• Sheet moulding compound (SMC) or sheet moulding composite is a ready to mould glass-fibre reinforced polyester material primarily used in compression...
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  • Bulk moulding compound (BMC), bulk moulding composite, or dough moulding compound (DMC), is a ready-to-mold, glass-fiber reinforced thermoset polymer material...
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  • polyester resins. Unsaturated polyester resins are used in sheet moulding compound, bulk moulding compound and the toner of laser printers. Wall panels fabricated...
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    are steel, the bonnet is aluminium and the boot lid is a single sheet moulding compound piece. The suspension system consists of unequal length control...
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    Acquisition of Molding Compounds SpA (Brembate Sopra, Italy) a company producing Sheet Moulding Compound and Bulk Moulding Compound. 1990: Acquisition Reglar...
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    were produced using a manufacturing process known as the "sheet moulding compound" moulding process. The new galvanised chassis coupled with the composite...
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    supercars. The outer body is made of a composite material (SMC for Sheet Moulding Compound) which is 20% lighter than steel. The stability is comparable to...
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    Europe. An optional hardtop was made available at the same time, in sheet moulding compound (SMC). Demand initially outstripped production, fueled by enthusiastic...
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  • CFSMC, or Carbon Fiber Sheet Molding Compound (also known as CSMC or CF-SMC), is a ready to mold carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite material used...
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  • Bulk moulding compound Fiberglass sheet laminating G-10 (material) Glass fiber reinforced concrete Hobas Ignace Dubus-Bonnel Sheet moulding compound...
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    introduced sheet moulding compound, a reinforced plastic in sheet form, suitable for stamping out body panels in much the same way, and as quickly as sheet metal...
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    Its three-piece body-coloured bumpers made from polyester resin sheet moulding compound were claimed by Lancia to be a first in the industry. The heating...
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    Quebec, Canada from November 1992. The new design incorporated sheet moulding compound (SMC) made from chopped fiberglass and polyester resin for the...
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    Plymouth Barracuda. In 1971, Renault introduced a plastic bumper (sheet moulding compound) on the Renault 5. Current design practice is for the bumper structure...
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  • Chronicles, a video game Seasonal malaria chemoprevention Sheet moulding compound or sheet moulding composite, a reinforced polyester material Small Magellanic...
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    Injection molding; Compression molding; Resin transfer molding; Sheet moulding compound. "Are natural fiber composites environmentally superior to glass...
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  • arms and wheel rims were made from SMC (Sheet Moulding Compound), the roof was made from resin between steel sheets and the windows were made from polycarbonate...
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    fibers as well as the compounds used in molds. Example of such materials are bulk moulding compound (BMC) or sheet moulding compound (SMC). This material...
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    heated platens are closed by a hydraulic ram. Bulk molding compound (BMC) or sheet molding compound (SMC), are conformed to the mold form by the applied pressure...
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  • polycarbonate, polyethersulphone Bulk moulding compound is a pre-mixed material of resin and fibres supplied for moulding. Some are thermoplastic or thermosetting...
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    during the polymerisation process, or later added to the polymer at a moulding or extrusion process or (particularly for textiles) applied as a topical...
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    City: Sterling. ISBN 1-4027-1055-0 p. 114 "Medium Density Fiberboard, Moulding, Embossing, Kitchen Cabinets – Composite Panel Association". Decorativesurfaces...
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    Rotational molding (BrE: moulding) involves a heated mold which is filled with a charge or shot weight of the material. It is then slowly rotated (usually...
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  • inkjet printing. It is also used in large vertical injection or extrusion moulding machines to print directly without the intermediate step of filament extrusion...
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    Teflon by Chemours, a spin-off from DuPont, which originally discovered the compound in 1938. Polytetrafluoroethylene is a fluorocarbon solid, as it is a...
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    hygroscopic; drying may be necessary before processing. ASA exhibits low moulding shrinkage. ASA can be used as an additive to other polymers, when their...
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    Carbon (section Compounds)
    writing and drawing. It is also used as a lubricant and a pigment, as a moulding material in glass manufacture, in electrodes for dry batteries and in electroplating...
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    stabilized polycarbonate to injection moulding and extrusion companies. Other applications, including polycarbonate sheets, may have the anti-UV layer added...
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    of the most complex and abundant families of materials, existing as a compound of several minerals and as a synthetic product. Examples include fused...
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  • production involves two main methods – the float glass process that produces sheet glass, and glassblowing that produces bottles and other containers. It has...
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