Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of at least two-layer thermoplastic sheets via thermal welding of at least one thinner thermoplastic sheet with density (D1) and of at least one second thinner thermoplastic sheet with density (D2), where the density (D1) of the first thinner thermoplastic sheet is smaller than the density (D2) of the second thinner thermoplastic sheet. The process introduces at least one first heating element and at least one second heating element along mutually offset planes between the two thinner thermoplastic sheets, where the surfaces of the thinner thermoplastic sheets do not touch the surfaces of the heating elements. The first heating element transfers a quantity of energy (E1) to the surface of the first thinner thermoplastic sheet, and the second heating element transfers a quantity of energy (E2) to the surface of the second thinner thermoplastic sheet, where the quantity of energy (E1) is smaller than the quantity of energy (E2).

Abstract: A heating apparatus for an air cushion machine includes a hot sealing wheel, wherein a transmission wheel is respectively configured on two sides of the hot sealing wheel, an electrode plate is configured on an outer side of each transmission wheel, a guide cylinder seat is configured between the transmission wheel and hot sealing wheel, fixing guide cylinders are projected from the guide cylinder seat, the fixing guide cylinders are passed through the transmission wheel to be in electric contact with the electrode plate, heating sheets are configured inside the hot sealing wheel, each surface of the heating sheet is in electric connection with a conductive spring, another end of the conductive spring is configured with a carbon brush in rotational contact with the electrode plate, and the conductive spring and carbon brush are configured inside the fixing guide cylinder, thereby achieving high energy utilization, good temperature uniformity.

Abstract: The invention relates to a component (1) having a fastening region (2) for a threaded connection, wherein the component has a surface (3) having fiber material (5) embedded and integrated into a matrix (4) in at least one layer, wherein the fiber material has a fiber course substantially parallel to the surface, wherein the surface has a fastening opening (6) having a center axis (7) arranged at an angle to the surface and wherein the fastening opening is provided for an internal thread (8). In the region of the fastening opening, the fiber material lying parallel to the surface is deflected, starting from the surface, in such a way that the fiber course of the fiber material after the deflection is at an angle to the surface that approaches the direction of the center axis. Furthermore, a tube (9) is formed by means of the deflected fiber material. The invention further relates to a molded part and to a fastening part for such components.

Abstract: A composite structural component includes a longitudinally extending elongated tubular duct of a first material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion, and a plurality of longitudinally extending elongated reinforcing members of a second material. Each of the reinforcing members is secured to the tubular duct along a length of the reinforcing member at spaced apart locations on the tubular duct, with the second material having a second coefficient of thermal expansion less than the first coefficient of thermal expansion, such that the composite structural component has an effective coefficient of thermal expansion in the longitudinal direction that is less than 25% of the first coefficient of thermal expansion. Each of the plurality of reinforcing members is retained in a corresponding one of a plurality of longitudinally extending recesses formed in a peripheral wall of the tubular duct.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a composite structure includes: (a) preparing: a metallic sheet(s) having a through-hole(s) penetrating throughout the metallic sheet(s) in its thickness direction; (b) setting a prepreg(s), constituting a fiber reinforced plastic sheet(s), and the metallic sheet in a pair of dies, which have a recess(es) arranged at a position(s) opposed to one side opening(s) of the through-hole(s), the recess(es) having a larger diameter than the one side opening; (c) closing the dies, wherein, upon closing, (ca) the prepreg(s) and the metallic sheet are molded to the predetermined shape, while surface-contacting therebetween, (cb) at least one of the prepreg(s) and a patch member(s) is extruded into the through-hole(s), so that the shaft part is molded, and (cc) the patch member(s) forms at least part of a head part(s) in the recess(es), the head part(s) integrated with the shaft part(s) and engaging on the metallic sheet(s).

