Abstract: An additive manufacturing apparatus includes a build region arrangement that has a first build region for additively building up at least one first object, and at least one second build region for additively building at least one second object, with the at least one second build region being separate from the first build region. The build region arrangement includes at least one build material application device for applying build material in the first build region and/or in the at least one second build region. The build region arrangement include a first overflow region for receiving build material which was not applied in the first build region and/or in the at least one second build region, and/or at least one second overflow region for receiving build material which was not applied in the first build region and/or in the at least one second build region.

Abstract: An additive layer manufacturing method, preferably using selective laser sintering, for manufacturing a solid article, the method including applying a layer of a powder, the powder including at least one powdered (co)polymer, onto a solid substrate in a processing chamber; fusing the powder layer onto the solid substrate; subsequently depositing successive layers of the powder, wherein each successive layer is selectively fused prior to deposition of the subsequent layer of powder so as to form the article. In some embodiments, the powder further includes abrasive particles having a hardness greater than or equal to that of aluminum oxide.

Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include an agent delivery device to deliver a coalescing agent to selected locations of a build material layer and a plurality of microwave energy emitters, each of the microwave energy emitters including a tip to generate a focused microwave energy field onto a respective area near the tip, in which the tip is to be positioned to place a portion of the build material layer within the focused microwave energy field. The apparatus may also include a controller that may control the microwave energy emitters to direct microwave energy onto the build material layer.

Abstract: A three dimensional manufactured product is manufactured A speed of filing an uncured light curing resin in a space for a next layer is enhanced, to improve a manufacturing speed. One surface of a container housing a light curing resin is configured by a gas-permeable sheet that faces the light curing resin, and transmits irradiation light of a light irradiating apparatus, and a light transmitting plate disposed at an outer side of the container from the gas permeable member. A pressurizing chamber controllable in pressure by a pressure controlling apparatus is defined between the gas-permeable sheet and the light transmitting plate. At moving a manufacturing stage, an inside of the pressurizing chamber is de-pressurized to cause the gas-permeable sheet to perform concave surface deformation, and at a time of performing light irradiation, gas in the pressurizing chamber is caused to permeate into the light curing resin by pressurizing.

Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include an agent delivery device to deliver a coalescing agent to a selected location of a build material layer and a plurality of microwave energy emitters, each of which may include a tip to generate a focused microwave energy field onto a respective area near the tip. The apparatus may also include a controller that may control delivery of a first signal to a first microwave energy emitter of the plurality of microwave energy emitters; receive an energy feedback signal corresponding to energy reflected back into the first microwave energy emitter; determine, based on the received energy feedback signal, a power level of a second signal to be delivered to a microwave energy emitter of the plurality of microwave energy emitters; and control delivery of the second signal at the determined power level to the microwave energy emitter.

Abstract: An additive manufactured part is formed as a solid body of material including additive manufacturing powder, binder material supporting the powder in the shape of the solid body, and strengthening resin infused within the solid body. The additive manufacturing powder can be sand. The infused resin can be a two-part resin wherein an inert gas is added to the mixture of the two parts of the two-part resin during mixing. The infused resin can be infused inwardly from the peripheral surface of the solid body and can penetrate partially or fully through the thickness of the solid body.

Abstract: A printhead for heating metals with a high melting point comprises a cap with a metal-material inlet and a pressurized-gas inlet. A material manifold holds metal material fed through the metal-material inlet and is surrounded by a material manifold shield. A nozzle is coupled to the material manifold, and a refractory metal receptor tube surrounds the nozzle. An annular filament surrounds the receptor tube and defines an electron beam zone at the receptor tube to melt the metal material in the manifold. As the metal material is fed to the nozzle, it melts and a shield-gas manifold coupled to a shield-gas inlet supplies a shield gas to the material as the melted material exits the nozzle. With the shielding and materials used to construct the various parts of the printhead, metal feedstock with a melting point up to 3,000° C. may be used in additive manufacturing systems and processes.

