An assembly is provided consisting of a frame element of a motor vehicle and a connecting element used for connecting a part. The connecting element is secured to the frame element by way of a fiber winding.

An overmolding method for forming joints in a fluid-flow apparatus utilizes a connector or fitting as a component for mold forming. The connector or fitting is not removed after the overmolding and thus forms part of the joint assembly.

A method and an apparatus for producing a reinforcement mesh. Here, a reinforcement fiber strand is firstly saturated with a resin (H) and cured to form a cured, fiber-reinforced strand material. The strand material present as an endless material is then cut lengthwise into bars, which are then used as longitudinal bars or transverse bars for forming the reinforcement mesh. A connecting material is used at each intersection point between a longitudinal bar and a transverse bar and is dispensed in liquid form at the intersection point or is liquefied and then cured at the intersection point. A fixed connection is thus created between the longitudinal bars and the transverse bars at the intersection points. Between the intersection points, the longitudinal bars and the transverse bars have portions that are free of connecting material.

A laminated iron core includes laminated iron core pieces, in which coupling parts are formed so as to communicate in a lamination direction of the laminated iron core pieces, and the coupling parts are filled with resins. The laminated iron core satisfies the following formula: (TS)/>{(4Ewt.sup.3)/L.sup.3}n, where T is a strength (N/mm.sup.2) of the resin; S is a cross-sectional area (mm.sup.2) of the coupling part or the resin; E is a Young's modulus (N/mm.sup.2) of the strip material; is a distortion amount (mm) of the iron core piece; w is a width (mm) of the iron core piece in a radial direction; t is a plate thickness (mm) of the iron core piece; n is the number of laminated iron core pieces; L is a distance (mm) between the coupling parts adjacent in the circumferential direction; and is a safety factor.

A method for manufacturing an acoustic panel by welding of at least two acoustic components made of thermoplastic material, a thermal gradient being applied on the acoustic components during the welding operation so as to apply a temperature higher than the glass transition or melting temperature of the material on the area to be welded and so as to apply a temperature lower than or equal to the geometric stabilization temperature of the material on the parts furthest from the area to be welded.

A method for manufacturing a composite part includes forming an initial radius filler on a composite panel. The initial radius filler is formed from a plurality of plies of composite material stacked on the composite panel. The method includes forming a radius of curvature on at least one side of the initial radius filler, positioning a composite stiffener on the composite panel, wherein the composite stiffener is contoured to define a radius gap when joined with the composite panel, positioning the composite stiffener against the at least one side of the initial radius filler, compressing the composite stiffener, composite panel, and initial radius filler via vacuum bag, and heating the initial radius filler to at least one of a cure temperature, a melting temperature, or a fusing temperature to form, from the initial radius filler, a radius gap filler in the radius gap.

The present invention relates to methods of manufacturing moulded products, for example building panels, and in particular, but not exclusively, to manufacturing a panel comprising natural stone or rock set into a polymeric layer. The method of manufacturing a moulded product as described herein comprises at least one article being set into a polymeric layer, followed by placing the at least one article and particulate ferrous material in a container so that at least a portion of the or each article is embedded in the particulate ferrous material, introducing a polymeric material into the container to form the moulded product, and removing the moulded product from the container.

A plastic component includes a main part and a holding element having an anchoring portion and a holding portion. The diameter of the anchoring portion is greater than that of the holding portion and is embedded in or integrated into the main part in an interlocking and/or integrally bonded manner. The holding portion protrudes from the main part.

Fastening element (10, 20, 30, 40) provided with a first end (16, 26, 36, 46) and a cavity (11) for receiving a complementary element therein, wherein the cavity (11) extends from the first end (16, 26) of the fastening element (10, 20, 30, 40) in an axial direction with respect to said fastening element (10, 20, 30, 40) towards a second end (17, 27, 37, 47), the fastening element (10, 20, 30, 40) having an outer wall which extends between the first end (16, 26, 36, 46) and the second end (17, 27, 37, 47), the outer wall comprising a wavy surface. The invention also relates to an assembly comprising an article and such a fastening element, and also to a front end module for a motor vehicle and to the fastening method comprising such a fastening element.

A method for manufacturing a laminated iron core includes preheating a laminated body in which a plurality of iron core pieces are laminated and which includes a resin filling hole, measuring a temperature of the laminated body after preheating the laminated body, determining whether or not the temperature measured is within a predetermined range, feeding the laminated body into a molding device in a case where it is determined that the temperature is within the predetermined range, and filling the resin filling hole of the laminated body with a resin material in the molding device.