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Improving Sheet Molding Compound, Zebulon G. Mcreynolds
Improving Sheet Molding Compound, Zebulon G. Mcreynolds
EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement
Zebulon McReynolds
An important attribute of the compression molding process is the requirement of (Sheet Molding Compound) SMC. The fibers, commonly glass or carbon fibers, are impregnated with thermoset resin and collected in continuous form on a conveyor belt. The SMC charge is rolled between rollers to wet out the fibers with resin. The SMC charge is then compression molded to a desired part reflecting the designed mold. The part could be an automotive part or any other industrial applicable part. Compression molding with fibers and polymers is the largest component of most of the manufacturing industries in the world. …