Abstract: A unitary, fiber-containing composite comprises (a) a first region comprising a plurality of first binder fibers and a plurality of bast fibers, (b) a second region disposed above the first region, the second region comprising a plurality of second binder fibers and a plurality of bast fibers, and (c) a transitional region disposed between the first region and the second region. The transitional region comprises concentrations of the first binder fiber, the second binder fiber, and the bast fiber. The concentration of the first binder fiber in the first transitional region is greatest proximate to the first region and least proximate to the second region, and the concentration of the second binder fiber and the bast fiber in the first transitional region is greatest proximate to the second region and least proximate to the first region. A method for producing a unitary, fiber-containing composite is also described.

Abstract: A method for preparing a metal-based part, the method comprising applying a slurry to a surface of a temporary substrate to thereby form a slurry-coated temporary substrate, wherein the slurry comprises a Co-, Ni-, or Fe-based metal-based material, a binder, and a solvent; drying the slurry-coated temporary substrate to remove the solvent and to thereby form a coating layer having green strength; heating the coating layer to remove the binder; heating the coating layer to sinter the metal-based material into a continuous metal alloy layer; and separating the substrate from the coating layer. A powder metallurgy preform comprising a powder metallurgy green coating on a preform substrate.

Abstract: A method of producing a particle includes fabricating a precursor particle structure that has a first sub-structure, a second sub-structure proximate the first sub-structure and an interconnecting sub-structure connected to the first and second sub-structures, the precursor particle structure being in a first configuration; and exposing the precursor particle structure to a stochastic excitation process to cause a deformation of the interconnecting sub-structure to reconfigure at least one of a position and an orientation of the first sub-structure relative to the second sub-structure from the first configuration to form the particle in a second configuration. The first sub-structure and the second sub-structure are substantially free of deformation during the exposing, and a maximal spatial dimension of the particle in the second configuration is less than about one millimeter.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a batt of particulate material which may be used in an absorbent article. The apparatus may include a vacuum zone, an air impermeable fence zone adjacent to the vacuum zone, and an air permeable fence zone adjacent to the vacuum zone. The air permeable fence zone may comprise an ambient air entry conduit in communication with an ambient air exit port. The method may include providing a laydown drum and a first web of material, positioning the first web of material substantially adjacent to the laydown drum, generating a vacuum through the laydown drum, depositing particulate matter onto the first web of material, and rotating the laydown drum.

Abstract: The present invention relates to fibers, in particular to as-spun fibers, having an improved bonding performance. In particular, the present invention relates to as-spun fibers comprising a metallocene random copolymer of propylene and one or more comonomers. The present invention further relates to nonwovens comprising such fibers and to a process for producing such fibers and nonwovens. The fibers and nonwovens of the present invention are characterized by a wider bonding window as the prior art fibers and nonwovens.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a decor material comprising a carrier material and a decor layer composed of sand particles which is formed thereon, wherein the method comprises the following steps: providing a container (1) which has a viewing wall section (3) and a container volume (2) to be filled, in such a way that the container volume (2) to be filled can be at least partially seen from outside through the viewing wall section (3), at least partially filling the container volume (2) of the container (1) with a quantity of sand, exposing a surface region of the filled quantity of sand, adhering sand particles of the filled quantity of sand to a carrier material by arranging flat on the exposed surface region the carrier material which is provided with an adhesive medium, and separating the carrier material with the adhering sand particles from the surface region. The invention also relates to a decor material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of sheet molding compounds (SMC) in which the required glass fiber nonwovens are manufactured in-line and have an inhomogeneity of 10% or less, a weight per unit area of 400 g/m2 or higher and a strength of less than 10 N. Furthermore, the present invention describes resin mats that comprise the glass fiber nonwovens in accordance with the invention that represent valuable intermediate products.

Abstract: A mandrel and method of making a mandrel for use as a substrate in the manufacture of woven or braided articles. The mandrel may have an inner core of foam; at least a first layer of carbon fiber-reinforced resin, and an outer layer of glass fiber-reinforced resin. The foam core may be a high density, closed cell polyurethane foam that is formed of a desired size and shape. The fibers in the first layer and outer layer may be, for example, chopped fibers, continuous longitudinally aligned fibers, circumferentially wound fibers, obliquely aligned fibers, or the fibers may have a woven or braided pattern. Multiple mandrels may be joined together to form complex mandrel shapes such as curves, ovals, and circles.

