Cray Valley launches gel-coat pigmentation system

Cray Valley launches gel-coat pigmentation system

Gel-coater

FOR MOULDERS

solves quality

small quantities ed gel-coat

wanting

business

of pigment-

for delivery

at

short notice, Cray Valley has the answer. Using a new gelcoat pigmentation Polycor QCC

Humberstone,

system,

(Quick Colour

Cray Valley’s

development

man-

The Polycor QCC

pack-

to distributors

pre-pigmented a choice

product

of 200

and minimum

in

colours

quantities

of

used to produce the finished

AN INTERNAL-mix

coater from Venus-Gusmer

base, and a

This

duction

of

gel-coat.

allows pro-

200 The

“Currently coats

can vary

14

and

days,”

says

Gusmer’s

such

avail-

of 20 kg.

manufacture

small

quantities

Colour

easy to operate,

equipment

low

maintenance

to Shoptalk,

newsletter

of Venus-

UK

distributor

CT Technical

Products,

the

of

costs, a low number of parts

appearance of the company’s

was

to stock, and quality control

coloured

is handled externally.

failed to meet quality stan-

reproducibility

is

Jeff

possible from batch to batch

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since the weight and quality

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of the materials is controlled

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According

being

quantities

problems

Mayflower. the

additional

gel-

between

for

For the distributor,

uneconomic.

the lead time for of pigmented

and gel-coat each order.

the

able in multiples

delivery

is solving

specifically

quality

gel-

for vehicle body parts maker

system has the advantages of

Previously

improvement.

of

but

order quantity will be 20 kg;

than was previously possible. The speed of the service

colours

product,

does however mix the paste

minimum

20 kg, in much shorter times

is a major

for Mayflower

pigmented

gel-coat

pean network of distributors a

or

any of the materials

problem

includes a range of pigment

ed mixer.

to deliver

The distributor

pastes,

specially developed automat-

be able

paste supplier West

does not have to weigh pump

Concept), the company’s Euro will

pigment

and Senior.

ager (gel-coats). age supplied

by both Cray Valley, and by

Humberstone, Cray tel: + 44- I469fax: +44- 1469-

dards.

composite The

panels

problem

was

caused by droplets of catalyst falling

onto

the surface

of

the panels, creating hot spots during curing.

Brookhouse

CT recommended

upgrades to meet automotive demand

the internal-mix “As well

COMPOSITE

pattern mak-

ing specialist

Brookhouse

Patterns of the UK is boosting machining

capacity with

the installation

of a third,

Its capacity is 3 m x 1 m x

provides

1.2 m. It operates with fully

checking.

computer

aided

(CAD)

design

support

and

is

installed with a link to allow

surface

The

investments

numeri-

machining

(CNC)

fed from a remote CAD sta-

which

tion when required.

machining

milling machine. The Heidenhein

Rigid machine

VSG is simi-

Brookhouse ducing

to be

is also intro-

co-ordinate

measur-

lar in size to its two existing

ing machine

support for the

machines,

machining

facility,

says Brookhouse.

which

reflect

ing involvement

cally

programs

tive

as giving

quality

overall control

says its

would

better

and improv-

ing final quality we knew it company

three axis computer controlled

use of

gel-coater.

and

a grow-

in automo-

aerospace requires from

operating Tony

Mayflower’s

costs,”

says CT’s

Burlison.

Mayflower

work

conducted

a trial with the

CNC

machine

and

of large shapes.

All materials,

reduce

model

allowed

found

the resin

it

to flow

more smoothly and cure bet-

block to steel, are cut.

ter. “Resin consumption

Keith SLater, Brookhouse; tel: +44-1254-706000

reduced and product quality

was

improved,” says Mayflower’s Dave Peachy. “The machine

Versatile paste wax A NON-SILICONE paste wax which can be used at all temperatures, replacing separate high. and low temperature waxes, is being introduced by Chemlease. ChemWax 100 is said to be easy to apply, and suitable for all types of resin. It can be used on both mould and flange areas.

Cbem Lease; tel: + l-561 994-8211; fa: + l-561 -9942803.

ReinforcedPlasticsJanuary1998

made such a difference

Laser alignment of injection moulding machines QUADRA systems

BEAMm

software

ware allows precision ment of injection machines,

laser

and hardalign-

moulding

according

to its

Quadra B earn is accurate within

2.5

Intra,

based

Michigan. squareness straightness

microns,

CT general manager Vie

stationary

says

platens to tie bars

and ways. Precise alignment slope

machine

reduces wear and

tear, minimizes reduces

developer Intra Corp.

of

downtime,

machine

part flashing, adds

of travel, mould

paying-

off. Airless internal and

in-line

mixing

heating

deliver a superior

catalysed

resin, achieve better that

Quadra

Philip Chapuseaux, Intra Carp; tek t l-313-326-7030;

fm: +l-313-326-1410.

are

says

easy to use.

shear/drop and squareness of

of Venus-

technology

which

It

platens,

example

solutions

Beam is quick to set-up and

measures

ther Gumer

proven

the company. It

Rolland adds: “This is a fur-

and

in Westland, of

that

we bought it,” he adds.

results

and cost less to run.”

Linda Edney CT Technical Products Ltd; tel: +44-1256-358258; fax: +44-1256-355015; e-mail: [email protected]