A film application device for applying a film to an object, the device including a film supporting unit that disposes a film above the object; a first rod that extends in a first direction that intersects a vertical direction, presses on the film disposed above the object from an upper side, deforms and conforms to a shape of the object, and moves in a second direction that intersects the first direction and the vertical direction; a tensioning part that imparts tension outward in the first 0 direction on at least a first end side in the first direction of the first rod; and a movement part that moves the first rod in the vertical direction.

A film application device for applying a film to an object, the device including a film supporting unit that disposes a film above the object; a first rod that extends in a first direction that intersects a vertical direction, presses on the film disposed above the object from an upper side, deforms and conforms to a shape of the object, and moves in a second direction that intersects the first direction and the vertical direction; a tensioning part that imparts tension outward in the first 0 direction on at least a first end side in the first direction of the first rod; and a movement part that moves the first rod in the vertical direction.

An attachment apparatus and an attachment method for a curved display panel are provided. The attachment apparatus includes: a holding component for holding a cover glass in a curved state; a supporting component disposed under the holding component, and the supporting component including: a first mobile part and a second mobile part disposed opposite to each other, and a supporting part.

An attachment apparatus and an attachment method for a curved display panel are provided. The attachment apparatus includes: a holding component for holding a cover glass in a curved state; a supporting component disposed under the holding component, and the supporting component including: a first mobile part and a second mobile part disposed opposite to each other, and a supporting part.

Automatic machine (1) for coating panels with leather or fabrics comprising: —a base (2), provided with a fixed perimeter surround (3), containing a vertically movable supporting surface (4) for a coating material (M) and for a panel (P) to be coated; —two pairs of movable clasps (5, 6), arranged on opposing sides of the perimeter surround (3), parallel to the sides of the surface (4), adapted to determine the preliminary pulling of the coating material (M) in a transversal and longitudinal direction and then its surmounting and folding onto an upper face of the panel (P) to be coated; —means of reversibly lowering the surface (4); —a frame (7), in one piece with the base (2) and above it, carrying a hydraulic piston (8), arranged perpendicular to the surface (4), adapted to block the panel (P) to be coated on the coating material (M) subjected to pulling; —an electronic command and control unit for the moving parts.

Provided are methods for forming a rigid cable harness. An example method includes providing a curable sleeve comprising a curable compound, an adhesive, and a backing; wherein the curable adhesive tape has a longitudinal direction. The method further includes placing a plurality of cables on the sleeve in the longitudinal direction and wrapping the curable sleeve around the placed plurality of cables to form a cable harness, wherein the wrapping comprises wrapping the plurality of cables with the curable sleeve in the longitudinal direction. The method additionally includes positioning the cable harness into a desired shape and curing the curable compound of the cable harness to form the rigid cable harness, wherein the rigid cable harness has the desired shape.

An in-situ melt processing method for forming a fiber thermoplastic resin composite overwrapped workpiece, such as a composite overwrapped pressure vessel. Carbon fiber, or other types of fiber, are combined with a thermoplastic resin system. The selected fiber tow and the resin are prepared for impregnation of the tow by the resin. The resin is melted; and, carbon fiber is impregnated with the melted resin at the filament winding machine delivery head. The molten state of the composite is maintained and is applied, in the molten state, to the heated surface of a workpiece. The portion of the surface being wrapped is heated to the melting point of the thermoplastic resin so that the molten composite more efficiently adheres to the heated surface of the workpiece and so that the uppermost layer of fiber resin composite is molten when overwrapped resulting in better adherence of successive layers to one another.

A method of forming a composite panel includes providing an initial composite material, heating the initial composite material, molding the initial composite material to form a preliminary composite panel having a main body connected to an outer edge and a laminate layer secured to the outer edge, and folding an exterior edge portion of the outer edge over an interior edge portion to provide an external folded edge having the laminate layer on at least a portion of an outer surface.

A method of forming a composite panel includes providing an initial composite material, heating the initial composite material, molding the initial composite material to form a preliminary composite panel having a main body connected to an outer edge and a laminate layer secured to the outer edge, and folding an exterior edge portion of the outer edge over an interior edge portion to provide an external folded edge having the laminate layer on at least a portion of an outer surface.

Provided are systems and apparatuses for manufacturing aircraft support structures. An example robotic end effector comprises a rotatable reel with a flat strip of material wound around the reel. The end effector further includes a forming shoe including a forming surface contacting the strip of material. A first end of the forming surface corresponds to a start shape and a second end of the forming surface corresponds to an end shape. As the strip of material passes from the first end of the forming surface to the second end of the forming surface, the strip of material transitions from the first shape to the end shape and is deposited as a formed stringer ply onto an application surface. The forming shoe may further include a vacuum system to suction air through a plurality of ports along the forming surface to urge the strip of material against the forming surface.