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Long fiber thermoplastic (LFT) composites provide great impact resistance, superior specific modulus and strength, as well as additional benefits such as simple processing, recyclability, and superior corrosion resistance.
The Global Direct long fiber thermoplastic (D-LFT) market accounted for $XX Billion in 2023 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2024 to 2030.
In automotive and other durables, LFT-D thrives. Teijin Automotive Technologies recently completed the installation of its tenth LFT-D (long-fiber thermoplastic direct compounding) system at its location in Sarepta, Louisiana.
Engineering manager adds that utilization of LFT-D technology continues to expand in this market sector and that Teijin requires the additional capacity after being given a new production schedule for the endgate cover of a light-duty pickup truck by an automobile OEM.
The final designed charge length is formed by passing the extrudate through an inline cutting station. It then moves onto a heated conveyor that has a retractable canopy to help maintain the melt temperature of the material.
The charge is placed on the mold surface for final processing either robotically or manually, all while being synchronized to the molding cycle of a Dieffenbacher 2500-ton compression press.
Dieffenbacher LFT-D lines have been used by Teijin Automotive Technologies, a new business entity that encompasses the former Continental Structural Plastics, for twenty years.
While Teijin Automotive is largely recognised as a manufacturer of thermoset composite materials and molded components, LFT-D is steadily expanding in the construction, trucking, leisure, and automotive industries.
Despite LFT-reputation D’s as a lightweight, semi-structural material, its use in exterior appearance applications has increased as a result of new process developments.
