A method of manufacture of a carbon fiber article comprises providing a preform mold having a region that is shaped to compliment a shape of a preform part that is to be produced the surface being provided with at least one bore or groove that is connected to at least one conduit that passes through the mold to a manifold, laying a sheet of release material onto the surface covering at least some of the plurality of holes, applying reduced pressure to the manifold to cause the sheet to be sucked down onto the mold surface, laying carbon fiber material into the mold on top of the sheet of release material, applying an increase pressure to the manifold to push the preform free from the mold surface, and removing the preform from the mold.

The present invention relates to a honeycomb sandwich sheet or panel, based on thermoplastic polypropylene, comprising a structure consisting of two flat outer films, at the top and bottom (10, 12), welded to an inner or central film (11) blister thermoformed (13), with blisters repeated in a regular and continuous pattern, wherein said inner or central film (11) is thermoformed on both sides or faces.

Disclosed is a method for producing an automobile sound absorbing member through molding. In the method, a first fiber and a second fiber are bonded to each other and molded at the same time, so that a working process and a process cycle are simplified, thereby improving production speed and reducing investment for equipment and facility. The method includes (a) preparing a first fiber and a second fiber, (b) providing an adhesive member between the first fiber and the second fiber and placing an aggregate of the first fiber, adhesive member, and the second fiber in a molding machine, and (c) pressing an upper mold and a lower mold of the molding machine so that the first fiber and the second fiber are bonded and molded into a molded body.

The disclosure relates to forming shaped thermoplastic articles having smooth peripheries. Many thermoplastic articles have sharp edges formed upon molding or cutting the article from a feedstock sheet. Such sharp edges can damage thin plastic films or flesh which they contact, and smoothing the edges is desirable. Described herein are methods of forming a smooth periphery for such sharp-edged articles by rolling over the sharp edge. The smoothing operation is performed by forming a deflectable flange including a bend region separated from the potentially sharp peripheral edge by a spacer, deflecting a portion of the deflectable flange, and softening at least one bent portion of the deflectable flange to yield a smooth periphery upon cooling.

A method is provided, wherein a lighting device (200, 300, 400, 500) comprising an at least partly light transmitting envelope (110) and a solid state light source (120) is manufactured. The method comprises arranging (710) an at least partly light transmitting plastic material (140) in a mold (130) having a surface structure (132) arranged on an inner surface portion of the mold and blow molding (720) the plastic material so as to form the envelope. During the blow molding, the surface structure is at least partly transferred to the at least partly light transmitting plastic material, thereby forming an optical structure (150) on a portion of an outer surface of the envelope. The envelope is then removed (730) from the mold and arranged (740) to at least partly enclose the solid state light source. The optical structure may be formed to generate a desired optical effect.

A hydro-formed film includes a polymeric web having a first substantially planar surface and a second substantially planar surface opposite the first substantially planar surface, and a plurality of three-dimensional micro-apertures extending from the first substantially planar surface. The plurality of three-dimensional micro-apertures have a mesh count in a range of about 40 to about 75 apertures per linear inch. The hydro-formed film has a Compression Sensor Point (CSP) count of at least about 80.

The equipment for the production of slabs in mineral grits bound with resins, comprises: a support frame, at least one lower plate, locked together with the frame, comprising at least one positioning zone for at least one mold having at least one forming cavity, open at the top, to contain a mix comprising the materials necessary to obtain the slabs, at least one pressing assembly comprising an upper plate movable, with respect to the frame, from an upper position of loading/unloading the mold in/from the positioning zone, to a lower position of pressing the mix inside said forming cavity, vibrating means associated at least with the lower plate, and an airtight chamber, communicating with suction means, adapted to reduce the pressure to a value lower than the atmospheric pressure, containing the mold, where the chamber is interposed between the lower plate and an upper closing element opposite the lower plate.

Disclosed is a high-speed soft capsule forming machine comprising: a sheet forming part for forming two gelatin sheets; a pair of die rolls for heat sealing the gelatin sheets and simultaneously forming the same into a capsule shape; a wedge positioned at the upper sides of the pair of die rolls, heating the gelatin sheets at a predetermined temperature, and having a plurality of nozzles, which are formed to be aligned therein, for receiving liquid medicine from a liquid medicine feeding part and respectively injecting the same between the gelatin sheets inserted into cavities of the pair of die rolls; and a controller for controlling the rotational speed of the die rolls, the temperature of the wedge, the rotational speed and temperature of a cooling drum, and the intervals of nozzle operations for injecting the liquid medicine according to the angle of the nozzles formed in the wedge with respect to the center of the die roll and a set number value of lines in which the nozzles are aligned.

The present invention relates to a mould system for a thermoforming device and to a thermoforming device with such a mould system (1, 2). The invention further relates to a method for thermoforming a product. According to the invention, the mould system is provided with a punching nipple (6) and a cutting plate (5) whereby a product can be at least partially formed and punched in one operating run.

A thermoforming system and related methods for manufacturing thermoplastic parts, such as interior panels for aircraft, may include a roll-to-roll operation and a forming press having at least one selectively rotatable tool. The rotatable tool, which may include a mold and/or a die, may be multifaceted, such that different faces of the tool have different mold arrangements for different forming characteristics.