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 ...

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 ...

Sacmi Imola S.C.'s Closures and Containers Division will demonstrate its compression blow forming (CBF) technology at NPE2018 in Booth W363. CBF combines elements of compression molding and blow ...

A new, smart process system that combines real-time mold data with machine learning software promises to increase plastics manufacturing efficiency by as much as 30%. SensXPERT technology from Germany ...

Shindo noncrimp fabrics (NCFs) have been used for various products in the aerospace, marine, civil construction, and repair and reinforcement fields. There are four features that characterize this new ...

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 ...

Polyurethane resin systems (PURs) offer a host of inherent processing and performance properties that could be advantageous to automakers. Cured PURs exhibit greater stiffness at lower weight than ...

Until now, simulative mold and process design were limited mainly to modern injection molding technology. SIGMASOFT® has already been utilized successfully by leading elastomers processors, and their ...