A term applied to the glass package that is produced in the forming department. Also used as forming cake package, forming cake and cake package. All terms are synonymous. A term describing the uniformity of strand length in a specified length of roving stretched under tension.
Poor catenary means some strands in the roving length are longer than others.
A term describing the ease with which a reinforcement can be cut. Continuous roving that is chopped into short lengths for use in mats, spray-up or molding compounds. A material that combines fiber and bonding matrix to maximize specific performance properties. Neither element merges completely with the other. Parallel filaments coated with sizing, gathered together in single or multiple strands and wound into a cylindrical package.