A method of manufacturing a surface fastener. The method includes a molding step of molding a pre-fastener body including the plurality of engaging elements; and a thickness-adjusting step of adjusting, after the molding step, a thickness dimension of the surface fastener by pressing in the thickness direction the pre-fastener body or a deformed fastener body. The thickness-adjusting step includes varying an amount of reduction in a thickness dimension of the stem portion between at least two of the engaging elements by applying respectively different pressing forces to the at least two engaging elements. The method enables stable manufacture of a surface fastener with a total thickness dimension thereof being appropriately controlled at different widthwise positions.

A method of forming a male touch fastener product with a resin surface and an array of spaced-apart male touch fastener elements carried on the surface. Each touch fastener element has a stem extending from the surface and a head disposed at a distal end of the stem and extending laterally from the stem to a distal edge overhanging the surface. The head, stem and surface form a contiguous mass of resin. The distal edge has multiple toes extending laterally outward and varying in shape and size about the edge, with adjacent toes having facing, free-form resin surfaces defining crevices therebetween. The fastener element is particularly flexible and engages with very fine fibers.

A pressing apparatus, electrode plate processing equipment, and battery processing equipment are disclosed. The battery processing equipment includes the electrode plate processing equipment and shaping equipment. The electrode plate processing equipment includes the pressing apparatus. The pressing apparatus includes a first pressing piece with a first surface and a second pressing piece with a second surface. The first surface and the second surface are configured to coordinate to press a target piece. The first surface and/or the second surface are provided with a clearance groove. The clearance groove provides a clearance for a part of the separator, so that the separator is still sticky during shaping, thereby alleviating the problem of inferior adhesion in the electrode assembly.

A method is provided for producing discrete three-dimensional cellulose products from an air-formed cellulose blank structure in a rotary forming mould system. The method includes providing an air-formed cellulose blank structure, wherein the cellulose blank structure is air-formed from cellulose fibres; transporting the air-formed cellulose blank structure to a rotary forming mould system; feeding the air-formed cellulose blank structure to a position between a first mould part and a second mould part, and heating the air-formed cellulose blank structure; forming the three-dimensional cellulose products from the air-formed cellulose blank structure in the rotary forming mould system, by pressing the heated air-formed cellulose blank structure with a forming pressure.