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Document | Title | Date |
20080211126 | Molding Condition Setting Method and Control Method of Injection Molding Machine - Adjusting a mold-clamping force by moving a fixing position of a toggle support ( | 09-04-2008 |
20080258324 | Foam molding method and apparatus - It is an object of the present invention to provide a foam molding method for foaming and molding a foamable material, which is free from problems, such as deformation of or continuation between closed cells. To achieve this object, there is provided a foam molding method for foaming a foamable material, comprising the steps of providing a mold having a cavity, placing the cavity of the mold under a pressurized condition, foaming the foamable material in the cavity of the mold under the pressurized condition, thus appropriately controlling foaming of the foamable material, and releasing the pressurized condition of the cavity of the mold. | 10-23-2008 |
20080272509 | Insert Molding Machine With an Automatic Hoop Feeder System - An insert molding machine for manufacturing electronic parts, is equipped with an automatic hoop feeder system for intermittently feeding the metal components of a molded product by way of a hoop formed of a thin carrier strip on which a plurality of metal components are carried at regular intervals in a row. A pair of hoop conveying means are installed adjacently to one of the opposed inlet and outlet sides of the mold of an injection molding machine, and a pair of carriages supported by the respective hoop conveying means are interconnected mechanically to each other through a coupling connector so that the both carriages are moved forward and backward in complete synchronism with each other when one of the carriages is driven to slide. | 11-06-2008 |
20080290540 | System and method for centering a clay plug on a potter's wheel - A system and method for centering a clay plug on a potter's wheel before rotation of the potter's wheel includes a rotatable adapter having a central axis aligned with the central axis of the potter's wheel, a rotatable bat whose central axis is aligned with central axis of the rotatable adapter, and a clay plug having a central axis aligned with the central axis of the rotatable bat. | 11-27-2008 |
20080315445 | INJECTION MOLDING FLOW CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - In an injection molding machine having upstream and downstream channels communicating with each other for delivering fluid material to one or more mold cavities, apparatus for controlling delivery of the melt material from the channels to the one or more mold cavities, each channel having an axis, the downstream channel having an axis intersecting a gate of a cavity of a mold, the upstream channel having an axis not intersecting the gate and being associated with an upstream actuator interconnected to an upstream melt flow controller disposed at a selected location within the upstream channel, the apparatus comprising a sensor for sensing a selected condition of the melt material at a position downstream of the upstream melt flow controller; an actuator controller interconnected to the upstream actuator, the actuator controller comprising a computer interconnected to a sensor for receiving a signal representative of the selected condition sensed by the sensor, the computer including an algorithm utilizing a value indicative of the signal received from the sensor as a variable for controlling operation of the upstream actuator; wherein the upstream melt flow controller is adapted to control the rate of flow of the fluid material at the selected location within the upstream channel according to the algorithm. | 12-25-2008 |
20090001624 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING THE CLAMPING FORCE RELAXATION IN A CLAMPING UNIT OF AN INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - The present invention relates to a method for performing the clamping force relaxation in a clamping unit of an injection molding machine. During set-up of the injection molding process, one or more real pressure curves of the mold cavity pressure during the cooling phase are determined and a set-point curve is derived therefrom, which is stored in the machine control unit. In dependence upon the product properties and material properties the seal point is established on the pressure curve. Furthermore, the relaxation speed of the clamping pressure of the clamping unit is determined and it is specified, in dependence upon the seal point and relaxation speed, at which pressure on the reference curve the clamping force relaxation is started. During the cyclic operation of the injection molding machine the actual pressure during the cooling phase is determined and the pressure force increase is performed when the actual pressure has reached the set-point pressure that was specified during set-up. | 01-01-2009 |
20090008810 | Compression Moulding Apparatus and Method for Forming Plastics Objects - A method comprises compression-moulding plastics to obtain objects by a moulding apparatus, said moulding apparatus being provided with a punch device and with a die device, said die device comprising a die body and a bottom element mutually cooperating to define a portion of a forming cavity, said moulding comprising reciprocally moving said die device and said punch device, there being furthermore provided driving said bottom element independently of said punch device and of said die device; an apparatus for compression-moulding plastics to obtain objects comprises a die device provided with a die-body device and with a bottom-element device mutually cooperating to define a portion of a forming cavity device, fluid-operating means arranged to reciprocally move said bottom-element device and said die-body device and a passage device arranged to convey said fluid-operating means, said passage device comprising a throttle device. | 01-08-2009 |
20090026646 | INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE, AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A REVERSE ROTATION AMOUNT OF A REVERSE ROTATION PROCESS IN AN INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - When a resin passage of a check ring is opened, resin backflow occurs during time when an injection screw is moved forward, and a reverse rotational force is applied to the screw by resin backflow. On the other hand, when the resin passage is closed, there is no resin backflow and the reverse rotational force applied to the screw is greatly reduced. Consequently, after completion of metering process and before injection process, the screw is moved forward after the screw has been rotated in reverse a predetermined amount to prevent resin backflow. At this time, a maximum value of the reverse rotational force applied to the screw is detected. Until the detected maximum reverse rotational force reaches a reference value or less, the reverse rotation amount is increased sequentially and respective molding cycles are carried out. When the detected maximum reverse rotational force reaches the reference value or less (passage closure), the reverse rotation amount at this time is set as the reverse rotation amount for the reverse rotation process. By means of this operation, an optimal reverse rotation amount can be adjusted automatically. | 01-29-2009 |
20090045539 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD AND PATTERN FORMING APPARATUS - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pattern forming apparatus in which a mold having a pattern is brought into contact with an imprinting material on a substrate to transfer the pattern, the apparatus including: a holding part configured to hold the mold; a moving part configured to move the holding part so that the mold is brought into contact with the imprinting material on the substrate and that the mold is removed therefrom; and a control part configured to control so that at least one of conditions of removing the mold can be changed based on conditions of the pattern formed in the mold, the conditions including a rate and an angle of removing the mold. | 02-19-2009 |
20090085237 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TENSIONING COVERSTOCK AND FORMING VEHICLE INTERIOR COMPONENTS - A method of making a molded article using a coverstock and a substrate includes locating the coverstock between a first section of a mold and a second section of the mold. The method further includes causing relative movement between the first and second mold sections to bring the first and second mold sections closer together to shape the coverstock using a mold cavity formed by the second mold section and forming and tensioning the coverstock at least one of during and after the first and second mold sections are brought together. The tensioning includes at least any two of: (a) pressing the coverstock against a surface of the mold cavity in the second mold section using a rib structure extending from the first mold section, (b) holding at least a portion of the coverstock extending outside of the mold cavity at a constant location using at least a first retaining member extending from at least one of the first mold section and the second mold section, (c) pushing the coverstock toward the second mold section using a first pushing member disposed within the mold cavity, projecting from the first mold section, and coupled to a biasing member that biases the pushing member toward the second mold section, and (d) pressing the coverstock against an internal projection member extending from the second mold section using a thrust member projecting from and movable relative to the first mold section. | 04-02-2009 |
