The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing reinforcement meshes and spinning stations therefor. Reinforcement rods to be joined with the spinning wires are supplied by advancing means from the rear end of the apparatus, and a special mechanism prevents that the wire breaks during its encounter with the reinforcement rod.

A method and apparatus for production of a multiphase electromagnetic mat for forming current carrying components of a power conversion system, wherein the electromagnetic mat comprises structural fibre lengths divided into at least two groups and winding fibre lengths divided into several groups corresponding to the number of phases and the number of parallel conductors of one phase, wherein the winding fibre lengths are retained in position by the groups of structural fibre lengths.

A method and apparatus for production of a multiphase electromagnetic mat for forming current carrying components of a power conversion system, wherein the electromagnetic mat comprises structural fibre lengths divided into at least two groups and winding fibre lengths divided into several groups corresponding to the number of phases and the number of parallel conductors of one phase, wherein the winding fibre lengths are retained in position by the groups of structural fibre lengths.

The invention relates to a masonry reinforcement structure (100) comprising at least two assemblies (102) of grouped metal filaments, at least one positioning element (104) for positioning the assemblies (102) of grouped metal filaments in a predetermined position and a polymer coating (110) for securing the assemblies (102) of grouped metal filaments in this predetermined position. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such masonry reinforcement structure (100) and to a roll comprising such a masonry reinforcement structure(100). The invention further relates to masonry reinforced with such masonry reinforcement structure (100) and to a method to apply such masonry reinforcement structure(100).

The invention relates to a masonry reinforcement structure (100) comprising at least two assemblies (102) of grouped metal filaments, at least one positioning element (104) for positioning the assemblies (102) of grouped metal filaments in a predetermined position and a polymer coating (110) for securing the assemblies (102) of grouped metal filaments in this predetermined position. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such masonry reinforcement structure (100) and to a roll comprising such a masonry reinforcement structure(100). The invention further relates to masonry reinforced with such masonry reinforcement structure (100) and to a method to apply such masonry reinforcement structure(100).

A medical device configured to be positioned within an intraluminal passage. The medical device includes a tubular body which is radially expandable. The tubular body extends from a first end to a second end and includes a mesh region and a reinforcement region. The mesh region includes first wires braided with second wires, where the thickness of the first wires is great than the thickness of the second wires. Within the reinforcement region, at least one first wire is folded onto one of the first and second wires.

A medical device configured to be positioned within an intraluminal passage. The medical device includes a tubular body which is radially expandable. The tubular body extends from a first end to a second end and includes a mesh region and a reinforcement region. The mesh region includes first wires braided with second wires, where the thickness of the first wires is great than the thickness of the second wires. Within the reinforcement region, at least one first wire is folded onto one of the first and second wires.

A hexagonal wire netting (7), a process for manufacturing such a wire netting and a device for manufacturing a hexagonal wire netting (7), the device comprising an assembly of tubes (5) for leading the wires (I) of which every other is twisted into a spiral shape, a spindle (6) assembly and a drum (8) receiving the wire netting (7), the drum (8) being provided with detent elements (21). Between each tube (5) leading the spirally twisted wire (I) and the cooperating spindle (6) a straightening guide (IO, IO′) is located having an inlet opening (13, 15) cooperating with the tube (5) and an outlet opening (12, 20) cooperating with the spindle (6). The detent elements (21 are arranged on the drum (8) in such a way that the produced wire netting (7) has meshes in which the proportion of the width (A) to the length (B) is less than 0.75.

A hexagonal wire netting (7), a process for manufacturing such a wire netting and a device for manufacturing a hexagonal wire netting (7), the device comprising an assembly of tubes (5) for leading the wires (I) of which every other is twisted into a spiral shape, a spindle (6) assembly and a drum (8) receiving the wire netting (7), the drum (8) being provided with detent elements (21). Between each tube (5) leading the spirally twisted wire (I) and the cooperating spindle (6) a straightening guide (IO, IO′) is located having an inlet opening (13, 15) cooperating with the tube (5) and an outlet opening (12, 20) cooperating with the spindle (6). The detent elements (21 are arranged on the drum (8) in such a way that the produced wire netting (7) has meshes in which the proportion of the width (A) to the length (B) is less than 0.75.

A method for producing helices for a chain-link net, said helices for forming the chain-link net being interconnected, and rotated into one another, wherein the helices are produced from at least one longitudinal element, in particular a single wire, a wire bundle, a wire strand, and/or a wire rope, with at least one wire being partially implemented from a high-tensile steel, and wherein the helices are bent so that they include a plurality of first legs, a plurality of second legs, and a plurality of bending regions that interconnect a first leg and a neighboring second leg, wherein the helices are bent, by a braiding knife assembly comprising at least one braiding knife, in such a manner that at least the center points of the first legs and/or at least the center points of the second legs of a completely bent helix each lie substantially in one plane respectively.