Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a case for a personal electronic device comprising one or more layers formed from a thin-film thermo-formed material and methods to manufacture the same. In a disclosed embodiment, the case for the personal electronic device comprises a flexible inner layer and a thin-film thermo-formed outer-layer.

Abstract: A multilayer article including a thermoplastic layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface and a base layer have a first base surface and a second base surface opposite the first base surface, wherein the first base surface of the base layer is permanently bonded to the second surface of the thermoplastic layer, wherein the thermoplastic layer has a first glass transition temperature, Tg1, and wherein the multilayer article is rigid at temperatures less than Tg1 and is flexible at temperatures greater than Tg1.

Abstract: Provided are a method of bonding a resin material (X) containing an oxymethylene-based polymer (A) and a resin material (Y), including: preparing an oxymethylene-based polymer composition (B) as resin material (Y), and resin material (X); or preparing resin material (X) and a resin material identical to resin material (X) or another resin material as resin material (Y), and providing polymer composition (B) between resin material (Y) and resin material (X); and heating: wherein polymer composition (B) has a melting point lower than that of polymer (A), and a difference in melting point between the composition and the polymer is smaller than 5° C.; and 50% or more of a peak area determined from a peak showing the molten state of polymer composition (B) measured by DSC is present in a temperature region lower than the peak temperature of polymer (A) by 5° C. or more; and a structure obtained thereby.

Abstract: A method of heating a thermoplastic board by heat conduction in a heating system which has at least a first surface contacting tool and a second surface containing tool spaced from the first tool, at least one of which is heatable. The thermoplastic board is placed into the heating system between the two surface contacting tools, with an auxiliary sheet being placed between the contact surface of the respective heatable surface contacting tool and the surface of the thermoplastic board facing it. The space between the two surface contacting tools is then reduced to a predefined gap measurement, and the heatable surface contacting tool or tools is heated.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for manufacturing. A fiber layer and a first porous bonding layer are formed to form a unidirectional lay-up of fibers. The unidirectional lay-up of fibers is heated under pressure to form a unidirectional composite tape. A first plurality of lengths of the unidirectional composite tape is laid down to build a first layer from the unidirectional composite tape. A second plurality of lengths of the unidirectional composite tape is laid down to build a second layer from the unidirectional composite tape on the first layer at a predetermined angle from the first layer. At least one of the first and second plurality of lengths of the unidirectional composite tape are slit while laying down the first and second plurality of lengths of the unidirectional composite tape. A composite fabric is formed from the first and second layer.

Abstract: A method for joining two components includes positioning a thermoplastic polymer portion of a first component adjacent a thermoplastic polymer portion of a second component such that the first and second portions form an interface. At least one of the portions includes a microstructure having a plurality of closed cells, each cell containing a void and each cell having a maximum dimension extending across the void. The method also includes exerting pressure on the thermoplastic polymer portions to form a bond at the interface that holds the portions together. The plurality of closed cells, and especially those adjacent the surface of the thermoplastic polymer portion that form the interface, help isolate thermally and/or chemically the surface from the remainder of the portion.

Abstract: Implementations of the present invention relate to systems, methods, and apparatus for applying heat and pressure to a laminate assembly and to form a unitary product therefrom with increased processing efficiency. One implementation includes an apparatus that can decrease processing time by directly heating and cooling platens that press the laminate assembly. Additionally, the lamination press can allow the platens to flex about the laminate assembly, thereby applying substantially uniform pressure to the laminate assembly.

Abstract: A composite aerofoil, the aerofoil having a leading edge, a trailing edge a pressure side and a suction side and comprising an outer erosion protection layer along one or both of the pressure side or suction side, a structural core having a plurality of resin impregnated plies of unidirectional fibres, and between the outer erosion protection layer and the structural core a woven composite impregnated with a resin having a modulus of elasticity greater than that of the resin impregnating the plies in the structural core.

