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SMC éc Reducing energy consumption Developing an eco-per forming process for SMC moulding Funded by French State (Single Inter-Ministry Fund “FUI”, operated by OSEO). & Consortium Competitive clusters Financial support Contacts • Project leader: Compin composites Jérémy Keersbulik +33 (0)5 46 52 31 07 [email protected] • Coordinator: Compositec Yves Gardet +33 (0)4 79 26 42 42 [email protected] Mathieu Schwander +33 (0)4 79 26 42 42 [email protected] Photos credit: Fotolia - Design: Compositec.
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SMCécReducing energy
consumption
Developing an eco-per forming process for SMC moulding
Funded by French State (Single Inter-Ministry Fund “FUI”, operated by OSEO).
&
Consortium
Competitive clusters
Financial support
Contacts
• Projectleader: Compincomposites Jérémy Keersbulik +33 (0)5 46 52 31 07 [email protected]
• Coordinator: Compositec Yves Gardet +33 (0)4 79 26 42 42 [email protected] Mathieu Schwander +33 (0)4 79 26 42 42 [email protected]
Photoscredit:Fo
tolia-Design:Com
positec.
TheSMCécoproject aimsatdevelopingaprocessing technique for SMC(sheet moulding compound)compatiblewithlow-andmiddle-volumeserieseco-nomicalcriteriawhileimprovingtechnical,economicalandenvironmentalperformances.
Thisprocesswillofferanalternativetolay-upmouldingand/orRTMinjectionthankstolowerlabourrate,betterworkingconditions (reduction of VOC emissions)andincreasedqualityandtechnicalcharacteristics.
It will distinguish itself from current processes by amarked reduction ofmouldingtemperatureandpressurecomparedtoindustrialstandards(mould temperature ranging from 140 to 170°C and pressure between 60 and 100 bars).
Anew manufacturingprocess for low- and middle-volume series
Multi-disciplinary competences foraglobal approach
Towardsa more competitive industry
Mainapplications sectors
Key numbers• StartedMay2011• Duration:3years• Budget:2681000€
Although low-pressure SMC concept is rather well-known, the SMCéco project differs from previous developments through a global and transversal approach.
Technological axes• Developmentofformulationsandcompoundsallowingfor a moulding temperature inferior
to 100°C, pressure < 5 bars and cure time below 10 minutes.
• Developmentof toolingtechnologieswith reduced investment and use costs, which offer an alternative to steel moulds.
Transversal axes• Technico-economicalandenergyanalysis.• Technologyspin-offvalorisation.
The aim of the project is to bring to the composite industry an innovative process to:
• Increasemarketshareinlowervolumeproduction,forwhichthecurrentinvestmentlevelistooonerousgiventheexpectedproductionrate.
• Re-localizeproductionswhichhavebeenmovedto«lowcost»countries.
• Fillthegapbetweenconventionalprocesses(lay-upandlowpressureinjection)andSMCcompressioninitscurrentuseforhigh-volumeproduction.
• Complywithsocio-environmentalcriteriaandreduceenergycosts.
• Busparts• Partsfortherailwaysector• Electrotechnicalparts• Largedimensionspartsforconstruction
Offeraneconomically viabletechnology,allowingfortheuseof
SMC compression mouldingevenforlow- and middle-volume series production,
withoptimised energy consumption.
SMCéc
