Abstract: A method for embossing optically diffracting microstructures in a thin foil, such as used to pack at least one of the list comprising food, chocolate, chewing gum, gifts, jewellery, clothes, tobacco products, pharmaceutical products, the embossing being produced with an embossing rollers set-up comprising at least one cylindrical embossing roller and a cambered counter roller.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing one or more elongated coin souvenirs in a single payment transaction embossed with any or all available images. A user interface displays the available images and instructions on how to operate the apparatus. Once a user makes a selection and completes a payment transaction, the apparatus begins to press and emboss coins with chosen image or images. If multiple elongated coins are purchased, an electronic control system causes a delivery of a first coin and causes a pressing mechanism to elongate and emboss the first image onto the coin. Upon completion of this action, a delivery of a second coin to the pressing mechanism is impressed with the next image. These steps are then be repeated until all of the images purchased by the user are impressed onto coins and delivered to the user.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention comprise forming a billet from molten steel and hot rolling the billet to reduce the cross sectional area of the billet. Thereafter, the billet is hot rolled into a lead pass bar having a cross-sectional area comprising a reduced width dimension located adjacent to the center longitudinal axis of the bar. In one embodiment of the invention, the billet can be formed into a lead pass bar having a cross-sectional area in the shape of an hourglass or peanut by feeding the billet through a first set of rolls. After the lead pass bar is formed, it is passed through a second set of rolls in order to form the substantially continuous threaded rebar without longitudinal ribs. The cross-sectional area of the lead pass bar helps to produce a substantially continuous threaded rebar product without longitudinal ribs using standard rebar manufacturing tooling and equipment.

Abstract: Elimination of play between rolls 13 and main bearings 12 in a non-forming area and forming of material to be formed in a forming area are repeated while play between a housing 10 for the rolls 13 and main bearing axle boxes 11 is always eliminated.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention comprise forming a billet from molten steel and hot rolling the billet to reduce the cross sectional area of the billet. Thereafter, the billet is hot rolled into a lead pass bar having a cross-sectional area comprising a reduced width dimension located adjacent to the center longitudinal axis of the bar. In one embodiment of the invention, the billet can be formed into a lead pass bar having a cross-sectional area in the shape of an hourglass or peanut by feeding the billet through a first set of rolls. After the lead pass bar is formed, it is passed through a second set of rolls in order to form the substantially continuous threaded rebar without longitudinal ribs. The cross-sectional area of the lead pass bar helps to produce a substantially continuous threaded rebar product without longitudinal ribs using standard rebar manufacturing tooling and equipment.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for producing metal-based, high-aspect-ratio microscale structures (HARMs), for example microchannels in a heat exchanger. The preferred manufacturing method operates in a continuous mode, and employs low-temperature rolling of metals. A process is disclosed for bonding metal microchannel sheets or plates to flat metal sheets or plates to form single-, double-, and multiple-layered microchannel structures. The process can operate at much lower temperatures than prior methods of compression microscale molding of metals, at room temperature or even lower.

Abstract: A material to be formed, which is uncoiled by an uncoiler from a coil while controlled against meandering, is adjusted in inclination angle by an approach angle adjuster and guided into a separator-forming mill. The material to be formed is introduced and pressurized between rolls in the mill so as to continuously form a separator. The separator formed by the mill is discharged and tension controlled by a pinch roll device with opposite widthwise ends of the separator being pinched. The separator discharged by the pinch roll device is cut without stopping the same by a flying shear at portions with no passages formed.