Abstract: To form an electrostatic chuck, a bonding sheet is applied onto the upper surface of a cooling plate and then the cooling plate is placed in a vacuum dryer at a pressure of 2,000 Pa or less for a pre-bake treatment at 120° C. to 130° C. for 15 to 40 hours, followed by natural cooling. A plate is then stacked on the bonding sheet so that the lower surface of the plate is aligned with the upper surface of the bonding sheet, which is applied onto the cooling plate. The resulting stacked body is placed in a heat-resistant resin bag, and is then placed in an autoclave and treated together for several hours under pressure and heat.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for axial joining of a hybrid joining component to a workpiece, wherein the joining component has a thermoplastic joining section and a metal section which can be heated, having the following steps: moving the joining component into contact with a surface of the workpiece; heating of the metal section such that the joining section at least partially melts; ending the heating of the metal section such that the joining component makes a force-fitting, interlocking and/or integral connection with the surface of the workpiece. In this case, the joining component is held with a regulated force and/or in a regulated position with respect to the workpiece at least during the heating of the metal section, in such a manner that the joining component can be joined to the surface of the workpiece without any opposing support.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for manufacturing. A fiber layer and a porous bonding layer are formed to form a unidirectional lay-up of fibers. The lay-up of fibers is heated under pressure to form a unidirectional composite tape of desired thickness to substantially maintain the fibers in a desired configuration. The unidirectional composite tape is slit to a desired width, and the slit unidirectional composite tape is loaded into a multiaxial fabric machine. A first layer is built from the composite tape in the multiaxial machine, and a second layer is built from the composite tape on the first layer at a predetermined angle from the first layer in the multiaxial machine. The first and second layers are consolidated to form a composite fabric in a continuous process.

Abstract: This invention is a personal bead attachment device. It consists of a base with a hot plate, a piston arm, a piston holder, spring and piston forming a pressure handle. There is a power source and a laser light from the piston. The user of the bead attachment device will plug it in and turn machine and laser light on from the back of the machine, in about 30 second the plate should be hot and ready to use. The user will place the fabric on top of the hot plate and place a bead on the top of fabric, the laser dot will tell the user the exact position of where the bead will be adhered.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of attaching one substrate to another substrate includes supplying a first substrate having an indicium thereon from a first source, supplying a second substrate from a second source, wherein the supplying is accomplished in a continuous manner, and curing the substrates until the substrates are bonded thereto to form a product. The method disclosed herein allows a fabric to be integrally bonded to either an elastomeric composition or a urethane composition utilizing a continuous process. The product includes indicium that identifies or conveys information about the product.

Abstract: A fitting for use in fusion welding mating thermoplastic components includes a weld bead chamber to capture and conceal a bead formed as a result of the fusion weld. The weld bead chamber integrates the bead into the fitting so that the joined parts have a finished look without mechanical polishing or grinding of the completed piece. A stop ledge included in the weld bead chamber prevents over insertion of a pipe or other component into the fitting. A view window in the fitting permits inspection of the finished bead.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composite part having a decor skin with a first and a second section, preferably each including leather, and a holding portion, wherein the first and second sections are connected to one another by a seam and a part region of the decor skin is connected to the holding portion. In accordance with the invention, the part region of the decor skin is preferably connected to the holding portion with material continuity in the region of the seam.

Abstract: Thermoplastic articles made from polyesters modified by neopentyl glycol laminate more quickly than cyclohexanedimethanol-modified versions yet retain the properties that make modified polyesters the material of choice in this market—water-like color and clarity, high impact strength, low lamination temperature and low flammability. For situations where a faster cycle time is not needed, articles laminated with neopentyl glycol-modified polyesters can alternatively be manufactured at lower temperatures.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a structural component includes a first step of attaching at least one conductive member to a surface of a base material made of a composite material and a second step of forming the base material by conducting electricity to part or the whole of the conductive member to generate heat and/or making an assembly of the structural component by conducting electricity to part or the whole of the conductive member to generate heat. Part or the whole of the conductive member contained in the structural component produced in the first and second steps serves as a member giving to the aircraft at least one of a lightning strike protection function, an anti-icing and deicing function and an electromagnetic interference shielding function.

Abstract: A method for forming a reservoir for holding ink in an ink tank, the method includes providing a housing; inserting a spring into the housing such that a first end of the spring contacts a back wall of the housing; placing a first surface of a plate against a second end of the spring; bringing a flexible sheet into contact with an edge of a side wall of the housing; welding the flexible sheet to the edge of the side wall of the housing while applying a first level of vacuum between the flexible sheet and the back wall of the housing; and applying heat to the flexible sheet in a region corresponding to the plate while applying a second level of vacuum between the flexible sheet and the back wall of the housing, wherein the second level of vacuum is greater than the first level.

