Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to washing or rinsing of packages, containers, and associated lids. More particularly, the disclosure pertains to a washing or rinsing apparatus for cleaning packaging for biocides. A rinsing apparatus is that includes a housing, which has a wash section and a drain section. The rinsing apparatus includes a stop plate disposed within the housing that divides the wash section from the drain section. The apparatus includes a solution distribution nozzle disposed within the wash section of the housing.

Abstract: A pipe cross-section processing device that reduces friction during processing and improves the degree of freedom regarding the rotation angle of the pipe cross section is provided. The pipe cross-section processing device may include a rotation drive source configured to rotate the base, a shaft secured to a front end portion of the base, a slide base capable of a sliding movement along the axis of the shaft, a roller guide member secured to the slide base, a slide-base drive member configured to convert the rotational motion of the base into a linear motion so as to drive the slide base together with the roller guide member in a sliding movement, and a roller configured to be adhered to an inner surface of a pipe cross section to rotationally process a cross section of the pipe outwardly in a radial direction of the pipe.

Abstract: An outer layer of a rolling roll having a chemical composition comprising by mass 1.3-2.8% of C, 0.3-1.8% of Si, 0.3-2.5% of Mn, 0-6.5% of Ni, 1-10% of Cr, 0.9-6% of Mo, 0-8% of W, 0.5-6% of V, 0-3% of Nb, and 0% or more and less than 0.01% of B, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, and meeting the formulae (1): 1000?1177?52C+14Si?11Mn+6.8Cr+1W+0.65Mo+12V+15Nb?1115, and (2): 5?Cr+Mo+0.5W+V+1.2Nb?15, wherein C, Si, Mn, Cr, W, Mo, V and Nb represent % by mass of these elements, and a structure containing eutectic carbide without graphite.

Abstract: There is provided a meandering control device for a rolling line capable of setting temperature of a material to be rolled so as to suppress meandering of the material to be rolled. The meandering control includes a tail end roll force calculation unit that calculates a predictive value of roll force when entry side tension is not applied, an allowable meandering amount roll force calculation unit that calculates a reference value of the roll force applied to the material to be rolled when a meandering amount of the material to be rolled is an allowable amount, and a temperature rise amount calculation unit that calculates a temperature rise amount of the material to be rolled, based on a difference between the predictive value of the roll force and the reference value of the roll force.

Abstract: To provide a copper-coated magnesium wire which meets the demand for a lightweight coil wire material, and a method for manufacturing the same. The above-described problem is solved by a copper-coated magnesium wire (10) comprising a core material (1) made of magnesium, and a copper coating layer (2) made of copper or a copper alloy provided on a surface of the core material (1). In the copper-coated magnesium wire (10), a wire drawing mark is present on a surface of the copper coating layer (2), and the diameter is preferably within a range of 0.03 to 0.08 mm, inclusive. Further, a thickness of the copper coating layer (2) is preferably within a range of 5 to 30%, inclusive, as a ratio of the overall cross-sectional area. An insulating coating layer (3) may be provided on an outer circumferential side of the copper coating layer (2).

Abstract: An apparatus for producing an inner spiral grooved tube, the apparatus includes first and second bobbins, one of which is an unwinding bobbin and the other of which is a winding bobbin; a floating frame that supports a shaft of the first bobbin; a rotary shaft that supports the floating frame though bearings and rotates in a direction perpendicular to an axis of a bobbin in the floating frame; a revolving flyer configured to invert a tube route of a tubular material between the first bobbin and the second bobbin, to convey the tubular material, and to revolve the tubular material around the floating frame as being supported by the rotary shaft; and first and second drawing dies positioned on a front stage and a rear stage of the revolving flyer, respectively, in the tube route of the tubular material

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a press formed product is disclosed. The method for manufacturing a press formed product includes: when a metal sheet is press formed to manufacture a product having a product shape of a hat-shaped cross-section, in which a top plate part and a flange part are continuous in a width direction through a side wall part and the top plate part and the flange part curve convexly or concavely toward the top plate part along a longitudinal direction, a first step of manufacturing an intermediate component by press forming into a component shape having a hat-shaped cross-section, in which a curve of each of the top plate part and the flange part along the longitudinal direction has a second curvature radius smaller than a curvature radius in the product shape; and a second step of press forming the intermediate component into the product shape.

