SMC + QISO – BETTER TOGETHER
IDI Composites’ Sheet Molding Compound fortified with A&P Technology’s Quasi-Isotropic Braided Fabric Enables Lighter Weight, Higher Performing Parts Reducing Mass, Cost & Carbon Footprint.
Partnering with IDI Composites International A&P Technology demonstrated the benefits of combining continuous QISO reinforcement with sheet molding compound (SMC). The discontinuous nature of SMC allows materials to be molded into complex geometries by compression molding processes. For those areas needing added impact resistance, the combination of QISO and SMC maintains the conformability required for contoured parts while providing an increase in impact resistance in a thinner profile.
Co-molding with QISO optimizes part performance and minimizes waste making better, more sustainable parts.
IDI Composites and A&P Technology are building upon well-established Compression Molding and SMC manufacture methods and offering an innovative SMC QISO solution to meet cost, performance and sustainability targets. Learn more here.
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