A system for manufacturing a stiffened composite panel may include a stiffener tooling assembly, a caul plate, and a rotatable strongback. The stiffener tooling assembly may include stiffener tooling configured to support a plurality of composite stiffeners. The caul plate may have a layup surface for laying up a composite skin. The strongback may be releasably coupled to the caul plate. The system may include a plurality of hinges each having a fixed hinge portion and a movable hinge portion. The movable hinge portion may be coupled to the strongback for rotation thereof between an open position and a closed position for engagement of the caul plate with the stiffener tooling assembly.

A system for manufacturing a stiffened composite panel may include a stiffener tooling assembly, a caul plate, and a rotatable strongback. The stiffener tooling assembly may include stiffener tooling configured to support a plurality of composite stiffeners. The caul plate may have a layup surface for laying up a composite skin. The strongback may be releasably coupled to the caul plate. The system may include a plurality of hinges each having a fixed hinge portion and a movable hinge portion. The movable hinge portion may be coupled to the strongback for rotation thereof between an open position and a closed position for engagement of the caul plate with the stiffener tooling assembly.

The present invention teaches an assembly and corresponding method for producing a plastic part having a sandwich mold including an upper half and a lower half. Each of the halves exhibit an opposing inner face which, upon assembling, collectively define an interior cavity corresponding to a configuration of the part to be produced. An insert sheet of a polymer material (typically a thermoplastic at room temperature) is placed upon a lower of the mold halves and prior to assembling the upper mold half. A heat source is communicated to the closed mold to cause the insert sheet to melt into the cavity. A cool source is subsequently communicated to the closed mold to cause the thermoplastic to harden within the cavity and prior to opening of the mold and removal of the finished part.

A lacrosse head pocket and a related method of manufacture are provided. The pocket can be a molded pocket including individual molded strings, combined strings, shooting strings and support rails extending around a perimeter of the pocket. Certain pocket elements can include transition parts to smoothly transition components having different cross sections. The pocket can include a pre-formed ball channel and hole units having broadsides for connection to a head or other component. The pocket can be attached to a pocket frame, and optionally constructed from a mesh or other synthetic material that is tensioned with the pocket frame. A mold and related molding method are also provided.

A lacrosse head pocket and a related method of manufacture are provided. The pocket can be a molded pocket including individual molded strings, combined strings, shooting strings and support rails extending around a perimeter of the pocket. Certain pocket elements can include transition parts to smoothly transition components having different cross sections. The pocket can include a pre-formed ball channel and hole units having broadsides for connection to a head or other component. The pocket can be attached to a pocket frame, and optionally constructed from a mesh or other synthetic material that is tensioned with the pocket frame. A mold and related molding method are also provided.

A modular mold structure for expanding and sintering polystyrene, particularly for obtaining prefabricated panels with embedding elements, before sintering, includes a plurality of twinned sintering modules or adjacent twin molding units, each having an upper and a lower shell associated by a base, and a raised truss element supporting the upper shell through linear elevation movement and angular rotation movement members, while the truss base portion supports the lower shell preferably through sliding and guide members on the ground, shared by all twinned adjacent molding units, so that the lower shells can be displaced in a block at least on one side and preferably on two sides of the assembly of the upper shells, for displacement arrangement thereof, to be preferably loaded on one side with the a reinforcement system to be embedded in the panels and to be preferably unloaded on the other side of the finished reinforced panels.

A modular mold structure for expanding and sintering polystyrene, particularly for obtaining prefabricated panels with embedding elements, before sintering, includes a plurality of twinned sintering modules or adjacent twin molding units, each having an upper and a lower shell associated by a base, and a raised truss element supporting the upper shell through linear elevation movement and angular rotation movement members, while the truss base portion supports the lower shell preferably through sliding and guide members on the ground, shared by all twinned adjacent molding units, so that the lower shells can be displaced in a block at least on one side and preferably on two sides of the assembly of the upper shells, for displacement arrangement thereof, to be preferably loaded on one side with the a reinforcement system to be embedded in the panels and to be preferably unloaded on the other side of the finished reinforced panels.

A magnetic assembly packaging process is described. The magnetic assembly packaging process comprises the steps of setting a first substrate and a second substrate in a jig; performing electrical connection of the magnetic component to the first substrate and the second substrate; overlaying the enclosure over the first substrate and the second substrate; overturning the preformed magnetic assembly; and injecting an insulation paste layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. Accordingly, the magnetic assembly packaging process can effectively minimize the manufacturing cost and the volume of the magnetic element through reducing the overall volume of the substrate.

A method for fabricating a composite material assembly includes: a) providing an assembly system, b) laying down a first module on a first mold, the first module comprising a first laminate covering a first laminate support structure, c) laying down a second module on a second mold, the second module comprising a second laminate covering a second laminate support structure and extending over the at least one removable insert, d) removing the at least one removable insert from the second mold, and e) assembling the first mold with the second mold while overlapping a section of the second laminate extending over the at least one removable insert over the first laminate.

A method for fabricating a composite material assembly includes: a) providing an assembly system, b) laying down a first module on a first mold, the first module comprising a first laminate covering a first laminate support structure, c) laying down a second module on a second mold, the second module comprising a second laminate covering a second laminate support structure and extending over the at least one removable insert, d) removing the at least one removable insert from the second mold, and e) assembling the first mold with the second mold while overlapping a section of the second laminate extending over the at least one removable insert over the first laminate.