In Mold Lamination Process

Goldshield is a leader in this open mold laminating process.

In mold lamination process.

In starting the manufacturing process the mold is cleaned and prepped with a release agent. As noted above robotic spray up laminating is most effective in support of high volume large parts and is commonly used in the transportation industry. Mold behind is a process by which a fabric of material is inserted into a mold cavity with the underside injection molded. The ungrained and warmed foil is suctioned directly during the forming laminating process into a contoured grained shell.

During in mold graining img the grain is first created on the foil during the deep drawing or vacuum laminating process. With mold behind an in mold lamination occurs between the fabric material and the injection molded resin. 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. The desired finished side of the part dictates the orientation of the mold.

The base plate measures 2100 mm in length and 670 mm in width with an 850 mm stack height. The system features unique clamp position control and a special mold design. 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.