A process for the preparation of a fiber reinforced composite article that facilitates manufacturing of composite articles with reduced cycle times, said composite articles exhibiting high fibre content, low void content and excellent visual and mechanical properties, and capable of use for the construction of mass transportation vehicles, in particular, in the automotive and aerospace industries.

A non-contact method of joining two components via direct heating of a thermoset adhesive includes applying the thermoset adhesive to at least a first component of the two components. The thermoset adhesive includes a susceptor to reacts in the presence of an electromagnetic field. The method includes placing the first component and a second component of the two components in proximity to an electromagnetic field. In some aspects, the method includes placing the first and second components in proximity to an electromagnetic field of a capacitor. The susceptor interacts with the electromagnetic field to heat the thermoset adhesive via resistive heating. In some aspects, a method of direct-contact heating of the thermoset adhesive includes attaching electrodes to a film comprising the adhesive. The components being joined together are not directly heated by the electromagnetic field, and as a result experience much lower temperatures than the thermoset adhesive.

A tool organizer and method of making the same is provided which allows a user to quickly and easily store tools and other items of various sizes, shapes and configurations. The customizable organizer includes a depressible core capable of maintaining an impression of an object that is pressed into it. The organizer also includes a covering material such as a fabric, flock or elastomeric coating, which protects the outer surface of the core, and also provides an aesthetically pleasing appearance. A tacky adhesive is applied on an upper surface of the core so that when a tool or other item is pressed into the covering material that overlay the core, the tacky adhesive maintains the covering material in close conformity to the customized impression of the tool or other item created in the organizer.

A plant and method for making continuous yarns made of silicone material comprises at least an extrusion station, into which the material is introduced in an amorphous condition, and extrusion means which cause the material to exit from the extrusion station along an extrusion axis. The plant also comprises a vulcanization station, located downstream of the extrusion station, at a determinate distance therefrom, in which the continuous yarn is vulcanized in a direction of treatment. The plant also comprises a drawing unit, disposed downstream of the vulcanization station.

A method for performing an infrared treatment includes the steps of receiving an extruded product and feeding the extruded product to an oven including at least one lamp unit. The lamp unit includes a lamp, a reflective surface enclosing a first side of the lamp and positioned to direct radiation from the lamp, and a glass disposed between a second side of the lamp and an extruded product, wherein the glass separates the lamp and the extruded product. The method further includes the step of creating cross-linking between layers of the extruded product by directing the radiation at the extruded product. Still further, the method includes the steps of directing a first gas flow at a surface of the product and directing a second gas flow at the glass.

A process for the preparation of a fiber reinforced composite article that facilitates manufacturing of composite articles with reduced cycle times, said composite articles exhibiting high fibre content, low void content and excellent visual and mechanical properties, and capable of use for the construction of mass transportation vehicles, in particular, in the automotive and aerospace industries.

A plant and method for making continuous yarns made of silicone material comprises at least an extrusion station, into which the material is introduced in an amorphous condition, and extrusion means which cause the material to exit from the extrusion station along an extrusion axis. The plant also comprises a vulcanization station, located downstream of the extrusion station, at a determinate distance therefrom, in which the continuous yarn is vulcanized in a direction of treatment. The plant also comprises a drawing unit, disposed downstream of the vulcanization station.

A method for performing an infrared treatment includes the steps of receiving an extruded product and feeding the extruded product to an oven including at least one lamp unit. The lamp unit includes a lamp, a reflective surface enclosing a first side of the lamp and positioned to direct radiation from the lamp, and a glass disposed between a second side of the lamp and an extruded product, wherein the glass separates the lamp and the extruded product. The method further includes the step of creating cross-linking between layers of the extruded product by directing the radiation at the extruded product. Still further, the method includes the steps of directing a first gas flow at a surface of the product and directing a second gas flow at the glass.

A non-contact method of joining two components via direct heating of a thermoset adhesive includes applying the thermoset adhesive to at least a first component of the two components. The thermoset adhesive includes a susceptor to reacts in the presence of an electromagnetic field. The method includes placing the first component and a second component of the two components in proximity to an electromagnetic field. In some aspects, the method includes placing the first and second components in proximity to an electromagnetic field of a capacitor. The susceptor interacts with the electromagnetic field to heat the thermoset adhesive via resistive heating. In some aspects, a method of direct-contact heating of the thermoset adhesive includes attaching electrodes to a film comprising the adhesive. The components being joined together are not directly heated by the electromagnetic field, and as a result experience much lower temperatures than the thermoset adhesive.