National Research Development Corporation

British Technology Group Limited

Brunel University of Uxbridge

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Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Brunel University

Michael John Bevis

Peter S Allan

Peter Stewart Allan

Kazuharu Yasuda

Anthony Arthur Challis

Zhongyun Fan

Shouxun Ji

Christopher D Bartlett

A method and apparatus for converting liquid alloy into its thixotropic state and for fabricating high integrity components by injecting subsequently the thixotropic alloy into a die cavity. The apparatus includes a liquid metal feeder, a high shear twin-screw extruder, a shot assembly and a central control system. The apparatus and method can offer net-shaped components characterized by close to zero porosity, fine and equiaxed particles with a uniform distribution in the eutectic matrix, and a large range of solid volume fractions.

Method and apparatus for producing semisolid method slurries and shaped components

A process for forming a molded article having a multilayer structure which comprises successively injecting melts of at least two materials into the cavity portion of a mold, solidifying a part thereof in the cavity portion to form the multilayer structure, characterized in that as a first step, one of the molten materials is injected into the cavity portion and the portion of the injected molten material contacting with the mold surface is solidified to a predetermined thickness to form a skin layer; as the second step, the next molten materials is fed into the cavity, the unsolidified portion of the molten material previously fed is pushed out of the cavity and a part of the thus fed molten material is cooled and solidified from the surface of the mold to form the next layer; and the procedure of the second step is successively repeated using the remainder of the molten materials alternately, and the molded article produced by the above molding process.

Moulding process and article produced by the process

An injection moulding process for moulding a material in a mould having a mould cavity and at least one channel communicating with the mould cavity, each channel entering the mould at a respective mould inlet includes the steps of heating inner surface areas of the mould to a temperature above the heat distortion temperature of the material; supplying the molten material into the mould by way of at least one channel and subjecting the molten material to a propelling force, sufficient to propel it through the channel into the mould; causing the molten material in the mould to solidify; applying periodic forces to the material in the mould at a plurality of spaced-apart regions, first and second of the regions being located either side of molten material in the mould cavity, the periodic force being applied with a difference in phase so as to cause shear of molten material within the mould cavity between the first and second regions; cooling the mould below the heat distortion temperature of the resin while or after applying the periodic force; and then opening the mould, and removing the moulded article.

Injection molding with periodic forces to the material in the mold

A bilayer laminated medical dressing having a thermally expandable passage is provided. The medical dressing achieves gas permeability as a function of temperature by cutting a star-shaped hole through the dressing when the dressing is flat and relaxed. On warming, the leaves between the radial cuts of the star-shaped hole curl and increase the hole size. Such a material is useful as a medical dressing.

Medical dressing having a thermally expandable passage

Material having a thermally expandable passage

Methods and apparatus for the continuous formation of an extruded product

Method for molding a material

An apparatus for controlling a molding of a solid product in a mold cavity from molten material which solidifies in the mold cavity, in which first and second conduits are coupled to the mold cavity at spaced positions for carrying the molten material, includes first and second elements, and a controller for controlling the driving the first and second elements repeatedly during solidification of the molten material in the mold cavity so that the molten material is repeatedly moved through the mold cavity. The first element is disposed in the first conduit and the second element is disposed in the second conduit. The first element is adapted to be driven in a forward direction to displace the molten material from the first conduit into the mold cavity and then into the second conduit, while the second element is adapted to be driven in a reverse direction to permit the flow of molten material out of the mold cavity and into the second conduit simultaneously with the driving the first element in the forward direction. The first and second elements are also adapted to be driven in the reverse and forward directions, respectively.

Apparatus for controlling the molding of a solid product in a mold

Method and apparatus for the continuous formation of an extruded product

Method for molding a material containing alignable constituents

Process for molding directionally-orientatable material using shear force

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Uxbridge, United Kingdom

Michael John Bevis