Compression Molding

Sheet Molding (SMC) • Bulk Molding (BMC) • Long Fiber Thermoplastic (LFT) Molding
Glass Mat Thermoplastic (GMT) Molding • Thermoforming

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Consultants

	Fiberforge, Inc. - High volume, low cost production of continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic structural parts using the patented Fiberforge™ process. Part design and development, prototype fabrication, tailored blank fabrication and thermoforming.
	Skinner Creative, Inc. - Creative Consulting for the Composites Industry - Filament Winding, Pultrusion, Fiber Placement, Thermoplastics - Product development, Business development, Strategic planning, Plant design, Automation, Economic analysis
	Composites-Consulting, Inc. - Consulting in RTM, resin infusion, autoclave processing, extrusion, and compression molding. Business planning, market research, project/program management, product design & development, cost reduction strategies.
	Kawin Composites, Inc. - Kawin Composites is a project management and technology transfer company in the field of composites and other manufacturing technologies. Kawin Composites has over 15 years experience in compression molding technologies.
	Lorenz Kunststofftechnik GmbH - Manufacturers of SMC and BMC
	McConnell Co., Inc. - Consulting in thermoforming - Part design, material problems, tooling design, thermoforming technique, material selection and equipment.
	Pilato Consulting - Phenolic Resin Technology - Resin Matrix Systems
	The Madison Group - Expertise and software to analyze compression and injection molding processes, structural and failure analysis, curing and residual stresses, 3-dimensional flows in complex systems, the most powerful material databases in the industry & mixing technology

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Materials

Suppliers of SMC, BMC, GMT, LFT, sheet goods, tailored blanks and other molding materials

	Fiberforge, Inc. - High volume, low cost production of continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic structural parts using the patented Fiberforge™ process. Part design and development, prototype fabrication, tailored blank fabrication and thermoforming.
	Azdel, Inc. - AZDEL specializes in the manufacture of Thermoplastic Composite materials: AZDEL SuperLite® - A thermoformable composite of polypropylene and long chopped fiber, AZDEL Laminate® GMT - Glass Mat Thermoplastic - composite of glass fiber and thermoplastic
	Bulk Molding Compounds, Inc. - Thermoset bulk molding compound (BMC) is a fiberglass reinforced polyester and/or vinyl ester molding compound that undergoes irreversible crosslinking during the molding process, converting it to an infusible, solid state.
	Core Molding Technologies - Core Molding Technologies is the provider of fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) composite solutions for the entire life cycle of your product.
	Haller Formholz GmbH - Wood Plastic Compositites (WPC) - Natural composites - the Composites of the future!
	Jet Moulding Compounds Inc. - A leading compounder of customized reinforced compounds for the thermoset industry, Jet Moulding Compounds specializes in formulating and designing Sheet Moulding Compound (SMC), Bulk Moulding Compound (BMC) and Low Pressure Moulding Compound (LPMC).
	Lorenz Kunststofftechnik GmbH - Manufacturers of SMC and BMC
	PlastiComp, LLC - PlastiComp provides a full portfolio of thermoplastic composite technologies. Pushtrusion™ direct in-line compounding technology and equipment, Complēt® long fiber reinforced thermoplastic pellets
	Premix Thermoplastics, Inc. - Innovative, reliable and safe plastics raw material solutions in applications ranging from ESD proof packaging to EMI shielding. Compounds include thermoplastics combined with virtually all of the electrically conductive additives.
	Quadrant Plastic Composites, Inc. - GMT: high-strength, glass mat-reinforced, compression-moldable thermoplastics, GMTexTM: thermoplastic composites with endless reinforcement for extreme loading, SymaLITE: extremely light-weight, glass fibre-reinforced, compression-moldable thermoplastics
	Quantum Composites, Inc. - Develops and manufactures Engineered Structural Composite (ESC) thermoset molding compounds and high performance conductive molding compounds.

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Equipment

Presses, machines to manufacture moulding compounds and compounding machines

	Accudyne Engineering and Equipment Company - State of the art hydraulic press design, engineering, and manufacture. We are proud to offer the finest in press technology -- high quality, rugged construction, advanced user-friendly controls, simplicity and ease of operation.
	Advanced Composites and Machines GmbH - ACM is your partner for: Process development for Thermoplastic Composites, Mechanical Engineering, Continuous Compression Moulding and Machines for production
	Brenner International - SMC Equipment, roving choppers, mandrels
	Deltamatic - Deltamatic supplies compression molding and thermoforming equipment
	Dieffenbacher North America, Inc. - Combined extrusion/compression systems for processing of fiber reinforced thermoplastic compounds, granular and recycled GMT/LFT and for direct processing of rovings and thermoplasts, alternatively with adding of reycled GMF/LFT. SMC and BMC molding press
	Finn & Fram, Inc. - Sheet Molding Compound (SMC) and FRP Panel lines, roving cutting equipment
	IDI Composites International - Global formulator and manufacturer of thermoset molding compounds for custom molders and OEMs. The company provides customized polyester/vinylester-based bulk molding compounds (BMC) and sheet molding compounds (SMC).
	Lawton Machinery - Molding presses and equipment for thermoset and thermoplastics
	Macrodyne Technologies Inc. - Thermoset Compression Molding Presses, Thermoplastic Compression Molding Presses, SRIM, RRIM, and RIM Presses
	Pacific Press Technologies - Advanced composite molding systems and hydraulic presses
	Performance Materials Corporation - Thermoplastic fiber reinforced pellets, tape, woven tapes and sheet materials.
	Pinette Emidecau Industries - Hydraulic Presses
	Santec Group - We are the leading manufacturers of Hydraulic Compression Moulding Presses for SMC, DMC, FRP, Rubber Moulding, Thermosetting Plastic compound, Composite Moulding & other moulding products and applications.
	Schmidt & Heinzmann GmbH - Production units in the areas of SMC, CIC, Advanced Laminates and Polyester Sheets, as well as other components for an efficient processing method of fiber reinforced plastic products - SMC machines, mixers and choppers
	Shar Systems, Inc. - Designers and Manufactures of turnkey SMC Mixing Systems. This includes all necessary equipment from raw material storage to the inline mixer supplying the SMC Doctor Box. Batch mixing systems.
	Taricco Corporation - New and Used Autoclaves, Ovens, & Presses
	Technical Machine Products - Hydraulic Presses, Hydraulic Vacuum Presses, Vacuum Injection Molding Presses, Liquid Silicone Injection Systems, Laminating Presses and Intensive Mixers
	The French Oil Mill Machinery Company - French delivers custom-designed compression, transfer and vacuum molding solutions, engineered to meet your exact needs, whether it's a stand-alone press or a complete turnkey system.
	Van der Mast Industrial Innovations - Chopcot™ Technology, a revolutionary working method to chop or cut fiber glass or carbon fibers into chopped strands.
	Wabash MPI - Manufacturer of many types of machines and hydraulic presses for rubber and plastics production as well as research. Vertical elastomer and vacuum molding machines for compression and transfer molding and laminating, die cutting and trimming.
	Williams, White & Company - North America's premier supplier of hydraulic press technology.

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Software

For compression molding

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Online Information about SMC & BMC

These links link directly to the web site

• MatWeb - database of material properties includes some SMC & BMC materials
• Tutorial on Polymer Composite Molding by The Intelligent Systems Lab, Michigan State University - Compression Molding Tutorial

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