According to various examples, an assembly can include a backing. The assembly can also include a polymeric surfacing film adhered to the backing, the polymeric surfacing film. The polymeric surfacing film can include a first geometric shape. The polymeric surfacing film includes a continuous first cut defining the geometric shape and a continuous second cut spaced apart from and substantially congruent with the continuous first cut in at least one of an x and y direction. A portion of the polymeric surfacing film, located between the first cut and the second cut, is removable from the backing. According to some examples, the assembly can provide certain benefits over state of the art assemblies. For example, according to some examples, providing the first and second cut can make removal of at least the first geometric shape to be quicker and easier, which can result in significant savings in time and wasted materials.

A crafting apparatus that performs work on a workpiece is disclosed. The workpiece includes, for example, an edible foodstuff material. In an embodiment, the edible foodstuff material includes nutritional value and is consumable by, for example, human beings, animals or the like.

A method and a system are provided for automatically cutting parts in a flexible material packaged in a roll. The method and system include the successive steps of preparing an initial placement, spreading a layer of flexible material on a cutting table, starting the automatic cutting of the parts in the material spread according to the initial placement, during the cutting, upon receipt of a triggering event for which the placement of at least one of the parts is no longer adapted to the cutting environment or for which the list of the parts of the initial placement needs to be modified, preparing a list of parts to be maintained, and automatically preparing a new placement taking into account the position of the parts to be maintained and calculating new positions for at least some of the other parts without taking into account their positions in the initial placement.

A method for manufacturing a vaned component of a turbomachine is provided. The method includes providing a base portion, additively manufacturing, on top of the base portion, a plurality of vanes and a plurality of support structures, the plurality of support structures having predetermined breaking points, additively manufacturing, on top of the plurality of support structures and the vanes, a top portion being supported by the plurality of support structures, whereby the vanes are sandwiched between the base portion and the top portion, and applying a pressurized jet to the plurality of support structures, thereby breaking the predetermined breaking points of the plurality of support structures and removing the plurality of support structures.

The present disclosure provides a process for manufacturing a printed support (S), which can be cut by any automatic cutter capable of reading an optical code (OC), which does not require updating the resident software of the microprocessor unit that controls the printer (or printers). A printing system of a printable support which implements the process is also disclosed.

A crafting apparatus that performs work on a workpiece is disclosed. The workpiece includes, for example, an edible foodstuff material. In an embodiment, the edible foodstuff material includes nutritional value and is consumable by, for example, human beings, animals or the like.

A method and a waterjet machine for removing or stripping a ceramic coating from a substrate, especially from a metallic coating onto the substrate, using a pure waterjet without any additions. The method includes providing a water source and a nozzle for ejecting a jet of pure water onto the surface of a coated substrate; providing a substrate coated at least with a ceramic coating; positioning the nozzle and the substrate to one other such that a machining angle can be determined between the waterjet and the surface of the coated substrate at the location of impingement of the water jet onto the local coating surface; ejecting a pure waterjet by the nozzle impinging the ceramic coating for removing essentially or completely the ceramic coating from the substrate or from the metallic coating.

Methods of trimming fiber reinforced polymer composite workpieces are provided which use a pure waterjet discharged from a cutting head in liquid phase unladened with solid particles at an operating pressure of at least 60,000 psi and in combination with other cutting parameters to provide a final component profile without delamination, splintering, fraying or unacceptable fiber pullout or fiber fracture.

An apparatus for modifying biological material and methods of use and assembly. The apparatus includes a base, a frame coupled to the base, and an adjustable arm assembly coupled to the frame and positioned above the base. The adjustable arm assembly includes a positioning arm extending from a first arm end to a second arm end, where the first arm end is coupled to the frame, and where the second arm end extends away from the frame towards the base. The adjustable arm assembly includes a blade-coupling-member assembly coupled to the second arm end.

This disclosure concerns methods for processing and grading food articles including x-raying the food articles a first time and taking a 3D image of the food articles.