moles of acid plus glycol moieties are derived from a primary comonomer with the mole percents of the acid plus glycol moieties totaling 100 mole %.

Abstract: Stretch blow station tooling for stretch blowing at least one parison into a molded article, with such parison including a handle. The tooling comprises at least one blow mold assembly including first and second blow mold halves shiftable between an open position and a closed position. The first and second blow mold halves each include a body cavity surface formed therein. In the closed position, the body cavity surfaces of the first and second blow mold halves are aligned to define a blow cavity for receiving at least a portion of the parison. The tooling further comprises a plunger assembly including a plunger configured to be selectively positioned within the blow cavity. When the plunger is positioned within the blow cavity, the plunger is configured to contact the handle of the parison.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a hollow body, typically a tank, from a plastic material. The method includes molding a preform into shells in a molding tool; joining an insert to an inner surface of a shell of said shells, the insert defining a sub volume within the hollow body to be made; joining together the shells to form the hollow body by closing the molding tool and applying a main pressure to a main volume enclosed by the shells. It is proposed to apply a sub pressure to the sub volume while applying the main pressure to the main volume, such that a pressure difference between the main volume and the sub volume is bigger than 0.20 bar (P1??P2?>0.20 bar) and smaller than 3.00 bar (P1??P2?<3.00 bar).

Abstract: A blow molding device is provided with a mold in which a preform is disposed, a cylindrical nozzle that is inserted into a mouth part of the preform, a pressurized fluid supply part for supplying a pressurized incompressible fluid to the nozzle, a sealing body that is movable between a closed position that blocks the nozzle and an open position that opens the nozzle, a plurality of suction holes provided on an inner peripheral surface of the nozzle, a vertical hole provided extending along the axial direction of the nozzle for connecting a plurality of suction holes to each other, and a suction pump connected to the vertical hole via a suction path for applying suction force to a plurality of the suction holes for suctioning incompressible fluid adhered to the nozzle.

Abstract: Provided is a method for forming a pattern of polyimide that is simpler and is more excellent in the pattern shape and in the dimensional accuracy in comparison with the conventional techniques of patterning polyimide, such as photolithography and laser processing. In a method for forming a micropattern of polyimide, which includes using as polyimide a solvent-soluble polyimide resin composition that is photosensitive and is moldable at a temperature of less than or equal to a glass-transition temperature; patterning the composition using thermal imprinting; and thermally curing the composition, ultraviolet irradiation is performed after the composition is released from a mold after a molding step.

Abstract: Techniques and compositions are disclosed for composite feedstocks with powder/binder systems suitable for three-dimensional printing, such as fused filament fabrication. The composite feedstocks may include a jacket about a core, with at least the core including a powder material suspended in a binder system and the jacket having a hardness or toughness greater than a hardness or toughness of the core for the feedstock. In general, the harder jacket may protect the core from unintended deformation or damage during transportation, storage, or use. For example, the difference in hardness or toughness between the jacket and the core may facilitate gripping the feedstock (e.g., by gear drives or the like) with a higher amount of force than is otherwise applicable if the feedstock were composed of the core alone, without damaging the core, during a fused filament fabrication process or another additive manufacturing process.

Abstract: A 3D printer calibration system and method includes a controller controlling movement of the 3D printer printhead in a first axis, such as the z-axis. The printhead includes a hotend for depositing material to generate the 3D printing. The hotend is connected to the printhead via a connector being moveable along the first axis. The hotend further includes an arm that extends outward from the side of the hotend. An optical sensor assembly is affixed to the printhead, the optical sensor assembly that has a light emitter and a light detector. The controller calibrates a starting position for the printhead based on the first axis deflection of the hotend as detected by the optical sensor assembly. The connector allowing first axis deflection of the hotend distinct from the first axis movement of the printhead.

