“…Several process variants with direct fiber feeding were developed for thermoplastic materials [ 19 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 ]. In the injection molding compounder (IMC{ XE “IMC” \t “ injection molding compounder ”}), a co-rotating twin screw extruder is combined with an injection unit.…”