20090085238 | Molding condition setting method - By judging mold touch with good accuracy, a toggle support is stopped at a desired position with good accuracy. A toggle support ( | 04-02-2009 |
20090091052 | Method of monitoring the performance of a pressure intensifier - A method of monitoring the performance of a pressure intensifier for use in the manufacture of a composite part. The method comprises: placing an array of pressure sensors adjacent a curved region of a mould tool; compressing the pressure sensors between a pressure intensifier and the mould tool; and monitoring the distribution of pressure across the curved region of the mould tool with the array of pressure sensors. | 04-09-2009 |
20090108483 | ALIGNMENT METHOD, IMPRINT METHOD, ALIGNMENT APPARATUS, AND POSITION MEASUREMENT METHOD - In an alignment method for effecting alignment between two plate-like objects, a first plate-like object provided with a first alignment mark and a second plate-like object provide with a second alignment mark are disposed opposite to each other. A first area and a second area are provided at mutually nonoverlapping positions in an image pickup area for being observed through an image pickup device. Images of the first and second alignment marks are picked up by the image pickup device from a direction substantially perpendicular to an in-plane direction of the first and second plate-like objects. Alignment control is effected by using first information about a deviation of the first alignment mark from a predetermined position in the first area and second information about a deviation of the second alignment mark from a predetermined position in the second area. | 04-30-2009 |
20090108484 | Imprint lithography - An imprint lithography apparatus is disclosed that includes a support structure configured to hold an imprint template. The apparatus further includes an actuator located between the support structure and a side of the imprint template, when the imprint template is held by the support structure, configured to apply a force to the imprint template and a force sensor between the support structure and a side of the imprint template, when the imprint template is held by the support structure. | 04-30-2009 |
20090152753 | MOLD, IMPRINT METHOD, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A CHIP - A mold capable of a highly accurate alignment with a member to be processed in such a state that a photocurable resin material is disposed between the mold and the member to be processed, and is constituted by a substrate | 06-18-2009 |
20090160076 | Arrangement for Guiding a Mold Set Relative to a Hot Runner in a Molding System and a Method Thereof - Provided are an arrangement for guiding a mold set relative to a hot runner in the molding system and a method thereof. For example, an arrangement for guiding a mold set relative to a hot runner, the mold set including a cavity half and a core half, the mold set and the hot runner for use in a molding machine, is provided. The arrangement comprises a guiding member disposed on the hot runner; a guided member disposed on the cavity half; the guiding member and the guided member configured to cooperate to guide the mold set relative to the hot runner in a first direction and, sequentially, in a second direction, the second direction traversing the first direction. | 06-25-2009 |
20090194897 | Injection member of molding machine and molding method - An injection member of a molding machine is provided which can shorten the molding cycle and maintenance time, and prevent occurrence of galling between a cylinder member and an injection member. The injection member of the molding machine includes a supply section (P | 08-06-2009 |
20090218710 | INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An injection molding machine | 09-03-2009 |
20090243131 | Injection Molding Machine and Control Method of the Injection Molding Machine - An injection molding machine includes a pressure detector | 10-01-2009 |
20090243132 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF THE VERTICAL POSITION OF UPPER AND LOWER PUNCHES OF A ROTARY TABLET PRESS - The present invention is related to an apparatus and a method for the measurement of the vertical position of upper and lower punches, pairwisely associated to a rotatably driven rotor of a rotary tablet press and rotating synchronously with the rotor, which perform a vertical movement in certain regions along the circumference of their rotational movement during a rotation of the rotor. The apparatus features at least one scale arranged on at least one of the upper and/or lower punches, running in parallel to the vertical movement direction of the respective upper and/or lower punch, and at least one reading device associated to the scale, also rotating synchronously with the rotor, by means of which a vertical position of the respective upper and/or lower punch can be measured by reading out the scale. The inventions is furthermore related to a corresponding rotary tablet press and a corresponding method. | 10-01-2009 |
20090261495 | METHOD FOR SETTING ACTION STEPS OF A MOLD CORE - A method for setting action steps of a mold core, used in a mold core control system, the method comprising confirmation of the mold core for use. If mold cores are to be used, the number thereof is set. The control system implements action timing settings for every mold core, based on individual requirements. The new settings are confirmed, and if accepted, YES is entered and the action steps of the mold core are complete, and if not, NO is entered, and confirmation of the mold core for use is repeated. | 10-22-2009 |
20090261496 | DIE CLAMPING UNIT AND DIE CLAMPING METHOD - Used in a method of this invention is a die clamping unit, which comprises a tie bar movably attached to a stationary platen, a halfnut positioning servomotor which advances and retreats to the tie bar, a halfnut which is provided on a movable platen and fixes the movable platen and the tie bar together by engaging the tie bar, an engaging mechanism which engages the halfnut with the tie bar, a hydraulic die clamping cylinder which presses the stationary platen and the movable platen, and a control device which controls the halfnut positioning servomotor and the hydraulic cylinder. The control device drives the halfnut positioning servomotor to remove a clearance between the halfnut and an engaging groove of the tie bar before a die clamping process carried out by the hydraulic cylinder. | 10-22-2009 |
20090273109 | Three dimensional variable forming apparatus and methods of use thereof - The disclosed systems and methods include a mold assembly having a malleable mold ( | 11-05-2009 |
20090278273 | Sprue removal in an injection molding machine - A method of removing solidified sprue plastic from an injection molding machine uses a picker assembly that includes an end-effector with a gripper. The injection molding machine has a stationary platen with a first mold, and has a moveable platen with a second mold. The method includes moving the gripper in a direction that is generally perpendicular to a direction that the second mold moves while the first mold and the second mold are opening. The method also includes grabbing the solidified sprue plastic before the first mold and the second mold reach a fully open position. | 11-12-2009 |
20090289385 | Method and apparatus for molding battery vessels - An improved method for injection molding plastic material battery vessels, in particular large size battery vessels comprises the steps of starting to inject a plastic material at a maximum injection pressure and rate, detecting the filling-in of the mold and, as the mold has been filled into 95% of its full volume, controllably adjusting and stabilizing the injection pressure and rate to allow the mold to be fully filled, while properly driving and locking the plugs or male elements of the mold. | 11-26-2009 |
20100025875 | MOLD CLOSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - A mold closing system for an injection molding machine includes a voltage source, a controller, a driving unit, a first mold portion, a second mold portion, a fixed platen, and a movable platen. The first mold portion is secured on the movable platen. The second mold portion is secured on the fixed platen. The first and second mold portions may be insulated from their respective platens. The control device controls voltage from the voltage source to charge the first and second mold portions, and detects the voltage between the first and second mold portions. Until the voltage between the first and second mold portions equals zero, the control device moves the movable platen toward the fixed platen. A mold closing method is also described. | 02-04-2010 |
20100032854 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING PRESSURE IN ELECTRIC INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - A rotational angle of a motor operative to propel forward a screw in an injection molding machine is detected at an encoder. An output from the encoder is employed to obtain an angular velocity ω of the motor. From the obtained angular velocity ω, an estimated melt pressure value δ̂ that contains no differential term is derived using a certain observer theory. The estimated melt pressure value δ̂ is employed to calculate a torque command value T | 02-11-2010 |
