A method and an apparatus for producing a long strip of three-dimensional decorative piece made of thermoplastic synthetic resin. The method for producing the strip of three-dimensional decorative piece made of thermoplastic synthetic resin according to the present invention comprises the steps of feeding a decorative strip material, preheating the decorative strip material and softening the decorative strip material with heat, shaping the decorative strip material into a strip of three-dimensional decorative piece by continuously oscillating a high-frequency in between a rotatable upper electrode roll die and a rotatable lower electrode roll die and applying high-frequency dielectric heat to the decorative strip material between the upper and lower electrode roll dies, cooling the shaped strip of three-dimensional decorative piece, and winding up the cooled strip of three-dimensional decorative piece.

A sheet separation device includes a rotator, a nipping member to nip the two-ply sheet with the rotator, a first conveyor to convey the two-ply sheet in a first direction toward the rotator and a second direction reverse thereto, a winding member to wind the two-ply sheet around the rotator, a second conveyor to convey a sheet medium in the second direction, a separation claw to move in a width direction; a sheet guide to guide the separated two sheets to different passages; and control circuitry. The first conveyor conveys the two-ply sheet to the rotator with a bonded portion at an upstream end. The control circuitry inserts the separation claw into a space between the two sheets, adjusts a projection amount of the two-ply sheet from a nip of the first conveyor in the second direction, and inserts the sheet medium in two-ply sheet adjusted in the projection amount.

A label including a first strip including a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first strip includes an opaque material. The first strip further includes a first area proximate the first end. The first area includes a first length along a longitudinal axis common to the first strip. The label also includes a second strip including a third end and a fourth end opposite the third end, wherein the second strip includes a transparent material. The second strip is laminated over the first strip such that the third end is disposed outside the first area. The fourth end extends beyond the second end a distance at least equal to the first length.

Systems and methods are provided for indexing a layup mandrel. One embodiment is a method for indexing a layup mandrel for a composite part. The method includes identifying a surface of a layup mandrel that travels in a process direction during fabrication of a composite part, placing a lamination head in contact with the surface, traversing the surface of the layup mandrel with the lamination head, acquiring a stream of 3D coordinates of the lamination head as the lamination head traverses the surface, characterizing the layup mandrel based on the stream of 3D coordinates, altering a Numerical Control (NC) program that directs layup of fiber reinforced material at the layup mandrel, based on a difference between the alignment of the layup mandrel and a nominal alignment of the layup mandrel.

A manufacturing device of a membrane-electrode assembly for a fuel cell is provided. The manufacturing device includes an electrolyte membrane feeding unit forming a first and second ionomer bases impregnated at both surfaces of a reinforcing layer and unwinding an electrolyte membrane wound in a roll type supplied in a predetermined transporting path. A first patterning unit is disposed at a rear side of the electrolyte membrane feeding unit and patterns a first ionomer protrusion pattern layer on the first ionomer base and a second patterning unit is disposed at the rear side of the first patterning unit and patterns a second ionomer protrusion pattern layer on the second ionomer base. A transfer unit is disposed at the rear side of the second patterning unit and couples a catalyst electrode layer on the first and second ionomer protrusion pattern layers by a roll laminating method.

A sheet processing device includes a sheet storage and a sheet displacer. The sheet storage includes a first storage portion that includes a first wall that is one side wall of the sheet storage and a second wall that is part of another side wall of the sheet storage and a second storage portion that includes a third wall continuous to the first wall and the second wall. The sheet displacer displaces a preceding sheet stored in the sheet storage and contacts an upper end of the preceding sheet to displace the preceding sheet such that the upper end of the preceding sheet moves toward the third wall. The second wall and the third wall are coupled via a bent portion that bends in a manner such that a storage space of the second storage portion is greater than a storage space of the first storage portion.

A sheet separation device that conveys a two-ply sheet in a state where the one side joined is located on an upstream side or a downstream side of the two-ply sheet in a conveyance direction, separates the two-ply sheet into the two sheets, and inserts an inner sheet from a non-joined side opposite the joined side in the sheet conveyance direction so that the inner sheet is sandwiched between the two sheets overlaid with each other includes a conveying roller pair including a pair of rollers and circuitry. The conveying roller pair conveys the two-ply sheet and holds a joined portion of in the two-ply sheet at which the two sheets are joined, at a nip portion of the conveying roller pair when the inner sheet is inserted into the two-ply sheet. The circuitry contacts the inner sheet against the joined portion of the two-ply sheet to perform skew correction.

At least on or near one of its edges a plastic floor includes a chamfer formed during a rolling press and plate press forming process. During the rolling press and plate press forming process of the plastic floor, a chamfer is formed at the periphery on the front surface of the plastic floor. The wear-resistant layer and color film layer at the chamfer are not damaged. When splicing, the chamfers on the two pieces of plastic floor are connected to each other to form a joint seam, and there is no need to cut chamfers at the edge of the floor before grooving, thereby reducing the production process, and improving the appearance of the joint seam.

Systems for manufacturing a composite structural laminate comprising a conveyor element, a plurality of heating elements, and a plurality of cooling elements. The system may further incorporate a series of cutting elements that distribute constituent laminate elements along the conveyor element. The system provides heating and cooling of the constituent laminate elements which results in improved strength for the resulting laminate.

A method for manufacturing at least one elastomeric article is provided. The method includes placing into a mold an assembly of an uncured elastomeric sheet, a first film fully covering the elastomeric sheet and a second film covering the first film, such that the second film is in contact with and positioned between the first film and an interior surface of the mold. The method further includes curing the assembly in the mold, such that the first film is laminated onto the elastomeric sheet thereby forming the at least one elastomeric article.