Abstract: An in-mold decorating apparatus of this invention is configured as follows. That is, in a state that a parting surface, on which a decorative sheet is placed, is tilted relative to a platen surface, a rotation shaft of a decorative sheet feed roll and a rotation shaft of a guide roller in a decorative sheet supply device are arranged in parallel with the parting surface, leading to prevention of a resin molded product from being degraded in appearance due to a rip of the decorative sheet, a wrinkle of the decorative sheet, a crack of a pattern layer, and the like.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method for manufacturing a multilayered interlayer for safety glass that allows reliable and easy formation of inserted layers having a larger coloring layer.

Abstract: A reforming catalyst member having an elongated body whose outer surface has a number of peak and valley regions so as to increase the area of the outer surface to enhance catalyst utilization. The catalyst member is adhered to a fuel cell current collector using an adhesive and dried using infrared radiation.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatae used to prepare a shaped and molded multilayered article formed from a heated thermoplastic sheet and a first plastic sheet that are driven into melt-bonding contact by a stream of gas. The method involves applying a stream of gas (450) against the first surface (417) of a first plastic sheet (411) so as to drive a second surface (420) of the first plastic sheet against and into contact with the first surface (432) of a heated thermoplastic sheet (423) as the heated thermoplastic sheet is formed (e.g., extends downstream from the sheet slot 426 of a sheet die 429). The second surface of the first plastic sheet is defined by a thermoplastic layer.

Abstract: A gliding bed for a concrete slab comprises a first film and a second film wherein the first film can be brought into contact with a foundation of the concrete bottom slab and the second film can be brought into contact with a bottom side of the concrete slab by pouring concrete onto the second film and which films are tightly connected to each other at edges. In order to minimize friction between the concrete slab and the foundation, at least one gas- and liquid-permeable layer formed from a fleece and/or a textile fabric, a woven fabric or a knitted fabric is provided between the films.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are roll fed air heated flotation ovens and related thermoforming systems, assemblies, and machines that enable the corrugation-free expansion of a gas impregnated thermoplastic web passing through an oven chamber (without use of a pin-chain assembly), as well as to related methods. In an embodiment, a gas impregnated thermoplastic web is conveyed and expanded through an elongated air heated oven chamber, wherein the elongated oven chamber includes a plurality of downwardly directed heated air nozzles positioned at regular intervals along and within the upper portion of the oven chamber, and a plurality of upwardly directed heated air nozzles positioned at regular intervals along and within the lower portion of the oven chamber, but staggered apart from the downwardly directed heated air nozzles such that the gas impregnated thermoplastic material web undulates in an up and down wavelike fashion, thereby minimizing sagging, bagging, puckering, and/or buckling of the web.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a heating station, a laminating and transfer-printing station, and a molding station in succession, and a transport arrangement that transports the material being processed among the stations. In the heating station, a substrate is pre-heated and consolidated. In the laminating and transfer-printing station, a decorative cover layer is laminated onto the substrate and simultaneously a surface decoration (design, pattern, image, colors, text, etc.) is transfer-printed by sublimation of inks or dyes from a transfer paper onto an outer surface of the decorative cover layer. The resulting laminated body with a transfer-printed surface decoration is then three-dimensionally deformed and molded to form a three-dimensionally contoured, molded, laminated article with the transfer-printed surface decoration. The article may be a motor vehicle interior trim component.

Abstract: An extrusion head may be provided. The extrusion head may include an inner flow path, an outer flow path, and at least one sealant flow path. The inner flow path may be configured to direct a flow of an inner layer around a conductor. The outer flow path may be configured to direct a flow of an outer layer around the inner layer. The at least one sealant flow path may extend to a connecting point with the inner flow path and the outer flow path. The at least one sealant flow path may be configured to direct a sealant to fill at least one sealant channel region between the inner layer and the outer layer. The connection point may be configured to cause the flow of the inner layer and the flow of the outer layer to join before the sealant fills the at least one sealant channel region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pre-filled contained media volumes and methods of media filling using pre-filled contained media volumes. In particular, the present invention relates to apparatus and methods of media filling a tooling for a fuselage using pre-filled contained media volumes. In one implementation, the pre-filled contained media volume comprises a bag formed of a porous fabric and media located in that bag. The pre-filled contained media volume is attached to a tooling prior to filling the tooling with additional media.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming air-laid absorbent cores, having a first and second mat-forming wheel. Means are also provided for applying a first and second web of casing material onto the peripheral surface of the first and second mat-forming wheel, respectively, for providing a third web of casing material into the nip between the first and second mat-forming wheel, for applying an adhesive coating on both sides of the third web, the mat-forming wheels being so positioned that the formed core elements on the respective first and second mat-forming wheels will abut the third web when passing the nip between the first and second mat-forming wheel, and for pressing together the portions of the three webs located outside the contour of the core element, containing the first and second core element, whereby the air-laid core elements will encapsulated in casing material. Also, a method for forming air-laid absorbent cores.

