Abstract: A composite tube is made by applying a mixture of individual reinforcing fibers and a resin onto the interior cylindrical wall of the spinning mandrel.

Abstract: Device for 3D cell culture using an extracellular matrix including a substrate having at least one interior chamber, at least one opening providing access to the interior chamber for introduction of an extracellular matrix, and at least one channel disposed through at least a portion of the extra cellular matrix.

Abstract: A tooling system may include a cure tool and a biasing element. The cure tool may have a cure tool coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and may be configured for curing a composite article formed of two or more components having dissimilar component CTEs. The biasing element may be fixedly attached to the cure tool and has a biasing element CTE that may be different than the cure tool CTE. The biasing element may be configured such that a combination of the cure tool CTE and the biasing element CTE causes a heat-up displacement in the cure tool when heated and the composite article is cured in a distorted shape. When the cured composite article is cooled, the cured composite article may substantially assume an as-designed shape.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pultrusion process in which a continuous reinforcement profile is formed by canting of at least one prepreg strip composed of a fiber-reinforced plastics material. The first shaping of the profile takes place in a preform device, which is downstream of a pressure-molding device for final shaping and prehardening. The movement of the profile takes place synchronously with respect to the operating cycle of the pressure-molding device by means of a traction device. By using a cutting device, it is possible to cut the profile to length and/or to subject edges to subsequent mechanical operations to ensure that correct dimensions are maintained. A continuous (pultrusion) gusset is inserted between the prepreg strips in a radius region of the profile. The gusset has an approximately triangular cross sectional geometry and it is formed by a plurality of continuous fibers braided with one another.

Abstract: Pillar delivery films for vacuum insulated glass units. The delivery films include a support film or pocket tape, a sacrificial material on the support film, and a plurality of pillars. The pillars are at least partially embedded in the sacrificial material or formed within sacrificial material molds, and the sacrificial material is capable of being removed while leaving the pillars substantially intact. In order to make an insulated glass unit, the delivery films are laminated to a receptor such as a glass pane, and the support film and sacrificial material are removed to leave the pillars remaining on the glass.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a seal arrangement (1) for a turbomachine which comprises a seal support (2) and a stripping lining (3) which is arranged on the seal support, wherein the seal support comprises a fiber-reinforced plastic and the stripping lining comprises polysiloxane, and wherein the seal support and the stripping lining are prepared in a non-cured state and are arranged in direct contact with one another in accordance with the configuration of the seal arrangement, and are subsequently subjected to a common curing process such that fiber-reinforced plastic and polysiloxane cross-link with one another. The present invention further relates to a correspondingly produced seal arrangement and to a turbomachine having such a seal arrangement.

Abstract: A thermal insulation body is made from a material that includes carbonized fibers and/or graphitized fibers. A sheet-like molding that is made of the material is provided. The molding has at least one first curved portion and at least one second curved portion. The two or more curved portions have an opposite curvature relative to one another, based on at least one spatial direction. Then the first curved portion is separated from the second curved portion, in that the molding is split so as to obtain at least one first curved individual part and a second curved individual part. The individual parts are joined to form a thermal insulation body such that said body has a curvature which continues in a uniform manner based on the spatial direction.

Abstract: A pipe includes a tubular reinforced fiber structure, and a tubular matrix resin pipe main body centered on the central axis, together with a reinforced fiber structure, covering an internal side of the reinforced fiber structure on the central axis side, and an external side. An external end surface of the pipe main body has an inclined surface whose diameter is gradually reduced toward the end face, which connects the pipe main body to another pipe main body, with the main body inclined surface coupled to a substantially tubular-shaped coupling. A portion of the reinforced fiber structure near the main body inclined surface has a plurality of fiber bundles extending in parallel to the central axis. This prevents a shear failure of the fiber bundles of the reinforced fiber structure of the main body inclined surface.

Abstract: A device for the production of a part of an aircraft made of composite material of which one surface is able to be in contact with aerodynamic flows includes a male mold, and at least two smoothing panels (12) that can exert pressure on the piece to be produced during a polymerization phase during which a contraction phenomenon appears. At least one of the two smoothing panels (12.1, 12.2) includes a smooth edge with a beveled shape against which at least one surface of the other smoothing panel can slide to compensate for the contraction phenomenon.