Abstract: A custom weld-repair tool, for use in repairing a discrepant weld between workpieces, including an extended portion and a cavity adjacent the extended portions. The discrepant weld includes an insufficient primary portion and the tool is configured to, when the extended portion is in contact with a proximate one of the workpieces, channel welding energy, received at or generated at the tool, to the proximate workpiece via the extended portion, to form or enlarge a weld at a periphery of the primary portion or directly adjacent the primary portion.

Abstract: There is disclosed a sonotrode comprising: a head which defines a sealing surface elongated along a first direction orthogonal to a second direction and at least one first slot which extends through the head transversally to the first direction; the first slot extends parallel to a third direction inclined to both the first direction and the second direction; the first direction defines an acute angle with the second direction.

Abstract: A motor vehicle front end having one, preferably two, headlamps, wherein the headlamp is intended and constructed so as to be fastened in an assembly position onto the motor vehicle, in particular onto the motor vehicle front end, and wherein the headlamp is fastened by means of a transport holder on the front end in a transport position, the transport position being different from the assembly position. The transport position is offset frontward and/or downward relative to the assembly position, in order to provide a front end, motor vehicle, and method that make it possible to create motor vehicle designs with which pre-assembly of the headlamps in the assembly position thereof is not possible, without thereby incurring additional logistical complexity on the assembly lines for the vehicle, or wherein this additional complexity is at least largely avoided.

Abstract: The present disclosure encompasses three-dimensional articles comprising flexible composite materials and methods of manufacturing said three-dimensional articles. More particularly, the present system relates to methods for manufacturing seamless three dimensional-shaped articles usable for such finished products as airbags/inflatable structures, bags, shoes, and similar three-dimensional products. A preferred manufacturing process combines composite molding methods with specific precursor materials to form flexible fiber-reinforced continuous shaped articles.

Abstract: A method for printing a three-dimensional part with an additive manufacturing system, which includes providing a part material that compositionally has one or more semi-crystalline polymers and one or more secondary materials that are configured to retard crystallization of the one or more semi-crystalline polymers, where the one or more secondary materials are substantially miscible with the one or more semi-crystalline polymers. The method also includes melting the part material in the additive manufacturing system, forming at least a portion of a layer of the three-dimensional part from the melted part material in a build environment, and maintaining the build environment at an annealing temperature that is between a glass transition temperature of the part material and a cold crystallization temperature of the part material.

Abstract: A three dimensional (3D) definition of a build piece, from which a build plan has been derived, is received. The computer system generates, based on the 3D definition, a processing plan that includes a plurality of robotic instructions to successively orient a build piece created by an additive manufacturing process into successive orientations. The computer system outputs the processing plan for use by a robotic controller.

Abstract: The invention provides a porous stamp material for laser processing that is available for continuous extrusion molding. A material including at least 100 parts by weight of thermoplastic resin, 50-250 parts by weight of hydroxylated compound whose dehydration starting temperature is 100 to 500° C., and water-soluble pore-forming material that has 10-60 ?m average particle diameter is mixed to obtain a mixed material. The obtained mixed material is extruded to obtain an extrusion molded product. The obtained extrusion molded product is processed with an aqueous solvent to elute the water-soluble pore-forming material, thereby yielding a porous stamp material that has continuous pores having 10-60 ?m pore diameter. The obtained porous stamp material is laser-processed to manufacture a stamp.

Abstract: In a method and apparatus for producing fiber composite material components, a first web of the fiber composite material is applied to a mold by means of an application tool arranged on a positioning device. A height profile of the applied first web is measured by means of a height profile measuring sensor. During the application of a second web of the fiber composite material to the mold, a control device activates at least one drive motor of the positioning device depending on the measured height profile, so that application errors, such as overlapping of the webs, are avoided. The webs are applied in opposite application directions by rotating the application tool 180° relative to the positioning device upon a change in the application direction. Two height profile measuring sensors arranged next to one another on the application tool for measuring the height profile of the applied webs.

