A fiber composite component having a first and a second fiber composite element each bent along a transverse axis opf the fiber composite component to have, respectively, in succession, a first and second base flange, a first and second web section, a first and second top flange and a first and second stiffening web. Respectively, the first and second base flanges are parallel to the first and second top flanges, the first and second web sections are angled with respect to each of the first and second base flanges and the first and second top flanges, the first and second stiffening webs are at right angles with respect to the first and second top flanges, and the first stiffening web and the second stiffening web are congruent with respect to one another, and are connected to one another, along a longitudinal axis of the fiber composite component.

A piston for a heavy duty diesel engine including a composite layer forming at least a portion of a combustion surface is provided. The composite layer has a thickness greater than 500 microns and includes a mixture of components typically used to form brake pads, such as a thermoset resin, an insulating component, strengthening fibers, and an impact toughening additive. According to one example, the thermoset resin is a phenolic resin, the insulating component is a ceramic, the strengthening fibers are graphite, and the impact toughening additive is an aramid pulp of fibrillated chopped synthetic fibers. The composite layer also has a thermal conductivity of 0.8 to 5 W/m.Math.K. The body portion of the piston can include an undercut scroll thread to improve mechanical locking of the composite layer. The piston can also include a ceramic insert between the body portion and the composite layer.

A cascade array includes a first strongback having a first thermoset or thermoplastic composite material. The cascade array further includes a second strongback having a second thermoset or thermoplastic composite material. The cascade array further includes a first vane that is coupled to the first strongback and the second strongback and includes a third thermoset or thermoplastic composite material.

A cascade array includes a first strongback having a first thermoset or thermoplastic composite material. The cascade array further includes a second strongback having a second thermoset or thermoplastic composite material. The cascade array further includes a first vane that is coupled to the first strongback and the second strongback and includes a third thermoset or thermoplastic composite material.

A method of manufacturing a strip of rubber having discontinuous reinforcer segments includes a conveying step in which a rubber strip is conveyed in a direction DC, and a cutting step in which reinforcers of the strip are cut. The cutting step includes localized heating of each reinforcer using a laser beam from a remote source. A cutting device useable to perform the cutting step includes a conveying device and a cutting head. The conveying device moves the strip in the conveying direction DC past the cutting head. The cutting head includes an emitter from which at least one laser beam is produced to cause localized heating of at least one reinforcer of the strip, in order to cut the at least one reinforcer into discontinuous reinforcer segments. The strip may be conveyed continuously or discontinuously, such that the strip may be moving or immobilized during the cutting step.

A separating film with an anti-adhesion layer for preventing an adhesive connection between a thermally curable levelling compound, applied in the region of a joining zone of a first component, and a joining zone of a second component to be joined to the first component. The anti-adhesion layer is provided, at least in parts, with a heating layer. As a result of the actively electrically heatable heating layer of the separating film, which is an integral part of the separating film, the processing time for joining two components, which are subject to tolerances, using a thermally curable levelling compound (known as liquid shimming), can be reduced by at least 40% compared with the conventional process.

A separating film with an anti-adhesion layer for preventing an adhesive connection between a thermally curable levelling compound, applied in the region of a joining zone of a first component, and a joining zone of a second component to be joined to the first component. The anti-adhesion layer is provided, at least in parts, with a heating layer. As a result of the actively electrically heatable heating layer of the separating film, which is an integral part of the separating film, the processing time for joining two components, which are subject to tolerances, using a thermally curable levelling compound (known as liquid shimming), can be reduced by at least 40% compared with the conventional process.

There is provided with a cylindrical member that can be easily increased in size. The cylindrical member comprises a first cylindrical member that is constituted by a cylindrical fiber reinforced plastic member that has a first metal film on a surface thereof and a second cylindrical member that is constituted by a cylindrical fiber reinforced plastic member that has a second metal film on a surface thereof. The first metal film and the second metal film are joined to each other. The first metal film and the second metal film may be welded to each other. A joining member may pass through a first metal film and a second metal film.

There is provided with a cylindrical member that can be easily increased in size. The cylindrical member comprises a first cylindrical member that is constituted by a cylindrical fiber reinforced plastic member that has a first metal film on a surface thereof and a second cylindrical member that is constituted by a cylindrical fiber reinforced plastic member that has a second metal film on a surface thereof. The first metal film and the second metal film are joined to each other. The first metal film and the second metal film may be welded to each other. A joining member may pass through a first metal film and a second metal film.

A composite including: (I) a fiber-reinforced composite material; and (II) a metal member joined and fixed to the fiber-reinforced composite material by welding. The fiber-reinforced composite material is composed of reinforcing fibers and a resin composition. The resin composition contains (A) a polypropylene-based resin and (B) a modified polyolefin-based resin. The polypropylene-based resin has a tensile modulus of not less than 1 GPa. The modified polyolefin-based resin is a modified polyolefin resin modified with at least one kind of monomer which is selected from carboxylic acid group-containing vinyl monomers and epoxy group-containing vinyl monomers. A weight ratio between (A) and (B) in the resin composition is 90:10 to 40:60.