Abstract: A glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polymer composition has a sheathed continuous multifilament strand including a core that extends in the longitudinal direction and a polymer sheath which intimately surrounds the core, wherein the core has an impregnated continuous multifilament strand having at least one continuous glass multifilament strand, wherein the at least one continuous glass multifilament strand is impregnated with an impregnating agent, the polymer sheath is a thermoplastic polymer composition including a thermoplastic polymer, wherein the thermoplastic polymer contains a polyester having a weight average molecular weight of 15,000 to 80,000 Daltons as measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) using polystyrene standard and as measured by differential scanning calorimetry with a heating rate of 20° C./minute on first heating according to ASTM D3418-08, at least one crystalline melting point (Tm) of 200 to 290° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polymer composition comprising a sheathed continuous multifilament strand comprising a core that extends in the longitudinal direction and a polymer sheath which intimately surrounds said core, wherein the core comprises an impregnated continuous multifilament strand comprising at least one continuous glass multifilament strand, wherein the at least one continuous glass multifilament strand is impregnated with an impregnating agent, wherein the polymer sheath consists of a thermoplastic polymer composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer, wherein the glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polymer composition comprises a liquid color composition comprising a pigment and a liquid carrier comprising a dicarboxylic acid ester and/or an unsaturated long-chain aliphatic fatty acid having 13 to 21 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Provided herein are apparatus and methods for film sealing dies, and in particular, to apparatus and methods for film sealing dies in form, fill and seal (FFS) processes. An apparatus for sealing plastic film materials includes a heating mechanism, the heating mechanism including a heating lip (110) arranged such that when a plastic film (120) is contacted with the heating lip (110), the heating lip (110) forms a hot seal on the plastic film (120); and a cooling mechanism, the cooling mechanism comprising a gas jet duct oriented to contact the hot seal on the plastic film (120) at a contact angle between 0 and 60° such that the hot seal formed on the plastic film (120) is cooled to a temperature of less than or equal to 40° C. in less than or equal to 5 seconds to form a sealed plastic film.

Abstract: The disclosure describes systems and methods for performing additive manufacturing. The method includes forming a first layer of a product on a target surface, heating a portion of the first layer with a directed energy source, and forming a second layer of the product on the first layer. The system for performing additive manufacturing includes a vacuum chamber, a target surface disposed in the vacuum chamber, a first layer of material formed on the target surface, a directed energy source configured to heat a portion of the first layer, and a second layer of material formed on the heated portion of the first layer.

Abstract: The disclosure concerns transparent polymer blends derived from melt extrusion of (i) 9.9 to 40 weight percent polycarbonate; (ii) 59.9 to 90 weight percent polymethyl methacrylate; and (iii) 0.0025 to 0.1 weight percent of catalyst; wherein said polymer is transparent.