Examples of forming metal composites are described herein. In an example, a metal sheet is formed into a predetermined shape using superplastic thermal forming technique. Further, a carbon fiber-reinforced polymer sheet is shaped into the predetermined shape by thermal forming. The metal sheet and the carbon fiber-reinforced polymer sheet are coupled by applying an adhesive between the metal sheet and the carbon fiber-reinforced polymer sheet, to form a metal composite.

The present invention relates to a surface-modifying sheet including a release sheet and a surface-modifying layer, the surface-modifying layer having an average thickness of 0.1 μm to 50 μm, and the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the thickness of the surface-modifying layer being less than twice the average thickness; and a surface-modified member, a coated article and a method for producing a coated article, using the surface-modifying sheet.

A laminated body includes a glass substrate, an adhesion layer, and a resin layer in this order. The adhesion layer includes a side-contact portion. The side-contact portion is located outside an outer edge of the resin layer in a part of an entire circumferential of the outer edge when observing the laminated body from a normal direction of a surface of the glass substrate, and is in contact with at least a part of a side surface of the resin layer.

A method for manufacturing an automotive ornament is provided, and the method includes following steps. A light-transmitting element is provided. At least one opening running through at least part of the light-transmitting element is formed. A sputtering layer is formed by a sputtering process using a sputtering device, where the sputtering layer is located in the at least one opening to form an ornament unit.

A personalize disposable self-adhesive and strapless protective mask for preventing inhalation of airborne materials, bacteria and viruses is provided. The self-adhesive protective mask includes a pliable adhesive film that is configured to surround a wearer's nose and mouth and a filtering material disposed at a central area for filtering air. A removable carrier is disposed along at least a portion of the perimeter of the adhesive film that is configured to facilitate handling and positioning of the protective mask onto a wearer's nose and mouth.

A method of recycling laminated fabrics and laminated fabric products and producing new laminated fabrics and laminated fabric products includes the steps of shredding scrap or used laminated fabric material, melt separating the polymers, pelletizing the melt separated polymers, extruding the pelletized material with at least one virgin material to form a film, and laminating the film to a nonwoven material to form a new laminated fabric. The scrap or recycled laminated fabric products can include plastic/polymer materials having different melting temperatures. The new laminated fabric can be utilized to produce new products, such as protective covers.

A method of recycling laminated fabrics and laminated fabric products and producing new laminated fabrics and laminated fabric products includes the steps of shredding scrap or used laminated fabric material, melt separating the polymers, pelletizing the melt separated polymers, extruding the pelletized material with at least one virgin material to form a film, and laminating the film to a nonwoven material to form a new laminated fabric. The scrap or recycled laminated fabric products can include plastic/polymer materials having different melting temperatures. The new laminated fabric can be utilized to produce new products, such as protective covers.

A method of forming a disposable hygiene product includes providing a manufacturing line (10) having a back sheet station (12), a core layer station (14) and a top sheet station (16) connected by a conveying system (18), providing a back sheet (20) at the back sheet station, providing a core layer (22) at the core layer station, applying the core layer on the back sheet, providing a top sheet (24) at the top sheet station, and applying the top sheet on the back sheet and core layer. The back sheet station includes a fluid application device (28) configured to discharge a curtain of material to form a polymer film (201), and the back sheet includes the polymer film. A method of forming a back sheet of disposable hygiene product includes positioning a back sheet station in a disposable hygiene product manufacturing line, the back sheet station having a fluid application device and discharging, from the fluid application device, a curtain of material to form a polymer film. A disposable hygiene product manufacturing line includes a back sheet station having a fluid application device configured to discharge a curtain of material to form a polymer film.

A heat and/or UV/LED activated single or double-sided tape is configured to seal multiple sheets of single or multilayer composite film with the film including an outer fluoropolymer layer. A repair kit includes a single-sided and/or double-sided heat and UV/LED activated adhesive tape, portable surface treater, and portable heat/UV/LED generating device. The single-sided and/or double-sided heat and UV/LED activated adhesive tape is useful in the manufacturing of architectural applications and in repair of architectural applications.

In a method for manufacturing a honeycomb core by a domed bonding layer, a bonding sheet is, upon bonding of each cell, heated with hot air to form a uniform bonding layer on an end surface of each honeycomb cell, thereby providing a lightweight honeycomb core having stable strength. In the method for manufacturing the honeycomb core, a technique including the doming step of pumping, when bonding molding is performed for a core in which multiple ribs are connected to form an assembly of cells by means of a flat thermally-weldable bonding sheet laid on an upper surface of the core, upward hot air upwardly into the cells to form a dome-shaped bonding layer at the bonding sheet on an upper surface of each cell, the rupturing step of pumping downward hot air from above to the vicinity of the top of the dome-shaped bonding layer to rupture the bonding layer, and the thermal welding step of forming a uniform bonding layer on upper edge portions of the cells by means of meltability and surface tension.