Abstract: In one example, a material dispensing apparatus comprises a plurality of material containers, wherein the plurality of material containers comprises a first set of material containers arranged to contain a first material and a second set of material containers arranged to contain a second, different, material, and each material container of the second set is located relative to a respective material container of the first set to form a pair of materiel containers. In use, the material dispensing apparatus is controllable to move across a build platform of an additive manufacturing system.

Abstract: A waste curing device to cure waste generated by an additive manufacturing system, the waste curing device comprising: a container for receiving the waste; a movable cover positioned above the container; one or more waste nozzles mounted on the moveable cover and configured to deliver waste into the container; a static cover positioned above the container and below the movable cover; one or more curing sources mounted on the static cover and configured to provide curing radiation to cure the waste in the container; wherein the movable cover is configured to move relative to the static cover to provide an open position for the waste nozzles to deliver waste into the container, and subsequently to a closed position, to shield the waste nozzles from curing radiation.

Abstract: A three dimensional (3D) printing system may include a first set of 3D printers, a first print service provider (PSP) compute node in communication with each of the 3D printers of the first set, a second set of 3D printers and a second PSP compute node in communication with each of the 3D printers of the second set. The first PSP compute node and the second PSP compute node each comprise an instance of a block chain electronic ledger and an instance of a smart contract. The smart contract is to: automatically compare received funds for a selected 3D model, automatically refund the funds in response to the received funds being inadequate, automatically trigger printing of the selected three-dimensional model in response to the received funds being adequate and automatically refund the funds in response to failure to complete printing.

Abstract: A three-dimensional fabricating apparatus is configured to fabricate a three-dimensional object with a fabrication material fed at a speed component. The three-dimensional fabricating apparatus includes first correction circuitry, second correction circuitry and a discharger. The first correction circuitry is configured to perform a first correction to emphasize a component in a speed distribution of the speed component. The second correction circuitry is configured to perform a second correction to attenuate a component in the speed distribution. The discharger is configured to discharge the fabrication material fed at a speed based on a corrected speed distribution obtained by the first correction and the second correction.

Abstract: According to some aspects, a mixer for detection and/or removal of material in an undesired location of an additive fabrication device is provided. For instance, in an inverse stereolithography device, liquid photopolymer may adhere and cure or partially cure to a surface of the additive fabrication device in a location that may interfere with the additive fabrication process and/or cause the additive fabrication process to be unsuccessful. The mixer may be coupled to a movable structure within the additive fabrication device so that the mixer, when coupled to the movable structure, may be moved along at least one axis within the additive fabrication device. The mixer may be configured to detect and/or remove undesired material from a surface within the additive fabrication device.

Abstract: A method of producing a retention piece having a guidance package configured to provide a desired movement profile including: obtaining data descriptive of mandibular and maxillary arches, an index position of the mandibular arch at a maximum closure position, and a temporomandibular joint of a recipient; specifying an appropriate guidance package based on the desired movement profile; positioning a retention piece comprising at least a portion of the specified guidance package about virtual representations of at least one of the mandibular and maxillary arches within a virtual articulator; modeling relative movement of the virtual representations of the mandibular and maxillary arches within the virtual articulator; and generating data that can be used by a computer aided machining (CAM) process to create at least one physical retention piece comprising the specified guidance package configured to provide the desired movement profile.

Abstract: A heat plate lock assembly for a heat scaling machine may include clamp plates mounted on either side of a heater assembly that are movable relative to the heater assembly and engage and support a heat plate beneath a heater platen of the heater assembly. Lift arms may be mounted to and movable relative to the heater assembly, and operatively connected to the clamp plates so that movement of the lift arms causes movement of the clamp plates relative to the heater assembly. In an open position, the heat plate can be inserted between and removed from between the clamp plates. In a closed position, the clamp plates move the heat plate into contact with the heater platen and a lock mechanism engages the heater assembly to retain the heat plate lock assembly in the closed position.