Abstract: A method of forming a part includes extruding a billet through a die, forming a round, closed geometry tube from the billet, and hydroforming the round, closed geometry tube. The extrusion die contains an orifice with a central mandrel, a plurality of bridges, and a corresponding plurality of portholes between the bridges. A spacing of the bridges around the mandrel is non-equiangular. As a result, the round, closed geometry tube has non-equiangular welds after emerging from the die.

Abstract: A method for joining members includes: providing a wall surface body which is a die-molded article provided with a hole portion with a draft angle provided from its opposite end portions toward its center portion, a tubular body with a hollow shape, and an elastic body; inserting the tubular body into the hole portion in the wall surface body; inserting the elastic body into the inside of the tubular body; and compressing the elastic body in the direction of an axial line L of the tubular body to expand the elastic body outwardly in the radial direction of the axial line L, thereby deforming and expanding the tubular body to joint the tubular body to the wall surface body by press-fitting.

Abstract: A radial press comprises a housing having a lateral portion and a supporting disk on the end face. A ring-like structure extends in the housing and can be displaced along a pressing axis. Multiple pressing jaws arranged around the axis are radially movably supported on the supporting disk. The ring-like structure acts upon the jaws with control faces angled relative to the axis and are seated against counter-faces of the jaws. The angle of the control faces changes as they progress in the axial direction, such that, along the maximum path of travel of the ring-like structure, the axial movement of said structure and the radial movement of the jaws produced thereby are at different ratios. The ring-like structure has exchangeable control elements on which control faces are provided. In planes perpendicular to the pressing axis, each control face is seated on a polygon having corners arranged between adjacent jaws.

Abstract: The member joining device includes: a tubular unit including a tubular assembly that is fixed, a flange portion whose position in a first central axis direction is fixed with respect to the tubular assembly; a shaft unit that includes a shaft assembly inserted into the tubular assembly in a linearly movable manner, and a protrusion portion whose position in a second central axis direction is fixed with respect to the shaft assembly, wherein the protrusion portion is positioned radially outside the first central axis of the tubular assembly, the protrusion portion faces the flange portion in the central axis direction; a rubber member arranged radially outside the tubular assembly, between the protrusion portion and the flange portion in the central axis direction; and a motion mechanism that moves the shaft unit in the central axis direction with respect to the tubular unit.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a grid-stiffened structure includes: regularly arranging triangular or quadrangular cells on one surface of a sheet member and setting a lattice-like pattern which is provided with rib configuring regions, each of the rib configuring regions being provided between the cells; providing through-holes in positions in the sheet member, where the rib configuring regions intersect, so as to separate the rib configuring regions; forming ribs which protrude from the one surface of the sheet member by folding the rib configuring regions of the sheet member; and mutually connecting ends of the rib in a position of each of the through-holes.

Abstract: A spring forming machine having tool rotation and tool retraction capabilities, that includes: a rotary beak seat mechanism and a dual-transmission core rotation separation mechanism. The rotary beak seat mechanism is installed on a transmission mechanism of an outside machine panel board through a panel board bearing. The rotary beak seat mechanism includes a rotation component, that rotates 360 degrees around a central axis of the panel board bearing. On a front end of the rotation component is disposed a slide seat component coaxially. The dual-transmission core rotation separation mechanism includes: a first substrate, in a center of a front plate surface of the first substrate is disposed the rotary beak seat mechanism, on a back plate surface of the first substrate is disposed an axle core positioning mechanism, an inner circle core rotation transmission mechanism, and an outer circle tool rotation transmission mechanism.

