Structural Reaction Injection Molding (SRIM) is generally regarded as a thoroughly developed technology and is currently utilized in many automotive applications; most prominently door panels but also other applications, for example package trays and headliners. The traditional production process involves the placement of a glass fiber mat into a mold prior to injection of a suitable liquid resin system. Upon removal of the part, the glass mat is thoroughly encapsulated by the resin system forming a structural composite material. In the new Long Fiber Injection (LFI) process, the glass fibers are injected along with the resin mixture onto the production mold. This new process demonstrates a new approach to high productivity, low cost manufacture of LD-SRIM composites.
Evolution of LD-SRIM: Recent Advances To Meet Market Demands
Sae Technical Papers
International Body Engineering Conference & Exposition ; 1998
1998-09-29
Conference paper
English
Productivity , Molding , Production , Glass fibers , Forming , Composite materials , Door panels , Fibers , Resins , Glass
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