In the injection molding of plastics, in-mold sensors, as part of a variety of process control packages, have been around for decades. But comparatively recently, similar technology has begun to make ...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After winning a JEC Innovation Award in 2016 for its Lincoln MKS Decklid Concept – a TCA Ultra Lite® outer panel and a carbon fiber RTM prototype inner – ...

Previously, users have had to spend more time on Moldex3D mesh pre-processing for RTM. Also, the solid mesh needed to be rebuilt from very beginning for even minor changes in the runner design.

AniForm, an advanced simulation tool that predicts the formability of composite laminates, is collaborating with Moldex3D to offer their users a higher-level RTM analysis. Nowadays, the composite ...

CW executive editor Ginger Gardiner discusses some of this year’s notable exhibits and new developments in composites.

COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FastRTM, a project of an industry consortium supported by IRT M2P, focused on enabling composite mass production, used a specialty epoxy resin system from Hexion Inc. ...

A new polyurethane (PU) matrix resin for the resin transfer molding process (RTM) promises to speed up production of composite components in the automotive industry. Resin supplier Henkel (Düsseldorf, ...

KraussMaffei Group reports that a South Korean automotive supplier, LG Hausys, is using KM's high-pressure resin transfer molding system (HP-RTM) to produce components made of carbon-fiber reinforced ...