The invention relates to a cooling apparatus and a method for cooling a continuous strip, wherein the cooling apparatus comprises a cooling drum and a guiding device for guiding the strip in a plurality of windings around the cooling drum, wherein the guiding device comprises first and second guiding elements, wherein each one of the first guiding elements forms a set with one of the second guiding elements, wherein the first guiding element of the set receives the strip from a first winding in a first winding direction and directs the strip in a first transition direction towards the second guiding element which receives the strip in a second transition direction and directs the strip into a consecutive winding in a second winding direction, wherein the first transition direction is different from the first winding direction and the second transition direction is different from the second winding direction.

The method for setting an operating point of a film stretching system comprises the method steps: acquiring an input, wherein the input contains: a) a target value for the first production variable; or b) a target value for the second production variable; or c) a target value for the third production variable; specifying: a) a setting value for the second production variable and the third production variable in order to achieve the target value for the first production variable; or b) a setting value for the first production variable and the third production variable in order to achieve the target value for the second production variable); or c) a setting value for the first production variable and the second production variable in order to achieve the target value for the third production variable; controlling the motor arrangement and the extruder arrangement by the control device in such a way that the operating point consisting of the target value and two setting values is reached.

A method and an apparatus for extrusion of fiber-reinforced plastic material for the additive manufacture of a component is disclosed. The fiber-reinforced plastic material is supplied to the extrusion apparatus and heated in a heating zone of the extrusion apparatus in order to then supply the fiber-reinforced plastic material to an extrusion nozzle of the extrusion apparatus, at which a material thread comprising fiber-reinforced plastic material is extruded for the component to be manufactured. In order to convey the fiber-reinforced plastic material through the heating zone, a screw conveyor of the extrusion apparatus is utilized, which has a length-diameter ratio of less than a set value. In the heating zone a maximum volume is provided for the fiber-reinforced plastic material and a rotational speed of the screw conveyor is limited to a maximum of speed.

Provided is a biopolymer composition, a preparation method for the same, and a bioplastic using the same, the biopolymer composition comprising at least 83.5 weight% of a copolymer resin of lactic acid (LA) and 3- hydroxypropionate (3HP), an antioxidant, and a lubricant, and the composition having an elongation percentage of at least 90% but not greater than 500%.

This invention has an object to provide: a resin composition excellent in impact resistance, flexibility, and recyclability obtained as a result of blending a specific ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer composition with a brittle resin, a recycled resin, or a composite resin including two or more kinds of different resins mixed therein; and a molded article produced with use of the resin composition. The resin composition includes: a thermoplastic resin (A) in an amount of not less than 1 weight % and not more than 99 weight %; and an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer composition (B) in an amount of not less than 1 weight % and not more than 99 weight %, the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer composition (B) including two or more kinds of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers having different vinyl acetate contents, the total amount of (A) and (B) being 100 weight %.

The present invention provides a method for preparing organometallic composite material, comprising: providing PVC resin, activated calcium carbonate, plant fiber, calcium stearate, barium sulfate, paraffin, sodium bicarbonate, zinc laurate, nanometre titanium dioxide, organometallic salt, shell powder, carbon nanotube, talcum powder and stabilizer; mixing and heating; subject to first cooling after extrusion and second cooling under vacuum; towing to obtain the organometallic composite material, wherein the organometallic salt is a benzoic acid metal salt mixture. The present method can significantly reduce the processing temperature of PVC composite by 20 to 50° C., and also increase the toughness and strength of the material so as to alleviate the exudation of the composite material as in the conventional technologies and extend the lifespan of the composite material.

Systems and approaches for controlling an injection molding machine having a mold forming a mold cavity and being controlled according to an injection cycle include extruding a molten polymer according to an extrusion profile and measuring at least one variable during the extrusion profile with a first sensor. At least one extrusion operational parameter is adjusted based on the measured variable. The extrusion profile is terminated upon the molten polymer exceeding a first threshold, and the molten polymer is injected into the mold cavity according to an injection profile via a screw that moves from a first position to a second position. Upon completion of the injection profile, a recovery profile commences in which the screw is moved to the first position.

A continuous process for preparing a solid lipid nanoparticle of ibuprofen utilizing hot melt extrusion which avoids additional steps such as high-pressure homogenization, ultrasonication, or solvent evaporation. The continuous process includes preparing a pre-emulsion comprising a lipid, and continuously processing the pre-emulsion through a hot melt extruder device.

Provided are a flexible tube for an endoscope, the flexible tube having a flexible tube base containing metal as a constituent material, a resin cover layer that covers an outer periphery of the flexible tube base, and a primer layer that includes a specific silane coupling agent and that is disposed between the flexible tube base and the resin cover layer, in which the resin cover layer includes at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polyamides, polyesters, polyurethanes, and polyolefins at least on a side of the resin cover layer in contact with the primer layer, an endoscopic medical device including the flexible tube for an endoscope, a method for producing the flexible tube for an endoscope, and a method for producing the endoscopic medical device.

Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition, including (a) 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin including 80-100% by weight of a base resin and 0-20% by weight of a reinforcing resin; (b) 2-60 parts by weight of linear carbon fibers having an average diameter of 1-15 μm; (c) 1-5 parts by weight of carbon nanofibrils having a BET specific surface area of 200-400 m.sup.2/g; (d) 1-15 parts by weight of carbon nanoplates; and (e) 1-25 parts by weight of metal powder, a method of preparing the thermoplastic resin composition, and an injection-molded article manufactured using the thermoplastic resin composition. The thermoplastic resin composition has excellent mechanical properties, e.g., impact strength, and also excellent conductivity, heat resistance, and electromagnetic wave shielding capacity, particularly high shielding efficiency against high-frequency electromagnetic waves, and thus can be used as automobile, electric, and electronic parts, and as a substitute for aluminum alloys and magnesium alloys.