Abstract: A process for producing a turbulence device (1) which is to be mounted in at least one flow duct of a heat exchanger of a motor vehicle includes the steps of, in a first process step, at least one shaping operation is used to produce at least one substantially meandering turbulence device (30) with substantially smooth walls (2) from a substantially continuously planar sheared strip (9), wherein a longitudinal direction (RLR) of the walls runs substantially parallel to a forward feed direction (VSR) of the sheared strip (9), and in a second process step, wall sections are deformed at least by an angle (?) in relation to the forward feed direction (VSR), in such a way that undercuts (3) are produced in relation to the forward feed direction (VSR, RLR), wherein the substantially continuously planar sheared strip (9) is cut into turbulence devices (1) of predetermined lengths before carrying out the second process step.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a fin (4) of width l and comprising corrugations (20) for a heat exchanger comprising at least one step of splitting a metal sheet (2) into at least two strips (4) of width l and a step of folding the strips (4) of width l in order to obtain the corrugations (20). The steps of splitting and of folding the metal sheet (2) take place simultaneously. A further subject of the invention is a device for applying such a method and a fin and a heat exchanger obtained by such a method, particularly for use in the motor-vehicle field.

Abstract: Metal sheets and plates having friction-reducing textured surfaces and methods of manufacturing these metal sheets and plates are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, there is provided a transportation vessel that includes at least one metal product having at least one surface that is substantially grooved, wherein the substantially grooved surface forms a riblet topography, the riblet topography including a multiplicity of adjacent permanently rolled longitudinal riblets running along at least a part of the surface, and wherein the riblet topography is coated with at least one coating sufficiently designed and applied to preserve the riblet topography. In an embodiment, the multiplicity of adjacent permanently rolled longitudinal riblets results in a friction-reducing textured surface. In an embodiment, metal product is used in fabricating at least a portion of an aircraft. In an embodiment, metal product is used in fabricating at least a portion of a rotor blade.

Abstract: The invention concerns a rolling stand, a rolling train, and a method for rolling a stepped preprofiled metal strip. In order to guarantee that the metal strip is free of waviness in its longitudinal direction, even after individual thickness reduction of the steps, the invention proposes that the thickness reduction be carried out on a step-specific basis according to the following mathematical relationship: ?hi/hi=?hi+1/hi+1=?=constant, where ?hi represents the amount of the thickness reduction in the region of the i-th step, and hi represents the value of the resulting thickness of the metal strip 200 after rolling in the region of the i-th step.

Abstract: An apparatus (1) and method for producing embossed paper or laminated metallic foil sheets (55) comprising means for feeding an elongate strip (20) of paper or laminated metallic foil, a pair of matched embossing rollers (5, 10) disposed to receive such a strip from the feeding means, and means for receiving such a strip from the embossing rollers after being embossed thereby, and for cutting such strip into sheets. The rollers have a plurality of embossing sectors (75) arranged on the surface thereof. At least one of the sectors imparts a first embossing, and at least another of the sectors imparts an alternate embossing different in appearance from the first embossing. The sectors are dimensioned similarly to the foil sheets. At least one group of the sheets carry the first embossing while at least another group of the sheets carry the alternate embossing.

Abstract: Temper rolling at a total elongation percentage of 0.1% or more is performed on a steel strip using a temper rolling mill in which at least one roll stand having high roughness work rolls, the center-line averaged roughness Ra of which being in the range of 3.0 to 10.0 ?m, is provided, or at least one roll stand having bright rolls is further provided downstream of the above roll stand, and as a result, a predetermined elongation percentage, flatness, and center-line averaged roughness can be imparted even to a steel strip having a yield strength of 340 MPa or more at a rolling load approximately equivalent to that for a mild steel without using a large facility and complicated control. In particular, a high tensile-strength cold rolled steel sheet having an Ra of 0.5 to 3.0 ?m and superior die galling resistance is obtained.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for and a method of manufacturing a linear gear (rack gear), in which a forming roll and a guide roll are used to form gear teeth in a sequential manner so as not to require a high load, thereby enabling to easily manufacture the rack gear. A system for manufacturing a rack gear according to the invention includes a forming roll having a convexo-concave portion formed on a part of the surface contacting with a linear bar, a guide roll adapted to roll while facing the forming roll, and at least one support member for supporting the linear bar so as to allow the linear bar to linearly move.

