A continuous process for preparing insulation panels having thick (0.2 mm to 1 mm) metal facing panels and a fiber-reinforced polymer foam core is disclosed. In the process, a bottom metal facing panel (2) is continuously supplied. A mat (10) of reinforcing fibers and a foamable resin composition (19) are applied to the bottom facing panel. A flexible barrier layer (5) is applied atop the foamable resin composition, and the assembly is passed through nip rolls (12,13) to compress the assembly and force the resin composition into the fiber mat. An adhesive layer (4) and top metallic facing layer (1) are then applied on top of the flexible barrier layer, and the resulting assembly is gauged and cured by passing it through a double band laminator (11).

A support element for a seat includes a body and a covering covering at least a portion of the body, the covering being made of a covering material. The body includes at least one portion having a plurality of discrete structural elements and a plurality of bonding fibers, the bonding fibers having a central core and a sheath covering the core, the sheath being made of a material that melts when subjected to a melting temperature, the body being overmolded onto at least a portion of the covering.

A support element for a seat includes a body and a covering covering at least a portion of the body, the covering being made of a covering material. The body includes at least one portion having a plurality of discrete structural elements and a plurality of bonding fibers, the bonding fibers having a central core and a sheath covering the core, the sheath being made of a material that melts when subjected to a melting temperature, the body being overmolded onto at least a portion of the covering.

A method of forming a plurality of fasteners includes extruding a continuous strip of material, the continuous strip defining a base portion, a tip portion, and a stem portion extending between the base portion and the tip portion. A portion of material is removed from the continuous strip of material along the tip portion such that a plurality of tip portions are separated from each other and spaced apart, each tip portion having at least one flexible tab. The continuous strip of material is then extruded through a foaming die, wherein the flexible tabs are elastically displaced away from the base portion during a foaming process such that a foam material fills a cavity of the foaming die to form a sealing element around the stem portion. Portions of the continuous strip between each of the tip portions are separated to produce a plurality of individual sealed fasteners.

A method for manufacturing a single- or multi-layered substrate, which is suitable for a floor panel, where, for forming a substrate layer, thermoplastic material is strewn, for example, onto a transport device. The strewn thermoplastic material is consolidated under the influence of pressure and/or heat, preferably in a press device, where the thermoplastic material to be strewn comprises micronized material.

A method of making a foamed article, for example a foamed component for an article or footwear, comprises depositing an unfoamed, thermoplastic polymer onto a support surface in a three-dimensional printing process to form an unfoamed article; heating the article to soften the article and infusing the softened article with at least one inert gas at a first pressure greater than atmospheric pressure that is sufficient to cause the at least one inert gas to permeate into the softened article; and reducing the pressure to second pressure below the first pressure while the article is softened to at least partially foam the article, wherein a surface of a partial mold limits foam expansion in at least one direction but less than all directions. The article or a part of the article may be made by printing a thermoplastic polymeric material with a three-dimensional printer in a structure of interconnected, unfoamed, thermoplastic polymeric members spaced to define openings between the thermoplastic polymeric members.

The present invention relates to a tool (W) having at least one first inlet opening (E1) and at least one second inlet opening (E2), and also at least one first outlet opening (A1), at least one second outlet opening (A2) and at least one third outlet opening (A3), wherein the second outlet opening (A2) and the third outlet opening (A3) alternate with the first outlet opening (A1). The present invention further relates to a process for producing a fiber/foam composite by extruding through the tool (W) and to the use of the tool (W) for production of a fiber/foam composite by extrusion.

The present invention relates to a tool (W) having at least one first inlet opening (E1) and at least one second inlet opening (E2), and also at least one first outlet opening (A1), at least one second outlet opening (A2) and at least one third outlet opening (A3), wherein the second outlet opening (A2) and the third outlet opening (A3) alternate with the first outlet opening (A1). The present invention further relates to a process for producing a fiber/foam composite by extruding through the tool (W) and to the use of the tool (W) for production of a fiber/foam composite by extrusion.

External thermal insulation composite systems described herein include a concrete or masonry wall and a multilayer thermal insulation board disposed on the concrete or masonry wall. The multilayer thermal insulation board includes at least one closed cell foam layer comprising polyurethane and polyisocyanurate having an open cell volume of less than 20% by volume according to ASTM D 6226 and at least one open cell foam layer comprising polyurethane and polyisocyanurate having an open cell volume of greater than 80% by volume according to ASTM D 6226.

A method of manufacturing a fragrance mat, comprising a material preparation step, which, by stirring at a predetermined stirring temperature, evenly mixes fragrance mat raw material and foaming related additives material to obtain an unformed fragrance mat foam material, the fragrance mat raw material containing polyvinyl chloride and essential oil, a mesh providing step, a material release step, a foaming step and a cooling step to obtain the fragrance mat having a specific diffusion coefficient and a specific diffusion flux.