Abstract: The application provides a movable apparatus for forming a thermo-softening part. The apparatus includes a first placement unit, a second placement unit, and a heat source. The first placement unit comprises one or more first rollers, which are movable in a first predetermined path. The second placement unit comprises one or more second rollers, which correspond to the first rollers. The second rollers are movable in a second predetermined path. The heat source is provided for heating an elongated thermo-softening material to a predetermined temperature. The first rollers and the second rollers are provided on opposite sides of the elongated thermo-softening material for compressing the thermo-softening material to form the thermo-softening material.

Abstract: Disclosed is a laying down device and method for the automated laying down of fiber tapes on a surface, wherein a creel is arranged on an independent positioning device that can be individually traversed in three dimensions, and tracks the movements of a laying head; also disclosed is a laying method.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for molding composite articles are disclosed. The method generally involves the saturation of reinforcing fibers (e.g. glass fibers, carbon fibers, etc.) with a matrix (e.g. resin, epoxy, cyanate ester, vinyl ester, polyester, etc.) in/on a mold using a conventional resin transfer molding (“RTM”) process (e.g. “RTM-light”) or a vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (“VARTM”) process (e.g. advanced VARTM or “A-VARTM”), and, once saturation is completed, the vibration of the matrix-infused fibers using controlled ultrasonic sound waves transmitted through the mold. By vibrating the matrix-infused fibers with the ultrasonic sound waves, the method and apparatus allow voids present between fibers to be closed and localized pockets of gases to be dislodged and degassed, and also allow the fibers to compact, thereby producing composite articles with reduced porosity and higher compaction.

Abstract: A method for preparing a high quality thermoplastic prepreg, includes: laminating a thermoplastic resin film having a crystallization degree in a range of 1 to 20% on at least one surface of a matrix fiber; and heating the laminate to a higher temperature than a melting point of the film, then, pressing the same. The method uniformly impregnates a matrix fiber with a thermoplastic resin, has a short curing cycle in the formation, and involves no random modification in alignment of fibers in the matrix fiber due to a low crystallization degree of the impregnated thermoplastic resin, thereby increasing rigidity of a formed product and enabling reduction of thickness. Thus produced prepreg has a low weight variation per unit area.

Abstract: Thermal curing of a potting material within a hole in a surface of a composite material is described utilizing a flexible vacuum compression device that includes a chemical-based heating pack. The vacuum compression device includes an internal compartment within a cavity that retains the chemical-based heating pack, and a vacuum port having a passage into the cavity. An end of the vacuum compression device includes an interface that forms an air-tight seal between the cavity and the surface when applied to a surface of the composite material. Drawing a vacuum via the vacuum port collapses the vacuum compression device and positions the chemical-based heating pack proximate to the surface, enabling heat from the chemical-based heating pack to thermally cure the potting material.

Abstract: A disclosed resin transfer molding process includes inserting a ceramic article within a bladder defining a part cavity, inserting the bladder including the ceramic article into a second cavity with a fixed geometry, and pressurizing the bladder against the ceramic article. The method further includes injecting resin into the ceramic article within the bladder with the bladder against the ceramic article to maintain resin within the ceramic article during curing.

Abstract: A calculation system (1) for manufacturing an ophthalmic lens. A set of calculation modules (M1, M2, M3, M4) is associated to partial calculation in relation with manufacturing process of said ophthalmic lens. A managing unit (MU) is configured to: receive input data, and calculate output data through one or several iteration(s) of: determining one or several calculation module(s) to be activated, determining an order of activation of the one or several calculation module(s), and activating the determined one or several calculation module(s), in accordance with the determined order of activation. The managing unit transmits an indication that the output data have been calculated.

