Plant (2) for the production of slabs made of composite stone material from a mix (M) containing granules of stone or ceramic or glass material and a binder, comprising at least one temporary support or mould (S), a distributor for the mix (M) designed to distribute a layer of mix (M) on the temporary support or mould (S), a station (4) for performing compaction by means of vacuum vibro-compression of the mix (M) arranged on the temporary support or mould (S) and a station for hardening the mix (M) so as to form the finished slabs. The plant (2) comprises a device (1) positioned downstream of the distributor and upstream of the compaction station (4) and comprising means (16) which act on the top surface of the mix (M) for pre-compaction and levelling of the mix (M) arranged on the temporary support or mould (S). The invention also relates to a method for the production of slabs of composite stone material from a mix (M).

The current invention concerns an apparatus (100) for shaping the introductory end (172) of a tampon (162), comprising: a carrying pipe (106) for holding the tampon (162); a support wheel (104) that carries a plurality of carrying pipes (106), the support wheel (104) comprising conveying means to transport each carrying pipe (106); and a head-shaping station (108) for shaping the introductory end (172) of the tampon (162);

According to the invention, the head-shaping station (108) comprises an ultrasonic device (110). The invention also concerns a method for shaping the introductory end (172) of a tampon (162) using such apparatus (100).

A process for ultrasonically consolidating particulates in an ink onto a substrate at ambient temperatures in less than 5 seconds to form a completely dense, well adhered functional coatings is disclosed. The coating can be used for electronic components. The process is applicable to various substrates such as metals, plastics and ceramics.

Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for extracting oil from biomass. An ultrasonic stack may be configured to produce ultrasonic vibrations at a first surface. An anvil may include a second surface disposed so that the first surface and the second surface define opposite sides of a space for receiving a biomass. A press coupled to the ultrasonic stack and the anvil may be configured to press the ultrasonic stack and the anvil together to compress the space and/or the biomass disposed in the space. The compressed space may be at least partially unenclosed to permit oil to move out of the biomass.

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.

Methods for fabricating an interconnect for a fuel cell system that include forming a metal powder into a preform structure, positioning the preform structure in a die cavity of a press apparatus, and compressing the preform structure in the press apparatus to form the interconnect. Further embodiments include use of thin inserts in the die cavity to provide reduced permeability and/or including filler material in the die cavity.

The invention relates to a rotary tablet press comprising: a rotatingly drivable rotor, having a die plate comprising die holes and assigned to the die holes upper and lower punches, rotating synchronously with the die plate, whose axial movement is controlled by upper and lower control cams, having at least one filling station comprising at least one filling device for filling the die holes with material to be pressed, having at least one compression station disposed downstream of the filling station in the rotational direction of the rotor, comprising at least one pressing device which presses the upper and/or lower punches into the die holes when passing through the compression station in order to press the filled material in the die holes, and having at least one ejector station, disposed downstream of the compression station in the rotational direction of the rotor, comprising an ejector device for ejecting the pressed tablets in the die holes, characterized in that at least one vibration generator is provided in the circumferential direction of the upper and lower punches between the filling station and the ejector station that at least temporarily vibrates the upper and/or lower punches at least at the compression station and/or at the filling station and/or at least at an upper control cam and/or at least at a lower control cam.

Plant (2) for the production of slabs made of composite stone material from a mix (M) containing granules of stone or ceramic or glass material and a binder, comprising at least one temporary support or mould (S), a distributor for the mix (M) designed to distribute a layer of mix (M) on the temporary support or mould (S), a station (4) for performing compaction by means of vacuum vibro-compression of the mix (M) arranged on the temporary support or mould (S) and a station for hardening the mix (M) so as to form the finished slabs. The plant (2) comprises a device (1) positioned downstream of the distributor and upstream of the compaction station (4) and comprising means (16) which act on the top surface of the mix (M) for pre-compaction and levelling of the mix (M) arranged on the temporary support or mould (S). The invention also relates to a method for the production of slabs of composite stone material from a mix (M).

An ultra-fast sintering method and a sintering system for preparing nano-ceramics by ultrasonic-assisted pressurization and high-frequency induction, it belongs to the technical field of nano-ceramics sintering; this method mainly aims at the problem that nano-ceramics are easy to grow during sintering, and develops an ultrasonic-assisted pressurized coupled high-frequency induction sintering system to prepare nano-ceramic materials; in the process of sintering, ultrasonic wave is used to form high frequency, alternating impact and cavitation on nano-ceramic particles, which can quickly exhaust the gas between particles and inhibit the agglomeration of nano-ceramic particles; on the other hand, the rapid sintering of nano-ceramics is realized by using the principle of high-frequency induction to instantaneously heat the graphite mold and generate a lot of heat.

The invention relates to a rotary tablet press comprising: a rotatingly drivable rotor, having a die plate comprising die holes and assigned to the die holes upper and lower punches, rotating synchronously with the die plate, whose axial movement is controlled by upper and lower control cams, having at least one filling station comprising at least one filling device for filling the die holes with material to be pressed, having at least one compression station disposed downstream of the filling station in the rotational direction of the rotor, comprising at least one pressing device which presses the upper and/or lower punches into the die holes when passing through the compression station in order to press the filled material in the die holes, and having at least one ejector station, disposed downstream of the compression station in the rotational direction of the rotor, comprising an ejector device for ejecting the pressed tablets in the die holes, characterized in that at least one vibration generator is provided in the circumferential direction of the upper and lower punches between the filling station and the ejector station that at least temporarily vibrates the upper and/or lower punches at least at the compression station and/or at the filling station and/or at least at an upper control cam and/or at least at a lower control cam.