Abstract: A hand-held device for joining fishing line segments of monofilament, fluorocarbon, and/or braid lines of similar or differing sizes or combinations or securing hooks or other components to at least one line. The device includes an encasement for orienting the fishing line segments in a closed chamber in close, non-contacting orientation. A material is injected into the closed chamber to encase the lines. This material can be adhesive material or a flowable polymer material having a melting temperature lower than the line segments to be bonded. A pre-formed, flexible polymer sheath is used to retain the line segments in the chamber. A heater heats the polymer sheath within the encasement to allow the polymer to flow and encase the line segments without melting the line segments. Bonding of the line segments can be achieved without melting, abrading, compressing, or impairing the integrity the line segment(s) to be encased.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for bonding a strand of a yarn to a strand of a thermoplastic to form a bonded yarn. The bonded yarn may be used to weave a bonded fabric.

Abstract: A method of producing an undercover for a vehicle includes: placing a first component including a planar surface, second components including planar surfaces, and a third component including a cavity with an opening in a surface such that the third component is sandwiched between the second components with the surfaces of the second components and the surface of the third components opposed to the surface of the first component; placing the sheet that is softened between the first component and the second components; vacuuming the sheet with the first component until a first surface thereof is pressed against the surface of the first component; bringing the surfaces of the second components into contact with a second surface of the sheet; and moving the third component toward the first component until the cavity is filled with a portion of the sheet while maintaining the first component and the second components thereat.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to laminated sealing members for prosthetic valves and methods of making the same. In a representative embodiment, an implantable prosthetic valve that is radially collapsible to a collapsed configuration and radially expandable to an expanded configuration comprises an annular frame having an inflow end and an outflow end, a leaflet structure positioned within the frame and secured thereto, and a laminate sealing member comprising an encapsulating material. The laminate sealing member has a main portion that encapsulates at least a portion of the frame and an end portion extending from the inflow end of the frame, and the end portion of the laminate sealing member is folded to form a cuff adjacent the inflow end of the frame and secured to the main portion of the laminate sealing member.

Abstract: A thermal welder is configured to weld a back seam of a bag formed of thermoplastic sheet material. The welder may include a weld heater and a compression mechanism downstream of the weld heater to compress the sheet material to form the back seam. The welder may also include a weld breaker downstream of the compression mechanism to break apart incidental welds which are formed adjacent the back seam.

Abstract: A three-dimensional printer with detecting printing accuracy and a method for detecting printing accuracy is provided. The three-dimensional printer with printing accuracy detection includes a three-dimensional model conversion unit, a printing path locating unit, a printing path drawing unit, and a comparison unit. An actual printing path is drawn according to the real-time captured location information of a nozzle head of the three-dimensional printer and compared with a predetermined printing path, which may implement the detection of printing accuracy. The method for detecting printing accuracy may implement the accuracy detection of the three-dimensional printer and be capable of detecting the accuracy for the three-dimensional printer. The method for detecting printing accuracy also reminds an operator to check and maintain printing accuracy of the three-dimensional printer.

Abstract: Device for laying up a composite product with fibrous rovings made from glass, carbon, aramid and other similar filaments, designed especially for production of composite reinforcements or supporting elements such as the reinforcement of tailgates of personal vehicles, consists of individual unwinding spools (2) of fibrous rovings (21) rotatably arranged around the composite product (1). The unwinding spools (2) are installed on the set of the rotary disc rings (3) which are mounted on a common fixed ring frame (4) and equipped with independent drives (5) with pre-programmed control of direction and speed of their rotation wherein the composite product (1) is during the laying up procedure alternately fixed to individual carrier grippers (8) of at least one program-controlled manipulator (9). In each rotary disc ring (3) as well as in fixed ring frame (4) at least one lateral passage (6) is created for entry and exit of the composite product (1) between the unwinding spools (2).

Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing a rotor blade spar cap for a rotor blade of a wind turbine. The apparatus includes a mold, which has a cavity-like depression in cross section, in which material for a rotor blade spar cap can be placed, and a sheet-like mold covering for sealing off the depression. The depression has side walls, an opening bounded by the side walls and a base area between the side walls. In accordance with the method, fiber material and/or fiber-reinforced material is placed in the depression of the mold such that the material finishes flush with the side walls with respect to the height of the rotor blade spar cap, the depression is sealed off by the sheet-like mold covering, the material is fused together to form the rotor blade spar cap and the rotor blade spar cap is removed from the mold.