Abstract: An apparatus for bending sheet metal comprises a housing, a first shaft and a second shaft mounted in the housing, a motor, a first gear mounted on the first shaft, and a second gear mounted on the second shaft. The motor rotates both the first gear and the second gear. The first gear comprises a first plurality of components and the second gear comprises a second plurality of components. The first gear and the second gear are capable of engaging sheet metal passed between the gears while they are moving. The first and second plurality of components are capable of being configured to change a bend radius, a wavelength of waves formed in the sheet metal, and a distance between the first shaft and the second shaft can be adjusted to change an amplitude of waves formed in the sheet metal engaged by the first and second gears.

Abstract: In a rolling step of feeding an electrode hoop (1) having electrode mixture layers (3a, 3b) formed on both sides of a band-shaped core (2) made of a metal thin plate to between a pair of mill rolls (8a, 8b) for rolling, the electrode hoop (1) is fed so that side a is wound about one of the mill rolls if the electrode mixture layers (3a, 3b) of the electrode hoop (1) have different average thicknesses, where the side a is one of the electrode mixture layers of the electrode hoop (1) having the smaller average thickness and side b is the other. This realizes a method for rolling an electrode hoop capable of making a rolled flat electrode even if the electrode mixture layers on both sides of the core have respective different thicknesses.

Abstract: A cold rolling process for impressing a pattern on a surface of a sheet metal article involves passing the sheet article through a pair of rolls and engaging a patterning feature with isolated areas of a surface of the sheet article, at a localized pressure to plastically deform at least the surface of the sheet article. A rolling pressure is maintained on other areas of the sheet article that is less than the bulk elastic yield strength of the metal. A cold rolling apparatus is also described having a pair of rolls, each with partially cylindrical outer surfaces. The rolls have a gap between the cylindrical parts. One of the rolls has a localized surface region that is displaced relative to the surface of the roll. When the localized region is brought near the other roll, a spacing exists that is narrower than the gap. One of the rolls has a localized patterning feature that aligns with the localized surface region to impress a pattern into the sheet article.

Abstract: A pipe manufacturing system and method for producing helically corrugated metal pipe is provided. The system and method utilize controlled profile formation.

Abstract: An apparatus for plastically deforming a work piece in the form of a sheet, comprising at least two cylindrical guide rolls rotatable in a first direction, each of said cylindrical guide rolls having an outer circumference; a bendable strip having a portion of at least one surface in communication with a portion of the outer circumference of each of the at least two guide rollers, said bendable strip being capable of motion around the at least two guide rollers in the first direction and exerting a force upon a work piece, a first cylindrical feeding roll rotatable in a second direction opposite to the first direction, said first cylindrical feeding roll having an outer circumference, a plastic deformation passage having a first surface and a second surface, at least a portion of the first surface being defined by a portion of the bendable strip, and at least a portion of the second surface being defined by the outer circumference of the first cylindrical feeding roll, wherein one or both of the bendable stri

Abstract: There is provided a method of texturing a metal sheet or strip (8), which method comprises a plurality of sequential texturing passes each of which is performed by passing the sheet or strip (8) between at least one pair of rollers (7), wherein at least one of each pair of rollers (7) has a textured pattern on the surface thereof and the textured patterns are transferred to the sheet or strip (8) during each texturing pass, and wherein the textured surface on the sheet or strip (8) resulting from each pass overlaps with that from the one or more other passes to form a final textured pattern. There is also provided an apparatus for texturing a metal sheet or strip (8).

Abstract: A rolling apparatus including a first work roll and a second work roll cooperative with the first work roll for rolling a metal blank plate to manufacture a metal product of miscellaneous cross section including a plate portion having one side in the form of a flat surface and a plurality of ridges projecting upright from the other side of the plate portion integrally therewith and spaced from one another. The first work roll has a plurality of ridge forming annular grooves formed in the peripheral surface thereof over the entire circumference of the surface and arranged at a spacing axially of the first work roll. The two work rolls are rotated so that the peripheral speed of the bottom face of the deepest of all the ridge forming annular grooves in the first work roll is not less than the peripheral speed of the peripheral surface of the second work roll.

