In one aspect the invention provides a method of fabricating a laminate of flexible and compliant layers of material, such as used to provide a dielectric elastomer sensor. According to the method a flexible and compliant layer of material which is affixed to a substrate to avoid strain during processing is bonded to another layer of flexible and compliant material and released from the substrate to form a laminate. The layer of flexible and compliant material affixed to the substrate may be inspected prior to bonding.

A method of weathering scale and un-scale models comprising creating a custom illustration of a weathering effect such as rust streak, splashed and splattered mud, oil and grease, grime, a crease, a dent, burns and other effects on a background, making an image of the painting and printing the image onto a receptive coating to create a decal, and the decal is applied to the model thereby creating a weathering effect.

A substrate suctioning device includes a table having a suction surface suctioning a substrate, and a plurality of suction units provided on the suction surface of the table. The substrate suctioning device includes a control unit that, with setting a group of suction unit(s) among the plurality of suction units as a starting point, sequentially decompresses a plurality of remaining suction units disposed in a direction away from the group of suction unit(s) as the starting point, along the direction away from the group of suction unit(s) as the starting point.

An optical bonding machine is provided, including a transparent datum located within the optical bonding machine, wherein the transparent datum supports a first substrate, a robotic placement head configured to pick up a second substrate and place the second substrate into contact with the first substrate, on the transparent datum, a camera disposed proximate the transparent datum, the camera capturing a video of a flow of an optically clear adhesive between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a curing source disposed proximate the transparent datum, the curing source emitting UV rays that pass through the transparent datum and the first substrate to cure an optically clear adhesive between a bonded substrate comprising the first substrate, the optically clear adhesive, and the second substrate. An associated method is also provided.

Vacuum lamination methods for forming conformally coated articles having a preformed lamination layer conformally coated to or on an object such as an LED array are provided. These vacuum lamination methods utilize a single heating step to heat a middle portion of the preformed lamination layer to a flowable condition prior to the preformed lamination layer being conformally coated over the article, such as the array of light emitting diodes disposed on an inner portion of a first side of a submount wafer.

Methods of manufacturing a layered glass element and various components of a layered class element, such as a pre-form assembly and a woven panel, are disclosed herein. These methods include the step of supplying a woven panel having a plurality of elongated strands woven into an open weave to define a first porous surface opposite of a second porous surface. A layer of interlayer material is applied to the first and second porous surfaces to encapsulate at least a portion of the woven panel within the interlayer material. These elements may be placed between a first and second layer of glass materials. A degree of pressure and heat is then applied for a first period of cure time to bond the interlayer material and the woven panel into either a pre-form assembly or a layered glass element.

Provided is a thin glass-laminated printed steel sheet comprising: a printed steel sheet including a metal sheet and a printed layer on which a design or a pattern having a high resolution of 300 dpi or higher is printed on a surface of the metal sheet; an adhesive layer formed by curing an ultraviolet curable adhesive solution on the printed steel sheet, having a thickness of 10 to 100 μm, and being transparent; and a flexible thin glass attached by the adhesive layer, wherein a reference value for color density (D.sub.max Comparison) is higher than 1.6, as measured by a spectrophotometer.

A transfer sheet has a structure in which a polyester layer as a backing layer, a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) layer, and a transfer layer, are stacked in this order, where the polyvinyl alcohol layer contains a diol compound and/or triol compound whose adjacent hydroxyl groups are positioned at δ or farther positions with respect to each other, and which satisfies the condition in (i): (i) a T-peel strength at a peel rate of 100 mm/min between the polyester layer and the polyvinyl alcohol layer before a transfer layer is formed but after a humidity has been adjusted in an environment of 23° C., 50% RH, is 30 mN/20 mm or greater. The transfer sheet is intended to offer a single-sheet solution for achieving both normal temperature transfer and thermal transfer when transferring a material having high adhesion to polyester or other material constituting the backing.

A bonding device for attaching a curved cover plate with an irregular shape to a flexible screen includes: a first attaching half having a first abutting wall, a second half, and a driving component. The first abutting wall includes a first curved wall and a first flat wall. The first curved wall matches with an inner surface of the arc hook area, and the first flat wall is smoothly connected to the first curved wall. The second attaching half has a second abutting wall. The second abutting wall includes a second curved wall and a second flat wall. The second curved wall matches with an inner surface of the arc hook area. The second flat wall is smoothly connected to the second curved wall. The driving component drives the first attaching half and the second attaching half to move relative to each other.

A laminating device adapted for laminating a curved cover plate and a flexible screen. The laminating device includes at least one elastic support assembly and a flexible supporting board for supporting the flexible screen. The flexible supporting board includes a top wall having a central spine portion and loading portions; The elastic support assembly is deformable so that the flexible supporting board can be deformed from a first state to a second state under a pressing effect of the curved cover plate; in the first state, the flexible supporting board is in a shape of a ridge and one of the loading portions is obliquely connected between the central spine portion and one of the side walls, so that in the process of the flexible supporting board being deformed from the first state to the second state, the inclination of the loading portion gradually decreases.