A single axis application unit for processing a glass workpiece includes a workpiece supporting table, an applicator movable on a traveler shiftable along a first linear axis and a central suction unit that is activateable to grip the glass workpiece that travels along a second linear axis oriented generally perpendicular to the first linear axis. A central suction unit brake selectively secures the central suction unit both rotationally and translationally. The central suction unit is freely moveable both translationally and rotationally when the central suction unit brake is released. A mid-peripheral suction unit is located at a fixed location remote from the central suction unit and selectively activateable to grip the glass workpiece to hold the glass workpiece in a fixed orientation. A corner suction gripper is movable with the applicator parallel to the first linear axis, and is selectively activateable to grip the glass workpiece.

A method forms a multi-ply laminate. A first cutting system cuts and moves a first group of courses into staging positions. Placement robots pick up and place the first group of courses from the staging positions to a layup surface to form a first ply of the multi-ply laminate, changing an orientation of fibers from an initial orientation to a desired orientation for the first ply. A second cutting system cuts and moves a second group of courses into the staging positions while the placement robots are picking up and placing the first group of courses. The placement robots pick up and place the second group of courses from the staging positions to the layup surface to form a second ply of the multi-ply laminate after the first ply has been formed, changing the orientation of the fibers from the initial orientation to the desired orientation for the second ply.

A consumable material for use in an extrusion-based digital manufacturing system, the consumable material comprising a length and a cross-sectional profile of at least a portion of the length that is axially asymmetric. The cross-sectional profile is configured to provide a response time with a non-cylindrical liquefier of the extrusion-based digital manufacturing system that is faster than a response time achievable with a cylindrical filament in a cylindrical liquefier for a same thermally limited, maximum volumetric flow rate.

A consumable material for use in an extrusion-based digital manufacturing system, the consumable material comprising a length and a cross-sectional profile of at least a portion of the length that is axially asymmetric. The cross-sectional profile is configured to provide a response time with a non-cylindrical liquefier of the extrusion-based digital manufacturing system that is faster than a response time achievable with a cylindrical filament in a cylindrical liquefier for a same thermally limited, maximum volumetric flow rate.

An automatic plasticizing equipment (17) for image sheets (26) comprises a first plasticizing device (27) and an electronic control unit (22) for the plasticizing device and in which the first plasticizing device employs a first plasticizer film (28) unwinding from a first film spool (29). The plasticizing equipment (17) processes image sheets (26) with associated enhanced sheet codes (ESC), readable by machine, having dimension and finishing information associated to said image sheets (26). The equipment (17) further comprises a second plasticizing device (41), downstream of the first plasticizing device (27) for a second plasticizer film (42) of different typologies unwinding from a second film spool (43) for pre-forming plasticized image sheets (31, 44) of different typologies; and the electronic control unit (22) responds to the dimension and finishing information from the enhanced sheet codes (ESC) for selectively activating the first plasticizing device (27) or the second plasticizing device (41) or to leave the plasticizing devices deactivated so as to obtain plasticized image sheets (31, 44) of different typologies of plasticization or non-plasticized image sheets (46).

A lamination processing system includes: a lamination processing section for superimposing and laminating a film on a sheet; a reader that reads the laminated sheet; and a detector that detects a positional deviation of the sheet with respect to the film based on a reading result by the reader.

A method of manufacturing a piezoelectric microactuator having a wrap-around electrode includes forming a piezoelectric element having a large central electrode on a top face, and having a wrap-around electrode that includes the bottom face, two opposing ends of the device, and two opposing end portions of the top face. The device is then cut through the middle, separating the device into two separate piezoelectric microactuators each having a wrap-around electrode.

An automotive glazing assembly designed to enhance the functionality of vehicular sensor devices, particularly cameras. The assembly includes an outer glass layer with a uniform thickness, an inner glass layer also with a uniform thickness, and a polymer layer situated between the two glass layers, bonding them together. A unique feature of this assembly is a localized area where the inner glass and polymer layers are removed and replaced with a wedge patch. This patch consists of a wedge-shaped polymer layer with a non-uniform thickness that increases in one direction, and a flat glass element attached to it. The wedge patch is specifically designed to reduce total internal reflection and double imaging, thereby improving the optical clarity for cameras positioned behind the windshield. This innovation addresses the need for clear sensor visibility without compromising the structural integrity and design of the automotive glazing.

To provide a composite material with good formability into a three-dimensional shape and good productivity, a sheet for core material 10 to be used for manufacturing a composite material 30, comprising a sheet for core material layer 11 to be used for a core material layer 33 of the composite material 30 in which multiple divided portions divided from each other with cuts formed by half-cutting one face side of the sheet for core material layer in a direction of its thickness are arranged two-dimensionally in a plan view, the sheet for core material layer having the traces that half-cutting was conducted by press-cutting or laser-cutting.

The present application discloses a cutting method for a display panel, a display panel and a display device, the cutting method for a display panel including a cutting stage of a side edge of a binding area and a cutting stage of a side edge of a non-binding area, the cutting stage of a side edge of a non-binding area includes steps of: aligning a cutter according to an alignment mark preset on the side edge of the non-binding area on the display panel, so that a cutter on a second substrate side is closer to a display area of the display panel than a cutter on a first substrate side, and cutting the first substrate and the second substrate by the cutter on the second substrate side and the cutter on the first substrate side respectively.