A press (10) for manufacturing a sandwich panel comprises a first and second press plate (12; 14) that are movable with respect to one another. The press (10) has a fluid circulation loop for heating and cooling the press plates(12; 14). The fluid circulation N loop comprises a heater (22) for generating a hot fluid connected to a fluid supply conduit(24)in fluid communication with an inlet(18) of at least one internal flow channel (16) in each press plate (12; 14) and connected to a fluid return conduit(26) in fluid communication with an outlet (20) of the at least one internal flow channel(16). The fluid circulation loop is also provided with a controlled expansion valve (34) for cooling by conversion of hot pressurized water into steam, and a water source (38) for slow cooling.

A method of producing a double-sided metal-clad laminate comprises a supplying step of supplying an insulating film interposed between two metal foils continuously to between a pair of endless belts, a heat and pressure applying step of forming a laminate of the insulating film and the metal foils by heating and applying a pressure to the insulating film and the metal foils under predetermined condition while the insulating film is interposed by the two metal foils in between the endless belts, and a cooling step of cooling the laminate, wherein the insulating film has a thickness of 10 to 500 μm, a degree of planar orientation of 30% or more, an average coefficient of linear expansion in an MD direction of −40 to 0 ppm/K and an average coefficient of linear expansion in a TD direction of 0 to 120 ppm/K.

A method of producing a double-sided metal-clad laminate comprises a supplying step of supplying an insulating film interposed between two metal foils continuously to between a pair of endless belts, a heat and pressure applying step of forming a laminate of the insulating film and the metal foils by heating and applying a pressure to the insulating film and the metal foils under predetermined condition while the insulating film is interposed by the two metal foils in between the endless belts, and a cooling step of cooling the laminate, wherein the insulating film has a thickness of 10 to 500 μm, a degree of planar orientation of 30% or more, an average coefficient of linear expansion in an MD direction of −40 to 0 ppm/K and an average coefficient of linear expansion in a TD direction of 0 to 120 ppm/K.

Build-up of adhesive on process equipment is reduced or even eliminated by increasing the running temperature of process equipment used to guide substrates as they are conveyed along a system used to apply adhesive and form laminates. Preferably, the process equipment is heated to a temperature of at least about 5° C., preferably at least about 10° C., and most preferably at least about 15° C., above the crossover temperature of the adhesive, and at most about 60° C., preferably at most about 50° C., and most preferably at most about 45° C., above the crossover temperature. This method is particularly beneficial when using hot melt adhesives to form laminates with permeable substrates, such as low basis weight nonwovens, for use in disposable absorbent articles. A system for applying a hot melt adhesive to a substrate comprises a heater for providing heat to the process equipment and, optionally, a chiller for cooling the process equipment.

The present disclosure relates to a laminated vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit (1) comprising: a vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit (11) comprising at least two thermally tempered glass sheets (11a, 11b) separated by a plurality of support structures (12) distributed in a gap (13) between the tempered glass sheets (11a, 11b), and a lamination layer (2) arranged between one of the thermally tempered glass sheets (11a, 11b) of the vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit (11) and a further sheet (3). The thickness (Th1) of the lamination layer (2) is between 0.25 mm and 3 mm, such as between 0.4 mm and 3 mm, for example between 0.7 mm and 2.4 mm, and the lamination layer thickness varies (VAR1) with at least 0.1 mm such as at least 0.2 mm, e.g. at least 0.3 mm between the further sheet (3) and the vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit (11). The disclosure additionally relates to use of a method and use of a system for providing laminated vacuum insulated glass (VIG) units (200).

The present disclosure relates to a laminated vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit (1) comprising: a vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit (11) comprising at least two thermally tempered glass sheets (11a, 11b) separated by a plurality of support structures (12) distributed in a gap (13) between the tempered glass sheets (11a, 11b), and a lamination layer (2) arranged between one of the thermally tempered glass sheets (11a, 11b) of the vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit (11) and a further sheet (3). The thickness (Th1) of the lamination layer (2) is between 0.25 mm and 3 mm, such as between 0.4 mm and 3 mm, for example between 0.7 mm and 2.4 mm, and the lamination layer thickness varies (VAR1) with at least 0.1 mm such as at least 0.2 mm, e.g. at least 0.3 mm between the further sheet (3) and the vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit (11). The disclosure additionally relates to use of a method and use of a system for providing laminated vacuum insulated glass (VIG) units (200).

The present invention relates to a method for adhesively bonding substrates in film form, wherein one of the substrates has a thermoplastic surface which is converted into a softened state prior to adhesive bonding, and wherein the surface of this substrate that is opposite to the thermoplastic surface is cooled using a cooling roller. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a device for carrying out the method according to the invention.

Disclosed are a corrosion-resistant marine composite steel plate and a manufacturing method therefor. The corrosion-resistant composite steel plate has a two-layer structure, wherein one layer is duplex stainless steel, and the other layer is marine carbon steel; said duplex stainless steel comprises the following components by weight: C≤0.03%, Mn≤2.00%, Si≤1.00%, Cr: 21.0-23.0%, Ni: 4.5-6.5%, Mo: 2.5-3.5%, N: 0.08-0.20%, P≤0.02%, S≤0.025%, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities; and said marine carbon steel comprises the following components by weight: 0.03%≤C≤0.13%, Si≤0.50%, Mn: 0.90-1.60%, P≤0.020%, S≤0.025%, Cu≤0.035%, Cr≤0.20%, Ni≤0.40%, Nb: 0.02-0.05%, Ti≤0.02%, Mo≤0.08%, Al≥0.015%, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities. A rolled composite steel plate is produced by using a double-barrier vacuum assembly method, so that a reduction in structure weight is achieved while a good structural strength and an excellent corrosion resistance are obtained

A system for manufacturing an electrode for a secondary battery includes, a mixing unit forming a fibrillated mixture by fibrillating a powder mixture of active material powder, binder powder, and conductive material powder, a forming unit forming a mixture film by the fibrillated mixture, a pressurizing unit uniformizing a thickness of the mixture film by pressurizing rollers to form an electrode component film, first and second winding rolls each supplied and wound with the electrode component film from the pressurizing unit, a base material film roll located between first and second winding rolls and wound with a base material film, and a lamination unit configured to heat and cool to form a junction of the first electrode component film, the base material film, and the second electrode component film that are consecutively stacked.

A composite includes a first layer of a first fluoropolymer; a second layer of at least one ply of a reinforcing fabric overlying the first layer; and a third layer of a second fluoropolymer overlying the second layer opposite to the first layer, wherein the first layer, the third layer, or combination thereof have an outer surface that is defect free; wherein the composite has a continuous length of at least about 3 meters. Embodiments of such composites can find applications, for example, as processing aids for an electronic device, a food, a polymer, insulating an electrical device, or heat sealing a polymer.