An apparatus is provided for molding a contact pad in place on an automation template. The apparatus includes an automation template having a contact pad retainer and a molding cap received over the contact pad retainer and retained using a self-locking fit. A mold cavity is formed between the automation template and the molding cap.

A device for producing an edging of a flat extended panel has: a molding tool; a material dispenser which is movable in relation to the molding tool, for dispensing a material for the edging, wherein the molding tool has: a first mold body having a holding region for the panel; a second mold body having a holding region for the panel such that the panel is capable of being held by the first mold body and by the second mold body; a third mold body which with the first mold body shares a common contact region, wherein the first mold body, the second mold body, and the third mold body are configured such that they conjointly with the panel surround a space in which the edging is configurable; an access duct to the space, the former being configured between the second mold body and the third mold body.

A method, a dosing device and a system for manufacturing of a lipstick mine out of at least two pasty substances are described. The method comprises inserting of a first end portion of a dosing device into a form whereby the first end portion of the dosing device comprises at least one outlet nozzle, filling of the first end portion of the dosing device with a first pasty substance, increasing of the gas pressure in the first end portion of the dosing device whereby the first pasty substance through the pressure is pressed out of the at least one outlet nozzle, removing the first end portion of the dosing device out of the form and filling up the form with a second pasty substance.

A fastener sealing tool that utilizes curable material to seal the area around a fastener connected to a surface. In one embodiment of the invention the fastener sealing tool is a manually operated tool, hand operated by a user who visually identifies the fastener to be sealed and then operates the fastener sealing tool to seal the desired fastener. In a second embodiment of the invention the fastener sealing tool is an end of arm tool for a robot that automatically identifies or is programmed to move to the location of the fastener, and then seal the fastener using the fastener sealing tool. The fastener sealing tool utilizes a load cell to control the flow of material and to detect certain unwanted conditions.

The invention relates to a dental restoration model comprising a positive model (15) of a dental restoration piece. Said positive model (15) defines at least the outer contour (36) of a dental restoration piece to be made using lost wax technology and is provided with a locating pin region which is defined especially according to a given optimization process. The invention is characterized in that the locating pin region is provided with a guiding element (30) which accommodates and/or guides a material feeder (22, 24, 26 and 28).

A method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade is provided, including arranging a first and second mandrel and an upper mold on a lower mold, wherein a fiber lay-up is arranged in the lower mold, the upper mold and between the first and second mandrels for molding a lower shell, an upper shell and a shear web of the blade, respectively, and wherein the first and/or second mandrels includes one or more sensors arranged at an outer surface thereof and adjacent the fiber lay-up provided for molding the shear web, infusing the fiber lay-up with resin and curing the resin, and monitoring the infusion and/or curing of the resin by the one or more sensors.

A method of forming a three-dimensional object, is carried out by (a) providing a carrier and a build plate, the build plate comprising a semipermeable member, the semipermeable member comprising a build surface with the build surface and the carrier defining a build region therebetween, and with the build surface in fluid communication by way of the semipermeable member with a source of polymerization inhibitor; (b) filling the build region with a polymerizable liquid, the polymerizable liquid contacting the build surface, (c) irradiating the build region through the build plate to produce a solid polymerized region in the build region, while forming or maintaining a liquid film release layer comprised of the polymerizable liquid formed between the solid polymerized region and the build surface, wherein the polymerization of which liquid film is inhibited by the polymerization inhibitor; and (d) advancing the carrier with the polymerized region adhered thereto away from the build surface on the build plate to create a subsequent build region between the polymerized region and the build surface while concurrently filling the subsequent build region with polymerizable liquid as in step (b). Apparatus for carrying out the method is also described.

A mold of an embodiment includes a plunger, a cull, a plurality of cavities, and a plurality of runners. The plunger is provided inside an opening of one of upper and lower dies to be movable forward and backward in the up and down direction. The cull is provided on the other of the upper and lower dies to face the opening. The cavity is capable of receiving a semiconductor chip. The plurality of runners connect the cull to the plurality of cavities. The cull includes a plurality of first flow passages and a plurality of second flow passages. The first flow passage extends from a center toward a connection position with the plurality of runners. The second flow passage extends in a circumferential direction centered on the center. The second flow passage surrounds the plurality of first flow passage. The second flow passage is connected to the plurality of first flow passage.