The present invention provides a method for producing a sheet. The method includes providing a substrate, depositing a metal coating over at least one surface by dipping the substrate in a bath in order to obtain the sheet, wiping the metal coating by means of at least one nozzle projecting through at least one outlet a wiping gas onto the metal coating, the sheet being run in front of the nozzle, the wiping gas being ejected from the nozzle along a primary direction of ejection (E), a confinement box delimiting a confined zone at least downstream of the zone of impact (I) of the wiping gas on the sheet and solidifying the metal coating. The method satisfying: $\frac{Z}{d}\le 12\mathrm{and}{f}_{O_2}\le \frac{{10}^{-4}}{W^2}\left(0.63+\sqrt{0.4+{94900}^{*}{W}^2}\right)\mathrm{with}W=\frac{\sqrt{\mathrm{PdZ}}}{V}.$

A method and a device for coating a metal strip with a coating material that is still liquid at first. During the coating, the coated metal strip runs through a roller pair. One of the rollers of the roller pair can be adjusted toward the other as a correction roller in order to eliminate a possible curvature of the metal strip. Then the metal strip runs through a blow-off apparatus for blowing off surplus coating. In order to prevent an uneven thickness distribution of the coating on the metal strip even when the correction roller of the roller pair has been adjusted, the actual position of the metal strip is controlled to a specified setpoint center position in the slot of the blow-off apparatus by an appropriate movement of the blow-off apparatus.

When a portion for measuring the plating adhesion amount reaches an upstream side position, plating adhesion amount estimation values are calculated by using a plating adhesion amount estimation expression at positions away from a position that faces the distance sensors, that is, the upstream side position, by strip-width direction distances, of the surfaces of the steel strip. When the portion for measuring the plating adhesion amount reaches a downstream side position, the strip-width direction distances of the plating adhesion amount meters are matched to the strip-width direction distances, and the plating adhesion amount actual measurement values are obtained. The plating adhesion amount estimation expression is corrected on the basis of the differences between the plating adhesion amount estimation values and the plating adhesion amount actual measurement values. Accordingly, the control accuracy of the plating adhesion amount is improved.

Analyte sensors and methods of manufacturing same are provided, including analyte sensors comprising multi-axis flexibility. For example, a multi-electrode sensor system 800 comprising two working electrodes and at least one reference/counter electrode is provided. The sensor system 800 comprises first and second elongated bodies E1, E2, each formed of a conductive core or of a core with a conductive layer deposited thereon, insulating layer 810 that separates the conductive layer 820 from the elongated body, a membrane layer deposited on top of the elongated bodies E1, E2, and working electrodes 802′, 802″ formed by removing portions of the conductive layer 820 and the insulating layer 810, thereby exposing electroactive surface of the elongated bodies E1, E2.

A continuous annealing furnace for annealing steel strips that is a vertical-type annealing furnace is configured so that part of gas inside the furnace is drawn and introduced to a refiner disposed outside the furnace including an oxygen removing apparatus and a dehumidifying apparatus, oxygen and moisture contained in the gas are removed to lower the dew point of the gas, and the gas having a lowered dew point is put back into the furnace. At least one gas inlet through which gas is drawn from the furnace into the refiner is disposed in the vicinity of the entry side of the furnace at a distance of 6 m or less in the vertical direction and 3 m or less in the furnace-length direction from the steel-strip-introduction section located at the lower part of the heating zone.

Disclosed is a hot-dip Al—Zn alloy coated steel sheet having excellent anti-corrosion property after coating, and a method for producing the same. In the disclosure, the hot-dip Al—Zn alloy coated steel sheet has a hot-dip coating layer containing by mass %, Al: 25% to 90%, and at least one of Sn: 0.01% to 2.0%, In: 0.01% to 10%, and Bi: 0.01% to 2.0%.

Disclosed is a hot-dip Al—Zn alloy coated steel sheet having excellent anti-corrosion property after coating, and a method for producing the same. In the disclosure, the hot-dip Al—Zn alloy coated steel sheet has a hot-dip coating layer containing by mass %, Al: 25% to 90%, and at least one of Sn: 0.01% to 2.0%, In: 0.01% to 10%, and Bi: 0.01% to 2.0%.

Disclosed herein is a method for fabricating a wiring board in which a target substrate having via holes and/or trenches is subjected to an electroless plating process while being immersed in an electroless plating solution to fill the via holes and/or the trenches with a plating metal. The method includes the steps of: supplying the electroless plating solution to under the target substrate; diffusing an oxygen-containing gas into the electroless plating solution supplied under the target substrate; and allowing the electroless plating solution to overflow from over the target substrate.

Device (1) for solidifying a coating layer hot deposited on a wire (108), corresponding installation and method. The device comprises a cooling liquid injection chamber (2) with a liquid inlet (6) and a wire inlet (4), a cooling chamber (8) with a liquid outlet (12) and a wire outlet (10), and a partition (14) arranged between the injection and cooling chambers (2, 8), comprising a wire passage (16). It also has a conduit (22) for separating the wire (108). The partition (14) comprises channels (18) fluidically connecting the injection chamber (2) with the cooling chamber (8) and leading into the center of the wire passage (16) in an eccentric manner and being inclined forming an angle (α) with respect to a longitudinal direction (L). This directs a jet of cooling liquid on the wire (108) in the direction from the injection chamber (2) towards the cooling chamber (8).

A continuous coating line includes a snout assembly exposed to molten metal. The snout assembly includes a snout tip positioned about a steel strip that is immersible in the molten metal to provide a seal around the steel strip during entry into the molten metal. The snout tip includes a refractory material that is resistant to wear, abrasion, and corrosion when the snout tip is exposed to the molten metal.