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Article: RTM: the next generation targets body panels. (resin-transfer molding) (Technology News)
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- Plastics Technology
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- September 1, 1994
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A new generation of resin-transfer molding (RTM) technology for processing low-volume thermoset-composite auto body panels will see its North American debut on Chrysler Corp.'s 1995 Viper roadster. The panels are the result of a strategic partnership of APX International (formerly Aero Detroit) of Madison Heights, Mich., the primary RTM molder of Viper body panels, with Sora Composites a French firm with an office in Birmingham, Mich. In July, Sora began production of a Viper door-hinge cover, using its patented technique, similar to RTM, known as ICS ("Injection-Compression System").
The ICS technology builds upon RTM processing advances pioneered by APX for the ...
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...00-00-0000 Those body panels are paper-thin, it turns out ... Seems to me that the thicker the body panels, such as on a Mercedes-Benz ... sorry, no list of the thickness of body panels on every vehicle sold in the United ...
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