Abstract: An electroweld fitting is made of plastic material for welding plastic pipelines. The electroweld fitting has: a cylindrical body having a longitudinal axis; a heating wire winding; contacts configured to conduct an electric current; and a pipe stop. The pipe stop is arranged on an inner lateral surface of the cylindrical body. The pipe stop is flexible and resilient. The cylindrical body and the pipe stop arranged thereon are a one piece injection molded part. The heating wire winding is an embedded wire in the inner lateral surface of the cylindrical body.

Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a high-pressure tank, a tubular member and dome members are prepared. The tubular member and the dome members are a plurality of divided bodies having a shape in which a reinforcement layer is divided and made of fiber reinforced resin so as to include contact surfaces that are in contact with an outer surface of a liner. Then, the contact surfaces are covered by resin layers constituting the liner. Next, the reinforcement layer and the liner are formed by joining the tubular member and the dome members to each other and joining the resin layers to each other.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced resin molding material by which, when the fiber-reinforced resin molding material is manufactured, separated fiber bundles can be supplied to a cutting machine in stable condition while avoiding the influence of meandering of the fiber bundles or slanting or meandering of filaments occurring in the fiber bundles. A method for manufacturing a sheet-shaped fiber-reinforced resin molding material in which spaces between filaments of cut-out fiber bundles (CF) are impregnated with resin includes, so that a condition of the following expression (1) is satisfied, intermittently separating fibers of the continuous fiber bundles (CF) in a longitudinal direction by a rotational blade (18) serving as a fiber separating part and cutting out the fiber bundles with an interval therebetween in a longitudinal direction of a cutting machine (13A) to obtain the cut-out fiber bundles (CF).

Abstract: Novel ultra-thin unidirectional pre-preg tapes are disclosed. They can be used to produce ultra-thin woven, bias, multiaxial, chopped-oriented etc. types of pre-pregs. These ultra-thin pre-pregs enable production of composite material products with well-controlled dimensional tolerances and smooth/even surfaces. Further, they render the production of composite material products relatively simpler, tidier, quicker, and economical. The obtained composite material products are relatively thinner, lighter, and mechanically higher-performing.

Abstract: Production method for a spoke star (5) with one or more continuous fibre bundles (111), during which a production device (100) is used for winding a fibre coil (3) and for deforming the fibre coil (3) into a spoke star (5), wherein the production device (100) comprises a plurality of deflection devices (2) at the rim side and a plurality of deflection devices (4) at the hub side, wherein the deflection devices (2) at the rim side and the deflection devices (4) at the hub side are arranged around an interior of the arrangement (10) of the deflection devices (2, 4), wherein in a first step a continuous fibre bundle (111) is wound around at least a portion of the rim-side deflection devices (2) as a fibre coil (3), and in a second step, after this winding, at least a portion of the hub-side deflection devices (4) are shifted in the direction of the interior of the arrangement (10), the fibre coil (5) being deformed into a star, so that between the hub-side deflection devices (4) and the rim-side deflection devic

Abstract: A tape lamination head for applying composite tape onto a mold or mandrel amid the formation of a composite workpiece. The tape lamination head is but one component of a larger tape lamination machine and assembly. Among its components, the tape lamination head includes a tape supply reel and multiple rollers. The tape supply reel receives a tape supply spool. The rollers carry composite tape from the tape supply spool downstream of the tape supply reel. The composite tape is carried by the rollers about a composite tape path that is defined by the tape lamination head. At a location along the composite tape path, one or more of the rollers situates the composite tape so that a backing paper side of the composite tape ends up in confrontation with a layup surface upon which the composite tape is applied.

