Composites India

Rajeeva S VasudevaDIMat-I

Date- 01/06/2010

APPLICATION OF COMPOSITES IN INDIAN AUTOMOTIVE


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Overview of Indian Composites Industry

2 Composites Share in Automotive Market

3 Raw Materials

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4 Process & Application

6 Conclusion

5 SWOT Analysis

Index


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� Use of fibre reinforced plastics (FRP) started in 1962

� The high cost of raw materials, lack of availability of other materials due to import restrictions and the lack of mechanized productionmethods; affected large scale use of composites. As a result, Indian composite industry could not grow & there by compete with steel,aluminum, timber etc and remained as a cottage industry.

� Production of polyester resin started in India in 1973, initiating Hand Lay Up Industry.

Overview Of Indian Composite Industry


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Overview of Indian Composite Industry

�During last three decades, more than 1200 small-scale industries have been established in the country.

�More than 98% of them use hand lay-up technique for composite fabrication.

�Improvements in volume growth only started in early 2000 as a result of the globalization of the Indian economy.

�The total production of composite was about 75,000 tons in 2004-05 and it had risen to 1,10,000 tons in 2005-06.


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Overview of Indian Composite Industry

Source TIFAC

Growth of Indian Composite Industry

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Indian Composites Market Trend

• At present India share of composites production is only 2% in other hand China’s share is 15%.

• Major applications of composites: building & construction, wind energy, industrial and automotive

• The total Indian composites material shipment was 330 Mil Pounds

( 149685.5 MT) in 2008


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Indian Composites Market Trend

• Indian composite industry (thermoset + thermoplastics) approx.275000 MT per annum at Present

• Thermoset composites contribute 85 – 90 % of the total

• Growth of thermoset composites in India 20 – 25 % per annum

• Indian automotive industry consumes approx. 8 – 10 % of total composite consumption in India

• Reinforced thermoplastics – growing usage in Automotive.


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Composites Application by Market in India


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Indian composites Market by Market sector

Source: TIFAC report ‘Technology-linked Business Opportunities in Composites in India

188.37162.85143.12124.14107.98Total8

32.31.81.41Marine7

55.448.9244.6539.535Building & Construction6

1.91.81.71.61.5Oil & Gas5

28.126.324.922.6720.69Automobile4

16.5913.8211.529.68Railways3

40.9236.5132.5929.126Industrial2

42.4633.225.9620.2715.79Wind Energy1

20102009200820072006SectorS .No

All figures are in '000 Tons


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Per Capita Composites Consumption

COUNTRY KG. COMPOSITES

USA 12

Western Europe 6.5

Japan 6.5

Rest of the World 1.7

India 0.3


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Composite (Reinforced Plastic) Content

Region Kg. Composite per Vehicle

North America 30

Europe 40

India 9.5

FY 2009. Data for Passenger & Commercial Vehicles


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Composites in Automotive

SEGMENT GROWTH RATE 2006 2007 2008

Passenger Car 9% 7085 7722 8420

Scooters 5% 5800 6174 6483

Helmets for two wheelers 14% 7695 8772 10000

TOTAL TONS 20695 22672 24903

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2006 2007 2008

YEAR

Composites In Automobiles-India

Passenger Car

Scooter

Helmets for tw o-w heelers


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Automobile Domestic Sales Trends

(Number of Vehicles)

Category 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

Passenger Vehicles 902,096 1,061,572 1,143,076 1,379,979 1,549,882 1,552,703 1,949,776

Commercial Vehicles 260,114 318,430 351,041 467,765 490,494 384,194 531,395

Three Wheelers 284,078 307,862 359,920 403,910 364,781 349,727 440,368

Two Wheelers 5,364,249 6,209,765 7,052,391 7,872,334 7,249,278 7,437,619 9,371,231

Grand Total 6,810,537 7,897,629 8,906,428 10,123,988 9,654,435 9,724,243 12,292,770

