An imprint apparatus for forming a pattern of an imprint material on a substrate using a mold, includes a mold holding unit including an actuator for moving mold, a force sensor detecting force generated by actuator, a position sensor measuring a position of mold, and a controlling unit controlling operation of mold holding unit. The controlling unit controls mold holding unit according to either a force imprint profile or a position imprint profile. The force imprint profile is for controlling movement of mold based on force generated by actuator and detected by force sensor. The position imprint profile is for controlling movement of mold based on position of mold measured by position sensor. When pattern of imprint material is formed on substrate, either force imprint profile or position imprint profile is selectable.

The invention relates to a die assembly for a pelletizing apparatus, the die assembly having a pressure regulating device that has a base member, a flow channel, and an annular channel. The base member has a fluid inlet side and a fluid outlet side. The flow channel is formed in the base member to provide a fluid-conducting connection between the fluid inlet side and the fluid outlet side. The annular channel section is connected to the flow channel in a fluid-conducting manner and formed in the region of the fluid outlet side. The invention is characterized by a flow cross-section regulating element for influencing a flow cross-section of the annular channel section. The regulating element is movable relative to the annular channel section and/or the flow channel.

An assembly for debulking an uncured stack of plies of fiber reinforced composite material positioned on a forming tool, including a force application element and a heat source, associated with the force application element. The heat source is positioned in at least one of the following positions: spaced apart from a top ply to directionally heat the uncured stack of plies from the top ply through a bottom ply of the uncured stack of plies; with the forming tool positioned between the heat source and the uncured stack of plies, the heat source to heat the forming tool, to directionally heat the uncured stack of plies in a direction from the bottom ply through the top ply; or between the uncured stack of plies and the forming tool, to directionally heat the uncured stack of plies in the direction from the bottom ply through the top ply.

The machine (1) includes at least one assistance subassembly (10) having: an endless chain or belt (16); a plurality of thrust members (20) connected to the chain or belt (16) in succession and projecting from the chain or belt (16), and a drive device (21) of this chain or belt (16), several thrust members (20) are brought into the path (3) of the sliders (8) connected to the grippers (4) for gripping the film (F), so that at least one of the thrust members (20) comes to bear against at least one of these sliders (8) and exerts a thrust on this slider to assist the displacement of this slider along the rail (5e) on which this slider moves.

The invention relates to a shaping device (10), which comprises an inductor (14) and one or more shaping half-shells (12, 34), wherein at least one shaping half-shell (12, 34) comprises a bottom shaping element (16) produced from mineral material, and a top shaping element (17), wherein the top shaping element (17) is releasably connected to the bottom shaping element (16) or is formed integrally with it, covers at least parts of an inner surface (16a) of the bottom shaping element (16) and comprises an electrically conductive layer (18), and the inductor (14) is designed to induce eddy currents in the electrically conductive layer (18). The invention further relates to a shaping mould (40) with a part to be formed (38), as well as to a method for heating a shaping surface (17a) of a top shaping element (17) of a shaping half-shell (12, 34) or a shaping surface (38a) of a part to be formed (38).

The present invention provides an imprint apparatus for performing an imprint process of forming a pattern of an imprint material on a substrate using a mold, including an adjustment unit configured to adjust a shape of the mold, and a control unit configured to control the imprint process, wherein the control unit obtains information indicating a tendency concerning a change of the shape of the mold corresponding to a use count of the mold used for the imprint process, and performs the imprint process while correcting the shape of the mold by the adjustment unit in accordance with the use count of the mold based on the information.

An embossing apparatus which forms an emboss pattern on a sheet-type workpiece, comprising: a mounting unit on which an embossing pen for embossing is mounted; a transfer mechanism configured to move the workpiece and the mounting unit relative to each other; and a controller configured to control the transfer mechanism, the controller being configured to control the embossing apparatus to: identify a contour of a predetermined shape, set a region offset inward or outward by a predetermined amount from the identified contour of the predetermined shape as an offset region, generate pressing data for use to press part of the workpiece which corresponds to the set offset region, and press the workpiece with the embossing pen according to the generated pressing data.

An embossing apparatus which forms an emboss pattern on a sheet-type workpiece using a template sheet with the emboss pattern cut out therefrom, the embossing apparatus comprising: a mounting unit on which both a cutter member for cutting and an embossing pen for embossing are mounted simultaneously or one of the cutter member and the embossing pen is mounted alternatively; a holding member configured to hold the template sheet and the workpiece; a transfer mechanism configured to move the holding member and the mounting unit relative to each other; and a controller configured to control the transfer mechanism, the controller being configured to control the embossing apparatus to: specify the emboss pattern, cut the specified emboss pattern out of the template sheet held by the holding member using the cutter member mounted on the mounting unit by controlling the transfer mechanism, and press part of the workpiece which corresponds to a cutting region cut out, using the embossing pen mounted on the mounting unit by controlling the transfer mechanism, the workpiece being placed on the template sheet held by the holding member.

A repair system includes a scanning system configured for determining a contour of a void surface. The repair system also includes an additive manufacturing system configured for sequentially printing a plurality of individual layers each disposed on one another adjacent the void surface according to the contour. A method of repairing a substrate having a damaged portion defining a void and having the void surface is also disclosed.

The invention relates to a die assembly for a pelletizing apparatus, the die assembly having a pressure regulating device that has a base member, a flow channel, and an annular channel. The base member has a fluid inlet side and a fluid outlet side. The flow channel is formed in the base member to provide a fluid-conducting connection between the fluid inlet side and the fluid outlet side. The annular channel section is connected to the flow channel in a fluid-conducting manner and formed in the region of the fluid outlet side. The invention is characterized by a flow cross-section regulating element for influencing a flow cross-section of the annular channel section. The regulating element is movable relative to the annular channel section and/or the flow channel.