Abstract: A device for continuously producing drip irrigation tubes comprises an extruding device (1) for producing a tube body (2), a calibrating device (3), and a cooling device (19) for the tube body (6). In addition, a feeding device (5) for feeding dosing elements (6) into the tube body (2) and means for joining these dosing elements (6) to the inner wall of the tube body (2) are provided. This feeding device is comprised of a pressing element (17) that is formed by the end area of the guideway (4) while protruding into the extruded tube body (2), and of a pressing member (18) that can be pressed against the tube body (2) from the exterior in the vicinity of pressing element (17). The calibrating device (3) is made of a tubular body (22) whose insertion area (23) narrows to the desired diameter of the tube body (2) and whose longitudinally elongated body area (24) protrudes into the cooling device (19).

Abstract: Method for the anticorrosion and thermally insulating coating of tubular bodies and conduits for the transport of fluids, comprising the following stages in sequence. a) positioning on a tubular body (1, 17, 17?, 17?) requiring coating a series of devices (2, 4, 5, 5?, 5?) for automatic coating of such tubular body (1, 17, 17?, 17?) provided with suitable means (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) for movement along such tubular body (1, 17, 17?, 17?) and/or moving supporting equipment (18, 21) capable of permitting such tubular body (1, 17, 17?, 17?) to move and if appropriate rotate in such automated coating devices (2, 4, 5), b) sandblasting of the surface of such tubular body (1, 17, 17?, 17?) using a suitable granular metal material, c) heating the surface of such tubular body (1, 17, 17?, 17?), d) applying an epoxy resin and an adhesive resin to such tubular body (1, 17, 17?, 17?), e) final coating of the tubular body (1, 17, 17?, 17?) with thermoplastic, thermohardening or the like coating material.

Abstract: A transfer layer on a surface of a mold has a thickness distribution along the radius direction that the layer is thick in an inner round portion but is gradually thinner toward an outer round portion. An adhesive layer is formed between a surface of a signal substrate which bears a signal recording film and the mold which seats the transfer layer. The adhesive layer has a thickness distribution that the layer is thin in an inner round portion but is gradually thicker toward an outer round portion. Since the thickness distributions along the radius direction of the transfer layer and the adhesive layer are opposite to each other, the thickness distribution of an isolation layer which comprises the two layers is uniform.

Abstract: When a separation layer is formed using a stamper between a substrate and the stamper on a thick substrate, on the surface of which a rewritable recording multilayer film provided with signal guide grooves or pits and the signal guide grooves or pits are transferred from the stamper to the surface, variations in the thickness of the separation layer are produced due to unevenness of the distance between the stamper and the substrate. The surface of the kth signal recording layer of the kth signal substrate is shaped parallel to the surface with the guide grooves and pits of the (k?1)th signal recording layer on the (k?1)th stamper, a (k?1)th separation layer is formed between the two and then the (k?1)th stamper is peeled off. The distance between the surface with the guide grooves and pits of the (k?1)th signal recording layer and the kth signal recording layer becomes uniform, and therefore the thickness of the (k?1)th separation layer can be kept uniform.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing dosing molds, according to which two separating films (7) are contacted with each other in a defined area, an active substance-containing melt is introduced between the separating films (7) such that a pocket for receiving a portion of the melt is embodied in at least one of the separating films, and the separating films (7) are separated from each other in order to eject the portion. Preferably, a method is disclosed in which the separating films (7) are contacted with each other in the gap of two molding rolls (2, 3) which rotate in opposite directions and are provided with opposite recesses (4, 5) on the surface thereof, and into which the separating films (7) can be pressed when the active substance-containing melt is introduced so as to form pockets. The separating films (7) make it possible to avoid a direct contact between the melt and the rolls (4,5) and thus prevent the melt from adhering to the roll (2, 3).

