Systems for depositing coatings onto surfaces of molds and other articles are generally provided. In some embodiments, a system is adapted and arranged to cause gaseous species to flow parallel to a filament array. In some embodiments, a system comprises one or more mold supports that are translatable.

Systems for depositing coatings onto surfaces of molds and other articles are generally provided. In some embodiments, a system is adapted and arranged to cause gaseous species to flow parallel to a filament array. In some embodiments, a system comprises one or more mold supports that are translatable.

A film production method for producing a thin film on a surface of a workpiece, including the steps of: disposing the workpiece in a chamber; supplying a process gas into the chamber with the inside of the chamber being maintained at a predetermined pressure; applying a light having an energy between 3 eV and 10 eV to the surface of the workpiece to cause a photoelectron to be emitted from the surface of the workpiece; and applying an AC electric field to the surface of the workpiece, wherein the AC electric field has an electric field intensity causing a Townsend discharge to occur without generating a glow discharge plasma.

A production method for an organopolysiloxane emulsion composition, wherein (I) an emulsion composition is prepared from an organopolysiloxane (A) that is represented by formula (1) and that has an octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane content of 1,000 ppm or less

HO(R.sup.1.sub.2SiO).sub.nH(1),

(wherein R.sup.1 is H or a monovalent hydrocarbon group and n is a number that makes the viscosity, at 25 C., of the organopolysiloxane 200 mm.sup.2/s or more but less than 2,000 mm.sup.2/s), a surfactant (B) that is represented by formula (2) and that has an alkyl naphthalene skeleton

R.sup.2.sub.a-C.sub.10H.sub.(7-a)SO.sub.3M(2),

(wherein R.sup.2 is an alkyl group, M is H.sup.+, an alkali metal ion, an alkali earth metal ion, NH.sub.4.sup.+, or a tertiary NH.sub.4.sup.+, and m is 1-3), and water (C-1), and wherein (II) water (C-2) is added as necessary and then emulsion polymerization is performed in the presence of an acid catalyst (D). The organopolysiloxane produced has a viscosity of 300,000 mPa.Math.s or higher at 25 C. and has an octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane content of 3,000 ppm or less. The particle size of the emulsion is 500 nm or less.

Methods and combinations of a curing catalyst with a mold release mixture, which is then subsequently applied to the surface of a mold prior to the application of polyurethane reactants to said mold, where the curing catalyst component has the effect of catalyzing the reaction at the surface of the molded part. This catalysis results in greater reactivity at the surface between reacting portions and lower delamination of the surface of the foam, thereby leading to more attractive skins with a more consistent cell structure, and lower de-mold times due to skins whose nature makes them less likely to adhere to the surface of the mold. These foams will be less likely to tear upon opening of the mold, and production quality and output will be improved.

Methods and combinations of a curing catalyst with a mold release mixture, which is then subsequently applied to the surface of a mold prior to the application of polyurethane reactants to said mold, where the curing catalyst component has the effect of catalyzing the reaction at the surface of the molded part. This catalysis results in greater reactivity at the surface between reacting portions and lower delamination of the surface of the foam, thereby leading to more attractive skins with a more consistent cell structure, and lower de-mold times due to skins whose nature makes them less likely to adhere to the surface of the mold. These foams will be less likely to tear upon opening of the mold, and production quality and output will be improved.

A method for building a mold and building a protective skin on a premade body. The surface of the premade body can be sprayed with a mold release agent and then coated with bedliner material.

A method for building a mold and building a protective skin on a premade body. The surface of the premade body can be sprayed with a mold release agent and then coated with bedliner material.

Methods for producing transparent polycarbonate articles include melting a composition at a temperature of 300 to 390 C., extruding the melted composition to form a strand, cooling the strand of extruded composition, cutting the cooled strand into pellets, drying the pellets at a temperature of 50 to 140 C. and injecting molding or extruding the pellets at a temperature of 300 to 380 C. to form an article. The composition can comprise a moisture content of 0.1 to 5 wt. % and a crystalline additive having a melting point of at least 280 C., a heat of fusion greater than or equal to 1.0 Joule/gram (J/g). The composition can be cooled to at least 20 C. below the glass transition temperature of the polycarbonate.

Methods for producing transparent polycarbonate articles include melting a composition at a temperature of 300 to 390 C., extruding the melted composition to form a strand, cooling the strand of extruded composition, cutting the cooled strand into pellets, drying the pellets at a temperature of 50 to 140 C. and injecting molding or extruding the pellets at a temperature of 300 to 380 C. to form an article. The composition can comprise a moisture content of 0.1 to 5 wt. % and a crystalline additive having a melting point of at least 280 C., a heat of fusion greater than or equal to 1.0 Joule/gram (J/g). The composition can be cooled to at least 20 C. below the glass transition temperature of the polycarbonate.