A method of forming a fiber-reinforced composite part includes forming a composite preform by extruding a hollow metal shape onto a fiber-reinforced preform at an extrusion temperature and cooling the hollow metal shape from the extrusion temperature to a temperature less than the extrusion temperature. Heat from the hollow metal shape cooling from the extrusion temperature is conducted into the fiber-reinforced preform for curing thereof. Also, thermal contraction of the hollow metal shape onto the fiber-reinforced preform applies a consolidation pressure on the fiber-reinforced preform for curing thereof. The fiber-reinforced preform may be a hollow fiber-reinforced preform and a die can be moved through the hollow fiber-reinforced preform such that consolidation pressure is applied thereto by a combination of the thermal contraction of the hollow metal shape onto the hollow fiber-reinforced preform and the die moving through the hollow fiber-reinforced preform.

An orthodontic wire bender robot to be used in the manufacture of orthodontic prostheses, having a cartesian type displacement frame that allows moving the bending head of the equipment along the X, Y and Z-axes, in order to enable the robot to execute bends by torque, performing horizontal, vertical and sagittal compensations so that the shaped orthodontic wire presents an incline on its faces at certain angle and segment in order to execute frontal rotation stresses.

A method for producing a seamless metal pipe includes the steps of: preparing a billet having a diameter (B); heating the billet; forming, in a center part of a rear end of the heated billet, a hole including four grooves extending in an axial direction of the billet, the grooves each having a groove width (D) satisfying Formula (1), a groove height (H) satisfying Formula (2), and a groove depth (L1) satisfying Formula (3); and subjecting the billet provided with the hole to piercing-rolling from a front end thereof by means of a piercing machine. By this means, the generation of burrs and internal defects at the rear end of a hollow shell after piercing-rolling can be suppressed.
0.12≤D/B≤0.25  (1)
0.10≤H/B≤0.20  (2)
0.05≤L1/B≤0.10  (3)

A wire drawing die 1 includes a non-diamond material, is provided with a die hole 1h, and has a reduction 1c and a bearing 1d that is positioned downstream of the reduction 1c. A reduction angle γ which is an opening angle of the die hole 1h at the reduction 1c is less than or equal to 17°, and a surface roughness Ra of the die hole 1h within ±20 μm from a specific position inside the bearing 1d in a circumferential direction of the die hole 1h that is perpendicular to a wire drawing direction is less than or equal to 0.025 μm.

A wire drawing die 1 includes a non-diamond material, is provided with a die hole 1h, and has a reduction 1c and a bearing 1d that is positioned downstream of the reduction 1c. A reduction angle γ which is an opening angle of the die hole 1h at the reduction 1c is less than or equal to 17°, and a surface roughness Ra of the die hole 1h within ±20 μm from a specific position inside the bearing 1d in a circumferential direction of the die hole 1h that is perpendicular to a wire drawing direction is less than or equal to 0.025 μm.

A wire drawing method includes: preparing a first wire rod that includes a first pipe having a first longitudinal length and a second pipe having a second longitudinal length different from the first longitudinal length; creating a second wire rod that includes the first pipe having a third longitudinal length and the second pipe having a fourth longitudinal length different from the third longitudinal length, by reducing a cross-sectional diameter of the first wire rod through wire drawing; and setting a first difference between the third longitudinal length and the fourth longitudinal length in the second wire rod to be smaller than a second difference between the first longitudinal length and the second longitudinal length in the first wire rod.

A wire drawing method includes: preparing a first wire rod that includes a first pipe having a first longitudinal length and a second pipe having a second longitudinal length different from the first longitudinal length; creating a second wire rod that includes the first pipe having a third longitudinal length and the second pipe having a fourth longitudinal length different from the third longitudinal length, by reducing a cross-sectional diameter of the first wire rod through wire drawing; and setting a first difference between the third longitudinal length and the fourth longitudinal length in the second wire rod to be smaller than a second difference between the first longitudinal length and the second longitudinal length in the first wire rod.

Fuel bundle has plurality of twisted ribbon fuel rodlets arranged hexagonal packing or circle packing arrangement in a reactor core encased in a multilayer casing. Arrangement of twisted ribbon fuel rodlets is facilitated by rodlet seating fixture with seating surface having a plurality of protrusions that form a receiving space for ends of the twisted ribbon fuel rodlets. Manufacture of the fuel bundle incorporates fiber manufacturing technologies and, optionally, infiltration of spaces in the reactor core by infiltrant. Twisted ribbon fuel rodlet manufacturing system has sub-systems that impart twist periodicity to extruded ribbons, inspect twisted extruded ribbons, and cut twisted extruded ribbons to length. Inspection sorts twisted ribbon fuel rodlets as well as provides feedback to adjust operation of sub-systems. The fuel bundle (and optional fuel bundle support) can be incorporated into a fuel assembly of nuclear propulsion fission reactor structure of, for example, a nuclear thermal propulsion engine.

Fuel bundle has plurality of twisted ribbon fuel rodlets arranged hexagonal packing or circle packing arrangement in a reactor core encased in a multilayer casing. Arrangement of twisted ribbon fuel rodlets is facilitated by rodlet seating fixture with seating surface having a plurality of protrusions that form a receiving space for ends of the twisted ribbon fuel rodlets. Manufacture of the fuel bundle incorporates fiber manufacturing technologies and, optionally, infiltration of spaces in the reactor core by infiltrant. Twisted ribbon fuel rodlet manufacturing system has sub-systems that impart twist periodicity to extruded ribbons, inspect twisted extruded ribbons, and cut twisted extruded ribbons to length. Inspection sorts twisted ribbon fuel rodlets as well as provides feedback to adjust operation of sub-systems. The fuel bundle (and optional fuel bundle support) can be incorporated into a fuel assembly of nuclear propulsion fission reactor structure of, for example, a nuclear thermal propulsion engine.

A die block device in an extruder including a cooling mechanism of a simple structure reciprocable between an operation position and a changing position. A die block portion configured to reciprocate between an operation position for extrusion and a changing position for die changing; and a gas supply portion configured to supply a cooling gas toward the die block portion. The die block portion includes a block body having a support surface that supports the die, and a gas channel having a supply port for the cooling gas and an exhaust port that extends from the supply port through the block body and opens into the support surface.