Four renowned companies along the value-added chain of plastic processing have joined forces and combined the multi-step production process for soft-touch parts used in the interior of automobiles, thereby creating a single-step process comprising injection moulding and foaming. The process is called Dolphin and it allows the sandwich components used in automotive construction .......

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Extensive testing at the Tech-Center of Georg During the K'98 plastic show a new in-mold lamination process was introduced. With this injection-compression process the entire forming of the part is done by the closing action of the mold. The full shot size of plastic is placed inside the partially open mold at zero pressure. The wide gap in the tool prevents local pressure points for the decor material. This process allows the selection of delicate foam backed TPO coverstocks. Tooling can be provided for large size parts.
Unlike back-compression molding, where the molten plastic flows on top of the lower half of the mold, no vertical press is needed. .....

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