20100044899 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE GEOMETRY OF A COMPOSITE COMPONENT - A method of controlling the geometry of a composite component ( | 02-25-2010 |
20100072648 | ALIGNED SUPPLY APPARATUS AND ALIGNED SUPPLY METHOD FOR GREEN TIRES - Positional misalignment between a mold and a green tire in a vulcanizer is identified in the PCI step and is fed back in real time to a green-tire supply apparatus so that the misalignment is automatically corrected. During post-cure inflation of a vulcanized tire (T), the RRO value of the tire is measured, and the measured RRO value is compared with a preset reference value. If the measured RRO value exceeds the reference value, a control signal is output to an apparatus for supplying a green tire to a vulcanizer. The green-tire supply apparatus performs positional correction of a green tire with respect to the vulcanizer's mold in accordance with the control signal, that is, performs correction of the position and angle of green-tire gripping means to adjust the concentricity and parallelism of the green tire with respect to the mold. | 03-25-2010 |
20100078842 | FUEL TANK OPENING - Methods and apparatuses for blow molding a fuel tank with multiple concentric needles to form an opening in the fuel tank, and/or for calibrating the opening in the fuel tank as it cools. | 04-01-2010 |
20100102470 | Misalignment Management - A method of determining overlay error between a template and a substrate using placement of template features and placement of substrate features in one or more images. Estimated distortion of the template and/or substrate may be determined using the overlay error. One or more forces acting on the template and/or substrate may be varied based on the estimated distortion for subsequent nano-lithography imprinting. Additionally, bias may be introduced in subsequent imprinting steps based on overlay performance. | 04-29-2010 |
20100109182 | METHOD OF SETTING MOLD CLAMPING FORCE OF INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - When test molding is performed by sequentially clamping a mold with a mold clamping force (100%, 80%, 70%, ...) obtained by sequentially lowering a mold clamping force by a predetermined amount from the maximum mold clamping force (100%), a mold clamping pressure Pc in an injection process is detected and a plurality of different monitored elements (Pc, Pcd and Per) corresponding to the variation of the mold clamping pressure Pc are monitored, and thus it is detected that at least one of the monitored elements is varied to exceed a predetermined threshold, a mold clamping force obtained by increasing a mold clamping force at the time of the production of the variation by a predetermined amount is set as a proper mold clamping force Fs. | 05-06-2010 |
20100109183 | METHOD OF SETTING MOLD CLAMPING FORCE OF INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - Test molding is performed by sequentially clamping a mold | 05-06-2010 |
20100155980 | INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MOLD-ADJUSTING - An injection molding machine and a method for mold-adjusting are provided. The injection molding machine comprises a mold-adjusting mechanism mounted to one side of the fixed platen and being coaxial with the tie bars. Each of the mold-adjusting mechanisms is constructed the same comprising a support frame ( | 06-24-2010 |
20100176528 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING VESSELS WITH FEEDBACK DEPENDING ON THE PRE-BLOWING STARTING POINT - Method for producing a vessel ( | 07-15-2010 |
20100213629 | INSTALLATION FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CONTAINERS FROM A PREFORM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE BLOW-MOLDING MEANS OF SUCH AN INSTALLATION - A method of controlling an installation for manufacturing containers by moulding from a preform, the installation including at least one moulding unit having a control device for controlling at least one nozzle associated with a mould, the nozzle being vertically movably mounted so as to move vertically between a top position and a bottom position in which, the mould is in a closed position. The nozzle covers at least one flow opening that includes an upper horizontal wall of the mould. The method involves at least a first step including, the mould being in a closed position, systematically controlling the vertical descent of the nozzle towards the bottom position independently of the presence or absence of a preform in the mould so that, both when the installation is operating and when it is at rest, the internal volume of the mould is isolated in order to avoid the risk of airborne particulate contamination. | 08-26-2010 |
20100237525 | INJECTION FOAM MOLDING MACHINE AND METHOD OF INJECTION FOAM MOLDING - An injection foam molding machine according to the present invention includes: a clamping unit that moves a movable die plate | 09-23-2010 |
20100244297 | MOLDING APPARATUS - A molding apparatus includes two metal molds arranged at positions opposing to each other and each having a die for molding a member into a desired shape, a heating unit for heating the member, an ultrasonic wave transmitting and receiving unit arranged on the metal mold for irradiating the member with an ultrasonic wave and receiving the reflected ultrasonic wave, a drive unit for driving at least one of the metal molds and a control unit for detecting a partial contact of the member with respect to the metal mold using wave readings from the ultrasonic wave transmitting and receiving unit and controlling the drive unit to adjust a pressing velocity of the metal mold. | 09-30-2010 |
20100252944 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING, DOCUMENTING, AND/OR CONTROLLING AN INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE - A method for monitoring, documenting, and/or controlling an injection molding machine (P) having an injection molding tool ( | 10-07-2010 |
20100252945 | MOULD CARRIER UNIT WITH CONTROLLED NOZZLE - The mould carrier unit for manufacturing containers by a stretch blow-moulding operation of preforms ( | 10-07-2010 |
20110001254 | Imprint Lithography Apparatus and Method - An imprint lithography apparatus is disclosed that includes an imprint template holder arranged to hold an imprint template, and a plurality of position sensors configured to measure change of the size and/or shape of the imprint template, wherein the position sensors are mechanically isolated from the imprint template. Also disclosed is a lithography method that includes using an imprint template to imprint a pattern onto a substrate, and measuring changes of the size and/or shape of the imprint template while imprinting the pattern onto the substrate. | 01-06-2011 |
20110018157 | METHOD OF ADJUSTING MOLD THICKNESS OF TOGGLE-TYPE MOLD CLAMPING DEVICE - There are provided a first process T | 01-27-2011 |
20110074057 | Methods and Systems for Thermoforming with Billets - Methods and systems for producing thermoformed articles from pre-cut thermoformable billets are provided. The system may include a heating apparatus for heating the billets, a billet thermoformer for thermoforming the billet into an article, a discharge system for evacuated the formed articles from the thermoformer, and an inspection system for inspecting each of the formed articles for the presence of a defect. Conveyors and billet carriers are provided for transporting the billets between the various components of the system, and loaders are provided for loading the billets onto the conveyor and/or billet carriers. | 03-31-2011 |
20110084417 | LARGE AREA LINEAR ARRAY NANOIMPRINTING - Systems and methods for imprinting and aligning an imprint lithography template with a field on a substrate are described. The field of the substrate may include an elongated side, and alignment sensitivity on the elongated side may be intentionally minimized. | 04-14-2011 |
20110133354 | IMPRINT APPARATUS AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present invention provides an imprint apparatus which transfers a pattern of a mold onto a resin applied on a substrate, including a structure including a mold chuck which holds the mold, a first measurement unit configured to measure a position of a reference portion of the structure, a second measurement unit configured to measure a position of the mold with respect to the reference portion, and a controller configured to control a relative positional relationship between the mold and the substrate, based on the measurement result obtained by the first measurement unit and the measurement result obtained by the second measurement unit, the second measurement unit including a head formed on the mold chuck, and measuring the position of the mold with respect to the reference portion by reading a scale formed on the mold by the head. | 06-09-2011 |
20110147973 | Injection Molding of Touch Surface - Injection molding for a touch surface of a touch sensitive device is disclosed. A single-shot injection molding method can include molding an injected material to encapsulate a touch sensor at a substantially uniform distance from a touch surface of the molded material. A double-shot injection molding method can include molding a first shot of an injected material to contact a portion of a touch sensor and molding a second shot of an injected material to encapsulate at least the remaining portions of the touch sensor to form a touch surface at a substantially uniform distance from the touch sensor. Another molding method can include molding a coating on a touch sensor to having a substantially uniform thickness. The injection molded material can provide a substantially uniform capacitive dielectric for the device. The injection molded touch surface can be incorporated into an electronic mouse, a mobile telephone, a digital media player, or a computer. | 06-23-2011 |
