The present invention relates to a method to increase the impact resistance of an impact absorbing device having an impact surface. The method comprises the steps of providing an impact absorbing device comprising a matrix volume, which impact absorbing de...

The invention relates to a coated wire comprising a metal core and a thermoplastic coating. The thermoplastic coating has a gloss of less than 45 determined by using a reflectometer geometry of 60 DEG as specified in ISO method 2813. The thermoplastic coat...

The invention is directed to a force-limiting energy absorber (11) comprising at least one elongated metal element (12,13) chosen out of a group consisting of a metal wire, a profiled metal wire, a metal strand, a bundle of untwisted metal wires and a meta...

An impact beam (100) as subject of the invention comprises a polymer matrix (15) and a metal reinforcing structure (18), which comprises metal cords (18). The impact beam (100) has improved impact resistance and has improved integrity during and after impa...

A bead reinforcement structure (10) has at least one steel wire which makes several windings which build several layers, amongst which a radially inner layer and a radially outer layer. Each of said layers are built of one or more of windings so as to form...