Abstract: A process for producing rubber sheets, rubber mats or similar rubber products from rubber granules, preferably from rubber recycled from used tyres, in a press, wherein the rubber granules are coated with at least one binder and a pressed material mat is produced from the coated granules, wherein a humidity level which is higher than in other mat regions is set at least in the region of the surface of the pressed material mat or in at least one top layer close to the surface, and wherein the pressed material mat having a moisture profile which is inhomogeneous over the mat thickness is introduced into a press and is pressed to form a rubber sheet in the press by means of pressure and heat, with the binder being hardened.

Abstract: A ballistic-resistant laminate assembly having a pair of films with an array of stacked pairs of first and second of unidirectionally-oriented bundles of high strength filaments therebetween, with the stacked filament bundles being arranged substantially interlinear with adjacent unidirectionally-oriented adhesions between the pair of films. The adhesions form continuous tubular sleeves between the pair of films with the stacked bundles of high strength filaments being substantially free floating yet contained therein. Optionally, the high strength filaments are coated or soaked in a liquid-to-solid phase change material or PCM.

Abstract: The method of forming a lightweight, high performance, glass fiber blanket for acoustical and thermal insulation, that includes treating glass fibers with a fluid binding agent at elevated temperature to form a first cohesive glass fiber layer of thickness t1 traveling endwise, and winding that layer into a roll above a travel zone of that layer, repeating said treating to form a second cohesive glass fiber layer of thickness t2 traveling endwise over said zone below said roll and into an oven, and unrolling said first layer from said roll to travel into the oven in overlying surface to surface contacting relation to the traveling second layer, subjecting said layers to heat treatment and pressurization in the oven to compress the first and second layers to a controlled density thickness t3 which is substantially less than t1 and t2, and to progressively bond said first and second layers together in laminated relation to form the blanket, and removing said laminated product from the oven.

Abstract: Improved adhesives with significantly-enhanced bond strength is provided in accordance with the present invention, in particular by adding a bond-strength enhancing agent comprising particles to a binder. Such adhesives can be used in a process of producing a woody board, which results in a substantial reduction in amount of the adhesive used, thus leading to a reduction in overall woody board production costs. Methods for producing a woody board are also provided. The method includes the steps of: coating or spraying an adhesive composition on a wood raw material that is an aggregate composed of wood chips; forming the wood raw material coated or sprayed with the adhesive composition into a specified shape; and heat-pressing the wood raw material formed into the specified shape and again forming the heat-pressed wood raw material into the specified shape. The adhesive composition is obtained by adding a bond-strength enhancing agent composed of particles to an adhesive.

Abstract: An insulation product and method of making the same are provided. The insulation product includes a mat containing randomly oriented fibers bonded by a binder, the mat having first and second major surfaces and a pair of side portions, and at least one flexible reinforcing layer bonded to the mat between the first and second major surfaces and extending along a length of said mat.

Abstract: Described are panels including a surface layer on a substrate. The surface layer includes a) cellulose fibers, b) at least one binder and (c) wear resistant particles. The use of different panels and a method for manufacturing is also described.

Abstract: A macroscale sheet laminate includes individual graphene oxide sheets layered one on another in a manner to form a self-supporting paper-like laminated product. The product can be fabricated by making a suspension of individual graphene oxide sheets and assembling the graphene oxide sheets as a laminate on a fluid-permeable support by flow-directed assembly. The laminate is dried and released from the membrane filter as a self-supporting sheet laminate.

