In Mold Lamination Process

The desired finished side of the part dictates the orientation of the mold.

In mold lamination process.

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. During in mold graining img the grain is first created on the foil during the deep drawing or vacuum laminating process. The ungrained and warmed foil is suctioned directly during the forming laminating process into a contoured grained shell. With mold behind an in mold lamination occurs between the fabric material and the injection molded resin.

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. Goldshield is a leader in this open mold laminating process. Only a select few open mold composite manufacturers have invested the capital human and financial to support robotics. 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.

In starting the manufacturing process the mold is cleaned and prepped with a release agent. The base plate measures 2100 mm in length and 670 mm in width with an 850 mm stack height. The tooling pictured here is used for in mold grain lamination of a full automotive interior door panel.