The Italian Composite exhibition COMPOTEC 2008 (www.compotec.it) awarded ACELL “BEST INNOVATION IN TECHNOLOGY”
The price is addressed to the companies that have invested in research, innovation and technology for the whole composites industry that includes daily use objects, building industry cars, sport, leisure and many other application fields.
Acell’s new process consist in moulding an SMC sheet to the Acell foam during the manufacturing / moulding process resulting in a composite structure made in one production step. A full size door blank is produced in a 6 minutes cycle time.
The SMC (Polyester skin) flows into the open cell structure of the Acell Foam, and provides a mechanical bond which:
Eliminates de-lamination of the skin from the core
Provides a very stable product when exposed to heating/cooling cycles
Provides a Monolithic Composite Structure without the need of a glue line and assembly of parts