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Glass Fiber Composite Compression Molding
Who presses my fiber charge between matched heated dies, and what press tonnage and part size can they run?
What it is
Consolidating chopped or continuous fiber charge between matched heated dies under press force. Fast cycle times suit volume production of smaller parts.
Suppliers
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Companies that perform this process on customer material.
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ACP Composites VerifiedAS91005 ft x 10 ft press platen
Compression moulding on two 5 ft x 10 ft multi-opening laminating presses to 350 F, with mid-sized compression moulding presses also available.
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CTL Aerospace, Inc. VerifiedAS9100NADCAP CompositesNADCAP Materials Testing Laboratories
Compression moulding of glass fibre structures. CTL works silica and quartz as well as carbon, glass and Kevlar, which points at radome and thermal protection work rather than general airframe structure. AS9100D and ITAR compliant; the NADCAP scope is stated only as a 'compliant captive laboratory'. Confirm it. No autoclave dimensions or part size limits are published.
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Toray Advanced Composites Reported
Bulk moulding compound and compression-moulded parts.
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Input material
Forms this process takes in.