Long perceived to be in decline, thermoset resin molding is being revived by two Japanese companies as a process with ample potential to contribute to lightweighting in electric vehicles (EVs).

Western Plastics (www.wplastic.com), a division of the Scott Fetzer Corporation, now offers thermoset injection molding at its Portland, TN plant. The company has purchased two 330-ton Bucher ...

Injection-molded thermoplastic engine cowls for Mercury Marine, Fond du Lac, Wis., Verado outboard engines weigh about 70% of equivalent thermoset SMC (sheet-molding-compound) parts and cost 46% less ...

Functionalizing semi-finished pultruded/pull-wound profiles. In searching for low-cost processes to add functionalization to its semi-finished composite profiles and tubes, and to reduce the use of ...