Apparatus for reticulation of adhesive and methods of use thereof

A method for reticulating an adhesive on a surface of a workpiece, the method comprising:

• providing a flow of heated fluid, through a nozzle, in a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface of a workpiece, wherein said workpiece includes a plurality of passages extending from a first side of the workpiece to a second side of the workpiece, wherein the fluid is delivered via the nozzle at a first pressure to a first group of the plurality of passages;
• detecting a temperature rise of the adhesive at the first side of the workpiece;
• and
• varying the delivery of the fluid from the first pressure to a second pressure, the second pressure being greater than the first pressure, when the detected temperature of the adhesive at the first side of the workpiece falls within a specified range.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored for operating a reticulation apparatus, wherein when the instructions are executed by one or more processors, the reticulation apparatus performs a reticulation process on a workpiece, the process comprising:

• providing a flow of heated fluid, through a nozzle, in a direction substantially perpendicular to a surface of the workpiece, wherein said workpiece includes a plurality of passages extending from a first side of the workpiece to the second side of the workpiece, wherein the fluid is delivered via the nozzle at a first pressure to a first group of the plurality of passages;
• detecting a temperature rise of the adhesive at the first side of the workpiece using a non-contact temperature detection device;
• and
• varying the delivery of the fluid to a second pressure greater than the first pressure when the detected temperature of the adhesive at the first side of the workpiece falls within a specified range, wherein the specified range is between a softening temperature of the adhesive and a curing temperature of the adhesive.