A molded fiber part former includes a first forming mold defining a first mold area and at least one fluid inlet. The molded fiber part former also includes a wall substantially surrounding the first mold area. The molded fiber part former includes a fluid channel disposed adjacent to and surrounding the wall, wherein the channel is fluidically connected to the at least one fluid inlet and defines a fluid channel outlet.

A molded fiber part former includes a first forming mold defining a first mold area and at least one fluid inlet. The molded fiber part former also includes a wall substantially surrounding the first mold area. The molded fiber part former includes a fluid channel disposed adjacent to and surrounding the wall, wherein the channel is fluidically connected to the at least one fluid inlet and defines a fluid channel outlet.

A molded fiber part former includes a first forming mold defining a first mold area and at least one fluid inlet. The molded fiber part former also includes a wall substantially surrounding the first mold area. The molded fiber part former includes a fluid channel disposed adjacent to and surrounding the wall, wherein the channel is fluidically connected to the at least one fluid inlet and defines a fluid channel outlet.

The invention relates to a process for producing non-woven fabric-like composite materials, novel non-woven fabric-like composite materials, articles made therefrom and their use. In particular the fabric-like composite materials are derived from shredded polymer-glued or polymer-coated paper products and coffee grounds as raw material.

In molded body manufacturing equipment, the mold is fixed at an incline to a movable beam of a frame. A fixed pulley and a wire straightening pulley are fixed to the movable beam as a mechanism for fixing multiple wires that form holes in the molded body. One end of the wire is fixed to a wire fixing unit provided on the frame. The other end passes through the fixed side pulley, passes through the mold, passes through the wire straightening pulley and the direction changing pulley, and has a weight attached thereto. In this way, tension is applied to the wire by the gravity of the weight, allowing the wire to maintain its straightness even inside the mold, making it possible to manufacture molded bodies with high precision.

The present invention discloses a molded article having a surface feature created by a light reactive agent interacting with light from a light source, and a method for making the same. The article is molded from a slurry comprised of an aqueous solution that includes a plurality of fibers and a light reactive agent. The slurry is molded into a three-dimensional solid fibrous molded part. The solid fibrous molded part is exposed to a light source such that the light reacts with the light reactive agent to create at least one surface feature. The surface feature can be, for example, a texture or a color change.

The present invention discloses a molded article having a surface feature created by a light reactive agent interacting with light from a light source, and a method for making the same. The article is molded from a slurry comprised of an aqueous solution that includes a plurality of fibers and a light reactive agent. The slurry is molded into a three-dimensional solid fibrous molded part. The solid fibrous molded part is exposed to a light source such that the light reacts with the light reactive agent to create at least one surface feature. The surface feature can be, for example, a texture or a color change.