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NCC and Surface Generation show thermoplastic overmoulding capabilities

Surface Generation and the NCC together have successfully produced a number of carbon reinforced / PA6 automotive demonstrators.

Overmoulded component in PtFS tooling. © National Composites Centre

16th January 2019

Innovation in Textiles
| UK

Transport/Aerospace

Each manufactured component weighs 1.2 kgs and comprises four continuous carbon fibre reinforced / PA6 composite inserts overmoulded with short carbon fibre PA6.

The success of this collaboration is a testament to the combination of Surface Generation’s PtFS technology and the performance of the NCC’s Engel Duo 1700T injection overmoulding capability, the organisation says.

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