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 ...

In composites, heat transfer follows resin injection and this heat transfer is very sensitive to processing conditions. High-quality heat flux sensors permit detection of the resin flow front and ...

Magnum Venus Products, a global manufacturer of fluid movement and production solutions for industrial applications, is launching a new process for closed molding to increase part production by ...

EM Fiberglas (EM, Hornsyld, Denmark) has given an exceptional ten-year price guarantee to Volkswagen AG (VW, Wolfsburg, Germany) on a new fiberglass composite roof assembly produced for VW's T5 ...

Teijin Limited announced today that it has qualified its carbon fiber materials Tenax Dry Reinforcements (DR) for the Airbus A320neo wing spoilers using a resin transfer molding (RTM) process ...

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 ...

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, ...

So far, large cylindrical hydrogen storage tanks have been used commonly; however, they require a great deal of space. More compact tanks, which can be produced at low cost, therefore play an ...

At the JEC Europe 2015 composites show in Paris March 10-12, many companies showcased their carbon fiber composites and related products, especially for high-volume automotive manufacturing. Last year ...