Abstract: A method for producing a fiber-reinforced plastic component is specified. In a first step, a positive arrangement is produced by fixing at least one reinforcement ready to be used on a positive core. In a second step, fibers are wound around the positive arrangement, concave regions of the positive arrangement that are formed by the reinforcement being spanned by the fibers. In a third step, the entire area of the fibers is pressed onto the positive arrangement in a negative mould. Finally, the component is cured in the negative mould following the introduction of a cross-linking plastic.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a turbine engine blade out of composite material includes three-dimensionally weaving yarns to make a preform including root and airfoil portions that are connected together by oblique side faces for forming bearing surfaces enabling the root to bear against an assembly slot in a rotor disk. The method also includes compacting the preform in a mold having a cavity with first oblique side faces corresponding to the above-mentioned side faces of the preform, and second oblique side faces bearing against the root portion of the preform and at angles of inclination opposite to those of the first oblique side faces. Further, the method includes vacuum injecting a resin into the mold and polymerizing the resin.

Abstract: A washing machine including a door to open and close an opening for laundry. The door includes a first upper door, a second upper door disposed to allow at least one portion of the first upper door to be seen therethrough, and a lower door. The lower door includes a contraction preventing part to prevent the lower door from contracting when molded.

Abstract: A cannula assembly having a retention member and a method of manufacture of the cannula assembly is provided. The cannula assembly includes a cannula and a sleeve disposed around the cannula from a proximal end to a distal end. The sleeve can be pre-formed by a stretch blow molding process then advanced over the cannula. The sleeve includes an inflatable balloon and an annular ring distal the inflatable balloon. The cannula includes an annular recess. The annular ring is sized to have an interference fit with the annular recess.

Abstract: A microfluidic device allowing for multiple discrete reactions sites and allowing for sequential reactions and sample analysis along with methods for device fabrication and use is provided. The microfluidic device provides a micro-total analysis system on a single substrate and has multiple reaction sites allowing for cascade reactions and analysis on a single chip using micro-quantities of sample and reagents. The microfluidic device provides discrete sites for immobilization of cognitive agents including enzymes, binding proteins, nucleic acids and the like as well as methods for quantitative analysis. The invention also provides methods for the fabrication of the device.

Abstract: A catheter has a shaft that defines a delivery lumen, for example, to deliver an elongate medical device therethrough; a proximal section of the catheter includes a seal zone portion, a handle portion and a proximal port portion. A relatively thin wall section of the proximal port portion extends between the seal zone portion and a proximal edge that defines part of a perimeter of a proximal opening of the delivery lumen. The handle portion projects laterally from the seal zone portion, generally opposite the relatively thin wall section. An inflation subassembly of the catheter includes a compliant sleeve member and an inflation lumen extending from the sleeve member, proximally along the shaft, and into a connector port formed in the handle portion. The inflation lumen may be formed by fusing a section of a tube to the shaft and molding the handle portion around another section of the tube.

Abstract: A reinforcement structure of safety helmet and a manufacturing method thereof. The reinforcement structure includes a helmet body formed of a cushion foam material; and a structure body integrated with the helmet body. The structure body is a texture at least composed of multiple strip members arranged in an array. The structure body is formed with a substantially cellular structure. The helmet body is defined with a top section and a peripheral section and the structure body is defined with a first section and a second section connected to the first section corresponding to the top section and peripheral section of the helmet body. The cushion foam material is injected into a molding module to enclose the first and second sections to form an integrated complex reinforcement structure, which is easier to manufacture and has higher structural strength, lighter weight and higher security.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a fuel tank including a thermoplastic wall and a fibrous reinforcement on at least one portion of its outer surface, according to which: a molten thermoplastic parison is molded in a mold and is left to cool in order to obtain a wall of the tank; a fibrous reinforcement is chosen that includes a thermoplastic similar to or compatible with that of the wall of the tank and the reinforcement is heated so as to soften or even melt the thermoplastic of the reinforcement; and the reinforcement is applied to an outer surface of the tank by exerting a force that makes it possible to weld the reinforcement and the outer surface.