20110163471 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, DRIVING DEVICE AND DRIVING FRAME THEREOF - An image forming apparatus includes driving device frame having a base plate on which is formed integrally with the base plate one or more supporting shafts for supporting one or more power transmission members that transmit driving power from a driving source to driven bodies of the image forming apparatus. | 07-07-2011 |
20110169181 | IMPRINT APPARATUS AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An imprint apparatus includes: a support member which supports the mold; a substrate stage which supports the substrate; a detector which detects a force applied to the mold; a mechanism which forms a space for removing the mold supported by the support member, between the support member and the substrate stage, and a controller. The controller determines a release force required to detach the mold from the cured resin, based on a detection result from the detector, compares the determined release force with a first threshold value, and causes the mechanism to form the space if the determined release force is larger than the first threshold value. | 07-14-2011 |
20110187014 | Method and Apparatus for Embossing a Deformable Body - A deformable body is embossed using a stamp as a function of a pressure distribution. The pressure distribution is obtained by running a deformation model determined based on convolving a contact pressure distribution with a mechanical response of a surface topography of the deformable body and convolving the pressure distribution with a point load response of the stamp. | 08-04-2011 |
20110198769 | IMPRINT APPARATUS AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - The imprint apparatus of the present invention molds an uncured resin on a substrate using a mold to form a resin pattern on the substrate. The apparatus includes a measuring device configured to project a light onto the mold, to receive a light scattered by the mold, and to measure the scattered light; and a controller. The controller is configured to store a reference signal, to cause the measuring device to measure the mold to obtain a measurement signal, and to obtain an index indicating a discrepancy between the measurement signal and the reference signal. | 08-18-2011 |
20110198770 | INJECTION MOLDING A HOLLOW PRODUCT - The dimensions of a portion of an injection molded hollow product formed in a mold cavity between a first cavity surface of a cavity section and a first core surface of a core section are adjusted by adjusting the position of the first cavity surface relative to the position of the first core surface so that the first cavity surface and the first core surface are in a selected relative position when the cavity section is combined with the core section and a protractible and retractable core part is protracted so that a cavity abutment mold part can be connected directly to the protracted core part and the cavity abutment mold part also can be connected indirectly to the protracted core part by a series consisting of abutting mold parts. This series includes a pair of abutting rotatable eccentric rings, which are rotated to adjust the relative positions of the first cavity surface and the first core surface. | 08-18-2011 |
20110221087 | Molding die and method for molding a molded article - A molding die and a method for molding a molded article including a foam layer made up of faces extended in a plurality of directions are provided, by which all of the faces can grow up to a predetermined expansion ratio or more. To this end, a molding die | 09-15-2011 |
20110254185 | MOULD SEGMENTS WITH INDEXING MEANS AND METHOD OF ALIGNING MOULD SEGMENTS - This invention relates generally to a mould segment used in the production of premoulded and precured tyre thread in a flat moulding process wherein the mould segment ( | 10-20-2011 |
20110272839 | METHOD FOR VERIFYING TOLERANCE OF CONNECTOR MOLDING DIE - A method for verifying tolerance of a connector molding die includes, firstly, providing a first connector molding die, and molding a first optical connector using the first connector molding die. The centers of the lenses relative to the center of the first transmission surface are located. A second connector molding die is provided. A second optical connector is molded by the second connector molding die. The central locations of the first blind holes are determined by measuring the central locations of the second blind holes based on the center of the second transmission surface. Difference values between the locations of the centers of the lenses and the central locations of the first blind holes are determined. | 11-10-2011 |
20110272840 | Light Transmissive Mold and Apparatus For Imprinting a Pattern Onto a Material Applied on a Semiconductor Workpiece and Related Methods - A light transmissive mold used for imprinting a pattern onto a material applied on a semiconductor workpiece. The mold includes a first surface having an area of a pattern to be imprinted onto the material, a second surface located opposite from the first surface, and a third surface disposed between the first surface and the second surface, at a position inwardly away from the first surface. The third surface is arranged opposite to an area of the workpiece subjected to dicing. An alignment structure, provided for alignment between the mold and the workpiece, is formed in the third surface. | 11-10-2011 |
20110285046 | INJECTION MOLDING METHOD AND INJECTION MOLDING DEVICE - An injection molding device comprises a mold-clamping device that operates in both of a mold-closing state in which a mold is closed under predetermined pressure and a micro mold-open state in which the mold is held in a state in which the mold is open from the mold-closing state by a predetermined amount, an injection device that molds a molded product by injecting a molding material into the mold set to the mold-closing state or the micro mold-open state and a controller that changes a stop position of the mold in the micro mold-open state in accordance with a change of a mold-closing position when the mold-closing position of the mold in the mold-closing state is changed. | 11-24-2011 |
20120038077 | AIRBAG RUPTURING GROOVE FORMING APPARATUS, AND VEHICULAR INTERIOR MEMBER MANUFACTURING METHOD - An airbag rupturing groove forming apparatus forms an airbag rupturing groove excellent in invisibility even in a vehicular interior member having a hard substrate, while performing proper control of the thickness of the remainder of the airbag rupturing groove. A method also is provided for manufacturing the vehicular interior member. The airbag rupturing groove forming apparatus has a rupturing groove former for forming the airbag rupturing groove by protruding a metal blade at the back side of the vehicular interior member. First and second blade detectors confirm the presence or absence of the blade protruded into the vehicular interior member individually at detecting positions that are different in the thickness direction of the surface layer. An edge position deciding unit decides whether the blade is detected by the second blade detector, although the blade is not detected by the first blade detector. | 02-16-2012 |
20120074606 | INJECTION MOULDING METHOD FOR OPTIONAL MANUFACTURING OF MOULDED PARTS WITH OR WITHOUT A BREAKTHROUGH - An injection-moulding method for selectively manufacturing moulded parts with and without a breakthrough is disclosed. A moulded part with a breakthrough is manufactured by positioning a mould core in a mould cavity, whereas a moulded part without breakthrough is manufactured by removing the mould core at least partly from the mould cavity. The mould cavity delimited by a nozzle-side mould platen and an ejector-side mould platen. The mould core is movable relative to at least one of the mould platens, in particularly the nozzle-side mould platen, in an advance direction, where the mould core is closer to the nozzle-side mould platen and an opposite withdrawal direction. | 03-29-2012 |
20120074607 | IN AN INJECTION UNIT HAVING A FILTER, A METHOD OF CONTROLLING MELT PRESSURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A TARGET PRESSURE RANGE - There is provided a method ( | 03-29-2012 |
20120139144 | Methods And Systems For Manufacturing A Golf Ball - Embodiments provide methods and systems for manufacturing a golf ball that precisely control the retraction of mold pins based on feedback sensor data, to avoid the formation of imperfections in the finished golf balls. An embodiment may involve holding a golf ball sub-part within a mold using at least one retractable mold pin; injecting molten molding material into the mold; detecting, during injection, operating conditions within the mold indicative of positions of the molten molding material relative to the at least one mold pin; and based on the detected operating conditions, retracting the at least one mold pin before the molten molding material reaches the at least one mold pin. Other embodiments may retract a mold pin after the molten material contacts the pin but within a duration suitably short enough to avoid undesirable part properties. | 06-07-2012 |
