There are two factors propelling the use of thermoplastic composites in automotive applications, says Norbert Müller, head of Engel’s Center for Lightweight Composite Technologies. First, a consistent ...

MCM Composites, LLC has announced expanded insights into its implementation of thermoset molding technologies, highlighting how the company’s capabilities in both thermoset injection and compression ...

Extrusion and injection molding are the most important conversion techniques used by the thermoplastics processing industry. Certain factors need to be considered before a thermoplastics material is ...

Sil-Pro began molding liquid silicone rubber (LSR) in 1998 and since has grown into mold design and building, assembly, and even into extruding a variety of silicone tubing and profiles. The company ...

Injection-molded thermoplastic engine cowls for Mercury Marine, Fond du Lac, Wis., Verado outboard engines weigh about 70% of equivalent thermoset SMC (sheet-molding-compound) parts and cost 46% less ...

The QEE-TECH® Cell (QTC) is used for rapid production of complex shaped continuous fiber composite reinforcements (3D preforms, QEE-FORMS®) for use in hybrid-molded thermoplastic composites. This is ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio-- (BUSINESS WIRE)--Core Molding Technologies, Inc. (NYSE MKT:CMT), a leading North American compounder of custom sheet molding compound (SMC) and molder of fiberglass reinforced ...

Since that research, a new organization has been established, the ThermoPlastic composites Applications Center (TPAC). “The TPRC was formed ten years ago and works mostly in fundamental TPC research ...

A study conducted jointly by ORNL and IACMI attempted to 3D print developmental tooling to compression mold sheet molding compound (SMC) using high-temperature carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastics ...

Macromolecules make up the majority of plastics, which are then processed into shaped pieces, semi-finished goods, films, or fibers. The selection of macromolecules, the production method, and the ...