Abstract: A cold rolling process for impressing a pattern on a surface of a sheet metal article involves passing the sheet article through a pair of rolls and engaging a patterning feature with isolated areas of a surface of the sheet article, at a localized pressure to plastically deform at least the surface of the sheet article. A rolling pressure is maintained on other areas of the sheet article that is less than the bulk elastic yield strength of the metal. A cold rolling apparatus is also described having a pair of rolls, each with partially cylindrical outer surfaces. The rolls have a gap between the cylindrical parts. One of the rolls has a localized surface region that is displaced relative to the surface of the roll. When the localized region is brought near the other roll, a spacing exists that is narrower than the gap. One of the rolls has a localized patterning feature that aligns with the localized surface region to impress a pattern into the sheet article.

Abstract: This invention describes both a method and apparatus to practice a method which produces a strip-like pre-material from metal using rollers which have a roll gap in which the metal strip is discontinuously rolled in successively steps between the same two rollers with the metal strip being also recalled, but the recalled section of the metal strip is shorter than the circumference of the rollers. In this manner the surface quality of the metal is improved, especially relating to stamping of coins and metals.

Abstract: An apparatus for plastically deforming a work piece. The apparatus comprises at least two cylindrical guide rolls rotatable in a first direction, a bendable strip having a portion of at least one surface in communication with a portion of an outer circumference of each of the at least two cylindrical guide rolls, a first cylindrical feeding roll rotatable in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a plastic deformation passage having a first surface and a second surface, at least a portion of the first surface being defined by a portion of the bendable strip, and at least a portion of the second surface being defined by the outer circumference of the first cylindrical feeding roll. One or both of the bendable strip and the cylindrical feeding roll, when in motion, propel the work piece through the plastic deformation passage wherein the work piece is plastically deformed.

Abstract: A feed mechanism feeds sheet material sequentially on demand to a take-up mechanism of processing machinery. The feed mechanism has a feed table with a gate. Sheets may be stacked against the gate, which allows only the lowermost sheet to pass therebeneath. Rollers within the surface of the table are rotatably driven to advance the lowermost sheet beneath the gate to the take-up mechanism. A restraining device prevents freewheeling over run of the rollers. The sheets may be longer in length than the circumference of a tool-carrying roll set used to process the sheet. The difference is accommodated by transferring sheet feed through the nip between the tool set and a separate servo-controlled drive upstream of the nip.

Abstract: A die roll 3 comprises a core part 3a which is formed of an elastic material and faces a punch part 2a of a punch roll 2. The core part 3a presses a bottom portion 4b of a drawn portion 4a of a metal material 4 and is separate from a surrounding die part 3b and is provided with a space 3c at the whole outer periphery of the core part 3a. In accordance with the above configuration, swelling is suppressed at the bottom portion 4b of the drawn portion 4a and production of large wrinkles, which is a reason for folds, can be prevented by increase of pressing areas for preventing wrinkles at both sides of the drawn portion.

Abstract: A crimping press has a tool receptacle arranged at a lower end of a pressing slider provided with a force-sensing device. The forces arising during the crimping operation are transmitted from the supporting surfaces of an upper tool to several points on the force-sensing device. Provided on each side of an upper fork and held by screws are two collars to which are transmitted, the crimping forces on either side of the supporting surface. With their heads, the screws hold the collars, while with their other ends the screws are engaged with the pressing slider. The collars transmit the crimping forces to the sensor elements of the force-sensing device.

Abstract: A roller system for flattening irregularly shaped pieces of scrap sheet metal comprises a pair of parallel, horizontally arranged large rollers forming a downwardly converging nip between them. Each roller is formed of curved steel sheets bent to form a cylindrical shape for the rollers. A series of curved, steel liner plates overlay and cover the surfaces of the cylinders. The plates are made of a harder material than the steel sheets. The liner plates on each cylinder are arranged end-to-end and are mechanically fastened to their respective rollers so that the opposite ends of the plates provide a leading edge and a trailing edge. The trailing edge of each plate is chamfered and is arranged against a generally radially directed, blunt edge surface of the leading end of the next plate to form a roughly triangularly shaped in cross-section groove extending longitudinally of the exterior surface of the rollers.