Abstract: An elongated protective textile sleeve for protecting elongate members and methods of constructing a fabric substrate therefore are provided. The fabric substrate has a plurality of filamentary members woven, knitted or braided with one another. At least some of the filamentary members of the substrate extend to cut edges and are fabricated of a multi-component material that includes a core of a first polymeric material and an outer sheath of a second polymeric material. The outer sheath is heat-fusible and the inner core is heat-settable. The outer sheaths of the filamentary members are heat fused at least in the regions near the cut edges to keep the cut edges from fraying or the filamentary members from pulling out of the substrate. The core is heat set to form the desired shape of the protective sleeve.

Abstract: A method for heat-bonding together a film and a zipper tape using a heat bonding device including a guide unit which has at a first flat surface a linearly extending first groove for guiding an engaging elements of a zipper tape, the groove being slightly wider than a width of the engaging elements and slightly shallower than a height of the zipper tape, and which has cooling means for keeping a vicinity of the first groove cold, and a first heating unit that is disposed facing the first flat surface of the guide unit, has a third flat surface that is so shaped as to cover the first groove, and has a mechanism such that the third flat surface approaches and is separated from the position of the first flat surface.

Abstract: A floor/wall structure, or panel, (10) supported on an I-beam (12) of a steel structure. The floor/wall structure (10) comprises an upper skin layer (14), a lower skin layer (16) and an intermediate layer (18) about 50 mm thick sandwiched between the upper and lower skin layers (4) and (16).

Abstract: A gas barrier film and method for manufacturing the abovementioned gas barrier film are disclosed in the present invention. The gas barrier film is applied in electronic product, food, medicine and other fields for protecting them from gas and water. The gas barrier film comprises a gas barrier layer and pluralities of cladding layers. The gas barrier layer is a liquid layer, and the cladding layers are disposed on the opposite surface of the gas barrier layer.

Abstract: A thermal insulation blanket for an aircraft engine, and processes for producing the thermal insulation blanket to have low thermal conductivity and high temperature capability. The thermal insulation blanket has a layered construction that includes an aerogel insulation material, a composite layer disposed at a first surface of the aerogel insulation material, and a backing layer disposed at an opposite surface of the aerogel insulation material so that the aerogel insulation material is encapsulated between the composite and backing layers. The composite layer contains a resin matrix material reinforced with a fiber reinforcement material.

Abstract: The techniques disclosed provide methods for making and using lamination films having one, two, three or more layers. The two layer lamination films may have an outer protective material comprising a styrenic polymer and an inner sealing material comprising a poly(ethylene vinyl acetate) (EVA). The three layer lamination films add a center adhesive layer comprising a blend of a low density polyethylene and an EVA. Laminated structures using said lamination films are also described.

Abstract: Conditioning fluid flow into a proximity head is provided for fluid delivery to a wafer surface. An upper plenum connected to a plurality of down flow bores is supplied by a main bore. The down flow bores provide fluid into the upper plenum, and a resistor bore is connected to the upper plenum. The resistor bore receives a resistor having a shape so as to limit flow of the fluid through the resistor bore. A lower plenum connected to the resistor bore is configured to receive fluid from the resistor bore as limited by the resistor for flow to a plurality of outlet ports extending between the lower plenum and surfaces of the head surface. Fluid flowing through the upper plenum, the resistor bore with the resistor and the lower plenum is substantially conditioned to define a substantially uniform fluid outflow from the plurality of outlet ports, across the width of the proximity head.

Abstract: A process for improving the reflectivity of reflective surfaces made of a composite. The process includes laminating a layer of metalized plastic on at least one layer of composite, bonding the metalized plastic to a substrate in a preimprgenated state; cutting strips or patterns of an assembly of the layer of composite and the layer of metalized plastic; laminating strips or patterns of the assembly as a first layer on a molding jig; adding additional composite layers to the first layer; preparing a vacuum and curing bag; introducing the assembly in an autoclave; performing a curing cycle, bonding the layer of metalized plastic to the rest of the substrate by polymerization of a resin in the composite.

