Two of the biggest challenges in thermoplastic-composite molding are the high cost of metal tooling and the long lead times required to produce tools. Aside from the complexity of parts these ...

AZoM talks to DeWayne Howell and Jason Gabriel (Technical Engineering TenCate/CCS Composites), about the process of compression molding for composites and what the benefits and applications of this ...

A study conducted jointly by ORNL and IACMI attempted to 3D print developmental tooling to compression mold sheet molding compound (SMC) using high-temperature carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastics ...

Arburg GmbH + Co. KG has developed a hydraulic compression molding machine designed for a 0.5-millimeter-thick optical application. The machine and application were debuted at Chinaplas 2012 in ...

The conversation around 3D printing and traditional manufacturing methods like injection molding or thermoforming is often oppositional, but it’s not always a question of one versus the other. In ...

Makers of aircraft and watersports products also will rely on compression molding. In these new markets, the growth potential is far greater at 5 percent to 7 percent. The compression molding market ...