Abstract: Reactive geocomposite mats, and their method of manufacture, for treating contaminants in sediment, soil or water that allow the passage of essentially non-contaminated water therethrough. The geocomposite mat includes a pre-formed woven or non-woven geotextile, that is needlepunched to an outer geotextile sheet layer to provide a high loft, structurally secured, pre-formed geotextile having a thickness of about 6 mm to about 200 mm, and having, a porosity sufficient to receive a powdered or granular contaminant-reactive material, contaminant-sorptive material, or a contaminant-neutralizing material (hereinafter collectively referred to as “contaminant-reactant material” or “contaminant-reactive material”) throughout its thickness, or in any portion of the thickness across its entire major surface(s). The powdered or granular contaminant-reactive material is disposed within the pores of the previously formed, high loft geotextile mat to surround the fibers, e.g.

Abstract: The welding of certain polymeric nanofibers can be accomplished by exposure to an intense short burst of light, such as is provided by a camera flash, resulting in an instantaneous melting of the exposed fibers and a welding of the fibers where they are in contact. The preferred nanofibers are composed of conjugated, conducting polymers, and derivatives and polymer blends including such materials. Alternatively, the nanofibers can be composed of colored thermoplastic polymeric fibers or opaque polymers by proper selection of the frequency or frequency range and intensity (power) of the light source. The flash welding process can also be used to weld nanofibers which comprise a blend of polymeric materials where at least one of the materials in the blend used to form the nanofiber is a conductive, conjugated polymer or a suitable colored thermoplastic.

Abstract: Building panels with a homogenous decorative surface having a wear layer including fibres, binders and wear resistant particles.

Abstract: Provided are a magnetic sheet for use in a radio frequency identification (RFID) antenna, an RFID antenna including the magnetic sheet, and a method of manufacturing the magnetic sheet, in which the magnetic sheet includes an amorphous alloy selected from the group consisting of Fe—Si—B, Fe—Si—B—Cu—Nb, Fe—Zr—B and Co—Fe—Si—B. The magnetic sheet is made by laminating amorphous alloy ribbons made of an amorphous alloy between magnetic sheet layers formed of alloy powder including at least one amorphous alloy and then compression-molding the amorphous alloy ribbons, to thereby control microcrack of the amorphous alloy ribbons and enhance characteristic of an end-product. The magnetic sheet is also thin, and has an excellent magnetic permeability, and a simple manufacturing process.

Abstract: Described is an X-ray rotating anode plate having a base and X-ray active layer having the described acceptable properties and a method for producing same. The base comprises carbon nanoparticles in quasi-homogeneous spatial distribution. Carbon nanoparticles can be selected from among carbon nanotubes, nano-graphite powder particles having a substantially spherical shape, and mixtures thereof. The inclusion of described additives improves the stability and heat conductivity of the base. With the described method, the starting materials for the base and X-ray active layer, and other optional materials which may form functional layer are compressed to a preselected shape in a pressing mold with simultaneous application of pressure, elevated temperature and varied electric currents, compressing the shape to a final density exhibiting high-strength diffusion bonds between these starting materials.

Abstract: Uncured thermosetting resins are loaded with relatively high amounts of solid thermoplastic resin particles to form a resin precursor. The resin precursor is heat treated so as to produce an uncured resin composition wherein the thermoplastic resin particles become substantially dissolved in the thermosetting resin without causing cure of the resin mixture. Heat treatment of highly loaded thermosetting resins in accordance with the present invention provides uncured resin compositions that are well suited for use in fabricating composite structures and particularly prepreg for use in lightning protection surface coatings.

Abstract: A flexible duct including: a first, inner layer that includes multiple helical windings of a strip of thin flexible material; a second layer overlying and adhered to the first, inner layer and including multiple helical windings of a tube containing insulating material; and a helically wound reinforcing element.

Abstract: This invention relates to a thin reinforced nonwoven fabric for fire blocking an article, articles containing such fabrics, and methods for making the fabrics and fire blocking the articles. When exposed to heat or flame, the fabric is capable of increasing its thickness by at least three times. The fabric comprises an open mesh scrim having a having crimped, heat-resistant organic fibers compressed thereon and held in a compressed state by a thermoplastic binder. When subjected to high heat or flame, the binder in the structure softens and flows, releasing the restrained crimped fibers and allowing the thickness of the fabric to increase dramatically.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a carbon nanotube film is disclosed. A carbon nanotube array is contacted by an adhesive device having an inclined surface to adhere the carbon nanotubes. The adhesive device is then moved away from the substrate.