20120153524 | QUICK-CHANGE SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD FOR A CONTAINER PROCESSING MACHINE - In a quick-change system for exchangeable machine elements, particularly in a container processing machine in which the machine element (E) can be brought into a target position and can be localized in a target position by a securing unit comprising at least one securing element, at least a second securing unit (P | 06-21-2012 |
20120241992 | Collection of Process Data Using In-Situ Sensors - A system is provided for collecting data during vacuum molding of a composite part using a mold including an air tight, flexible membrane sealed to a tool. The system comprises a plurality of MEMS sensors coupled with the interior of the mold at different locations over the part. Each of the sensors produces signals related to a process parameter, such as pressure within the bag, that is sensed at the location of the sensor. | 09-27-2012 |
20120248643 | APPARATUS FOR PLUGGING HONEYCOMB BODIES AND METHODS - An apparatus for plugging honeycomb bodies includes a controller configured to signal a plugging actuator to move a plugging piston from the predetermined start position to an extended position while a shutter plate is in an open orientation, wherein at least about 50% of the predetermined volume of plugging material is discharged from a dispensing area during a single plugging cycle. The controller is still further configured to signal a control actuator of a plugging material control module to adjust a position of a control piston within a control chamber to maintain a pressure of the plugging material within the dispensing area from between greater than 0 psi to about 200 psi when the shutter plate is moved between a closed orientation and the open orientation at the beginning of the plugging cycle. Further examples include methods of plugging a honeycomb body with a plugging material control module. | 10-04-2012 |
20120248644 | INJECTION MOLDING FLOW CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus for controlling the rate of flow to a mold cavity including a controller instructing a valve system to drive an actuator and a valve pin and including instructions that instruct the valve system to drive an actuator and a valve pin and including instructions that instruct the valve system to move from a start position to one or more intermediate drive rate positions and subsequently from the one or more intermediate drive rate positions to a high drive rate position on receipt by the controller of a signal from a position sensor that is indicative of the valve pin having reached a second position. | 10-04-2012 |
20120267813 | Device For A Layerwise Manufacturing Of A Three-Dimensional Object And Method For Supplying A Building Material | 10-25-2012 |
20120286443 | DETECTION APPARATUS, DETECTION METHOD, AND IMPRINT APPARATUS - A detection apparatus determines an amount of relative rotational deviation between two different objects. Each of the objects has a respective grating mark which together form a pair of grating marks. The detection apparatus includes a detector that detects interference fringes produced by an overlap between the pair of grating marks. The detection apparatus also includes a calculation unit that determines the amount of relative rotational deviation between the two different objects from inclination of the interference fringes detected by the detector. The detection apparatus can be applied, for example, in controlling transfer of a pattern formed on a mold to a transfer material applied to a substrate. | 11-15-2012 |
20120292801 | IMPRINT APPARATUS, IMPRINT METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An imprint apparatus, which is configured to transfer a pattern to an imprint material supplied on a substrate by using a mold having the pattern formed thereon, includes a light-receiving element, a detection system configured to illuminate a mark formed on the substrate and a mark formed on the mold, and guide light reflected from the mark formed on the substrate and the mark formed on the mold to the light-receiving element, and a relay optical system. The relay optical system is configured to form images of the light reflected from the mark formed on the substrate and the mark formed on the mold between the relay optical system and the detection system. The detection system is configured to guide the light image-formed by the relay optical system to the light-receiving element. | 11-22-2012 |
20120306112 | MOLDING MACHINE AND INJECTION MOLDING CONTROLLING METHOD - A molding machine according to an embodiment includes a stationary platen equipped with a stationary die, a movable platen equipped with a movable die, a locking drive mechanism to move the movable platen forward or backward and to lock the movable die against the stationary die, a detecting portion to detect information about a locking state, an injection device, and a control unit to monitor the information obtained by the detecting portion in an injecting process and to control an injection pressure of the injection device based on a value obtained from the information. | 12-06-2012 |
20130015599 | IMPRINT APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLEAANM Kawahara; IzumiAACI Utsunomiya-shiAACO JPAAGP Kawahara; Izumi Utsunomiya-shi JP - The present invention provides an imprint apparatus which performs an imprint process of molding an imprint material on a substrate using a mold to form a pattern on the substrate, the apparatus including a measuring device including an off-axis detection system configured to detect a mark formed with respect to a shot region on the substrate, and configured to measure a position of the mark, and a controller configured to control the imprint process, wherein the controller is configured to control the imprint process so that measurement of the position of the mark by the measuring device, and adjustment of relative positions of the mold and the substrate based on the measurement are performed with respect to each of a plurality of shot regions on the substrate. | 01-17-2013 |
20130032960 | MODULAR PIPE FORMATION APPARATUS - A modular plastic pipe formation apparatus, wherein at least two components of the pipe formation apparatus are disposed with respect to at least one or more respective modules. | 02-07-2013 |
20130037981 | IMPRINT APPARATUS AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An imprint apparatus that molds an imprint material on a substrate using a mold, and forms a pattern on the substrate, the imprint apparatus includes a mold holding unit configured to hold the mold, which includes a surface including a pattern area, a substrate holding unit configured to hold the substrate, a first acquisition unit configured to acquire information concerning a difference in shape between the pattern area and a shot already formed on the substrate, and a control unit configured to control at least one of the mold holding unit and the substrate holding unit to adjust a spacing between the mold and the substrate, based on the information concerning the difference in shape acquired by the first acquisition unit, in a state where the pattern area and the imprint material are in contact with each other. | 02-14-2013 |
20130134616 | IMPRINT APPARATUS, IMPRINT METHOD, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present invention provides an imprint apparatus for performing an imprint process by which an imprint material on a substrate is molded by using a mold having a pattern region on which a pattern is formed, thereby transferring the pattern onto the substrate, including a detector configured to detect marks formed in each of a plurality of shot regions on the substrate, a deformation unit configured to deform the pattern region, and a controller configured to control the imprint process. | 05-30-2013 |
20130234352 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PART MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND TOOL FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF - A method and apparatus for manufacturing a composite material part from a preform of fibers pre-impregnated with resin. The method includes laying the preform on a laying surface of a tool with a peripheral shoulder, covering the preform with a conforming plate delimited by a peripheral edge which extends beyond the peripheral flank of the preform over the entire periphery of the preform, using shims calibrated to position the conforming plate, the shims being arranged between the support surface of the peripheral shoulder and the peripheral edge of the conforming plate, removing the calibrated shims, arranging a seal connecting the conforming plate and the tool all around the preform, and polymerizing the preform. | 09-12-2013 |
20130241096 | IMPRINT APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An imprint apparatus forms a resin pattern on a substrate by curing resin in a state where the resin on the substrate is in contact with a patterned portion of a mold. It includes: a gas supply unit which supplies gas to a space between the mold and the substrate; a measuring unit which is configured so that measuring light transits the space or a space that communicates with the space, and which measures a prescribed distance between two objects using the measuring light; and a controller which obtains information concerning the prescribed distance, and which outputs a signal representing a state of concentration of the gas in the space based on the information and a measurement result of the measuring unit in a state where the gas is supplied from the gas supply unit. | 09-19-2013 |
