A brake disk with a surface which is structured in order to increase the adhesion of a coating on the surface, wherein the structuring of the surface comprises at least one recess, the depth of which decreases as the depth of the recess increases wherein the at least one recess has the shape of a spiral structure.

A method of painting metal coil for use in forming panels includes placing indicia on opposite sides of an image on the metal coil. The individual sections of the metal coil that include the image can be rotated 180° to create two different looking panels out of the same image on the printed metal coil.

Graft materials and devices for surgical breast procedures, as well as methods of making graft devices, are described.

Methods, system, devices, processes and techniques are disclosed for manufacturing orthopedic implants utilizing blanks and/or fixtures.

Method and Apparatus for fabricating a spacer frame for use in an insulating glass unit. One of a multiple number of possible spacer frame materials is chosen for the spacer frame. An elongated strip of the material is moved to a notching station where notches are formed at corner locations. The character of the notches is adjusted based on the selection of the metal strip material and more particularly to achieve bending of the material in an repeatable, straightforward manner. Better control over the notching process is also achieved by exhaust flow control of a double acting cylinder. A positioning spacer achieve very accurate side to side positioning of a die and anvil to precisely notch and deform the metal strip. Downstream from the notching station the metal strip is bent into a channel shaped elongated frame member having side walls. Further downstream a leading strip of channel shaped material is severed or separated from succeeding material still passing through the notching and bending station.

A gas flow can be provided together with a liquid jet guided laser beam to remove accumulated liquid on the processing surface. The gas flow can be configured to have minimum interference with the liquid jet guided laser beam, while functions to blow away liquid generated by the liquid jet. Keeping the surface free from accumulated liquid can improve the efficiency of the liquid jet guided laser processing.

A blank for use in manufacturing a surgical implant is provided. The blank includes a shape based, at least in part, on one or more features common to a specific type of patient-adapted implants. The blank has dimensions that are equal to or larger than corresponding dimensions of each patient-adapted implant included in the specific type of patient-adapted implants.

The invention relates to a storage assembly for at least a medical device, an insert and tray assembly comprising such storage assembly, and a manufacturing method for such storage assembly. The storage assembly comprises a sheet material. The sheet material comprises at least a recess in a planar portion of the sheet metal and at least a holding structure. The recess is configured to surround the medical device to be stored. The holding structure protrudes into the direction of the recess and is bent out of the sheet material planar portion to extend below the sheet material planar portion, so that the holding structure is configured to hold the medical device to be received from above relative to the sheet material planar portion.

Vascular treatment devices and methods include a woven structure including a plurality of bulbs that may be self-expanding, a hypotube, for example including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs, and a bonding zone between the woven structure and the hypotube. The woven structure may include patterns of radiopaque filaments measureable under x-ray. Structures may be heat treated to include various shapes at different temperatures. The woven structure may be deployable to implant in a vessel. A catheter may include a hypotube including interspersed patterns of longitudinally spaced rows of kerfs and optionally a balloon. Laser cutting systems may include fluid flow systems.

Embodiments of grooves of golf club heads and methods to manufacture grooves of golf club heads are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.