The main purpose of this study is to investigate the current state of Additive Manufacturing of Fiber Reinforced Plastics technology. Recent advances in additive manufacturing, with the introduction of fused deposition modeling of continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastics, have opened a door for further improvements in composite manufacturing. We explore in detail the different available metho...

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is one of the most widely used thermoplastics but also a material concern because generation and release harmful chemicals during its life cycle.

Common synthetic dyes, e.g., Weak Acid Pink Red B (APRB, C.I. 18073), Mordant Blue 9 (MB, C.I.14855) and Acid Brilliant Blue 6B (ABB6B, C.I. 42660), can be removed from water by in situ hybridization with CaCO(3), BaSO(4) and Ca(3)(PO(4))(2) and the resulting hybrids thus prepared used as plastic colorants. All the hybrids can be processed into polypropylene (PP) at 200 °C with good color inten...

Heating of workpieces plays an influential role in ultrasonic welding. In the present paper, an attempt was made to further understand the heating mechanism during ultrasonic welding. Three equations in this regard were derived. Firstly, based on the viscoelastic properties of the workpieces, the equation governing heat generation was derived. Secondly, a thermal equivalent circuit model was de...