Compression molding involves forming of complex shaped components by molding of a charge of fiber reinforced prepreg bulk molding compound (BMC) under heat and high pressures. Unidirectional fiber ...
Download the PDF brochure for more information about Toray's compression molded composite solutions. Toray Advanced Composites specializes in designing and developing advanced composite materials for ...
As automotive engineers continue to search for ways to make lighter, less-costly components, the compression molding of composites has taken center stage in composites-for-metal substitution. Unlike ...
If all goes as forecast, this summer processor Owens-Illinois will begin commercial processing of compression molded PET preforms. The Toledo, OH company says it has taken shipment of a compression ...
Producing plastic parts that are stronger than steel is the technical expertise of Global Polymer (Madison, SD), a compression molder that has earned a reputation for delivering innovative solutions ...
Two of the biggest challenges in thermoplastic-composite molding are the high cost of metal tooling and the long lead times required to produce tools. Aside from the complexity of parts these ...
Tokyo — Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. has long reserved costly carbon-fiber-reinforced components to such applications as the hood and roof of its low-volume, high-performance GT-R sports car. But thanks to a ...
CLINTON, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--When a major aerospace OEM needed a thermally conductive, autoclavable resin to advance the performance of 3D-printed composite molds for compression molding, it ...
Custom thermoset molder Woodland Plastics Corp. has purchased an 88-ton Arburg Allrounder injection molding press for its headquarters plant in Addison, Ill. The Arburg machine, installed in February, ...