Abstract: A transfer ring of the type having a plurality of shoes arranged in a substantially circular configuration to define an inwardly-facing segmented cylindrical gripping surface, and a shoe for use in such a transfer ring, are disclosed. Each shoe comprises an arcuate interior surface defining a segment of the cylindrical gripping surface. The interior surface of each shoe has a first arcuate edge and an opposite second arcuate edge arranged substantially parallel to one another, and opposite first and second end edges extending between respective ends of said first and second arcuate edges. Each first end edge of each arcuate surface is mounted adjacent the second end edge of an adjacent arcuate surface, and the first end edge of at least one of the arcuate surfaces defines a varied or irregular shape along its arcuate surface.

Abstract: A device for supplying a tire-constituting member includes a placement portion to which a tire-constituting member is supplied from the rear side to be placed on the placement portion, a first holding device to hold the tire-constituting member front end portion and is movable, a second holding device to hold the tire-constituting member rear end portion cut to a predetermined length and is movable, a detection device to detect the front end portion position placed on the placement portion, and a control unit which calculates deviation amounts with respect to preset reference positions of the front end portion according to data from the detection device and drives the first holding device in a state where the rear end portion is held by the second holding device such that the front end portion is positioned at the reference position according to the calculation results.

Abstract: A bead forming apparatus including: a rotatable drum having a plurality of divided bodies dividedly arranged along a circumference and being adapted to be wrapped therearound with a belt-shaped bead filler having a short base and two other long sides in an annular shape; a plurality of erection arms provided along the circumference and swingably supported by the divided bodies of the rotatable drum so as to erect the bead filler by swinging the erection arms; and a swing device for swinging the erection arms; and a plurality of slide members provided as contact portions of the erection arms that come into contact with the bead filler so that the bead filler can be radially slidable relative to the erection arms.

Abstract: Methods for forming improved bales may include using baling equipment with multi-component bolster assemblies that may ease installation and removal, reduce wear and tear and maintenance, and/or improve efficiency by reducing material waste, imperfections, and/or contamination. The bolster assemblies may include a plurality of coupling portions that engage a hydraulic rod and may enable the bolster assembly to self-center within a press chamber during normal baling operations. The bolster assemblies also may include an island portion that may be attached to the coupling portions and to a bolster cap, and the latter may be attached using retainer bolts having substantially planar heads that may define lips that run about frustums. The bolts may substantially planar head may reduce irregularities in the bale and the lips may prevent material seepage into the bolster assemblies.

Abstract: A high pressure hose having steel wires with different load elongation properties, which are introduced into the subsequent reinforcement layers of the hose. The difference in load elongation is quantified by the E-ratio of the wire that is equal to the tensile strength divided by the elongation at break. The steel wires of the radially outermost steel wire reinforcement layer have the highest E-ratio, while the radially innermost steel wire reinforcement layer has the lowest E-ratio. The E-ratio of any steel wire reinforcement layer is not lower than the E-ratio of any inner laying steel wire reinforcement layer. The E-ratio of the steel wires can be influenced by either a thermal treatment or by a mechanical treatment. In the mechanical treatment crimps or bends can be introduced into the wire by guiding them through a preforming device.

Abstract: A three-dimensional micro-truss structure includes: a plurality of first struts extending along a first direction; a plurality of second struts extending along a second direction; a plurality of third struts extending along a third direction; and a plurality of fourth struts extending along a fourth direction, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth struts interpenetrate one another at a plurality of nodes and wherein at least one of the first, second, and third directions extends at a non-perpendicular angle with respect to a plane, the plane being substantially perpendicular to the fourth direction.

Abstract: A panel assembly is formed by a plurality of bonds between two sheet materials in a face to face relationship to form a preform. The plurality of bonds define a closed perimeter region between the two sheet materials and an open perimeter region between the two sheet materials. The preform may be formed into a predefined shape. Pressurized fluid is applied through an inlet into the open perimeter region to expand the preform. The pressurized fluid expands the open perimeter region such that the two sheet materials expand in an opposing direction, thereby defining an expanded open perimeter region. The closed perimeter region between the two sheet materials remains vacant of the pressurized fluid such that the closed perimeter region is not expanded. The expanded open perimeter region is filled with a filler material for improving a performance characteristic of the panel assembly, e.g., strength, sound absorption, or stiffness.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for making asymmetric laminate structures and methods for reducing bow in asymmetric laminate structures, the methods comprising differentially heating the laminate structures during lamination or differentially cooling the laminate structures after lamination. Also disclosed herein are methods for reducing bow in asymmetric laminate structures, the methods comprising subjecting at least one substrate in the laminate structure to asymmetric tempering or annealing prior to lamination. Further disclosed herein are laminate structures made according to such methods.