Abstract: A device 100 for molding a fiber-reinforced plastic structure is a device for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced plastic structure 200 integrating a stringer 2, which is a fiber-reinforced plastic member having a longer dimension in a longitudinal direction D than in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction D, with a skin 1, which is a fiber-reinforced plastic member. The skin 1 is provided with a positioning plate 3, which is disposed along the skin 1 and engages with a bottom surface 201 of an end part 21 of a mandrel 20 for molding the stringer 2. The positioning plate 3 positions the stringer 2 relative to the skin 1, at least in the direction intersecting the longitudinal direction D.

Abstract: A system for additively manufacturing a composite part comprises a delivery guide and a surface, at least one of which is movable relative to another. The delivery guide is configured to deposit at least a segment of a continuous flexible line along a print path. The print path is stationary relative to the surface. The continuous flexible line comprises a non-resin component and a photopolymer-resin component that is partially cured. The system further comprises a feed mechanism configured to push the continuous flexible line through the delivery guide. The system further comprises a source of a curing energy. The source is configured to deliver the curing energy at least to a portion of the segment of the continuous flexible line after the segment of the continuous flexible line exits the delivery guide.

Abstract: A system and method for forming an item from a material, which may include elongated fibers and/or stretched broken fibers. The material is placed on a first clamping portion, which is placed on a fixture. A second clamping portion is placed against the material and the first clamping portion and secured together, forming a clamping assembly. The clamping assembly is removed from the fixture and placed on a first die portion, having a first profile. A second die portion is also provided, having a second profile. In forming the item, at least one of the first die portion and the second die portion are moved toward each other such that a second surface of the first die portion and a first surface of the second die portion contact and form the material into the item generally replicating the first profile and the second profile.

Abstract: A system and method for forming a composite filler. The method comprises applying a pressure to a first portion of a composite material blank with a pair of forming dies of a composite filler forming apparatus, the pair of forming dies having a pair of convex radii, each forming die of the pair of forming dies having a respective convex radius of the pair of convex radii. The method also repeats the applying step to a subsequent portion of the composite material blank to incrementally form the composite material blank into a desired cross-section along its length.

Abstract: A system for repairing a component made out of a plastic comprises a frame, a multiaxial guide device coupled with the frame, with a tool holder arranged thereon, an optical acquisition device, a processing device, and a plastic deposition device. The frame comprises a mounting device for retaining the frame on a component surface. The optical acquisition device, the processing device and the plastic deposition device are arranged on the tool holder. The optical acquisition device is set up to optically inspect a surface area of the component lying in proximity to the frame from at least one viewing angle, so as to acquire the spatial structure of the surface area. The processing device is set up to remove material of a damaged area from the component for generating a base surface with a desired structure and boundary edges.

Abstract: The present invention general related to a reusable mold and a method of using the mold to manufacture contact lenses. The mold comprises a first mold half having a first mold surface in contact with a lens forming composition and a second mold half having a second mold surface in contact with the lens forming composition, wherein the first mold half and the second mold half are configured to receive each other such that a cavity is formed between the first mold surface and the second mold surface, wherein the cavity defines the shape of a contact lens to be molded, wherein the lens forming composition is polymerizable and/or crosslinkable by an actinic radiation, wherein at least one of the mold halves is a precision press molded mold made from an oxide glass selected from a group consisting of borosilicates glass and fluorophosphates glass.

Abstract: A method controls fabrication of a multi-layered integrated computational element designed to have a target optical spectrum. A transfer function is generated relating a blue wavelength, shift between an as-annealed optical spectrum and an as-fabricated optical spectrum of a first integrated computational element at a standard temperature. Using the transfer function, an initial compensating red shift is incorporated into a second integrated computational element such that the as-annealed optical spectrum of the second integrated computational element matches the target optical spectrum.

