A method and system for powder coating non electrically conductive elements, preferably brake pads. A pre-treatment station is upstream of an electrostatic powder coating deposition station and a baking station for melting and polymerizing the powder coating in order to form a coating layer on a surface to be coated. The pre-treatment station causes the elements to be coated to conduct electrically by uniformly wetting said elements by means of creating poorly mineralized water covalent bonds on at least one surface to be coated, in an amount aimed at producing a measurable weight increase in the non electrically conductive elements, which then causes them to conduct electrically. The water adsorbed and/or deposited is subsequently eliminated within the baking station.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a weather-resistant hard coat composition for a glass-substitute substrate capable of efficiently forming a coating film excelling in weather resistance, scratch resistance, and toughness. The present invention provides: a weather-resistant hard coat composition for a glass-substitute substrate, the composition containing a polyorganosilsesquioxane having a constituent unit represented by Formula (1); a cured product thereof; and a laminate having a glass-substitute substrate and a coating film formed on at least one surface of the glass-substitute substrate. The coating film is a layer of a cured product of the weather-resistant hard coat composition for a glass-substitute substrate. [In formula (1), R.sup.1 represents a group containing an active energy ray-curable functional group.]

A modified polyamic acid, a preparation method thereof, and a preparation method of a composite film are provided. The modified polyamic acid includes polyamic acid and polyvinylidene fluoride. The modified polyamic acid is formed by introducing polyvinylidene fluoride having good thermal stability, high dielectric constant, excellent piezoelectric, and ferroelectric properties, so the dielectric constant and structural adjustability of the modified polyamic acid are improved.

The volatilization suppressing component according to the present disclosure has a metallic base material; and a laminated film having at least a first layer formed on a portion or the entirety of a surface of the metallic base material, and a second layer formed on the first layer, wherein the first layer is an adhesive layer between the metallic base material and the second layer, and the second layer is a protective layer for the first layer.

A coating composition comprising an acid functional acrylic resin and a silane modified compound is disclosed. Substrates coated at least in part with such coatings are also disclosed.

A thermoplastic prepreg includes a mat, web, or fabric of fibers and hollow glass microspheres that are positioned atop the mat, web, or fabric of fibers or dispersed therein. The thermoplastic prepreg also includes a thermoplastic polymer that is fully impregnated through the mat, web, or fabric of fibers and the hollow glass microspheres so that the thermoplastic prepreg has a void content of less than 3% by volume of the thermoplastic prepreg. The thermoplastic material is polymerized monomers and oligomers in which greater than 90% by weight of the monomers or oligomers react to form the thermoplastic material.

According to one embodiment, a system for manufacturing a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) prepreg includes a mechanism for continuously moving a fabric or mat and a resin application component that applies a methyl methacrylate (MMA) resin to the fabric or mat. The system also includes a press mechanism that presses the fabric or mat during the continuous movement subsequent to the application of the MMA resin to ensure that the MMA resin fully saturates the fabric or mat. The system further includes a curing oven through which the fabric or mat is continuously moved. The curing oven is maintained at a temperature of between 40° C. and 100° C. to polymerize the MMA resin and thereby form PMMA so that upon exiting the curing oven, the fabric or mat is fully impregnated with PMMA.

A modified polyamic acid, a preparation method thereof, and a preparation method of a composite film are provided. The modified polyamic acid includes polyamic acid and polyvinylidene fluoride. The modified polyamic acid is formed by introducing polyvinylidene fluoride having good thermal stability, high dielectric constant, excellent piezoelectric, and ferroelectric properties, so the dielectric constant and structural adjustability of the modified polyamic acid are improved.

Described are techniques for applying a cured polymeric blanket coating onto a surface, specifically for applying a blanket-coated cured polymeric coating onto a surface of a substrate that is useful as an electrostatic chuck for processing semiconductor wafers.

A vehicle lamp and a method for manufacturing a vehicle lamp. The vehicle lamp includes a lower substrate, a fluorescent film and a color filter stacked in this order. The fluorescent film and the color filter include polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS).