Abstract: Disclosed is a fire protection layer composite for use as preventive fire protection material, and to a method for producing a fire protection layer composite. The invention relates to non-flammable and fire-retardant materials, in particular film composites which are intumescent in the event of a fire. The fire protection layer composite comprises at least one plastics layer, which surrounds a transparent fire protection layer, wherein the fire protection layer comprises an intumescent material. The fire protection layer composite makes it possible to achieve effective fire protection in a compact design. The fire protection layer composite does not produce soot or release toxic flue gases, even under the influence of very high temperatures. This prevents danger to the health of a user of the fire protection layer composite in the event of a fire.

Abstract: A water-dilutable maleinized oil base coating composition is prepared by mixing from about 10 to about 90% by weight water-dilutable maleinized oil with from about 90% to about 10% by weight of a solid particulate polyester which contains from 5 to 35% by weight of a halogen. One of the carboxylic acids used in making the solid particulate polyester contains a halogen. The percentages by weight of the coating composition are based on the total weight of the two components on a solvent free basis. The novel coating composition can be used to advantage for coating any substrate and particularly for coating automobile bodies.

Abstract: An apparatus is operative for processing yarns, filaments or other such elongated elements. An arrangement for controlling the travel of such elongated element includes a device for determining the number of elements breakages occurring per unit time and for generating a corresponding breakage-frequency signal, a device for establishing a reference breakage frequency, and a mechanism for automatically varying the speed of yarn travel as a function of the discrepancy between the reference breakage frequency and the breakage frequency indicated by the breakage-frequency signal.