MATERIAL OPTIONS

Differential Pressure Molding has been used successfully on a broad range of composite materials, including:

• Glass-mat thermoplastic (GMT) composites,
• Lightweight reinforced thermoplastic (LWRT) composites, 
• Natural-fiber reinforced GMT,
• Thermoplastic sandwich-panel composites,
• Thermoformable Rigid Urethane (TRU),
• Unreinforced thermoplastic sheet,
• And many more.

More recent work has focused on using the process to form some sheet-form composites with thermosetting matrices, including a unique cross-linkable acrylic that is thermoplastic in its “B stage,” allowing for the production of thermoplastic prepregs.

Reinforcement technologies may include:

• Short chopped glass,
• Longer chopped glass,
• Unidirectional, continuous glass,
• Woven glass fabrics,
• Chopped natural fiber mats.

Want to mold a material that is not listed above?  Please CONTACT US to determine if your specified material can be processed with DPM.