Our unique process expertise not only gives you greater confidence when developing new products with specific performance characteristics, but it also means we can support you in other key areas, such as lowering production wastes and processing times, and by improving your production line stability.
Our leading composite expertise, broad product range and unique simulation capabilities can reduce development cycles by up to 50%. Using cutting-edge technologies to streamline your development route, our experts will ensure optimal adequacy and efficiency between resin systems selection and your processes.
In the Preforming process, a dry 3D shape is created from fibers and inserted in a mold prior to impregnation with a liquid resin system.
High-pressure RTM is well-suited to automotive mass production, as its short cycle times translate to high productivity, and the performance level of the finished parts is high.
Wet Compression Molding enables faster cycle times, and thus higher productivity. The main automotive application is for structural parts of the body-in-white, such as spars.
Sheet Molding Compounds are a type of prepreg made with short fibers. They present a lighter alternative to aluminum, and offer a good compromise between performance and cost.
Pultrusion is a continuous process for manufacturing composite parts with constant cross-sections by pulling fiber and resin through a die. It allows continuous production of long parts such as rods or tubes with various profiles.
The Wet Filament Winding process is used to manufacture cylindrical or hemispherical composite structures by winding fiber from a bobbin.
Towpreg systems allow clean and fast processing. Automotive component manufacturers are increasingly turning to Towpreg Winding, which offers increased productivity and greater part consistency.
