Abstract: Methods and systems for making fiber reinforced moldable mixtures for making FRP products by mixing and/or compounding of at least one, normally hot, polymer and at least one wet fiber product. Intermediate FRP moldable mixtures and finished FRP products produced by the methods and systems are also disclosed. The polymers preferred are thermoplastic polymers, but mixtures that form thermoset polymers are can also be used. Wet fiber product(s) containing water, a solvent, or other liquid are used by the systems and methods disclosed. Packaged wet roving fiber strand products are also disclosed. The FRP products made with the invention have lower cost, more complete and uniform fiber dispersion and/or more uniform and improved appearance and/or physical properties than conventional FRP products made using conventional dry reinforcing fiber products.

Abstract: Sizing compositions having polyurethane latex, cationic silane having unsaturation and polyamino silane are provided. The compositions are used to treat glass fibers to produce sized glass fibers having improved physical properties such as integrity. The sized glass fibers when used with molding compounds yields molded articles with improved physical properties like tensile strength, flexural strength and articles with impact strength.

Abstract: Sizing composition for glass fibers, method of making same, method of making sized glass fibers and sized glass fibers are provided to have improved sized glass fibers for use in thermosetting molding compounds. The improved sized glass fibers are produced with improved processability and have good handling characteristics and give improved properties to thermosetting molding compounds.The sizing composition is an aqueous sizing composition having water soluble or dispersible, liquid epoxy resin, melamine formaldehyde condensate, polyamide resin and thermoplastic plasticizing agent, and one or more silane coupling agents.The method of preparing the sizing composition involves adding the melamine formaldehyde condensate and polyamide resin before the addition of or in the presence of the epoxy resin.The sized glass fibers are in contact with dried residue of the epoxy resin, melamine formaldehyde-polyamide reaction product, thermoplastic plasticizing agent and one or more silane coupling agents.

Abstract: Sizing compositions having polyurethane latex, cationic silane having unsaturation and polyamino silane are provided. The compositions are used to treat glass fibers to produce sized glass fibers having improved physical properties such as integrity. The sized glass fibers when used with molding compounds yields molded articles with improved physical properties like tensile strength, flexural strength and articles with impact strength.