A system (15) for manufacturing a reinforcing element (1) for reinforced concrete comprises a feeder (16) of a reinforcing fiber bundle (2) along a pultrusion path (4), an impregnating device (17) which impregnates the reinforcing fiber bundle (2) with a liquid thermoplastic polymeric resin (6) to obtain an impregnated fiber bundle (2), a forming channel (8) through which the impregnated fiber bundle (2) is conducted, a solidification device (19) of the composite thread (9) forming a solidified thermoplastic fiber-reinforced bar (11), a pulling device (20) which holds the reinforcing fiber bundle (2) taut along the pultrusion path (4), a winder (21) which winds the solidified bar (11) to form a coil (14), a provisional bending device (22) which bends the composite thread (9) not yet solidified or heats the solidified bar (11) to soften it, bends the heated bar (11) and then cools the bar (11) to solidify it again, so as to confer a continuous provisional curvature to the solidified bar (11) in the direction of the subsequent winding in the coil (14).

A fiber guide that guides fibers in a fiber processing system. The fiber guide has a surface having apertures through which fibers can pass in a direction from an upstream side of the surface to a downstream side of the surface. The apertures include at least one pair of apertures adjacent to and spaced from one another. The inlet of the first aperture is offset from the inlet of the second aperture. The offset is in the direction in which the fibers pass from the upstream side of the surface to the downstream side of the surface. A distance (d1) between the inlet of the first aperture and the inlet of the second aperture is larger than a distance (d2) between the first aperture and the second aperture measured transverse to the direction in which the fibers can pass.

Provided is a wound body of a commingled yarn, the wound body being capable of effectively suppressing fraying and sagging, disorder of a lower layer, or breakage of the commingled yarn during winding or use. Also provided is a method for manufacturing the wound body. The wound body contains a core member and a commingled yarn traversely wound onto the core member; wherein the commingled yarn is traversely wound onto the core member in two or more directions; and when the wound body is placed on a white substrate in a light-shielded space such that a cylindrical direction of the core member is upright, and light is irradiated toward a plane that includes a center axis of the cylinder, from a point that is moved a distance of a radius of the core member plus 180 cm in a direction perpendicular to the center axis from an intersection point between the center axis of the core member and the white substrate on a surface of the white substrate, and is further moved 210 cm in a direction perpendicular to the substrate face of the white substrate, linear reflection lines of a quantity equivalent to the number of directions of the traverse winding are formed on a surface of the traversely wound commingled yarn.

An acrylic yarn package prevents winding yarn collapse during transportation when an acrylic yarn having a high total fineness is wound around a core bobbin. The acrylic yarn package includes an acrylic yarn wound around a bobbin and having a total fineness of 8000 dtex or more. The acrylic yarn on the package has a yarn width of 0.22 mm/1000 dtex or more and hardness of 60 or more.

Provided is a wound body of a commingled yarn, the wound body being capable of effectively suppressing fraying and sagging, disorder of a lower layer, or breakage of the commingled yarn during winding or use. Also provided is a method for manufacturing the wound body. The wound body contains a core member and a commingled yarn traversely wound onto the core member; wherein the commingled yarn is traversely wound onto the core member in two or more directions; and when the wound body is placed on a white substrate in a light-shielded space such that a cylindrical direction of the core member is upright, and light is irradiated toward a plane that includes a center axis of the cylinder, from a point that is moved a distance of a radius of the core member plus 180 cm in a direction perpendicular to the center axis from an intersection point between the center axis of the core member and the white substrate on a surface of the white substrate, and is further moved 210 cm in a direction perpendicular to the substrate face of the white substrate, linear reflection lines of a quantity equivalent to the number of directions of the traverse winding are formed on a surface of the traversely wound commingled yarn.

A filament feeding device (100) for use in 3D-printing comprising a first feeding wheel (110) configured to rotate with a first rotational shaft (112) and a second feeding wheel (120) configured to rotate with a second rotational shaft (122). The first and second feeding wheels (110, 120) are separated by a separation distance so as to allow feeding of a filament material received between said first and second filament wheels (110, 120). The filament feeding device further comprises an adjuster element (130) movable between a first distinct position (130a) setting said separation distance to a first predetermined distance, and into a second distinct position (130b) setting said separation distance to a second predetermined distance, and wherein said second predetermined separation distance is larger than said first predetermined separation distance. Further, a 3D-printer comprising such a filament feeding device is herein disclosed.

A system (15) for manufacturing a reinforcing element (1) for reinforced concrete comprises a feeder (16) of a reinforcing fiber bundle (2) along a pultrusion path (4), an impregnating device (17) which impregnates the reinforcing fiber bundle (2) with a liquid thermoplastic polymeric resin (6) to obtain an impregnated fiber bundle (2), a forming channel (8) through which the impregnated fiber bundle (2) is conducted, a solidification device (19) of the composite thread (9) forming a solidified thermoplastic fiber-reinforced bar (11), a pulling device (20) which holds the reinforcing fiber bundle (2) taut along the pultrusion path (4), a winder (21) which winds the solidified bar (11) to form a coil (14), a provisional bending device (22) which bends the composite thread (9) not yet solidified or heats the solidified bar (11) to soften it, bends the heated bar (11) and then cools the bar (11) to solidify it again, so as to confer a continuous provisional curvature to the solidified bar (11) in the direction of the subsequent winding in the coil (14).

Described is a ribbon yarn made of multifilament yarns based on polyamide and/or polyester, wherein not more than 5 filaments overlie one another within the ribbon yarn, wherein the ribbon yarn is fixed by the formation of a matrix comprising one or more fixing agents, wherein the one or more fixing agents are selected from a group consisting of copolyamides, copolyesters, silicones, and mixtures or blends thereof.

A method, apparatus, and system for winding a filament around a substrate includes mounting the substrate to a rotatable structure and rotating the substrate to wind the first filament around the substrate in a first winding orientation that winds the first filament around a first pair of edges of the substrate to wrap a first filament layer around the substrate. The method further includes changing winding orientations of the first filament from the first winding orientation to a second winding orientation by turning the first filament about a corner of the substrate and winding the first filament around the rotating substrate in the second winding orientation that winds the first filament around a second pair of edges of the substrate, wherein the second pair of edges is different from the first pair of edges, to wrap a second filament layer around the substrate.

The present disclosure provides composite yarn, apparatus and methods preparing thereof. The composite yarn of the present disclosure includes wrapping fibers and a central yarn that is formed by a first body yarn and a second body yarn, wherein a portion of the wrapping fibers are combined with the central yarn in at least one of the following states: a first state, a portion of the wrapping fibers wrap around the first body yarn or the second body yarn; a second state, a portion of the wrapping fibers wrap around the first body yarn and the second body yarn respectively at the same time; a third state, a portion of the wrapping fibers wrap around the central yarn. The composite yarn of the present disclosure has low twist factor and high strength, which solves the problem of severe strength loss associated with low twist factors existing in conventional low-twist techniques.