A laminating apparatus is provided, which is capable of producing a laminate having a highly planarized surface. The laminating apparatus is arranged to laminate a film on an irregular surface of a substrate having irregularities, and includes a vacuum laminating device which brings the film into close conformal contact with the substrate under reduced pressure to form a first temporary laminate, a first flat press device which presses the first temporary laminate to form a second temporary laminate having a substantially planarized irregular surface, and a second flat press device which presses the second temporary laminate under different conditions from the first flat press device to form a product laminate having a planar surface.

Device (1) for laminating a substrate (12) with a thermoplastic film (11), said device (1) having the following: a laminating unit (2) for laminating the substrate (12) with the thermoplastic film (11), a feed device (4) for feeding the thermoplastic film (11) to the laminating unit (2), wherein the feed device (4) for the thermoplastic film (11) has devices (14) for heating a first side (16) of the film (11) and devices (15) for cooling a second side (17) of the film (11), and a device (20) for collecting condensate produced on the cooling devices (15).

Proposed is a water-repellent film for an automobile side-view mirror and a press-forming apparatus of the same, and more specifically, a water-repellent film for an automobile side-view mirror and a forming apparatus of the water-repellent film which has good water repellency and can come into close contact with the side-view mirror. The water-repellent film includes: a substrate layer provided to adhere to the side-view mirror; an adhesive layer that is formed under the substrate layer and has adhesion such that the substrate layer adheres to the side-view mirror; and a coating layer that is laminated on the substrate layer.

A guide film includes a main area, a first subsidiary area, and a second subsidiary area being apart from the first subsidiary area. The main area includes a central area having a rectangular shape in a plan view, a first side area arranged between the central area and the first subsidiary area, a second side area arranged between the central area and the second subsidiary area, and a first corner area connecting the first side area to the second side area.

A method for producing an aircraft structural component includes the steps of introducing a plurality of semi-finished product layers for producing a component from a fibre-reinforced, thermoplastic plastic material into a compression mould, applying pressure to the stacked semi-finished product layers, the stacked semi-finished product layers being fixed, before pressure is applied, at particular points in their position in the compression mould and/or relative to one another in such a way that, while pressure is being applied to the semi-finished product layers stacked in the compression mould, a sliding movement of the semi-finished product layers relative to one another and/or relative to the compression mould, preventing wrinkling in the semi-finished product layers, takes place, and removing the aircraft structural component from the compression mould.

Provided is a laminating apparatus configured to improve the uniformity of the thickness of a laminate to be obtained to improve the yield of a product, such as a laminate. The laminating apparatus includes a pressing device including a first press block that is advanceable and retreatable, a second press block arranged to face the first press block, a first pressing rubber mounted inside the first press block, and a second pressing rubber mounted inside the second press block, the first pressing rubber and the second pressing rubber facing each other, the first pressing rubber having formed on a surface thereof facing the second pressing rubber a convex frame configured to surround a peripheral edge portion thereof.

A film-laminated metal plate having excellent retort adhesiveness includes: a metal plate; a resin film thermally fusion-bonded to a surface of the metal plate; and a bubble contained between the metal plate and the resin film. An average bubble height of three bubbles with higher heights among the bubbles measured by using a 3D analysis image of a laser microscope is 0 μm or more and 5.0 μm or less. The test piece is obtained by cutting a portion of one end side of the metal plate in a longitudinal direction while leaving the resin film on a side which becomes an inner surface side of the container when the film-laminated metal plate is processed into a container. When a retort treatment is carried out on the test piece at a temperature of 125° C. for 30 minutes in a state in which a 100 g weight is hung from the one end side of the test piece and the test piece is folded back toward the other end side of the test piece in the longitudinal direction by 180°, a length of the resin film peeled off from the metal plate of the test piece is 15 mm or less.

A housing assembly, a method for manufacturing the housing assembly, and an electronic device are provided according to the present disclosure. The housing assembly includes a housing body and a flexible film layer. The housing body has a bottom portion and at least one side wall connected with an outer edge of the bottom portion, and each of the at least one side wall and the bottom portion cooperatively define a bending angle larger than 70 degrees. The flexible film layer is disposed on a first surface of the housing body, and the flexible film layer has an elongation at break higher than or equal to 150%.

A method of accelerating the reduction of residual stress in a bonded structure is provided. The method can include: providing a bonded structure having at least two substructures, wherein the substructures are bonded together with an adhesive; and submitting the bonded structure to a high-humidity environment having a relative humidity of at least 75%. The method can also include a step of submitting the bonded structure to an low-humidity environment having a relative humidity of at most 20%. According to the method, the bonded structure can have a first residual stress at a first time and a second residual stress at a second time, wherein an absolute value of the first residual stress is greater than an absolute value of the second residual stress. According to the method, the residual stress at the second time can be about zero.

Devices, methods and systems disclosed herein relate to the application of a protective film on a surface of an electronic device that instantly reduces air bubbles and eliminates the waiting time usually required when using a wet fluid solution. In one embodiment, a flange may be configured to couple to the protective film. The flange may aid in the accurate application of the protective film to the electronic device.