In Mold Lamination Process

In starting the manufacturing process the mold is cleaned and prepped with a release agent.

In mold lamination process.

Goldshield is a leader in this open mold laminating process. Mold behind is a process by which a fabric of material is inserted into a mold cavity with the underside injection molded. Only a select few open mold composite manufacturers have invested the capital human and financial to support robotics. With mold behind an in mold lamination occurs between the fabric material and the injection molded resin.

The mold was created by wrapping the model onto the master mandrel which was then transferred to the plating mandrel in order to form the nickel shell. During in mold graining img the grain is first created on the foil during the deep drawing or vacuum laminating process. The system features unique clamp position control and a special mold design. Ube s dieprest in mold laminating process is a closed mold injection compression technique which prevents damage to the cover fabric by precisely adjusting the spacing between the mold halves during molding.

The tooling pictured here is used for in mold grain lamination of a full automotive interior door panel. The ungrained and warmed foil is suctioned directly during the forming laminating process into a contoured grained shell. The desired finished side of the part dictates the orientation of the mold.