20130270730 | COMPRESSION MOLDING APPARATUS AND COMPRESSION MOLDING METHOD OF RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT COMPRISING FIBER - A material heating mechanism for melting the material into a molten state, an upper plate to which the upper mold is attached and a lower plate to which the lower mold is attached, at least three position sensors for detecting a distance between the upper mold and the lower mold or the upper plate and the lower plate, and at least three compression hydraulic cylinders installed to any one of the upper plate and the lower plate and individually controlled according to information of the position sensors. | 10-17-2013 |
20130285270 | TRANSFER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - A transfer apparatus transfers a pattern of an original to a resin on a shot region of a substrate. The original includes a first surface and second surface which are surfaces opposite to each other. The first surface includes a pattern region where the pattern is formed, and the second surface includes a holding surface. The apparatus includes a plurality of holding units configured to hold the holding surface of the original, a plurality of driving units configured to drive the plurality of holding units, respectively, and a control unit configured to control driving of the plurality of holding units by the plurality of driving units to align the pattern region with the shot region of the substrate. | 10-31-2013 |
20130292865 | TEMPLATE SYSTEM AND NANO-IMPRINT METHOD USING THE SAME - A template system, and a nano-imprint method using the same, include a template having a nano-pattern and configured to transfer the nano-pattern to a resin material on a substrate, and a pressure controlling apparatus configured to change a pressure of the template with respect to the substrate according to an intensity of bubbles captured between the substrate and the template. | 11-07-2013 |
20130300016 | Honeycomb Extrusion Apparatus and Methods - A honeycomb extrusion apparatus includes a die body and a mask defining a peripheral gap. The peripheral gap includes a first extrusion cross section at a first radial location relative to the extrusion axis and a second extrusion cross section at a second radial location relative to the extrusion axis. An overall flow area of the first extrusion cross section is less than an overall flow area of the second extrusion cross section. In further examples, methods include co-extruding a honeycomb body with an integral skin with the overall flow area of the first extrusion cross section being less than the overall flow area of the second extrusion cross section. In further examples, methods include compensating for different skin flow characteristics associated with a particular honeycomb network configuration of discharge slots in a die body. | 11-14-2013 |
20130334722 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SHEET-LIKE RUBBER - The sheet-like rubber forming device has a die body which has an opening having a predetermined cross sectional shape, and a variable die lip which is arranged in a front side of the die body and can change the height of the opening. The variable die lip is constructed by a first movable body and a second movable body. The die lip control unit controls the variable die lip so as to drive the first movable body in an opening direction from a state in which the first movable body and the second movable body are closed when the forming is started, hold the positions of the first movable body and the second movable body after reaching a predetermined height, and drive the second movable body in a closing direction when the forming is finished. | 12-19-2013 |
20140001667 | Method for manufacturing solid three-dimensional concrete block and method for laying concrete tracks using concrete block manufactured using the method | 01-02-2014 |
20140042658 | MOULD CARRIER UNIT WITH CONTROLLED NOZZLE - A mould carrier unit having a stretching rod ( | 02-13-2014 |
20140110875 | COMPOSITE PRODUCT MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of manufacture of a composite material is provided. The method includes providing a deformable body having substrate and matrix materials on a surface of a first tool. The substrate material is loosely bound by the matrix material and may include a composite pre-form. The relative movement between the first tool and a second tool is controlled so as to apply pressure to the body between opposing surfaces of the first and second tools and thereby debulk and/or consolidate said body. The first or second tool includes a plurality of individually controllable tool elements, the temperature and/or displacement of said elements being controlled to generate a desired profile in said body. An adaptive debulking system and tool are also disclosed. | 04-24-2014 |
20140117574 | Strain and Kinetics Control During Separation Phase of Imprint Process - Systems and methods for improving robust layer separation during the separation process of an imprint lithography process are described. Included are methods of matching strains between a substrate to be imprinted and the template, varying or modifying the forces applied to the template and/or the substrate during separation, or varying or modifying the kinetics of the separation process. | 05-01-2014 |
20140124971 | IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY - An imprint lithography apparatus is disclosed that includes a support structure configured to hold an imprint template. The apparatus further includes an actuator located between the support structure and a side of the imprint template, when the imprint template is held by the support structure, configured to apply a force to the imprint template and a force sensor between the support structure and a side of the imprint template, when the imprint template is held by the support structure. | 05-08-2014 |
20140145361 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CASTING CONCRETE PRODUCTS - A method and an apparatus for casting concrete products with a substantially horizontal slipform casting process, where concrete mass is fed through a restricted cross-section defining the product to be cast, and which restricted cross-section moves progressively along with the casting process in relation to a casting bed, wherein the height of the cast product exiting the restricted cross-section is measured during the casting process, and the height and/or position of the leveling plate of the upper surface of the restricted cross-section is adjusted during the casting process based on the height measurement of the cast product. | 05-29-2014 |
20140145362 | Scraping device for a rotary press, rotary press, and method for operating a rotary press - A scraping device for a rotary press comprising at least one scraping element for scraping pellets located on a die plate of the rotary press to an outlet, wherein the at least one scraping element has at least one identification and/or position unit having identification and/or position data relating to the at least one scraping element, and wherein the scraping device further comprises a read and/or write unit which is designed to communicate with the at least one identification and/or position unit in order to read the identification and/or position data from the at least one identification and/or position unit. The invention also relates to a rotary press and a corresponding method. | 05-29-2014 |
20140167303 | PRESSING TOOL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SILICONE ELEMENT - A pressing tool for pressing a silicone element may include: an upper pressing tool half and a lower pressing tool half, which in the closed state of the pressing tool form a cavity for pressing a silicone element, and a carrier foil, which bears on one of the pressing tool halves, for the silicone element to be pressed, wherein at least the upper pressing tool half or the lower pressing tool half has at least one clamping element for aligning the two pressing tool halves with respect to one another, and wherein the clamping element is arranged between the pressing tool halves and outside the region covered by the carrier foil. | 06-19-2014 |
20140175691 | MOLD PROTECTION APPARATUS, MOLD PROTECTION METHOD AND MOLD CLAMPING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a mold protection apparatus for use in an opening/closing apparatus, the movable platen being formed to be movable in a direction towards or away from a fixed platen having a fixed mold and being fixedly provided with a movable mold, the mold protection apparatus comprises a deriving means, a calculating means, and a comparing means. The deriving means configured to obtain an actual operation drive force output from the motor. The calculating means configured to calculate a theoretical operation drive force of the motor. The comparing means configured to compare a difference between the actual operation drive force derived by the deriving means and the theoretical operation drive force calculated by the calculating means with a threshold value. | 06-26-2014 |