Abstract: A gear manufacturing method includes a step of preparing a gear blank; a step (teeth cutting step) of cutting the gear blank to form a half-finished gear having a plurality of gear teeth; a step (heat treatment step) of heat-treating the half-finished gear having the gear teeth; and a step (form rolling step) of rolling the half-finished gear which is subjected to the heat treatment, in which the gear teeth of the half-finished gear which is subjected to the teeth cutting step is formed with protuberances on both sides in a circumferential direction, and at the form rolling step, the protuberances are pressed by a rolling die, so that the half-finished gear becomes a gear.

Abstract: A riveting method that includes riveting a first aircraft part to a second aircraft part. The method includes capturing a plenoptic image of the rivet and at least one of the first part and the second part in the vicinity of the rivet, by a plenoptic imaging device secured to a riveting head, after riveting the first part to the second part. The method includes detecting the positioning and the surface condition of the rivet, from the plenoptic image captured by the imaging device.

Abstract: A riveting tool chuck. The riveting tool chuck comprises a cylinder handgrip (1). A rotating member (2) and a transmission member (3) are disposed in the cylinder handgrip in a penetrating manner, the rotating member is axially positioned and circumferentially and rotatably connected to the cylinder handgrip, and the transmission member is circumferentially positioned and axially and movably connected to the cylinder handgrip, and the rotating member and the transmission member are connected by means of a thread structure (4).

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for inspecting fastener installation. One embodiment is a method for inspecting installation of a fastener. The method includes determining an initial distance between a nose of a swage tool and an Inner Mold Line (IML) of a part, operating the swage tool to swage a collar onto a fastener that protrudes through the IML of the part, determining a terminal distance of the nose to the IML during swaging, prior to a pintail of the fastener breaking, and arriving at a conclusion indicating a state of a fastener installation, based on the terminal distance.

Abstract: A caulking jig comprises a main body, a blade portion having a blade edge, a projection member fit in the main body, an urging member which urges the projection member, and an engagement mechanism configured to engage the projection member to the main body. In a state in which the projection member is not engaged, the projection member is held at a projected position where a distal end portion of the projection member is projected from the blade edge. In a state in which the projection member is engaged, the projection member is held at an entered position where the distal end portion is retracted to a more entered position than the blade edge.

Abstract: The casting mold is provided with: the molding wall portion forming the internal space; and the filling ports that open to the molding wall portion and that allow the molten metal to flow into the internal space. In this configuration the channel center lines of the filling ports intersect the surface of the heater at the non-perpendicular contact angle.

Abstract: A casting nozzle for feeding molten metal into a moving casting mold of a caterpillar casting machine, including an elongated housing body having a slot-like outlet side (A), wherein multiple flow passages are formed in the housing body along its longitudinal direction (x) and over its width direction (B), through which passages molten metal can be channeled in the direction of the outlet side (A) and can be fed from there into the moving casting mold, wherein the housing body is of an at least two-part design in the direction of its height and has at least one upper shell and at least one lower shell, wherein the upper shell and the lower shell are spaced apart from one another by separating webs and the individual flow passages extend between the separating webs.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide methods in which a metal matrix composite (MMC) material is incorporated into a metallic structure during a one-step near-net-shape structural forming process. Various embodiments provide in-situ selective reinforcement processes in which the MMC may be pre-placed on a forming tool in locations that correspond to specific regions in the metallic structure. Various embodiment near-net-shape structural forming processes may then be executed and result in various embodiment metallic structural components with selectively-reinforced regions that provide enhanced mechanical properties in key locations.

Abstract: A submerged entry nozzle for a continuous casting process includes a pair of triangular shaped ports that narrow from a top portion to a bottom portion of the ports. These triangular shaped ports may improve fluid flow at the discharge of the ports by increasing the velocity of the liquid steel exiting the nozzle and into the mold.

