A tool (100) comprises a plurality of layers (102, 104, 106) which are arranged to provide a thermally agile tool face (110) and to protect control circuitry and delicate components (150) from excessive temperatures.

A molding apparatus for forming a shoe component includes first and second molds. The first mold includes a first outer mold having an inner base surface and an inner peripheral surface that cooperatively define a first receiving space, and a first inner mold disposed in the first receiving space. The second mold includes a second outer mold having an inner base surface and an inner peripheral surface that cooperatively define a second receiving space, and a second inner mold disposed in the second receiving space. The first and second molds are movable toward and away from each other. The first and second inner molds cooperatively define a mold cavity.

A fiber reinforced composite member molding apparatus includes a pair of molds for clamping prepreg formed of long carbon fibers impregnated with resin, induction heating coils for heating thermoplastic resin contained in the prepreg via the molds, and cooling passages for cooling the resin via the molds after the resin is melted, wherein the molds each have a design surface brought into contact with the layered prereg, the design surface being divided into a plurality of regions, and a plurality of cells provided along the design surface to be open at the back of the design surface and individually correspond to the regions of the design surface, the induction heating coils are arranged in the cells, and the cooling passages are formed in each of the molds to run along the design surface.

A method of fabricating a mold includes 3D printing a first shell using a first material, the first shell having a first interior surface and a first exterior surface, and 3D printing a second shell using a second material different from the first material, the second shell having a second interior surface and a second exterior surface wherein the second interior surface generally conforms to the first exterior surface. The first material may be thermally conductive and the second material may be thermally insulative, and the first and/or second shell may include at least one thermal regulation element formed therein.

A resin-molding device capable of preventing a resin-molded product from being non-uniform in thickness. A resin-molding device includes: a first and second platen (outside-loaded platen) which are two plate-shaped members arranged parallel to each other to allow a molding die to be arranged in a die arrangement section which is a central region between the platens; a force applier (toggle link and tie bars) for applying a force to the platens from loading points located outside the die arrangement section; a heating mechanism (lower and upper heater plates) provided between the outside-loaded platen and the molding die; and a heat-insulating member (lower and upper heat-insulating members) formed by a plurality of elastic pillar members arranged between the outside-loaded platen and the heating mechanism, the pillar members configured so that the amount of deformation of each pillar member increases from the center of the die arrangement section toward the loading point.

A mould tool (100) defining a workpiece profile has a first fluid-based temperature control assembly configured to control the temperature of the mould tool (100) which exhausts to a peripheral chamber (160) proximate the periphery of the workpiece profile (100) to reduce a temperature difference between the mould tool (100) and the surrounding environment.

A high-temperature hot-pressing molding machine includes a mold unit, a heating, unit disposed to heat the mold unit, a heat insulating unit including a surrounding insulating member to enclose the mold unit and two insulating layers disposed on two opposite sides of the mold unit to obstruct heat radiation and conduction from the mold unit, a heat dissipating unit disposed on the insulating layers, a cooling unit disposed on the heat dissipating unit, and a vacuum unit disposed to form a vacuum space. Under a vacuum environment, with the heat insulating unit defining a heat zone containing the mold unit, other component parts adjacent to the heat zone can be prevented from damage in a high temperature operation.

A process and installation for producing a composite material part in which plies of continuous and electrically conductive fibers are deposited to form a stack of plies on a substrate. At least the face of the substrate bearing the stack is electrically insulating and the following steps are carried out a) an electrical terminal is inserted between the ends of at least two plies placed directly one on top of the other in the stack, and on at least two opposite sides of these plies b) when the fibers are dry, introducing a resin in order to impregnate the fibers and c) making a current flow between the electrical terminals through the plies in order to set the resin by resistive heating.

An imprint mold includes a substrate; a pattern on the substrate and having a multi-layered structure; and an etch stop layer between an upper layer and a lower layer of the pattern.

A polymer injection-molding mold having a polymer injection-molding mold having a core insert and a cavity insert; at least two rear-wall glass-filled polyimide insulation plates, one of the rear-wall insulation plates being inset into a rear-exterior wall of the core insert and one of the rear-wall insulation plates being inset into a rear-exterior wall of the cavity insert; at least two side-wall glass-filled polyimide insulation plates, one of the side-wall insulation plates being inset into a side-exterior wall of the core insert and one of the side-wall insulation plates being inset into a side-exterior wall of the cavity insert; the at least two rear-wall glass-filled polyimide insulation plates and the at least two side-wall glass-filled polyimide insulation plates being inset into each of their respective walls such that a substantially planer surface of each insulation plate is substantially flush with an exterior planar surface of the respective wall into which it is inset; the rear-wall and side-wall glass-filled polyimide insulation plates having the following physical properties: i) thermal conductivity of about 0.30 W/mk; ii) a coefficient of expansion (in length and width) of about 1110.sup.6 1/K; iii) a compressive strength of about 750 N/mm.sup.2 at 23 C.; iv) a compressive strength of about 500 N/mm.sup.2 at 200 C.; v) a bending strength of about 720 N/mm.sup.2 at 23 C.; and vi) a density of about 2 g/cm.sup.3; the rear-wall and side-wall glass-filled insulation plates having a thickness ranging from 3 to 5 millimeters; the cavity insert and core insert having a plurality of cooling holes, the cooling holes having a diameter ranging from 3 to 6 millimeters; a plurality of substantially cylindrical fluid-cooling channels that are respectively positioned within the cavity insert and core insert at a relative distance from a cavity-insert molding surface or a core-insert molding surface, wherein the relative distance for each fluid-cooling channel is substantially equal to the fluid-cooling channel's cross-sectional diameter, wherein the relative distance is also the shortest distance between a fluid-cooling channel's wall and a cavity-insert molding surface or a core-insert molding surface; and a temperature-sensing thermocouple that is located within the cavity insert or core insert in a position that is substantially adjacent to an estimated last volume of space to be filled by polymer-mold flow.