Owens Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc.

Other

Anthony G Hankin

James V Gauchel

Thomas F Martin, Iii

Robert M Skrowronek

Mark E Greenwood

Jay Joseph Beckman

A process is disclosed for the manufacture of reinforced composites. This method provides a process that allows for the direct mixing of discontinuous reinforcement such as wet chopped strands of glass fiber or continuous reinforcement such as glass strands, with an aqueous suspension of a solution polymerized polymer, such as polyvinyl chloride. The process results in a cost-effective means for reinforcing polymers such as PVC while simultaneously substantially improving properties such as impact strength, stiffness, and moldability without the need for a binder.

Reinforced thermoplastic composite systems

A process and apparatus are provided for forming filament wound composite workpieces. The process comprises the steps of: providing reinforcement material; providing an injection die; providing a winding apparatus including a rotatable mandrel; passing the reinforcement material through the injection die; injecting a resin material into the injection die to impregnate the reinforcement material with the resin material to form impregnated reinforcement material; and winding the impregnated reinforcement material about the mandrel so as to form a composite workpiece.

Process for filament winding composite workpieces

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Millhouse, United Kingdom

Anthony G Hankin