Abstract: A work roll for use in rolling apparatus for producing from a metal blank sheet articles having a deformed cross section and comprising, for example, a plate portion, and a plurality of upright walls formed on one surface of the plate portion integrally therewith and arranged as spaced apart from one another, such as flat heat exchange tube component members, heat sinks and lead frames. The work roll assures more simplified production work and provides surface finishes with higher accuracy than conventionally. The work roll comprises different kinds of disks having different diameters and arranged alternately on an axis into juxtaposed layers as secured to one another. Large disks 20A, 20B, are arranged at respective portions not forming the upright walls, and small disks 21A, 21B smaller than the large disks 20A, 20B in radius by an amount corresponding to the height of the upright walls are arranged at respective portions for forming the upright walls.

Abstract: A process for the formation of a thread form in a substantially elongate member (1), wherein the thread form includes at least one rib (3) spaced apart from at least one other rib along the elongate member and wherein the thread form has a relatively coarse rib spacing but a fine thread pitch.

Abstract: A tube remover for extracting a tube from an opening in which the tube is mounted in a wall. The remover includes a nipper roll and an anvil roll, each of which is provided with a plurality of teeth formed in a radially outward facing surface of each respective roll. The teeth, which can be oriented helically in the respective surfaces, mesh and draw the tube into a nip between the two rolls. At least one of the rolls is provided with an anvil block formed in its radially outwardly facing surface. Such an anvil block cooperates with the teeth of the opposite roll to effect distressing of the tube and severing of a segment of the tube from the rest of the tube.

Abstract: A work roll for use in rolling apparatus for producing from a metal blank sheet articles having a deformed cross section and comprising, for example, a plate portion, and a plurality of upright walls formed on one surface of the plate portion integrally therewith and arranged as spaced apart from one another, such as flat heat exchange tube component members, heat sinks and lead frames. The work roll assures more simplified production work and provides surface finishes with higher accuracy than conventionally. The work roll comprises different kinds of disks having different diameters and arranged alternately on an axis into juxtaposed layers as secured to one another. Large disks 20A, 20B, are arranged at respective portions not forming the upright walls, and small disks 21A, 21B smaller than the large disks 20A, 20B in radius by an amount corresponding to the height of the upright walls are arranged at respective portions for forming the upright walls.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for the embossing of a sheet of flexible graphite material between a pair of embossing rollers. The embossing rollers include a primary embossing roller and a backup roller. The primary embossing roller has an embossing pattern defined thereon. One or both of the rollers include a raised stabilization area adjacent a periphery of the embossing pattern. The raised stabilization area preferably has a roughened outer surface for better gripping the sheet of flexible graphite material. The raised stabilization areas apply a stabilizing force to the sheet adjacent the periphery of the embossing pattern, thereby limiting egress of the material laterally away from the embossing pattern. The roughened surfaces increase the grip of the raised areas upon the sheet, thus aiding in pulling the sheet between the rollers and also aiding in the application of lateral stabilization forces to the sheet.

Abstract: In a method of producing microstructured metal sheets, microstructures are made in a metal sheet surface in a continuous embossing step on one side of the metal sheet, while the surface structure of the other side is essentially not changed. The embossing step is carried out by means of an embossing roller which has a negative of the microstructure to be embossed. The flanks of the microstructure form an angle of at least 5° with respect to the perpendicular line, and the negative contains compensating structures in the regions surrounding the microstructure for rendering the forming uniform along the roller slit.

Abstract: A method for debasing coins, wherein each coin is mechanically deformed by feeding the coin between at least two rolls (6, 7) or assemblies rotating in opposite directions. The coins are deformed into a corrugated shape, flattened out or shredded. The device comprises at least two rolls (6, 7) or assemblies which are rotatable in opposite directions, a feeding device (3) for feeding coins to be debased to said rolls or assemblies and a discharge device (8) for carrying the debased coins away from said rolls or assemblies.

