Preforms have been used for almost 80 years in infusion molding processes. For most of that history, however, the vast majority were made with chopped glass fibers directed over perforated metal forms ...

When it came to working with PET and designing the right mold, William “Bill” Gaiser was a pioneer and innovator. Gaiser, 88, who developed the first PET preform, died Aug. 18 from complications from ...

iComposite 4.0 aims to develop an integrative and self-regulating process chain to produce adaptive, automated preforms, resin-infused and consolidated via an intelligent HP-RTM process into ...

What if you could drive 50% farther on the same tank of gas? Would you do it? Of course you would, said MHT Mold & Hotrunner Technology AG (Hochheim am Main, Germany), a preform manufacturer who uses ...

This column concludes a two-part series on the myths associated with common household mold. “You cannot handle it yourself.” Many mold consultants treat mold as if it were asbestos, typically ...