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Kubota Research, Inc.

Alexander Kubota

Masanori Kubota

Ayako Kubota

Munetaka Kubota

The present invention relates to a composite article and to a process for manufacturing the composite article. The composite article comprises multiple layers including high tenacity fibers incorporated into a fabric and a core thermoplastic resin. The fabric may be coated with a surface treatment agent, a polymer matrix resin. Single or multiple layers of the composite articles may be formed into a composite part having high strength, rigidity, fast molding cycle time and extremely good conformability in a 3-dimensional mold. The composite parts formed by this process have high part strength in all directions.

Composite article and method of manufacture

An optical system for joining a first article having a composition and a second article having a composition at an interfacial surface between the first article and the second article, the optical system comprising: a radiation source for providing a radiant energy beam for joining the first article and the second article at the interfacial surface; and a first optical device for controlling a depth of focus of the radiant energy beam, the depth of focus corresponding to a depth of a joint between the first article and the second article at the interfacial surface, said first optical device controlling the depth of focus as a function of the composition of the first article and the composition of the second article.

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Hockessin, DE, United States of America

Alexander Kubota