Skin for dressing backlit vehicle interior parts comprising a perforated opaque decorative layer and a light transmitting material filling the holes wherein the light transmitting material is a reactive hotmelt adhesive which forms a base layer extended over the back side of the opaque decorative layer and comprising a central portion and a transition portion surrounding the central portion and several projections protruding from the central portion of the base layer and completely filling the through holes. Method and an installation for manufacturing said skin for dressing backlit vehicle interior parts.

An extruder for multi-lumen tubular products with multi-coronal arrangement comprises a main body (2) defining a passage cavity (2a) and an average outflow direction (2b), as well as an input surface (3) and an exit surface (4) respectively formed on opposite faces of the main body (2) and defining respective entry areas afferent to and efferent from the passage cavity (2a); the extruder further comprises an expansion portion (4a) associated with the exit surface (4) and adapted to mutually orient spontaneous expansive flows of said extrusion material through the exit surface (4) in reciprocal directions of mutual intersection.

Annular manifold for an extrusion parison head for manufacturing a tubular moulding from a thermoplastic material includes an accommodation body with a first accommodation chamber with an inner surface, a first distribution sleeve with an outer surface, which has a distribution groove, wherein the first distribution sleeve is accommodated in the first accommodation chamber, as well as an annular first distribution chamber, which is formed between the inner surface of the first accommodation chamber and the outer surface of the first distribution sleeve, and which ends in an annular gap opening, wherein the outer surface of the first distribution sleeve has a single helical distribution groove with more than one winding and less than 1.25 windings.

There is provided a die for extrusion in which an undesired reaction is suppressed in an inside thereof and with which variation in thickness of a resin sheet to be obtained can be reduced. A die for extrusion of the present invention includes: a cylindrical inflow port into which a molten resin flows; a manifold connected to the inflow port; a first slit connected to the manifold; a second slit connected to the first slit; and a lip land connected to the second slit. In the die for extrusion, the shape of a flow path is optimized based on a relationship among a position in the die, an operation time, and a vulcanization degree.

A mold for extrusion molding includes an extrusion port and a plastic channel. The extrusion port is configured to extrude a plastic composition containing at least one kind of plastic. The plastic channel is configured to cause the supplied plastic composition to flow to the extrusion port. The plastic channel includes a first channel, a second channel, and a third channel. The second channel is connected to the first channel and has a channel cross-sectional area gradually decreasing downstream in a flowing direction of the plastic composition. The third channel is connected to the second channel and configured to cause the plastic composition to flow to the extrusion port. The third channel has a channel cross-sectional area gradually decreasing downstream in the flowing direction of the plastic composition.

An apparatus and method for manufacturing a workpiece using optical dimensioning. The apparatus comprises a tool configured to alter at least one feature of the workpiece. An imaging system is coupled to the tool and defines an optical axis. The imaging system is configured to capture a plurality of images of the at least one feature of the workpiece. A controller comprises one or more processors. The controller is configured to analyze the plurality of images to determine measured dimensions of the at least one feature of the workpiece. The controller is further configured to define a three-dimensional path for operating the tool by applying a predefined modification to the measured dimensions of the at least one feature of the workpiece.

A nozzle for extruding a composite material from an extruder barrel. The nozzle includes a body and a tapered nozzle passage extending through the body. The tapered nozzle passage having a nozzle inlet opening configured to interface with the extruder barrel, and a nozzle outlet opening, where the tapered nozzle passage has a contoured nozzle passage surface extending between the extruder barrel and the nozzle outlet opening with smooth transitions, free of angles, so that each nozzle passage surface portion, having a corresponding contour, transitions smoothly to each other nozzle passage surface portion, having a respective different contour, from the nozzle inlet opening to the nozzle outlet opening, and the nozzle outlet opening is defined by at least a first edge and a second edge that intersect each other at an acute angle.

Polymeric netting comprising polymeric ribbons and polymeric strands, each of the polymeric ribbons and polymeric strands having a length and a width, wherein the length is the longest dimension and the width is the shortest dimension, wherein a plurality of the polymeric strands are bonded together to form a netting layer, wherein adjacent polymeric strands in the netting layer are bonded intermittently at multiple locations along their respective lengths, wherein the netting layer has first and second opposing major surfaces, wherein the polymeric ribbons have a height-to-width aspect ratio of at least 2:1 and a minor surface defined by their width and length, and wherein the minor surface of a plurality of the polymeric ribbons is bonded to the first major surface of the netting layer. Polymeric netting described herein are useful, for example, in an absorbent article.

The invention is directed to a crosshead die for the extrusion of a profile, such as a uniform ply coat for a tire. The crosshead die is used with an extruder, and includes a body. An inlet is formed in the body, and is in fluid communication with the extruder. An outlet and a flow channel are also formed in the body. The flow channel extends between the inlet and the outlet, and is bounded by an upper wall, a lower wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall. The flow channel is formed with a bend and a cross section that includes a trapezoidal shape to align the flow of elastomer with the center of the flow channel.

Extruded seals including a sealing portion with a honeycomb profile and method for making extruded seals with honeycomb profiles. An extrusion tool is provided with a first and second plate connected together. The first plate has a plurality of pins, which are vented to form a honeycomb profile. The second plate has a profiled opening receiving the plurality of pins and forming the overall shape of the part, including the outermost surfaces of the part. The pins serve as mandrels for extruded molten material to flow around. Varying the pin configuration and dimensions changes the honeycomb profile. The honeycomb structure is provided in the sealing portion of the extrusion. The honeycomb profile is formed by itself, co-extruded with a rigid or semi-rigid structural member, or applied to the rigid or semi-rigid structural member after the structural member is formed.