Disclosed herein are embodiments of a wound treatment apparatus with electronic components integrated within a wound dressing. In some embodiments, a wound dressing apparatus can comprise a wound dressing. The wound dressing can comprise an absorbent material, an electronics unit comprising a negative pressure source, the electronics unit integrated within the wound dressing and at least partially encapsulated by a flexible film. The electronics unit can include translucent or transparent components that allow light to travel through to reach adhesives or coatings on the electronic components that would otherwise be obscured.

Methods, apparatus or equipment and systems for lining conduits, e.g., preferably subterranean pipelines and passageways, such as sewers, with a liner impregnated with a curable resin in order to secure the conduit against ingress or egress of liquids.

A machine (1) and a method for thermobonding using an emission of electromagnetic waves (13), for example microwaves, to activate one or a plurality of adhesive layers located between a support and one or a plurality of layers of flexible covering, through a bed of particles (4) fluidized by a humidified gas. A multi-layer upholstery item including at least one non-permeable layer and produced in a single operation is also described.

Method for producing crockery (460) filled with phase-change material, comprising the steps of pouring (110) liquid phase-change material into a mould, curing (120) of the phase-change material in the mould, packaging (130) the cured phase-change material in a package (330), drawing (140) a vacuum in the package filled with cured phase-change material, arranging (150) the package (330) filled with phase-change material against a wall (310) of a first part (510) of the crockery to be heated or cooled, arranging (160) a second part (520) of the crockery against the first part (510) of the crockery, such that the package (330) filled with phase-change material is enclosed by the first part and the second part of the crockery, and sealing (170) the first and second parts of the crockery arranged on each other, with sealing agent (570).

An apparatus and related methods for constructing articles with cured pressure-sensitive adhesives comprising (i) a coater that applies a curable adhesive to a membrane; (ii) a cross-linking apparatus adapted to receive said membrane with said curable adhesive, said cross-linking apparatus comprising a light source positioned a first predetermined height above an aperture plate having an aperture therethrough, wherein said aperture plate is positioned a second predetermined height, said first predetermined height and said second predetermined height selected to define an exposure area of light emitted from said light source on to said curable adhesive to form a composite product; and (iii) a roll adapted to receive said composite product, said roll adapted to control a speed at which said membrane with said curable adhesive is exposed to light from said light source.

Methods and devices for producing artificial nails are disclosed, comprising: automatically recognizing user nail information by means of a 3D scanner (S100); recognizing a selected nail decoration design of a 2D or 3D form by means of a UV 3D printer (S200); a step in which the UV 3D printer, equipped with a device capable of adjusting a Z axis, forms a decoration layer corresponding to a curved surface of a user's nail shape with the nail decoration design recognized in step S200, on the basis of the user nail information recognized in step S100 (S300); a step in which the UV 3D printer forms an adhesive layer to be attached with the decoration layer produced in step S300; and a step of completely curing the decoration layer and the adhesive layer in a short time by subjecting same to heat treatment by using a UV lamp of the UV 3D printer, thereby printing an artificial nail in which the adhesive layer is coupled to the bottom of the decoration layer.

Disclosed is a hydrogenated copolymer obtained by hydrogenating a copolymer which comprises an aromatic vinyl monomer unit and a chain conjugated diene monomer unit. When, among at least two hydrogenated copolymer-derived peaks in an elution curve measured by gel permeation chromatography of a sample containing the hydrogenated product, a hydrogenated copolymer-derived peak exhibiting a peak top with the earliest elution time is defined as a first peak and a hydrogenated copolymer-derived peak exhibiting a peak top with the second earliest elution time is defined as a second peak, the ratio of a standard polystyrene-equivalent molecular weight based on the elution time of the first peak (first peak molecular weight) to a standard polystyrene-equivalent molecular weight based on the elution time of the second peak (second peak molecular weight) is 1.50 or more. The second peak molecular weight is 1,000 or more.

A method for joining a fastener to a workpiece that comprises the steps of: (a) providing a workpiece, (b) providing a one-piece metal fastener including an anchor section which extends along an anchor axis, a flange formed on and extending radially to the anchor section, the flange being radially delimited by an outer edge, and the flange at least partially forms an application section located at a non-zero distance from the outer edge; (c) applying a UV-curing adhesive on the application section; (d) arranging the fastener on the workpiece by pushing the flange against the workpiece and squeezing the adhesive toward the outer edges; (e) curing the adhesive exposed at the outer edge of the flange by applying an UV radiation; and (f) curing the adhesive between the flange and workpiece by anaerobic curing.

A connection element for adhering to a component surface of a first component, such that a second component can be secured to the first component by the connection element, including a base element having an adhesive side with an adhesive surface, and a mounting structure. The base element consists of a thermoplastic with a temperature of continued use of at least 130° C., which can be poorly irradiated or cannot be irradiated with light, and has at least one irradiation region. The base element can be irradiated with light in this region in such a way that light energy penetrates the base element. The irradiation region, in cross-section, has a smaller thickness and a transmittance at least 20% with a light wavelength between 320 and 500 nm. Alternatively, the irradiation region is formed by a through-opening.

The invention relates to a method for producing an adhesive bond between at least a first and a second, at least partially transparent planar component, in which the first component is laid onto a support plate, and an adhesive is applied to the first component at specified locations on the side of the first component facing away from the support plate, and the second component is laid onto the first component and is held parallel to the first component at a predefined distance, in such a way that the second component comes into contact with the adhesive on the first component.