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 ...

Epoxies to keep up with fast HP-RTM: This high-pressure RTM equipment in use at specialist vehicle manufacturer Penso Consulting Ltd. in the UK is molding parts with Cytec’s fast-cure epoxy, XMTM710.

Toray Composite Materials America Inc., a supplier of carbon-fiber materials and advanced composite prepregs, has introduced Toray 2700, an epoxy-based high-performance system employing patented resin ...

Compression molded bulk carbon/epoxy molding compound costs significantly less than hand-layed sandwich construction because much of the latter’s touch labor is eliminated. The molding process enables ...