A surface treatment vehicle for manufacturing a wind turbine blade is provided, the vehicle including: a transportation unit for locomotion of the vehicle, and a filling unit for applying a filler material on a surface of the blade, wherein the filling unit includes: a dispensing head for dispensing the filler material, the dispensing head being moveably attached to the transportation unit, and a tank for storing the filler material, the tank being attached to the transportation unit and fluidly connected to the dispensing head. Having the surface treatment vehicle with the filling unit allows an easier, faster, safer and more efficient manufacturing of a wind turbine blade.

Some implementations of the disclosure are directed to a method, comprising: receiving a sheet of graphite comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; and perforating the sheet in a first plurality of locations from the first surface through the second surface to form a first plurality of perforations through the sheet and a first plurality of protrusions of the graphite oriented outward from the second surface, the first plurality of protrusions configured to conduct heat away from a plane of the sheet. Further implementations comprise perforating the sheet in a second plurality of locations from the second surface through the first surface to form a second plurality of perforations through the sheet and a second plurality of protrusions of graphite material oriented outward from the first surface, wherein the second plurality of protrusions are configured to conduct heat away from the plane of the sheet.

A relatively low cost, two component solvent-based urethane coating, intended to protect steel shipping containers made from modified drying oils.

The present invention aims to provide a metal coating method whereby a paint can be applied directly, easily, with high adhesion, and with cost increases suppressed, to the surface of titanium and other metals that have a hard passivated coating on the surface thereof. This method uses paint to coat a metal that has the surface thereof coated in a passivated coating and comprises: an etching step in which the passivated coating is removed using an etching solution and the surface is exposed; a diluent coating step in which, after the etching step, a diluent capable of diluting the paint is coated on the surface that is in a liquid-coated state; and a painting step in which the surface is coated in paint after the diluent coating step.

Provided is a CNT film coated substrate in which CNT is fixed to a substrate using a click reaction, so that a CNT film is uniformly formed with a high density and adhesive strength between the CNT film and the substrate is excellent to have high stability to water or an organic solvent. In the case of the conventional CNT film which was manufactured by spin coating, most of CNT was peeled off in a washing process, but in the case of the CNT film coated substrate according to the present invention, a high-density uniform CNT film coated substrate may be manufactured even after washing, and reproducibility between substrates may be secured.

One variation of a method for fabricating a dermal heatsink includes: fabricating a substrate defining an interior surface, an exterior surface opposite the interior surface, and an open network of pores extending between the interior surface and the exterior surface; activating surfaces of the substrate and walls of the open network of pores; applying a coating over the substrate to form a heatsink, the coating comprising a porous, hydrophilic material and defining a void network; removing an excess of the coating from the substrate to clear blockages within the open network of pores by the coating; hydrating the heatsink during a curing period; heating the heatsink during the curing period to increase porosity of the coating applied over surfaces of the substrate; and rinsing the heatsink with an acid to decarbonate the coating along walls of the open network of pores in the substrate.

A printing system 10 configured to generate a product of printing includes: a coater 14 that is a pretreatment machine configured to execute a pretreatment process of performing a predetermined pretreatment on a medium that is a target of the printing; a printer 16 that is a printing device configured to execute a print process of performing the printing by ejecting ink onto the medium after the pretreatment performed by the coater 14; and a controller 12 that is a process management device configured to propose a condition for the pretreatment process based on a condition for the product to be generated.

This application relates to omniphobic materials which are physically and chemically modified at their surface to create hierarchically structured materials with both nanoscale and microscale structures that provide the omniphobic properties. Methods of making such omniphobic surfaces with hierarchical structures and uses thereof, including as flexible films that repel contaminants are also disclosed in the application.

A method for improvement of adhesion and distribution along the surface of coatings using a femtosecond laser is described. The process starts from chemical preparation or cleaning of the target material, surface predetermination, laser irradiation of the surface until a certain surface geometry is obtained, which gives the surface improved wetting properties and chemical surface activation which results in improved adhesion of the coatings on the target material surface. The surface geometries and dimensions to be obtained during irradiation are selected according to the properties of the coating and target material, including the laser parameters and/or the environment to obtain the desired surface geometry, considering possible geometry errors without compromising essential adhesion.

The present disclosure provides a method for forming a barrier coating including the steps of providing a barrier coating forming solution, applying a single coat of the barrier coating forming solution to a surface of a substrate, allowing the applied barrier coating forming solution to cure or dry to form a barrier coating, and subjecting a top surface of the formed barrier coating to a nanotexturing process to form a predetermined pattern of spaced upstanding features in the top surface of the formed barrier coating to increase hydrophobicity of the coating. A nanotextured barrier coating including a substrate having a predetermined pattern of spaced upstanding features formed in a top surface of the substrate, wherein the substrate comprises a base coating component and at least one performance component, and wherein the barrier coating is applied as a single layer.