A heat press including a body, a heat plate, a handle, a cover, a control compartment and an insulation portion. The body includes a first end and a second end. The heat plate is located proximate the first end of the body and is configured to engage ironable materials. The handle is located proximate the second end of the body and is configured to withstand forces from a user. The cover covers a portion of the body and the handle. The control compartment includes an electrical circuit, controls and a display. The control compartment is spaced away from and is at least indirectly electrically coupled to the heat plate. The insulation portion is positioned between the control compartment and the heat plate. The insulation portion includes a first layer of insulating material.

A heat press including a body, a heat plate, a handle, a cover, a control compartment and an insulation portion. The body includes a first end and a second end. The heat plate is located proximate the first end of the body and is configured to engage ironable materials. The handle is located proximate the second end of the body and is configured to withstand forces from a user. The cover covers a portion of the body and the handle. The control compartment includes an electrical circuit, controls and a display. The control compartment is spaced away from and is at least indirectly electrically coupled to the heat plate. The insulation portion is positioned between the control compartment and the heat plate. The insulation portion includes a first layer of insulating material.

A carbon/carbon part and processes for making carbon/carbon parts are provided. The process involves forming steps, carbonization steps and densification steps. The forming steps may include needling fibrous layers to form fibers that extend in three directions. Pressure may be applied to a fibrous preform at an elevated temperature to increase the fiber volume ratio of the fibrous preform. The densification steps may include filling the voids or pores of the fibrous preform with a carbon matrix.

A carbon/carbon part and processes for making carbon/carbon parts are provided. The process involves forming steps, carbonization steps and densification steps. The forming steps may include needling fibrous layers to form fibers that extend in three directions. Pressure may be applied to a fibrous preform at an elevated temperature to increase the fiber volume ratio of the fibrous preform. The densification steps may include filling the voids or pores of the fibrous preform with a carbon matrix.

The invention relates to a printing machine and a method for printing textiles with a machine bed, at least one conveying means arranged on the machine bed for conveying at least one textile along a processing path, at least one priming means arranged on the machine bed for applying a primer in a planar manner on a motif region of the textile, on which a print motif is to be provided, and at least one printing means arranged on the machine bed and having at least one digital print head for printing the print motif. In accordance with the invention provision is made in that along the processing path between the priming means and the printing means at least one pressing means is arranged which is designed for pressing the motif region with the applied primer.

The invention relates to a printing machine and a method for printing textiles with a machine bed, at least one conveying means arranged on the machine bed for conveying at least one textile along a processing path, at least one priming means arranged on the machine bed for applying a primer in a planar manner on a motif region of the textile, on which a print motif is to be provided, and at least one printing means arranged on the machine bed and having at least one digital print head for printing the print motif. In accordance with the invention provision is made in that along the processing path between the priming means and the printing means at least one pressing means is arranged which is designed for pressing the motif region with the applied primer.