Performance Materials Corporation: Leader in Continuous Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic

Video of CFRT® Computer Laptop Cover

neal — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:47:09 +0000

PMC Introduces the World’s First CFRT® Computer Laptop Cover

neal — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:56:39 +0000

Performance Materials Corporation (PMC), Camarillo, CA, announces the break-through molding demonstration of its CFRT^® (Continuous Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic) composite materials in cooperation with Roc Tool, creator of the Cage^® System technology.

The demonstration highlights the ability to mold CFRT^® into intricate shapes, such as a computer lap-top cover, with little to no finishing required. The combination of the Cage^® molding process and CFRT^® allows fibers to flow into even the most vital complex shapes allowing for strength beyond that of magnesium.

The use of CFRT^® in the Cage^® System can both improve the quality and increase through-put in applications once thought sacred to metal or injection molding.

Our Components

neal — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:23:05 +0000

We produce components from our thermoplastic composite materials. We have a full composite engineering staff on hand to assist with the design of your project to assure it is composite friendly.

Our in house processes include stamping, waterjet cutting, thermoforming, compression molding, bladder molding, various finishing and other value-added operations for components and subassemblies.

Our vertical integration and in-depth knowledge of the materials allows for rapid yet flexible production cycles and low cost production of components, providing the optimal manufacturing solution for the desired application.

We will work to meet the exact performance specifications for your application. Components made from continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites have exceptional properties related to durability, corrosion resistance, resiliency, toughness and fatigue.

We have produced tens of millions of thermoplastic composite components for diverse application in athletic footwear, ice hockey skates, protective equipment, kayak, paddles, hockey blades, orthopedic devices, marine applications, furniture, automotive and motorcycle accessories, musical instrument and springs to name a few.

The Material Edge

neal — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:22:51 +0000

Composites provide properties that can be achieved only through a combination of materials. While composites provide the advantages of lightweight stiffness, strength, impact resistance and durability, these materials also allow for engineering design benefits such as part consolidation and reduction of operations. In addition, composites are characteristically more resistant to environment degradation than metals or other materials.

Thermoplastic composites have several advantages over thermoset composites. Most notable are the shorter cycle times needed to process thermoplastic composites, which provides for greater volume throughput with lower production and tooling cost. In addition, thermoplastic composites are amenable to reforming for component customization.

In many cases, thermoplastic composites offer key fundamental property advantages over thermosets including toughness, impact resistance, fatigue resistance, durability and corrosion resistance. Thermoplastic composites are also recyclable.

Get The Material Edge

PMC and our subsidiary Baycomp

neal — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:22:31 +0000

PMC and our subsidiary, Baycomp, are the leading suppliers of continuous fiber thermoplastic composite materials, components and solutions.

We help companies realize the advantages of thermoplastic composites as advanced structural reinforcements through the integration of engineered solutions and down-stream processing. It’s this vertical strength coupled with the advantages of thermoplastic composites that enables our customers to achieve innovations in their products – innovations that provide cost, performance and aesthetics advantages exceeding that of more conventional reinforcement solutions.

From the manufacture of customer thermoplastic composite materials including long fiber injection molding pellets and continuous tapes, to the design, engineering, prototyping and manufacture of custom components, we are the Thermoplastic Composite Solution.