Systems for constructing insulated concrete forms and their skeletons may have one or both a skeleton assembly machine and a mold assembly. The skeleton assembly machine may have a strap loading assembly, a ladder loading assembly and a press assembly. The strap loading assembly may have a first side and a second side which are positioned in opposite and parallel spaced relation to each other. Each of the first side and the second side may have a support structure and at least one feeder which positions a strap in a strap guide. The strap may be movable along the strap guide towards a press assembly. The ladder loading assembly may have a support structure and at least one ladder guide. The strap receiving ladder may be movable along the at least one ladder guide and into the press assembly. The press assembly has a support structure, a first side and a second side with the space between the first side and the second side defining a press cavity. Each of the first side and the second side may have at least one guide that is continuous with the at least one strap guide of the strap loading assembly. The at least one strap may bave movable from the at least one strap guide of the strap loading assembly through the at least one guide of the press assembly. The at least one strap and the at least one strap receiving ladder may be aligned for connection within the press cavity. At least one of the first side and the second side may be movable to press the at least one strap and the at least one strap receiving ladder into connection with each other to form an insulated concrete form skeleton. The press assembly may have an exit through which the completed insulated concrete form skeleton is removable.

Systems for constructing insulated concrete forms and their skeletons may have one or both a skeleton assembly machine and a mold assembly. The skeleton assembly machine may have a strap loading assembly, a ladder loading assembly and a press assembly. The strap loading assembly may have a first side and a second side which are positioned in opposite and parallel spaced relation to each other. Each of the first side and the second side may have a support structure and at least one feeder which positions a strap in a strap guide. The strap may be movable along the strap guide towards a press assembly. The ladder loading assembly may have a support structure and at least one ladder guide. The strap receiving ladder may be movable along the at least one ladder guide and into the press assembly. The press assembly has a support structure, a first side and a second side with the space between the first side and the second side defining a press cavity. Each of the first side and the second side may have at least one guide that is continuous with the at least one strap guide of the strap loading assembly. The at least one strap may bave movable from the at least one strap guide of the strap loading assembly through the at least one guide of the press assembly. The at least one strap and the at least one strap receiving ladder may be aligned for connection within the press cavity. At least one of the first side and the second side may be movable to press the at least one strap and the at least one strap receiving ladder into connection with each other to form an insulated concrete form skeleton. The press assembly may have an exit through which the completed insulated concrete form skeleton is removable.

The present disclosure relates to the manufacture of ceramic products by aqueous gelcasting. Exemplary ceramic products include sanitary ware, such as toilets and sinks. The process includes a slurrying step, a mixing step, a molding step involving aqueous gelcasting, a drying step, a glazing step, and a firing step.

A die for moulding a core by a PIM process, the core having at least one internal feature, the die including; a first die part defining a first portion of an outer surface of the core; a second die part defining a second portion of the outer surface of the core; and an internal feature forming element for defining the surface of an internal feature of the core; wherein the internal feature forming element incorporates a temperature control circuit.

A die for moulding a core by a PIM process, the core having at least one internal feature, the die including; a first die part defining a first portion of an outer surface of the core; a second die part defining a second portion of the outer surface of the core; and an internal feature forming element for defining the surface of an internal feature of the core; wherein the internal feature forming element incorporates a temperature control circuit.

Disclosed is an injection mold. The injection mold includes a mold set having n molds (n is a natural number of 2) defining a cavity for injection molding a green body, and at least one ejector provided on at least one of the n molds to separate an injection-molded part from the mold set. The ejector is provided with a first heater capable of heating the mold set to a first temperature.

A method for manufacturing a composite bipolar plate from a composition including at least one lamellar graphite and at least one thermoplastic polymer. This method includes dry sieving of the composition with a sieve for which the mesh diameter is less than or equal to 1,000 m, dry blending of the sieved composition, deposition of the blended composition in a mold, this mold preferably being pre-heated, molding by thermocompression of the blended composition with induction heating of the mold, and removal from the mold of the thermocompressed composition leading to the obtaining of the composite bipolar plate. A composite bipolar plate manufactured by this method, to the use of this composite bipolar plate as well as to a fuel cell including such a composite bipolar plate.

A method for manufacturing a composite bipolar plate from a composition including at least one lamellar graphite and at least one thermoplastic polymer. This method includes dry sieving of the composition with a sieve for which the mesh diameter is less than or equal to 1,000 m, dry blending of the sieved composition, deposition of the blended composition in a mold, this mold preferably being pre-heated, molding by thermocompression of the blended composition with induction heating of the mold, and removal from the mold of the thermocompressed composition leading to the obtaining of the composite bipolar plate. A composite bipolar plate manufactured by this method, to the use of this composite bipolar plate as well as to a fuel cell including such a composite bipolar plate.

The present disclosure is directed to a method for forming a cured composite component. The method includes laying one or more layers of uncured composite material onto a conductive core. An electric current is supplied to the conductive core to resistively heat the one or more layers of uncured composite material to a temperature sufficient to cure the one or more layers of uncured composite material into the cured composite component.

The present disclosure is directed to a method for forming a cured composite component. The method includes laying one or more layers of uncured composite material onto a conductive core. An electric current is supplied to the conductive core to resistively heat the one or more layers of uncured composite material to a temperature sufficient to cure the one or more layers of uncured composite material into the cured composite component.