A thrust foil bearing includes a base plate including an insertion hole through which a rotating shaft is inserted and a support surface disposed around the insertion hole on one side of the insertion hole in an axial direction, and a back foil disposed on the support surface, in which the support surface has a plurality of inclined surfaces of which inclination angles inclined toward the other side of the base plate in the axial direction become shallower in order toward an outside of the insertion hole in a radial direction, and the back foil is divided into a plurality of divided regions in the radial direction by a slit, and the plurality of divided regions are supported by the plurality of inclined surfaces.

A method for producing a composite material by plating a band arrangement with a top side (O) and a bottom side (U), wherein the band arrangement comprises at least a first strip and a second strip, which form between them a filling channel, wherein the band arrangement comprises at least one filler strip, wherein the abovementioned band arrangement is plated, wherein a part of the filler strip, during the plating, is extruded into the filling channel; and a composite material, characterized in that it has been produced according to the method as disclosed.

In a method for the production of a cooling plate from a material having thermal conductivity, a workpiece in the form of a flat material blank with uniform material thickness is placed into a tool. The workpiece is pressed in a first stage by an inner punch of the tool to form in cooperation with pin forming openings of the tool pins upon an effective surface swept by the coolant, as the workpiece is held down by an outer punch of the tool, such that the pins protrude approximately perpendicular over a base area of the workpiece. In a second stage, the workpiece is pressed by the outer punch such as to form an essentially radially extending, flat peripheral edge of reduced material thickness in surrounding relation to the pins, as the workpiece with the formed pins is held down by the inner punch of the tool.

Housings for electronic devices may include a steel body, such as a stainless steel body, that has an outer portion and an inner portion. The outer portion may exhibit an average Vickers hardness of 200 HV or higher. The inner portion may exhibit an average Vickers hardness of 180 HV or lower. The lower hardness of the inner portion may facilitate working the material of the inner portion, such as to form attachment points, protrusions, holes, or other features. Various additional devices, methods, and systems are also disclosed.

A corner bracket with reinforcing ribs comprises: a first fixing plate and a second fixing plate, the first and the second fixing plates are connected to each other at a dihedral angle, the first and the second fixing plate being respectively configured with a pair of a first reinforcing ribs and a second reinforcing ribs along their longitudinal direction, and the first and the second reinforcing ribs unify entirely with each other.

Method for manufacturing an aircraft door having a monolithic structure, including the following steps: producing a forged blank; die-cutting the forged blank between a substantially smooth lower die and an upper die defining cells, and producing a die-cut part with a cellular structure having an open face and a face closed by a wall; machining the internal walls of the cellular structure to define at least one recess delimited by a web connecting the closed face and the open face and by a base projecting substantially perpendicular to the web, on the open face of the die-cut part.

In a method for producing a cooling plate, a workpiece in the form of a flat material blank with uniform material thickness is precisely centered in a tool. A substantially radially extending flat peripheral edge of the workpiece is formed by an outer punch of the tool, as the workpiece is held down by an inner punch of the tool and the outer punch is pressed against the peripheral edge to thereby reduce the material thickness of the peripheral edge. Pins are formed on a coolant-swept effective surface of a base of the workpiece by the inner punch through pressing in cooperation with pin forming openings of the tool as the outer punch is held down, such that the pins protrude approximately perpendicular beyond the base and are surrounded by the peripheral edge.

A method (100) of manufacturing a clamping strap (10) configured to hold and support a hanging object (20) against a structure (21), which is to carry the hanging object, and a clamping strap obtainable by said method; said method comprising providing (101) an extruded elongated aluminium profile having an initial material thickness (T.sub.0) and an initial cross-sectional area (A.sub.0), said profile having a longitudinal direction, which coincides with the extrusion direction of the profile; forming the profile in a bending step (102) into a shape comprising a first end attachment portion (1a), a second end attachment portion (1b), and an intermediate portion (2) located between said first and second end attachment portions (1a; 1b) in a longitudinal direction of the profile (11), said intermediate portion (2) being configured to at least partially encircle the hanging object (20) when mounted to the structure (21); said method including forming said profile by means of locally thinning the profile in a longitudinal direction of the profile (11), in a thinning C operation (103) to obtain one or more thinned portions having a lower material thickness than the initial material thickness (T.sub.0); or locally axially compressing the profile in an axial compression step (104) to obtain one of more axially compressed portions having a higher material thickness than the initial material thickness (T.sub.0) and/or greater cross sectional area than the initial cross-sectional area (A.sub.0); or by a combination of said thinning operation (103) and said axial compression step (104).

A method (100) of manufacturing a clamping strap (10) configured to hold and support a hanging object (20) against a structure (21), which is to carry the hanging object, and a clamping strap obtainable by said method; said method comprising providing (101) an extruded elongated aluminium profile having an initial material thickness (T.sub.0) and an initial cross-sectional area (A.sub.0), said profile having a longitudinal direction, which coincides with the extrusion direction of the profile; forming the profile in a bending step (102) into a shape comprising a first end attachment portion (1a), a second end attachment portion (1b), and an intermediate portion (2) located between said first and second end attachment portions (1a; 1b) in a longitudinal direction of the profile (11), said intermediate portion (2) being configured to at least partially encircle the hanging object (20) when mounted to the structure (21); said method including forming said profile by means of locally thinning the profile in a longitudinal direction of the profile (11), in a thinning C operation (103) to obtain one or more thinned portions having a lower material thickness than the initial material thickness (T.sub.0); or locally axially compressing the profile in an axial compression step (104) to obtain one of more axially compressed portions having a higher material thickness than the initial material thickness (T.sub.0) and/or greater cross sectional area than the initial cross-sectional area (A.sub.0); or by a combination of said thinning operation (103) and said axial compression step (104).

A pressed article includes a main body, a recess portion, a pin, and a groove portion. The main body has a plate shape. The recess portion is provided in a first surface of the main body facing one side in a plate thickness direction of the main body. The pin is provided at a position corresponding to the recess portion on a side of a second surface opposite to the first surface of the main body, is formed to have an outer shape smaller than that of the recess portion when viewed in the plate thickness direction of the main body, and protrudes in the plate thickness direction of the main body. The groove portion is recessed from the second surface of the main body toward the first surface and is provided to surround at least a part of the periphery of the pin.