Abstract: In a tire, a ribbon rubber includes a first inclining portion which inclines with respect to a tire-circumferential direction from an outside second row of a tire-width direction toward an outside first row in a winding direction; and a first parallel portion placed parallel to the tire-circumferential direction to configure the outside first row of the tire-width direction, a winding-start end of the first parallel portion being connected to a winding-finishing end of the first inclining portion, the winding-finishing end of the first parallel portion is placed closer to the winding direction than the winding-finishing end of the first inclining portion, or is placed at the same position as the winding-finishing end.

Abstract: A mold includes a seat, a plurality of guiding tracks, a plurality of positioning grooves, a plurality of telescopic rods, a plurality of elastic members, at least one sliding device and an insole material. The guiding tracks are disposed on the seat. The positioning grooves are disposed on the seat and are corresponding to the guiding tracks, respectively. The telescopic rods include a plurality of abutting portions, respectively. The elastic members are disposed in the seat for applying a plurality of restoring forces to the telescopic rods, respectively. The sliding member is movable along the track to press the abutting portions, and the abutting portions are connected tightly to each other so as to position the telescopic rods. The insole material is disposed below the telescopic rods for molding an insole.

Abstract: A method of compacting soil via a base machine, the base machine having ram material provided at at least one cable and having a regulation/control apparatus, includes raising the ram material from the land area to be compacted, with a zero point being stored at which no slackline is present. The method further includes raising the ram material to a lift height, carrying out a compaction procedure by dropping the ram material from a drop height onto the land area to be compacted, again raising the ram material from the land area to be compacted, with a further zero point being stored at which no slackline is present, determining and storing a compaction progress, and repeating the previous steps until the compaction progresses of each of a predefined number of consecutive compaction procedures are smaller than or equal to a predefined minimum progress.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for applying a second-piece material to a paperboard cutout that includes a conveyor belt used for transporting the paperboard cutouts, a vacuum belt, at least two metering rolls, a first roller and second roller in a spaced apart and planar relationship, a nip roller positioned adjacent the second roller, and a cutting device. The vacuum belt proceeds over the first roller and the at least two metering rolls meter the second-piece material thereon, the vacuum belt proceeds through a valley between the first roller and second roller, at a predetermined time, the nip roller continues to pull the vacuum belt and the metering rolls pull back slightly and pulling the second-piece material taught and causing the second-piece material to contact the cutting device, and thus cutting the second-piece material.

Abstract: Methods for securing a shrinkable film to a paperboard substrate and methods for making paperboard containers therefrom. In one or more embodiments, a band of adhesive may be applied about a perimeter of a paperboard substrate having a first edge and a second edge opposed to one another and a third edge and a fourth edge opposed to one another. The band of adhesive may at least partially surround a first area that is substantially free from the adhesive. A second area that may be substantially free from the adhesive may be located between the third edge and the first area. The first area and the second area may be separated by the band of adhesive. A shrinkable film may be secured to the paperboard substrate with the adhesive to produce a paperboard blank. The third edge and the fourth edge may be overlapped to form a sidewall. A bottom panel may be secured to the sidewall at or adjacent the second edge. The first edge may be curled to form a brim.

Abstract: A carbon fiber tube preferably includes first, second and third carbon fiber sheets. The first carbon fiber sheet includes a cross weave pattern of fibers, which cross each other at substantially 90 degrees. One axis of the fibers of the first carbon fiber sheet is aligned to form a lengthwise axis of the carbon fiber tube. The second carbon fiber sheet includes the same cross weave pattern as the first carbon fiber sheet. One axis of the fibers of the second carbon fiber sheet is turned 45 degrees relative to the lengthwise axis. The third carbon fiber sheet includes the same cross weave pattern as the first carbon fiber sheet. One axis of the fibers of the third carbon fiber sheet is aligned with the lengthwise axis of the carbon fiber tube. The first, second and third carbon fiber sheets are baked in an autoclave.

Abstract: An anisotropic thermal conduit having an outer cylindrical tube; and an anisotropic thermal material disposed with the outer cylindrical tube.

