Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a thermoplastic product in a mould comprising at least two opposing mould parts defining a cavity to at least one of press mould and injection mould the product from thermoplastic material. The method comprises providing a fiber reinforced sheet of a fiber fabric encapsulated in a thermoplastic resin, forming the fiber reinforced sheet in correspondence with a shape of the product and arranging the formed fiber reinforced sheet on and connected close fittingly to an outer surface of the product. The method further entails dividing the fiber reinforced sheet in portions in shape optimized for low cut losses, said shapes being from the group at least comprising rectangles, squares and honeycomb or six-cornered shapes, and welding two or more fiber reinforced sheets or portions thereof together, prior to forming the combined fiber reinforced sheet in correspondence with a shape of the product.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a covering element comprising a carrier element of fibre-reinforced thermoplastic plastic material, at least one sound-absorbing element extending over at least a part of the surface of the carrier element, and an adhesive layer extending over and beyond at least a part of the surface of the sound-absorbing element, wherein at least a part of the adhesive layer is adhered to the carrier element such that the sound-absorbing element is at least partly enclosed between the adhesive layer and the carrier element, to a method for manufacturing the covering element and the use thereof.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a covering element, including: i) arranging in an injection mould a sound-absorbing element and an adhesive layer, such that the adhesive layer extends over at least apart of an inner surface of the sound-absorbing element; ii) introducing thermoplastic plastic material of increased temperature into the mould at increased pressure, wherein the plastic material spreads over substantially an outer surface of the sound-absorbing element and over a part of the adhesive layer; and iii) cooling the whole such that the thermoplastic plastic material forms a solid carrier element which is adhered to a part of the adhesive layer and wherein the sound-absorbing element is at least partly enclosed between the carrier element and the adhesive layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a covering element comprising a carrier element of fibre-reinforced thermoplastic plastic material, at least one sound-absorbing element extending over at least a part of the surface of the carrier element, and an adhesive layer extending over and beyond at least a part of the surface of the sound-absorbing element, wherein at least a part of the adhesive layer is adhered to the carrier element such that the sound-absorbing element is at least partly enclosed between the adhesive layer and the carrier element, to a method for manufacturing the covering element and the use thereof.

Abstract: A robot cell for changing and storing elements, such as tools and/or products. The robot cell has a robot that is suitable for picking up and moving elements from outside the robot cell to inside the robot cell and vice versa. The cell also has a wall, at least partially installed around the robot, that has an interchange station to enable the movement of elements which have to be changed or stored, from outside to inside and from inside to outside the robot cell using the robot; a magazine section on the inside of the wall, which has at least two locations; and a control unit for controlling the robot. The robot cell furthermore has a first processor and a memory, which are connected to one another. When an element is placed in the interchange station, the processor selects a suitable location in the robot cell on the basis of data from the memory.