In Mold Lamination Process
Only a select few open mold composite manufacturers have invested the capital human and financial to support robotics.
In mold lamination process. The tooling pictured here is used for in mold grain lamination of a full automotive interior door panel. With mold behind an in mold lamination occurs between the fabric material and the injection molded resin. The mold was created by wrapping the model onto the master mandrel which was then transferred to the plating mandrel in order to form the nickel shell. Ube s dieprest in mold laminating process is a closed mold injection compression technique which prevents damage to the cover fabric by precisely adjusting the spacing between the mold halves during molding.
As the name implies open mold laminating of fiber reinforced plastics frp is achieved utilizing a single open top or bottom semi rigid concave or convex mold. The system features unique clamp position control and a special mold design. The desired finished side of the part dictates the orientation of the mold. Goldshield is a leader in this open mold laminating process.
As noted above robotic spray up laminating is most effective in support of high volume large parts and is commonly used in the transportation industry. Mold behind is a process by which a fabric of material is inserted into a mold cavity with the underside injection molded. The base plate measures 2100 mm in length and 670 mm in width with an 850 mm stack height.