Abstract: Some variations provide a method of making a nanofunctionalized metal powder, comprising: providing metal particles containing metals selected from aluminum, iron, nickel, copper, titanium, magnesium, zinc, silicon, lithium, silver, chromium, manganese, vanadium, bismuth, gallium, or lead; providing nanoparticles selected from zirconium, tantalum, niobium, or titanium; disposing the nanoparticles onto surfaces of the metal particles, in the presence of mixing media, thereby generating nanofunctionalized metal particles; and isolating and recovering the nanofunctionalized metal particles as a nanofunctionalized metal powder. Some variations provide a composition comprising a nanofunctionalized metal powder, the composition comprising metal particles and nanoparticles containing one or more elements selected from the group consisting of zirconium, tantalum, niobium, titanium, and oxides, nitrides, hydrides, carbides, or borides thereof, or combinations of the foregoing.

Abstract: The present invention is a method of producing silicon compound coated oxide particles in which at least a part of a surface of a metal oxide particle is coated with a silicon compound, wherein wettability and color characteristics are controlled by controlling a ratio of Si—OH bonds contained in the silicon compound coated oxide particles. By the present invention, silicon compound coated oxide particles having controlled wettability such as hydrophilicity, water repellency or oil repellency, and controlled color characteristics of either reflectivity, molar absorption coefficient or transmittance can be provided.

Abstract: An additive manufacturing product is provided. The additive manufacturing product includes an embedded electronic, a transition zone, and a base material. The transition zone encases the embedded electronic. The transition zone includes transition material. The base material encases the transition zone. The transition material includes an intermediate melting point that is lower than a melting point of the base material.

Abstract: A turret tool post includes a turning part having a plurality of turret surfaces on which tools for machining a workpiece are mounted, the turning part being configured to select any one of the tools for use in the machining of the workpiece by turning; a non-turning part on which a laser head of a laser machining device different from the tool is mounted, the non-turning part being arranged inside the turning part, an optical fiber cable being connected to the laser head; and a cut part (machinable part) that allows machining by the laser head to the workpiece under a state in which the laser head is selected.

Abstract: Provided is a coated cutting tool, which includes a hard coating film containing a layer (c) which is a layered coating film made by alternately layering a nitride or carbonitride layer (c1) that contains, with respect to the total amount of metal elements (including metalloid elements), at least 55 atom % aluminum (Al), chromium (Cr) having the second highest content percentage, and at least silicon (Si), and a nitride or carbonitride layer (c2) that contains, with respect to the total amount of metal elements (including metalloid elements), at least 55 atom % aluminum (Al) and titanium (Ti) having the second highest content, each layer having a thickness of 50 nm or less. A peak intensity Ih ascribable to an hcp (010) plane of AlN in the layer (c) and the total peak intensity Is ascribable to other predetermined crystal phases satisfy a relationship of Ih×100/Is?15.

Abstract: A turning insert arranged for longitudinal turning of metal work pieces includes a nose cutting edge that slopes from a trailing cutting edge in direction towards a leading cutting edge. A turning tool is also disclosed.

Abstract: A cutting tool according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a cutting edge portion which contains at least one of cubic boron nitride and polycrystalline diamond. The cutting edge portion includes a rake face, a flank face, and a cutting edge. The flank face is contiguous to the rake face. The cutting edge is provided as a ridge line between the rake face and the flank face. The radius of curvature of the cutting edge is 2 ?m or more and 8 ?m or less.

Abstract: Provided is a mobile machining system for a turning machining of inner surfaces of hollow-cylindrical components, in particular for machining valve seats. The machining system includes a second drive train and the third drive train in each case which preferably have a gear mechanism, in particular a planetary gear mechanism, which is arranged between the respective motor and the associated gearwheel which projects outward from the rotational part. This leads to a simple, inexpensive and space-saving construction.