Abstract: A fluid-filled may include including an outer barrier, a tensile member, and a fluid. The tensile member may be located within barrier and formed from a textile element that includes a pair of spaced layers joined by a plurality of connecting members. A method of manufacturing the chamber may include locating a textile tensile member between two polymer elements. Pressure and heat are applied to the tensile member and the polymer elements in a first area and in a second area. The pressure is greater in the first area than in the second area. In addition, the polymer elements are bonded together around a periphery of the tensile member.

Abstract: A method of producing a packaging material including a temporary bonding which temporarily bonds a first sheet including a thermoplastic resin non-oriented film layer and a thermoplastic adhesive resin layer laminated on one surface of the thermoplastic resin non-oriented film layer and a second sheet including a heat resistant resin oriented film layer and an aluminum foil layer laminated on one surface of the heat resistant resin oriented film layer by passing the first and second sheets between a pair of rolls in a state in which the thermoplastic adhesive resin layer and the aluminum foil layer are brought into contact with each other to press them while heating in a state in which the thermoplastic adhesive resin does not melt to obtain a pre-laminated sheet, and a complete bonding which integrally bonds the first and second sheets by heating the pre-laminated sheet to melt the thermoplastic adhesive resin.

Abstract: A multiphase composite system is made by binding hard particles, such as TiC particles, of various sizes with a mixture of titanium powder and aluminum, nickel, and titanium in a master alloy or as elemental materials to produce a composite system that has advantageous energy absorbing characteristics. The multiple phases of this composite system include an aggregate phase of hard particles bound with a matrix phase. The matrix phase has at least two phases with varying amounts of aluminum, nickel, and titanium. The matrix phase forms a bond with the hard particles and has varying degrees of hard and ductile phases. The composite system may be used alone or bonded to other materials such as bodies of titanium or ceramic in the manufacture of ballistic armor tiles.

Abstract: Disclosed is an adhesive film having high dimensional stability which can be suitably used for two layer FPCs. Specifically, disclosed is an adhesive sheet composed of an insulating layer and an adhesive layer arranged on one side or both sides of the insulating layer. This adhesive sheet is characterized in that the insulating layer has a ratio E?2/E?1 between the storage elasticity modulus E?1 at 25° C. and the storage elasticity modulus E?2 at 380° C. of not more than 0.2 and a coefficient of thermal expansion in the MD direction of 5-15 ppm at 100-200° C. It is further characterized in that the change in the coefficient of thermal expansion of the adhesive sheet at 100-250° C. after heat treatment at 380° C. for 30 seconds under tension of 20 kg/m is not more than 2.5 ppm in the tension direction and not more than 10 ppm in the direction perpendicular to the tension direction.

Abstract: The present invention is a nonwoven material and a method of fabricating the nonwoven material. The material comprises a nylon fabric layer and at least one nonwoven fabric layer combined with the nylon layer. The method of fabricating the nonwoven material comprises steps of combining a nonwoven fabric layer with a nylon layer, hot-pressing the nonwoven fabric layer with the nylon layer and cooling the hot-pressed the nonwoven fabric layer and the nylon layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel articles, especially non-woven articles comprising fibers and/or fibrids. It also relates to novel fibers and fibrids and to a process for obtaining these fibers and fibrids.

Abstract: A process for producing a porous body with different physical properties in desired regions is provided by pore forming treatment, not by bonding two or more materials made porous beforehand, with, for example, an adhesive. Raw materials are prepared, each of which contains a polymer and a raw material preparation solvent. At least two types of the raw materials having different compositions are prepared. Thereafter, the respective raw materials are frozen into desired shapes to form frozen bodies thereof. The frozen bodies thus formed are brought into contact with each other to form an assembly thereof, the assembly is exposed to a condition under which the frozen bodies begin to melt, and the assembly is then freeze-dried. Thus, a porous body having regions different in physical properties can be obtained. Such a porous body can be used as, for example, an adhesion inhibitory material or a scaffold for a cell culture.

Abstract: A reaction vessel having a reaction chamber for holding a sample is fabricated by producing a housing having a rigid frame defining the minor walls of the chamber. The housing also defines a port for introducing fluid into the chamber. At least one sheet or film is attached to the rigid frame to form at least one major wall of the chamber. In preferred embodiments, two sheets or films are attached to opposite sides of the rigid frame to form two opposing major walls of the chamber, the major walls being connected to each other by the minor walls.

