The invention provides a method of manufacturing a composite element having improved resistance to delamination includes a first thermoplastic polymer layer and a second thermoplastic polymer layer. A boundary surface of the first thermoplastic polymer layer is chemically crosslinked with a boundary surface of the thermoplastic polymer layer. The composition for the crosslinking includes a thermoplastic polymer and a monomer or oligomer having at least two reactive functional groups selected for reactivity with the functional groups on the thermoplastic polymer boundary surfaces. A composite element can be obtained by the process. It is further provided that the composite element may be used as a wall in a transport vehicle, a wind turbine, a storage area, or a packaging container.

A process and system are provided for introducing a blend of chopped and dispersed fibers on an automated production line amenable for inclusion in molding compositions as a blended fiber mat for structural applications. The blend of fibers are simultaneously supplied to an automated cutting machine illustratively including a rotary blade chopper disposed above a vortex supporting chamber. The blend of chopped fibers and binder form a chopped mat. The chopped mat has a veil mat placed on either side, and is consolidated with the veil mat using heated rollers maintained at the softening temperature of thermoplastic binder, with consolidated mats being amenable to being stored in rolls or as flat sheets. A charge pattern is made using the consolidated mat, and the charge pattern can be compression molded in a mold maintained at a temperature lower than the melting point of the thermoplastic fibers.

A laminated transaction card may comprise post-consumer polyethylene with a thickness of at least 30% of a thickness of the laminated transaction card. A first polymer- based layer comprising polyvinyl chloride is coupled to a first surface of the core layer by a first adhesive layer. A second polymer-based layer comprising polyvinyl chloride is coupled to a second surface of the core layer by a second adhesive layer. The first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer comprise an adhesive formulated to bond the post-consumer polyethylene and the polymer-based layers.

The present invention provides a decorative board capable of exhibiting excellent weather resistance even in a depression of a pattern of protrusions and depressions even in a case where the pattern of protrusions and depressions is formed on the outermost surface of a transparent resin film, a transparent resin film, and a method for producing a decorative board. Provided is a decorative board including: a substrate; a picture layer; and a transparent resin film, in a stated order in a thickness direction, the transparent resin film comprising at least a thermoplastic resin layer and having a pattern of protrusions and depressions on a side opposite to a picture layer side, the decorative board further comprising at least one layer containing an ultraviolet absorber between the picture layer and the thermoplastic resin layer.

This specification discloses an article of manufacture. The article of manufacture has at least one structural blank and at least one guide. The structural blank has a plurality of oriented fiber plies in a thermoplastic matrix. The guide has a plurality of random dispersed fibers in a thermoplastic matrix. The guide is affixed to the structural blank by injection molding and over molding the guide onto the structural blank. The article of manufacture can take a number of forms for use in industries such as aircraft, automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, trains or watercraft.

An apparatus for manufacturing a display device and a method for manufacturing a display device. The apparatus for manufacturing a display device includes a frame; a guide member installed on the frame; a clamp including a pair of clamp members installed on the guide member; and a rotation unit configured to rotate the frame to change a relative position of each clamp member with respect to the frame. The clamp member includes a suction member.

A process for making a functionalized hollow body includes: providing a hollow body including a wall which at least partially surrounds an interior volume of the hollow body, the wall including a layer of glass and having a wall surface with a surface region; at least partially superimposing the layer of glass in the surface region with a functionalizing composition precursor on a side of the layer of glass which faces away from the interior volume, the functionalizing composition precursor including one or more siloxanes; and at least partially contacting the functionalizing composition precursor with a plasma, thereby obtaining the functionalized hollow body including a functionalizing composition which at least partially superimposes the layer of glass in the surface region on the side of the layer of glass which faces away from the interior volume.

A method for manufacturing a flow path device internally provided with a flow path for allowing a liquid to flow by compression bonding two or more members to each other, in which the hydrophilic property of a surface of the flow path can be maintained for a long period of time. A flow path device is manufactured by forming a hydrophilic coating film using a treatment liquid including a hydrophilizing agent in at least one member, the coating film covering a surface of the member at a side to be joined to another member, then irradiating only a joining surface of the coating film with ultraviolet rays or plasma derived from an oxygen-containing gas in the member having the coating film, and irradiating at least the joining surface with ultraviolet rays or plasma derived from an oxygen-containing gas in a member having no coating film, and compression bonding the two or more members.

An object of the present invention is to provide a thin volume hologram sheet to be embedded sufficiently resistant to a mechanical stress such as a stress including a tensile stress, a shear stress and a compression stress at the time of processing even under a heating condition, a forgery prevention paper and a card using the same. The object is achieved by providing a volume hologram sheet to be embedded comprising a volume hologram layer, and a substrate disposed only on one side surface of the volume hologram layer using an adhesion means, wherein a peeling strength of the volume hologram layer and the substrate is 25 gf/25 mm or more.

An apparatus for manufacturing a display device and a method for manufacturing a display device. The apparatus for manufacturing a display device includes a frame; a guide member installed on the frame; a clamp including a pair of clamp members installed on the guide member; and a rotation unit configured to rotate the frame to change a relative position of each clamp member with respect to the frame. The clamp member includes a suction member.