Impregnation Section with Tension Adjustment Device and Method for Impregnating Fiber Rovings

Abstract

An impregnation section of a die (150) and a method for impregnating at least one fiber roving with a polymer resin are disclosed. The impregnation section includes an impregnation zone (250) configured to impregnate the roving with the resin. The impregnation zone (250) includes a plurality of contact surfaces (252). The impregnation section further includes a device (300) positioned upstream of the impregnation zone (250) in a run direction of the roving. The device (300) is configured to reduce tension in the roving. The method includes tensioning a fiber roving, reducing the tension in the roving, coating the roving with a polymer resin, and traversing the coated roving through an impregnation zone (250) to impregnate the roving with the resin.

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