The invention pertains to a sliding surface for a continuously operating double-belt press for manufacturing endless material strips such as laminates, particularly copper laminate, decorative laminate, fiber-reinforced plastic laminates and/or other technical laminates, wherein the double-belt press comprises an upper and a lower endless press belt (04) that are guided over deflection rollers, wherein a reaction zone (13), in which the material strip is guided and pressed together under a surface pressure, is formed between the opposing outer sides of the press belts, wherein the double-belt press furthermore has a pressure chamber (08) that generates at least part of the surface pressure and is formed in the reaction zone (13) between a base element (07), particularly a heating plate, and an inner side (11) of the press belt (04), wherein said pressure chamber can be acted upon with a fluidic pressure medium and is laterally bounded and sealed by the at least one annular, closed sliding surface (01), wherein the sliding surface (01) has a sealing surface (12) for abutting on the inner side (11) of the press belt (04) in a sealing manner, wherein the sliding surface (01) comprises a sealing element (02) that forms the sealing surface (12) and a sealing frame (03) that at least partially accommodates the sealing element (02) and serves for movably supporting the sliding surface (01) in the base element (07), particularly in the heating plate, wherein a compression element (17) is arranged between the sealing frame (03) and the sealing element (02) at least in a pressing direction, and wherein said compression element allows a motion of the sealing element (02) relative to the sealing frame (03) due to an elastic compression, especially in reaction to a pressure application on the sliding surface (01) in the pressing direction.

There is provided a medium issuance system which can easily transfer print on an intermediate transfer sheet to a polycarbonate transfer medium. The medium issuance system 50 includes an intermediate transfer sheet supply section 52 for supplying an intermediate transfer sheet 53 to a polycarbonate transfer medium 1, and a hot stamp 55 for heating and pressing the intermediate transfer sheet 53 to transfer print 10A, 10C on the intermediate transfer sheet 53 to the transfer medium 1. The hot stamp 55 heats and presses the intermediate transfer sheet 53 at a temperature of not less than 120 C. and not more than 200 C., and at a pressure of not less than 0.1 kgf/cm.sup.2 and not more than 1000 kgf/cm.sub.2.

An assembly for producing a corrugated cardboard web laminated on one side includes a first corrugating roller and a second corrugating roller for producing a corrugated web. A glue application device applies glue to peaks of the corrugated web and a pressure belt apparatus which in turn includes a pressure belt for pressing a cover sheet against the glued peaks of the corrugated web which rests against the first corrugating roller. The assembly has a pressure belt engaging apparatus including a pressure belt engaging device which engages downwards at the pressure belt during a corrugating roller change to minimize and/or eliminate downwardly sagging of the pressure belt at least adjacent to the pressure belt engaging apparatus, and at least one displacement device in connection with the pressure belt engaging device to displace the pressure belt engaging device between a pressure belt engaging position and an idle position.

A method of manufacturing a soundproof sheet includes a first accumulating step of producing a web in which a plurality of first fibers, which are natural fibers, and a plurality of second fibers including a first core portion and a first coating layer coating the first core portion and having a first melting point are mixed, a heating step of heating the web to melt the first coating layer, a pressurizing step of applying a predetermined compressive force to the web in a state where the first coating layer is melted, and a pressurized cooling step of cooling the web to solidify the first coating layer while still applying the predetermined compressive force.

Polarizing beam splitter plates and systems incorporating such beam splitter plates are described. The polarizing beam splitter plate includes a first substrate and a multilayer optical film reflective polarizer that is disposed on the first substrate. The polarizing beam splitter plate includes a first outermost major surface and an opposing second outermost major surface that makes an angle of less than about 20 degrees with the first outermost major surface. The polarizing beam splitter plate is adapted to reflect an imaged light received from an imager towards a viewer or screen with the reflected imaged light having an effective pixel resolution of less than 12 microns.

A method to produce a wear resistant foil, including providing a first foil including a first thermoplastic material, applying wear resistant particles and a second thermoplastic material form on the first foil, and adhering the first foil to the second thermoplastic binder and the wear resistant particles to form a wear resistant foil.

A panel that includes at least a substrate of thermoplastic material and a top layer with a printed decor and a translucent or transparent wear layer. The substrate substantially consists of three layers, including a lowermost layer, a central layer and an uppermost layer, all made from thermoplastic material. Additionally, the thermoplastic material of the lower most layer and the uppermost layer is more rigid than the thermoplastic material of the central layer.

A continuous process for preparing insulation panels having thick (0.2 mm to 1 mm) metal facing panels and a fiber-reinforced polymer foam core is disclosed. In the process, a bottom metal facing panel is continuously supplied. A mat of reinforcing fibers and a foamable resin composition are applied to the bottom facing panel. A flexible barrier layer is applied atop the foamable resin composition, and the assembly is passed through nip rolls to compress the assembly and force the resin composition into the fiber mat. An adhesive layer and top metallic facing layer are then applied on top of the flexible barrier layer, and the resulting assembly is gauged and cured by passing it through a double band laminator.

To provide a filter medium that has small repulsion in pleating processing, has excellent air and water permeation resistance and filter performance, and has low pressure loss even when an adsorbent loading amount of the filter medium to be subjected to pleating processing is large, and to provide a filter element provided with the filter medium, and a method for manufacturing the filter medium. The filter medium includes an adsorptive layer interposed between air permeable substrates. At least one of the air permeable substrates has a folding streak on the inner face side thereof.

An apparatus and method of manufacturing a display apparatus are provided. The apparatus for manufacturing a display apparatus includes a support; a first stage arranged on the support, the first stage being configured to move linearly and to receive a film member thereon, a second stage spaced apart from the first stage, and arranged on the support, the second stage being configured to move linearly and to receive a display panel thereon. an adhesive belt spaced from the support, the adhesive belt being configured to selectively adhere to the film member, a tension maintenance portion arranged on the support, the tension maintenance portion being configured to ascend and descend and to maintain a tension of the adhesive belt, and a pressing portion under the tension maintenance portion, the pressing portion being configured to move linearly and to press the adhesive belt toward one of the first stage and the second stage.