A method for bonding thermoplastic fiber-composite parts comprises providing surface texture on one or both parts being bonded, and/or providing both parts with engagement features. Such surface textures and engagement features have a specific geometry and fiber alignment that facilitate fibrous interlock between the two parts at a bonding interface via in-situ consolidation.

A portable welding device comprising: a base facing a work surface, designed to receive tapes in electrically conductive composite materials to be joined or defined by at least one already positioned tape; an operating head receiving one tape at a time and movable with respect to the base along at least a first movement line parallel to the work surface; a motorized arm connecting the operating head to the base and selectively activatable to impart movements to the operating head; and feeding means selectively activatable to feed one tape at a time to the operating head and connected to the operating head; the operating head comprises a positioning roller receiving a tape at a time; a pressure roller spaced from and aligned with the positioning roller along the first movement line; and an inductor interposed between the positioning roller and the pressure roller with reference to the first movement line.

A portable welding device comprising: a base facing a work surface, designed to receive tapes in electrically conductive composite materials to be joined or defined by at least one already positioned tape; an operating head receiving one tape at a time and movable with respect to the base along at least a first movement line parallel to the work surface; a motorized arm connecting the operating head to the base and selectively activatable to impart movements to the operating head; and feeding means selectively activatable to feed one tape at a time to the operating head and connected to the operating head; the operating head comprises a positioning roller receiving a tape at a time; a pressure roller spaced from and aligned with the positioning roller along the first movement line; and an inductor interposed between the positioning roller and the pressure roller with reference to the first movement line.

The present disclosure provides mixtures, systems, and methods for printing a three-dimensional (3D) object. In some aspects, the present disclosure provides a mixture for printing a 3D object, comprising a plurality of granulated particles. In some aspects, the present disclosure provides a mixture for printing a 3D object, comprising a plurality of precursor compounds configured to react to form a plurality of particles.

The present disclosure provides a wired composite process mobile phone case manufacturing method, including following steps: A. cutting raw material sheets according to a preset size, and cleaning and drying the raw material sheets; B. positioning the raw material sheets on a curing device, coating optical Ultraviolet Rays (UV) glue on the raw material sheets, placing wired materials on surfaces of the raw material sheets coated with the optical UV glue, then coating the optical UV glue on surfaces of the wired materials, and laying the raw material sheets on the surfaces of the wired materials; C. curing the optical UV glue to obtain a semi-finished product of a mobile phone case; and D. injection molding the semi-finished product of the mobile phone case to obtain a finished product of the mobile phone case.

A spiral pipe-forming apparatus includes a non-circular guide portion which is rotatable with respect to an apparatus frame around a rotary axis. The non-circular guide portion is configured to be applied to a peripheral surface of a preceding spiral pipe portion. An acting portion is configured to act such that the non-circular guide portion follows a peripheral surface of an existing pipe.

A flexible and oblong blade seal for sealing a gap between a door leaf and an adjacent surface includes A) a flexible outer material and B) a section with the sealing function (the sealing section), in which a barrier of a plurality of substantially parallel metal wires and/or narrow metal strips is embedded in the flexible outer material in such a way, that the wires and/or strips are arranged in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the seal. A method for mounting such seals and a method for producing them.

Object: Provided is a decorative vapor deposition sheet that can reduce or prevent a defect, such as the breaking of a metal vapor deposition layer or the entire sheet, even when applied to a forming method requiring high temperature or the like. The decorative vapor deposition sheet of an embodiment of the present disclosure is a decorative vapor deposition sheet including a cover resin layer and a metal vapor deposition layer, in which the cover resin layer has a thickness of approximately 50 micrometers or greater, the metal vapor deposition layer exhibits a granular structure, a breaking elongation of the decorative vapor deposition sheet at 20° C. is approximately 120% or greater, and a breaking elongation of the decorative vapor deposition sheet at 160° C. is approximately 350% or greater.

Described is a hose and a method of manufacturing a hose. The hose comprises: an inner tube for communicating fluid; a reinforcement layer positioned over the inner tube; an intermediate cover positioned over the reinforcement layer, wherein the intermediate cover has a thickness of between 1.3 mm and 3.0 mm and comprises a material having a hardness of between 40 Shore A and 60 Shore A; and an outer cover comprising an abrasion resistant material.

A consumable filament for use in an extrusion-based additive manufacturing system, where the consumable filament comprises a core portion of a matrix of a first base polymer and particles dispersed within the matrix, and a shell portion comprising a same or a different base polymer. The consumable filament is configured to be melted and extruded to form roads of a plurality of solidified layers of a three-dimensional part, and where the roads at least partially retain cross-sectional profiles corresponding to the core portion and the shell portion of the consumable filament and retain the particles within the roads of the printed part and do not penetrate the outer surface of the shell portion.