Abstract: A tape lamination head for applying composite tape onto a mold or mandrel amid the formation of a composite workpiece. The tape lamination head is but one component of a larger tape lamination machine and assembly. Among its components, the tape lamination head includes a tape supply reel, a backing paper take-up reel, and a tape tension control system. The tape tension control system has a first dancer roller assembly located downstream of the tape supply reel and has a second dancer roller assembly located upstream of the backing paper take-up reel. The first dancer roller assembly can include a first roller, a first guide, a first actuator, a first lock, and a first position sensor. The second dancer roller assembly can include a second roller, a second guide, a second actuator, a second lock, and a second position sensor.

Abstract: Forming systems and methods for drape forming a composite charge are disclosed herein. The forming systems include a forming die having a forming surface configured to receive the composite charge and a collapsible support having a support surface. The forming surface has a forming surface edge that extends along a length of the forming surface, and the support surface has a die-proximate support surface edge that extends along the length of the support surface. The forming surface edge and the die-proximate support surface edge define a gap therebetween. A shape of the die-proximate support surface edge corresponds to a shape of the forming surface edge such that a gap width of the gap is at least substantially constant along a length of the gap. The collapsible support is configured to transition from an extended conformation to a collapsed conformation. The methods include methods of utilizing the systems.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of and an apparatus for manufacturing a sheet molding compound (SMC), the method including: continuously supplying a bottom film; applying a bottom resin on the bottom film; continuously supplying a carbon fiber; spreading the carbon fiber for widening; cutting the carbon fiber into a predetermined length and distributing the cut carbon fiber on the bottom resin; continuously supplying a top film; applying a top resin on a lower surface of the top film; and laminating the bottom film and the top film such that the carbon fiber is impregnated with the resin. According to the present invention, a large tow carbon fiber is widened by spreading to improve resin impregnability, thereby being capable of manufacturing a high quality SMC having improved physical properties with low cost.

Abstract: Improved composite fibers, and structural materials mixed with the improved composite fibers, are produced by an improved process that vertically texturizes and impregnates resin into the fibers without introducing any substantial amount of microbubbles in the resin. By using vertical impregnation and twisting of fiber strands with specific viscosity control, stronger composite fibers, in which substantially no microbubbles are trapped, are produced with improved tensile strength and lower variance in tensile strength, for use in strengthening structural concrete and other structural materials.

Abstract: Improved composite fibers, and structural materials mixed with the improved composite fibers, are produced by an improved process that vertically texturizes and impregnates resin into the fibers without introducing any substantial amount of microbubbles in the resin. By using vertical impregnation and twisting of fiber strands with specific viscosity control, stronger composite fibers, in which substantially no microbubbles are trapped, are produced with improved tensile strength and lower variance in tensile strength, for use in strengthening structural concrete and other structural materials.

Abstract: A method is provided that includes monitoring a process of manufacturing a composite structure that includes introducing a matrix material to a reinforcement material, applying the reinforcement material into a mold cavity or onto a mold surface with a first machine tool, subjecting the matrix material to a melding event with a second machine tool, and inspecting the composite structure. Data including at least one of first measurement data, error data or second measurement data is determined, and an analysis of the data is performed to summarize the data and thereby produce feedback data including a summary of the data. At least one of the process, the first machine tool or the second machine tool is adjusted based on feedback including the summary, and for manufacture of a next composite structure.

Abstract: Forming systems and methods for drape forming a composite charge are disclosed herein. The forming systems include a forming die having a forming surface and a collapsible support having a support surface. The collapsible support is configured to transition from an extended conformation to a collapsed conformation and is configured such that a gap width of a gap between the support surface and the forming surface decreases during the transition. The methods include positioning a composite charge, transitioning the collapsible support from an extended conformation to a collapsed conformation, decreasing the gap width of the gap as the collapsible support transitions from the extended conformation to the collapsed conformation, and deforming the composite charge from an initial conformation to a final conformation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sealing compound, in particular a tyre sealing compound, comprising a specific crosslinked butyl rubber and the use thereof as well as a process for producing said sealing compound.

