A winding mandrel (1) in a winding apparatus for producing a liner hose (2) for the lining of channels and pipelines, which comprises an inner film hose (4) and a layer arranged thereon made of at least one fibrous strip (6) wound in an overlapping manner, which is impregnated with a liquid reaction resin, with a base body (8), on which at least two guide mechanisms (10, 12) are accommodated, each comprising a continually circulating belt (14, 16), by means of which the inner film hose (4) is moved in a feed direction (A), is characterized in that the first guide mechanism (10) is coupled by fixed mounting to the base body (8), and in that the circulating belt (16) of the second guide mechanism (12) can be moved in a plane extending perpendicularly to the feed direction (A) and is forced away from the upper side of the base body (8) by means of pressing means (18; 118) with a preferably substantially constant force.

A hand-held device for joining fishing line segments of monofilament, fluorocarbon, and/or braid lines of similar or differing sizes or combinations or securing hooks or other components to at least one line. The device includes an encasement for orienting the fishing line segments in a closed chamber in close, non-contacting orientation. A material is injected into the closed chamber to encase the lines. This material can be adhesive material or a flowable polymer material having a melting temperature lower than the line segments to be bonded. A pre-formed, flexible polymer sheath is used to retain the line segments in the chamber. A heater heats the polymer sheath within the encasement to allow the polymer to flow and encase the line segments without melting the line segments. Bonding of the line segments can be achieved without melting, abrading, compressing, or impairing the integrity the line segment(s) to be encased.

A tool and associated method for forming an attachment pad on a sheet material made from high strength steel. The tool includes a housing, an anvil supported on the housing and defining a working axis for forming the pad, and a slide block supported on the housing for movement at least along the working axis of the anvil. A die block is supported on the housing opposite the slide block, and is movable in directions along the working axis. The die block cooperates with anvil to form the pad at a target location defined along the working axis. The tool further includes a heating device supported for movement to and between first and second positions relative to the target location. The first position is adjacent to and aligned with the target location, while the second position is displaced from the first position and away from the target location.

Adhesive sheet material application squeegees are disclosed.

A welding apparatus for welding overlapping plastic material webs along edges of the overlapping plastic material webs, the welding apparatus including a chassis; and a heating device arranged at the chassis and configured for melting the edges of the overlapping plastic material webs, wherein the chassis includes a support frame which includes at least two running rollers that are arranged offset from each other, at least two pressing and feed rollers that are arranged opposite to each other, wherein a lower pressing and feed roller of the at least two running and feed rollers is fixated at the support frame and an upper pressing and feed roller of the at least two running and feed rollers is pivotably supported at the support frame, and at least one drive unit with a transmission, wherein the at least two running rollers are configured for supporting the chassis on a base.

The present disclosure relates to a method for filling a joint with an adhesive and/or sealing material. The method can include: a) positioning a first part, such as an insert, and a second part, such as a frame, so that the first and second parts form the joint; b) introducing a movable spacer into the joint; c) positioning a nozzle element over the joint; d) displacing the nozzle element along the joint such that the nozzle element strikes against the spacer and moves the latter forwards; and e) discharging the adhesive and/or sealing material out of an exit nozzle of the nozzle element during step d).

A substantially paper-based composite container for an off-gassing product includes a paperboard can body having a substantially gas-impervious liner attached to an inner surface thereof, and a pair of substantially paper-based end closures attached to the opposite ends of the can body, each end closure defining a generally cylindrical sealing panel in contact with an inner surface of the can body. Heat-sealable materials are disposed on opposing surfaces of the sealing panel and can body. The sealing panels of the end closures are attached to the can body by heat seals. The heat seal for at least one of the end closures is discontinuous such that at least one vent channel extends through the heat seal so as to establish fluid communication between an interior of the composite container and the environment outside the composite container. The at least one vent channel is operable to vent excess gas pressure from the interior of the container.

Advanced ultrasonic welding components of Applicant's U.S. Pat. No. 8,376,016 are readily incorporated into new form-fill-seal machines, but owners of existing machines utilizing heat-seal stations were unsuccessful at swapping the sealing packages. Retrofit kits to a replace heat sealing stations with an advanced ultrasonic sonotrode and anvil comprise: a housing; a linear rail fixed thereto; first and second bearing carriages being slidable upon the rail; and first and second fluidic muscles. Each of the fluidic muscles is mounted with a first end fixed to a respective housing wall, and a second end fixed to a respective bearing carriage, permitting actuation of each carriage through pressurization/depressurization of the muscles. The advanced anvil and sonotrode may be secured to respective carriages. In-line arrangements of anvil/sonotrode, bearing carriages, the first fluidic and second fluidic muscles provides a narrow profile, permitting side-by-side kit installations for retrofits accomplishing duplex sealing on a horizontal machine.

A method of using an adhesive sheet material application squeegee and method of applying an adhesive sheet material are disclosed. The method includes securing a portion of adhesive sheet material to a surface and applying the adhesive sheet material to the surface with the adhesive sheet material application squeegee.

A substantially paper-based composite container for an off-gassing product includes a paperboard can body having a substantially gas-impervious liner attached to an inner surface thereof, and a pair of substantially paper-based end closures attached to the opposite ends of the can body, each end closure defining a generally cylindrical sealing panel in contact with an inner surface of the can body. Heat-sealable materials are disposed on opposing surfaces of the sealing panel and can body. The sealing panels of the end closures are attached to the can body by heat seals. The heat seal for at least one of the end closures is discontinuous such that at least one vent channel extends through the heat seal so as to establish fluid communication between an interior of the composite container and the environment outside the composite container. The at least one vent channel is operable to vent excess gas pressure from the interior of the container.