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In the manufacturing of automotive body parts, conventional steel plate components have challenges such as heavy specific gravity, limitations on weight reduction, a large number of pressing processes leading to enormous mold costs, and restrictions on the freedom of body design shapes due to material forming limits. Therefore, the use of CFRP materials is anticipated. However, conventional CFRP components use thermosetting plastics, which take a long time to mold and require very expensive autoclave equipment, resulting in extremely high unit costs for the parts. Additionally, there are no established joining methods for assembly with other components such as metals, which means they are not used in mass-produced vehicles. To address these issues with conventional technologies, this research and development has focused on creating a press molding system that allows for the rapid press processing of thermoplastic CFRP. *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.*

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• Other Auto Parts
• Other contract services

CFRTP is a composite material that uses thermoplastic resin as the base material and is also referred to as thermoplastic CFRTP. Traditionally, CFRP made with epoxy resin, a thermosetting resin, has been widely used, leveraging its properties to attract global attention in various fields such as aviation, automotive, and sports equipment. Currently, the mainstream of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) is thermosetting CFRP molding using epoxy resin. However, due to the following considerations: (1) suitable for non-mass-produced parts, (2) sheet lamination is done manually, (3) molding takes a long time (several hours), and (4) expensive equipment is required, our company is conducting research to utilize thermoplastic CFRP (CFRTP), a new material that can be mass-produced and achieve press molding in under one minute. 【Features】 ■ Specific gravity is about 1/5 that of iron ■ Strength is over 10 times that of iron ■ Elastic modulus is over 7 times that of iron *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

• Composite Materials

Our company provides a wide range of parts, including bearing components, textile machine parts, commercial facility parts, and chain components, through integrated production from mold design and manufacturing to pressing, sheet metal, welding, and surface treatment for industrial product manufacturers. To meet the needs for high functionality, cost reduction, and environmental considerations, we supply parts through the development of production technology and the introduction of advanced equipment. 【Main Products】 ■ Taper retainers ■ Thrust retainers ■ Textile machine parts ■ CFRP B-pillars ■ Chain components, etc. *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.

• Metal bearings
• Plastic bearings
• Other machine elements