One example of the present disclosure relates to a tool for laying up composite material to form a workpiece having a target contour. The tool includes a support structure including an elongated member having a longitudinal axis, and support plates connected to the elongated member and spaced apart from each other along the longitudinal axis. The elongated member includes a metallic material. The tool also includes a non-metallic backing structure connected to the support plates, the non-metallic backing structure comprising a working surface that includes a backing contour complementary to the target contour.

One example of the present disclosure relates to a tool for laying up composite material to form a workpiece having a target contour. The tool includes a support structure including an elongated member having a longitudinal axis, and support plates connected to the elongated member and spaced apart from each other along the longitudinal axis. The elongated member includes a metallic material. The tool also includes a non-metallic backing structure connected to the support plates, the non-metallic backing structure comprising a working surface that includes a backing contour complementary to the target contour.

There was a demand for: a rigid core for tire molding that is formed using lighter weight segments with sufficiently low coefficient of thermal expansion and sufficient hardness and strength instead of conventional segments that had a variety of problems; and a tire manufacturing method, which is capable of manufacturing tires with improved productivity without causing increased size of molding equipment or vulcanization equipment by using said rigid core for tire molding. A rigid core for tire molding having a core body on the outer surface of which a tire-molding surface is formed and a cylindrical core that is inserted in the central hole of the core body, the rigid core being characterized in that the core body is formed in a ring-shape by multiple core segments that are divided in the tire circumference direction and the core segments are manufactured using a carbon fiber-reinforced resin.

A heat sink for use in electromagnetic welding of molded parts includes reinforcing fibers embedded in a matrix material, where substantially all of the reinforcing fibers are oriented unidirectionally in a fiber direction, where the reinforcing fibers have a thermal conductivity at room temperature from 100-1000 W/m. K and an electrical resistivity at room temperature from 0.5-10.m, and where the matrix material comprises a high temperature resistant material, optionally a thermosetting resin, having a glass transition temperature Tg above 350 C. The heat sink is used in a method of connecting surfaces of a first molded part and a second molded part by electromagnetic welding. Cooling of the outer surface of the first molded part is provided by the heat sink in direct contact with the outer surface.

The present invention aims to provide a supporting material for supporting the shape of a photofabrication model on photofabrication in ink-jet three dimensional printing method in which the photocured product is excellent in solubility in water and is easy to remove after photofabrication, and the like. A modeling material for forming a photofabrication model in ink-jet three dimensional printing method containing a curable resin component with a weighted average of SP value of 9.0 to 10.3; and a supporting material for supporting the shape of a photofabrication model on photofabrication in ink-jet three dimensional printing method containing a water-soluble monofunctional ethylenically unsaturated monomer (F), polyoxypropylene glycol with a number average molecular weight of 100 to 5,000 and/or water (G), and a photopolymerization initiator (D).

The invention relates to a polymer-coated packaging material, a method of manufacturing the same, and products, such as a disposable drinking cup, made from the material. The packaging material comprises a fibrous base (1) of paper or board and an extruded polymer layer (2) containing a blend of (i) 0 to 25 wt-% of a branched low-density polyethylene (LDPE)with a lower melt viscosity and (ii) 75 to 90 wt-% of a linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) with a higher melt viscosity. The packaging material of the invention comprises multilayer coatings, e.g. an adhesive innermost and a heat-sealable outermost layer (2, 4) of said blend and a vapour barrier middle layer (3) of at most 90 wt-% of high density polyethylene (HDPE). The layers (2, 3, 4) are brought and adhered to the fibrous base (1) by coextrusion. To maximize renewability of the materials HDPE and LLDPE as used for the structure are of biologic origin.

An injection-molded product of bi- or multicolored appearance includes a first thermoplastic component of a first color that is a base color, and at least one second thermoplastic component of a second color that is different from first color. The injection-molded product also has at least one unmixed, especially unblended, regional domain of only the first or second color. The domain can be uncontaminated by and/or visually distinct from the other color. The first thermoplastic component and the at least one second thermoplastic component are mutually mixable, especially blendable and/or chemically compatible, materials, when in their thermoplastic melted states. An injection-molding method can be used to manufacture the injection-molded product of bi- or multicolored appearance.

To provide a modified polytetrafluoroethylene with which a stretched porous body excellent in breaking strength can be produced, a molded product, and a method for producing a stretched porous body.

The modified polytetrafluoroethylene of the present invention has units based on tetrafluoroethylene and units based on at least one monomer selected from a perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether), hexafluoropropylene and a fluoroalkylethylene, wherein the thermal instability index is 0 to 15 and the area ratio S calculated by a predetermined method is 0.70 or less.

The invention relates to biodegradable polymer packaging films composed of a blend of different biodegradable polymers. These films provide a sustainable alternative to conventional plastic films, offering similar mechanical strength and enhanced biodegradability. The invention outlines the composition, manufacturing process, properties, and applications of the biodegradable films, which decompose under natural environmental conditions, reducing environmental pollution and contributing to a more sustainable packaging solution.

A fenestration assembly includes a fenestration frame includes one or more frame members. The fenestration frame is coupled with one or more panels. Each frame member includes a coextruded foam polymer frame member. The coextruded foam polymer frame member includes a foam polymer core and a polymer shell jacketing the foam polymer core. The polymer shell is coextruded with the foam polymer core. The polymer shell braces the foam polymer core against deformation.