Sheet Molding Compound
Automotive tipping point?
CW Editor Jeff Sloan predicts a tipping point for autocomposites after attending this year’s Society of Plastics Engineers’ Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition (SPE ACCE).
Read MoreCAMX 2018 preview: IDI Composites International
IDI Composites International (Noblesville, IN, US) is featuring its customized polyester/vinyl ester-based bulk molding compounds (BMC), sheet molding compounds (SMC), and an advanced line of Structural Thermoset Composites (STC - Ultra Performance Moldable Composites) that are manufactured in both sheet and bulk formats.
Read MoreCAMX 2018 preview: A&P Technology
A&P Technology (Cincinnati, OH, US) is exhibiting engineered braided fabrics designed to enable cost savings.
Read MoreCAMX 2018 preview: A. Schulman
A. Schulman (Fairlawn, OH, US) is featuring its two newest sheet molding compounds (SMCs), Premi-Glas 7001 and Premi-Glas 3501.
Read MoreTeijin expands in Europe with Inapal acquisition
Acquisition of automotive composite supplier Inapal enables Teijin’s expansion of European automotive business.
Read MoreWebinar: Utilizing Large Tow Textile Based Carbon Fiber for Sheet Moulding Compound
CompositesWorld is presenting a free Zoltek-sponsored webinar on Tuesday Sept. 18, at 2:00 pm EDT on carbon fiber sheet molding compound.
Read MoreQ&A: Tom Lemire, TFLemire Consulting
CW Talks: The Composites Podcast, recently spoke to Tom Lemire, currently principal of TFLemire Consulting (Irvine, CA, US) and a longtime veteran of the composites industry. Lemire’s career spans back to the late 1960s, and he eventually did most of his work in the composites industry for carbon fiber suppliers BASF and Toho Tenax (now Teijin).
Read MoreU.S. styrene-reduction mandates: Go or no-go?
Legislative changes are slow in coming, but technology forges ahead.
Read MoreTeaming to define what automotive CFRP could be
Ford and Magna explore a high-volume chassis front subframe build from co-molded chopped fiber and noncrimp fabric SMC.
Read MoreCSP to add SMC line at France-based facility
The installation of this SMC line in France will be used to further develop the company’s range of proprietary, advanced composite products.
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