Abstract: An internally-grooved heat exchanger tube according to the present invention is structured such that the internal surface is divided into a plurality of continuous areas (W1, W2) parallel to the axial direction (L) of the tube, a large number of fins (10, 11) different in at least one selected among lead angle (&thgr;, &thgr;′) to the axial direction (L) of the tube, fin vertical angle (&agr;, &agr;′) and fin pitch (p, p′) are formed in the adjacent areas (W1, W2), and a boundary portion (a) between the adjacent areas (W1, W2) is formed in the state of meandering to the axial direction (L) of the tube.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for selectively predicting the air flows from a duct system that would be produced by environment conditioning plants. The apparatus includes a measurement duct connected to a blower. A restrictor plate is movably mounted over an inlet to the blower to vary the air flow produced by the blower so as to correspond to the air flow generated by a selected environment conditioning plant. A manometer is connected to the measurement duct and is operable to measure static pressure in the measurement duct when the measurement duct is in air flow communication with the duct system. Performance curves for the environment conditioning plants are used to convert static pressures to air flows.

Abstract: A method for controlling press working by means of working wheels is disclosed which is capable of solving problems in conventional punch press working by means of working wheels. The method comprises: in punch press working by means of working wheels, moving at least an upper working wheel relative to a work in Z axis direction in an arbitrarily set amount assigned to the movement at the beginning or end of the working along an intended working line.

Abstract: Heat transfer elements for rotary regenerative heat exchangers are formed with spacing ridges or notches having flow-disrupting indentations in the peaks of the notches formed at selected intervals to project into the flow channels. These projections interrupt the boundary layer and cause turbulence and mixing to enhance the heat transfer. Various methods of forming the indentations are disclosed.

Abstract: A coin feed for a souvenir coin elongation machine having a housing, a coin slot formed in the top of the housing, a pair of embossing rolls having a predetermined number (N) of embossing plates spaced equally around the outer circumferential surface of at least one embossing roll, and a gravity fed coin chute connecting the coin slot to the embossing rolls. The coin feed has a coin feed housing and a pair of stops. Each of the stops is movable between a first limit position traversing the coin chute and a second limit position retracted out of said coin chute. Each stop is mechanically linked to said embossing rolls by a cam and a gear train. The mechanical coin feed is located intermediate the coin chute and advancees only one coin at a time to the embossing rolls each time the embossing rolls are rotated 1/N revolutions.

Abstract: The present invention has the object of increasing the heat exchanging performance of heat transfer tubes having grooved inner surfaces. In order to achieve this object, the heat transfer tubes having grooved inner surfaces according to the present invention have fins which are formed consecutively in a circumferential direction on the inner surface of a metallic tube. The inner surface of the metallic tube is divided into regions R1.about.R4 in the circumferential direction. The inclination angle .alpha. with respect to the axis of the heat transfer tube of the fins 2 in odd-numbered regions when counting from one of the regions is 10.about.25.degree., and the inclination angle .beta. with respect to the axis of the heat transfer tube of the fins 2 in even-numbered regions when counting from the region is -10.about.-25.degree.. The pitch of the fins 2 is 0.3.about.0.4 mm, the height of the fins from the inner circumferential surface of the metallic tube is 0.15.about.0.

Abstract: Procedure and apparatus for the optimized manufacture of coil springs on automatic spring winding machines. It is the object of the present invention to offer both a procedure and an apparatus by which even in case of fluctuating values of the wire parameters high accuracies during the spring manufacture are guaranteed and simultaneously the scrap is minimized. The solution to this problem is that prior to the winding the wire parameters are determined and the measuring results are used directly for the adjustment of the position of the winding pins or winding rollers and/or the pitch wedge, and that the wire between the uncoiling device and the guiding assembly forms a loop whereby the lateral deflection of this wire loop is measured by a recognition unit and the uncoiling device carries out an additional movement controlled by the recognition unit.