Source SIAM India


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Raw Materials

• Reinforcing Fibres

• Resins & Others


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Reinforcing Fibres

� Glass fibres

� Glass fibres are most widely used in composites application in India.� The glass fibre capture 96% of total fibre consumption in India.� The total Glass fibre production in India was only 200 Mil lbs in 2008, The rest of the

world consumes 8000 Mil lbs� India accounts only 3% of global Glass fibre Consumption.� The various grades of glass fibers are manufactured in India for different application.� The most used Grades for automotive is – E-Glass,

SMC ROVINGS

CHOPPED STRAND MATWOVEN ROVINGS

CHOPPED STRANDS - BMC

Forms Of Glass fibres Used in India


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Reinforcing Fibres

� Carbon Fibres• Application of carbon fibres in India is limited to high end

application- example Formula race cars, Defence , aerospace & sports.

• At present Carbon fibres are 100% imported for composite application in India.

• Carbon fibre prepregs are imported for High end application..

Weave Carbon fibre

Note:• Kemrock Industries is India's first & Only carbon fibre manufacturingfacility started production of carbon fibres in India.

•Commercialization of Carbon fibre by End of October 2010.

• The Rs 250 crore facility begins manufacture of carbon fibre under technology transfer from the National Aerospace Laboratory (NAL) that had developed the ultra-light material for the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA).

•400 tonne per annum output will primarily service the domestic aerospace needs.


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Glass mat, woven roving

Glass mat, woven roving, chopped strand mat

Glass-based stitch-bonded multiaxial fabrics

chopped strand mat, Rovings ,T-30

Product type

2009USSaint- Gobian Vetrotex

1996IndiaBinani Goa Glass Fibre

2006GermanySaertex

1999USOwens Corning India Ltd.

Year est..Country of

originCompany

Major Glass fibre Suppliers in India composites Industry


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Resins

• The most widely used resin in India is Polyester, followed by Vinyl ester and epoxy.

• In 2008 the polyester resin captures 81% of total resin market whereas vinyl ester captures 12.2% and epoxy has very low share of 3.2%

Geographical Distribution of Resin Manufacturer In india

North30%

South20%

East5%

West45%

1-3122Electrical

2112Chemicals

2122Strength

4321Cost

OtherEpoxyVinylesterPolyester

(Legend: 1= superior | 2= excellent | 3 = good)

Resin comparison table


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Polyester resins and gel-coats2009USAshland India Pvt.

UPR, gel coats, structural adhesives, flame retardant resins

Specialty chemicals

Engineered plastics, Polyester Resin

Chemicals

Product type

2009US, Reichhold

1957USDow Chemicals

1999NetherlandsDSM

1993FranceDuPont

Year est..Country of

originCompany

Major Resin Suppliers in India composites industry


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Major MNCs in Indian composites industry

• Owens Corning • DuPont• Dow Chemicals• DSM• Saertex• Sabic• Reichhold• Ashland

• Vestas• Enercon• Menzolit-Fibron


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Composite Conversion Technologies

• Hand lay-up process is the Dominated manufacturing process in the Indian composites industry and accounts for 42% of the total composites used in 2008.

• Injection & Compression molding ( BMC & SMC) accounts for 13% & 12% respectively.

Source FRP Today


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Volume of Production by process

Hand Lay Up<100 nos PM RTM

< 1,000 nos PM

Good for pilotbatch trial

Low tool cost

CompressionMolding

< 10,000 PM

Provideseconomic &technical

alternative tosheet metal

LFT> 10,000 PMGood for

prototyping trial & evaluationLeast tool cost


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Volume of Production by process


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FRONT PANEL, REAR PANEL FRONT BUMPER

DASH BOARD, BODY PANELS

Volvo, Tata Motors, Eicher Motors, L&T John Deere, Mahindra and Mahindra ALEXANDER DENNIS, UK

ISO/TS16949RTM/ LRTMHand Lay-Up

NATECH FORCE

SMC Molded Parts Painted/ pigmentedBMC for Headlamp reflector and electrical panels

Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland , Man-Force, Volvo Eicher

OHSHAS18001ISO/TS16949

SMC/ BMCOwens Corning/ Menzolit –Fibron

TATA ACSI

ISO 9001

ISO/TS16949

Quality Certification

TVS, L&T,SOCOMEC

Mahindra, TATA Motors, TVS, BAJAJ, ASHOK LEYLAND

Current Customer

Electrical housings.SMC/ BMCFothergill & Harvey.

