The present invention relates to a process for producing an insulation component in which an insulating foam material is placed in a mold and in which (a) isocyanates, (b) polymeric compound having hydrogen atoms reactive towards isocyanate, (c) chain extenders and/or crosslinkers, and (d) catalysts are mixed to give a reaction mixture and the reaction mixture is injected into the mold and cured to form a seamless outer material enclosing the insulating foam wherein the average functionality of the polyols (b) and the chain extenders and/or crosslinkers (c) and the isocyanates (a) is greater than 2.2. The invention further relates to an insulation component obtainable by such a process and a door or wall component for cold storage that is made from that insulation component.

The present invention relates to novel anisotropic composite materials and processes for production thereof. The composite materials are based on the crosslinking of polyisocyanates and feature good weathering stability.

Wet-mixing process, electrically-conductive fused deposition modeling material, 3D printable fused deposition modeling (FDM) filament, electrically-conductive ink, and associated methods. A wet mixing process includes dissolving a thermoplastic with a solvent, thereby creating a thermoplastic-based solution, suspending conductive carbon nanofibers (CNFs) in the thermoplastic-based solution, and mixing the thermoplastic-based solution to distribute the CNFs throughout the solution. The solvent may be evaporated from thermoplastic-based solution to form an electrically-conductive FDM material having a solid matrix of the thermoplastic with CNFs dispersed homogenously throughout the solid matrix. A 3D printable fused deposition modeling filament may be formed of the FDM material. An electrical circuit component may be additively manufactured with a 3D printer and the FDM material. An electrically-conductive ink may be formed from the thermoplastic-based solution.

Polymer composition comprising a thermoplastic polyester having at least one 1,4:3,6-dianhydrohexitol unit (A), at least one alicyclic diol unit (B) other than the 1,4:3,6-dianhydrohexitol units (A), at least one terephthalic acid unit (C), wherein the ratio (A)/[(A)+(B)] is at least 0.05 and at most 0.75, said polyester being free of non-cyclic aliphatic diol units or comprising a molar amount of non-cyclic aliphatic diol units, relative to the totality of monomeric units in the polyester, of less than 5%, and with a reduced viscosity in solution (25? C.; phenol (50 wt. %):ortho-dichlorobenzene (50 wt. %); 5 g/L of polyester) greater than 70 mL/g; as well as an additional polymer selected from aromatic polyesters, aliphatic polyesters, polyester ethers, polyamides, polycarbonates, polyether block amides and polyurethanes.

The invention relates to a sandwich component composed of at least two building material plates which are arranged essentially parallel to one another at a distance from one another and have a polyurethane foam core between the spaced building material plates, wherein the ratio of the greatest measured compressive modulus of the polyurethane foam core in a direction oriented parallel to the building material plates to the compressive modulus of the polyurethane foam core in a direction oriented perpendicular to the building material plates is less than 1.7. To produce the sandwich components, a mixture of (a) at least one polyisocyanate component, (b) at least one component which comprises at least one polyfunctional compound which is reactive toward isocyanates and (c) at least one blowing agent is introduced by the high-pressure injection method into a hollow space between spaced building material plates. The process makes it possible to produce sandwich components whose foam core has reduced anisotropy combined with good insulation values.

A toothed belt includes: a belt main body having a tooth portion and a groove portion alternately disposed at a fixed pitch in a longitudinal direction, and an outer portion disposed on the outer surface thereof; and a cord buried on a predetermined pitch line on the outer portion, in which the belt main body includes: a support layer, disposed under the cord and containing a thermoplastic polyurethane material; and a cured polyurethane elastomer in addition to the support layer, and in which the support layer is formed of a mixture of the thermoplastic polyurethane material and the polyurethane elastomer, which are integrally cured.

A system and method for forming a seal member onto a substrate from a material is disclosed. The system includes a mold comprising an ultraviolet transmissible material, the mold having a first portion and a second portion operatively coupled to the first portion, the first portion having a first cavity, a second cavity, and a channel extending from an outer surface of the mold to the second cavity. The first cavity has a first shape that is complementary to a first side of the substrate and the second cavity has a second shape that is complementary to the seal member. The system also includes an applicator in fluid communication with the channel, where the applicator is configured to provide the material to the second cavity through the channel, and an ultraviolet irradiation device configured to irradiate the mold with ultraviolet light to cure the material when the material is provided to the second cavity, such that the seal member is formed on the substrate.

The present invention relates to a vacuum insulating panel (VIP). The VIP comprises an insulating core (2) having upper (3) and lower surfaces (4) and at least one substantially planar reinforcing member (5) arranged on the upper (3) or lower surface (4) of the core (2). The reinforcing member (5) is porous and substantially rigid. The VIP further comprises a barrier envelope, optionally in the form of a barrier film (6), arranged to envelop the insulating core (2) and the planar member (5). The present invention also relates to methods of manufacturing a vacuum insulating panel (VIP).

A method for making a coated fabric includes the steps of: applying a coating solution of a resin in an organic solvent to a roller-conveyed non-stretchable and releasable substrate web to form a coating layer; laminating a roller-conveyed base fabric to the coating layer to form a laminate; guiding the laminate to pass through at least one tank containing water to immerse the laminate in water such that the coating layer is solidified and the organic solvent contained in the coating layer is replaced by water; and removing water from the coating layer by drying to leave micropores in the coating layer.

To obtain an integrated foam-molded product whose manufacturing cost is reduced and which makes an effective use of a property of an integration target. Foaming heat generated at the time of the foaming of a polyurethane foam raw material, whose influence has been conventionally prevented by contriving a special measure, is positively used. The integration target is influenced by foaming heat generated at the time of the foaming of the polyurethane foam raw material in a mold, to thermally deform into a desired shape along a mold shape. Consequently, it is possible to mold the integration target into an arbitrary shape in a step of integrating the integration target with a polyurethane foam layer in the mold by integrated foaming, and therefore, there is no need to work the integration target to a state closer to a final shape in a step before it is disposed in the mold, which can simplify manufacturing steps and reduce manufacturing cost.