A metal strip stabilization apparatus includes: a displacement measurement unit configured to measure a displacement of a metal strip during traveling in a non-contact manner; a control unit configured to generate a vibration suppression signal and a position correction signal based on a measurement signal; and an electromagnet unit including: a vibration suppression coil configured to generate a first magnetic force based on the vibration suppression signal; a position correction coil configured to generate a second magnetic force based on the position correction signal; and a core about which the vibration suppression coil and the position correction coil are wound concentrically, the core leading the first magnetic force

This coating device 1 comprises a dispersing/mixing part 2, a conveying part 3, and a collecting part 4. A raw material powder and a coating solution are supplied to the dispersing/mixing part 4 as a slurry. In the dispersing/mixing part 2, the slurry (mixture) in which the raw powder and the coating solution have been mixed is dispersed by means of an air flow of a high-pressure fluid into a powder, a film of the coating solution having adhered to the surface of the powder. The powder is introduced from the dispersing/mixing part 2 to the conveying part 3t and is conveyed with the conveying part 3 oriented toward the collecting part 4. While the powder is being conveyed, the coating solution that has adhered to the particle surfaces dries, whereby a powder in which the particle surfaces ares coated with a precursor is produced. A powder flow introduced into the collecting part 4 passes through a bag filter 54. This causes the powder to be captured by the bag filter 54.

Antimicrobial metal ion coatings. In particular, described herein are coatings including an anodic metal (e.g., silver and/or zinc and/or copper) that is co-deposited with a cathodic metal (e.g., palladium, platinum, gold, molybdenum, titanium, iridium, osmium, niobium or rhenium) on a substrate (including, but not limited to absorbable/resorbable substrates) so that the anodic metal is galvanically released as antimicrobial ions when the apparatus is exposed to a bodily fluid. The anodic metal may be at least about 25 percent by volume of the coating, resulting in a network of anodic metal with less than 20% of the anodic metal in the coating fully encapsulated by cathodic metal.

Provided are: chopped carbon fiber bundles which have high fluidity without decreasing the dispersibility of carbon fibers and the physical properties of a molded product; and a method for producing chopped carbon fiber bundles with high productivity. Chopped carbon fiber bundles, each of which contain a carbon fiber bundle having a total fineness of from 25,000 dtex to 45,000 dtex (inclusive) and a sizing agent in an amount of from 1% by mass to 5% by mass (inclusive) relative to the total mass of the chopped carbon fiber bundle. The length (L) of each chopped carbon fiber bundle along the fiber direction of the carbon fiber bundle is from 1 mm to 50 mm (inclusive); the ratio of the longest diameter (Dmax) to the shortest diameter (Dmin) of a cross section perpendicular to the fiber direction of each chopped carbon fiber bundle, namely Dmax/Dmin is from 6.0 to 18.0 (inclusive); and the orientation parameter of the single fibers present in the surface of each chopped carbon fiber bundle is 4.0 or less.

A coating film forming method includes holding a substrate by a substrate holder; forming an air flow on a front surface of the substrate; supplying a coating liquid configured to form a coating film on the front surface; forming, after moving a covering member from a first position to a second position relatively to the substrate, the air flow in a gap formed by the covering member placed at the second position and the front surface of the substrate being rotated at a first rotation number such that a flow velocity of the air flow becomes larger than that of the air flow obtained when the covering member is placed at the first position; and rotating the substrate at a second rotation number higher than the first rotation number to adjust a film thickness distribution of the coating film by scattering the coating liquid from a peripheral portion thereof.

The disclosure encompasses systems and methods for performing high temperature and high humidity curing of tablets using air flow delivered from a recirculating air handler to a pan coater of a tablet coating device. The recirculating air handler may be integrated into a preexisting tablet coating device so that the air flow may be delivered by the preexisting air handler or by the recirculating air handler as desired.

A method of making a solution including poly(ethylene terephthalate). The method includes dissolving poly(ethylene terephthalate) in a solvent mixture to form a solution, the solvent mixture including two solvent components. A Hansen Solubility Parameter Distance between the solvent mixture and HSP coordinates having a dispersion HSP of 18.02 MPa.sup.0.5, a polar HSP of 5.56 MPa.sup.0.5, and a hydrogen bonding HSP of 14.27 MPa.sup.0.5 is less than about 2 MPa.sup.0.5.

A method of making a solution including poly(ethylene terephthalate). The method includes dissolving poly(ethylene terephthalate) in a solvent mixture to form a solution, the solvent mixture including two solvent components. A Hansen Solubility Parameter Distance between the solvent mixture and HSP coordinates having a dispersion HSP of 18.02 MPa.sup.0.5, a polar HSP of 5.56 MPa.sup.0.5, and a hydrogen bonding HSP of 14.27 MPa.sup.0.5 is less than about 2 MPa.sup.0.5.

The invention relates to a method for producing a structured, at least partly optically transparent varnish surface on a surface of a substrate board, preferably of a wood material board, having a decoration. The steps of the method include applying a transparent or at least partly transparent varnish to an applicator roll thereby producing a structured varnish surface and transferring the structured varnish surface to a substrate board having a decoration. The varnish is applied to the applicator roll by a plurality of digitally controlled nozzles in a distribution defining a structure and/or is transformed on the applicator roll into a distribution defining a structure. Furthermore, a device for carrying out the method is described.

A method for coating at least one portion of the inner surface of a container with a curable liquid material, a device for implementing said method; and a container obtained by said method. The container is positioned on a holder and secured thereto; a tool for applying the coating is inserted into the container and the coating liquid is applied using the tool on the inner surface of the container. The container is tilted at a first angle determined in relation to the vertical and rotated relative to the tool at a first predetermined speed V, while heating said container to a predetermined temperature. The liquid coating material is uniformly applied to the inner surface of the container to obtain a uniform, substantially identical thickness.