Abstract: A forming apparatus for forming at least one continuous strip of containers comprises a feed line for the indexing along a preset route according to an advancing direction and with a preset advancing step two continuous webs in film material that face each other. The webs pass through a heat-sealing station provided with a separator the end of which is arranged to be inserted between two open longitudinal flaps of the webs. During the phase of heat-sealing of the webs the separator is kept in position to exert downward pressure against said flaps by means of an axial fluid actuator. The invention ensures that at the forming station, that is contiguous with and subsequent to the heat-sealing station the flaps are sufficiently separated to receive the nozzles that blow in the forming fluid.

Abstract: A laminate thermoplastic sheet, and an apparatus and a method of making the sheet are disclosed. The laminate sheet includes a cap layer and a substrate layer bonded together. The cap layer is adapted to provide a corrosion, scratch, and smudge resistant decorative metallic finish to the laminate sheet. The apparatus and the method of producing the sheet includes extruding the substrate layer; feeding a sheet film material for the cap layer in substantial alignment with the substrate layer; providing a machine that compresses the two layers together and facilitates the formation of a bond therebetween to form a laminate thereof; inspecting the laminate for a sufficiency of the bond between the two layers; and cutting the laminate into a plurality of individual panels.

Abstract: Disclosed therein are apparatus and method for manufacturing agricultural water supply hose, which can continuously supply a small quantity of water to various farm products or agricultural crops such as garden fruits. The apparatus and method can firmly bond the nozzle chips on the hose without regard to materials and constituents of the nozzle chips not by thermally bonding the nozzle chips on the inner periphery of the hose but by bonding the nozzle chips on the inner periphery of the hose after coating the inner periphery of the hose with an adhesive which is supplied from an adhesive coating device, thereby increasing durability. The apparatus and method can prevent distortion of the bonded portion and concentration of stress on the bonded portion even though the coefficients in thermal expansion of the nozzle chips and the hose are different from each other since the bonding between the nozzle chips and the hose is carried out after the hose is sufficiently cooled from a melting point.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for making a structure having a continuous form at a site. The method and apparatus includes providing a supply of tire segments, heating the segments to a flow consistency, and extruding the segments through an outlet to create a form at the site.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for making a structure having a continuous form at a site. The method and apparatus includes providing a combination of a supply of tire segments and a solid polyurea component, mixing a liquid polyurea component with the combination, and extruding the mixture through an outlet to create a continuous affixed form at the site.

Abstract: A method of forming electronic components in which a thermoplastic substrate is embossed to create a recess for electronic components; the electronic component is placed in the recess; electrical connections and circuitry are deposited over the components on the thermoplastic substrate; and a cover sheet of thermoplastic material is bonded over the circuitry. The process may also be carried out in reverse order. The apparatus used consists of a hot embossing machine having a former shaped for each particular circuit to be assembled; a pick and place machine with standard reel loading of components; and a screen printer for printing the conductive ink circuitry or a station for adhering conductive tape or preprinted film.

Abstract: A method and a device for manufacturing hollow components out of a composite material, such as in particular sections of airplane fuselage, that include a skin and possibly strengthening elements. The method comprises inserting a multi-articulated arm fitted with a fiber placement head inside a female mold of elongated shape, said female mold being open via a longitudinal slit intended to receive the support means of said multi-articulated arm and a step of applying fibers to the inner molding surface of the female mold using the placement head to form said composite material skin, by displacement of the application head using the multi-articulated arm and relative displacement in translation of said support means of the multi-articulated arm along said longitudinal slit.

Abstract: A high strength, light weight composite has: (a) a core comprising a thermoset polymer and having a surface and (b) a laminate bonded to at least a portion of the surface of the core, the laminate comprising: (i) at least one layer of fibrous material having a surface, and (ii) at least one layer of thermoset binder which is bonded to at least a portion of the surface of at least one layer of fibrous material, each thermoset binder layer optionally comprising a low density filler. Also provided are methods for making and systems and apparatus for manufacturing the composite.