Abstract: A sparse micro-truss structure having a series of unit cells arranged in an array is disclosed. Each of the unit cells includes a series of struts interconnected at a node. Adjacent unit cells are spaced apart by a gap. Spacing apart the adjacent unit cells is configured to reduce the sensitivity of the sparse micro-truss structure to premature mechanical failure due to buckling in one or more of the struts compared to related art micro-truss structures having a series of fully interconnected unit cells.

Abstract: In a resin sandwich panel, the two resin skin material sheets have peripheral edge portions thereof joined to each other so as to form an internal hollow portion. The resin core material is disposed in the hollow portion. At least one of surfaces of the resin core material opposing the two resin skin material sheets has a groove portion extending across the entire surface, and a depression communicating with the groove portion. At least one of the two resin skin material sheets additionally has an atmosphere-opened through-hole provided in a thickness direction thereof. When the one of the surfaces of the resin core material and the corresponding resin skin material sheet are surface-to-surface adhered to each other in the hollow portion, air between the surfaces and the skin material sheet is guided to the depression via the groove portion, and exhausted out of the atmosphere-opened through-hole.

Abstract: A sheet of material suitable for roofing or industrial wrapping applications has an anti-skid surface formed by ridges of twisted tapes. The sheet comprises a woven scrim of warp tapes and weft tapes. Some of the tapes are twisted about their longitudinal axis, for example about (25) to (400) revolutions per meter, to form ridges having a height substantially greater than the thickness of the tapes. The ridges impart an anti-skid surface to the sheet. The scrim is bonded to a coating or film to make the sheet waterproof.

Abstract: Composite made of two substrates for use for optical, electronic and/or precision-engineered equipment, comprising a first substrate and a second substrate and, arranged so as to connect the first substrate to the second substrate, an adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer comprises an adhesive which has, relative to the mixture, (a) from 60% by weight to 90% by weight of a first polymer component based on polyacrylate and (b) from 10% by weight to 40% by weight of a second polymer component based on elastomers, where the second polymer component is essentially not miscible with the first polymer component, so that the adhesive is present in at least two separate phases in the adhesive layer.

Abstract: An adhesive (B) of solvent containing adhesive as a suspension of low viscosity is prepared by adding a solvent MIBK to a one-part epoxy adhesive of a dicyandiamide-curable type (A). Metal shaped articles (M1 to M5) as adherends are prepared each of which, through various surface treatment, has specific surface configuration of roughened face and/or ultrafine irregularities and the surface is entirely covered with a thin layer of ceramics such as a metal oxide or metal phosphate. The specified face of each metal shaped article (M1 to M5) is painted with the solvent containing adhesive (B). The faces painted with the adhesive of two metal shaped articles (M1 to M5) are caused to abut each other, the articles are heated to cure the one-epoxy adhesive to accomplish adhesion. With one of the adherends replaced by a CFRP shaped article (P2), a composite of a metal and CFRP can be formed.

Abstract: An improved water-resistant gypsum product prepared with a high-viscosity siloxane is provided. A fuel-efficient method for making the product and reducing the amount of siloxane dust released is provided as well.

Abstract: A plated steel sheet with a quasicrystal includes a steel sheet and a plated-metal-layer arranged on a surface of the steel sheet. The plated-metal-layer includes, as a chemical composition, Mg, Zn. The plated-metal-layer includes, as a metallographic structure, a quasicrystal phase. A Mg content, a Zn content, and an Al content in the quasicrystal phase satisfy 0.5?Mg/(Zn+Al)?0.83 in atomic %. In addition, an average equivalent circle diameter of the quasicrystal phase is equal to or larger than 0.01 ?m and equal to or smaller than 1 ?m.

Abstract: A plated steel sheet with a quasicrystal includes a steel sheet and a plated-metal-layer arranged on a surface of the steel sheet. The plated-metal-layer includes, as a chemical composition, Mg, Zn, and Al, and satisfies 25%?Zn+Al in atomic %. The plated-metal-layer includes, as a metallographic structure, a quasicrystal phase. A Mg content, a Zn content, and an Al content in the quasicrystal phase satisfy 0.5?Mg/(Zn+Al)?0.83 in atomic %. In addition, an average equivalent circle diameter of the quasicrystal phase is larger than 1 ?m and equal to or smaller than 200 ?m.

