An apparatus for manipulating a material is provided. The apparatus may comprise one or more stator coils arranged in a three-dimensional configuration, and a surface on which at least one carrier is configured to move. The stator coils of the apparatus may be configured to generate an electromagnetic field for driving the carrier on the surface to manipulate a material.

The present invention provides a braiding machine and a braiding method of a seamless wound braided rope. The braiding machine of the seamless wound braided rope has simple structure, good stability and high yield; and colors of an inner core and an outer skin of the braided rope braided by the braiding machine are different, as an early-warning effect.

The present invention provides a braiding machine and a braiding method of a seamless wound braided rope. The braiding machine of the seamless wound braided rope has simple structure, good stability and high yield; and colors of an inner core and an outer skin of the braided rope braided by the braiding machine are different, as an early-warning effect.

The present invention provides a braiding machine and a braiding method of a seamless wound yarn rope. The braiding machine of the seamless wound yarn rope comprises a machine frame, a gallop knitting tray, a plurality of gallop knitting ingots and a rope belt braiding mechanism. The braiding machine of the seamless wound yarn rope has simple structure, good stability and high yield.

The present invention provides a braiding machine and a braiding method of a seamless wound yarn rope. The braiding machine of the seamless wound yarn rope comprises a machine frame, a gallop knitting tray, a plurality of gallop knitting ingots and a rope belt braiding mechanism. The braiding machine of the seamless wound yarn rope has simple structure, good stability and high yield.

An apparatus for manipulating a material is provided. The apparatus may comprise one or more stator coils arranged in a three-dimensional configuration, and a surface on which at least one carrier is configured to move. The stator coils of the apparatus may be configured to generate an electromagnetic field for driving the carrier on the surface to manipulate a material.

Systems and methods for forming a tubular braid are disclosed herein. A braiding system configured in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include, for example, an upper drive unit, a lower drive unit, a mandrel coaxial with the upper and lower drive units, and a plurality of tubes extending between the upper drive unit and the lower drive unit. Each tube can be configured to receive individual filaments for forming the tubular braid, and the upper and lower drive units can act in synchronization to move the tubes (and the filaments contained within those tubes) in three distinct motions: (i) radially inward toward a central axis, (ii) radially outward away from the central axis, and (iii) rotationally about the central axis, to cross the filaments over and under one another to form the tubular braid on the mandrel.

The present application pertains to a braided dual-sided compression packing seal, methods for producing and using such a seal, and apparatuses suitable for producing such a seal. The braided dual-sided compression packing seal is made up of two or more different materials that are braided together in such a way that, in cross-section, the compression packing seal has an asymmetrical configuration relative to a first axis that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and is substantially perpendicular to a side of the compression packing seal. Accordingly, when viewed in a cross-sectional plane, the compression packing seal may expose substantially only a first material along a first side of the seal, and substantially only a second material along a second side of the seal.

The present application pertains to a braided dual-sided compression packing seal, methods for producing and using such a seal, and apparatuses suitable for producing such a seal. The braided dual-sided compression packing seal is made up of two or more different materials that are braided together in such a way that, in cross-section, the compression packing seal has an asymmetrical configuration relative to a first axis that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and is substantially perpendicular to a side of the compression packing seal. Accordingly, when viewed in a cross-sectional plane, the compression packing seal may expose substantially only a first material along a first side of the seal, and substantially only a second material along a second side of the seal.