Abstract: A die for encapsulating an IC structural body having bonding wires with a molten resin is provided with at least one first half having an ejector-pin-through-hole and at least one second half coupled together to form a cavity therebetween. An ejector pin having a mirror-finished surface at a tip end thereof is inserted into the ejector-pin-through-hole and positioned at a position where a surface of the tip end of the ejector pin coincides with an intermediate surface height of a satin-finished surface formed on an upper inner wall of the cavity of the first half. The IC structural body is then encapsulated with a molten resin, and the mirror-finished surface of the ejector pin and the satin-finished surface of the upper inner wall surface of the cavity are stamped on the semiconductor package in substantially the same plane.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing an elastomeric nonwoven laminate including a plurality of elastomeric strands joined to a nonwoven web in a controlled distribution is provided. The apparatus includes an extruder for extruding a plurality of elastomeric strands onto a cooled surface of a rotating drum, which transports the strands in parallel alignment to a nip formed between two rollers rotating about parallel axis. The drum transfers the plurality of strands to the nip in a controlled distribution where it is bonded with the nonwoven. The apparatus also includes elements which automate the apparatus for creating the elastomeric nonwoven laminate.

Abstract: A honeycomb structured body includes a plurality of honeycomb members which are bonded to one another by interposing an adhesive layer. Each of the honeycomb members has a number of cells placed in parallel with one another in the longitudinal direction with a cell wall therebetween. When the longitudinal direction is defined as the orientation axis, the degree of orientation ? of the inorganic fibers in the adhesive layer obtained by the Saltykov method is set in the range of about 0.2???about 0.7 or in the range of about ?0.7???about ?0.2 in the adhesive layer.

Abstract: An electrical cable and a method for manufacturing the electrical cable are provided in which a plurality of insulated conductors have an inner protective layer extruded thereabout. A plurality of longitudinally extending ribs or fins or exterior ribbed or finned surfaces are formed outward of the inner protective layer between which exist a plurality of voids. An outer insulation layer and the self-sealing material can be formed sequentially or simultaneously in the same operation as the fins or ribbed surface and the inner layer or in a subsequent operation.

Abstract: A vibrating flexible smoothing sheet or shroud disposed transversely of a direction of travel of a formed fiber panel including gypsum-cementitious slurry and embedded chopped fibers. The sheet is used to smooth the surface of the panel as it exits a fiber embedment station of a structural cementitious panel production line to remove grooves and other non-uniform surface imperfections to reduce the need for costly finishing after the panels are cured and cut to size. The flexible sheet is designed to float over the surface of the formed panel without tearing or otherwise damaging the surface of the heavily fiber reinforced surface layers of the panel. The vibrating sheet is pivotally mounted on the side dams of the web production line so it can float over the panel surface during use, but be raised off the line when not in use.

Abstract: An aircraft stringer lay-up assembly is provided comprising a contoured curing block and a first mandrel element positioned thereon. The first mandrel assembly includes a first bar assembly having a plurality of rigidity reducing first slots formed along a first mandrel length. The plurality of rigidity reducing first slots protruding partially through a first mandrel depth of the first mandrel element to allow the first bar assembly to conform to the contoured curing block. A composite ply assembly is laid up onto the first mandrel element and cured while conformed to said contoured curing block such that a contoured composite stringer element is generated.

Abstract: The invention concerns a mechanism for laminating profiles, such as plastic window profiles, for example, in which several profile sides, as of L-shaped or Z-shaped profiles, for example, can be laminated at the same time, by means of a single work pass, in that an adjustable slide, which establishes a glue-free zone between the laminating foils, is provided in the device for applying the bonding agent.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming phosphor layers on a display panel includes a base plate on which a display panel is placed. The base plate is inclined at an adjustable angle. The display panel, having a panel plate and barrier ribs formed on the panel plate is placed on the base plate. A spray unit includes a nozzle assembly for spraying a slurry containing phosphors into spaces between the barrier ribs. A charged unit for exerting electrostatic force on the phosphors is positioned adjacent to the display panel. The apparatus enables rapid formation of uniform phosphor layers on a display panel with the phosphor particles located adjacent to the surfaces of the phosphor layers.

