Transfer molding can accommodate short runs, which makes it well suited for medical devices. Transfer molding is widely used in overmolding silicone products, especially the handles of medical devices ...

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 ...

Toyota Motor Corp. has added more carbon fiber production capacity in house, and it's not just for supercars and not just about cutting weight. Core Molding Technologies Inc. is expanding its ...

Vacuum-Assisted Resin Transfer Molding (Vartm) could provide low-cost and high-volume readily applicable to large-scale structures, including airframes, according to the Center of Excellence for ...

The TMP Inc. division of French has designed a heavy-duty slab side automatic hydraulic vacuum press for cold pot transfer molding parts. David Sledz—vice president, Hydraulic Division at French—said ...

Most of the plastic products we use are made through injection molding, a process in which molten plastic is injected into a ...

The current trend toward out-of-autoclave (OOA) processing is driven by manufacturers’ competing needs to produce larger parts to help decrease fabrication costs. Although many OOA materials and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hawthorn Composites delivers high value complex composites by deploying low cost materials with liquid infusion and novel manufacturing methods. This combination significantly lowers labor and ...