Abstract: A post-moulding station is described which is used in the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade. A blade shell forming part of a wind turbine blade is initially moulded in a blade mould, the blade shell subsequently transferred to a post-moulding station which allows for various post-moulding operations to be carried out on the blade shell away from the mould, thereby increasing the productivity of the blade mould in the manufacturing process. The post-moulding station may be operable to perform the closing of first and second blade shells to form a wind turbine blade, and may be formed from an adjustable structure which can provide relatively easy access to the contained blade shell for working thereon. Accordingly, the manufacturing equipment may be of reduced cost, combined with an increase in the overall productivity of the manufacturing system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a fiber composite workpiece. In the method according to the invention, cross-linking silicone is used with the aid of a volatile diluent for infiltrating individual mats of a mat composite. A further object of the present invention is a device for performing the method according to the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a component (9) from fiber-reinforced composite material. In a first step, a mold (1) is provided and, in a second step, a surface layer (3) is introduced into a cavity (2) of the mold (1). In a further step, a fiber layer (4) is applied to the surface layer (3) and is cured together with the surface layer (3) to form a first part (5). Afterwards, the first part (5) is subjected to a check. If the check proceeds positively, a carrier structure (8) is connected operatively to the first part (5).

Abstract: Method for providing shoes simultaneously comprising two lasts upon which the upper is arranged; a mould comprising an upper mould part and a lower mould part, said upper mould part comprising a first side frame and a second side frame and between them an middle frame, the side frames being laterally movable, said mould comprising two cavities and the method comprising the steps; providing an outsole in the lower mould part, placing an upper in each cavity, moving the two side frames in a straight and linear movement towards the inner mould injecting a composition into a space between the upper and the outsole moving the lower mould part towards the upper.

Abstract: Disclosed in this specification is an article of manufacture comprising at least two longitudinal sections comprising a thermoplastic matrix of randomly dispersed carbon fibers forming the article of manufacture, with the structure reinforced by affixing a pad up of a thermoplastic matrix comprising oriented fibers to at least one of the longitudinal sections. The at least two longitudinal sections are assembled to form the article of manufacture by the interaction of adjoining structures on one longitudinal section with adjoining structures on the other longitudinal section.

Abstract: The present invention provides a birefringent lens material for a stereoscopic image display, the birefringent lens material containing two or more liquid crystal compounds each having at least one polymerizable functional group, a birefringent lens for a stereoscopic image display, the birefringent lens being formed by using the lens material, and a method for producing a birefringent lens for a stereoscopic image display using the lens material. The birefringent lens material for a stereoscopic image display and the birefringent lens for a stereoscopic image display of the present invention are good in terms of optical characteristics, durability, and productivity, in particular, productivity. The method for producing a birefringent lens for a stereoscopic image display of the present invention has good productivity.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes articles, such as medical articles, containing a substrate having disposed thereon a hydrophilic gel material (e.g., a shaped hydrophilic gel material or a coating of a hydrophilic gel material) and methods for making such articles. Methods are provided for making hydrophilic gel materials from a precursor composition that contains a polar solvent and a polymerizable material that is miscible with the polar solvent.

Abstract: Method for manufacturing a storage tank comprising an inner liner, an outer filament winding and a connecting part. The method comprises the steps of: blow molding the inner liner by extruding a parison, pinching the inner liner at least at one extremity to create a pinch and then blowing the parison; providing the connecting part with a slot of appropriate shape and size to receive a part of the pinch; inserting the part of the pinch in the slot so as to secure the inner liner and the connecting part; and applying the outer filament winding around the liner and the connecting part.

Abstract: A process for producing a beam member formed by a reinforcing fiber base material which has a web portion and at least a pair of flange portions extending to both sides via at least a branching point from the web portion, at a cross-sectional surface orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the beam member, and by a shaped filler which fills a gap having a wedge shape formed at the branching point, is provided. The shaped filler is produced by: (A) a filler supply process for supplying a filler member configured by reinforcing fibers; (B) a preshaping process for providing a preshaped filler having at least a wedge projection portion, by pressurizing the filler member by a preshaping mold; and (C) a filler deforming process for providing a shaped filler by deforming the preshaped filler.

