A pressurizing device is used for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced resin pipe from a pipe-shaped laminate body prepreg sheets, and comprises a tubular main body. The tubular main body is provided with a helical cut extending helically in the axial direction so as to have a helical cut portion made of a metal. The helical cut portion is arranged inside or outside of the pipe-shaped laminate body. The helical cut portion changes its outer diameter and inner diameter to press the laminate body when a torsional moment and/or a force in the axial direction is applied thereto.

The invention is directed to a system and method for hermetically sealing a closure to a container comprising a die assembly and a mandrel assembly. The mandrel assembly comprises an outer mandrel, an inner mandrel, and an ejector disposed within an inner circumference of the inner mandrel. At least the outer mandrel is configured to translate a first distance in a first time period, the inner mandrel and the ejector are configured to translate a second distance in a second time period, the inner mandrel is configured to retract a third distance in a third time period, and the ejector is configured to retract the third distance in a fourth time period.

The present disclosure relates to a variable stator vane and a method of fabricating the variable stator vane of a gas turbine engine. The method includes providing at least one fibre sheet. The method further includes rolling the at least one fibre sheet around a mandrel to form a spindle section of the variable stator vane. An excess of material of the at least one fibre sheet remains after forming the spindle section. The method further includes using the excess of material of the at least one fibre sheet to form the at least one aerofoil section of the variable stator vane.

The present disclosure relates to a variable stator vane and a method of fabricating the variable stator vane of a gas turbine engine. The method includes providing at least one fibre sheet. The method further includes rolling the at least one fibre sheet around a mandrel to form a spindle section of the variable stator vane. An excess of material of the at least one fibre sheet remains after forming the spindle section. The method further includes using the excess of material of the at least one fibre sheet to form the at least one aerofoil section of the variable stator vane.

A method of constructing a mandrel generally complementary to a spar cavity of a spar includes connecting a first component and a second component to form a central space there between and inserting a center component within the central space such that the center component retains the first component and second component in a desired position forming an outer surface of the mandrel which corresponds to an inner surface of the spar cavity.

A method of constructing a mandrel generally complementary to a spar cavity of a spar includes connecting a first component and a second component to form a central space there between and inserting a center component within the central space such that the center component retains the first component and second component in a desired position forming an outer surface of the mandrel which corresponds to an inner surface of the spar cavity.

A rotor blade segment of a wind turbine includes a seamless leading edge surface. A method of manufacturing a rotor blade segment of a wind turbine, the rotor blade segment having a seamless leading edge surface, includes forming an outer skin of the rotor blade segment. The outer skin defines a continuous outer surface. The continuous outer surface includes a pressure side surface extending between a pressure side aft edge and a pressure side forward edge, a suction side surface extending between a suction side forward edge and a suction side aft edge, and the seamless leading edge surface extends between the pressure side forward edge and the suction side forward edge. After folding the outer skin, the pressure side surface is positioned opposite the suction side surface and the pressure side aft edge is proximate the suction side aft edge.

Disclosed is an intelligent automatic conical net making machine. The net making machine comprises a net winding device (3) and a net binding device (4). The net winding device (3) comprises a filter screen winding shaft (3.1), a filter screen winding drum (3.3) and a net winding power device (3.2). The filter screen winding shaft (3.1) comprises a conical hollow shaft body, and a strip-shaped net binding hole is axially provided in the hollow shaft body. The filter screen winding drum (3.3) comprises two arc-shaped plates (3.5) hinged together, and the two arc-shaped plates (3.5) can be driven by the net winding power device (3.2) to be opened and closed along a hinged shaft to wrap the filter screen winding shaft (3.1) without shielding the net binding hole. The net binding device (4) comprises an automatic stapler (4.1) and a stapler base mould (4.5), and the stapler base mould (4.5) of the net binding device (4) can be inserted into the hollow shaft body of the filter screen winding shaft (3.1). The automatic stamper (4.1) can cooperate with the stapler bottom mould (4.5) through the net binding hole to complete a net binding operation. The equipment can stably and reliably finish the net supplying, feeding, winding and binding process, is smooth in equipment operation, and is suitable for popularization and industrial production in the industry.

Disclosed is an intelligent automatic conical net making machine. The net making machine comprises a net winding device (3) and a net binding device (4). The net winding device (3) comprises a filter screen winding shaft (3.1), a filter screen winding drum (3.3) and a net winding power device (3.2). The filter screen winding shaft (3.1) comprises a conical hollow shaft body, and a strip-shaped net binding hole is axially provided in the hollow shaft body. The filter screen winding drum (3.3) comprises two arc-shaped plates (3.5) hinged together, and the two arc-shaped plates (3.5) can be driven by the net winding power device (3.2) to be opened and closed along a hinged shaft to wrap the filter screen winding shaft (3.1) without shielding the net binding hole. The net binding device (4) comprises an automatic stapler (4.1) and a stapler base mould (4.5), and the stapler base mould (4.5) of the net binding device (4) can be inserted into the hollow shaft body of the filter screen winding shaft (3.1). The automatic stamper (4.1) can cooperate with the stapler bottom mould (4.5) through the net binding hole to complete a net binding operation. The equipment can stably and reliably finish the net supplying, feeding, winding and binding process, is smooth in equipment operation, and is suitable for popularization and industrial production in the industry.

A method for forming a vehicle reinforcing member (26, 28, 30). The method includes conforming a planar body of fibre reinforced material (CFRM) (504), such as a sheet or unidirectional tape, to a shape of a shape defining member (506, 900). In effect, the shape defining member (506, 900) is a core that defines an internal volume of a closed cross-section portion of the vehicle reinforcing member (26, 28, 30). The CFRM material (504) comprises continuous fibres in a synthetic matrix. The method further includes bonding a first edge portion (510) of the CFRM body (504) to a second edge portion (512) of the CFRM body (504) thereby to form the closed cross-section portion of the vehicle reinforcing member (26, 28, 30). An apparatus (800) for implementing the method, and components (e.g. vehicle reinforcing members (26, 28, 30), vehicle seats (10) and so forth) formed using the method are also described.