Abstract: A metal particle transfer article and a metal modified substrate are provided as well as methods of making and using the article and substrate.

Abstract: An armor plate is provided for use in the ballistic protection of a structure against projectiles incoming from an expected threat direction. The armor plate comprises a layer of pellets made of ballistic material; a gap having a contour at least partially defined by circumferential surfaces of those of the pellets that are exposed to the gap, and occupying an area corresponding to a plurality of the pellets; and an insert inserted within the gap and having an outer surface at least a part of which has an outer shape mimicking the contour of the gap. There is also provided a method for producing the armor plate and an insert for use therein.

Abstract: A process for producing a three-dimensional model is provided that includes sequentially repeating a layer formation step of forming on a support a layer of (A) a powder material, the layer having a predetermined thickness, and a bonding step of bonding the powder material in the layer with (B) a binder so as to give a cross-sectional shape of a modeled object that has been sectioned into parallel cross-sections, the binder containing a polymer having a heteroaromatic ring group-containing monomer unit. There is also provided a three-dimensional model produced by the process for producing a three-dimensional model.

Abstract: A method or procedure for the construction of a laminated compound or mould made up of a number of layers of particle material on top of each other, which are hardened and joined to each other in predetermined onsite areas, which can differ from each other depending on position and expansion, so that from the predetermined hardened areas of the laminated compound at least one mould is formed. The layers are deposited individually one after another in predetermined layer thickness by the dispensing of particle material from a dispensing device during its movement above a working field and according to computer data in predetermined areas.

Abstract: A process for joining two or more powder injection molded parts by preparing at least two green parts from a feedstock including a binder and an injection powder. Placing the two or more green part into intimate contact, and maintaining the two green parts in intimate contact at a position with a linkage between the at least two green parts to produce an interconnected green assembly. Placing the assembly under shape retaining conditions, melting the binder of the interconnected green assembly under shape retaining conditions to produce a seamless body.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to flocked articles comprising a metallized film and methods of manufacturing such articles.

Abstract: A flocked article in which multiple adhesive layers or regions are formed by wet-on-wet printing techniques.

Abstract: A method for producing a wood-fiber board, which has a pattern on the top, in that glued wood fibers are scattered at least one layer to form a fiber cake, and the fiber cake is subsequently compressed under pressure and temperature to form a board of the desired thickness, is characterized in that the pattern is applied to the fiber cake before compression. An installation for producing a wood-fiber board with a scattering device, by means of which a fiber cake comprising at least one layer of wood fibers glued with resin is scattered, and a conveyor device, which conveys the fiber cake in a process direction to a pressing device in which the fiber cake is pressed to form a board of the desired thickness, is characterized in that a printing device is arranged above the conveyor device between the scattering device and the pressing device.

Abstract: A non-metallic element system is provided as part of a downhole tool that can effectively seal or pack-off an annulus under elevated temperatures. The element system can also resist high differential pressures without sacrificing performance or suffering mechanical degradation, and is considerably faster to drill-up than a conventional element system. In one aspect, the composite material comprises an epoxy blend reinforced with glass fibers stacked layer upon layer at about 30 to about 70 degrees. In another aspect, a mandrel is formed of a non-metallic polymeric composite material. A downhole tool, such as a bridge plug, frac-plug, or packer, is also provided. The tool comprises a support ring having one or more wedges, an expansion ring, and a sealing member positioned with the expansion ring.

Abstract: A method for making antimicrobial rebonded carpet pad includes mixing zinc pyrithione with a polyol to form an antimicrobial polyol mixture concentrate, blending the antimicrobial polyol mixture concentrate with a binder stream, mixing the binder with foam particles and curing the binder. The percentage of zinc pyrithione mixed with the polyol and the addition ratio of the antimicrobial polyol mixture concentrate with the binder stream are selected to provide an overall concentration of zinc pyrithione in the binder of at least about 7500 ppm. The particles and binder are cured into a block and sliced to form carpet pad.

Abstract: In making a particle board by forming a mat from particles obtained from a wooden material and pressing the mat, a particle board light in weight and excellent in strength, dimensional stability and surface properties can be made at a low cost by using a wooden material of low specific gravity and carrying out the press of the particle board with a high compression ratio in mat thickness before and after the press.

