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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1999
Thomas Graf, Ottweiler, DE;
Josef Herrmann, Eppelborn, DE;
Klaus Heilmann, St. Wendel, DE;
Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of fiber bundles and an apparatus for the performance of the method. A continuous process routine and the reduction of fiber losses is permitted by a method with process steps including taking up and transportation of a fiber bundle strand using one or more feed elements, cutting of the fiber bundle strand into partial bundles of a suitable length, releasing the partial bundles from the feed elements, gripping of the partial bundles using one or more gripping elements and releasing the partial bundles from the gripping elements. The present invention further relates to an apparatus for the performance of the method.