The invention relates to a winding device (100) for winding a fibre coil, comprising a coil carrier (110) for wrapping with fibre (210) in order to produce a coil body (220) made of wound fibres (210), a fibre supply (120) for supplying a fibre (210) for wrapping the coil carrier (110), and an adhesive device (130) for producing droplets of adhesive (140) for bonding the outermost layer of fibres (210) on the coil body (220) to fibres (210) freshly laid onto the coil body (220).

A system for in-line treatment of thread for use with a thread consuming device is provided. The system comprises at least one treatment unit being configured to dispense one or more coating substances onto the at least one thread when activated and a thread speed sensor being driven by the motion of the at least one thread. A method is further provided.

A system for in-line treatment of thread for use with a thread consuming device is provided. The system comprises at least one treatment unit being configured to dispense one or more coating substances onto the at least one thread when activated and a thread speed sensor being driven by the motion of the at least one thread. A method is further provided.

A method of forming a fracking tool, such as a frac ball or a frac plug mandrel, may include: applying a resin to wet a filament; winding the wetted filament to form a cylinder; placing the cylinder in a cylindrical mold; increasing a pressure in the cylindrical mold to at least 3,000 psi; curing the resin at the pressure and a temperature of at least 250° F.; and extracting the cylinder from the mold. In some instances, the method may further include adding the resin and/or another resin into the cylindrical mold.

A method of forming a fracking tool, such as a frac ball or a frac plug mandrel, may include: applying a resin to wet a filament; winding the wetted filament to form a cylinder; placing the cylinder in a cylindrical mold; increasing a pressure in the cylindrical mold to at least 3,000 psi; curing the resin at the pressure and a temperature of at least 250 F.; and extracting the cylinder from the mold. In some instances, the method may further include adding the resin and/or another resin into the cylindrical mold.

An automated machine for forming winding structures without the use of a mandrel using a driven headstock and driven tailstock. The winding machine allows for selective orientation and selective layering of the filament as it is wound onto the pin rings. The winding structure can receive forms into a hollow center and the composite placed in a female mold. Alternatively the winding structure may be formed into a laminate which can be orientated and aligned on a form to achieve desired mechanical properties.

A device for winding a filament around a structure disposed concentrically around a distal end of a balloon catheter includes a rotatable holder for retaining a distal end of the balloon catheter, a translatable winding carriage for helically winding the tensioned filament around the balloon catheter distal end, a heater for applying a predetermined amount of heat to a section of the balloon catheter having the filament wound therearound, and a controller for controlling at least the rate of rotation of the holder, the tensioning force applied to the filament, the amount of heat applied by the heater, and the rate of travel of the translatable winding carriage along the longitudinal dimension of the balloon catheter. By use of the device, the balloon is heat set and a predetermined checkering pattern of surface indentations are provided in the structure exterior surface in a single pass.

A device for winding a filament around a structure disposed concentrically around a distal end of a balloon catheter includes a rotatable holder for retaining a distal end of the balloon catheter, a translatable winding carriage for helically winding the tensioned filament around the balloon catheter distal end, a heater for applying a predetermined amount of heat to a section of the balloon catheter having the filament wound therearound, and a controller for controlling at least the rate of rotation of the holder, the tensioning force applied to the filament, the amount of heat applied by the heater, and the rate of travel of the translatable winding carriage along the longitudinal dimension of the balloon catheter. By use of the device, the balloon is heat set and a predetermined checkering pattern of surface indentations are provided in the structure exterior surface in a single pass.

An adjustable strand threading and lubricating device for prefabricated box girders includes an underframe. Multiple first spline shafts are rotatably installed between left and right side walls of the strand threading boxes. The first openings are respectively located above the first spline shafts, first sliding blocks are respectively provided and configured to slide up and down in the first openings, multiple second spline shafts is rotatably installed between two first sliding blocks, and axes of the second spline shafts are parallel to the first spline shafts. The first spline shafts and the second spline shafts are slidably provided with multiple strand threading units for threading steel strands, a lubricating unit is arranged on a front side of the strand threading units, and a bundling unit is arranged on a rear side of the strand threading units.

An adjustable strand threading and lubricating device for prefabricated box girders includes an underframe. Multiple first spline shafts are rotatably installed between left and right side walls of the strand threading boxes. The first openings are respectively located above the first spline shafts, first sliding blocks are respectively provided and configured to slide up and down in the first openings, multiple second spline shafts is rotatably installed between two first sliding blocks, and axes of the second spline shafts are parallel to the first spline shafts. The first spline shafts and the second spline shafts are slidably provided with multiple strand threading units for threading steel strands, a lubricating unit is arranged on a front side of the strand threading units, and a bundling unit is arranged on a rear side of the strand threading units.