Systems and methods that enable printing of conformal materials and other waterproof coating materials at high resolution. An initial printing of a material on edges of a component is performed at high resolution in a first printing step, and a subsequent printing of the material on remaining surfaces of the component is applied in a second printing step, with or without curing of the material printed on the edges between the two printing steps. The printing of the material may be performed by a laser-assisted deposition or using another dispensing system to achieve a high resolution printing of the material and a high printing speed.

A substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate holder, a processing liquid supply and a cover unit. The substrate holder holds a substrate horizontally and rotate the substrate. The processing liquid supply supplies a processing liquid toward a first surface of the substrate held by the substrate holder. The cover unit faces a second surface of the substrate, the second surface being opposite to the first surface. The cover unit includes a heater configured to heat the substrate. The cover unit is provided with an opening at a position corresponding to a central portion of the substrate and multiple gas supply openings, at an outer peripheral side than the opening, through which a gas is supplied toward the second surface of the substrate. The gas is heated by the heater. A supply amount of at least some of the gas is adjusted based on a rotation speed of the substrate.

An adhesive dispensing system for applying liquid adhesive to a substrate using different nozzles with the same manifold is disclosed. The adhesive dispensing system includes a manifold having a body, a first clamp configured to engage the body of the manifold, a second clamp configured to engage the body of the manifold, and a nozzle. The first and second clamps secure the nozzle to the body of the manifold. The body of the manifold has a first contact surface that engages the first clamp and a second contact surface that engages the second clamp and the nozzle, where the second contact surface is angularly offset from the first contact surface.

The invention relates to a dosing system (1) for a dosing material having a dosing device (5) with a housing (11), the housing (11) comprising a feed channel (80) for dosing material, a nozzle (40), a discharge element (31) and an actuator unit (10) coupled to the discharge element (31) and/or the nozzle (40). The dosing device (5) further comprises a dosing material reservoir (70) which is coupled to the housing (11) or integrated into the housing (11). The dosing system (1) has a plurality of temperature control devices (2, 2′, 2″) which are each assigned to different temperature zones (6, 6′, 6″) of the dosing system (1) in order to control the temperature zones (6, 6′, 6″) differently. At least one first temperature zone (6) is assigned to the dosing material reservoir (70) and at least one second temperature zone (6″) is assigned to the nozzle (40). Preferably, at least one of the temperature control devices (2, 2′, 2″), preferably at least the temperature control device (2) assigned to the dosing material reservoir (6), comprises a cooling device (3, 3′, 3″) having a cold source (93, 93′, 95, 99).

Provided is an apparatus for treating a substrate including: a processing vessel having a processing space; a support unit for supporting the substrate in the processing space and rotating the substrate; a liquid supply unit for supplying a processing liquid to the substrate; and a heating unit for heating the substrate, wherein the support unit includes: a spin chuck; a driver for rotating the spin chuck; a chuck pin installed on the spin chuck to be rotated together with the spin chuck; and a chuck pin moving unit for moving the chuck pin between a contact position wherein the chuck pin is in contact with a side portion of the substrate and an open position wherein the chuck pin is spaced apart from the side portion of the substrate.

Skin for dressing backlit vehicle interior parts comprising a perforated opaque decorative layer and a light transmitting material filling the holes wherein the light transmitting material is a reactive hotmelt adhesive which forms a base layer extended over the back side of the opaque decorative layer and comprising a central portion and a transition portion surrounding the central portion and several projections protruding from the central portion of the base layer and completely filling the through holes. Method and an installation for manufacturing said skin for dressing backlit vehicle interior parts.

A system for forming a bulk material having insulated boundaries from a metal material and a source of an insulating material is provided. The system includes a heating device, a deposition device, a coating device, and a support configured to support the bulk material. The heating device heats the metal material to form particles having a softened or molten state and the coating device coats the metal material with the insulating material from the source and the deposition device deposits particles of the metal material in the softened or molten state on the support to form the bulk material having insulated boundaries.

Systems and methods for dispensing a liquid onto a substrate are disclosed. A dispensing assembly includes a housing, a valve stem, and a control valve. The housing receives the liquid to be dispensed. The valve stem is disposed in the housing and has a first configuration, in which the liquid is allowed to exit the housing, and a second configuration, in which the liquid is prevented from exiting the housing. The control valve receives pressurized air from a pressurized air source. The control valve has a first position, in which the pressurized air acts on the valve stem to move the valve stem to the first configuration or to the second configuration, and a second position, in which the pressurized air is moved out of the dispensing assembly through an exhaust passage defined therein.

Systems and methods for controlling adhesive application are disclosed. The systems and methods may include a controller and one or more sensors configured to measure an amount of adhesive applied to a plurality of substrates by a pump, detect a number of the substrates, determine an amount of adhesive applied per substrate, compare the adhesive applied per substrate to a target value, and adjust a pressure of the pump based on the comparison. The sensor(s) may include one or more of a valve sensor coupled to an adhesive supply, a flow rate sensor coupled to a manifold, a flow rate sensor coupled to one or more hoses, and a flow rate sensors coupled to a gun.

An adhesive applicator head, having a heated block (1) to which an adhesive feed (2) is connected; linked to the heated block (1) is a nozzle (4) determining an outlet for the laminar projection of the adhesive to be applied from the heated block (1), where the nozzle (4) has a body (6) and a cover (7) between which there is a space (8) leading to an adhesive outlet groove (9); with regard to the space (8), and externally, there being a plate (10) covering the groove (9), the plate (10) being displaceable between different attachment positions of the plate (10) to the nozzle (4) determining variable lengths of laminar adhesive outlet through the groove (9).