It comprises: a film made of a resin in which an aperture pattern is formed, the aperture pattern passing through the film, the aperture being with a shape and dimension corresponding to the thin-film pattern in a pre-established region for formation of the thin-film pattern on the substrate; and a metal member that has an aperture part opposite the aperture pattern with a shape and dimension larger than the aperture pattern, the metal member being provided as a thin sheet in intimate contact with one surface of the film on an outside part of the aperture pattern of the film. The film is mutually distanced and distributed, at a position where the film does not overlap the aperture pattern, into a plurality of divided parts on one surface of the metal member.

A fiber-reinforced resin article with excellent mechanical properties can be provided efficiently in a short time. The method includes 3D printing including forming fibers and a resin by a 3D printer, and pressurizing the 3D printed article formed by the 3D printing step, in which the pressurizing is performed at a temperature at which the resin of the 3D printed article is softened, and heating to the temperature at which the resin is softened is performed by induction heating.

A fiber application head comprising a compaction system including several independent compaction rollers and compaction cylinders and, for each fiber, cutting means and rerouting means. For each fiber, the head comprises a functional module including cutting means and rerouting means. Each functional module is mounted so as to be movable in translation along a compaction direction on a support element of the head. Each compaction roller is mounted on one or more adjacent functional modules. A compaction cylinder is associated with the functional module(s) associated with a compaction roller for the displacement in translation of the functional module(s). The compaction rollers are arranged in a single row.

An apparatus for forming an object comprises an extruding device (2) for supplying a continuous extrudate of polymeric material, at least one separating element for cutting the continuous extrudate thereby separating a dose (6; 106) of polymeric material from the continuous extrudate, at least one mould (5; 105; 205; 305; 405) comprising a first mould part (9; 109; 209; 309) and a second mould part (8; 108; 508) which are movable relative to one another between an open position, in which the dose (6; 106) is rested on a receiving part selected from the first mould part (9; 109; 209; 309) and the second mould part (8; 108; 508), and a closed position, in which a forming chamber is defined between the first mould part (9; 109; 209; 309) and the second mould part (8; 108; 508), the forming chamber having a shape corresponding to said object. The apparatus further comprises a thermal conditioning device (11; 111; 211; 311; 411) configured to act on the dose (6; 106) while the dose (6; 106) is positioned in said at least one mould (5; 105; 205; 305; 405) and before the closed position is reached, by thermally conditioning at least one surface portion (20; 120) of the dose (6; 106) which is distinct from a resting portion (17; 117) of the dose (6; 106) which is resting on the receiving part.

An automated fiber bundle placement apparatus is configured to lay a strip-like fiber bundle impregnated with a thermoplastic resin on a stacking surface on an upper side of a placement die by moving a placement head and by emitting a laser from an emitting device to deposit the fiber bundle on the stacking surface incompletely. The emitting device is configured to emit the laser toward the fiber bundle laid on the stacking surface to its surface that is a reverse side of its surface facing the stacking surface.

A fiber application head comprising a compaction system including a plurality of independent compaction rollers and compaction cylinders and, for each fiber, cutting means and rerouting means. For each fiber, the head comprises a functional module including the cutting means and the rerouting means, each functional module is mounted so as to be movable in translation on a support element of the head. Each compaction roller is mounted on one or more adjacent functional modules. A compaction cylinder is associated with the functional module(s) associated with a compaction roller for the displacement in translation of the functional module(s). An independent heating system is associated with each compaction roller, and able to displace with the functional module(s) associated with a compaction roller.

A device includes an electromagnetic radiation delivery system such as a laser of light emitting diode infrared emitter configured for delivery of electromagnetic radiation within a sealed canal such as an ear canal, a fiber optic cable configured for delivering or capturing the electromagnetic radiation within the sealed canal, and a photo detector coupled to the fiber optic cable forming a portion of a voice communication system. Other embodiments are disclosed.

A method for preparing a compact of resin compound comprising the following steps (a) to (c): (a) a preparation step of mounting a sheet-shaped or block-shaped compact of resin compound including a resin composition, which contains a filler having magnetic anisotropy and is solidified by curing or by being advanced to a B-stage, on a transportation unit which is movable in the horizontal direction, and covering at least a top surface of the compact of resin compound with a cover material; (b) a step of applying a magnetic field to the compact of resin compound obtained in the step (a) with a bulk superconductor magnet having a central magnetic flux density of 1 T or more; and (c) a step of moving the compact of resin compound in the horizontal direction and scanning it while applying vibrations to the compact of resin compound mounted on a region of a central part of the bulk superconductor magnet under application of a magnetic field.

Article (9,19) comprising a substrate (10, 20) comprising a polymer and having first (11,21) and second (12, 22) opposed major surfaces. The first major surface (11, 21) has first surface regions (13, 23) with first nanoparticles (14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d) partially embedded into the first major surface (11, 21), and one of •(a) second surface regions (15) free of nanoparticles; or •(b) second surface regions (25) with at least second nanoparticles (28) on the first major surface (11, 21) or partially embedded into the first major surface (11, 21). The first surface regions (13, 23) have a first average surface roughness, R.sub.a1, of at least 20 nm, wherein the second surface regions (15, 25) have a second average surface roughness, R.sub.a2, of less than 100 nm, wherein the first average surface roughness, R.sub.a1, is greater than the second average surface roughness, R.sub.a2, and wherein there is an absolute difference between the first and second average surface roughness of at least 10 nm.

A universally usable device for producing a predetermined breaking line in an equipment part of a vehicle. The device includes a laser beam generator, a laser scanner and a linear or matrix-shaped first sensor arrangement with first individual sensors of an identical first sensitivity and at least one identical linear or matrix-shaped second sensor arrangement of second individual sensor, which is arranged with an offset to the first sensor arrangement of first individual sensors, and the second individual sensors have an identical second sensitivity which differs from the first sensitivity.