However, for a statement on the properties of the final component, the local material properties, such as resin/matrix composition, pore content, fibre content, distribution and orientation, are ...

Core Molding Technologies, a leading North American compounder of custom sheet molding compound (SMC) and molder of fiberglass reinforced plastics, announces that production of its proprietary ...

Dale Brosius , Contributing Writer, Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) Since the early 1970s, when fuel crises forced automakers to find ways to reduce vehicle weight, ...

On the top left is the result of the pre-draping simulation of the complex initial SMC charge, which served as a baseline for subsequent moldfilling simulations. On the bottom right is an intermediate ...