Abstract: Tooling aids for applying pressure in laminating, and methods for their use, are described herein. In one embodiment, a caul for applying pressure in laminating includes a base portion positioned between first and second corner portions. The base portion can have a curved shape when it is in a relaxed state, but it moves to a flatter shape when subjected to pressure during lamination. Movement of the base portion to the flatter shape causes the first and second corner portions to move outwardly and away from the base portion. In this manner, the caul can be used to compact laminating materials into corner regions of a corresponding female mold surface.

Abstract: A thermoinsulation metal encaustic tile making machine practical to selectively make thermoinsulation metal encaustic tiles having a thin-layer non-metal top sheet or thermoinsulation metal encaustic tiles having a top metal sheet is disclosed to include a top sheet feeder, a top metal sheet shape-forming roller unit, a thermoinsulation film feeder, a machine base, a polyurethane foaming unit, a top transferring mechanism, and a cutting unit.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for coating the peripheral surfaces of a large plastic television frame. The frame is mounted on a special metal fixture having a surface that complements the peripheral surfaces of the frame. Composite material on a foil having good abrasion resistance, good chemical resistance, selective adhesion properties and high gloss characteristics is bonded to the plastic frame using heat and pressure, but bonding does not occur between the metal fixture and the composite material even though the same heat and pressure are applied to the composite material and to the fixture. The bonding apparatus includes a conveyor system, a foil dispensing roll, a foil take-up roll, a heated roller and structure to move the heated roller so as to squeeze the foil between the roller and the moving fixture and frame assembly. A complete manufacturing system includes a frame molding machine, the bonding apparatus, an inspection station and a packaging station.

Abstract: The present invention includes a process for making a magnetically readable card. The process includes providing a polymeric extrudable substrate material and one or more magnetic strips. The substrate is extruded in an extruder. The magnetic strips are aligned and coextruded with the polymeric substrate in the extruder to form a continuous length of magnetic strips and polymeric material.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing an elastomeric nonwoven laminate including a plurality of elastomeric strands joined to a nonwoven web in a controlled distribution is provided. The apparatus includes an extruder for extruding a plurality of elastomeric strands onto a cooled surface of a rotating drum, which transports the strands in parallel alignment to a nip formed between two rollers rotating about parallel axis. The drum transfers the plurality of strands to the nip in a controlled distribution where it is bonded with the nonwoven. The apparatus also includes elements which automate the apparatus for creating the elastomeric nonwoven laminate.

Abstract: This invention is a method for the precise placement of indicia with high resolution into the wall of a hollow-form, molded plastisol part. The method includes the steps of preparing a plastisol graphic transfer by casting a base layer of plastisol onto a carrier sheet, printing indicia with pigmented plastisols onto the base layer of plastisol to form a graphic transfer, and over printing the graphic transfer with a body layer of plastisol. After each layer of plastisol is deposit, the layer cured by heating before depositing the next layer and the transfer is heated to cure the final, body layer.

Abstract: A thermoforming apparatus for forming sheets of sheet plastic onto a substrate in which a retractable substrate heater is able to be positioned over a substrate loaded into the press and energized while a plastic sheet is being heated in an oven included in the thermoformer apparatus. The plastic sheets are cut from a strip pulled from a roll of sheet material, the roll supported for side to side movement and driven by a servomotor responsive to error signals generated by a strip edge sensor to compensate for wandering of a strip edge to thereby insure accurate location of plastic sheets cut from the unwound strip.

Abstract: An in-machine assembly technique uses revolving mold sections that rotate perpendicularly to the clamping axis of the injection-molding machine to increase usable mold area and to provide improved access to molded parts before and after assembly.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a plant for producing polyolefinic transpiring films by means of bubble extrusion of a LLDPE and filler mix, flattening of the extruded tube to obtain a double layer flat film and transversely and/or longitudinally stretching of the double layer flat film.

