An apparatus and method for modifying an aspect of an exterior polymer material or polymer type material of a linear substrate with a fluid. The apparatus include a variable exposure gap within which the linear substrate is exposed to the fluid. The width of the exposure gap is varied with the speed of the linear substrate traversing the exposure gap to maintain a constant exposure time of the linear substrate with the modifying fluid.

A manufacturing apparatus of a long fiber composite material according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a main body where an inlet through which a plurality of fiber bundles are penetrated is formed at one side and an outlet through the fiber bundles are discharged is formed at the other side; a plurality of first through-hole plates that are arranged in parallel with each other along a first direction in the main body and having a plurality of through-holes through which the plurality of fiber bundles are penetrated formed therein; and a second through-hole plate that is disposed between a pair of first through-hole plates that are adjacent to each other among the plurality of first through-hole plates, and through which the plurality of fiber bundles penetrated through the first through-hole plates are penetrated.

A manufacturing apparatus of a long fiber composite material according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a main body where an inlet through which a plurality of fiber bundles are penetrated is formed at one side and an outlet through the fiber bundles are discharged is formed at the other side; a plurality of first through-hole plates that are arranged in parallel with each other along a first direction in the main body and having a plurality of through-holes through which the plurality of fiber bundles are penetrated formed therein; and a second through-hole plate that is disposed between a pair of first through-hole plates that are adjacent to each other among the plurality of first through-hole plates, and through which the plurality of fiber bundles penetrated through the first through-hole plates are penetrated.

A device for applying radiation to a target is provided. The device includes a radiation emitter to emit electromagnetic radiation having a peak emission wavelength in the range from 10 nm-1 mm, and a first reflector that extends in a length direction with a concave cross section. The first reflector defines a cavity area having a perimeter, and includes an inward facing reflective border for at least 50% of the perimeter of the cavity area. Radiation is provided to the cavity area with an intensity distribution I and a maximum intensity I.sub.max. The cavity area includes a focal area defined by all points at which a normalized intensity I/I.sub.max is greater than 0.2. A width of the focal area is 0.0001-0.5 times a width of the cavity area.

A method of pretinning a guidewire core made of shape memory alloy and having an elongate axis, comprising: placing a ball of solder in a pocket in a soldering block; melting the ball of solder; holding a guidewire core over the ball of solder; lowering the guidewire core into the ball of solder; removing the guidewire from the ball of solder.

A process of making a cable having a conductor surrounded by at least one crosslinkable layer having a polymer composition. The polymer composition has (a) a polyolefin bearing hydrolysable silane groups and a silanol condensation catalyst compound.

This invention discloses an anti-corrosion coating sintered at low temperature for steel rebars. The composition of coating includes 30-50 weight percent nano-silica, 20-40 weight percent flux, 9-20 weight percent calcium fluoride, 2-10 weight percent thickener, and 2-14 weight percent adhesion, agent. This invention also discloses the coating method of above-mentioned anti-corrosion coating. The method includes seven steps: 1. dry mixing, 2. wet mixing, 3. pretreatment, 4. coating, 5. baking, 6. sintering, 7. cooling down at room temperature. The coating of this invention has high strength, high density, high corrosion resistance, good capacity to bond with concrete, and maintains the mechanical properties of steel rebars.

This invention discloses an anti-corrosion coating sintered at low temperature for steel rebars. The composition of coating includes 30-50 weight percent nano-silica, 20-40 weight percent flux, 9-20 weight percent calcium fluoride, 2-10 weight percent thickener, and 2-14 weight percent adhesion, agent. This invention also discloses the coating method of above-mentioned anti-corrosion coating. The method includes seven steps: 1. dry mixing, 2. wet mixing, 3. pretreatment, 4. coating, 5. baking, 6. sintering, 7. cooling down at room temperature. The coating of this invention has high strength, high density, high corrosion resistance, good capacity to bond with concrete, and maintains the mechanical properties of steel rebars.

The present invention is directed to a method of making a cord-reinforced rubber article, comprising the steps of A) mixing a carrier gas, sulfur and an alkyne, to form a gas mixture; B) generating an atmospheric pressure plasma from the gas mixture; C) exposing a steel reinforcement cord to the atmospheric pressure plasma to produce a treated reinforcement cord; and D) contacting the treated steel reinforcement cord with a rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer.

The present invention is directed to a method of making a cord-reinforced rubber article, comprising the steps of A) mixing a carrier gas, sulfur and an alkyne, to form a gas mixture; B) generating an atmospheric pressure plasma from the gas mixture; C) exposing a steel reinforcement cord to the atmospheric pressure plasma to produce a treated reinforcement cord; and D) contacting the treated steel reinforcement cord with a rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer.