Improving structural foam part surfaces.(Suppliers' News)

Structural foam is used in a variety of parts but these parts have often been produced without the benefit of a Class A surface finish. To improve the surface finish, US-based Wilmington Machinery is testing and evaluating the application of laminate moulding.

Until now the Class A surface could only be achieved with higher cost processes like high-pressure injection moulding. Included in the variety of potentially applicable laminates is a variety of foils that could provide a mi