Abstract: A surface-treated steel sheet of the present invention includes: a base steel sheet; a surface treatment layer which is formed on at least one surface of the base steel sheet and includes an oxide layer and a metal layer; and a chemical conversion layer which is formed on a surface of the surface treatment layer. The surface treatment layer contains Zn in an adhered amount of 0.30 g/m2 to 2.00 g/m2 and Ni in an adhered amount of 0.03 g/m2 to 2.00 g/m2, which is equal to or lower than the adhered amount of Zn. In a case of performing a glow discharge spectrometry, at an interface between the oxide layer and the metal layer, an emission intensity of Fe atoms is 20% or less of the maximum emission intensity of the Fe atoms, and the emission intensity of Ni atoms is 20% or less of the maximum emission intensity of the Ni atoms.

Abstract: A method for forming a copper film is provided. In the method, a base film that is a titanium nitride film, a tungsten film or a tungsten nitride film is formed along a surface of an insulating film of an object. A copper film is formed on the base film of the object cooled to a temperature of 209 K or less.

Abstract: Provided herein are ecologically friendly waterproof fabrics that include a base fabric having a body-facing surface and an outward-facing surface, and a hydrophobic, waterproof barrier disposed on the outward-facing surface of the base fabric. The base fabric may be a wicking fabric or may be treated with a compound that enhances wicking, and the hydrophobic, waterproof barrier may include a plastic polymer, polyurethane, polyethylene, and/or polytetrafluoroethylene. The waterproof fabrics also may include an abrasion-resistant coating and/or a PFC-free durable water repellant (DWR) agent disposed on an outward-facing surface of the hydrophobic, waterproof barrier, and one or both of the abrasion-resistant coating and/or PFC-free DWR agent may be discontinuous. Also provided are methods of making a waterproof fabric.

Abstract: An electronic device manufacturing apparatus includes a conveyer, a plurality of heaters, gas supply source, narrow path part, and a plurality of guide parts. The conveyer conveys a work to which an uncured conductive adhesive agent is applied. The narrow path part includes a narrow path formed along a locus in which the conductive adhesive agent passes. The guide parts which guide the inert gas to feed into the narrow path include gas dispersion members which store the heat of the heaters and disperse the inert gas.

Abstract: One end portion of a resin tube kept in a diameter expanded state by a plurality of diameter expanding claws is disengaged from the diameter expanding claws and is shifted onto an outer peripheral surface of a die by applying a pressing force toward the other end portion of the resin tube to an end surface of the one end portion of the resin tube.

Abstract: A building board is finished in a first processing station via laterally operating processing means, where-in a first edge strip is glued along a first edge side of body element of the building board. In a second processing station a primary surface layer is glued, by vertically operating processing means, to cover the entire primary main side and the primary side of the first edge stripe. Thereafter, a vertical pressure is applied over the body element and the first edge stripe across a working direction while the body element and the first edge stripe pass the second processing station in such a manner that a primary side of the first edge stripe is brought in level with a primary main side of the body element when passing the second processing station.

Abstract: A repair apparatus for an electrically conductive layer of a composite structure includes a dielectric layer, having a perimeter, secured to the composite structure, a first adhesive layer, and a conductive layer, secured over the dielectric layer and to the composite structure via the first adhesive layer around an entirety of the perimeter of the dielectric layer, the first adhesive layer being scored along a perimeter region thereof to improve a conductive path between the conductive layer and the composite structure.