Abstract: A surface roughening tool includes a cylindrical body and at least one grooving blade outwardly radially projecting from the body and configured to form grooves and peaks into a surface. The surface roughening tool also includes at least one swaging blade outwardly radially projecting from the body and configured to deform the peaks. The at least one swaging blade is aligned with the at least one grooving blade along a circumference of the body.

Abstract: A self-adjusting pocket hole jig includes a base having a clamp end and a toggle end, a guide carried by the base and reciprocally movable between a raised position and a lowered position. A clamp assembly is carried by the base and reciprocally movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. An adjustment mechanism is coupled between the guide and the clamp assembly. The adjustment mechanism is arranged to move the clamp assembly in a forward direction to the engaged position and correspondingly move the guide in a downward direction to the lowered position, and arranged to move the clamp assembly in a rearward direction to the disengaged position and correspondingly move the guide in an upward direction to the raised position.

Abstract: THIS invention relates to a drilling accessory for a power drill drilling accessory that assists the operator of the power drill to correctly align and orientate the drill bit of the power drill with the target object, and collects the dust and/or debris arising from such drilling. The drilling accessory includes a cap having a plurality of differently sized guide holes and a container to which the cap is pivotally connected. The container comprises a first through hole, which on rotation of the cap relative to the container, enables the first through hole to be aligned with the require guide hole thereby to allow a drill bit to pass therethrough. The container further comprises a base having a planar support surface portion and a seal portion protruding outwardly from the support surface portion towards a contact lip, which contact lip defines a second through hole coaxially aligned with the first through hole.

Abstract: A cutting insert includes a rake face configuring one of polygonal surfaces, a seating surface configuring the other one of the polygonal surfaces, and a side surface connecting the rake face and the seating surface to each other. The cutting insert has a cutting edge portion including a main cutting edge located in a side portion of the rake face, a subsidiary cutting edge connected to the main cutting edge, and a corner cutting edge connected to the subsidiary cutting edge and located in a corner portion of the rake face. The side surface includes a flank face and a connection surface which are adjacent to each other in a thickness direction via a boundary line. The connection surface is located on the seating surface side, and is located outside than an extension line of the flank face.

Abstract: A cutting tool assembly includes a tool body and a tool holder including a longitudinal axis around which the tool holder is configured to spin. The tool holder includes a central portion connected to the tool body comprising a fastener hole perpendicular with the longitudinal axis and configured to receive a securing fastener, wherein the fastener hole is offset from the longitudinal axis. The tool holder further includes an eccentric drive member connected to the cylindrical portion. The tool holder can optionally further include an end alignment cylinder connected to the eccentric drive member.

Abstract: A cable cutter includes stationary and moveable clamps, each comprising a respective pivot opening and a cutting edge spaced from the pivot opening. A pivot joint connects the clamps to allow the movable clamp to pivot about a pivot axis relative to the stationary clamp. The pivot joint includes a threaded connector having a head and a shank extending from the head along the pivot axis through the pivot openings in the clamps. A collar has opposing faces and an opening extending through the collar. A nut is threaded on the shank and the clamps are sandwiched between the head and the collar with the head adjacent one of the clamps. The collar is engaged to rotate with the shank the about the pivot axis.

Abstract: A rapid replacing structure for multi-purpose saw includes an operating mechanism, a clamping mechanism and a collet. The collet is released or clamped by driving the clamping mechanism through the operating mechanism. The structure includes an output shaft having top and bottom openings and defining a chamber. The collet is mounted in the chamber. The clamping mechanism includes a spring, a collet sleeve, and a compressor arm. The collet sleeve is disposed around and movable along an upper portion of the collet. One end of the spring contacts with the bottom wall of the output shaft, while another end contacts with the collet sleeve. The compressor arm includes a top lever, and a top ring integrally formed on a lower end of the top lever and located above the collet sleeve. The top lever of the compressor arm is connected in a contacted manner to the operating mechanism.

