A method of bonding substrates includes steps as follows. Providing a curved glass substrate and a flexible light-transmissive film; moving a roller to press the flexible light-transmissive film onto the curved glass substrate so that the flexible light-transmissive film matches a curvature of the curved glass substrate to gradually fit and bond onto the curved glass substrate; sensing the attaching level of at least one local area of the flexible light-transmissive film bonded on the curved glass substrate; and adjusting a press force exerted by the roller to the local area of the flexible light-transmissive film according to the attaching level during the flexible light-transmissive film is bonded onto the curved glass substrate.

A holding system holds an elongate member in a desired position as a process operation is carried out on the member. The elongate member is held in a weight neutral position in a holding fixture without the need for clamps.

A gripper for a draping frame having a gripper chassis and at least two opposing mutually movable gripper jaw elements for gripping a film element are disclosed. The gripper jaw elements are provided on a gripper head part of the gripper and the gripper head part of the gripper being movably mounted, at least with one degree of freedom, relative to the gripper chassis.

A method for producing a liner hose (2) for lining pipelines, comprising the method steps of moving a circumferentially closed inner film hose (4) over a winding mandrel (6) of a winding apparatus (8) and wrapping the inner film hose (4), which is guided on the winding mandrel (6) by means of a guide mechanism (18), with a fibrous strip (12) which has been impregnated with curable reaction resin, is characterized in that the inner film hose (4) is guided via endless pulling means (14) that circulate without a drive, and in that the inner film hose (4) that has been wrapped with the fibrous strip (12) is moved off of the winding mandrel (6) solely by a pull-off mechanism (16) which acts from the outside on the fibrous strip (12). The invention further relates to a device for carrying out the method.

A transfer system including a frame having an upper end portion and a lower end portion, a transfer fixture connected to the upper end portion, the transfer fixture defining a channel and including an elongate transfer member positioned in the channel, the elongate transfer member including a web and a base flange connected to the web.

An apparatus configured to apply protective sheeting of polymer material around a cutback on a pipeline has a frame located close to a pipeline extending along a longitudinal axis; a manipulator fitted to the frame and having a guide system movable between a rest position at a distance from the pipeline, and a work position in which the guide system is fitted around the pipeline; and an extrusion die movable selectively along the guide system and around the pipeline to supply and apply protective sheeting around the cutback on the pipeline.

A sheet metal processing cell applies web material to sheet metal. The web material is unwound from a roll that is rotatably supported by a mandrel. An applicator assembly includes a conveyor for the sheet metal, an unwind stand, and an applicator roller that receives and applies the web material to the sheet metal. An storage assembly disposed above the conveyor has mounts that support one or more mandrels. A transfer assembly includes a picker assembly that moves between the applicator assembly and the storage assembly and transfers the mandrel between the unwind stand and the mounts in the storage structure. The picker assembly has a roll clamp assembly configured to engage and disengage from the mandrel when the picker assembly transfers the mandrel to and from the unwind stand and when the picker assembly transfers the mandrel to and from the mounts in the storage structure.

A coating apparatus including a displacement unit configured to displace a first continuous structure and a second continuous structure, and a work to be coated, relative to each other, such that a film is brought into contact with the work to be coated by a plurality of first contact members and a plurality of second contact members.