Solvay, a leading global supplier of specialty materials, has announced an important addition to complement its broad portfolio of composite materials for the automotive industry: SolvaLite® 714 ...

Materials maker Solvay SA has increased capacity for long-fiber compounds in Belgium and has expanded a U.S. research and development center. The investment in more capacity for Xencor-brand ...

Compression molding involves forming of complex shaped components by molding of a charge of fiber reinforced prepreg bulk molding compound (BMC) under heat and high pressures. Unidirectional fiber ...

A bead of sweat ran down the middle of my back. I had been in a conference room for nearly three hours concluding a high-stakes negotiation, with the future of a multi-billion dollar company’s ...

Predominantly, if the metal part used in compression molding is tension or compression loaded, a ratio of metal part thickness to its extensional modulus, multiplied by the Bulk Molding Compound (BMC) ...

Compression molding is a high-volume thermoset molding process that employs expensive but very durable metal dies. It is an appropriate choice when production quantities exceed 10,000 parts. As many ...