A multilayered sheet assembly for forming a sign on an object includes a carrier layer including a first side and a second side, a sign layer that is arranged on the first side of the carrier layer via a first adhesive layer, and a strip layer that is arranged on the second side of the carrier layer via a second adhesive layer in an adhesively separable manner. The sign layer carries a third adhesive layer at an exposed side that is across from the carrier layer to allow a sign that is formed by the sign layer to adhere to the object at the exposed side while releasing from the carrier layer.

A multilayered sheet assembly includes a carrier layer on which a sign layer is arranged on a first side via a first adhesive layer. The sheet assembly further includes a strip layer which is arranged via a second adhesive layer in adhesively separable manner on a second side of the carrier layer. A further includes arranging the multilayered sheet assembly on a cutting device, arranging a peripheral cut in the sheet assembly along an outer periphery of a sign, arranging an inner cut in the sheet assembly along a peripheral line of at least one enclosed surface area not forming part of the sign, separating the strip layer with adhesive retention of the at least one enclosed surface area not forming part of the sign, and separating the sign layer from the carrier layer.

A sheet material (1) consisting of an mixture consisting essentially of: a) 10-50 percent by weight of random-oriented fibres, and; b) 90-50 percent by weight of a thermoplastic or thermoplastic elastomer; the weight percentages being based on the overall homogeneous mixture; and the sheet material having at room temperature a Shore D hardness of 40 to 85, preferably of 40 to 60, more preferably of 45 to 55. The sheet material (1) is used as a support in punching applications or as the top layer in punching belts (2).

The present application relates to an apparatus for cutting flexible material. This cutting apparatus comprises: a feed line of a flexible material (2), feeding means (8) for feeding each layer (9, 10, 11, 12) so as to couple said layers (9, 10, 11, 12) to each other along the line of feed and to define said material (2), a first cutting unit (13), arranged on the feeding line, to carry out a first shaping process on said material (2), and a second cutting unit (14), arranged on the feeding line (6) downstream of said first cutting unit (13), to carry out a second shaping process on said shaped material (2). Said second cutting unit (14) has at least a laser emitter (16) to carry out finishing work on the material (2) shaped in the first cutting unit (13).

A tool for inflating a chamber (50) in an article composed at least partially of polymer layers, such as thermoplastic layers. The tool can allow for forming an aperture in a polymer layer (350), inflating a chamber (50) or volume (130) in fluid communication with the aperture, and then welding or sealing the chamber (50) so that the inflation fluid is substantially retained in the chamber (50) and/or does not escape via the aperture. In various aspects, the formation of the aperture, inflation of the chamber (50), and sealing of the chamber (50) or aperture can be performed by a single tool and/or based on a single registration of the thermoplastic article with a tool. In some aspects, formation of the aperture is enabled in part by using a punch (100, 201, 205) with a cupped surface (341) that allows the top layer of a thermoplastic article to be breached without forming a hole in at least one lower layer (350).

The present invention relates to an electrode shaping apparatus having a sheet transfer unit, a fixing unit, a punch unit including a center punching unit and a side punching unit, wherein the center punching unit includes a hole punching member and a notching pilot pin, the electrode shaping apparatus configured to reduce a step that may occur during notching of an electrode, and an electrode shaping method using the same.

An article of manufacture includes a first discrete inflatable body having a first core member cut from a single slab of core material and a first root portion, and further includes a second discrete inflatable body comprising a second core member cut from the single slab of core material and a second root portion. Each of the first and second core members includes a plurality of ribs, and the ribs extend laterally from the first and second root portions.

An article of manufacture includes a first discrete inflatable body having a first core member cut from a single slab of core material and a first root portion, and further includes a second discrete inflatable body comprising a second core member cut from the single slab of core material and a second root portion. Each of the first and second core members includes a plurality of ribs, and the ribs extend laterally from the first and second root portions.

A sheet material (1) consisting of an mixture consisting essentially of: a) 10-50 percent by weight of random-oriented fibres, and; b) 90-50 percent by weight of a thermoplastic or thermoplastic elastomer; the weight percentages being based on the overall homogeneous mixture; and the sheet material having at room temperature a Shore D hardness of 40 to 85, preferably of 40 to 60, more preferably of 45 to 55. The sheet material (1) is used as a support in punching applications or as the top layer in punching belts (2).

A device for slicing foodstuffs by means of a liquid jet includes an advancing device for transporting the foodstuff in an advancing direction, said advancing device having a processing region on which the foodstuff bears and in which the liquid jet is directed onto the foodstuff, an exit nozzle, disposed in the region of the processing region, from which exit nozzle the liquid jet exits, wherein the processing region below the foodstuff has a jet passage opening for the liquid jet exiting from the foodstuff, and a jet receptacle for the liquid jet and the discharge of the latter is provided below the jet passage opening.