/Freeman Chemicals, U.K

DEVI POLYMERS

SMC Molded Parts Painted/ pigmentedBMC for Headlamp reflector and electrical panels

SMC/BMCRTM,Hand Lay-Up

Menzolit –Fibron

MahindraComposites

Product typeProcess

TechniqueJVCompany

Major Composites Manufacturer in India- Automotive


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Vacum Bagging Autoclave F3 Body Parts,Interior Panels,

CAPARO( Renault),ACGL, EICHER MOTOR

ISO 9001-2000 Hand lay Up, RTM, Vaccum Bagging

NAKINECO

Front panel, rear panel front bumper

Dash board, body panels, rocker cover,

Fender

Volvo Eicher

TATA Motors

Ashok Leyland Ltd

ISO9001Handlay up, Spray up, SMC/DMC

NAACE ENGINEERING

ISO 9001-2000

ISO/TS 16949, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO/IEC 17025

Quality Certification

TATA Motors, Ashok Leyland Ltd

Volvo, SAME DEUTZ- FAHR, GABRIEL, TATA Motors

Current Customer

FRONT PANEL, REAR PANEL FRONT BUMPER

DASH BOARD, BODY PANELS

HAND LAY UP

NAMECOLAM

LFI PARTS Tractor Hoods, Roof Pannel, Interior Trims

LFI, MCUFehrer Germany

HARITA

Product typeProcess

TechniqueJVCompany

Major Composites Manufacturer in India- Automotive


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PROCESS & APPLICATION

• Contact molding – Hand lay up• Compression molding – SMC, BMC and D-LFT• Injection molding – BMC and LFT• Long fiber injection – LFI• Vacuum Bagging ( prepreg)• RTM / VRTM / LRTM Infusion technique

�Major Conversion Techniques in India


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Contact molding – Hand lay up

� Application

• Bumper

• Body Side Panel• Air Deflector• Roof Spoiler• Front Fender• Tail lamp• Dash Board

• Hand lay-up Process is the dominated manufacturing Process in Indian composite industry and accounts for 42% of total composites process used.

• This is very cost effective process due to cheap labour & Low Tool Cost in India.

• The main Automotive application of this technique in India is for Commercial vehicles.

Hand Lay-up process

Finish Product


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Wooden Pattern + FRP MoldOpen mold – Only cavitySingle side finishLow dimensional stabilityLow volume production – Two components per day per mold

Process- Hand Lay-up


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Hand Lay-Up- Applications

REVA Elecric Car Seat Mounting

module

Tata Marco polo Rear Panel

IP Cluster for TATA Bus

Dash Board of EICHER TRUCK

Tata Marco polo Front Panel

Central Flap Ashok Leyland


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Hand Lay-Up- Applications

Volvo 8700 Bus Dash Board Volvo 9700 Bus Dash Board


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Hand Lay-Up Mould

TATA Marco polo Rear Panel FRP Mould

For Hand Lay-Up process tools are made out of FRP

Wood is used to make pattern of mould

from pattern using FRP –VE pattern is prepared.

Wooden pattern for TATA DASH BOARD


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Potential Part Manufacturer- Hand Lay-Up

• Tech Force

• Ace Engineering

• Mahindra Composites

• KINECO Engineering

• Mecolam Engineering


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Compression molding – SMC/ BMC,

� Application• Bumper

• Body Side Panel

• Air Deflector• Roof Spoiler

• Front Fender

• Tail lamp• Engine Hoods

• Headlamp reflector

• Electrical

• Compression molding is having 12% share of total Composites Application

• SMC molding is the most widely used process for passenger car & Commercial vehicle application in India

• BMC is widely used for Automotive Electrical & headlamp reflectorApplication

Usage of Robo for Post molding operation


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• Metal Mold• Press required for molding• SMC/DMC to be manufactured• Both side finish + good strength

Process- Compression molding

• Mold heated to 140-160 deg C• High Volume production – 200 / day• Excellent dimensional stability• Molded inserts possible

Heatingholes

Ejector System


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Spoiler manufacturing process:


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Spoiler Manufacturing Process:


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Winger - front bumper

Applications- Passenger vehicles

INDICA SPOILER

Bolero Radiator Grill NVH Covers For Scorpio / Bolero

Air dam - Indica Sport

Winger – Door cladding

Sill Covers Rover and Sport

Winger- Rear Bumper


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ACE - Front panel

MAN Truck BumperMAN Truck front panel

Applications-LCV & COMMERCIAL


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Applications- LCV & COMMERCIAL

SMC Parts on TATA Motors World Truck

Side Wiper Cover

RearFender

Door Add-On

Front Fender cum Footstep

Bumpers

Center Flap

Wiper Cover

Total no. of parts 17

Total weightof SMC 83kg.


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SMC Mould

John Deere Shakti Tractor hood Mould


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Quality Monitoring

•Inspection Fixture used for fitment, Gap and Flush measurement

•Final 100% Inspection of Products before dispatch

•Process control through Monitoring in each shift

Inspection Fixture

Final Inspection Station

MAHINDRA COMPOSITES LIMITED

REV.NO : 01 DOC.NO. : GPS-68

DATE : 14.01.10 PAGE : 1 OF 1

PRODUCT : CNG-CoverPART NO : G5221450 REV. NO : 0

PRESS TO BE USED : 500 T CURING TIME : 5 ± 0.5 Mnt

WORKING PRESSURE : 200 - 250 Kg/Cm2 MATERIAL GRADE : SMC 506 (7039) GREY

TEMP.ON TOOL - PUNCH : 145 - 160 0C CHARGE WEIGHT :

TEMP.ON TOOL - CAVITY : 145 - 160 0C NO OF INSERTS : NA

PRESSING TIME : 10 - 20 Sec TYPE OF INSERTS : NA

TOTAL CLOSING TIME : 15 - 25 Sec COOLING FIXTURE : (GFX.19) TO BE USED

MOULD TYPE : SINGLE CAVITY.CHARGE PATTERNCUT THE SMC INTO APROX. FOLLOWINGSIZES & ADJUST CHARGE AS PER CHARGE WEIGHT300 MM. × 300 MM.

AS SHOWN IN CHARGE PLACEMENT

MOULD CHARGE

SPECIAL INSTRUCTION :

COMPONENT STACKING : STACK THE COMPONENT IN A TROLLEY

FINISHING INSTRUCTION : DEFLASH WITH FILES . AVOID CHIPPING & CRACK .

DRILLING JIG: JGP-12,JGP-14 & DRILL Ø MM TO BE USED.

SEQUENCES OF THE STAGES : A, B, D, F, J & KTO BE FOLLOWED FROM PROCESS SHEET GPS-01

PREPARED BY APPROVED BY

DY.MGR-PRODUCTION DY.GEN.MANAGER - WORKS.

DD - 02 - 04

PROCESS SHEET

CHARGE PLACEMENT

5 ± 0.1 KGS


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The above-furnished grades are standard available g rades. Special grades can be compounded to customer 's specifications & special applications.

SMC Grades :


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Potential Part Manufacturer- SMC/BMC

• Automotive Composites Systems International• Mahindra Composites

• Ace Engineering• Devi Polymers


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Compression molding – DLFT

• The Know How of DLFT Compression molding Technology is in beginning stage in Indian Composites industry.

• At present No Manufacturer for this technology in India

• Zylog PP compounder is setting up manufacturing facility at Nasik .

• Currently Working with Mahindra for SUV Bumper Support Part Conversion

STEP 4STEP 3

STEP 1 STEP 2

Preform / Billet Preparation

Sequence of Process


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Potential D-LFT Applications – AUTOMOTIVE


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Current Application –Bumper Support – Part Conversion

Metal Part

LFT Part


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Injection molding – BMC

•BMC Injection molding is widely used for Automotive Electrical & Telecom Application

Fuel Pump cap for Hyundai

Phenolic Resin

BMC

BMC Injection Moulding M/C

Head Lamp Reflector


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BMC Grades :

· The above-furnished grades are standard available g rades. Special grades can be compounded to customer 's specifications & special applications.