Abstract: A ceramic matrix composite member including a ceramic matrix composite reinforced by ceramic fiber, includes a body portion and a joint portion joined integrally to the body portion, the joint portion occupying a part of a surface of the ceramic matrix composite member, wherein the body portion includes at least one hole extending toward an inside of the body portion from a boundary surface between the body portion and the joint portion, and the at least one hole is filled with a matrix of the ceramic matrix composite, wherein the body portion includes a first region where a density of the ceramic fiber is relatively high and a second region where the density of the ceramic fiber is lower than that in the first region, and wherein the at least one hole exists so as to cut off a part of bundles of the ceramic fiber in the second region.

Abstract: The invention is used to manufacture a drive belt. To this end, mould core (1) and outer mould (20) of a casting tool (G) are provided. In the case of mould core (1) inserted into the outer mould (20), a cavity (22) is formed in the casting tool (G). The mould core (1) or the outer mould (20) are provided with a geometry (2) to be represented on the drive belt. Said geometry has projections (3a, 3b) protruding from a base surface (8) and arranged spaced apart from one another, which have a head surface (7) and lateral surfaces (5, 6) which each delimit a gap (4) of the geometry (2) with in each case a base surface (8) present between two adjacent projections (3a, 3b). A textile layer (12) is laid on the geometry (2), which is supported on the head surfaces (7) and in each case extends with a section (13) over the gaps (4). A tension member (13) is laid on the textile layer (12) such that the textile layer (12) is fixed between the tension member (14) and the respective head surface (7).

Abstract: The aim of the disclosed solution is to present a method of inserting an insert to a tread a tire such that the insert, particularly a fragile insert such as an insert comprising electronic components, may be protected against gripping and impact forces during its insertion. The disclosed solution is premised on an insert being housed, at least partially, in a sleeve upon and during its installation to a tread of a tire. Thus, the sleeve may be employed to provide protection for the insert against gripping and/or impact forces during the insertion of the insert into the tread a tire.

Abstract: The present invention provides an annular beam of monolithic construction of one homogeneous material and a related efficient, low-cost non-pneumatic tire. Specific geometric design, combined with nonlinear elastomer physical properties, enable the suppression of all reinforcing belts, continuous fibers, or other strengthening layers in the annular beam. The annular beam consists of at least two bands that are continuous in the circumferential direction and connected by a web geometry. The non-pneumatic tire consists of the annular beam, a ground contacting portion, a central wheel, and a plurality of web spokes that connect the wheel and beam. When the tire is loaded to a design load against a flat surface over a design contact length, a contact area of essentially uniform pressure is produced, while the load is transmitted from the beam to the hub via tension in the web spokes. The tire can be economically manufactured.

Abstract: A device and a method for feeding a sheet material are provided. A conveying machine is disposed above a holding machine. A sensor detects a lateral position of a rubber sheet fed from the holding machine. At a position between a grip position below the conveying machine and a release position at an upstream side in a conveying direction above the conveying machine, a leading edge of the rubber sheet is gripped by a gripping machine. The gripping machine is revolved and moved to the release position using, as a revolution center, a position in a vertical direction midway between the grip position and the release position. The leading edge being released is pressed against a placement surface of the conveying machine by a pressing portion. The rubber sheet is placed on the placement surface and conveyed to a downstream side in the conveying direction by the conveying machine.

Abstract: A tire building method, in particular for strip-winding, includes the step of: providing a choice between a production mode for building a tire component and a test mode for obtaining test measurements, wherein the choice is provided prior to executing the test mode; wherein at least one or more building parameters is set prior to the building of the tire component based on test measurements performed on a test strip during the test mode. Also disclosed is a tyre building system and a measurement tool.

