Reaction-injection molding (RIM) combines two lowviscosity liquid streams consisting of a reaction catalyst and initiators (containing mostly monomer) inside the mold. The resultant polymer grows in ...

Reaction-injection molding has become a premier polyurethanemolding process that offers automotive engineers versatility in the materials used to produce high-quality, highly styled parts.

Lanxess, a glass fiber manufacturers, is seeing a marked growth in demand for its milled short glass fibers (milled fiber) for plastic compounding, but not only. This is particularly true for the ...

Polyurethane resin systems (PURs) offer a host of inherent processing and performance properties that could be advantageous to automakers. Cured PURs exhibit greater stiffness at lower weight than ...

Established in 1982, Romeo RIM Inc. (Romeo, MI, US) commands >70% of the North American market for energy-absorbing bumpers on vehicles such as transit buses, airport shuttles and light trucks, made ...

ENGEL Austria GmbH, ThermHex Waben GmbH, Edevis GmbH and the Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS have produced a storage compartment flap for a truck interior in ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 18, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Element Labs (www.elementlabstech.co), a pioneering division of NZT Group, Inc. (www.nztgroup.co), proudly ...

Secondary finishing is dramatically reduced in an interesting new injection molding process out of Germany called “DirectSkinning”. The new technology combines injection molding of thermoplastics with ...

Use of polyurethane spray and reaction injection molding technologies to make high-quality, soft-touch automotive interior panel skins is catching on in a big way. Spray technologies were pioneered in ...

The BAYonet system locks into position after the mixhead is accurately centered and placed by the operator. This enables the operator to move away from the injection point, translating into enhanced ...