A process of preparing carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) intermediate products is described wherein the carbon fibers are prepared from a carbon fiber precursor and then in-line impregnated with a polymeric resin as part of a continuous process. The process can provide cost savings compared to processes wherein carbon fibers are prepared and then impregnated with polymeric resins in a separate process, thereby making the use of CFRP materials more economically feasible. Also described is a system for preparing carbon fiber from a carbon fiber precursor and impregnating the carbon fiber with polymeric resin to provide CFRP intermediate products, such as continuous tapes or rods or discontinuous flakes or pellets.

The present invention provides an apparatus for producing a prepreg, for applying a coating liquid to a reinforcing fiber sheet, the apparatus including: a coating section including: a liquid pool storing the coating liquid and having a portion whose cross-sectional area decreases continuously and vertically downward, and a narrowed section having a slit-like outlet in communication with the lower end of the liquid pool; a running mechanism for allowing the reinforcing fiber sheet to run vertically downward and be introduced into the coating section; a take-up mechanism for taking up the reinforcing fiber sheet downward from the coating section; wall constituent members opposed to each other in the thickness direction of the reinforcing fiber sheet to form the narrowed section; and an external force application mechanism for applying an external force to the wall constituent members in the thickness direction of the reinforcing fiber sheet.

An impregnated fibrous material comprising a fibrous material of continuous fibers and at least one thermoplastic polymer matrix, wherein at least one thermoplastic polymer is a non-reactive amorphous polymer whose glass transition temperature is such that Tp≥80° C., or a non-reactive semi-crystalline polymer whose melting temperature is Tf≥150° C., where Tg and Tf are determined by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) according to standard 11357-2:2013 and 11357-3:2013 respectively, a fiber content by volume is constant in at least 70% of the volume of the impregnated fibrous material, the fiber content in said impregnated fibrous material being between 45 and 65% by volume on both sides of said fibrous material, a porosity rate in said impregnated fibrous material being less than 10%.

The present invention provides a method for post-curing a profile (14) of fibre-reinforced plastic material comprising the steps of: • a supplying the profile, wherein the profile (14) is wound round a winding body (13) and wherein, as a result of the winding in the profile, stresses are present in the profile and said profile comprises a number of fibres extending along one another, which are embedded in a partially cured thermosetting matrix material, • b by means of a heat treatment device, carrying out a heat treatment on the profile (14) while the profile is wound round the winding body (13), and during said heat treatment the matrix material is post-cured, wherein the glass-transition temperature of the matrix material is increased as a result of the heat treatment and wherein the temperature to which the profile is exposed during the heat treatment remains below the glass-transition temperature during the heat treatment, wherein the stresses remain constant and as a result the shape is retained both in cross-section as well as radius of curvature of the profile, at least in the stress-free state, despite the heat treatment and despite winding the profile (14) round the winding body (13) prior to the heat treatment. The present invention also provides a profile manufactured by the method, and use of a profile manufactured by the method.

A method is described for producing a prepreg formed by applying a matrix resin to a reinforcing fiber sheet, wherein the method can effect continuous running without clogging due to generated fuzz even at a high running speed and effect efficient impregnation of the reinforcing fiber sheet with a matrix resin. A method of producing a prepreg includes allowing a reinforcing fiber sheet to pass substantially vertically downward through the inside of a coating section storing a matrix resin to obtain a matrix resin-impregnated reinforcing fiber sheet in which the matrix resin is applied to the reinforcing fiber sheet and at least heating the matrix resin-impregnated reinforcing fiber sheet, wherein the coating section includes a liquid pool and a narrowed section which are in communication with each other, wherein the liquid pool has a portion whose cross-sectional area decreases continuously along a running direction of the reinforcing fiber sheet.

A method of producing a prepreg is described, in which a matrix resin is applied to a reinforcing fiber sheet in which the sheet can continuously run without clogging due to generated fuzz even at a high running speed and where the reinforcing fiber sheet can be efficiently impregnated with the matrix resin. A method of producing a prepreg includes allowing a reinforcing fiber sheet to pass substantially vertically downward through the inside of a coating section storing a matrix resin to apply the matrix resin to the reinforcing fiber sheet; and then applying a resin film to a primary impregnate prepreg withdrawn from the coating section.

The prepreg includes a first resin layer and a second resin layer disposed on both surfaces of the first resin layer. The first resin layer is a half-cured product of a first resin composition that includes a glass cloth impregnated with the first resin composition and contains no hexagonal boron nitride. The second resin layer is a half-cured product of a second resin composition containing hexagonal boron nitride. The glass cloth has a warp and weft weave density of 54 pieces/25 mm or more. The hexagonal boron nitride has an average particle size ranging from 10 μm to 30 μm. The hexagonal boron nitride is contained in an amount ranging from 20 parts by mass to 40 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of a residual component other than the hexagonal boron nitride in the second resin composition.

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a part made from composite material, having a body and one or more continuous fibre bundles in its interior, characterised in that it comprises the stages of: a) obtaining a body that includes one or more tubular cavities in its interior that extend between a first end, disposed on the outer surface of the body and which comprises an inlet orifice, and a second end, opposite to the first end; b) introducing resin in the liquid state and a continuous fibre bundle in the interior of at least one tubular cavity through its inlet orifice; and c) curing the resin until it solidifies, adhering to the body and fixing the continuous fibre bundle. The invention also relates to a system for manufacturing a part made from composite material and to the part made from composite material obtained.

A concrete component has a concrete matrix (49) and at least one non-metal reinforcing element (50), which can be shaped and at least one reinforcing part (29). The at least one reinforcing part (29) has a plurality of reinforcing threads (34) or reinforcing yarn arranged in a plastic matrix of a plastic (K). The plastic (K) is designed to be reversibly cross-linked. The cross-links can be released by heating the plastic (K) and reestablished by cooling the plastic back down. Thus, it is possible to produce and store a reinforcing element in completely hardened form as a standard element. In one application, the produced reinforcing element can be reshaped into the desired shape by releasing the cross-links in one or more locations, reshaping the reinforcing element, and then hardening the reinforcing element again by reestablishing the cross-links.

An installation for depositing a shaped filled roving intended to be used to manufacture a composite-material component, includes a device for feeding a fibrous roving impregnated with a composition including a binder and ceramic or carbon fillers, a die for shaping and draining the binder defined by at least one porous surface, the die having an evolving section between an inlet section and an outlet section, the inlet section being larger than the outlet section, a support in communication with the die outlet on which the shaped roving is to be deposited, and a first conveying device configured to convey the roving from the feed device through the die and to the support.