The hybrid-composite rear load floor uses unidirectional (UD) thermoplastic tapes plus direct-long-fiber thermoplastic (D-LFT) composites. Thermoplastic tapes provided high stiffness/strength in a ...

There are few applications in which materials quality is more important than in the production of polycarbonate ophthalmic lenses. The slightest variation from perfection can alter the prescription ...

Explore Kautex Textron's thermoplastic composite battery enclosures for EVs, using glass fiber-reinforced PP and PA via ...

At the upcoming Fakuma show in Germany, Netstal will present what company officials are calling a world's first: injection-compression molding on stack molds. Fakuma is set for Oct. 13-17 in ...

About 50 billion plastic screw caps are made annually, and demand is rising all the time. In the game between the two rival production processes, neither holds all the aces. When it comes to choosing ...

Compression molding involves forming of complex shaped components by molding of a charge of fiber reinforced prepreg bulk molding compound (BMC) under heat and high pressures. Unidirectional fiber ...

The latest addition to the company’s comprehensive suite of contract composite formatting solutions, Web’s proprietary technology produces high-quality, high-precision chopped thermoplastics with ...

Though Cobra has produced prepreg parts for several decades at its 100,000m2 manufacturing facility, most previous production has been via autoclave or vacuum bag processing. With Cobra’s strategy ...

System-in-Package (SiP) technology has been used for a wide range of electronic devices, but the warpage behavior of the package can be difficult to control and predict due to complex manufacturing ...