Abstract: Provided is a heat insulating window film including a flexible support, and a fibrous metal particles-containing layer containing fibrous metal particles, in which the fibrous metal particles contain silver or an alloy of silver, an average short diameter of the fibrous metal particles is equal to or smaller than 35 nm and an average long diameter is equal to or greater than 5 ?m, and a content per unit area of fibrous metal particles of the fibrous metal particles-containing layer is equal to or greater than 10 mg/m2.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing laminated glass articles includes the steps of inkjet printing an image with one or more inkjet inks on a first glass sheet; jetting and at least partially curing a curable sealing agent on three edges of the first glass sheet on the side for the inkjet printed image; aligning a second glass sheet with the first glass sheet on the side of the first glass sheet carrying the at least partially cured sealing agent and the inkjet printed image; applying a liquid curable adhesive resin composition into an interspace between the first and second glass sheets; and curing the liquid curable adhesive resin composition until a solid adhesive layer is obtained.

Abstract: An oxygen-scavenging composition is provided that includes an oxygen-scavenging component and an oxidation catalyst. In preferred embodiments, the oxygen-scavenging composition includes a thermoplastic polymer that may optionally include the oxygen-scavenging composition as a portion thereof. In preferred embodiments, the composition is suitable for use in packaging articles.

Abstract: The invention relates to providing a method for obtaining a multilayer film for thermally inducible shrink labels, products thereof and use of such products.

Abstract: The present invention disclose an aramid honeycomb fiber paper and a preparation method thereof. The aramid fibre honeycomb fiber paper comprises a top layer aramid paper, a base layer aramid paper, and a bottom layer aramid paper composited sequentially, wherein the thickness sum of the top layer aramid paper and the bottom layer aramid paper is less than the thickness of the base layer aramid paper; a plurality of first protrusions and second protrusions arranged at intervals are arranged on a reverse side of the top layer aramid paper; The present invention has good flame retardancy, high tearing strength, and high bond strength, is not easy to layer and fracture, and has high porosity factor, good air permeability, and light weight.

Abstract: A fixing device for fixing an elastic sheet and a low-stretchable sheet via fixing parts while superposing the sheets in a thickness direction includes: a rotating member including protrusions on an outer peripheral surface to form the fixing parts and rotatable along a transport direction; and a sandwiching member arranged at a predetermined position of the rotating member in a rotational direction, and sandwiching the sheets by a surface portion in cooperation with each of the protrusions to form the fixing parts when each of the protrusions passes through the predetermined position, the surface portion being larger than a top surface of each of the protrusions. At a sandwiching position in which the sheets are sandwiched cooperatively by the sandwiching member and the rotating member, the low-stretchable sheet is located between the elastic sheet and the top surface of each of the protrusions of the rotating member.

Abstract: A method of forming a thinned prepreg sheet is disclosed. The method comprises providing a first precursor sheet comprising reinforcement fibers impregnated with a matrix resin in a first state. The method also comprises forming a second precursor sheet having a first thickness by cooling the first precursor sheet until the matrix resin is transformed from the first state to a second state. The method further comprises forming a crushed sheet comprising interstices having an average size by crushing the second precursor sheet, where the crushed sheet has a second thickness. The method also comprises forming the thinned prepreg sheet by heating the crushed sheet until the matrix resin is transformed from the second state to a third state. The thinned prepreg sheet has a third thickness less than the first thickness of the second precursor sheet.

Abstract: A skinned panel for stably molding a thin skin material and a molding method thereof. An extruding device is configured to extrude a pair of multilayered resin sheets, each of which has a lamination structure of an inner layer made of a foamed resin and an outer layer made of a non-foamed resin that is changed into a skin material of a sandwich panel as a skinned panel. The pair of the resin sheets is abutted to the circumferential part of the pair of the split molds for producing sealed spaces. The sealed spaces are sucked for pressing the pair of the resin sheets onto cavities of the pair of the split molds. Accordingly, the pair of the resin sheets is formed in a shape substantially identical to the outline of the sandwich panel.