Abstract: The method includes procuring an annular core 3 of main axis Z3. The core is closed on itself by a core join 6 which occupies, in azimuth about said main axis Z3, a first angular sector S6. Then, a braiding is performed by helically winding, about the core 3, a braid wire 4 that is held closed by a braid join 8, of sleeve 9 type, which occupies a second angular sector S8. A method during which a registration element 16, with respect to which the position of the first angular sector S6 is known, is sought and detected on the core 3, and the azimuthal orientation of the core 3 is adapted during the braiding, with reference to said registration element 16, so that the second angular sector S8 occupied by the braid join 8 does not overlap the first angular sector S6 occupied by the core join 6.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sole-type body member, which is a main body of a shoe sole or an insole, is laminated on the sheet-type coated cork, and is then pressed and heated so that a part of the sole-type body member is inserted into the main-body-coupling opening, thereby achieving coupling therebetween.

Abstract: An apparatus for the controlled return of the stems in cylinders of the types that can be applied to a press for stamping sheet metal, comprising: at least one fluid-operated cylinder), at least one hydraulic accumulator which is fluidically connected to the at least one cylinder by means of a hydraulic circuit which comprises: a duct for the discharge of the working fluid from the at least one cylinder and a duct/branch for the intake of the working fluid in the hydraulic accumulator, a duct for loading the working fluid in the at least one cylinder and at duct/branch for the output of the working fluid from the hydraulic accumulator.

Abstract: A laminate sound-absorbing material that includes a porous layer and a base material layer. The porous layer is a fiber layer or comprises a microporous film. The mean flow pore diameter of the porous layer is 0.1-30 ?m. The basis weight of the porous layer is 0.1-200 g/m2. The average sound transmission loss of the base material layer between 1,000 Hz and 12,500 Hz is at least 2 dB. The base material layer is arranged on a sound incidence side, and the porous layer is arranged on a sound transmission side.

Abstract: [Problem] The objective of the present invention is to provide a resin sheet that has a favorable tactile sensation and no less than a certain light transmittance and a molded article thereof. [Solution] A resin sheet that has hair-like bodies arranged regularly on at least one surface of an underlayer and in which a continuous phase is formed without any structural boundary between the underlayer and the hair-like bodies, wherein the average height of the hair-like bodies is no less than 30 ?m and no greater than 500 ?m, the total light transmittance of the resin sheet measured in accordance with JIS K 7136-1 is no less than 0.1% and no greater than 20%, and the contrast ratio of the resin sheet measured in accordance with JIS K 5600 4-1 is no less than 70% and no greater than 98%.

Abstract: An acoustical ceiling panel including a first layer having a first major surface opposite a second major surface and a side surface extending therebetween, a second layer having a first major surface opposite a second major surface and a side surface extending therebetween, and a sealing layer having a first major surface opposite a second major surface and a side surface extending therebetween. The sealing layer may be positioned between the first major surface of the first layer and the second major surface of the second layer. The side surface of the sealing layer may extend beyond the side surface of the first layer and the side surface of the second layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sheetlike composite comprising, as mutually superposed layers in a direction from an outer face of the sheetlike composite to an inner face of the sheetlike composite, a) a carrier layer, and b) a barrier layer; wherein the sheetlike composite additionally comprises a polymer layer P, wherein the polymer layer P a. comprises a polyester, b. extends two-dimensionally within a layer plane, c. has a first modulus of elasticity in a first layer direction which lies in the layer plane, and d. has a further modulus of elasticity in a further layer direction which lies in the layer plane and is perpendicular to the first layer direction; wherein a ratio of the first modulus of elasticity to the further modulus of elasticity is within a range from 0.81 to 1.19.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fiber and a textile woven with the fiber, the fiber has two surfaces, a light-reflective layer and a luminescent layer respectively, and thus has light-reflective and luminescent functions. The functional fiber can be woven into a textile, or used as a sewing thread or an embroidery thread, so that apparels with the textile, the sewing thread or the embroidery thread have light-reflective and luminescent properties, making the apparels fashionable and capable of providing safety.