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Potential Part Manufacturer- BMC

• Devi Polymers

• IJL

• Lumax


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Injection molding –LFT

Raw Material- Caltex HLG74BMoulder- MOBISPart- Front End Module for Hyundai-10 & I- 20

•LFT Injection molding technology is relatively new in India.

• LFT Moulding technology is limited to few tier 1 Suppliers.

•The LFT Raw material are Imported from Sabic , Ticona & Caltex

•Indore Composites, Mumbai. has started manufacturing of LFT Raw material localy in colaboration with Plasti Comp LLC, USA

•Catering to local Indian OEMs TATA & Mahindra


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Potential Part Manufacturer- LFT INJECTION

• MOBIS

• Mutual Industries Ltd

• Motherson Automotive Engineering


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Long Fibre Injection

LFI - Long fiber injection process is employed to produce interior car components in which there are less mechanical properties but the design is more complex, such as:- dashboards,- interior panels and- under body shields...In this process a chopper sprays from an assembled roving, 25 to50mm long chopped strands into a temperature controlled mold. A liquid mixing of isocyanate and polyol and catalyst is sprayedin the same time.Once those components are sprayed in the mold in less than 10 seconds, the mold is closed and filled in by the expansion of a polyurethane foam, resulting of the reaction of the liquid. 2 or 3 minutes later, the polymerization is finished and the part can be unmolded and trimmed. If several moulds are available, this process offers a high productivity to produce light weight reinforced polyurethane parts.

•Harita Fehrer- A JV between Harita (TVS group) & F.S. Fehrer Automotive GmbH is having LFI molding facility with 3 Carriers at Hosur Near Bangalore

•Currently Working with Daimler , TATA Motors for developing interior & Exterior products


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Advantages

1. Thin walled composites can be produced (min 3mm thickness)2. Very high productivity. Cycle time is 6- 16 min/ per component/ mould( depending upon the part finish)3. Usage of low cost glass fiber roving4. Localized strengthening and Inserts can be provided5. High dimensional stability and accurate fit6 Enable to produce fit-finish component in single shot7. Light weight ( density ranging from 500-1800 kg/cu .m)8 Low tool cost compared to injection moulding /SMC/sheet metal forming9. Variable thick & thin wall can be molded in the same part10.Low energy required to process11.In-mould finishing can be imparted12. Very large parts can be molded (2m* 2.5m)


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Ready to fit, finish can be achieved using this process1. LFI-PUR- Only LFI-PUR for structural strength and under bonnet application2. In mould coating: Application of in mould coating and /or gel coats in the mould prior to LFI-PUR3. Sandwich Moulding-Pre coloured fabric / PVC leather cloth can be used as the surface finish4. Foil Film Moulding (FFT)- Pre decorated film can be used to avoid the post finishing operation

Application


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Potential Automotive Application


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Vacuum Bagging ( Prepreg)• Fabrics and fibres are pre-impregnated by the

materials manufacturer, Under heat and pressure or with solvent, with a pre-catalysed resin.

• The catalyst is largely latent at ambient temperatures giving the materials several weeks, or sometimes months, of useful life when defrosted.

• Unidirectional materials take fibre direct from a creel, and are held together by the resin alone. The prepregs are laid up by hand or machine onto a mould surface, vacuum bagged and then heated to typically 120-180°C.

• This allows the resin to initially reflow and eventually to cure. Additional pressure for the moulding is usually provided by an autoclave (effectively a pressurised oven) which can apply up to 5 atmospheres to the laminate


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Application

•Prepregs application in India is limited to High end application like Aerospace, Defence, & Sports applications.

•Renault F3 Racing CarBody parts are manufactured by using Carbon & Glass fibre prepregs at Kieneco Engineering , Goa- India, by Caparo UK


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Application

Carbon Fibre Composite Hood- MARUTI SUZUKI

CARBON FIBRE COMPOSITE SPOILER

Carbon Fibre Composite Hood- SPORTS CAR

Carbon Fibre Composite Hood- SPORTS CAR


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Potential Part Manufacturer-VACCUM BAGGING PREPREG

• ETERNUS INC.- MUMBAI

• KINECO ENGINEERING- GOA


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RTM / VARTM

� Application

• Body Side Panel

• Railway Interior Panels

• VARTM Process is used for manufacturing of Railway Application in India.