Abstract: A door pressing system for pressing interior passage doors, exterior entry doors, bi-fold doors, and/or closet doors features a multi-door pressing station including first and second presses, a loading device, and a discharging device. The pressing station is configured to alternatively move the first and second presses into operative alignment with the loading and discharging devices. The press in operative alignment delivers a pressed assembled door to the discharging device and receives an assembled door layup to be pressed from the loading device. The other press that is out of operatively alignment presses an assembled door received therein. Additional methods and systems are also provided.

Abstract: A film peeling machine movement assembly is disclosed in the embodiments of the disclosure, including: a film peeling machine provided with a frame having a first portion and a second portion; a first engaging component connected with one of the first portion and the second portion of the frame; and a first moving device provided with a first moving component and a first side engaging component connected with the first moving component for engagement with the first engaging component for moving the film peeling machine along a first path by the first moving component. The film peeling machine movement assembly of the embodiments of the disclosure is applied, so as to grasp and to move the film peeling machine automatically such that the film peeling machine is moved into and out of a replacement chamber and moved into an operational position automatically.

Abstract: A decoration method of a printed matter includes: forming a printed layer on a surface of a sheet or of a mounting paper with a transparent varnish, printing a predetermined pattern on the surface of the printed layer by an ink or by a resin which are capable of being adhered to the printed layer; and pressing a metal foil onto the pattern printed by the ink or the resin with an adhesive agent. The adhesive agent does not adhere to the printed layer but adheres to the pattern. As a result, the metal foil 6 is printed only to the pattern.

Abstract: Method for fabricating a three-dimensional object by successive consolidation, layer by layer, of selected regions of a layer of powder, consolidated regions corresponding to successive sections of the three-dimensional object, comprising in order: a—deposit layer of powder onto a support; b—fuse the layer of powder by a first laser energy source so as to obtain a fused layer corresponding to the section of the object and exhibiting a first state of its mechanical properties, c—heat at least a part of the fused layer by a second electron beam energy source to a temperature which follows a controlled variation over time so as to modify the first state of the fused layer and to obtain a consolidated layer with improved mechanical properties, d—repeat the preceding steps until several superposed consolidated layers are formed with improved properties forming the object.

Abstract: A printer (106) for building a three-dimensional model by sequential deposition of a plurality of cross-sectional layers by using a thermal print head (1) movable relative to a material bed (102) over a deposited layer. A protective sheet (3) is disposed between the thermal head (1) and deposited layer. Temperature control of the material bed (102) to prevent warping of the model is provided by an independently heatable cover (52, 58) in contact with the surface of the material bed (102) e.g. via the protective sheet (3).

Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a metal member according to an embodiment, the metal member having an overhang portion is molded together with hollow support members that support the overhang portion, by repeatedly forming a molding layer that is selectively melted and solidified by applying a light beam to a predetermined region of a metal powder layer spread over a pedestal. The manufacturing method includes: providing removal members on the pedestal; integrally forming the support members on the removal members; integrally forming the metal member on the support members; and removing the removal members and the support members, by twisting the removal members, from the removal members, the support members, and the metal member that are formed integrally with each other.

Abstract: A method of forming a three-dimensional object (17), is carried out by: (a) providing a carrier (18?) and an optically transparent member having a build surface, with the carrier and the build surface defining a build region therebetween; (b) filling the build region with a polymerizable liquid; (c) irradiating the build region with light through the optically transparent member to form a solid polymer from the polymerizable liquid; and (d) advancing the carrier away from the build surface to form the three-dimensional object from the solid polymer; (e) wherein the carrier has at least one channel (32) formed therein, the method further including supplying pressurized gas into the build region through the at least one channel during at least a portion of the filling, irradiating and/or advancing steps. An apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed.