Compression Molding

Automotive

SMC 4.0

The story behind the supplier-orchestrated effort that eliminated unacceptable defects levels in painted Class A SMC exterior auto parts.

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Resins

SMC is on the upswing (and check out this design competition)

There’s a lot going on with sheet molding compound (SMC) right now, including a design competition for best SMC design, with the winner announced at Composites Europe.

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Automotive

Composites in Class A body panels: Evolution continues

Low-density SMCs lead the way as fiber-reinforced polymers make headway in auto components that must please the eye.

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Glass Fibers

Class A composites: A history

Composites have made a lingering and increasingly positive impression in the for exterior automotive body panels.

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Glass Fibers

Teijin acquires CSP: A safer growth choice?

Teijin’s presence in Auburn Hills is clearly another step into vertical integration of the supply chain.

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Acell roofing and panel systems: A revolution in construction

Acell’s patented molding technology combines sheet molding compound (SMC) skins and a core of frangible yet fire-resistant phenolic foam.

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Durable composite pallet comes to market

Selective reinforcements paired with commodity materials, plus long-term partnerships, make this pallet concept a winner.

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Glass Fibers

Reversibly crosslinking thermoset-thermoplastic hybrid polymers

Evonik’s new system delivers crosslinked performance of epoxies below 100°C, processing benefits of thermoplastics above 170°C.

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Weaving

Metal + composite = Less weight, more room

Global supplier develops scaled design approach for metal/composite hybrids in highly loaded automotive applications.

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SPE names finalists for 45th-annual automotive innovation awards competition

Category and Grand Award winners selected during the Blue Ribbon judging round will be announced on Nov. 9, 2016 during the 46th SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Gala.

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microwire technology for composites