• RTM process is used for Industrial Application.

• This is very cost effective process due to cheap labour in India.

VARTM Process


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Wooden Pattern + FRP MoldClosed Male Female moldBoth side finishGood dimensional stabilityMedium volume production – 15 components per day per mold

Process-RTM

RTM FRP Mould Male & Female

Finish Product & Application

RTM Process


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Suspension System-Leaf Springs

Composites Leaf Springs are manufactured by Dr. NANO SUSPENSION &being fitted in MARUTI SUZUKI 800, MARUTI OMINI & GYPSY AND FOR TATA’S SUMO, GRANDE, MOBILE at Sub Dealer & Service Points

Other Composites Applications Advantages of Suspension Systems are

-Specially made to give effects like Air Suspension with out any extra external Energy (Fuel). -No Permanent Deformation Hence No Re-cambering. Thus No Maintenance. -Minimum Wear & Tear of Body parts and tyre. Due to delicate tendency of absorbing road shocks. Jerks & vibrations. -Softer ride, Lower Noise level, due to better damping characteristics. -Excellent Corrosion Resistance against atmospheric Pollutions. -Better life with consistency in performance around 1 million -Fatigue Life Cycle. i.e. Minimum Five times better than metal leaf Spring. -Fully inter – changeable with conventional spring without any modification -Increase in Fuel Efficiency due to better Aerodynamic. It cuts the wind with low coefficient of friction. -No Creaking sound due to inter-leaf friction. -Being, mono no greasing is required.

Composites Carbon “C” Spring


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SWOT

StrengthsStrengths

� Low labor cost� Production cost lower than developed economies� Good Technical know How of Basic Process� Skilled Labour pool� Availability of raw materials locally� Government Initiative for Composites industry

Growth

� Low labor cost� Production cost lower than developed economies� Good Technical know How of Basic Process� Skilled Labour pool� Availability of raw materials locally� Government Initiative for Composites industry

Growth

� Low per capita consumption of composite � Wide range of process availability Can be utilized

for automotive application.� Utilizing of basic Process for low cost automotive

application.� Utilizing of Advanced Composites for High end

Application with cost benefit.

� Low per capita consumption of composite � Wide range of process availability Can be utilized

for automotive application.� Utilizing of basic Process for low cost automotive

application.� Utilizing of Advanced Composites for High end

Application with cost benefit.

WeaknessesWeaknesses

� Unavailability of advanced composite raw material� Insufficient knowledge base for advanced

Composites process� Large part of industry operate as small scale and un

organized sector� Low penetration of composite in dominant sectors

like Automotive Passenger Car� Absence of standardization

� Unavailability of advanced composite raw material� Insufficient knowledge base for advanced

Composites process� Large part of industry operate as small scale and un

organized sector� Low penetration of composite in dominant sectors

like Automotive Passenger Car� Absence of standardization

� Highly price sensitive and fragmented market.� Rising material costs.� Advance Technology limited to few Manufacturers

can drive cost factor.� Inconsistency of quality performance due high

dependency on labour Skill.

� Highly price sensitive and fragmented market.� Rising material costs.� Advance Technology limited to few Manufacturers

can drive cost factor.� Inconsistency of quality performance due high

dependency on labour Skill.

ThreatsThreatsOpportunitiesOpportunities


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Conclusion

• India offers wide range & growing market of Composites Process and application.

•Large scope for developing passenger car Application in SMC and other advanced Composites.

•Cheap Labour & Local raw materials availability is cost driving factor.

•Need to explore the opportunities for development of Low cost process for automotive application for ultra low cost vehicle


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HARITA FEHRERLFI

TECH FORCE, KINECORTM/ VARTM

KINECO, ETERNUS INCVacuum Bagging

TATA ACSI, MAHINDRA COMPOSITESSMC/BMC

TECH FORCE, ACE ENGINEERING, KINECOHand Lay-Up

Potential Partners to workTechnology

Conclusion

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Composites India