Abstract: Solar reflective roofing granules include a binder and inert mineral particles, with solar reflective particles dispersed in the binder. An agglomeration process preferentially disposes the solar reflective particles at a desired depth within or beneath the surface of the granules.

Abstract: There are provided a fluororesin thin film which is composed of a fluororesin, which has a thickness of 20 ?m or less and a Gurley's number of 300 seconds or more, and which includes no defects, such as voids and/or cracks; a method for manufacturing the fluororesin thin film in which after a fluororesin dispersion including a dispersing medium and a fluororesin powder dispersed therein is applied on a flat and smooth foil, the dispersing medium is dried, and the fluororesin powder is sintered; the fluororesin dispersion; a fluororesin composite including a porous base material and the fluororesin thin film; a manufacturing method thereof a porous fluororesin composite formed by stretching the fluororesin composite; and a separation membrane element using the porous fluororesin composite.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods that may be used to form low thermal distortion molds. The composition may include a curable elastomeric silicone composition formed using a de-volatilized polymer and at least one de-volatilized cross-linker. One embodiment of the method may include forming a pattern on a first side of an elastomer that is impregnated with a fibrous material proximate a second side of the elastomer.

Abstract: A conveyor displaces a succession of identical screens along a closed annular path having a generally horizontal upper stretch and a lower return stretch spaced below the upper stretch. Particle mats are formed on the screens on the upper stretch. A press along the upper stretch downstream of the mat-former compresses the mats into rigid panels. A screen changer includes a unit for removing a bad screen from the conveyor and a unit for feeding a fresh screen to the conveyor and thereby replacing the bad screen with the fresh screen. One of the units is generally entirely within the path, below the upper stretch and above the lower stretch.

Abstract: A non-rotating mining cutter pick has a shank portion with a non-circular cross-section, a head portion including a tip region distal from the shank portion, a shoulder portion separating the shank portion from the head portion, and a cutting insert mounted at a front end of the tip region. The cutting insert includes a body formed of tungsten carbide and an element formed of a superhard material, such as PCD or other material having a prescribed knoop hardness. At least a portion of a first surface of the element is exposed on a cutting surface of the cutting insert, which improves wear properties of the mining cutter pick. The element is fused to the body of the cutting insert, preferably in a high pressure-high temperature (HPHT) process. A method of manufacture and a cutting machine incorporating the non-rotating mining cutter pick on the rotatable element are also disclosed.

Abstract: A filter medium (100) having an inflow side (110) and an outflow side (120) defining a flow direction (190). The filter medium comprises at least n consecutive layers Lx of fiber media, x varying from 1 to n, n being more than or equal to 2. Ll (101) is the layer of the n consecutive layers closest to the inflow side of the filter medium and Ln (103) is the layer of the n consecutive layers closest to the -outflow side of the filter medium. For all layers Lx of the at least n consecutive layers, the ratio Hx/(kx*Ax) is substantially identical, wherein Hx is the average thickness of the layer Lx in flow direction, Ax is the average surface area of cross sections according to planes perpendicular to the flow direction, and kx is the permeability coefficient of this layer Lx. The fiber media of at least part of the layers of the filter medium comprises metal fibers.

Abstract: A hip, ridge or rake shingle is provided, having a high profile, by using various shingle layers to form a built-up wedge-shaped headlap portion, comprised of a plurality of layers of different dimensions in the headlap portion of the shingle, and the process for manufacturing the same from a single sheet of shingle material is provided.

Abstract: A novel method of manufacturing a transition metal oxide having a spinel structure is provided. A mixture of powdery metals of metal elements constituting the transition metal oxide is heated in an oxidizing atmosphere to generate the transition metal oxide.

