Evolution of LD-SRIM: Recent Advances To Meet Market Demands 982409
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.
Citation: Rothacker, A. and Cleveland, A., "Evolution of LD-SRIM: Recent Advances To Meet Market Demands," SAE Technical Paper 982409, 1998, https://doi.org/10.4271/982409. Download Citation
Author(s):
Andreas H. Rothacker, Anthony J. Cleveland
Pages: 6
Event:
International Body Engineering Conference & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
1998 Ibec Proceedings Volume 2: Body Materials-P-331
Related Topics:
Composite materials
Molding
Glass fibers
Door panels
Production
Fibers
Glass
Forming
Resins
Productivity
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