Sabic Global Technologies B.v.

General Electric Company

Craig Wojcicki

Ann Marie Lak

Irene Dris

Randall Todd Myers

The disclosure relates to a calibrator including a first plate opposing a second plate, the first plate having a first foam-expansion surface adjacent to a first anti-static surface, the second plate having a second foam-expansion surface adjacent to a second anti-static surface, wherein the first foam-expansion surface and the second foam-expansion surface are aligned to form a foam-expansion region, and wherein the first anti-static surface and the second anti-static surface are aligned to form an anti-static region. The disclosure also relates to a method of producing a polyetherimide foam, the method including passing a liquid polymer mixture comprising a polyetherimide through the calibrator.

Static-dissipative foam extrusion calibration with minimized expansion loss

Various embodiments of a process for making fibers comprising a high heat polymer are provided. In one embodiment, a process for producing polymer fiber includes extruding molten polymer having a melt temperature ranging from about 180-500&#xb0; C., passing the molten polymer through a plurality of openings of a spinneret to produce a fiber bundle, and contacting the fiber bundle with a cooling medium having a substantially uniform flow distribution across the width of the fiber bundle where the cooling medium has a temperature that ranges from about 0&#xb0; C. to about 80&#xb0; C.

Process for making a high heat polymer fiber

Various embodiments of polymer fibers comprising a high heat polymer and process for making the polymer fibers are provided. In one embodiment, synthetic polymer fibers comprise polyetherimide polymer that is substantially free of foreign particulate matter greater than about 100 microns in size. A process for producing polymer fiber includes melting polymer comprising polyetherimide to a melt temperature that ranges from about 180-500&#xb0; C. to form a molten polymer; passing the polyetherimide that is substantially free of foreign particulate matter above about 100 microns in size, through a spinneret comprising a plurality of hole openings to produce a fiber bundle; and cooling the fiber bundle with a cooling medium having a temperature that ranges from about 0&#xb0; C. to about 80&#xb0; C.

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Pittsfield, MA, United States of America

Craig Wojcicki