Abstract: A reciprocating saw includes a housing, a motor, and a drive mechanism. The motor is configured to operate in a forward mode corresponding to a first rotational direction, and in a reverse mode corresponding to a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction. The drive mechanism includes a driven gear, a connecting rod, an output shaft, and a counterweight. The driven gear is rotated by the motor and has an upper portion and a lower portion. The output shaft reciprocates through a cutting stroke and a return stroke. The counterweight is coupled to the driven gear and rotating with the driven gear. When the motor is operated in the forward mode, the counterweight moves through the upper portion of the driven gear during the cutting stroke of the output shaft, and moves through the lower portion of the driven gear during a return stroke of the output shaft.

Abstract: A slag removal apparatus for removing slag from support plates provided to support an object to be processed in a cutting machine is disclosed.

Abstract: A device and method of tapping an engine component to orient a spark plug includes measuring a tap pitch, measuring a first distance between a tap end surface and a full tap tooth center at a first rotational location, calculating a phantom first tap tooth based on the pitch and first distance, determining a tap rotational offset from the first location to a location where the end surface intersects the phantom first tooth, calculating a tap rotational starting orientation that is the first location minus the tap rotational offset minus a spark plug offset, rotating a tool head to the rotational starting orientation, positioning the tap so the end surface is a pitch incremental distance away from the engine component, synchronizing a rotating speed of the tool head and a feed rate to the tap thread pitch, and operating the tool to cut or form threads in the engine component.

Abstract: A smartphone, tablet or mobile computer based soldering system control method and apparatus to allow a user or supervisor of users to monitor and control the operating parameters of soldering devices or measuring device. The control method and apparatus has features for cartridge management, temperature calibration and control, user performance and wireless interactive control. The control method may interactively control soldering devices connected directly to a power supply and optionally soldering device components of a soldering system that includes a control station to provide power to the soldering device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a rotatable, plungeable and free path travelable non-consumable tool (5) for production of a channel (2) and a weld joint (1). The tool (5) comprises a shoulder and a probe, the shoulder having a surface facing the material(s) of components (3) to be processed. The shoulder and the probe are arranged to have a simultaneous and synchronized action in the materials of at least two components (3) to be processed. The shoulder facing the at least two components (3) to be processed has a system of scrolls shaped to have an inward action and an outward action on the at least two components (3) to be processed. The probe has a cylindrical or conical surface having a top zone, provided with a profile having a push-up action on the components (3) to be processed in a direction towards the shoulder. The top zone ends at or in the vicinity of a bottom zone provided with a profile having a push-down action on the components (3) to be processed in a direction towards the tip.

Abstract: A method for processing a transparent workpiece includes directing a pulsed laser beam into the transparent workpiece such that a portion of the pulsed laser beam directed into the transparent workpiece generates an induced absorption within the transparent workpiece, thereby forming a damage line within the transparent workpiece, and the portion of the pulsed laser beam directed into the transparent workpiece includes a wavelength ?, a spot size w0, and a Rayleigh range ZR that is greater than F D ? ? ? w 0 2 ? , where FD is a dimensionless divergence factor comprising a value of 10 or greater. Further, the method for processing the transparent workpiece includes etching the transparent workpiece with an etching vapor to remove at least a portion of the transparent workpiece along the damage line, thereby forming an aperture extending through the at least a portion of the thickness of the transparent workpiece.

Abstract: A laser alignment system is used to align an output fiber with a fiber laser, for example, when coupling a feeding fiber to a process fiber using a beam coupler or switch. The alignment system includes a laser alignment apparatus that is coupled at a first end to the output fiber and at a second end to a beam dump/power meter. The alignment apparatus defines a light passage and a light capture chamber along the light passage. When light is not aligned into the core of the output fiber, at least a portion of the light passing out of the output fiber will be captured by the light capture chamber and detected by a photodetector in optical communication with the light capture chamber. By monitoring the readings of the photodetector, the output fiber may be properly aligned with the laser light from the fiber laser.