Abstract: One or more embodiments of the invention comprise of a method of integrating an RFID component in an implant or prosthesis substitute or in a surgical instrument. The method comprises at least a step to machine or bore the body of the substitute or of the surgical instrument to form a housing then a cavity intended to receive a cover for the housing. The method further comprises an ultrasonic welding step using a sonotrode to weld the cover to the body of the substitute or of the surgical instrument in polymer or plastic, so that the outer surface of the substitute or of the surgical instrument is bump-free and the weld obtained is sealed and durable. One or more embodiments of the invention also concerns the substitute or surgical instrument.

Abstract: A color electronic paper device and manufacturing method thereof are provided. The device includes: a front panel; a color filter layer, placed over the front panel; a color protection layer, being a thermoplastic transparent layer placed over the color filter layer; an adhesive layer, placed over the color protection layer; and a cover, placed over the adhesive layer.

Abstract: Disclosed are laminated articles comprising a first polymer layer and a second polymer layer having an inclusion embedded between the layers, wherein at least one layer comprises a branching agent to improve dimensional stability during the lamination process. Disclosed are laminated articles comprising a first polymer layer and a second polymer layer having an inclusion embedded between the layers, wherein at least one layer comprises a copolyester comprising a branching agent to improve dimensional stability during the lamination process. Also disclosed are methods of laminating a first layer and a second layer with an inclusion between the layers to form a laminated article with an embedded inclusion, wherein at least one layer comprises a copolyester comprising a branching agent.

Abstract: A composite that contains an elastic film laminated to a meltblown facing is provided. During lamination, apertures and discrete bond sites may be concurrently formed in the elastic film. The discrete bond sites may be located proximate (adjacent or near to) a perimeter defined by corresponding apertures formed by displacement of the film. The location of the bond sites adjacent to or near the apertures may enhance the durability of the meltblown facing by strengthening the area surrounding the apertures. Furthermore, the content of the elastic film and the temperature/pressure of lamination may be selected to that the film possesses a sufficient tack for adhering to the facing at regions other than those fused together by the bonding elements of the patterned roll. Such secondary bonding further stabilizes the meltblown facing and renders it suitable for printing. Further, the film is under tension in the machine direction during lamination.

Abstract: A seal agent D and liquid crystal C are clamped to a lower substrate 6, a pair of the lower substrate 7 and an upper substrate 7 are laminated with the seal agent D and the liquid crystal C interposed therebetween, and at least one of the pair of substrates is a roll-shaped long flexible resin film. When the substrates are laminated, the lower substrate 6 on one hand is aligned to the upper substrate 7 on the other hand in every arbitrary length. With this arrangement, productivity can be improved as well as a positional dislocation due to accumulation of positioning errors can be prevented.

Abstract: By providing a high speed welding system for fusing adjacent foam profiles in a continuous manufacturing operation, a unique, integrated, foam welding and profile manufacturing system is attained which is capable of producing virtually any desired foam product from foam extrusions without requiring the use of expensive molds or forming components, and which significantly reduces expensive scrap found in prior art construction systems. In accordance with the teaching of the present invention, any desired cross-sectional shape or configuration is capable of being manufactured in fully automated, high-volume, rapid production conditions, with virtual ease and simplicity. Furthermore, by employing the present invention, foam profiles which previously were unattainable due to their structural configurations, are quickly and easily constructed in a mass production operation.

Abstract: The bonding apparatus is capable of effectively increasing temperature of a substrate and reducing occurrence of position gaps and poor connection in a process of flip-chip-bonding semiconductor devices to the substrate. The bonding apparatus comprises: a supporting unit for supporting the substrate, on which the semiconductor devices have been adhered by a non-conductive; and a heating/pressing unit for heating and pressing the substrate, the heating/pressing unit having a built-in heat source and a clamping face, onto which the substrate supported by the supporting unit is pressed. The substrate supported by the supporting unit is moved toward the clamping face of the heating/pressing unit so as to preheat the substrate and the semiconductor devices by radiation heat. Then, the semiconductor devices are pressed onto the clamping face of the heating/pressing unit so as to cure the non-conductive adhesive and bond bumps of the semiconductor devices to terminal sections of the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a trauma reducing pack, comprising at least one first layer of textile fabric consisting of yarns with fibers having a tensile strength of at least 900 MPa having an inner and outer surface, at least one second layer of textile fabric consisting of yarns with fibers having a tensile strength of at least 900 MPa having an inner and outer surface, an assembly of three to ten layers of a polyolefinic textile fabric, and a polyolefinic adhesive having a melting point of from 90° C. to 170° C., wherein the inner surface of the at least one first and the at least one second layer of textile fabric consisting of yarns are in contact with the assembly, and wherein the at least one first layer, the at least one second layer and the assembly are bonded together by means of the polyolefinic adhesive.

