Wet Compression Molding
WCM
Recycled fiber mats can be used in the wet molding process. The manufacturing process for the fiber mats can reuse materials such as the waste product from cutting fiber mats made of continuous fibers. This involves binding the individual fibers and forming them into mats again. However, the fibers are no longer aligned, but instead statically distributed. The flow resistance would be extremely high for impregnation in a closed mold, which is why the resin is added outside of the mold.
Advantages of Wet Compression Molding
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The wet molding process can produce high-precision products with minimal errors in size and shape, which can meet the needs of various high-precision applications
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The products manufactured by wet molding process have high performance, such as high strength, high stiffness, corrosion resistance, etc., which can meet the needs of various harsh environments
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The manufacturing process of wet molding technology has a high degree of automation and a short production cycle, which can improve production efficiency and reduce production costs