Abstract:
The invention relates to a blowing head, a method for producing a blown film and a blown film installation. Specifically, the invention relates to the use of plate spiral distributors (2) in blown film installations. It is proposed that the melt streams in a plate spiral distributor (2) are initially bundled (13, 17, 18) and then forwarded in a bundled manner to a common co-extrusion flow (8).
Abstract:
A medical device such as a tube or a balloon including wall structure with multiple layers. The wall structure can distribute stress, resulting in reduced defect propagation and failure.
Abstract:
A die for coextruding a plurality of fluid layers generally includes a primary forming stem, one or more distribution plates, and a microlayer assembly. The microlayer assembly includes a microlayer forming stem and a plurality of microlayer distribution plates.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a flexible traction organ (38) that can be wound and unwound, in particular for passenger and/or goods lifts, said organ comprising at least one stranded cable (16) consisting of a tensile resistant material. The core strand (124) of each stranded cable (16) is surrounded by a flexible thermoplastic plastic layer (126). A production line (10) for embedding several stranded cables (16) in a flexible thermoplastic plastic (39) comprises a respective reel (14) for unwinding the stranded cable (16), a device (24) for accurately aligning the stranded cable (16), a heating element (26, 28, 30) for pre-heating the stranded cable (16), at least one extruder (32) for co-extruding the stranded cable (16) in a flexible plastic sheathing, a cooling vat (42), a reel storage unit (52), a cutting unit (66) and a reserve reel (18). The extruder (32), a wire guide (74) and at least one die (76) can be adjusted individually, conjointly and in relation to one another on a plane (P) that runs at an angle to the cable plane (E). The unwound stranded cables (16) are degreased and/or pre-treated to improve the adhesion of the plastic sheathing, are pre-heated to a temperature of approximately ± 20 °C in relation to the melting temperature of the flexible, thermoplastic plastic that surrounds the core strand (124) and are sheathed with liquefied plastic (86) in the extruder (32).
Abstract:
A medical device such as a tube or a balloon including wall structure with multiple layers. The wall structure can distribute stress, resulting in reduced defect propagation and failure.
Abstract:
A process is described for improving the hydrocarbon solvent impermeability of polyethylene resin based containers. The process employs a thermal profile during thermal molding, which creates a crystalline barrier adjacent one surface of the container. The barrier enhances impermeability of the container.
Abstract:
The present invention resides in a boot seal for use in sealing a joint. The joint comprises first and second relatively movable parts. The boot seal is configured in the form of a sleeve to extend between and around the vehicle relatively movable parts. The sleeve has a laminate wall which comprises at least two layers of thermoplastic elastomeric material which are bonded together. At least one of the layers is a stretch-toughenable polyester thermoplastic elastomer which has been diametrically stretched in an amount effective to increase the toughness of said one layer. The laminate wall has a percent elongation to rupture of at least 100, and a flexural modulus which is less than 100,000 psi. The laminate wall preferably has a puncture resistance of at least 50 Newtons/mm wall thickness.
Abstract:
A process for making a plastic tube having a variable diameter comprises the following steps. A plastic is obtained. The plastic is fed into an extruder die (216). The plastic is extruded as a tubular molten plastic stream (262) into a mold cavity (218) having an inside diameter greater than the diameter of the tubular molten plastic stream (262). The mold cavity (218) inside diameter varies longitudinally along the length of the mold cavity (218). The tubular molten plastic stream (262) is vacuum expanded radially against the mold cavity inner wall (290). The wall thickness of the tubular molten plastic stream (262) is varied during extrusion at locations longitudinally along the stream (262).