Abstract: A semifinished product formed from fiber reinforced thermoplastic material, with the semifinished product including a solid covering of fibers and thermoplastic material, which resolidifies, after melting, and a felt or wadding-like core of a fiber-polymer mixture. The core may be formed from a compressed material and the semifinished product may have either a cylindrical or oval shape. The solid covering has a thickness of less than 20% of the radius of the semifinished product, with the thickness preferably being a maximum of 10 millimeters.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing batches of a mouldable, fibre-reinforced thermoplastic material matched to a moulding to be produced and accompanied by heating, wherein a free-flowing initial product of fibres and thermoplastic material-containing binders are heated as a strand and a matched batch is separated from the strand and supplied to batch further processing. The apparatus includes a melting device with a melting channel, through which the material to be processed is pressed as a continuous strand, as well as a cooling station.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing batches of a mouldable, fibre-reinforced thermoplastic material matched to a moulding to be produced and accompanied by heating, wherein an initial product of fibres and thermoplastic material-containing binder is heated as a strand and a matched batch is separated from the strand and supplied for batch further processing. The apparatus includes a melting device with a melting channel, through which is forced the material to be processed in the form of a continuous strand, as well as a dosing station.

Abstract: A process for providing batches of a mouldable, fibre-reinforced thermoplastic material matched to a moulding to be produced and accompanied by heating, whereby a free-flowing initial product of fibers and thermoplastic material-containing binders is heated as a strand and a matched batch is separated from the strand and supplied to batch further processing.