Composite materials are lighter and stronger than ever before, and a light weight FRP composite design can give your product a competitive edge while hitting the cost target.
As an industry leader in advanced material innovation, MFG’s experienced engineers can determine if a light weight design is the right fit for your application.
Part of the answer to light-weighting lies with new advanced materials. For many applications, the new generation of light composites are opening a world of new solutions.
Advantages and highlights of MFG’s light weight material include:
- Proprietary formulation with a specific gravity below 1.0. This material actually floats on water as demonstrated in the video below.
- Proprietary resin blend designed to maintain required mechanicals with unprecedented 60% weight savings compared to metallic.
- Material is “toughened” to avoid breakage in customer use for storage. Formulated to process in SMC and Long Glass Preform molding processes.
- For the PRIME process: Automated robotic chop is dispensed onto a part-shaped perforated screen followed by a heat pass to maintain the shape when removed from the screen.
- Enables reduction in vehicle mass.
- Taller steep draft draw walls, durability, flexibility in design consolidation. Parts and labor reduction.
Videos
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Light Weight Material
Light weight material floating in water
Resources
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iNVENTA™ 74109 Ultra Light SMC Material
The ultimate material for mass reduction, featuring a specific gravity under 1.11 (~60% lighter than standard SMC formulations).
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Guide for Selecting Best FRP Composite Process
Guidelines for Selecting the Best FRP Composite Process for Your Project
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Mass Reduction with Value-Engineered Composites
Guidance for light-weighting (mass reduction) of products using advanced composite materials.