The present invention relates to a method for producing thermosetting components from two or more semifinished composite-material products with textile fibre reinforcement and matrix material, wherein the semifinished composite-material products are fully consolidated, with the exception of local regions, and are brought into contact at the partially consolidated (gelled) regions (201, 211, 221, 241) such that the matrix material of the partially consolidated regions (201, 211, 221, 241) bonds and the regions joined together in this way are subsequently fully consolidated. Furthermore, a device which is suitable for producing the semifinished composite-material products is disclosed.

A method of releasing ice from a mold apparatus is disclosed which includes the steps of: providing a mold apparatus having a first mold portion including a concave depression and a liquid circulating manifold and a second mold portion having a concave depression; pivotally coupling to the first mold portion to the second mold portion such that the mold apparatus is operable between an ice forming position and an ice harvesting position; assembling the mold apparatus to the ice forming position such that the concave depressions abut to from a mold cavity; injecting water into the mold cavity; cooling the mold apparatus; forming at least one ice structure within the mold cavity; circulating a warm liquid medium in the liquid circulating manifold to warm the mold apparatus; disassembling the mold apparatus to the ice harvesting position; and releasing the at least one ice structure from the mold apparatus.

A 3D-configured production structure of rubber products based on an intelligent manufacturing unit and a production method thereof. The structure includes a stereoscopic production warehouse used to store a mobile intelligent manufacturing unit and an ex-warehouse delivery system used to deliver the mobile intelligent manufacturing unit. The mobile intelligent manufacturing unit includes a unit functional assembly, a molding vulcanization apparatus, a blank feeder, a material-delivering apparatus, a product-collecting apparatus and a reclaimer. The molding vulcanization apparatus includes a upper heat plate, a upper mold, a lower mold, a lower heat plate and a support post. The upper mold and the lower mold are arranged on the inner sides of the upper heat plate and the lower heat plate, respectively. The upper heat plate is fixed on one end of the support post, and the lower heat plate is arranged through the support post.

A method for producing a component from a fiber-composite material includes introducing a fiber impregnated with a matrix onto the inner mold of a mold space formed between the inner mold and an outer mold, introducing a separating membrane onto the fiber impregnated with the matrix such that a cavity extending along the lateral surface of the outer mold is formed between the outer mold and the separating membrane, supplying a thermal oil to the cavity at a pressure that is greater than ambient pressure such that the thermal oil acts on the separating membrane at the pressure, heating the thermal oil to above a glass transition temperature of the matrix, and cooling the thermal to below the glass transition temperature of the matrix, wherein the pressure of the thermal oil on the separating membrane is kept substantially constant at least during the cooling to below the glass transition temperature.

A method and compression mold are provided for producing a sandwich component, in which an outer shell and an inner shell are compressed, together with foam particles in a cavity between the shells, which cavity is formed by two mold halves of a mold, under pressure and at an increased temperature to form the sandwich component. At least one mold half is heated in a first temperature-control zone to a higher maximum temperature than in a second temperature-control zone.

The present disclosure relates to a method (1900) for surface treatment of 3D printed parts for bioprocessing equipment, the method comprising: applying (1902) pressure to a surface (210) to be treated of a 3D printed part (200) using a contact surface (111) of an elastomeric resurfacing tool (110); heating (1904) the contact surface (111) to a temperature above the melting temperature of a material of the 3D printed part (200), thereby melting the surface (210) to form a molten layer of the material at the surface (210); allowing (1906) the surface (210) to cool such that the molten layer formed at the surface (210) re-solidifies, thereby producing a treated surface; and withdrawing (1908) the pressure applied to the treated surface.

Method for joining at least two sections of a wind turbine blade, use of an air heater device in a method for joining at least two sections of a wind turbine blade and external heater for use in a method for joining at least two sections of a wind turbine blade

The method for joining at least two sections of a wind turbine blade involves providing an air heater device (3) and with the air heater device (3) supplying a stream of heated air into inner hollow spaces of first (11) and/or second blade sections (12) at least in a joining region (2) and/or placing an external heater (6) on an outer surface of the first (11) and/or second blade sections (12) at least in the joining region (2), wherein the external heater (6) comprises a multitude of heating zones (62-69), wherein a heating power in the heating zones (62-69) is individually controlled.

The method according to the invention improves the curing of a curable resin used to join the blade sections (11,12).