A method of forming a device of composite material includes providing a mold having an internal space forming a cavity with an inner surface, the cavity having a shape corresponding to an inner shape of the device to be formed, placing inserts at one or more pre-defined positions along the inner surface, holding the inserts at the one or more positions, introducing removable material into the cavity of the mold to form a pattern having the inserts fixed therein when the removable material is in solid form, and removing the pattern having the inserts fixed therein from the mold.

A mold for casting a micro-scale dry adhesive structure includes an upper surface including a first cavity having a first depth, a negative pattern for an array of micro-scale structures defined in a surface of the first cavity, and at least one second cavity having a second depth defined in the cavity outside of the negative pattern for the array of micro-scale structures, the at least one second cavity defining a negative pattern for a standoff of the micro-scale dry adhesive structure.

A main object of the present invention is to provide beneficial improvements relating to a method for producing a fiber reinforced plastic product, the method including curing while pressurizing a prepreg preform by using a core having a fusible part as means for pressurizing. A method for producing a fiber reinforced plastic product, the method including: a core preparation step of preparing a core comprising a fusible part and an outer skin covering the fusible part; a molding step of disposing a prepreg preform inside a mold together with the core, and heating and pressurizing the prepreg preform in the mold to obtain a cured product; and a core removal step of removing materials of the fusible part from the cured product, in the molding step, at least a portion of the prepreg preform being pressurized by expansion of the core, in which the fusible part comprises a first fusible part and a second fusible part having a fusion temperature higher than that of the first fusible part, a material of the first fusible part and a material of the second fusible part are incompatible with each other, and in the molding step, the first fusible part fuses partially or entirely, while the second fusible part does not fuse partially or entirely.

A method of assembling a seal includes presetting a spring in a core material and performing a lost core molding process with the spring being preset in the core, which provides for more exact manufacture, leading to lighter weight, higher performance and ability to make complex designs.

Provided is a method for manufacturing a fiber reinforced plastic molded body, the method including: performing thermocompression molding, by using a molding die, on a molding precursor which is obtained by arranging a prepreg including a thermosetting resin and a fiber around a thermoplastic solid body.

The present disclosure relates to a hot knife having a removable blade or tip that has been specifically designed to perform knife joining operations. The knife is mounted to a quick change tool that connects to the end of a robotic arm.

An additive manufacturing method wherein the carrier (400) is within a vessel (100), the vessel contains the free-radically crosslinkable resin (300) and a liquid (200) which is immiscible with the free-radically cross-linkable resin (300) and has a higher density than the free-radically crosslinkable resin (300), such that the free-radically crosslinkable resin (300) floats on top of the liquid (200) and, prior to each step II), the distance between the carrier (400) and the free-radically crosslinkable resin (300) is altered such that a layer of the free-radically crosslinkable resin forms above the uppermost surface (420), viewed in vertical direction, of the previously deposited layer of the construction material (600) and at least partially forms contact with this uppermost surface (420) of the previously deposited layer of the construction material (600). The free-radically crosslinkable resin (300) comprises a urethane (meth)acrylate. The invention further relates to the use of a free-radically crosslinkable resin comprising a urethane (meth)acrylate as construction material in a two-phase 3D printing method.

An additive manufacturing method wherein the carrier (400) is within a vessel (100), the vessel contains the free-radically crosslinkable resin (300) and a liquid (200) which is immiscible with the free-radically cross-linkable resin (300) and has a higher density than the free-radically crosslinkable resin (300), such that the free-radically crosslinkable resin (300) floats on top of the liquid (200) and, prior to each step II), the distance between the carrier (400) and the free-radically crosslinkable resin (300) is altered such that a layer of the free-radically crosslinkable resin forms above the uppermost surface (420), viewed in vertical direction, of the previously deposited layer of the construction material (600) and at least partially forms contact with this uppermost surface (420) of the previously deposited layer of the construction material (600). The free-radically crosslinkable resin (300) comprises a urethane (meth)acrylate. The invention further relates to the use of a free-radically crosslinkable resin comprising a urethane (meth)acrylate as construction material in a two-phase 3D printing method.

A mold for casting a micro-scale structure includes an upper surface including a first cavity having a first depth. A negative pattern for an array of micro-scale structures is defined in a surface of the first cavity. The mold includes at least one second cavity having a second depth defined in the cavity outside of the negative pattern for the array of micro-scale structures. The at least one second cavity defines a negative pattern for a standoff of the micro-scale structure. A fabric retaining frame is disposed in the first cavity.

A main object of the present invention is to provide beneficial improvements relating to a method for producing a fiber reinforced plastic product, the method including curing while pressurizing a prepreg preform by using a core having a fusible part as means for pressurizing. A method for producing a fiber reinforced plastic product, the method including: a core preparation step of preparing a core comprising a fusible part and an outer skin covering the fusible part; a molding step of disposing a prepreg preform inside a mold together with the core, and heating and pressurizing the prepreg preform in the mold to obtain a cured product; and a core removal step of removing materials of the fusible part from the cured product, in the molding step, at least a portion of the prepreg preform being pressurized by expansion of the core, in which the fusible part comprises a first fusible part and a second fusible part having a fusion temperature higher than that of the first fusible part, a material of the first fusible part and a material of the second fusible part are incompatible with each other, and in the molding step, the first fusible part fuses partially or entirely, while the second fusible part does not fuse partially or entirely.