Abstract: Process for manufacturing a composite block of closed geometry, in the form of a continuous ring, based on reinforcing fibres and on a cross-linkable resin, by continuously winding in superposition a predetermined number Nc of layers of a tape of the reinforcing fibres embedded in a matrix based on a composition comprising the cross-linkable resin, the method comprising, from the upstream end downstream, the steps of: producing a rectilinear arrangement (12) of reinforcing fibres (11), and conveying this arrangement in a feed direction (F); degassing the arrangement of fibres (12) under the action of a vacuum (13); after degassing, impregnating the arrangement of fibres (12) with the resin composition in the liquid state (17); passing the pre-preg thus obtained through a die (20) to impose on the per-preg the shape of a tape (21) consisting of the reinforcing fibres (11) in their liquid resin matrix (17), the thickness (Er) of the tape being between 0.1 mm and 0.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing metal-coated base laminates having a support (51) made of an electrically nonconductive material (37), which is coated on at least one side with a metal layer (25, 53). In a first step, a base layer (11) is applied onto a substrate (3) with a dispersion (5), which contains electrolessly and/or electrolytically coatable particles in a matrix material. The matrix material is at least partially cured and/or dried. A metal layer is subsequently formed on the base layer (11) by electroless and/or electrolytic coating. The support (51) made of the electrically nonconductive material (37) is laminated onto the metal layer (25). The support (51) laminated with the metal layer (25) and at least a part of the base layer (11) are subsequently removed from the substrate (3).

Abstract: This invention relates to a particle agglomeration process of wood and cork which uses an agglomerating system consisting of a pre-polymer of hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene (HTPB), a di-isocyanate and possibly a catalyst in order to obtain agglomerations of cork and/or wood particles with new characteristics and with new particle compositions. These products are used in the particle agglomeration industry in the wood sector (wood particles boards), specifically in the panels and veneers sub-sector and in the cork agglomeration industry sub-sector. This process enables the industrial reprocessing of residues and sub-products of sectors of wood and cork and at the same plays its part towards solving environmental problems by creating a viable and profitable alternative to storage and/or burning and/or depositing in the ground, in particular for what is referred to as cork powder and ‘terras’ and some wood residues, in particular fibre and polishing dust.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a susceptor includes: forming a concave pattern in a surface of a substrate to be processed; applying a SiC paste containing a SiC powder and a sintering agent to the surface of the substrate to be processed to fill the concave pattern to form a SiC coating layer; laminating a SiC substrate on the SiC coating layer; and firing the SiC coating layer to form a SiC layer having at least one convex section on the surface of the SiC substrate.

Abstract: A nonwoven material and method of construction thereof from post consumer mixed Asian cardboard for forming structural and/or acoustic and/or thermal panels. The method includes providing post consumer mixed Asian cardboard and comminuting the cardboard into pieces of a predetermined size. Further, combining the reduced sized cardboard pieces with heat bondable textile fibers to form a substantially homogenous mixture, and then, forming a web of the mixture, with the web having a predetermined thickness, in a dry nonwoven webbing process. Then, heating the web to bond the heat bondable material with the reduced size pieces of mixed Asian cardboard to form the nonwoven material.

Abstract: A nonwoven material and method of construction thereof from post consumer mixed Asian cardboard for forming structural and/or acoustic and/or thermal panels. The method includes providing post consumer mixed Asian cardboard and comminuting the cardboard into pieces of a predetermined size. Further, combining the reduced sized cardboard pieces with heat bondable textile fibers to form a substantially homogenous mixture, and then, forming a web of the mixture, with the web having a predetermined thickness, in a dry nonwoven webbing process. Then, heating the web to bond the heat bondable material with the reduced size pieces of mixed Asian cardboard to form the nonwoven material.

Abstract: Proposed is an attachment arrangement (1) for attaching a component to the fuselage (3) of an aircraft, and an aircraft comprising such an attachment arrangement. The attachment arrangement (1) comprises an elongated stringer (5) that can be connected to the aircraft fuselage, and a fitting (11) that can be connected to the component. The stringer comprises a multitude of recesses (9) that are formed one behind the other in the direction of longitudinal extension of the stringer. The fitting comprises at least one engagement element (13) that is adapted for positive-locking engagement in the recesses (9) of the stringer (5). The stringer and/or the fitting can comprise CFC. The fittings can also comprise various other plastics or metal. Weight savings are achieved while at the same time providing stable and variably-positionable attachment.