The present invention relates to a fire, smoke and toxicity retardant (FST) polyamide thermoplastic mass usable for 3D printing which comprises at least one non-halogenated organic flame retardant in combination with at least one particulate inorganic flame retardant. Moreover, the present invention refers to uses of such FST polyamide thermoplastic mass for 3D printing. The invention further relates to methods of preparing a three-dimensionally shaped product by means of 3D printing based on such FST polyamide thermoplastic mass.

Described herein is a melt flowable polyamide composition for shaped articles, which may include thin wall connectors such as electrical connectors.

A hand tool includes an elongate, plate shaped steel core having a top face and a bottom face in parallel planes, a drive head portion formed at one end of the steel core and having a drive head cavity formed therein, a tang portion extending from the drive head portion to the other end of the steel core, a ratchet assembly disposed in the drive head cavity, and a first encapsulation layer covering the tang portion and the drive head portion, but not covering at least a portion of the ratchet assembly. The first encapsulation layer may include a fiber reinforced plastic composite material.

Provided is a secondary battery, including: an electrode assembly, a packing bag, an electrode lead and an insulation part; the electrode assembly is housed in the packing bag having a sealing part on edge, and the electrode lead is connected to the electrode assembly and passes through the sealing part. The sealing part includes a main body area, a first step area and a first transition area which are located on same side of the electrode lead along width direction, and the main body area, first transition area and first step area are successively arranged along direction approaching the electrode lead; the insulation part is wrapped around the electrode lead, and has a first portion which is located on a side of the electrode lead close to the main body area along width direction and covered by the first step area on both sides in thickness direction.

Provided is a secondary battery, including: an electrode assembly, a packing bag, an electrode lead and an insulation part; the electrode assembly is housed in the packing bag having a sealing part on edge, and the electrode lead is connected to the electrode assembly and passes through the sealing part. The sealing part includes a main body area, a first step area and a first transition area which are located on same side of the electrode lead along width direction, and the main body area, first transition area and first step area are successively arranged along direction approaching the electrode lead; the insulation part is wrapped around the electrode lead, and has a first portion which is located on a side of the electrode lead close to the main body area along width direction and covered by the first step area on both sides in thickness direction.

The present invention relates to a polyamide powder having a high glass transition temperature and to the corresponding preparation method. The invention also relates to the articles made therefrom and to a method for the production thereof.

A method of producing a reinforcement element for reinforcing a structural element in a motor vehicle includes the following steps: pultruding a support element having a longitudinal axis that extends, when in use, along a longitudinal axis of the structural element, the support element having a plurality of outer faces that extend in the direction of the longitudinal axis; placing an adhesive on at least one of the outer faces of the support element; and cutting the pultruded support element to size

A laminate, including a substrate having a microstructure on a surface thereof; and a coating layer formed on the substrate and encapsulating the microstructure of the substrate. A glass transition temperature T.sub.1 of the substrate is higher than a glass transition temperature T.sub.2 of the coating layer. A method of producing an ophthalmic lens, including deforming the laminate into a shape of the ophthalmic lens by applying heat and/or pressure at a temperature of lower than T.sub.1.

This is to achieve low temperature toughness in a blow molded product, blow molding properties such as mold transferability, suppression of burning, suppression of surface unevenness, drawdown property and dimensional stability of the blow molded product, and blister resistance in combination.

A polyamide resin composition of the present invention comprises 60 to 85% by mass of a polyamide resin (A), 20% by mass or more of an olefin-based ionomer (B) and 5 to 20% by mass of an impact resistant material (C) in 100% by mass of the polyamide resin composition, and contains 20% by mass or more of an aliphatic copolymerized polyamide (A-1) in 100% by mass of the polyamide resin (A).

A method for joining two objects by anchoring an insert portion provided on a first object in an opening provided on a second object. The anchorage is achieved by liquefaction of a thermoplastic material and interpenetration of the liquefied material and a penetrable material, the two materials being arranged on opposite surfaces of the insert portion and the wall of the opening. During the step of inserting the insert portion in the opening and/or during anchorage a clamping force is applied to opposing surfaces of the second object to prevent the second object from cracking or bulging.