2009 August 31

Dieffenbacher direct processing technology for lightweight car components and clean energy systems

Dieffenbacher one of the world's market leaders in supplying complete manufacturing system for forming fibre-reinforced plastics will be presenting its products and services at the Composite Europe 2009 in Stuttgart from October  27th to 29th 2009.
Highlights from the market leader are the cost effective innovative production solutions for the manufacturing of light weight car components and the clean energy industry parts such as solar panels.

Highlights from the market leader – the only manufacturer in this sector to supply all its products and services from a single source – include the new, energy-saving Compress Plus press generation, rapid advancements in the Dieffenbacher direct processes, LFT-D (long-fibre thermoplast, direct process) and D-SMC (direct strand molding compound) technology, and automated SMC processing with highly lucrative, innovative technologies for producing lightweight components for structures and semi-structural applications.

Dieffenbacher supplies exceptionally cost-effective production processes for automotive components made from fibre composites, including presses for processing fibre-reinforced plastics, SMC (sheet molding compound), GMT (glass mat compound), LFT (long fibre thermoplast), combined extrusion/compression machines for the technology of LFT-D-ILC for direct processing of rovings and thermoplastics.

The company also supplies automated press systems and components for raw materials, part handling and remachining – e.g. deburring, punching, drilling, bonding etc. – and automatic assembly systems for pressing in impact nuts, clips and hole reinforcements.

Dieffenbacher can be found at Composite Europe at hall 4, booth D41.

Fig.1: Dieffenbacher process technology and forming systems for reinforced plastic.

Fig.2: Light-weight front end carrier


Contact for further information:

Thomas Müllner
Heilbronner Straße 20
75031 Eppingen
Germany

Phone: +49 7262 65-235
Fax: +49 7262 65-297
E-mail: thomas.muellner(at)dieffenbacher.de
Web: www.dieffenbacher.de