Provided herein is a method of forming a conductive film, the method comprising: providing a coating solution having a plurality of conductive nanostructures and a fluid carrier; moving a web in a machine direction; forming a wet film by depositing the coating solution on the moving web, wherein the wet film has a first dimension extending parallel to the machine direction and a second dimension transverse to the machine direction; applying an air flow across the wet film along the second dimension, whereby at least some of the conductive nanostructures in the wet film are reoriented; and allowing the wet film to dry to provide the conductive film.

Provided herein is a method of forming a conductive film, the method comprising: providing a coating solution having a plurality of conductive nanostructures and a fluid carrier; moving a web in a machine direction; forming a wet film by depositing the coating solution on the moving web, wherein the wet film has a first dimension extending parallel to the machine direction and a second dimension transverse to the machine direction; applying an air flow across the wet film along the second dimension, whereby at least some of the conductive nanostructures in the wet film are reoriented; and allowing the wet film to dry to provide the conductive film.

An air delivery apparatus which has a low profile by virtue of an angled/offset air outlet. The apparatus provides superior air delivery performance which is customizable to any application by selection of orifice patterns in an interchangeable nozzle insert, and the flexibility of easily changing the nozzle inserts to suit the application, while maintaining a constant amount of pressurized air energy input. The low profile enables use of the apparatus in applications where space between machinery and products is limited, where other air delivery apparatuses would not fit. Various embodiments of low profile, angled/offset air delivery apparatus are disclosedincluding designs with one, two or four exit openings, where the airflow path inside the apparatus turns at a 90 degree angle in order to minimize the height of the apparatus. The single-opening designs include both left-hand and right-hand models, and the dual-opening designs include both offset and opposed air streams.

An air delivery apparatus which has a low profile by virtue of an angled/offset air outlet. The apparatus provides superior air delivery performance which is customizable to any application by selection of orifice patterns in an interchangeable nozzle insert, and the flexibility of easily changing the nozzle inserts to suit the application, while maintaining a constant amount of pressurized air energy input. The low profile enables use of the apparatus in applications where space between machinery and products is limited, where other air delivery apparatuses would not fit. Various embodiments of low profile, angled/offset air delivery apparatus are disclosedincluding designs with one, two or four exit openings, where the airflow path inside the apparatus turns at a 90 degree angle in order to minimize the height of the apparatus. The single-opening designs include both left-hand and right-hand models, and the dual-opening designs include both offset and opposed air streams.

A transfer and coating apparatus transfers a component from a conveyor to a coating station for application of a coating. The transfer apparatus includes a mast that can move about orthogonal axes in a horizontal plane and a mast having a carriage that can move vertically. The carriage includes a hook that swings about a horizontal axis relative to the mast for movement of the component in the horizontal direction. A sway bar extends between the hook and component to inhibit movement about a horizontal axis. The component is delivered to an upper compartment of a coating apparatus where it can be lowered in to a lower compartment containing coating material. Excess coating material is removed by an array of nozzles in the upper compartment as the component is raised from the coating material.

An apparatus that uses an optimized body design incorporating one or more interchangeable nozzle inserts with a wide array of discharge orifice sizes, configurations and spacings to efficiently and effectively deliver a pressurized, high velocity, laminar flow air stream to dry, cool, or clean objects that are either stationary or moving transversely through the optimized air stream developed by the apparatus, all while minimizing the operational downtime required to implement the interchangeable nozzle insert modifications to the apparatus.

An apparatus that uses an optimized body design incorporating one or more interchangeable nozzle inserts with a wide array of discharge orifice sizes, configurations and spacings to efficiently and effectively deliver a pressurized, high velocity, laminar flow air stream to dry, cool, or clean objects that are either stationary or moving transversely through the optimized air stream developed by the apparatus, all while minimizing the operational downtime required to implement the interchangeable nozzle insert modifications to the apparatus.

A multiple step coating process for coating a construction element having side portions, one of which is an unmasked transport side portion, and whereby at least three sides portions are coated, comprising: (A) advancing the element past a vacuum coater first coating station on the unmasked transport side wherein a surface layer is applied onto one or more of the non transport side portions of the element; and (B) subsequently advancing said coated element into further vacuum coater coating stations wherein a surface layer to the unmasked transport side of (A) and/or one or more of the remaining sides of the element.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a nozzle and an application apparatus which can obtain sufficient application quality even when fluid with high viscosity is applied, and a method of applying the fluid thereof. The nozzle includes a discharging means having a wide discharge port that is opened so that the fluid is dischargeable in a belt shape to be applied to an application object, and a cutting means for cutting the fluid discharged from the discharge port. In the nozzle, the cutting means is cuttable of the fluid by a wire that is movable from one side to the other side of an opening area that constitutes the discharge port.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a nozzle and an application apparatus which can obtain sufficient application quality even when fluid with high viscosity is applied, and a method of applying the fluid thereof. The nozzle includes a discharging means having a wide discharge port that is opened so that the fluid is dischargeable in a belt shape to be applied to an application object, and a cutting means for cutting the fluid discharged from the discharge port. In the nozzle, the cutting means is cuttable of the fluid by a wire that is movable from one side to the other side of an opening area that constitutes the discharge port.