Abstract: A process is provided for forming plastic into a predetermined shape from a plastic particulate material, and a heat-activated expandable foam plastic filler material, comprising the steps of: (i) providing first and second complementary mould parts; (ii) heating said first and second mould parts at least on their face portions such that the mould parts are at a temperature to make the plastic particulate material molten or sinterable; (iii) contacting the first and second mould parts with plastic particulate material; (iv) contacting the heat-activated expandable foam plastic filler material to the plastic particulate material; (v) melting or sintering at least a portion of the plastic particulate material on each mould part into a moulded skin; (vi) bringing together the complementary face portions of the heated first and second mould parts to form a composite sandwich.

Abstract: The invention relates to a housing for electronic components with the housing comprising at least a front housing part and a rear housing part. The front housing part and the rear housing part are arranged to be sealed by means of a sealing gasket upon attaching the front housing part to the rear housing part. The housing comprises at least one ventilation opening to prevent build-up of negative pressure inside the housing, where the ventilation opening is covered by a protective covering comprising a through opening. The through opening is arranged to allow water to flow through the through opening, thereby preventing a build up of pressure inside the protective covering. A method for manufacturing a housing according to the invention is also disclosed.

Abstract: A surface of an electronic device includes a reduced friction surface that comprises a glass beaded film. The glass beaded film includes glass beads disposed in a polymer layer or in an adhesive layer, where a portion of the glass beads protrude from a surface of the polymer or adhesive layer. The reduced friction surface is disposed over at least a portion of the surface of the electronic device.

Abstract: Cushions include a plurality of pockets formed from a support material and a deformable member comprising a deformable polymer material disposed in each pocket of the plurality of pockets. The support material may comprise at least one of a fabric and a film. Each of the deformable members may be configured as a column having a column axis. Methods of forming cushions include forming a plurality of deformable members, forming a plurality of pockets from a support material, and disposing each of the deformable members of the plurality of deformable members in each of the pockets of the plurality of pockets. The deformable members may be configured so that each of the deformable members is isolated from the other deformable members by the support material.

Abstract: There is provided a method of molding a fiber-reinforced plastic hollow part that is capable of molding, with ease and at low costs, a fiber-reinforced plastic hollow part, which has a varying cross-section or a bent portion, in a state in which its weight is sufficiently reduced and in a state where its wall thickness is substantially uniform. A reinforcing fiber (21) and a matrix resin (24) are laminated on the outer circumference of a preformed hollow resin core (10) to obtain a hollow laminate (20). A pressurizing bag (30) is inserted and positioned inside that hollow resin core (10). The hollow laminate (20) is positioned inside a mold (40). Next, heat is applied while pressure is applied to the inside of the pressurizing bag (30) of the hollow laminate (20) positioned inside the mold, thereby integrating the resin and the reinforcing fiber.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a multi-layer golf ball includes injection molding a core from an ionomeric thermoplastic material such that the core has an outer surface with a plurality of polygonal land potions aligned on a common sphere and a plurality of grooves extending radially inward from the sphere. The core is then positioned between a first hemispherical shell and a diametrically opposed second hemispherical shell, which are each formed from a rubber material. The first and second hemispherical shells are then compression molded such that rubber material conforms to the outer surface of the core. The rubber material is then cured to form a unitary intermediate layer that surrounds the core. Finally, a cover layer is molded about the intermediate layer through one of injection molding and compression molding.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a multi-layer golf ball includes injection molding a core from an ionomeric thermoplastic material such that the core has an outer surface that includes a plurality of depressions extending radially inward from a spherical land portion, with each depression having a maximum depth relative to the spherical land portion of between 0.15 mm and 2.0 mm. The core is then positioned between a first hemispherical shell and a diametrically opposed second hemispherical shell, which are each formed from a rubber material. The first and second hemispherical shells are then compression molded such that rubber material conforms to the outer surface of the core. The rubber material is then cured to form a unitary intermediate layer that surrounds the core. Finally, a cover layer is molded about the intermediate layer through one of injection molding and compression molding.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a fingerprint recognition home key having an offset structure of a decorative part. The method includes: (a) preparing an injection molded product having a shape of a home key and provided with a fingerprint recognition sensor, (b) applying a bonding material or an adhesive to an upper side of a film of the fingerprint recognition sensor, (c) bonding an external member to the upper side of the film of the fingerprint recognition sensor to which the bonding material or the adhesive is applied, and (d) assembling the decorative part to have a height difference from to the external member.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method including forming a polymer layer defining a side of an eye-mountable device. The method may also include providing an adhesive in a ring-shaped pattern on a ring-shaped substrate or on the first polymer layer. The method may also include providing the ring-shaped substrate on the first polymer layer in a predetermined rotational orientation. The method may also include applying a force to one or more of the ring-shaped substrate and the polymer layer to adhere the first polymer layer to the ring-shaped substrate. The method may also include curing the ring-shaped substrate and the first polymer layer.

