Compression Moulding
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- Press with maximum clamping force of 2,500 tonnes
- Table size 3m X 2m
- Proactive parallelism control
- Moulding of demonstrator parts in industrial scale available
- Video
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Direct SMC/SMC
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- First Direct SMC line in North America
- Production trials
- Material and process development
- 400 mm to 800 mm sheet width
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LFT-D
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- 2 extruder configuration (Dieffenbacher process)
- Industrial scale (75 mm diameter)
- Semi-structural part application
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High Pressure RTM
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- Compression RTM
- High Pressure RTM
- Process development
- Alternative formulation development
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Injection Moulding
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- Clamping unit with 16,000kN (parallelism control and negative embossing)
- Standard and MuCell injection unit with optimized long-fiber screw (Ø = 120 mm)
- Pressure accumulators for higher injection speed
- Fully automated manufacturing cell for continuous fiber reinforced parts (circulating hot air furnace and 6 axis handling robot)
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Tape Laying - Fiberforge RELAY® Station
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- RELAY® technology
- Lay-up size up to 1m x 1m on two zones vacuum table
- Tape width: 50 - 150 mm
- Ultrasonic spot welding
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Fiber Preforming
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- Fully automated fiber handling
- Damage-free fiber cutting
- Thermoplastic or thermosetting binders
- Preform shapes up to 2.5m x 2.5m
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