Abstract: The purpose of the process and the apparatus of the invention is to face weld extruded thermoplastic moldings the end faces of which lie in a plane and the end face edges of which are juxtaposed in a coplanar fashion. The end faces are pressed against a heatable and coolable plate in which grooves are formed corresponding to the cross-section of the end face. The floor of the grooves is heated up to or above the melting temperature of the plastic. The entry of the grooves is thermally insulated from the floor region and, if necessary, can be cooled. When the end faces are sunk into the grooves, the plastic is melted. The plastic melt, rising in the groove, is cooled until solid in the thermally insulated entry region. Following the welding in the floor region, the floor region is cooled below the melting temperature, and the welded bundle is separated from the plate.

Abstract: A multilayer web panel with improved impact resistance having two substantially flat exterior walls and webs connecting the walls as one piece. At least one exterior wall has at least two adhesively bonded layers of one or more plastics, wherein the bearing layer of the exterior wall consists of an acrylic glass layer which is about 50% or more of the total thickness of the exterior wall, and the inner side of the acrylic glass layer has a thinner inner layer which is adhesively bonded thereto and is made of a plastic with a higher elongation at rupture than that of the acrylic glass.