Zone: RTM - Resin Transfer Molding

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Transfer molding, like compression molding, is a process where the amount of molding material (usually a thermoset plastic) is measured and inserted before the molding takes place.


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Integrated, optimized aircraft door

This composites manufacturer is betting its one-piece 3-D preform and RTM process will trim weight from today’s fastener-intensive “black aluminum” aircraft doors.
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An impec-able bike frame: Handmade by machine 12/31/2012 Composites Technology

Long on technology firsts, this optimized, automated manufacturing process produces nothing short of the “perfect” bike frame.

Milking platforms: Composites transform New Zealand cow sheds 9/29/2012 Composites Technology

Waikato Milking Systems (Hamilton, New Zealand) introduced its Centrus composite milking platform in 2009 and, since then, has installed 24 platforms at customer sites. They're made via RTM Lite.

Sixth Element: Lamborghini accelerates CFRP 9/4/2012 Composites Technology

The automaker’s R&D centers in Italy and the U.S. implement aerospace-inspired design philosophy to radically enhance the use — and the benefits — of CFRP.

Composite booth: ATM delivers "green" in more ways than one 7/31/2012 Composites Technology

Edra Equipamentos (Ipeuna, Brazil) has developed a composites-intensive automated teller machine (ATM) enclosure that is not only attractive and functional, but also environmentally sustainable.

Integrated, optimized aircraft door 5/1/2012 Composites Technology

This composites manufacturer is betting its one-piece 3-D preform and RTM process will trim weight from today’s fastener-intensive “black aluminum” aircraft doors.

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