A device (20) for installing a tubular junction sleeve inside a pipe (1), having a mandrel (20a) of longitudinal axis (XX) supporting on its surface at least a first peripheral chamber (21) having a wall (21a) that is radially expandable by inflation. The first wall including at least one electrical connector (21b) suitable for being connected to one end of said heater wire. The connector being connected to an umbilical (24) including at least a compressed air feed duct for inflating said the first chamber and an electrical power supply duct connected to the electrical connector. The device being characterized in that the mandrel supports on its outer surface a second peripheral chamber (22) having a wall (22a) that is radially expandable by inflation, and also a weld inspection device (23) arranged in the longitudinal direction of the mandrel.

There is described a sonotrode for sealing an opening device onto a hole of a packaging material destined to from a sealed package, comprising: a sealing surface adapted to cooperate with a said packaging material in order to seal the opening device to the packaging material; a cavity bounded by an opening of sealing surface and adapted to receive the opening device; and a ring made in an elastomeric material, partially protruding inside the cavity, and adapted to center a first axis of the opening device on a second axis of the sonotrode.

A divided conduit containing a thermoplastic conduit and at least one strip-shaped film having a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge which are embedded into the inner surface of the conduit forming at least two flexible, longitudinal channels for enveloping cables or other elongated structures.

A method of making a wind turbine blade, and the turbine blade resulting form the process, is described in which correct alignment of the shear webs (42a, 42b) upon mould (30) closing is ensured. The method involves providing a first half shell (32a) and a second half shell (32b) to be joined together to form the wind turbine blade. A first edge (46) of a shear web (42) is attached to an inner surface (36a) of the first half shell (32a). A shear web mounting region is defined on an inner surface (36b) of the second half shell (32b). At least one guide block (60a, 60b) is attached to the inner surface (36b) of the second half shell (32b) adjacent to the shear web (42) mounting region. The guide block (60a, 60b) has a guide surface (70) oriented transversely to the inner surface of the second half shell (36b). Upon mould (30) closing, the first and second half shells (32a, 32b) are brought together whilst a second edge (52) of the shear web (42) is guided over the guide surface (70) of the mounting block (60a, 60b) towards the shear web mounting region defined on the inner surface (36b) of the second half shell (32b).

A joining tool (7), a joining device (2) equipped therewith and a joining method for joining stringers (9) to flexible workpieces (8) are provided. A plurality of industrial robots (3 to 6) are equipped with the joining tools (7) and handle and join the stringer (9) jointly. The joining tools (7) are heated and grip the stringer (9) via a gripper tool (25) on the upper face (30) of the structural unit, using a controlled suction gripper (26), a heated counter-holder (29), which is arranged next to the gripper tool, likewise acting upon the upper face (30) of the structural unit.

A method of manufacturing a core stiffened structure includes orienting the plurality of core wafers in a non-uniform pattern onto a first face sheet, the non-uniform pattern producing non-uniform spacing between adjacent core wafers; assembling a second face sheet onto the plurality of wafers; and curing an adhesive to create a bond between the plurality of wafers, the first face sheet, and the second face sheet.

A container for food products is defined by a cup-shaped basket, which is made of a first polymeric material, and is provided with a gripping handle connected to the basket in rotary manner by means of two coupling elements, which are made of a second polymeric material, and are welded to the basket itself.

A sealing tool for sealing a base into a sleeve with a sonotrode and an anvil with an end face, the anvil having a cavity in the end face to accommodate the sleeve and base, the cavity having an inner surface section formed as a first sealing surface, the sonotrode having a section that can be guided into the cavity in a longitudinal direction and has a circumferential surface section formed as a second sealing surface, the sonotrode and anvil being movable relative to each other in a longitudinal direction between a starting position, in which the sonotrode is positioned outside the cavity, and a welding position, in which the sonotrode is positioned inside the cavity so that the two sealing surfaces are arranged opposite each other and a gap for accommodating the sleeve and base remains between the two sealing surfaces, wherein an inner surface section serving as a guide section adjoins the first sealing surface in the longitudinal direction.

Embodiments of systems and methods for positioning and bonding a nutplate to a substrate comprising at least one aperture, wherein the system includes a nutplate retention fixture formed from a threaded insert and an elastomeric tube engaged with the threaded insert; a heater assembly formed from a heating element, a temperature sensor operable to measure the temperature of the heating element, and a heater housing; a heater retention fixture operable to engage with the nutplate retention fixture and maintain the heater assembly in contact with the substrate; and a heater controller operable to control the output from the heating element. The heater retention fixture includes a spring-loaded nut clamp provided concentrically around the threaded insert and configured to secure the heater retention fixture to the nutplate retention fixture.

A production line for PFCs with FMDs includes a conveyor system, a supply system, and an installation system. The conveyor system is operable to convey PFCs. The supply system includes a roller stage. The roller stage operable to feed FMDs. The installation system includes an installation tool. The installation tool includes a mandrel, a platen, a platen heater, and a platen actuator. The installation tool is configured to receive FMDs from the roller stage in part around the mandrel and in part around the platen, configured to insert into PFCs on the conveyor system, and operable to install FMDs thereto by the operation of the platen heater to heat the platen and the platen actuator to radially expand the platen.