Resource Library

Design Tools & Guides

• TechNote: Designing Ribs Into Your SMC Part

  Designed-in ribs can add enhanced stiffness to your SMC part. Here’s a quick “how-to” for incorporating ribs for optimum manufacturability.

• Technical Design Guide for FRP Composite Products and Parts

  Fiber glass (FRP) composite materials and processes are explained in detail. This design guide outlines various selection criteria with helpful technical data and comparisons to alternative materials.

• Preform Binder Technology White Paper

  Technical paper discusses the critical properties and processing characteristics of directed fiber preforms as they relate to the different types of binder systems that can be used to produce the preforms.

• MFG Achievements in Compression Molding

  Illustrated brochure showing historical timeline of MFG’s achievements in compression molding technologies.

• Mass Reduction with Value-Engineered Composites

  Guidance for light-weighting (mass reduction) of products using advanced composite materials.

• Guide for Selecting Best FRP Composite Process

  Guidelines for Selecting the Best FRP Composite Process for Your Project

Legal

• MFG Terms & Conditions of Sale (Proprietary)

• MFG Terms & Conditions of Sale (Custom Molding Products)

Markets & Applications Information

• Case Study: FRP Detectable Warning Tiles for Handicap Safety

  Case study explaining how a start-up enterprise transitioned from rubber to FRP material to become an industry leader.

• Case Study of Composites Use in Military and Defense Products

  Case Study of Composites Use in a number of Military and Defense Products include vehicles and kitchen pods.

• Case Study of Composites Use in Electrical Utility Product

  Case Study showing how MFG added value to a customer’s product with innovative use of composites.

• Case Studies of Innovative Use of Composites for Automobiles

  Case Studies showing ways that MFG’s composites expertise has helped customers innovate and improve their products.

• Case Studies – SMC Material Lowers Cost for Solar Panel Racks

  Case Studies showing explaining how MFG helped Solar Liberty lower cost and improve the design of their DynoRaxx system.

• Case Studies – Composites for Renewable Energy Products

  Case Studies showing ways that MFG’s composites expertise has helped customers innovate and improve their products.

Materials Information

• UL Recognized FRP Materials from MFG

  List of proprietary MFG materials that are UL-recognized materials used in applications including but not limited to HVAC and lamphouses.  For more information see UL file number E54325 and E76349.

• iNVENTA 615 SMC Material Datasheet

  iNVENTA 615 is a UL 94-5V recognized non-halogenated reinforced thermoset SMC material. Ideal for applications where non-flammability is crucial.

• iNVENTA 515 SMC Material Datasheet

  iNVENTA 515 is a UL-recognized reinforced thermoset SMC material. Ideal for HVAC components and other applications where non-flammability is crucial.

• iCom 618 SMC Material Datasheet

  iCom 618 is a UL recognized non-halogenated fiberglass reinforced thermoset SMC.

• iCom 617 SMC Material Datasheet

  iCom 617 is a non-halogenated fiberglass thermoset sheet molding compound with a UL 723 rating.

Process Information

• MFG PRIME™ Information Sheet

  Article on MFG PRIME™. Introduced in 2007 by the Molded Fiber Glass Companies, PRIME™ has become a preferred molding process among OEM’s for parts that require high mechanical strength.

• 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).