In Mold Lamination Process

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.

In mold lamination process.

The desired finished side of the part dictates the orientation of the mold. 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. Mold behind is a process by which a fabric of material is inserted into a mold cavity with the underside injection molded. In starting the manufacturing process the mold is cleaned and prepped with a release agent.

Only a select few open mold composite manufacturers have invested the capital human and financial to support robotics. 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. 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.

The ungrained and warmed foil is suctioned directly during the forming laminating process into a contoured grained shell. The system features unique clamp position control and a special mold design. 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.