SMC PARTS--REPORT ON PROCESSING AND AUTOMATION FOR COST REDUCTION

This paper deals with a basic flow characterisation for SMC materials. A method is shown to calculate flow of SMC in the mold. Cure and flow control is carried out by pressure transducer measurement to optimise flow and to minimise curing time. Consequences for part production are discussed. A lay out for process control is developed. Several devices of an automised production line are shown. A final economy consideration gives a rapid amortisation period and a good pre-tax profitability.

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  • Passenger Car Meeting Dearborn, Michigan, June 6-9, 1983.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Menges, G
  • Derek, H
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 14 p.
• Serial:
  • SAE Technical Paper
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0148-7191
  • EISSN: 2688-3627
  • Serial URL: http://papers.sae.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automation; Concrete curing; Costs; Flow; Glass fiber reinforced plastics; Pressure; Savings; Sheet molding compounds; Transducers
• Old TRIS Terms: Processing
• Subject Areas: Finance; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00381745
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 830991, HS-035 540
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 29 1984 12:00AM