Abstract: A process for in-mold coating and a mold is disclosed. The process entails (i) obtaining a mold having at least two cavities, (ii) molding a thermoplastic substrate in a first cavity, (iii) introducing the substrate into a second cavity, and (iv) coating said substrate with lacquer, the coating being carried out under enhanced pressure.

Abstract: The invention describes a composite component based on a sandwich structure, composed of: (a) at least two outer layers which independently of each other comprised at least one film, sheet, fiber mat and/or foam made from metal, plastic, glass, natural material and/or carbon, and (b) a core positioned between the outer layers, made from metal, plastic, natural material and/or paper having a large number of cavities, in which a casting resin system at least partially penetrates the outer layers and the core and the outer layers are bonded to the core by press molding. The composite component is characterised in that in at least one area of the sandwich structure the outer layers are pressed together and the compressed area of the sandwich structure is encapsulated with thermoplastic polymer. Composite base on a sandwich structure are obtained by encapsulating at least one area of the two outer layers. The encapsulating area is that area of the two outer layers have been pressed together.

Abstract: A process for in-mold coating and a mold is disclosed. The process entails (i) obtaining a mold having at least two cavities, (ii) molding a thermoplastic substrate in a first cavity, (iii) introducing the substrate into a second cavity, and (iv) coating said substrate with lacquer, the coating being carried out under enhanced pressure.

Abstract: The invention describes a composite component based on a sandwich structure, composed of (a) at least two outer layers which independently of each other comprise at least one film, sheet, fiber mat and/or foam made from metal, plastic, glass, natural material and/or carbon, and (b) a core positioned between the outer layers, made from metal, plastic, natural material and/or paper having a large number of cavities, in which a casting resin system at least partially penetrates the outer layers and the core and the outer layers are bonded to the core by press molding. The composite component is characterised in that in at least one area of the sandwich structure the outer layers are pressed together and the compressed area of the sandwich structure is encapsulated with thermoplastic polymer. Composite components based on a sandwich structure are obtained by encapsulating at least one area of the two outer layers.

Abstract: A process for making a fiber reinforced molded article is disclosed. The process entails (i) melting a thermoplastic resin (ii) introducing and homogeneously distributing at least one fiber strands to the molten resin to form a mixture of fibers and molten resin and (iii) molding the article by injection or by compression molding, and (iv) solidifying the article. The process is characterized in that where the fiber strands have a fiber length of 2 to 25 mm and in that the molded article contains fibers the mean length of which is at least 400 &mgr;m. Lastly the process is characterized in that no cooling or solidifying take place between steps (ii) and (iii).