The seal plate assembly of this invention includes a base plate, an insulator pad positioned on the base plate, an electric heater pad positioned on the insulator pad and a pair of seal plates positioned on the electric heater pad, all of which have registering vacuum openings formed therein. The base plate, insulator pad, heater pad and seal plates are bolted together. The seal plates have spaced-apart cavities formed therein. A support plate is positioned in each of the cavities with each of the support plates having a length and width which is less than the length and width of the respective cavity to create a vacuum space at the perimeter of the support plates. The support plates are spaced above the bottom of the cavities.

A system includes a film processing module, a processor, and memory. The processor and memory are in communication with the film processing module. The processor is configured to dynamically coordinate movement of the film processing module relative to a moving web of film and to perform a function on the web of film with the film processing module.

A device for joining a lens with a housing of a lighting device of a motor vehicle, having a receiver for receiving and securing the housing and a pre-centering device for positioning the lens on the housing, wherein the pre-centering device includes a frame element and a plurality of positioning elements that are attached to the frame element for receiving the lens, wherein during a pre-centering process, the frame element of the pre-centering device is movable together with the joined lens relative to the receiver in such a way that the lens is aligned on the housing, which is received in the receiver.

A method of integral hot-melt adhesion of a bicycle saddle contains steps of: a) providing material; b) putting the material into at least one mold; c) inserting a heating plate; d) melting; e) removing the heating plate; f) hot-melting adhesion; and g) taking out. Thereby, the body includes the rubber shell, the flexible layer, and the covering layer. The rubber shell is connected with the support shell by a hot-melting manner so that a peripheral side of the covering layer is bent to and is connected on the bottom of the rubber shell, thus obtaining a security, a smooth appearance, a moisture-proof purpose, a waterproof purpose, a shock absorption, a heat dissipation, an easy cleaning, and a low fabrication cost.

An apparatus and method for joining pipes includes a plate for melting mating surfaces of the pipes to be joined. Additionally, the apparatus utilizes a vacuum in order to push the first and second pipes together in lieu of hand or mechanical pressure which may be inconsistent. Additionally, the vacuum allows the pipes to be joined to settle on each other in order to create a pressure about a periphery of the end of the pipe being joined to the other pipe. The consistent pressure creates a very strong joint between the first and second pipes.

The invention relates to a device for laminating a laminating foil element onto a component having a profiled lamination plane using a lamination tool, by means of which tool the laminating foil element is laminated onto the component, the lamination tool comprising a first tool half and a second tool half, and the device comprising a deflection arrangement for deflecting portions of the laminating foil element out of the profiled lamination plane.

Proposed is an apparatus for manufacturing a hair cap. A rubber band mounting unit is formed on one side of the top surface of the workbench. A rubber band conveying unit is formed on the top surface of the workbench and grips the expanded rubber band. A nonwoven fabric cutting unit is formed on the other side of the top surface of the workbench to cut a nonwoven fabric. A nonwoven fabric fusing unit couples the rubber band, conveyed by the rubber band conveying unit, to the nonwoven fabric. A driving unit makes the rubber band conveying unit reciprocate to the rubber band mounting unit or the nonwoven fabric fusing unit. A collecting unit grips and collects the fused hair cap. Processes for placing the rubber band on the peripheral edge of the nonwoven fabric and bonding same are performed rapidly in succession.

Manufacturing and assembly of a shoe or a portion of a shoe is enhanced by automated placement and assembly of shoe parts. For example, a part-recognition system analyzes an image of a shoe part to identify the part and determine a location of the part. Once the part is identified and located, the part can be manipulated by an automated manufacturing tool.

Provided is a composite material bonding apparatus that can reduce a cycle time when composite material members are bonded to each other. The composite material bonding apparatus includes a sheet-heater moving device that places a graphite heater at an insertion position between a first bonded surface of a first composite material member and a second bonded surface of a second composite material member such that the graphite heater is parallel to the first bonded surface and the second bonded surface facing the first bonded surface, and retracts the graphite heater to a retraction position from the insertion position. The first bonded surface and the second bonded surface are heated at the insertion position by the graphite heater, and then the graphite heater is moved to the retraction position by the sheet-heater moving device.

The methods herein relate to assembling an elastic laminate with a first elastic material and a second elastic material bonded between first and second substrates. During assembly, an elastic laminate may be formed by positioning the first and second substrates in contact with stretched central regions of the first and second elastic materials. The elastic laminates may include two or more bonding regions that may be defined by the various layers or components of the elastic laminate that are laminated or stacked relative to each other. In some configurations, a first plurality of ultrasonic bonds are applied to the elastic laminate to define a first bond density in the first bonding region, and a second plurality of ultrasonic bonds are applied to the elastic laminate to define a second bond density in the second bonding region, wherein the second bond density is not equal to the first bond density.