A method for bending a vinyl floor plank to form a stair nose plank. A first bending gap is established between two blending blocks and a second bend gap is established between two second bending blocks. Heat is applied to a vinyl floor plank along a first bend location. The vinyl floor plank is then placed into the first bend gap. A user presses downward on the vinyl floor plank to form a first right angle bend. Heat is applied to a vinyl floor plank along a second bend location. The vinyl floor plank is then placed into the second bend gap. The user presses downward on the vinyl floor plank to form a second right angle bend. The first right angle bend and the second right angle bend combine to form a U-shaped bend to form a stair nose plank. In a preferred embodiment the stair nose plank includes a locking mechanism along its edges. In a preferred embodiment heat is applied by utilization of an acrylic bending machine.

Clean, safe and efficient methods, systems, and processes for utilizing thermolysis methods to processes to convert various carpet, rug, polymeric materials and other waste sources, such as solid waste, tires, manure, auto shredder residue, glass and carbon fiber composite materials, municipal solid wastes, medical wastes, waste wood and the like into a Clean Fuel Gas and Char source are disclosed. The invention processes the carpet, rug, polymeric material to effectively shred and/or grind the waste source, such as post-consumer carpet remnants and waste, and then process using thermolysis methods to destroy and/or separate halogen and other dangerous components to provide a Clean Fuel Gas and Char source. Additional waste sources, such as solid waste, tires, manure, auto shredder residue, glass and carbon fiber composite materials, municipal solid wastes, medical wastes, waste wood and the like, are suitable for the processing of the invention disclosed.

A spreader roll for a distributing device for granular material or fibers, the spreader roll having a load-bearing cylindrical core, and being rotatably mountable to a frame of the distributing device. At least part of the outer circumference of the core is provided with a plastics trimming fitted with bristles and/or pins, the plastics trimming being tubular and being non-destructively detachably mounted to the core and secured against rotation.

A material for making an underlayment of a floor includes a thermoplastic polymer that has a thickness and a microstructure. The microstructure includes a plurality of closed cells, each cell containing a void and each cell having a maximum dimension extending across the void within the cell that is less than or equal to 200 micrometers long. The microstructure also includes a density that is greater than or equal to 0.18 grams per cubic centimeter.

The invention relates to a floor. The polymer solid wood composite flooring includes a SPC stone plastic layer, and a solid wood veneer layer or plywood layer forming the main body of the floor is arranged under the SPC stone plastic layer; the physical and chemical performance index of the polymer solid wood composite flooring is: color fastness≥Grade 6; average peel strength≥75 (N/50 mm), pollution resistance≥grade 5, heating dimensional change rate≤0.25%, heating warpage≤2.0 mm, moisture content 6-10%. The preparation process of polymer solid wood composite flooring includes: preparation of SPC stone plastic layer; preparation of solid wood veneer layer or plywood layer; composite pressing; first balance treatment; Slitting; second balance treatment; slotting; UV layer preparation. Thereby, the polymer solid wood composite flooring with good foot feeling, not easy to deform and crack, and small dimensional change rate is produced.

A floor board, and a method and apparatus for manufacturing same. The floor board (100) comprises a polyurethane-foam board (110). The polyurethane-foam board (110) is made of a polyurethane foam material foamed from a polyurethane foam raw material. The polyurethane-foam board (110) is provided with a plurality of linear members (120) passing though the polyurethane-foam board in a predetermined direction. The plurality of linear members (120) are arranged at intervals. The polyurethane-foam board (110) is foaming-molded by continuous drawing.

A method is for recycling a roll of artificial turf. The method includes the steps of processing the roll of artificial turf to yield a mixture of a quantity of infill and a quantity of synthetic fibers, the quantity of infill having rubber, sand, and debris, passing the mixture through one or more screens to extract a percentage of the quantity of synthetic fibers from the mixture and yield a first remaining mixture, and substantially separating the first remaining mixture into pieces of rubber of a first volume, pieces of rubber of a second volume greater than the first volume, sand, debris, and the remaining percentage of the quantity of synthetic fibers.

The subject of the invention is a support panel with cellular core structure and the manufacturing process for the support panel with cellular core structure which solve the technical problems of: facilitating the manufacture of the product, ensuring compactness of individual panels and manufacturing support panels with cellular structure (1) in a single step. The support plate with cellular structure (1) comprises at least the upper solid surface (2), the lower solid surface (3) and the cellular structure (4), whereby all of these components are made of any thermoplastic material; however, all of the components are made of the same material. The cellular structure (4) is constructed with energy directors (5) to prevent spacing between the cellular structure (4), the upper solid surface (2) and the lower solid surface (3). The pre-formed cellular core (4) is placed on the levelled thermoplastic material used to form the lower solid surface, after which the material is applied over the cellular core (4) up to the depth required to form the lateral surfaces and the upper solid surface (2). After heating and pressing the material, the support panel with cellular structure (1) is cooled under pressure, and then it is removed from the press mould.

The present disclosure provides a rigid high-gloss wear-resistant and scratch-resistant flooring. The flooring includes a surface layer, an intermediate Spc layer, and a decorative layer that are laminated; where the surface layer is prepared by combining a melamine glue and a color film; the intermediate Spc layer is prepared by mixing polyvinyl chloride resin, calcium carbonate, a plasticizer, and a stabilizer; and the decorative layer is prepared by a high-temperature material. The rigid high-gloss wear-resistant and scratch-resistant flooring is prepared by the melamine glue and the special color film, has an intermediate Spc layer, and has the decorative layer on a back side. The flooring is prepared by three different layers through a high temperature and a high pressure. The flooring has a surface that is highly wear-resistant, extremely scratch-resistant, cigarette burning-resistant, and non-deformable, and is suitable for use in various public places, with various styles, diverse specifications, and stability.

The present disclosure is directed to a physically crosslinked, closed cell continuous multilayer foam structure comprising at least one foam polypropylene/polyethylene layer with a TPU cap layer. The multilayer foam structure can be obtained by coextruding a multilayer structure comprising at least one foam composition layer with at least one cap composition layer, irradiating the coextruded structure with ionizing radiation, and continuously foaming the irradiated structure.