Abstract:
An apparatus for heating and extruding a polymeric sheet having a predetermined thickness and introducing it into and through a gap between cooling rolls, measuring directly by laser beam and without reflection the gap between the cooling rolls, and controlling the gap to control minimal pressure on the softened and heat-plastified sheet.
Abstract:
A method for testing a conductive web includes moving a conductive web past at least one electrostatic probe, providing an alternating current or voltage which generates an alternating current to the at least one electrostatic probe, measuring a current or voltage in the at least one electrostatic probe induced by a capacitance between the conductive web and the at least one electrostatic probe, comparing the measured current or voltage to a reference value, and determining a level of bagginess of the conductive web based on the step of comparing.
Abstract:
A method for testing a conductive web includes moving a conductive web past at least one electrostatic probe, providing an alternating current or voltage which generates an alternating current to the at least one electrostatic probe, measuring a current or voltage in the at least one electrostatic probe induced by a capacitance between the conductive web and the at least one electrostatic probe, comparing the measured current or voltage to a reference value, and determining a level of bagginess of the conductive web based on the step of comparing.
Abstract:
An extrusion control system for use with one or more extruders has a data acquisition module in communication with one or more data acquisition nodes that are associated with an extrusion process. A control module is also in communication with one or more control nodes associated the extrusion process. A synchronization signal to one or more control nodes causes the nodes to adjust to a predetermined setting.
Abstract:
An extrusion control system for use with one or more extruders has a data acquisition module in communication with one or more data acquisition nodes that are associated with an extrusion process. A control module is also in communication with one or more control nodes associated with the extrusion process. A synchronization signal to one or more control nodes causes the nodes to adjust to a predetermined setting.
Abstract:
A sheet manufacturing method including the steps (1) to (5) is provided, (1) extruding a sheet material to a sheet form using a die including plural thickness adjusting means; (2) forming a desired sheet by performing a predetermined processing involving dimensional change in a transverse direction of a sheet; (3) measuring a thickness distribution in the transverse direction of the sheet before completion and after completion of the predetermined processing; (4) calculating a manipulated variable to be applied to the thickness adjusting means corresponding to each measuring position based on a thickness distribution measurement value in the transverse direction of the sheet after completion of the processing; and (5) controlling the thickness of the sheet by operating the thickness adjusting means by the manipulated variable; wherein in the calculation of the manipulated variable of step (4), a correspondence position in the transverse direction of the sheet after completion of the processing with respect to the thickness adjusting means is determined through the following steps A and B, and a thickness control is performed based on the determined correspondence position in the transverse direction of the sheet, A. obtaining unknown parameters such that an evaluation function including a mapping function representing a correspondence relationship between a position in the transverse direction of the sheet before completion of the processing and a position in the transverse direction of after completion of the processing and including one or more unknown parameters, a thickness distribution measurement value in the transverse direction of the sheet before completion of the processing, and a thickness distribution measurement value of after completion of the processing becomes an extreme value, and B. determining the mapping function based on the obtained unknown parameters and determining the corresponding position in the transverse direction of the sheet after completion of the processing with respect to the thickness adjusting means based on the determined mapping function.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a modeling filament for use as feedstock in a fused deposition modeling liquifier, and a method for manufacturing the filament. The diameter and standard deviation of the filament are controlled to meet various tolerance requirements of jam resistance, slip resistance, model strength, liquifier overflow prevention and hysteresis-free transient response. Standard deviation of the filament diameter is matched to a filament target diameter. The resulting filament is used to form high-quality models.
Abstract:
Heating and extruding a polymeric sheet having a predetermined thickness and introducing it into and through a gap between cooling rolls, measuring directly by laser beam and without reflection the gap between the cooling rolls, and controlling the gap to control minimal pressure on the softened and heat-plastified sheet.
Abstract:
Heating and extruding a polymeric sheet having a predetermined thickness and introducing it into and through a gap between cooling rolls, measuring directly by laser beam and without reflection the gap between the cooling rolls, and controlling the gap to control minimal pressure on the softened and heat-plastified sheet.