20140183773 | NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY - A mold may include a plurality of nanostructures configured to form a lithographic pattern when imprinted into a material. Imprinting may include imprinting the mold a first predetermined distance, modifying a temperature of the material, and altering a position of the mold based on the temperature modification. One or more thermal elements may alter a temperature of a first section of the material and/or one or more nanostructures for a predetermined pulse time less than an equilibrium time required for the mold and/or material to reach a stable temperature state. A first thermal element may selectively alter the temperature of a first section of the material and/or a first nanostructure and a second thermal element may selectively alter the temperature of a second section of the material and/or a second nanostructure. The one or more thermal elements may include one or more thermoelectric elements. | 07-03-2014 |
20140210119 | CONTROLLED VALVE PIN MOVEMENT BASED ON CAVITY SENSOR FEEDBACK - Apparatus for performing an injection molding cycle, comprising:
| 07-31-2014 |
20140239529 | System and Methods For Nano-Scale Manufacturing - A system and method for patterning a substrate includes a mold holding fixture for holding a mold with nanostructures and a substrate holding fixture for holding a substrate having a molding surface, a stage assembly has two or more independent axis movements for moving either the mold or the substrate therein, a contact force sensor sensing a contact force between the mold surface and the molding surface, a chamber for holding the mold and substrate and for the applying of a pressure inside that is higher or lower than atmospheric pressure, a pressure regulator and a manifold for changing the pressure inside the chamber, a door on the chamber housing provides for selectively allowing the substrate and the mold to pass there through, and means to divide the chamber into two fluidly separate sub-chambers. | 08-28-2014 |
20140264991 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POLYMER EXTRUSION - Techniques are provided for polymer extrusion. A polyolefin extrusion system may include an extrusion gear pump configured to receive a narrow molecular weight distribution polyolefin from a polyolefin manufacturing system. The polyolefin extrusion system may also include a motor of the extrusion gear pump configured to drive the extrusion gear pump, a pressure sensor configured to generate a pressure signal indicative of a suction pressure into the extrusion gear pump, an automation controller configured to generate an output signal based on the pressure signal, and a variable speed drive configured to control operation of the motor. | 09-18-2014 |
20140300018 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD AND PATTERN FORMING APPARATUS - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pattern forming apparatus in which a mold having a pattern is brought into contact with an imprinting material on a substrate to transfer the pattern, the apparatus including: a holding part configured to hold the mold; a moving part configured to move the holding part so that the mold is brought into contact with the imprinting material on the substrate and that the mold is removed therefrom; and a control part configured to control so that at least one of conditions of removing the mold can be changed based on conditions of the pattern formed in the mold, the conditions including a rate and an angle of removing the mold. | 10-09-2014 |
20140327167 | SYSTEMS FOR FORMING AGGREGATE MATERIALS FROM HEAT FUSABLE POWERED MATERIALS - In one embodiment, a system for forming aggregate materials may include a lower open-topped mold, an upper mold, an actuation assembly, a heating system, a pressure sensor, and a controller. The lower open-topped mold can receive a heat moldable material that can include a foaming agent. The lower open-topped mold can contact the heat moldable material and the upper mold can contact the heat moldable material. The controller can execute machine readable control logic to cause the actuation assembly to generate relative outward motion at an expansion rate. The foaming agent can expand the heat moldable material when heated. During outward motion, the lower open-topped mold can maintain close contact with the heat moldable material, and the upper mold can maintain close contact with the heat moldable material. The expansion rate of the relative outward motion can be based upon a pressure signal indicative of back pressure. | 11-06-2014 |
20140339721 | IMPRINTING APPARATUS, DEVICE FABRICATION METHOD, AND IMPRINTING METHOD - An imprinting apparatus that imprints a pattern on a resin on a substrate using a mold, includes a detector configured to detect a mold mark and a substrate mark, a driving unit configured to change relative positions of the mold and substrate, a curing unit configured to cure the resin, and a controller configured to control the detector, the driving unit, and the curing unit. The controller performs an alignment step of controlling the driving unit in accordance with the detected mold and substrate marks to perform alignment, a curing step of causing the curing unit to cure the resin in contact with the mold after the alignment step, and a detection step of causing the detector to detect the mold and substrate marks after the curing step to determine an amount of relative misalignment between the mold and the substrate after the resin has been cured. | 11-20-2014 |
20140346701 | PATTERN FORMATION DEVICE, METHOD FOR PATTERN FORMATION, AND PROGRAM FOR PATTERN FORMATION - According to one embodiment, a pattern formation device that presses a template that includes a concave and convex part onto a transferring object and that forms a pattern in which a shape of the concave and convex part is transferred is provided. The device includes: a calculation part; an adjustment part; and a transfer. The calculation part calculates, using design information of the pattern, the distribution of force applied to the pattern at a time of releasing the template pressed onto the transferring object from the transferring object. The adjustment part adjusts forming conditions of the pattern in order to uniformly approach the distribution of force calculated by the calculation part. The transfer part transfers the shape of the concave and convex part to the transferring object according to the forming conditions adjusted by the adjustment part. | 11-27-2014 |
20140346702 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MATERIAL DENSIFICATION - A process and apparatus for densification of material compresses the material, then heats and cools the compressed material to provide structural integrity and durability to the resultant densified product. For a lignocellulosic biomass material an inherent binder is used. The binder is activated substantially only along the periphery of the compressed material to increase throughput and reduce energy used during the densification process. To optimize throughput and densified material density and durability, the process and apparatus includes a compaction pressure measurement that provides a signal to a constrictor located at the exit, or between the exit and initial compaction location, to automatically control compaction pressure as material type, initial density, moisture and load weight vary. | 11-27-2014 |
20140353863 | IMPRINTING APPARATUS, IMPRINTING METHOD, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF UNEVEN PLATE - According to one embodiment, an imprinting apparatus includes an ejecting unit, a stage, a moving unit, and an observation unit. The ejecting unit ejects and drips a hardening resin material onto a substrate to be processed. The substrate to be processed is placed onto the stage. The moving unit relatively moves the ejecting unit and the stage. The observation unit observes the dripped hardening resin material and the pattern with the state in which the dripped hardening resin material and the pattern are overlaid on a plane, before the template is brought into contact with the hardening resin material. | 12-04-2014 |
20150008606 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND HOLLOW CORE FORMING MEMBER FOR CASTING CONCRETE PRODUCTS BY SLIPFORM CASTING - A method for casting a hollow core concrete product with a substantially horizontal slipform casting process, where concrete mass is fed at least in one feeding stage through a limited cross-section ( | 01-08-2015 |
20150021803 | IMPRINT APPARATUS, MOLD, IMPRINT METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an imprint apparatus which transfers a pattern onto a substrate by using a mold including a first surface with a pattern region where an unevenness pattern is formed, and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the mold including a first pattern group formed between the second surface and a surface of a convex portion in the unevenness pattern, or on the second surface, the apparatus comprising a second pattern group, a detection unit configured to detect a mark group formed by light having passed through the first pattern group and the second pattern group, and a calculation unit configured to calculate a position deviation between the first pattern group and the second pattern group from the mark group detected by the detection unit. | 01-22-2015 |
