Injection/Overmolding
Lanxess presents thermoplastics for automotive applications
The company is showcasing use of its composite materials in A-pillar automotive structures and electric vehicle charging applications at the VDI Congress PIAE virtual event in July.
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Conbility: Mass production of composite tape laminates
RWTH Aachen spin-off scales up production for low-cost, in-situ consolidated composites as inserts for lighter, cheaper injection-molded parts.
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KraussMaffei recompounding line available for customer trials
Applicable for extrusion and injection molding, the line enables all post-consumer LDPE, HDPE, PP or PS fractions to be processed into recompounds.
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Composites-intensive masterwork: 2020 Corvette, Part 1
Eighth-generation vehicle sports more composites, and features parts produced using unique materials and processes.
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Creative Composites begins Class A body panels molding
Dieffenbacher’s CompressEco series, used for production of Creative Composite’s SMC Class A body panels for automotive applications, enables higher productivity and larger component sizes.
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Engel launches forming and functionalization of organic sheets
Production cell demonstrates the forming and functionalization of organic sheets and unidirectional tapes in one injection molding step.
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Composite Integration launches resin transfer molding, infusion technologies
The company’s modular infusion manifold automates the infusion process to simplify manufacture of large composite structures.
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Tepex reinforces child seat headrest demonstrator
Continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastics and a new PCIM-based production process demonstrate potential for lightweight structural safety components.
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Proving out LMPAEK welding for Multifunctional Fuselage Demonstrator
Clean Sky 2 STUNNING project will manufacture lower thermoplastic fuselage while MECATESTERS will test LMPAEK in conduction and induction welding for parameters, cyclic loading, aging and environmental effects .
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New research provides guidance for optimized thermoplastic composite overmolding
TPRC process modeling and testing of single- and dual-step processed parts points to optimum process conditions and improved design features.
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