A fluid receiver fitting (FRF) for supporting aseptic fluid transfer between enclosures, as well as methods for forming the fluid receiver, is disclosed. The FRF includes a unitized seal section (226) and channel section (228) formed together by 2-shot injection molding, thereby eliminating or minimizing modes of fluid contamination where the seal section and channel section are separate members. The channel section may comprise one or more channels (286) for insertion of a needle (N) therein and a respective penetration zone (266) in a corresponding section of the seal section for the needle to penetrate and thereby extract a fluid sample from a liquid stream against which a portion of the seal section is exposed. An angled interface (288) between each channel and its corresponding penetration zone provides a liquid stream pressure concentration zone which applies pressure to close a core (C) in the seal section formed by removal of the needle.

A filter element, in particular for filtering the intake air of an internal combustion engine, is provided with a filter medium and a sealing device extending at least partially circumferentially around the filter medium, wherein the sealing device is made from a foamed thermoplastic elastomer, and wherein the sealing device is injection molded using a plastics injection molding method.

The first electrode section (7a) and the second electrode section (7b) are formed such that the outer portion connected to the upper portion of the heating section (6) is thinner than the inner portion connected to the lower portion of the heating section (6). The heating section (6) and the first electrode section (7a) are interconnected by an R-shaped first connecting portion (21). The inner circumferential sloping surface of the heating section (6) and the second electrode section (7b) are interconnected by an R-shaped second connecting portion (22). The first and second connecting portions (21)(22) are formed such that R becomes larger from the upper end to the lower end, where the upper portion is thin and the lower portion is thick. The thickness of an intermediate portion (6b) is smaller than the thicknesses of the first and second connecting portions (21)(22).

Provided is a fabric for producing a foam part, comprising: a non-woven fabric sheet comprising: a first metallic pattern printed on a first surface of the non-woven fabric sheet; wherein the first metallic pattern comprises a plurality of pattern elements having a predetermined optimal distance therebetween; wherein the metallic pattern comprises a print paste and a metallic powder; wherein the non-woven fabric sheet is structured to be positioned in a mold for producing the foam part such that the first metallic pattern of the non-woven fabric sheet is operatively coupled with a magnet element of a first mold half of the mold.

An applicator head for a dispenser for cosmetic or pharmaceutical liquids and foodstuffs, having a pump device with a pump chamber, an inlet valve arranged between a suction intake and the pump chamber, an outlet valve arranged between the pump chamber and an applicator opening, and an actuating arrangement with the aid of which an inner volume of the pump chamber is changed. At least two of the three components from the group including the outlet valve, the inlet valve, and the actuating arrangement each include at least one elastic section formed from an elastically deformable material, the elastic sections of the at least two components are integral parts of an interlinked elastic component section of a uniform elastic material having a connection area between the at least two components, and the connection area, in the installed state of the application head, is in an elastically deformed state.

A vehicle interior panel includes a foam layer formed from a liquid foam precursor between a substrate and a visible decorative skin layer that has perforations formed therethrough. In some cases, the perforations are associated with a line of stitching sewn into and through the skin layer. A sealing film is located beneath the skin layer in the perforated region to prevent the liquid foam precursor from leaking through the perforations during foam formation. The sealing film extends beyond the perforated region and into a non-perforated region, in some cases extending substantially over the entire back side of the skin layer. In this manner, the edges of the sealing film do not cause visual blemishes on the visible surface of the decorative skin layer over time.

A laminate including, in the following order: a first layer formed of polypropylene containing a smectic crystal; and a second layer formed of a resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin and a metal foil powder, wherein the metal foil powder is a flattened piece having a laminate structure in which both surfaces of a metal thin film layer are each covered with a transparent thin film layer.

A method for producing a component assembly for a motor vehicle, wherein the component assembly has a base body for an instrument panel of the motor vehicle and at least one functional component, wherein the at least one functional component is injection-molded to the base body during the production of the component assembly and the component assembly is produced using a gas external pressure process. A component assembly for a motor vehicle is also provided, having a base body for an instrument panel of the motor vehicle and at least one functional component, wherein the base body is produced as an integral injection-molded part together with the at least one functional component using an external gas pressure process. Also, a motor vehicle having a component assembly is provided.

Presented is a method for making a flexible container. The method implements an injection mold having a collapsible core that expands/moves to define the apertures and, in some embodiments, holds a flexible film in place during the injection mold process and collapses/moves back post-injection molding to allow for the flexible container to be readily removed from the die. In addition, the method described includes a post-injection molding anneal process that is implemented to allow the flexible film to shrink so as to provide for the form-fitting of the film to the molded portion of the container.

A thermal welder is configured to weld a back seam of a bag formed of thermoplastic sheet material. The welder may include a weld heater and a compression mechanism downstream of the weld heater to compress the sheet material to form the back seam. The welder may also include a weld breaker downstream of the compression mechanism to break apart incidental welds which are formed adjacent the back seam.