Welding and overmoulding of thermoplastic sheet laminates: Thermoplastic matrix opens up new possibilities

A significantly greater freedom of design, and therefore greater processing scope, for thermoplastic sheet laminates can be achieved by exploiting the thermoplastic matrix's ability to melt. Extensive investigations into the welding, back-injection moulding and overmoulding of such fibre composites were carried out at the Institute of Polymer Technology (LKT) in Erlangen.