Abstract: A method for producing fiber-reinforced polymer compositions and a plasticating extruder for carrying out the method. The method includes passing the fiber strand along at least one coating nozzle into a feed opening; winding the fiber strand onto and around at least one extruder shaft; drawing the fiber strand into barrel bores of a screw barrel; applying a liquid polymer onto a first flat side of the fiber strand from the first coating nozzle; pressing a second side of the fiber strand into a liquid polymer film that was already applied on the screw shaft; and feeding the polymer impregnated fiber strand into screw barrels in a discharge and conveying zone. The plasticating extruder has a drawing-in and impregnating zone and a discharge and conveying zone. The plasticating extruder has a heater.

Abstract: A hydraulic deep drawing apparatus for a press for drawing shaped sheet metal parts from a workpiece. The apparatus comprises hydraulic pressure cylinders, a sheet holding plate supported by the hydraulic pressure cylinders and onto which the workpiece is laid, a tool baseplate arranged under the sheet holding plate, a ram which moves vertically toward the workpiece until just before contact with the workpiece, and which is fixed to a frame of the press at a gap .DELTA.s from the workpiece, and a multipoint unit having plural short stroke cylinders arranged according to a drawing ring contour, the short stroke cylinders being hydraulically actuated to bridge the gap .DELTA.s and press the workpiece against a drawing ring. A holding force for deep drawing the workpiece comprises an outer effect ring and an inner effect ring. The outer effect ring is loaded by sheet holding cylinders, and the inner effect ring is loaded by pressure pins and shaping pins.

Abstract: In an hydraulic press, usable as a press for forming composite sheet material, with a press base, several vertical guides extending out of the press base and a cross head slidably arranged on the vertical guides, which cross head is hydraulically clampable to the vertical guides, with a slidable press plate and a press drive, wherein several long stroke hydraulic cylinders are provided for adjusting the cross head and several short stroke hydraulic cylinders create the stroke of the press plate. The vertical guides and the cross head are made with several guide laminations clampable together in order to realize a guide and coupling system at small construction expense.

Abstract: An hydraulic press for pressing plastic mats reinforced with glass fibers into formed parts, which press has a stationary and a slidable cross-piece as well as a press drive which drive for driving the slidable cross-piece has at least one adjusting cylinder with a stroke length corresponding to the working range of the press and at least two couplable press cylinders of short stroke wherein for coupling each press cylinder to the slidable cross-piece a coupling rod and a clamping means is provided, the press being distinguished in that in order to better accomodate incorporation of the press drive into an existing press, each press cylinder has a hollow lifting body through which an associated coupling rod is guided, and for coupling the lifting body to the associated coupling rod a clamping device is included on the lifting body.

Abstract: In a press an hydraulic adjusting cylinder connected to the slidable cross-piece of the press has a stroke matching the range of movement of the press and a number of hydraulic press cylinders of short stroke are provided for executing the working strokes of the press. The press cylinders are each couplable to the slidable cross-piece by a coupling including a coupling rod and a stationary clamping jaw and a pressable clamping jaw cooperating with the coupling rod, the pressable clamping jaw being activated by at least one single acting hydraulic cylinder.