A method of making a trim component having a fibrous decorative covering is provided. The method includes providing a polymeric composite sheet having inner and outer surfaces and providing a fibrous decorative covering overlying the outer surface of the composite sheet. The method also includes pressing, in a mold cavity at a molding station, the composite sheet against the covering after the steps of providing to bond the covering to the composite sheet. The method further includes injecting a molten polymer compatible with the polymeric material of the composite sheet into the mold cavity in accordance with a predetermined set of process parameters which are high enough to integrally form at least one structural component via polymeric interfusion at the inner surface of the composite sheet but low enough to avoid damaging the covering.

A wind turbine blade part includes a plurality of precured fibrous elements each having a width defined between a first side and an opposite second side, a thickness defined between an upper surface and an opposite lower surface, a length defined by a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end, and a longitudinal direction extending between the first longitudinal end and the second longitudinal end. Each precured fibrous element includes a plurality of unidirectional fiber bundles extending substantially in the longitudinal direction of the precured fibrous element and at least one non-woven fiber strip. The plurality of unidirectional fiber bundles and the at least one non-woven fiber strip are embedded in a polymer matrix. The non-woven fiber strip is arranged between a plurality of first unidirectional fiber bundles and a plurality of second unidirectional fiber bundles of the plurality of unidirectional fiber bundles.

A battery shell includes a reinforcing nonwoven with long fibers and a polymer matrix.

A method for forming a heated thermoplastic composite material into a closed profile using a tooling includes a) forming, during a first forming stage, a heated thermoplastic composite in a first space between a male tooling part and a female tooling part, b) forming, during a second forming stage, the thermoplastic composite material by engaging a first segment and/or second segment of the thermoplastic composite material with at least one auxiliary tooling part to thereby bring the first and second segments closer together, and c) forming, during a third forming stage, the thermoplastic composite material by pressing, using a pressing tooling part, the thermoplastic composite material around the male tooling part thereby creating a seam between the first and second segment.

A decorated molded body includes a decorated layer B and a support layer A, wherein the support layer A is any of a non-woven fabric (a) including at least two types of thermoplastic resin fibers, a non-woven fabric (b) including a thermoplastic resin fiber and an inorganic fiber, or a thermoplastic resin composition layer (c) having a thermoplastic resin in which an inorganic fiber is contained, the decorated layer B includes a thermoformable thermoplastic resin and is any of an easily-moldable polyester film (d), a non-woven fabric (e) including a composite fiber made from at least two types of thermoplastic resins having different melting points, the non-woven fabric (e) having a surface with projections and recesses, or a synthetic leather (f) having an organic fiber as a base material, and the decorated layer B and the support layer A are combined with each other via a heat-bonding resin.

Disclosed herein are, for instance, reinforced composites comprising an airlaid mat comprising a natural fiber component; and a resin dispersed within the airlaid mat; wherein the reinforced composite has a natural fiber volume fraction of 20 vol % to 80 vol %, by volume of the reinforced composite. Also disclosed herein are methods of making reinforced composites. For instance, disclosed herein are methods comprising forming a preform comprising: heating an airlaid mat to a temperature of from 40 C. to 200 C., the airlaid mat comprising a natural fiber component and a binder fiber component; and compressing the airlaid mat at a pressure of from 100 psi to 1200 psi; and impregnating the preform with a resin to form a reinforced composite.

A fitting element for use in rehabilitation of pipelines with a liner is described. The fitting element is a composite article of reinforcing fibers and a resin composition. A first part of the fitting element has reinforcing fibers and a substantially fully cured resin composition, and a second part has dry reinforcing fibers that can accept a curable resin composition that optionally originates from the liner to form a functional joint between the fitting element and the liner. An interface layer of the fitting element structurally connects the first and the second part. A method for manufacturing the fitting element is also disclosed, as well as a method for rehabilitation of a pipeline with a tubular liner and a joined assembly of the fitting element and a liner for use in rehabilitating a pipeline.

Described herein is a process for the production of a functionalized, three-dimensional molding in a mold made of a composite including at least one fiber material, at least one compound V1 and at least one compound V2, where the compounds V1 and V2 crosslink with one another via reaction in the mold and thus harden to give a thermoset. Also described herein are the functionalized, three-dimensional molding per se, and use thereof by way of example in motor-vehicle construction and/or in the furniture industry.

The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced resin substrate or a resin molded body, the method being capable of effectively performing impregnation of a reinforcing fiber material with a thermoplastic resin and having high productivity and economical efficiency, and an extruder for use in the manufacturing method. The manufacturing method of the invention is a method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced resin substrate or resin molded body obtained by impregnating a reinforcing fiber material with a thermoplastic resin, including placing the reinforcing fiber material on a molten resin of the thermoplastic resin and pressurizing the same to impregnate the reinforcing fiber material with the molten thermoplastic resin, and subsequently, cooling and solidifying the reinforcing fiber material impregnated with the molten thermoplastic resin.

Disclosed are a sound absorbing and insulating material and a method for manufacturing the same. The sound absorbing and insulating material may be manufactured by impregnating a polyimide binder into a nonwoven fabric formed of a heat-resistant fiber. As such, the sound absorbing and insulating material may have superior sound-absorbing property, flame retardancy, heat resistance and heat resistance, thus being applicable to parts maintained at high temperatures of 300 C. as well as at room temperature and moldability due to the use of the polyimide binder.