Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a system for manufacturing a fully impregnated thermoplastic prepreg includes a mechanism for moving a fabric or mat and a drying mechanism that removes residual moisture from at least one surface of the fabric or mat. The system also includes a resin application mechanism that applies a reactive resin to the fabric or mat and a press mechanism that presses the coated fabric or mat to ensure that the resin fully saturates the fabric or mat. The system further includes a curing oven through which the coated fabric or mat is moved to polymerize the resin and thereby form a thermoplastic polymer so that upon exiting the oven, the fabric or mat is fully impregnated with the thermoplastic polymer. During at least a portion of the process, humidity in the vicinity of the coated fabric or mat is maintained at substantially zero.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for producing a polyimide laminate, the method including the steps of applying a polyimide precursor solution onto a substrate and heating the polyimide precursor solution, to thereby form a polyimide film layer on the substrate. The substrate is any plate selected from a glass plate, a metal plate, and a ceramic plate. The heating step includes irradiation with far infrared rays using an infrared heater that generates a maximum radiant energy at an infrared wavelength of 3.5 to 6 μm. The highest heating temperature is preferably 350 to 550° C. The time required to increase the temperature from 180 to 280° C. during a temperature-increasing process is preferably 2 minutes or longer.
Abstract:
Method for hydrophobing a cellulose substrate (1), which comprising a first side and a second side, which faces away from the first side. The method comprising the steps of drying a cellulose substrate (1) to a dry content above 80%, preferably above 85%, adding a vaporized fatty acid halide, to the first side of the cellulose substrate, and, at the same time perform vacuum sucking at the second side of the cellulose substrate, such that, the vaporized fatty acid penetrates the cellulose substrate (1) in a predetermined direction through the substrate.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a system for manufacturing a fully impregnated thermoplastic prepreg includes a mechanism for moving a fabric or mat and a drying mechanism that removes residual moisture from at least one surface of the fabric or mat. The system also includes a resin application mechanism that applies a reactive resin to the fabric or mat and a press mechanism that presses the coated fabric or mat to ensure that the resin fully saturates the fabric or mat. The system further includes a curing oven through which the coated fabric or mat is moved to polymerize the resin and thereby form a thermoplastic polymer so that upon exiting the oven, the fabric or mat is fully impregnated with the thermoplastic polymer. During at least a portion of the process, humidity in the vicinity of the coated fabric or mat is maintained at substantially zero.
Abstract:
The present invention has to do with a method and system for coating and curing engineered wood products (EWP) in general, and the edges of EWPs in particular. One method for coating and curing medium density fiberboard (MDF) and other engineered wood laminates using coatings is provided.
Abstract:
Provided herein is a method of providing a powder coated wood product. The method involves impregnating a wood member with a chemical to provide a chemicallymodified wood member; heating and charging the chemically modified wood member; applying a powder coating to the heated and charged chemically modified wood member; and at least partially curing the powder coating to provide the powder-coated wood product. The resulting powder-coated wood product is highly durable.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the pretreatment of polymer surfaces of components (20), which are to be painted, where at least one polymer surface of at least one component (20) is cleaned inside a pretreatment cell (12) and is subsequently reacted with an oxidizing flame, the cleaning of the polymer surface and the treatment of the polymer surface with an oxidizing flame being carried out in the same pretreatment cell (12). The invention also relates to a device (10) for the pretreatment of polymer surfaces of components, which are to be painted, comprising a pretreatment cell (12) in which at least one cleaning device (16) and at least one flaming device (18) are arranged, wherein the cleaning device (16) is provided for cleaning at least one polymer surface of at least one component (20) inside the pretreatment cell (12) and wherein the flaming device (18), following the cleaning of the polymer surface, is provided for the treatment of said polymer surface with an oxidizing flame inside the pretreatment cell (12).
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for applying coatings to a portion of the internal bore or threads of a fastener or similar article having an opening on at least one end is provided. A 360° coating with material is provided using centrifugal force to assist in direction the material to a desired surface, which does not require use of a pressurized air stream in order to propell the coating material toward the walls of the article desired to be coated.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for applying coatings to a portion of the internal bore or threads of a fastener or similar article having an opening on at least one end is provided. A 360null coating with material is provided using centrifugal force to assist in direction the material to a desired surface, which does not require use of a pressurized air stream in order to propell the coating material toward the walls of the article desired to be coated.
Abstract:
Wood is electrostatically coated with a thermosetting powder coating system in which a mixture of a self-curing epoxy resin and a catalyst therefore is extruded and a low temperature curing agent are both pulverized and the powders are blended with conventional additives to make a coating powder which is deposited on a wooden substrate and heated to cure. The mixture of resin and catalyst does not cure within the extruder but it is made to cure at low temperatures by the separate addition of the curing agent. A small amount of the low temperature curing agent, insufficient to cause substantial curing during extrusion may be used in place of the catalyst.