A preform for fiber rein-forced composite material producing includes a thermosetting resin composition and a dry reinforcing fiber base, the thermosetting resin composition characterized in that when subjected to dynamic viscoelasticity measurement at a traction period of 0.5 Hz while heating at a rate of 1.5° C./min, a temperature change ΔT is 45° C. or less as complex viscosity η* decreases from 1×10.sup.7 Pa.Math.s to 1×10.sup.1 Pa.Math.s.

The invention relates to a process used to produce open-cell and extremely fine-cell PUR/PIR rigid foams, said process using a polyol formulation comprising a specific isocyanate-reactive component, a catalyst component having zerewitinoff-active hydrogens and a cell-opener component.

Disclosed herein is an oxygen scavenging composition for containers. The oxygen scavenging composition for containers may comprise at least one polyester component, a transition metal catalyst, an oxygen scavenger, and a vegetable oil. The vegetable oil preferably comprises at least one molecule having a double allylic structure. The polyester component preferably comprises at least one acid unit and at least one diol unit. The concentration of double allylic structures of the vegetable oil in the composition may be greater than 5.0 meq/kg of all of the polyester components. The oxygen scavenger is preferably present in the composition at a level less than 1.0% by weight of the total composition. The vegetable oil is preferably present in the composition at a level greater than 0.3% by weight relative to the total weight of the polyester components, the transition metal catalyst and the vegetable oil.

The present invention proposes a polymer composition of manufacturing ophthalmic lens by polymerization of polymerizable composition wherein the shrinkage phenomenon is minimized. The polymerizable composition comprised two different categories of monomers which are able during crosslinking to control and limit said chemical shrinkage. The present invention comprises also ophthalmic lens obtained from said polymer composition using a manufacturing process of casting or additive manufacturing.

The present invention provides a method for 3D inkjet printing, which comprises: a preheating step: an external heating source is used to heat a main body layer composed of a first composition to a first temperature, wherein the main body layer has a thickness of 10 μm to 500 μm and a unit density of 0.1 to 1.0 g/cm.sup.3, and the first temperature is less than the melting point of the first composition; a heating step: a second composition is applied to the surface of the first composition at the first temperature of the composite to proceed an exothermic cross-linking polymerization, so that the main body layer is heated to a second temperature to become a molten state; and a cooling step: the main body layer in the molten state is cooled down and solidified to form.

Manufacture of a 3D object by a printing method that enables the use of several reactive materials sequentially. A laser-enhanced jetting-based 3D printer forms successive layers of reactive compositions on one another and the first and subsequent layers are allowed to crosslink between the printings to ultimately form the 3D object. Additional reactive compositions may be printed prior to the crosslinking. The crosslinking may be effected by heating, with or without a catalyst, and post printing curing may be employed after the 3D object is formed.

A process for producing a polyurethane or polyisocyanurate construction board, the process comprising (i) providing an A-side reactant stream that includes an isocyanate-containing compound; (ii) providing a B-side reactant stream that includes a polyol and a physical blowing agent, where the physical blowing agent includes pentane, butane, and optionally a blowing agent additive that has a Hansen Solubility Parameter (δ.sub.t) that is greater than 17 MPa.sup.−0.5; and (iii) mixing the A-side reactant stream with the B-side reactant stream to produce a reaction mixture.

The invention relates to injection molded parts, preferably injection molded parts in the form of automotive interior parts, having a low TVOC content and a low tetrahydrofuran content based on polybutylene terephthalate synthesized from butanediol and terephthalic acid, compounded in a compounder under vacuum and subsequently processed by injection molding, wherein TVOC stands for “Total Volatile Organic Compounds”.

A three-dimensional (3D) printing system and method for printing with the 3D system. The 3D system includes a pneumatic dispense gun for mixing a thermoset resin and catalyst and dispensing a catalyzed resin to a rotary dispense valve for application of the catalyzed resin to a substrate on a movable table. The dispense gun contains a catalyst injection unit and a mixer for mixing the catalyst with the thermoset resin. The mixer is downstream of the catalyst injection unit and the catalyst injection unit includes a catalyst injector and a distribution ring surrounding the catalyst injector. One or more first pumps are provided for pumping the thermoset resin from a storage container to the pneumatic dispense gun. A second pump is provided for pumping the catalyst from a storage container to the dispense gun.

The present invention provides a method for 3D inkjet printing, which comprises: a preheating step: an external heating source is used to heat a main body layer composed of a first composition to a first temperature, wherein the main body layer has a thickness of 10 μm to 500 μm and a unit density of 0.1 to 1.0 g/cm.sup.3, and the first temperature is less than the melting point of the first composition; a heating step: a second composition is applied to the surface of the first composition at the first temperature of the composite to proceed an exothermic cross-linking polymerization, so that the main body layer is heated to a second temperature to become a molten state; and a cooling step: the main body layer in the molten state is cooled down and solidified to form.