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MARCH 2017 34 CompositesWorld FEATURE / COMPOSITES W T F yoming est ixtures INC. • Over 40 types of fixtures in stock, ready to be shipped. • Expert consultation with Dr. Adams • Email or call today to discuss your fixture and custom design needs. Three and Four Point Short Beam Fixture ASTM D 790, D 6272, D 7264, D 2344 2960 E. Millcreek Canyon Road Salt Lake City, UT 84109 Phone (801) 484.5055 Fax (801) 484.6008 email: wtf@wyomingtestfixtures.com www.wyomingtestfixtures.com Dr. Donald F. Adams President 50 years of Composite Testing Experience FLEXURE FIXTURES FOR EVERY SPECIMEN SIZE We provide quotes for a variety of grips, fixtures, and jigs. We carry over 40 types of fixtures in stock, available for immediate delivery. Email or call us today. We look forward to hearing from you. Three and Four Point Flexure ASTM D 790, D 6272, D 7264 Long Beam Flexure Fixture w/Alignment Rods and Bearings ASTM C 393, D 7249 Reversed Cycle Flexural Fatigue Miniature Flexure Fixture vacuum resin injection molding (RIM) added an outer PUR skin for Class A finish (see Learn More). e two-step process was completed in 8 minutes, and the part was painted offline. Modularization and multifunctionality Already a trend in the 1990s, Tier 1 suppliers continue to advance their ability to integrate parts and deliver complete front end, roof, door and tail/ liftgate modules. One example is Magna's all-thermoplastic (and recyclable) tailgate for the 2014 Rogue crossover utility vehicle (CUV), which combines a painted thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) outer with a molded-in color, 30% reinforced LGF PP inner. e module includes tail light system, rear window, electronics and spoiler into a single unit, delivered to the Nissan assembly line, reducing space, workers and time for the OEM. e part also cut weight 30% vs. stamped steel and claimed a 35% lower- cost outer vs. SMC due to reduction in and reuse of scrap. Plastic Omnium's Higate composite tailgate integrates lights, antennae, motorization and crash protection at low cost and 25% less weight than steel, as fitted to the Peugeot 308. A variant prototype switched the SMC from glass to carbon and, despite adding aero- dynamic spoilers and side deflectors, still cut weight 10% vs. an aluminum 9300m 2 facility, KAM's full range of processes includes thermoforming, injection molding and light RTM. It was reportedly the first North American company to install an HP-RTM machine (supplied by Engel, Schwertberg, Austria) fitted with polyurethane (PUR) injec- tion technology (from PUR processing machinery specialist Hennecke, Sankt Augustin, Germany). In 2016, KAM licensed "crush core wet-pressing technology for Class A surface" from Magna Steyr (Graz, Austria). A modification of composite spray molding (CSM), the method combines sprayup and compression molding with robotics and fast-cure PUR resins. Magna demonstrated the process in a pre-production hood with a Class A surface, using a paper honeycomb core and carbon fiber fabric or glass mat faceskins sprayed with resin and cured in a heated tool and compression press. e cured part was demolded, trimmed and placed again in a compression mold, where Read this article online | short.compositesworld.com/ClassAEvol Read CW guest columnist David White's excellent summary, "SMC resin and primer advances prevent paint pops" | short.compositesworld.com/Yv0eFO1y Read "Innovation driving Automotive SMC" online | short.compositesworld.com/InnoSMC Read online about HP-RTM processing of thermoplastics and thermosets in "HP-RTM on the rise" | short.compositesworld.com/RTMup Read online about Katcon's acquisition of CSM technology in "Processing within the PUR cure window" | short.compositesworld.com/PURinauto