Known as iNVENTA 616UL, the material received UL 723 approval from Underwriters Laboratories earlier this year. UL 723 is recognized as the industry standard for evaluating surface burning ...

A rear spoiler produced with a new organic SMC. The researchers were able to fill complex ribbed structures with conventional processing parameters. They found no separation of the fiber and the ...

In the automotive industry, especially in lightweight construction for hybrids and electric vehicles, there is growing demand for components that are not just light, but also exhibit high stiffness ...

Hydrilite ™ SMC is formulated with a high-performance resin system and is reinforced with 41% glass fiber by weight. “The use of glass fiber results in a material system considerably more economical ...

Thermoset molder and compounder Mar-Bal Inc. has expanded its product mix into sheet molding compound (SMC). SMC materials sold by Chagrin Falls, Ohio-based Mar-Bal will be sold through the firm's ...

One aspect of HRC’s large study evaluated the performance of chopped carbon fiber-reinforced SMC (CF-SMC) and chopped glass fiber-reinforced SMC (GF-SMC), with and without unidirectional (UD) CF ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Core Molding Technologies, Inc. (NYSE MKT:CMT), a leading North American compounder of custom sheet molding compound (SMC) and molder of fiberglass reinforced ...