Embodiments generally relate to devices and methods for production of fibers and threads for use in electronic device manufacturing. Described here, fibers can be produced and manipulated using a dual-surfaced sizing material. The dual-surfaced sizing material has a surface which binds a fiber and a surface which binds a resin. Thus, the dual-surfaced sizing material can be left attached to the fibers without adversely affecting the resin binding in later production steps.

Embodiments described herein are directed to, among other things, compositions and methods for coating surfaces, including, but not limited to, coating a surface with a hydrophobic coating using alkoxysilanes. Coated surfaces are also provided.

To provide a powder coating material capable of forming a film excellent in metallic hue, concealing property and weather resistance. The powder coating material comprises the following fluororesin (A), the following resin (B) and the following pigment (C) as constituents thereof, wherein the content of the pigment (C) is from 0.7 to 23 mass %; Fluororesin (A): a fluororesin having a fluorine content of at least 10 mass %; Resin (B): a resin having a SP value larger than that of the fluororesin (A), and the difference between the SP value thereof and the SP value of the fluororesin (A) is at least 0.4 (J/cm.sup.3).sup.1/2; Pigment (C): a pigment which is a metallic pigment covered with a covering material, and the SP value of the covering material exceeds the SP value of the fluororesin (A) and less than the SP value of the resin (B).

Provided are flexible electronics stacks and methods of use. An example flexible electronics stack includes a flexible polymeric substrate film and a rigid inorganic electronic component. The flexible polymeric substrate film includes a thermoset polymer prepared by curing a monomer solution; wherein the monomer solution comprises about 25 wt % to about 65 wt % of one or more thiol monomers and from about 25 wt % to about 65 wt % of one or more co-monomers.

Embodiments relate generally to marine geophysical surveying. More particularly, embodiments relate to a wax application system for application of a wax coating to a surface of a streamer. An embodiment may comprise a marine geophysical survey system. The marine geophysical survey system may comprise a streamer and a wax application system operable to receive the streamer on deployment and apply a wax coating to the streamer as the streamer is being deployed from a survey vessel into a body of water.

The invention relates to the use of a composition for in vacuo coating of a substrate, the composition comprising: at least 50% by weight an acrylate monomer or an oligomer formed from the acrylate monomer, the acrylate monomer having the formula H2C═CHCO2CH2CH(OH)R, where R is an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; and 0.5 to 15% by weight an adhesion promoter. The present invention also related to uses of the composition and methods of coating a substrate in vacuo using the composition.

A method of manufacturing rolls of printed tissue includes printing a central pattern on a tissue web to create a central printed lane bordered on each side by unprinted lanes, and further printing distal patterns on the tissue web outward of the unprinted lanes. The tissue is wound into a log, and the log is cut through the central printed lane to produce first and second rolls of tissue, each roll having a proximal end and a distal end, and the cutter contacts ink when cutting the log. First and second printed portions from the central printed lane abut the proximal ends of the first and second rolls of tissue, respectively. Further, the first and second distal printed lanes reside near but do not abut the distal ends of the first and second rolls of tissue, respectively.

An object is to provide a spray coating device and a coating method, with which a uniform coating film can be formed by spray coating with two liquids having reactivity, and in which precipitation of a reaction product on a periphery can also be prevented. The object is achieved by providing a transporting unit for transporting a substrate downward; a first spray nozzle; a second spray nozzle disposed below the first spray nozzle; a holding plate for holding the first spray nozzle and the second spray nozzle such that an angle formed by center lines of the first spray nozzle and the second spray nozzle is 5° to 150°; and a liquid film forming unit for forming a liquid film which flows from above to below on a surface of the holding plate.

Provided is a manufacturing method for an optically anisotropic film in which a tilt angle of a liquid crystal compound is controlled to be constant in a thickness direction. The method includes, in the following order, steps of applying a photo-alignment composition onto a base material to form a photo-alignment composition layer, irradiating a surface of the photo-alignment composition layer with a non-polarized and collimated ultraviolet ray in an oblique direction, applying the liquid crystal composition onto the photo-alignment composition layer irradiated with the ultraviolet ray to form a liquid crystal composition layer, a applying a magnetic field to the liquid crystal composition layer along a direction substantially parallel to an irradiation direction of the ultraviolet ray in irradiating step at a temperature at which the liquid crystal composition in the liquid crystal composition layer exhibits an alignment state, and curing the liquid crystal composition layer.

To provide a coating diagnosis system and a coating diagnosis method that allow centralized management over data related to processes in a painting line, including a pretreatment process. The coating diagnosis system includes a data acquisition unit of a pretreatment controller that acquires data related to a pretreatment process when pretreatment for paint is performed on a workpiece in the pretreatment process in a painting line, and a data management unit of a host controller that registers the data related to the pretreatment process in a database in associated with a serial number of the workpiece.