Abstract: A simultaneous twinsheet thermoforming system having a carousel rack to simultaneously move two sheets of thermoplastic together through a heating station and a forming station. The two thermoplastic sheets are vertically disposed on upper and lower tiers of the rack. The single heating station includes vertically disposed upper and lower ovens, which both sheets pass through simultaneously. The ovens each include upper and lower heating platens, the lower platens being movable to accommodate for sagging thermoplastic. The forming station includes upper and lower vacuum molds that are movable from an open position to a closed position. In the open position, the two sheets are moved in between the mold faces. The molds are driven together to contact the sheets and simultaneously form the two sheets to the two molds. At least one of the two molds is further moved to establish contact between at least portions of the two sheets, thus fusing them together.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing an elastomeric nonwoven laminate including a plurality of elastic strands joined to a nonwoven web in a controlled distribution is provided. The apparatus includes an extruder for extruding a plurality of elastic strands onto a cooled surface of a rotating drum, which transports the strands in parallel alignment to a nip formed between two rollers rotating about parallel axis. The drum transfers the plurality of strands to the nip in a controlled distribution where it is bonded with the nonwoven.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a rib on a section of plastic film utilizes a roll having a groove, extrudes molten polymer into the groove, and places the section of plastic film in contact with the molten polymer in the groove. The molten polymer in the groove is allowed to cool below the melting point thereof while the section of plastic film is in contact with the polymer to cause bonding therebetween and thereby form the rib.

Abstract: In the invention, a method is provided for producing a composite nonwoven fabric. A polymer is extruded into heated continuous filaments, possibly elastic, from the die head to a first chilled roller, wherein the extruder is configured to provide the continuous filaments to the chilled roller in a canted direction that is at a tangent or angle to the surface of the first chilled roller. The filaments are conveyed in a downward direction by way of chilled rollers to a nip. In a next step, the nonwoven web is sprayed with an adhesive and is laminated on the continuous filaments in the nip to form a composite nonwoven fabric. The continuous filaments move vertically downward approximately in line with the lamination process, facilitating automatic re-threading of filaments when they are broken or interrupted in their travel downward onto the chilled rolls.

Abstract: A molding machine 1 which molds two sheets of disc substrates on which the information is recorded simultaneously, a cooling mechanism 3 for cooling each of the disc substrates, first movably mounting means 2 for movably mounting the disc substrate from the molding machine onto the cooling mechanism, and a second movably mounting means 4 for mounting each of the disc substrates onto a receiving portion of the turn table 5 are provided.

Abstract: A process and apparatus for laying a strip for the manufacture of a tire by extruding uncured rubber through a die to form a rubber tube on a rotary support and flattening the tubular form to form a band which is adhered to a receiving surface on the rotary support.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for fabricating a drip irrigation pipe, comprising a pipe (5) wherein a plurality of dripping elements (4) are bound, communicating with the outside through holes formed in the pipe wall. The method according to the invention provides that the pipe (5) is extruded and the individual dripping elements (4) are bound therein by consecutively feeding the dripping elements (4) inside the pipe through the extruding head (1). The speed of the dripping elements (4) is higher than that of the pipe upon extrusion at least in the area of first contact between the pipe and the dripping elements (4). The invention also relates to a plant for implementing said method.

Abstract: A coil of tubing can have either adjacent tubes or tubes with a space therebetween. To hold the tubes in place a material such as an adhesive can be placed across the top of the coil, on the bottom of the coil or both to hold the coil in place. The material can also envelope the coils such that the coils are banded. The coils may have a length of a straight portion of tubing prior to the coil beginning and an angled portion on the inside diameter for inserting or extracting a product in the tubing which may be similarly retained. The tubing may be coiled by insertion between two templates. The templates have injection ports for inserting material to hold or encase the tubing. Thus the tubing may be inserted in the templates, a material to hold the tubing in the coiled position inserted and the coiled tubing removed from the templates ready for use in their coiled position with the material on the tubing holding the tubing in the coiled position.

Abstract: An apparatus and method that produces recording media using at least two platens. A first platen is movable relative to a second platen, and each platen has respective first and second support surfaces onto which substrates are placed, the first and second substrates each having inner and outer longitudinal surfaces. A centering device aligns the respective substrates relative to a one or more reference positions, a positioning system provides a degree of parallelism between the outer longitudinal surfaces of each of the substrates and produces a desired gap between the inner longitudinal surfaces of the substrates, and a dispensing unit which emits a liquid medium within the gap between inner longitudinal surfaces of the substrates.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of forming a foam product, comprising the steps of forming a layer of uncured polymeric foam; applying to the layer of uncured foam a layer of bubble pack, such that the bubbles that extend outwardly from the bubble pack at least partially penetrate into the uncured foam; and curing the layer of uncured polymeric foam. Products made by the process are also disclosed.