In Mold Lamination Process

Only a select few open mold composite manufacturers have invested the capital human and financial to support robotics.

In mold lamination process.

Mold behind is a process by which a fabric of material is inserted into a mold cavity with the underside injection molded. As the name implies open mold laminating of fiber reinforced plastics frp is achieved utilizing a single open top or bottom semi rigid concave or convex mold. As noted above robotic spray up laminating is most effective in support of high volume large parts and is commonly used in the transportation industry. The system features unique clamp position control and a special mold design.

Goldshield is a leader in this open mold laminating process. Ube s dieprest in mold laminating process is a closed mold injection compression technique which prevents damage to the cover fabric by precisely adjusting the spacing between the mold halves during molding. With mold behind an in mold lamination occurs between the fabric material and the injection molded resin. The desired finished side of the part dictates the orientation of the mold.

The tooling pictured here is used for in mold grain lamination of a full automotive interior door panel. In starting the manufacturing process the mold is cleaned and prepped with a release agent. The mold was created by wrapping the model onto the master mandrel which was then transferred to the plating mandrel in order to form the nickel shell.