The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a finished part comprising: a step of placing a trimmed finishing shell inside a heated mold chosen from a first mold referred to as a female mold and a second mold referred to as a male mold in the form of a punch, a step of heating a structural part made of a composite material up to its melting point, a step of placing the structural part on the finishing shell, a step of shaping the structural part against the finishing shell by means of the male mold in the form of a punch cooperating with the female mold, such that the finishing shell is fixed to the structural part that was shaped to obtain the finished part.

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 polyphenylene sulfide resin composition for automotive cooling parts contains, with respect to 100 parts by weight of a polyphenylene sulfide resin (A): 30 to 110 parts by weight of glass fibers (B); and 0.1 to 3 parts by weight of a silane compound (C) having a functional group selected from an amino group and an isocyanate group. In this polyphenylene sulfide resin composition, the PPS resin (A) has a number-average molecular weight of 7,000 to 14,000, and gives a residue amount of 2.0 to 5.0% by weight when dissolved in 20-fold amount by weight of 1-chloronaphthalene at 250° C. for 5 minutes and subsequently subjected to heat pressure filtration through a PTFE membrane filter having a pore size of 1 μm.

Provided is a welding method including: a sheet disposition process of disposing a first and a second protection sheet such that the first and the second protection sheet come into contact with a first and a second composite material and disposing an energization sheet such that the energization sheet comes into contact with the first and the second protection sheet; and a welding process of applying a voltage to a pair of electrode portions disposed at the energization sheet and welding the first and the second composite material, the energization sheet contains the carbon fiber base material oriented in a first predetermined direction connecting the pair of electrode portions, and the first and the second protection sheet contain the carbon fiber base material oriented in a second predetermined direction that substantially perpendicularly intersects the first predetermined direction.

Provided is a welding method including: a sheet disposition process of disposing a first and a second protection sheet such that the first and the second protection sheet come into contact with a first and a second composite material and disposing an energization sheet such that the energization sheet comes into contact with the first and the second protection sheet; and a welding process of applying a voltage to a pair of electrode portions disposed at the energization sheet and welding the first and the second composite material, the energization sheet contains the carbon fiber base material oriented in a first predetermined direction connecting the pair of electrode portions, and the first and the second protection sheet contain the carbon fiber base material oriented in a second predetermined direction that substantially perpendicularly intersects the first predetermined direction.

An inkjet ink is provided. The inkjet ink includes a modified high-performance engineering plastic, a polar solvent, and a wetting agent. Additionally, a 3D printing method and a 3D printing object are provided. The modified high-performance engineering plastic includes modified polyphenylene sulfide, modified polyether-ether-ketone, modified polyether sulfone, modified polyphenylsulfone, or modified polysulfone.

The present invention relates to the use of thermoplastic polymer compositions for impregnating reinforcing materials in the form of fabric or industrial fabrics for the manufacture of composite materials. The field of the invention is that of composite materials as well as molding/consolidation processes and obtained parts. The invention more particularly relates to a method of manufacturing a composite article by injection molding comprising at least the steps of introducing at least one reinforcement fabric into a preheated mold, partial closure of the mold, a temperature rise step of the mold, optionally a step of maintaining the temperature of the mold before injection of a thermoplastic polymer composition, a step of injecting a thermoplastic polymer composition into the mold, a step of mold closure to the final part thickness allowing the flow of the resin through the reinforcing fabric, a cooling step and a recovery step of the obtained composite article.

A hollow fiber membrane module 10 has a hollow fiber membrane bundle 11 and a housing case 15. The housing case 15 has first molding members 17 and a second molding member 18. At each first molding member, a tubular portion 19 and a nozzle portion 20 are integrally molded. The second molding member 18 has a tubular shape coaxially continuous from the tubular portion 19. Values obtained by dividing, by the wall thickness of the second molding member, the wall thicknesses of the housing case 15 at positions separated in the axial direction from a connecting position toward the first molding member 17 side by distances of 3 times and 5 times the wall thickness of the second molding member 18 are 1.0 to 1.3 and 1.0 to 1.5, respectively.

A hollow fiber membrane module 10 has a hollow fiber membrane bundle 11 and a housing case 15. The housing case 15 has first molding members 17 and a second molding member 18. At each first molding member, a tubular portion 19 and a nozzle portion 20 are integrally molded. The second molding member 18 has a tubular shape coaxially continuous from the tubular portion 19. Values obtained by dividing, by the wall thickness of the second molding member, the wall thicknesses of the housing case 15 at positions separated in the axial direction from a connecting position toward the first molding member 17 side by distances of 3 times and 5 times the wall thickness of the second molding member 18 are 1.0 to 1.3 and 1.0 to 1.5, respectively.

A method of anchoring a connector element (10) in a receiving object (66) comprises inserting a distal end of the connector element (10) into a mounting hole in an insertion direction along an insertion axis; inserting a sleeve (36) comprising a thermoplastic material into the mounting hole, the sleeve (36) enclosing the connector element (10); and transferring energy to liquefy at least a portion of the thermoplastic material of the sleeve (36). A machine (500) configured for carrying out the method and a connector element anchoring kit comprising a connector element (10) and a sleeve (36) comprising thermoplastic material.