A high-temperature hot-pressing molding machine includes a mold unit, a heating, unit disposed to heat the mold unit, a heat insulating unit including a surrounding insulating member to enclose the mold unit and two insulating layers disposed on two opposite sides of the mold unit to obstruct heat radiation and conduction from the mold unit, a heat dissipating unit disposed on the insulating layers, a cooling unit disposed on the heat dissipating unit, and a vacuum unit disposed to form a vacuum space. Under a vacuum environment, with the heat insulating unit defining a heat zone containing the mold unit, other component parts adjacent to the heat zone can be prevented from damage in a high temperature operation.

Sound-attenuating mufflers and muffler inserts, and systems and methods for fabricating such muffler inserts. Continuous fiberglass roving is fed to a pneumatic jet head which fluffs the roving and presents the fluffed roving to a delivery wand at the exit end of the jet head. A jet head/wand assembly is moved along a three-dimensional path such that the wand delivery tip travels along a predetermined three-dimensional path inside a mold thereby depositing the continuous, fluffed fiberglass strands in the mold along the predetermined path. A terminal end portion of a liquid resin conduit is mounted to the fiberglass-dispensing wand, as part of the delivery tip, and drip-feeds liquid resin onto the fiberglass as the fiberglass is being deposited in the mold. The undulating, up and down movement of the delivery tip produces a wave-like undulating pattern in the appearance of the rovings in the resulting molded product.

A method used for forming ceramic matrix composite components includes several steps. The method comprises arranging a layup of a predetermined number of prepreg ceramic plies on a layup too and a plurality of different stages to debulk and consolidate the layup.

A method of forming a rotor for an ACM, having steps of forming a base having: a first section adjacent to an ACM diffuser shroud when installed; a second section forming a seal disposed against an ACM aft frame member when installed; a third section connected to an ACM compressor rotor shaft when installed; a fourth section connected to an ACM tie rod when installed; a fifth section between the second and fourth sections, forming the base includes: printing thermoplastic polymer surfaces from thermoplastic polymers disposed against each other, the thermoplastic polymer surfaces having different CTEs; forming a lower support section on the base by printing along the discrete sections a mixture of a third thermoplastic polymer and a catalyst formed with metal; and forming an upper support section on the rotor by depositing on the lower support section along the discrete sections, via electrolysis deposition, a metallic coating.

A method of forming a vacuum insulated structure includes providing a multi-layer sheet of material comprising at least one layer of barrier material that is disposed between first and second outer layers. The barrier material and the first and second outer layers comprise thermoplastic polymers. The multi-layer sheet of material is thermoformed to form a non-planar first component. The first component is at least partially coated utilizing a plasma polymerization process or a physical vapor deposition process to improve the barrier properties of the first component. The method further includes securing a second component to the first component to form an interior space therebetween. Porous filler material is positioned in the interior space, and a vacuum is formed in the interior space.

A carbon filter is disclosed. Such a carbon filter includes a carbon-based core having a central cavity, a layer of a polymer-based filter material surrounding the carbon-based core, and at least one end cap fixedly attached to the carbon-based core.

Methods and systems for three-dimensional printing of conductive materials are disclosed. A molten filament containing a conductive material is extruded from a print head of a three-dimensional printer. A magnetic field is applied to the print head. The magnetic field may be a magnet or an electromagnet. The magnetic field may be applied at the tip of the extruder, nozzle, or nozzle tip of the print head.

The present disclosure relates to an integrated liner-based system having an overpack and a liner provided within the overpack, the liner comprising a mouth and a liner wall forming an interior cavity of the liner and having a thickness such that the liner is substantially self-supporting in an expanded state, but is collapsible at a pressure of less than about 20 psi. The liner and overpack may be made by blow molding the liner and the overpack at the same time using nested preforms.

The present invention relates to multilayer films. In one aspect, a multilayer film comprises a first polyethylene composition having a density of at least 0.965 g/cm.sup.3 and as further described herein and a second polyethylene composition having a density of 0.924 g/cm.sup.3 to 0.936 g/cm.sup.3 and as further described herein, wherein the multilayer film comprises 40 weight percent or less of the first polyethylene composition based on the total weight of the multilayer film.

A process of preparing an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) anti-wear composite material modified by a manganese phosphate nanosheet is as follows: a trihydrate manganese phosphate nanosheet and UHMWPE powder are prepared firstly, and then the trihydrate manganese phosphate nanosheet is mechanically mixed with UHMWPE powder to form mixed powder; finally, the mixed powder is heated, molded, melted, and solidified using a hot-pressing method; and after cooling and demolding, the modified UHMWPE anti-wear composite material is obtained. Since the trihydrate manganese phosphate nanosheet can form a manganese phosphate film during a friction process, the manganese phosphate film can effectively reduce the deformation and tearing of friction surfaces of materials, thereby improving the anti-friction and anti-wear performance of UHMWPE. The friction coefficient, wear depth, and width of the UHMWPE anti-wear composite material under dry friction conditions are significantly improved.