Abstract: A laser welding device includes a welding head configured to emit a laser beam to a working point, a shield gas supplying nozzle configured to supply shield gas to the working point, and a high-speed air supplying nozzle configured to supply a high-speed air stream between the shield gas supplying nozzle and the welding head, the high-speed air stream having a flow rate that is larger than a flow rate of the shield gas, and being supplied in a horizontal direction directly above the shield gas supplied to the working point, or in a direction orthogonal to an emission direction of the laser beam. The high-speed air supplying nozzle is disposed in a range from 80 mm to 200 mm, both inclusive, above the working point, or in a range equal to or lower than a half of a working distance between an emission surface of the laser beam of the welding head and the working point, and supplies the high-speed air stream in a belt shape.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a system (1; 1?) for processing at least one substrate (2) containing a dried fluid sample (21) is provided, the system (1; 1?) comprising a support (12) configured to position the substrate (2), a laser device (3) for directing a laser beam (31) to the substrate (2), configured to cut at least one area of the substrate (2) containing the dried fluid sample (21) by means of the laser beam (31), a container holder (4; 4?) configured to hold and position a container (5) for receiving the cut area, the container holder (4; 4?) being arranged below the substrate (2), and an extraction subsystem (6) for extracting fume and/or dust generated when laser cutting the substrate (2), wherein the extraction subsystem (6) consists of at least two extraction components (61, 62) sandwiching the substrate (2) there between. Furthermore, a method for automated processing at least one substrate (2) containing a dried fluid (21) sample by means of such a system (1; 1?) is provided.

Abstract: The device comprises a welding unit with a tube (3), a laser radiation unit (1) radiating in direction of the tube axis (3.0), and a mandrel (4) which is connected to the tube (3) via a holding unit which is formed, e.g., by two spacer elements (5.1) and which is coaxially arranged relative to and in the tube (3). The tube (3) and the circumferential surface of the mandrel (4) are reflective of the laser radiation of the laser radiation unit (1) such that through multiple reflections between the tube (3) and the mandrel (4) the laser radiation is deflected toward the beam output-side tube end (3.2) and is shaped annularly.

Abstract: In a method for producing a structured seed layer for carbon nanotubes to be deposited thereon, energy is applied by means of a laser beam to a metal layer previously applied to a substrate such that the metal layer is broken up into individual islands. The laser beam is expanded into a beam having a linear cross-section, and a linear exposure zone of the metal layer is simultaneously exposed to the expanded beam. The exposure zone is moved across the metal layer in a direction transverse to the length of the exposure zone. An apparatus for carrying out the method comprises a device for transporting a substrate with a metal layer applied thereto, a laser to produce a laser beam, and a device for expanding the laser beam to produce a linear exposure zone that extends perpendicularly to the direction in which the substrate is transported.

Abstract: A method for laser shock peening of a component, in particular at points that are difficult to access, includes the steps of: supplying a first end of a flexible optical waveguide, which end is designed in the form of an optical waveguide brush having a plurality of divergent optical waveguide fibres, to a point of the component to be treated by laser shock peening; generating laser shock pulses, which are coupled in at a second end of the optical waveguide, by a laser beam source; and discharging the laser shock pulses by the optical waveguide brush into a process zone at the point of the component to be treated. A use of an optical waveguide brush, a system for laser shock peening of a component, and a mobile laser shock treatment station are also described.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a shaft 1 by imparting a residual compressive stress to an inner surface 4p of the lateral hole 4 of the workpiece 2 includes a disposing step and an irradiation step. In the disposing step, a lateral-hole mirror 14a is disposed inside the lateral hole 4. In the irradiation step, a laser beam L is emitted from one of an inner-side opening 4a and an outer-side opening 4b of the lateral hole 4 toward the lateral-hole mirror 14a, making the laser beam L reflect on the lateral-hole mirror 14a, and thereby applying the laser beam L to the inner surface 4p of the lateral hole 4.