An apparatus for vacuumizing and sealing a package includes a plurality of platens and vacuum chambers, each chamber adapted to mate with a dedicated one of the platens; a conveying system for conveying the platens and chambers along a generally angular path having a single axis of rotation; an automated loading assembly having a linear component and configured to load a package onto each of the platens; an automated unloading assembly having a linear portion and configured to unload a vacuumized, sealed package from each loaded platen onto an outfeed conveyor; and a vacuumizing/sealing system configured to cause relative movement of each chamber/platen pair, along a portion of the angular path, to form therebetween an air-tight enclosure accommodating the package and effect vacuumization and sealing of the package.

The present invention provides an apparatus for producing and putting on gloves capable of producing gloves that fit an individual hand shape and also putting the glove on the hands, and a method for producing and putting on gloves. The apparatus for producing and putting on gloves comprises welding and cutting means which welds and cuts a first elastic film and a second elastic film at a position on the outer side of a contour of a user's hand in a state in which the user's hand is sandwiched between the first elastic film and the second elastic film.

The invention relates to an apparatus and to a method for establishing a connection having material continuity or having material continuity and shaping matching or for separating such a connection of at least one metal or ceramic component and of a component formed from or by a thermoplastic polymer in which the components to be joined together can be pressed together by a pressing device having a counterholder and a plunger. A heating device is present at the plunger and/or at the counterholder or acts there. A heating of the at least one metal or ceramic component up to above the softening temperature of the component formed from or by polymer can be achieved with the heating device, with the heating device being having at least one electrical resistance heating element that is covered by an electrically insulating, preferably ceramic, protective film, and/or having at least one laser beam that is directed to the metal component(s) within the joining region, and/or having at least one inductor present at the plunger and/or at the counterholder for the inductive heating of the meal component(s).

A method for welding thermoplastic components, in particular, thermoplastic fiber composite structural components for an aircraft or spacecraft, having the following steps. Arranging an insert, which has a conductor structure having a plurality of parallel electrical conductor elements, in a joining zone between a first thermoplastic component and a second thermoplastic component such that at least some portions of the parallel electrical conductor elements are located in the joining zone; locally melting the components in the region of the joining zone by supplying current to the conductor structure; disconnecting the connector elements; and removing the insert from the joining zone by pulling out the disconnected conductor elements. An insert for the resistance welding of thermoplastic components is also provided.

A sealing device generally includes a rotatable support cylinder having an outer, circumferential surface and a heating element disposed about such surface and secured thereto such that the heating element rotates therewith. The heating element is coiled about the outer surface of the cylinder in the form of an overlapping helical pattern. Juxtaposed film plies may be sealed together by bringing the sealing device into rotational contact with the juxtaposed film plies and heating the heating element to a temperature sufficient to cause the film plies to seal together.

A description is given of a method for joining a first and a second film web (2, 2′) of a transfer film or laminating film, wherein the film webs (2, 2′) comprise a thermoplastic carrier film (21) and a decorative layer (23). Formed between the first and second film webs (2, 2′) is a common joining portion (3), in which the first and second film webs (2, 2′) are joined to each other by a welding process. A device for carrying out the method is also described.

The present invention provides an apparatus for producing and putting on gloves capable of producing gloves that fit an individual hand shape and also putting the glove on the hands, and a method for producing and putting on gloves. The apparatus for producing and putting on gloves comprises welding and cutting means which welds and cuts a first elastic film and a second elastic film at a position on the outer side of a contour of a user's hand in a state in which the user's hand is sandwiched between the first elastic film and the second elastic film.

A system for producing a multiple layer material (49), comprising first and second corrugation rolls (14, 15) for providing a corrugated profile (16) having a plurality of crests (47), wherein the system further comprises first and second press rolls (21, 22) for applying a material sheet (19, 20) to crests (47) of the corrugated profile (16), and a plurality of heating members (28) arranged between the press rolls (21, 22) for welding the material sheet (19, 20) to the crests (47) of the corrugated profile (16) to form the multiple layer material (49). A guiding plate (48) is arranged between the corrugation 10 rolls (14, 15) and the heating members (28). The guiding plate (16) is arranged with a profile engaging side (50) having a plurality of crests (52) corresponding to the crests (47) of the corrugated profile (16). A cooling arrangement is provided for cooling the guiding plate (48). A method for producing the multiple layer material (49) is also disclosed.

A method for welding thermoplastic components, in particular, thermoplastic fiber composite structural components for an aircraft or spacecraft, having the following steps. Arranging an insert, which has a conductor structure having a plurality of parallel electrical conductor elements, in a joining zone between a first thermoplastic component and a second thermoplastic component such that at least some portions of the parallel electrical conductor elements are located in the joining zone; locally melting the components in the region of the joining zone by supplying current to the conductor structure; disconnecting the connector elements; and removing the insert from the joining zone by pulling out the disconnected conductor elements. An insert for the resistance welding of thermoplastic components is also provided.

A system includes a film processing module, a processor, and memory. The processor and memory are in communication with the film processing module. The processor is configured to dynamically coordinate movement of the film processing module relative to a moving web of film and to perform a function on the web of film with the film processing module.