Abstract: A method of producing composites useful for the formation of armor and armor sub-assembly intermediates. More particularly, improved ballistic resistant composites and a method for the production of ballistic resistant composites and armor sub-assembly intermediates from composites that have resin-poor surfaces resulting from the non-uniform impregnation polymeric binder materials in fiber layers.

Abstract: An elastomeric laminate that does not require mechanical activation comprises an elastomeric polymer film layer bonded to one or more other substrate layers. The elastomeric film composition, physical properties of the substrate, and bonding conditions are selected and controlled to form an elastomeric laminate that is stretchable and recoverable without the use of excess material or post-lamination mechanical activation. The resulting elastomeric laminate may be manufactured on relatively simple high-speed equipment at lower cost and with improved physical properties.

Abstract: A method for bonding resin members by laser welding in which melting of a resin member can be prevented on the contact surface with a base or a tool used for bonding. In the bonding method, a resin member (1) is mounted on a base (3) and a surface of the base (3) in contact with the resin member (1) is an optical mirror surface. A surface of the resin member (1) is coated with a light absorbing agent (4), a resin member (2) is placed thereon and then a laser light (10) is irradiated from the resin member (2) side in order to melt the resin on the bonding surface of the resin member (1) and the resin member (2), thereby bonding the resin members together. The laser light (11) penetrated through the bonding surface reaches the contact surface where the resin member (1) and the base (3) are in contact with each other, and since the laser light (11) penetrates the bonding surface without being scattered or absorbed, melting of the resin member can be prevented.

Abstract: A radiation detection apparatus comprising a sensor panel and a scintillator panel is provided. The scintillator panel including a substrate, a scintillator disposed on the substrate, and a scintillator protective film that has a first organic protective layer and an inorganic protective layer, and covers the scintillator. The scintillator protective film is located between the sensor panel and the scintillator. The first organic protective layer is located on a scintillator side from the inorganic protective layer. A surface on a sensor panel side of the scintillator is partially in contact with the inorganic protective layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for an inflatable foam pillow having a support layer. More particularly, the present disclosure provides for an inflatable foam pillow comprising a support layer, a shell, and a housing layer attached to the shell which surrounds the support layer and secures the support layer against a side wall of the shell. In some embodiments, the shell may be an inflatable bladder. In some embodiments, the pillow may further include a valve or pump for inflating, holding or releasing the air from the pillow.

Abstract: A reinforcement fibrous cord having excellent adhesive strength produced by impregnating a meshed cord fabric formed from warp yarns for reinforcement cords and weft yarns having a softening temperature or a melting temperature lower than any of the softening temperature, the melting temperature and the thermal decomposition-initiating temperature of the warp yarns, with adhesive agent, and heat-treating the fabric at the temperature equal to or higher than the softening or melting temperature of the weft yarn and lower than any of the softening temperature, the melting temperature and the thermal decomposition-initiating temperature of the warp yarns so that the weft yarns are self-broken while being fuse-adhered to the adhesive agent-impregnated warp yarns whereby projections caused by the broken residues of the weft yarns are formed on the warp yarns.

Abstract: A fluid-filled may include including an outer barrier, a tensile member, and a fluid. The tensile member may be located within barrier and formed from a textile element that includes a pair of spaced layers joined by a plurality of connecting members. A method of manufacturing the chamber may include locating a textile tensile member between two polymer elements. Pressure and heat are applied to the tensile member and the polymer elements in a first area and in a second area. The pressure is greater in the first area than in the second area. In addition, the polymer elements are bonded together around a periphery of the tensile member.

Abstract: Processes for the production of high strength polyethylene tape articles from high strength ultra-high molecular weight multi-filament yarns, and to the tape articles, fabrics, laminates and impact resistant materials made therefrom.