A process is provided for making bulk textured material sheeting. As a continuous supply of flat material sheeting is fed, the sheeting is repeatedly impacted with toothed knives, each knife creating a row of raised and generally pointed structures on the sheeting to texture the sheeting.

Disclosed herein are methods for hydroforming a handpan shell. Hydroforming a handpan shell using a mold complementary to the intended shape of the handpan shell can improve the quality and performance of the handpan while reducing the time and cost needed to form features into the handpan that allow musical tones to be produced.

Disclosed herein are methods for hydroforming a handpan shell. Hydroforming a handpan shell using a mold complementary to the intended shape of the handpan shell can improve the quality and performance of the handpan while reducing the time and cost needed to form features into the handpan that allow musical tones to be produced.

A method for producing a metallic interconnector for a fuel cell stack, including an air guiding surface with a first gas distributor structure and a fuel gas guiding surface with a second gas distributor structure, the first gas distributor structure and the second gas distributor structure each formed by grooves and webs, includes providing a sheet metal blank, forming the sheet metal blank by a plastic molding process, the first gas distributor structure and the second gas distributor structure being formed in such a manner that the grooves and webs of the first gas distributor structure are arranged complementary to the grooves and webs of the second gas distributor structure at a predeterminable percentage of area of the air guiding surface and the fuel gas guiding surface of at least 50% and at most 99%.

A method for producing a metallic interconnector for a fuel cell stack, including an air guiding surface with a first gas distributor structure and a fuel gas guiding surface with a second gas distributor structure, the first gas distributor structure and the second gas distributor structure each formed by grooves and webs, includes providing a sheet metal blank, forming the sheet metal blank by a plastic molding process, the first gas distributor structure and the second gas distributor structure being formed in such a manner that the grooves and webs of the first gas distributor structure are arranged complementary to the grooves and webs of the second gas distributor structure at a predeterminable percentage of area of the air guiding surface and the fuel gas guiding surface of at least 50% and at most 99%.

A spacer structure for a sandwich construction, formed from a material web which is provided with a plurality of cuts and which has a material web plane as a first plane, wherein, by forming the material web, at least one support platform is formed in portions which is spaced at a distance from the first plane and is arranged in a second plane. Spacing elements run along a direction of extent (Ε) from the first plane into the second plane in the transition zone from the first plane into the second plane and thus the spacing elements space the first plane apart from the support platform, the spacing elements having a twist about the direction of extent thereof along the direction of extent thereof (Ε), the twist being formed by the shaping of the material web being performed as bending.

A spacer structure for a sandwich construction, formed from a material web which is provided with a plurality of cuts and which has a material web plane as a first plane, wherein, by forming the material web, at least one support platform is formed in portions which is spaced at a distance from the first plane and is arranged in a second plane. Spacing elements run along a direction of extent (Ε) from the first plane into the second plane in the transition zone from the first plane into the second plane and thus the spacing elements space the first plane apart from the support platform, the spacing elements having a twist about the direction of extent thereof along the direction of extent thereof (Ε), the twist being formed by the shaping of the material web being performed as bending.

A manufacturing method of a body frame includes a pre-strain step of press molding a wavy shape portion in the body frame to apply pre-strain after any press molding to mold the body frame.

A manufacturing method of a body frame includes a pre-strain step of press molding a wavy shape portion in the body frame to apply pre-strain after any press molding to mold the body frame.

A low-gloss metal plate includes a metal body and a plurality of metal pattern units. The metal body has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The plurality of metal pattern units protrude from the first surface and are arranged to form a regular pattern. One of the plurality of metal pattern units has a top, a base and a sidewall. The base at least partially overlaps with the first surface. The sidewall connects the top with the base and forms an angle less than 60° with the base.