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WORK IN PROGRESS they could do further fit-and-finish work and testing. That’s how quick and cost-effective this tooling process can be.” He’s also used the technology to make tools to mold composite parts for concrete forms, architectural panels and other automotive parts. Tools in minutes, not months Van Ert says he currently can make a 1.4m 2 tool in roughly 5 to 15 minutes that can produce at least 50 parts. Eventually he hopes to be able to drive the tool production time down to between 2 and 10 minutes. He acknowledges Eventually, Van Ert hopes to be able to drive tool production time down to between 2 and 10 minutes. that because he’s currently not putting cooling lines in FPT tools, that cycle times will be slower (on the order of 4 to 5 minutes instead of 1 to 2 minutes). However, he contends that the speed and low cost makes these tools perfect for short production runs. Although the tool’s films typically must be discarded every third or fourth time he remakes a tool, and each time a tool is disassembled, some powder is lost to spillage, Van Ert says that Read this article online | short.compositesworld.com/FPTooling 95% of the materials used to make a given tool can be reused. FPT tooling is reportedly so fast and so cost-effective, Van Ert claims a molder could literally make a new tool every morning to produce the day’s inventory. Although he’s still awaiting initial patent protection, Van Ert already has a lot of plans for FPT technology. He’s not only investigating ways to add cooling and heating lines to tools, to either freeze off thermoplastic parts or cross-link thermoset boards in a shorter molding cycle, but he also wants to see if he can cast thermosets in the DPM process, most likely using low-viscosity resins. Right now, FPT is undergoing field testing to make molds for a variety of parts so Van Ert can get a good sense of just what the technology can do, and he’s conducting demos of FPT and DPM for interested parties from around the world. Contributing writer Peggy Malnati covers the automotive and infrastructure beats for CW and provides communications services for plastics- and composites-industry clients. peggy@compositesworld.com THE DISTINCTION IS A CUSTOM APPROACH TO COLOR AND APPEARANCE. Chromaflo’s technical experts know that each component of a formula can impact final color and appearance. Our custom approach involves careful analysis of your system requirements to create pigment dispersions that produce desired appearance and consistent performance. The final result is our customer’s success. WHERE ART MEETS TECHNOLOGY 1.800.776.3329 www.chromaflo.com/events JOIN US AT OUR BOOTH AT CAMX OCTOBER 26-29, 2015, DALLAS, TEXAS 32 SEPTEMBER 2015 CompositesWorld
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Page 14 and 15: TRENDS AEROSPACE Automating inserts
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Page 18 and 19: TRENDS MONTH IN REVIEW Notes on new
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Page 22 and 23: TRENDS AEROSPACE Huge acquisitions
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Page 28 and 29: TRENDS Laser chemical vapor deposit
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