Abstract: A substrate may include a plurality of wirings arranged side by side to extend in a predetermined direction, and a protective insulating layer formed between adjoining pixels and formed as a rib protruding from the substrate. An emissive layer formation method for transferring, to the substrate, an emissive layer provided on a transfer element may include pressing the emissive layer on the transfer element onto the protective insulating layer and affixing it through pressure to a top surface of the rib. Thereby the emissive layer transferred to the substrate is confined to an area which is surrounded by the rib of the protective insulating layer, the substrate and the transfer element, and diffusion of the emissive layer is controlled by the area, thereby transferring the emissive layer in the area.

Abstract: Safety device fir vehicle, adapted to be arranged facing an airbag, comprising a chute channel delimiting a recess adapted to receive the airbag, said chute channel being formed by a reinforcing member, a first flap, and a first net. The first flap and a first reinforcing portion are overmolded onto the first net, which defines a hinge allowing the first flap to move relative to the first reinforcing portion. The device further comprises a second reinforcing portion overmolded onto the first net, and said first net defines a second hinge allowing the first reinforcing portion to pivot relative to the second reinforcing portion so that the first reinforcing portion is folded back onto the second reinforcing portion to form a transverse wall of the chute channel. Method for manufacturing such a safety device.

Abstract: A modular composite manufacturing method. An illustrative embodiment of the method includes providing a plurality of composite modules; inspecting the composite modules; providing a curing tool; and placing the composite modules on the curing tool.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a manufacturing method for wind turbine blade and a wind turbine manufactured according to that method. The wind turbine blade comprises two shell parts wherein each shell part has a leading edge connected to a trailing edge via an inner surface. One of the two shell parts comprises an extended shell section which is configured as a flexible shell section. The shell section is configured to flex in a radial direction from a first position to a second position relative to the leading edge when an incoming wind is acting on the pressure side of the wind turbine blade. The wind turbine blade may be manufactured using a non-bonding layer removable arranged adjacent to the glue line between the two shell parts which reduces the amount of manual grinding or polishing of the glue region. This provides a wind turbine blade with an improved blade characteristic where the extended flexible shell section is specifically designed to have significant flexibility.

Abstract: Arrangements described herein relate to molding of a display screen into a housing of an electronic device. Ad adhesive can be applied to a side of a plastic film to form an adhesion member. The adhesion member can be connected to the display screen, the adhesive bonding to the plastic film to a peripheral region of the display screen. The display screen with the connected adhesion member can be inserted into a housing mold. Plastic resin can be injected into the housing mold to form a housing of the electronic device, the plastic film bonding with the injected plastic resin to secure the display screen into the housing.

Abstract: A laminate structure is provided which includes a first polymeric substrate laminated to a second polymeric substrate. A primer coating comprising the reaction product of polyethyleneimine and formaldehyde is included on the surface of the first polymeric substrate which is subsequently printed with an ink or toner image prior to lamination to the second polymeric substrate. The primer coating provides good toner and/or ink adhesion to the polymeric substrate. The primer coating also provides improved bond strength upon lamination of the first and second polymeric substrates as well as providing water resistance to the laminate structure.

Abstract: A device and a method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced fuselage shell for an aircraft, which fuselage shell for the purpose of reinforcement comprises several stringers that are spaced apart from each other, wherein the device includes a base frame comprising several supporting walls of different lengths for forming a curved mounting surface for the fuselage shell to be manufactured, wherein several actuators that extend radially outwards and that are longitudinally adjustable are affixed to the mounting surface, at the distal ends of which actuators in each case mold channels for receiving the stringers are attached, which mold channels are interconnected by means of flexible intermediate elements and/or further mold channels for forming a vacuum-tight closed mold surface.

