MTI Hose Wins ACMA ACE Award
The MTI hose offers a practical solution to voids common to the vacuum infusion process. Using MTI hose in place of standard spiral tube for the evacuation venting in vacuum infusion process gives unprecedented void free results. [...]
Resuable Silicone Bags (RSB)
The growth in closed molding continues with the low pressure molding processes of LRTM and Vacuum infusion (RSB) leading the industry away from open molding.
The days of using nylon bag film and butyl tacky tape is all but gone with the advancements made using reusable silicone bags (RSB). [...]
Tip: Mold Process Troubleshooting
The key to repeatable molding process control in a RTM or LRTM tool is to have ACCURATE cavity thickness calibration. Most obvious consideration one would normally make is to use sheetwax of the same thickness desired for the final part thickness. [...]
Last Chance for 2012 Training Class
GAIN THE CLOSED MOLDING KNOWLEDGE -
Eliminate the GUESSING ON THE BEST CLOSED MOLDING PROCESS
The KEY to success in Closed Molding is in the Tooling and the Operator Training – [...]
Process Troubleshooting: Air Pockets Causing Mold Defects
Quite often we are sent photos or actual parts to determine root cause and solution for prevention of various part defects. In this example, a base seat of a chair was sent which exhibits gel-coat breaking away exposing a void beneath.
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Correcting Soft Tooling Issues With the MIT Tooling Process
Note: Since the recording of this video the "Quick Skin Tooling" process has been formally renamed to the "MIT" process or MIT Tooling process. Please contact us with any questions regarding MIT!
LRTM Carbon Fiber Molding Example
RTM Light Carbon Fiber Molding Example using both fiberglass and carbon fiber reinforcements. When using carbon fiber in a closed mold having a fixed cavity crossection thickness, the "over laps" of the carbon fiber as required to allow the carbon to fit to the shape of the mold, would need to be accounted for in the mold cavity thickness. [...]
Overview of Loading Fiberglass Into the Tool
John Moore from JHM Technologies, Inc. explains the ins-and-outs of properly loading fiberglass into your tools, how to choose the fiberglass that is right for your application, and some critical areas to pay attention to.
LRTM Plaque Mold Tutorial
John Moore with JHM Technologies demonstrates step by step how to inject a plaque mold. Vent port explanation to removing the finished part, you will see the exact process to making a LRTM part. [...]