Abstract: A metal/resin composite structure (106) of the invention is formed by bonding a metal member (103) and a resin member (105) to each other. A concavo-convex shape satisfying the following characteristics (i) and (ii) is formed on a bonding surface (104) of the metal member (103) to be bonded to the resin member (105). (i) A mean width of the profile elements (RSm) is equal to or greater than 150 ?m and equal to or smaller than 1500 ?m and a maximum height roughness (Rz) is equal to or greater than 170 ?m and equal to or smaller than 800 ?m (ii) A mean width of the profile elements (RSm) is equal to or greater than 100 nm and equal to or smaller than 10000 nm and a maximum height roughness (Rz) is equal to or greater than 100 nm and equal to or smaller than 10000 nm.

Abstract: Bonded formed laminates, and methods for making bonded formed laminates, are made from multiple layers of formed substrates comprising at least one nonwoven formed substrate which are bonded together at the distal ends or bases of protrusions formed in the substrates. The bonded formed laminate provides a very soft and lofty structure that is sustainable under compression.

Abstract: A composite structure includes a first fiber sheet, one or more second fiber sheet overlaying the first fiber sheet, a sensor, and two or more z-pins. The sensor is arranged between the first fiber sheet and the one or more second fiber sheet. The two or more z-pins extend through the first fiber sheet and the one or more second fiber sheet and are distributed about a periphery of the sensor to fix the one or more second fiber sheet to the first fiber sheet about the periphery of the sensor. Sensor arrangements and methods of making composite structures are also described.

Abstract: A glass lamination article includes a resin layer in contact with a base substrate such that a first interface is formed therebetween, and a glass substrate layer in contact with the resin layer such that a second interface is formed therebetween, wherein the resin layer may be an ultraviolet (UV)-curable resin layer. The glass lamination article has excellent impact resistance and strength, as well as excellent waviness.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a polymeric film comprising odor barrier material for and being able to packing malodorous waste. The film comprises at least 95% biodegradable materials.

Abstract: A release liner and a method for producing the same are provided. The release liner includes a resin base layer and two resin release layers. The resin base layer has two surfaces opposite to each other. The two resin release layers are respectively formed on the two surfaces of the resin base layer. Each of the resin release layers includes: a non-polar resin material and a polar resin material. In each of the resin release layers, the polar resin material is dispersed in the non-polar resin material in a plurality of granular forms, an average particle size of the polar resin material ranges from 0.1 ?m to 10 ?m, and a content of the polar resin material in the resin release layer ranges from 10 wt % to 50 wt %, so that a surface roughness (Ra) of the resin release layer ranges from 0.1 ?m to 10 ?m.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for multilayer films, which, in one embodiment may include a core layer comprising a polyethylene stabilizer optionally in a masterbatch solution and at least 50 wt. % of high-density polyethylene. Further, the multilayer film may include a first skin layer comprising at least 90 wt. % ethylene-propylene polymer and antiblock, and a second skin layer consisting of an ethylene-propylene copolymer or terpolymer. Further still, the multilayer film may include a primer layer on the second skin, an aqueous barrier layer of ethylene vinyl alcohol polymer, polyvinyl alcohol polymer, or combinations thereof on the primer layer. And, further still, multilayer film may include a metallization layer on the aqueous barrier layer, wherein the multilayer film may be oriented in at least one direction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a packaging material comprising: a paperboard substrate comprising a first and a second side, at least one barrier layer applied on the first side of the substrate, the barrier layer comprising a water-soluble polymer selected from the group of polyvinyl alcohol, a copolymer of ethylene and polyvinyl alcohol, starch, carboxymethylcellulose and combinations thereof in an amount of at least 50 weight %, based on the dry weight of the barrier layer, an extrusion coated layer of a polyolefin on the barrier layer, and at least one dispersion barrier layer applied on the second side of the substrate, which at least one dispersion barrier layer forms a printing surface of the packaging material. The invention further relates to a method of manufacturing a respective packaging material.