Advancing the idea of lightweight construction together: Martin Wippermann, Member of the Executive Board for Automotive, Vice President Veit Wagner and Stefan Tetek, Viechtach 11 plant manager, ...

In the injection molding of plastics, in-mold sensors, as part of a variety of process control packages, have been around for decades. But comparatively recently, similar technology has begun to make ...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After winning a JEC Innovation Award in 2016 for its Lincoln MKS Decklid Concept – a TCA Ultra Lite® outer panel and a carbon fiber RTM prototype inner – ...

iComposite 4.0 aims to develop an integrative and self-regulating process chain to produce adaptive, automated preforms, resin-infused and consolidated via an intelligent HP-RTM process into ...

Krauss Maffei demonstrated, in real-time, the “Surface RTM” manufacturing process, by producing carbon fiber roof panels for the new Roding sports car 5 times per day on 2013 K show. The “Surface RTM” ...

KraussMaffei Group reports that a South Korean automotive supplier, LG Hausys, is using KM's high-pressure resin transfer molding system (HP-RTM) to produce components made of carbon-fiber reinforced ...

AniForm, an advanced simulation tool that predicts the formability of composite laminates, is collaborating with Moldex3D to offer their users a higher-level RTM analysis. Nowadays, the composite ...

The aim of the CosiMo project is to create the research basis for the realisation of sustainable, highly productive and economical manufacturing processes for components in automotive and aircraft ...

Toyota Motor Corp. has added more carbon fiber production capacity in house, and it's not just for supercars and not just about cutting weight. Core Molding Technologies Inc. is expanding its ...