Abstract:
This invention relates to a polymeric pipe, and more particularly a polymeric pipe where the pipe comprises a crosslinked polyolefin formed from extruded polyolefin comprising a photoinitiator and a reactive extrusion species. More particularly, this invention relates to the manufacturing of plastic pipes and tubing by utilizing co-rotating twin screw extrusion combined with photo-induced crosslinking, of thermoplastic polymers such as polyethylene, to produce PEX pipes and tubing.
Abstract:
Known devices for irradiating a cylindrical substrate have a cylindrical irradiation chamber having a center axis, and a radiator unit around the irradiation chamber. Starting from these known devices, to provide a device that can be easily and quickly retrofitted and also enables a uniform irradiation of the substrate, it is proposed according to the invention that the radiator unit be formed from multiple segments connected to each other, wherein each of the segments has an optical main radiator having an illuminated radiator tube section that is curved outwardly with respect to the center axis, and wherein the radiator tube sections are arranged in a common radiator plane perpendicular to the center axis.
Abstract:
A rubber foam tube (5) is produced by extruding a rubber composition into a tubular body (4) and feeding the tubular body (4) in an elongated state without cutting to pass the tubular body (4) through a microwave crosslinking device (8) and then through a hot air crosslinking device (9) for continuously foaming and crosslinking the rubber composition. At this time, a ratio V2/V1 between a speed V2 at which the tubular body (4) passes through the hot air crosslinking device (9) and a speed V1 at which the tubular body (4) passes through the microwave crosslinking device (8) is not less than 1.0 and not greater than 1.6.
Abstract:
Pressure sensitive adhesive compositions containing 92 to 99.9 parts of a block copolymer adhesive composition and 0.1 to less than 8 parts of an acrylic adhesive composition are described. Tapes including such adhesives, and methods of making such tapes are also described.
Abstract:
Methods for making differentially pattern cured microstructured articles are disclosed, using a molding tool having a microstructured surface, a patterned irradiation to generate irradiate and non-irradiated regions in a radiation curable resin. Different combinations of molding tools and patterned irradiation provide numerous variants of differentially pattern cured microstructured articles without requiring costly modification of the molding tools.
Abstract:
An apparatus for fabricating a fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite structure is described. The apparatus comprises a localized heat source arranged to heat a portion of a stack of fiber reinforced thermoplastic material layers and an ultrasonic transducer arranged to locally introduce ultrasonic energy waves to the heated portion of the fiber reinforced thermoplastic material layers. The apparatus makes it possible to achieve ultrasonic consolidation of the layers occurs.
Abstract:
A method of making a flexible magnetized sheet is provided. The method may comprise the steps of (1) using cold extrusion to produce a highly viscous fluid magnetizable sheet, (2) passing the sheet through a magnetic field to create an uncured magnetized sheet, and (3) curing the sheet with electron beam curing. The fluid mixture may comprise magnetizable particles with a random charge orientation and an acrylic resin. The components of the mixture are cool when passed through an extrusion die. The extruded fluid sheet allows for the sheet to be magnetized and then, instead of curing by cooling, cured by the bombardment of electrons via an electron beam (EB) generator. The method can eliminate the heat of extrusion and can allow for more freedom of orientation because the sheet does not cure until it reaches the electron beam curing station.
Abstract:
A lining tube of resin-impregnated curable fiber material, which after being pulled in and made to expand within a conduit, is cured from the inside by irradiating with electromagnetic radiation and/or heat. A device for checking the curing through of the fiber material contains a first and second electrical conductor, which extend parallel to one another over a length of the lining tube and arranged between which is a portion in strip form of a reaction resin that has a higher electrical conductivity in the liquid state than in the cured state of the same. A method checks the curing through of the lining tube for the final check on the complete curing through of the reaction resin, the electrical resistance is recorded at two adjacent ends of the first and second electrical conductors and after that the recorded resistance value is compared with a predetermined resistance setpoint value.
Abstract:
This invention provides a Polymer Fiber and Polymer Optical Fiber (POF) wherein said polymer is a hydrogel. This invention further provides a process for preparing water-absorbent and superabsorbent acrylate polymer fibers and polymer optical fibers, and provides encapsulated, biodegradable, renewable and functional hydrogel fibers and hydrogel optical fibers prepared according to the process of this invention.
Abstract:
A security mark is produced on a micro-porous, synthetic paper, structure by changing light transmission properties of light pathways through the structure. The security mark is visible when the structure is illuminated.