A method of manufacturing a medical component includes preparing a first sheet of an elastomeric material, arranging at least one electronic device in the first sheet of elastomeric material to obtain an elastomeric preform, and arranging the elastomeric preform in a mold and molding the elastomeric preform therein to cure the elastomeric material and form the medical component having the at least one electronic device embedded therein.

A laminating auxiliary jig includes a base having an accommodating recess, and a pressing plate pivotably attached to the base and having a positioning trough. When the pressing plate is opened, it is separated from the accommodating recess, which a first composite material is put into. When the pressing plate is closed, it is located in the accommodating recess and pressed on the first composite material, the positioning trough communicates with the accommodating recess, and at least one middle foam material is put into the positioning trough to be positioned and attached to the first composite material. When the pressing plate is opened again, a second composite material is put into the accommodating recess to be attached to the middle foam material. Therefore, the laminating auxiliary jig helps a user quickly complete laminating the multilayer composite material. The method of using the laminating auxiliary jig is also provided.

Molding accuracy of a metal member is improved in an apparatus, a mold set, and a method for producing a metal-resin composite with a set of molds. An apparatus for manufacturing a metal-resin composite by press molding a metal member and a resin material, the apparatus including a mold including an upper mold and a lower mold sandwiching the metal member and the resin material, a molding auxiliary component detachably fixed to the upper mold so as to fill at least a part of a cavity C for arranging the resin material formed by the upper mold and the lower mold, and a drive unit that moves at least one of the upper mold and the lower mold in a vertical direction. The molding auxiliary component has a first press surface for molding the metal member. The upper mold has a second press surface for integrally molding the metal member and the resin material. A distance between the first press surface and the lower mold in a state where the molding auxiliary component is attached is shorter than a distance between the second press surface and the lower mold in a state where the molding auxiliary component is removed.

A multi-part compression mold for forming a complex part having a desired fiber alignment, and methods therefor, are disclosed. The multi-part mold comprises at least three sections. Specific arrangements of fiber-bundle-based preforms are introduced to more than one of the mold sections of the multi-part mold, and subjected to compression molding. The arrangements of preforms, in conjunction with the multi-part mold, result in a complex part having fibers that substantially align with anticipated principle stress vectors that arise in the complex part, when in use.

A die assembly for forming finished parts from blanks includes an upper die section and a lower die section. The upper die section includes an upper segmented die having a plurality of upper die segments releasably coupled to each other. The lower die section includes a lower segmented die having a plurality of lower die segments releasably coupled to each other. The die assembly is usable with a movable gantry press configured to move to a location of the die assembly and operate the die assembly.

Described herein is a method for preparing a molded rubber product comprising a printed label that is integrally molded into the molded rubber product as part of the normal molding process in order to ensure the label becomes an integral part of the final molded rubber product. The printable label may be composed of a rubber based reflective sheeting.

A method for producing a film having a fine irregular pattern intermittently includes feeding a film to be processed intermittently from upstream side to the vicinity of the surface of a die having a fine irregular pattern, transferring the pattern to the surface of the film by pressing the film against the surface of a die, stripping the processed film on which a pattern is formed from the surface of a die, and then feeding a new film to be processed to the die, wherein the processed film is stripped from the surface of a die by gripping and moving the processed film to the upstream side, and then the processed film is fed by a length of intermittent feed to the surface of a die while preventing the processed film from creasing.

The present invention is directed to a method of forming plurality of golf balls comprising steps of: providing plurality of inner cores; forming sheet of uncured rubber; forming plurality of preps in the sheet of uncured rubber such that each prep contains a concave top surface and is detachably connected to coupling material; loading the preps and coupling material into a core mold; loading plurality of inner cores into mold such that the inner cores are aligned with the concave surface of each prep; molding the preps about the inner cores to form outer core layers; and forming covers about outer core layers.

A punch pin hole inspection apparatus and method uses a punch and a die capable of checking defects or damage, specifically pin holes or microcracks, due to shaping immediately after finishing shaping a laminate sheet into a battery case using the punch.

A modular highway warning strip system which comprises a modular warning strip segment having first and second ends, a length extending between the first and second ends, two opposing lengthwise sides, a width extending between the opposing lengthwise sides of the segment, top and bottom surfaces, and a thickness. Each of the first and second ends comprise at least one male protrusion and at least one female receptacle, wherein the at least one male protrusion is configured to engage the at least one female receptacle for joining a plurality of the segments together end-to-end. A segmented metallic plate is disposed between upper and lower rubber layers, the segmented plate comprising a plurality of segments separated by slits comprising living hinges.