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 method for manufacturing filtration units (2), for example for biomedical use and the like, constituted by a box-like enclosure (3) and a filtration element (4) which can be mutually assembled, comprising a step of injecting a retention element (6) in the fluid state in a seat (5), which is associated with the box-like enclosure, for accommodating the filtration element (4); a step of embedding an end of the filtration element (4) in a portion of the retention element (6) kept in the fluid state; and a step of consolidation of the retention element (6) in order to lock the filtration element (4) in the seat (5), the retention element (6) being a thermoplastic polymeric material which can be applied by hot injection in a preset closed volume of the seat (5).

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for acoustic waveguides are disclosed. In one example, a method for constructing an acoustic waveguide includes forming a first acoustic waveguide component having a first outer surface and a first inner surface, where the first inner surface includes a first groove and a second groove. The method includes forming a second acoustic waveguide component having a second outer surface and a second inner surface, where the second inner surface includes a third groove and a fourth groove. The first acoustic waveguide component and the second acoustic waveguide component are bonded together so that the first groove and the third groove are arranged to form a first acoustic channel and the second groove and the fourth groove are arranged to form a second acoustic channel.

Abstract: A hat stiffener disclosed herein that includes a web portion having locally optimized slopes. The hat stiffener may include a web portion having a relatively small slope optimized to handle a sheer force. The hat stiffener may further include a web portion having a relatively large slope optimized to handle a pull-off or interface force. The hat stiffener may include a hat cap having variable widths along the length of the hat stiffener. The hat stiffener may further include a transitional web portion to transition from a web portion having a relatively large slope to a web portion having a relatively smaller slope. The concepts disclosed herein allow for the generation of a one-piece hat stiffener, which can be locally optimized to improve structural capability and efficiency for different loading applications.

Abstract: A diaphragm arrangement includes a middle foaming layer defining a first flat surface and an opposed flat surface, a first layer overlapped on the first flat surface of the middle foaming layer, and a second layer overlapped on the second flat surface of the middle foaming layer to form a flat speaker diaphragm which is arranged to mount at an opening of a supporting frame of a speaker.

Abstract: A co-injected molded multi-layer article has inner and outer layers, an interior layer contained within the inner and outer layers and a surface portion to which a closure or other component may be heat-sealed. The article is molded by co-injecting the inner, outer and interior layer materials into a mold cavity of a mold. The interior layer material is caused to flow along a steam line offset from the zero velocity gradient of the combined material flow and biased toward a material flow for forming an outer wall of the multi-layer article. The resultant molded multi-layer article contains an interior layer located in a heat sealable region that avoids a breach or failure during a heat seal operation to seal an opening of the molded article.

Abstract: A ladder-like shooting/catching section for a lacrosse stick pocket defined by at least two elongate runners (flat strips) extending from proximate the scoop of the head toward the throat, and a plurality of generally V-shaped chevrons straddling the runners and overmolded thereto. Alternately, the chevrons and runners are formed from a single material. The chevrons have a three-dimensional profile and each is slightly concave along its length, such that the chevrons collectively define a passing/catching chute. The chute increases surface contact with the ball and improves feel. This in combination with the shock-absorbing living hinge function provided by the chevrons makes throwing and catching smoother as well as more consistent, generally improving playability of the lacrosse stick.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method for manufacturing a functional material for use in various industrial fields in which anisotropy or physical properties change according to height may be utilized, as well as a functional material manufactured thereby. The method includes the steps of: (1) mixing powders composed of the components of the functional material with a binder to prepare a mixed paste; (2) coating the mixed paste on a substrate, and then separating the coated material from the substrate, thus preparing a slice; (3) repeating step (2) to prepare a plurality of slices, and stacking the slices in a mold; and (4) pressing the stacked slices at a predetermined temperature and pressure. A multifunctional material, such as an anisotropic material having physical properties which change according to the direction of material, or a material having physical properties which change in a graduated manner according to height, may be manufactured in a simple and economical manner.