For use in the manufacture of reinforcement layers for flexible pipes which are capable of absorbing compressive or tensile forces, and which are used for the transport of oil and gas, a thermoplastic material is applied to a strength-imparting layer. Accordingly, the electrical device is designed such that the individual terminal sites of the terminal have minimal positional tolerance so that the terminal can be wired with an automatic installation machine without the danger of misinsertions. The method also includes mixing at least a portion of each of the streams together such that a plurality of recirculation zones is defined by the streams. wherein R1 and R2 are independently H, C1-C20 alkyl, C5-C25 alkyl aryl or C1-C10 ester; m is 1 or 2; n is an integer ranging from 10 to 300; and o is 0 or 1. In another embodiment of the invention, a second up down counter is used in place of an ALU for providing a dynamically adjustable phase shift in accordance with the principles of the present invention. If the document tag reader detects a document tag attached to a document, the tagged document is recognized as having a high management level, and a tagged recording sheet is fed from a sheet tray storing tagged recording sheets to which a contactless IC tag is attached.