In the composites industry, compression molding is among the apparently simplest processes available for fabrication: Insert material, close mold, add pressure, add heat, wait, cool mold, open mold, ...

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 ...

Arburg GmbH + Co. KG has developed a hydraulic compression molding machine designed for a 0.5-millimeter-thick optical application. The machine and application were debuted at Chinaplas 2012 in ...

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 ...

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 ...

For devices that are transparent to x-rays, thermoplastic and carbon-fiber composites provide properties that are competitive with traditional metals. Barry Chadwick and Chris Toto New materials are ...

Once upon a time, glass-mat thermoplastic (GMT) composites were nearly the only option for engineers searching for increased stiffness, strength, and toughness in a polymeric material with a ...

The drive in the healthcare industry toward less-invasive, less-damaging medical procedures is causing medical devices to shrink. But smaller devices require smaller components, thereby placing ...

Two new polypropylene (PP) compounds from Sabic designed for sheet extrusion and thermoforming offer an alternative to traditional sheet metal forming and compression or injection molding of large, ...