Abstract: A portable slitter for selectively roll slitting rib forming or perforating sheet metal workpieces and having a beam-type frame, a pair of spaced thin walled and light weight rotary torque tube roll shafts mounted in the frame and supporting the work rolls, and a plurality of pairs of opposed stabilizing support blocks disposed between the shafts and the associated frame beams and providing further strength to the shafts by functioning as intermediate span shaft journal supports carrying the roll work loads imposed on shafts directly into the frame beams. The bearing members can be readily removed and adjusted longitudinally of the shafts without taking the frame apart. The slitter can be readily manually transported to the work site because it has a high strength-to-weight ratio and is light in overall weight. The slitter has substantial operational strength and improved work roll registry and alignment under continuous and/or adverse on-site operating conditions.

Abstract: A method of joining first and second sheets of deformable material by providing a first sheet having oppositely facing first and second surfaces, providing a second sheet having oppositely facing third and fourth surfaces, placing the second surface on the first sheet facially against the third surface on the second sheet, directing a first discrete element against the first sheet in a first direction to cause a part of the first sheet contacted by the first discrete element to deform and project beyond the fourth surface on the second sheet and directing a second discrete element against at least one of the first and second sheets to at least one of a) cause the part of the first sheet to deform transversely to the first direction to define a first shoulder facing oppositely to the first direction that abuts to the fourth surface and b) cause the second sheet to deform transversely to the first direction to define a second shoulder facing in the first direction that abuts to the part of the first sheet.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for refining the domain wall spacing of a grain-oriented silicon steel sheet by mechanical scribing using a segmented anvil roller and a scribing roll. The segments of the anvil roll are arranged side by side along an arbor. The arbor carries inflatable bladder ribs along the length of the arbor to provide uniform contact pressure to the strip during scribing at the opposite side of the strip by the scribing roll.

Abstract: An improved one-sided embossing process for manufacturing low-fat non-stick frying cookware is provided. The process provides a textured cooking surface free of sharp edges which increases the useful life of a non,stick coating applied thereto. The embossed cooking surface of the resulting frying device comprises a series of wave-like grooves embossed in the surface of the pan. The wave-like pattern of each groove is one-half G cycle out of phase with its neighboring adjacent grooves to form an alternating pattern of outwardly extending lands and inwardly extending roots. A raised portion or elevated surface is provided on the cooking surface disposed between the outwardly extending lands. The elevated surface is the primary cooking surface and is further the location of the inevitable initial wearing of the non-stick material. The remaining non-stick material, disposed in the grooves and between the roots is not subject to abrasive action and wears at a substantially slower rate.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for refining the domain wall spacing of a grain-oriented silicon steel sheet by mechanical scribing using a solid anvil roll and a scribing roller including scribing segments arranged side by side along an arbor. The arbor carries inflatable bladder ribs along the length of the arbor to provide uniform contact pressure exerted by scribing surfaces of the strip.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for refining the domain wall spacing of a grain-oriented silicon steel strip by mechanical scribing and by employing more than one row of staggered small diameter scribing rolls arranged to scribe a different portion of the surface of the strip in a manner that the entire surface of the strip is scribed and in which each row of scribing rolls co-operate with an anvil roll to support the strip.

Abstract: One side of a sheet- or plate-like bank of metallic, plastic and/or other material is provided with at least one set of parallel grooves prior to being provided with an array of pyramidal and/or conical depressions. The grooves can be formed by brushes or by grinding, and the depressions can be formed by a rotary debossing tool having a peripheral surface provided with crossing transversely extending rows and circumferentially extending columns of protuberances. The treatment enhances the ability of the one side of the thus obtained sheet- or plate-like body to accept and retain a layer of lacquer, to be provided with an adherent layer of oxide or to accept a layer of adhesive prior to being bonded to a similarly treated or to an untreated second plate- or sheet-like body. The depth of the depressions can match or approximate the average depth of the grooves. The grooves can form two sets of parallel grooves, and the grooves of one set can cross the grooves of each other set at an angle of 90.+-.45.

Abstract: A method for making sectionally deformed band plate feeds by cold-rolling metal band plate feeds between work rolls wherein at least one of the work rolls has a barrel provided with a circumferential groove, a plurality of metal band plate feeds with substantially equal resistance to deformation, while overlaid one upon another, are rolled together between the work rolls to a reduction ratio of 30% or lower at one feeding operation, and the resulting metal band plate feeds are separated from each other.