A water barrier for encapsulating a cable core has a layer of metal foil having a thickness of t.sub.1, and a single layer of a polyethylene-based polymer having a thickness of t.sub.2. The ratio t.sub.2:t.sub.1 is at least seven and the single layer of a polyethylene-based polymer has been deposited onto the metal foil by extrusion at an extrusion temperature of at least 150° C. with the metal foil preheated to a temperature of at least 130° C.

A three-dimensional (3D) printing system may comprise a frame; and an additive component(s) configured to couple to the frame. The additive component(s) may comprise a first extrusion unit, a second extrusion unit, and/or a third extrusion unit. The 3D printing system may be a portion of a hybrid computer numerical control (CNC) machining/3D printing system and configured to manufacture a 3D component autonomously from start to finish. The additive component(s) may comprise a heating system including a hot-air blower.

The invention relates to an injection molded part comprising a composition comprising: a. Polyarylene sulfide (PAS) in an amount of between 50 wt % and 90 wt %; b. Glass fibers in an amount of between 10 wt % and 50 wt %; wherein the composition has a sodium content of at most 3500 ppm as measured by Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) and wherein the composition has a iodine content of at most 100 ppm as measured by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and wherein the weight percentage and ppm is with respect to the total weight of the composition. The invention further relates to a fuel cell comprising the injection molded part.

The invention relates to an injection molded part comprising a composition comprising: a. Polyarylene sulfide (PAS) in an amount of between 50 wt % and 90 wt %; b. Glass fibers in an amount of between 10 wt % and 50 wt %; wherein the composition has a sodium content of at most 3500 ppm as measured by Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) and wherein the composition has a iodine content of at most 100 ppm as measured by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and wherein the weight percentage and ppm is with respect to the total weight of the composition. The invention further relates to a fuel cell comprising the injection molded part.

A printhead a supplying portion with a supplying opening of a filament; a melting portion to melt a filament supplied; a discharging portion having a discharging opening to discharge the melted filament. A heat insulating portion between the supplying portion and the melting portion are integrally formed to effectively suppress heat in the melting portion conducting to the supplying portion even when the melting portion is heated to high temperature, to maintain the temperature of the supplying portion to an appropriate temperature, and to efficiently utilize heat by the melting portion as a result of heating the melting portion.

The present invention provides an apparatus for manufacturing a plastic optical fiber suitable for adjusting a plastic optical fiber to be uniform in size while inhibiting the entry of a metal that causes an increase in transmission loss of the plastic optical fiber. The apparatus for manufacturing a plastic optical fiber of the present invention is provided with an extruding device and a gear pump. The extruding device has a containing portion that contains a resin composition, and introduces a gas into the containing portion to extrude the resin composition from the containing portion by means of the gas. The gear pump adjusts a flow rate of the resin composition extruded from the extruding device.

The present invention provides an apparatus for manufacturing a plastic optical fiber suitable for adjusting a plastic optical fiber to be uniform in size while inhibiting the entry of a metal that causes an increase in transmission loss of the plastic optical fiber. The apparatus for manufacturing a plastic optical fiber of the present invention is provided with an extruding device and a gear pump. The extruding device has a containing portion that contains a resin composition, and introduces a gas into the containing portion to extrude the resin composition from the containing portion by means of the gas. The gear pump adjusts a flow rate of the resin composition extruded from the extruding device.

The invention relates to an extrusion-assisting agent containing low-viscosity thermoplastic fluorinated polymers and preferably not containing a synergist. The invention also relates to the use of the extrusion agent for extrusion in the form of monofilament or multifilament fibres or non-woven materials, and to the extrusion method.

A cushioning network structure comprising a plurality of random loops arranged in a three-dimensional orientation, wherein the plurality of random loops are formed from an ethylene/a-olefin interpolymer composition having a highest DSC temperature melting peak in the range of from 90.0° C. to 115.0° C.; a zero shear viscosity ratio (ZSVR) in the range from 1.40 to 2.10; a density in the range of from 0.860 to 0.925 g/cc, a melt index (12) in a range of from 1 to 25 g/10 minutes when measured according to ASTM D1238 at 190° C. and 2.16 kg, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) in the range of from 2.0 to 4.5.

A feedstock configured for use in an extruder in an additive manufacturing system is configured as a braided comingled tow filament. A method of producing the braided comingled tow filament includes providing a bundle of comingled tow material having a fiber count ranging from about 1,000 fibers to about 25,000 fibers having thermoplastic fibers comingled therewith, wherein the tow material in the filament ranges from about 50 to 75 volume percent and the volume percent of the thermoplastic material ranges from about 25 volume percent to about 50 volume percent. The method includes dividing the length of comingled tow material into sections, twisting each section into a strand to form a plurality of strands of twisted tow material, and braiding together the strands.