20150091198 | INJECTION MOLDING FLOW CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus for controlling the rate of flow to a mold cavity including a controller instructing a valve system to drive an actuator and a valve pin and including instructions that instruct the valve system to drive an actuator and a valve pin and including instructions that instruct the valve system to move from a start position to one or more intermediate drive rate positions and subsequently from the one or more intermediate drive rate positions to a high drive rate position on receipt by the controller of a signal from a position sensor that is indicative of the valve pin having reached a second position. | 04-02-2015 |
20150108673 | IMPRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPRINTING - A micro-contact imprinting apparatus for transferring patterns of a stamp to a substrate. | 04-23-2015 |
20150123301 | IMPRINTING APPARATUS AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - The imprint apparatus presses resin disposed on a substrate and a mold to each other to form a resin pattern on the substrate. The apparatus includes a driving device configured to move the mold and the substrate relatively to apply a pressing force between the mold and the resin, a measuring device configured to measure a position of at least one of the mold and the substrate, a detector configured to detect the pressing force, and a controller configured to control the driving device. The controller is configured to control the driving device using the position as a controlled variable in a first period, and to control the driving device using the pressing force as a controlled variable in a second period after the first period. | 05-07-2015 |
20150298386 | METHOD FOR STRETCH-BLOW MOULDING A CONTAINER, INCLUDING MEASURING THE MOVEMENT OF THE STRETCH ROD DURING A BOXING OPERATION - Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a container ( | 10-22-2015 |
20150306803 | FAST ACTING REDUCED VELOCITY PIN CONTROL - Apparatus and method for performing an injection molding cycle using the apparatus where the apparatus comprises:
| 10-29-2015 |
20150325526 | IMPRINT METHOD, IMPRINT APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD USING THE SAME - A imprint method includes contacting the pattern formed on the mold M with the imprint material R supplied to a shot on the substrate W; and detecting a plurality of alignment marks AMM and AMW in the contacting while changing a position of a detector for detecting the plurality of alignment marks AMM and AMW formed on the shot on the substrate W in accordance with a progress of filling of the imprint material R into the pattern formed on the mold M. | 11-12-2015 |
20150367550 | Open-Face Molding - An open-face molding apparatus for use in open-face injection molding operations to more accurately control the thickness of coatings applied to workpiece surfaces of slightly varying contour profiles. A conformable tool face is carried by a rigid tool backing and a perimeter seal releasably seals the conformable tool face around its perimeter to the workpiece surface. The conformable tool face and perimeter seal define a mold cavity together with the workpiece surface. An array of actuators are connected between the rigid tool backing and the conformable tool face to provide a desired tool face contour and desired spacings between the conformable tool face and a workpiece surface by deflecting the conformable tool face relative to the rigid tool backing. | 12-24-2015 |
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20160022026 | Brush Head and Its Producing Device - A brush includes a brush head which comprises a brush support, and a plurality of brushing members integrally provided on the brush support, wherein the brushing members and the brush support are integrally formed together by heat treatment. | 01-28-2016 |
20160031151 | SYSTEM AND METHODS OF MOLD/SUBSTRATE SEPARATION FOR IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY - A nanoimprint system and methods for separating imprinted substrates with nano-scale patterns from mold for manufacturing. Generally, the system includes means to create, monitor, and control relative movement between the mold and substrate for separation. It is capable of controlling where and when the separation happens and finishes. The relative movement may be generated by motion stages, springs, stage driven flexures, inflatable O-rings, gas flow, and other mechanical means. It may be monitored by separation force, overhead camera, and vacuum/pressures in different area of the system. The relative movement may be any combination of stages movements and movement sequences. The separation speed, direction, and force can be well controlled in the system to achieve fast and reliable separation between mold and substrate, and at the same time maintain the pattern shape and details on the consolidated imprint resist. | 02-04-2016 |
20160039126 | IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING - A nanoimprint lithography system and method for manufacturing substrates with nano-scale patterns, having a process chamber with transparent sections on both top and side walls, a robot for automatic molds and substrates loading and unloading, and optical and stage apparatuses to obtain the desired spatial relationship between the mold and substrate, with an enclosed volume referring to mold mini-chamber being formed between the mold/holder and top wall of the chamber and with the process chamber and mini-chamber being capable of both vacuuming and pressurizing, and inside the chamber, a ring shape seal assembly is installed and a mold support assembly can be installed that aids in imprinting all the way to the edge of the substrate with various embodiments for carrying out fluid pressure imprinting, separation, measurement and control of mold and substrate gap, substrate thickness, and system axial force. | 02-11-2016 |
20160052179 | IMPRINT APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an imprint apparatus for performing an imprint process which includes molding of imprint material on a substrate with a mold and releasing of the mold from the molded imprint material, the apparatus including a substrate holder configured to hold the substrate, a mold holder configured to hold the mold, a driving device configured to perform driving, for the releasing of the mold, of at least one of the substrate holder and the mold holder, and a detector configured to detect completion of the releasing of the mold by the driving device. | 02-25-2016 |
20160067901 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INJECTION MOLDING OF PLASTIC MATERIALS - Injection molding of plastic materials by an apparatus comprising at least one injector including a valve pin displaceable in a controlled manner between a closed position and an open position by an electric rotary actuator. At least one step is provided of detecting the value of the torque developed by the electric rotary actuator when the valve pin is in the path from the closed position to the open position, and the torque value detected is used to pilot the molding process. | 03-10-2016 |
20160075076 | IMPRINT APPARATUS, IMPRINT SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an imprint apparatus which performs an imprint process for forming a pattern on an imprint material on a substrate using a mold, the apparatus including an obtaining unit configured to obtain each shape of a plurality of shot regions on the substrate before the mold and the shot region as an imprint target on the substrate face each other, a first correction unit configured to correct, for each shot region on the substrate, a shape difference between a pattern of the mold and the shot region, a measurement unit configured to measure a displacement between the pattern of the mold and the shot region on the substrate, a second correction unit configured to correct the displacement, and a control unit configured to control the imprint process. | 03-17-2016 |
20160158978 | IMPRINT APPARATUS, IMPRINT METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides an imprint apparatus that performs imprint processing of forming a pattern of an imprint material on a substrate using a mold, the apparatus including an image sensing unit configured to sense at least one of the mold and the substrate and obtain an image, and a determination unit configured to determine normality/abnormality of the imprint processing, wherein the imprint processing includes a first step of supplying the imprint material onto the substrate, and a second step of bringing the mold and the imprint material on the substrate into contact with each other, and the determination unit changes a reference of determination of the normality/abnormality of the imprint processing for each step of the imprint processing and determines the normality/abnormality of the imprint processing based on the image sensed by the image sensing unit. | 06-09-2016 |
20160185040 | Methods And Apparatuses For Additively Manufacturing Rubber - An apparatus, system, and method for disposing green rubber, via 3D Printing or additive manufacturing, are provided. The apparatus includes at least a housing, a nozzle, and a heating element. Green rubber is forced through the nozzle and deposited in an iterative build process. The apparatus may be used in a variety of applications, including tire applications. | 06-30-2016 |
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