A method for producing a heat-shrinkable product is provided. First, a polymer composition containing a polymer, a crosslinking agent and a micro-encapsulated foaming agent uniformly dispensed therein is melt mixed. The foaming agent has a peak activation temperature which is higher than a temperature of the melt mixing. Next, the polymer composition is injection molded into a molded product. This carried out at the peak activation temperature to activate the foaming agent. Then, the molded product is crosslinked within the mold.

A method for improving the production of a cased device (1), wherein a casing component (2) of the cased device (1) is produced, which production of the casing component (2) comprises injecting a polymer mixture (4) for creating a solid foam interior into a cavity, which cavity is formed by the casing component (2), which injecting is done by an injection apparatus (3) and which injecting is based on injection control data (5) input to the injection apparatus (3), wherein during the injection of the polymer mixture (4) into the cavity forming data (6) for describing the injection process is recorded, wherein after injecting the polymer mixture (4) into the cavity at least one image of the casing component (2) is recorded and wherein based on the forming data (6), the at least one image and the injection control data (5) a prediction model (8) for generating new injection control data (10) for inputting to the injection apparatus (3) is updated.

Scaffolding element (100) with insulation, said scaffolding element (100) comprising a frame (110) of metal braces (111) and a set of fastening means (120), arranged to fasten the scaffolding element (100) to a supporting structure (20) of a scaffolding structure (10).

The invention is characterised in that the scaffolding element (100) furthermore comprises a block (130) of insulating material, and in that the block (130) is cast around the frame (110), so that the frame (110) is completely covered by said insulating material but so that the fastening means (120) are not covered by said insulating material.

The invention also relates to a manufacturing method and a kit of parts.

A casting mold for producing a casting having a front side and a rear side from a curable casting compound, including at least a first mold part shaping the front side and a second mold part shaping the rear side, the mold parts together delimiting a casting cavity. The first mold part has a first metal layer delimiting the casting cavity and the second mold part has a second metal layer delimiting the casting cavity. The two metal layers overlap in the region of their peripheries and at least the first metal layer is heatable by way of an assigned heating device. An insulation element is arranged on the metal layer of the first or of the second mold part in a peripherally encircling manner. The insulation element in the closed position bears peripherally against the other metal layer and thermally separates the two metal layers, which do not come into contact with one another, from one another.

The present disclosure relates to a cushioning article comprising a polymeric foam layer; and at least one longitudinal spacer element arranged along the plane formed by the polymeric foam layer, wherein the longitudinal spacer element is adjacent to, or at least partly embedded into the polymeric foam layer, and wherein the longitudinal spacer element has an aspect ratio AR (ratio x/y), where x is the length of the greatest dimension of the longitudinal spacer element and y is the length of the smallest dimension of the longitudinal spacer element, and wherein the aspect ratio of the longitudinal spacer element is greater than 3.

A flexible discontinuous process produces a series of at least two articles containing thermally insulating polyurethane foam from at least three streams (A), (B) and (C). The process involves mixing the at least three streams with different mixing ratios and injecting the mixture into cavities of the articles. A production unit can be used for performing this process.

The invention relates to a method and a device for manufacturing a pipe shell from an insulating material by means of which the cycle times can be further reduced while the quality of the pipe shell is simultaneously improved, by at least one web (29) of the insulating material which is provided with a binding agent being wound around a core (19) by means of at least two opposing belts (12, 13) which wrap around the core (19) partially. The method steps are characterized in that the at least one wound-up web (32) of insulating material is removed in a radial direction of the core (19) which is, however, not opposite to the direction in which the at least one web (29) of insulating material was fed by the one belt (12), especially by the wound-up web (32) being discharged through the same belt (12).

External thermal insulation composite systems described herein include a concrete or masonry wall and a multilayer thermal insulation board disposed on the concrete or masonry wall. The multilayer thermal insulation board includes at least one closed cell foam layer comprising polyurethane and polyisocyanurate having an open cell volume of less than 20% by volume according to ASTM D 6226 and at least one open cell foam layer comprising polyurethane and polyisocyanurate having an open cell volume of greater than 80% by volume according to ASTM D 6226.

A hollow-cylindrical device (1) having first and second openings (2, 3) for continuous production of a dental composite block. A curable composite material (4) and a temperature control unit (5) are provided. The composite material (4) is introduced into the device (1) through the first opening. The composite material (4) is cured by energy from the temperature control unit (5). An energy input occurs across a defined length of the substantially hollow-cylindrical device (1) and/or for a defined period of time. The composite material (4) is subsequently guided through the first opening (2) of the device (1). The composite material (4) is discharged from the second opening (3). In a first region along a portion of the length of the device, the device is either provided with an insulation or the flow-through device has a heat conductivity of 0.05 to 12 W/(m×K).

An insert molding component includes a primary molding section having a concave portion formed in one surface thereof, the concave portion including stepped lower and upper concave portions, an insert component disposed on a bottom surface of the lower concave portion, a heat-insulating component disposed in the upper concave portion above an opening of the lower concave portion in which the insert component is disposed, and a secondary molding section disposed in contact with the one surface of the primary molding section.