Tech Table: Mold release agents
A table of mold release agents collected from data provided by suppliers.
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Mold release agents — arguably the products most responsible for long tool life — provide a critical barrier between the mold surface and the molded part. Whether for aerospace, automotive, marine, wind energy or any other end market
As a result, mold preparation and maintenance is not just common, it’s mandatory. Suppliers of mold releases offer a variety of products designed to cater to specific materials, processes and applications, with factors like operator preference, plant safety and environmental impact in mind.
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This table of mold release agents was built with data provided either directly by the supplier, or from published data. It should be noted that, due to the large variety of available release agents, the products in this table only represent external mold release products in each supplier’s product line; internal release products, conditioners, cleaners, primers and sealers are not included. For more information on these and other composites industry products, use the CW SourceBook database to find and identify suppliers.
This is the second in a series of Tech Tables CW is publishing in 2020, each designed to provide as comprehensive a list as possible of suppliers, their products and selected product qualities. CW’s first Tech Table, published in January 2020, covers aerospace structural adhesives.
The mold release Tech Table is available as a downloadable PDF and can be accessed here short.compositesworld.com/CWtechtble
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