The present invention relates to heterophasic polypropylene compositions comprising a propylene homo- or copolymer forming a crystalline fraction as a matrix and an amorphous propylene ethylene elastomer as a soluble fraction dispersed in said matrix. The heterophasic polypropylene compositions further comprise an elastomeric ethylene/alpha-olefin random copolymer. The heterophasic polypropylene compositions have a well-balanced relation between stiffness and impact strength, low volatile and semi-volatile emissions and good processability.

The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing a closure device (1) for a container (2) in which a flowable material (3) is stored whereby the manufacturing process includes the following steps: moulding of the base element (4), the lid (8) and the hinge (12) with the lid (8) being moulded in its open position; closing of the lid (8) to the base element (4); moulding of the tamper evidence indication means (13), whereby the tamper evidence indication means (13) comprising a first indication ring (14) and a second indication ring (15) being coaxially positioned to each other and which are connected by at least one radially oriented frangible bridge (6); assembly of the tamper evidence indication means (13) into the base element (4) and the lid (8); assembly of the spout (11) into the base element (4).

A casing member for an in-vehicle camera, obtained by injection molding a resin composition that comprises 100 to 300 parts by mass of a total of a fibrous inorganic filler and a non-fibrous inorganic filler to 100 parts by mass of a polyarylene sulfide resin and has a content of an elastomer of 10% by mass or less, and satisfying the following conditions (A) and (B). (A) When a molded product of a predetermined shape is injection molded using the resin composition under predetermined conditions, an absolute value of (shrinkage rate in a direction perpendicular to a flow direction)−(shrinkage rate in the flow direction) is 0.5% or less. (B) A water absorption rate of a molded product of a predetermined shape that is injection molded using the resin composition under predetermined conditions is 0.3% or less when subjected to a predetermined hot water immersion test.

A method of filling a microcavity with layers of a polymer material includes the following steps: (A) estimating a current vertical position of a bottom of the microcavity (current bottom position); (B) lowering the capillary tube into the microcavity towards the current bottom position; (C) dispensing a polymer composition from a tube outlet of the capillary tube under a dispensing applied pressure until the polymer composition substantially fills the microcavity; (D) curing a work piece including the microcavity and the polymer composition in the microcavity to obtain a current layer of the polymer material; and (E) repeatedly executing steps (A), (B), (C), and (D), until the layers of the polymer material have substantially filled the microcavity.

A plastic molding system comprises: dispensing, pre-shaping and shaping cells and a transport subsystem. The dispensing cell has a station for dispensing a dose of plastic feedstock. The pre-shaping and shaping cells each comprise a plurality of stations for shaping the workpiece into a preform shape and into a final shape, respectively. The transport subsystem advances a workpiece along a selected one of a plurality of process paths to form a molded article. Each of the plurality of process paths is defined by a combination of stations of the dispensing cell, the pre-shaping cell and the shaping cell.

A method for manufacturing a stator for an electric machine, having the following steps: inserting a cast body with a nozzle from a first side of the stator into the stator, inserting a cast counterbody from a second opposing side of the stator into the stator, casting the stator with thermoplastic, thermosetting plastic, or resin by means of the nozzle, curing the thermoplastic, thermosetting plastic, or resin, wherein following the curing a cast-on piece of the thermoplastic, thermosetting plastic, or resin is sheared off using a rotational movement of the cast body or cast counterbody.

An improved method for obtaining high fiber volume fraction, long fiber injection molded articles is provided. According to one embodiment, the method includes forming an injection molding feedstock by cutting pre-impregnated fiber-reinforced tape into platelets. The platelets can be coated with a thin layer of polymer to allow sliding of the platelets with respect to each other at the early stages of plastication, rather than forcing relative motion of fibers with respect to each other. The method can further include the dispersion of material only in the final stages of the injection molding screw to promote gentle motion of the feedstock at the earlier stages of the plastication process. The method allows improvement of mechanical properties of articles manufactured with equipment and techniques that are prevalent in high volume automotive and consumer industries.

A machine including a mold which delimits an overmolding cavity, for receiving a hollow portion of a bi-material part, cooling means along the overmolding cavity, a core positionable inside the hollow portion and containing heating means for bringing the core to a heating temperature higher than 150° C., and an injector injecting an overmolding material, formed by the core and the hollow portion, for forming an inner portion of the bi-material part. In order to obtain the overmolded inner portion even if the hollow portion has poor heat resistance, the cooling means maintain the overmolding cavity at a cooling temperature lower than 110° C. while the core is brought to the heating temperature, while the overmolding material has been injected by the injector into the overmolding cavity.

A propylene polymer composition includes a propylene homopolymer (A) having an intrinsic viscosity [η] measured in a tetralin solvent at 135° C. in the range of 7 to 12 dl/g, a propylene polymer (B) having an intrinsic viscosity [η] in the range of not less than 0.21 dl/g and less than 0.54 dl/g, and having a proportion of a component eluted at a temperature of not more than −20° C. in TREF in the range of not more than 3.5 mass %, and a propylene polymer (C) having an intrinsic viscosity [η] in the range of not less than 0.54 dl/g and less than 2.6 dl/g, wherein the content of (A) is 0.5 to 47.5 mass %, the content of (B) is 5 to 95 mass % and the content of (C) is 2.5 to 85.5 mass %, based on the total of (A), (B) and (C).

An injection molding apparatus includes a fixed die having a first gate opening and a second gate opening formed therein, a movable die configured to be clampable to the fixed die, a first injection unit that injects a first molding material into a cavity defined by the fixed die and the movable die via the first gate opening, and a second injection unit that injects a second molding material into the cavity via the second gate opening.