APPLICATION OF COMPOSITES IN INDIAN AUTOMOTIVE

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Index
1 2 3 4 5 6

Overview of Indian Composites Industry Composites Share in Automotive Market Raw Materials Process & Application SWOT Analysis Conclusion

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Overview Of Indian Composite Industry

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 production methods; 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.

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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

Growth of Indian Composite Industry
120000 110000 100000 90000 80000 70000 60000 50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 0
19 90 -9 19 1 91 -9 19 2 92 -9 19 3 93 -9 19 4 94 -9 19 5 95 -9 19 6 96 -9 19 7 97 -9 19 8 98 -9 19 99 9 -2 00 0 20 00 -0 20 1 01 -0 20 2 02 -0 20 3 03 -0 20 4 04 -0 20 5 05 -0 6

Volume in Tons

YEAR

Source TIFAC

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Indian Composites Market Trend

At present India share of composites production is only 2% in other hand Chinas 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

All figures are in '000 Tons

S .No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Sector Wind Energy Industrial Railways Automobile Oil & Gas Building & Construction Marine Total

2006 15.79 26 8 20.69 1.5 35 1 107.98

2007 20.27 29.1 9.6 22.67 1.6 39.5 1.4 124.14

2008 25.96 32.59 11.52 24.9 1.7 44.65 1.8 143.12

2009 33.2 36.51 13.82 26.3 1.8 48.92 2.3 162.85

2010 42.46 40.92 16.59 28.1 1.9 55.4 3 188.37

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

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Per Capita Composites Consumption

COUNTRY USA Western Europe Japan Rest of the World India KG. COMPOSITES 12 6.5 6.5 1.7 0.3

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Composite (Reinforced Plastic) Content

Region North America Europe India Kg. Composite per Vehicle 30 40 9.5

FY 2009. Data for Passenger & Commercial Vehicles

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Composites in Automotive
SEGMENT Passenger Car Scooters Helmets for two wheelers TOTAL TONS GROWTH RATE 9% 5% 14% 2006 7085 5800 7695 20695 2007 7722 6174 8772 22672 2008 8420 6483 10000 24903

Composites In Automobiles-India

10,000 9,000 8,000 Passenger Car 7,000 6,000 5,000 2006 2007 YEAR 2008 Scooter Helmets f or tw o-w heelers

Voume in Tons

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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,

Forms Of Glass fibres Used in India

CHOPPED STRAND MAT SMC ROVINGS

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CHOPPED STRANDS - BMC WOVEN ROVINGS

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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 manufacturing facility 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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Major Glass fibre Suppliers in India composites Industry

Company Country of origin Year est.. Product type

Owens Corning India Ltd.

US

1999

chopped strand mat, Rovings ,T-30

Saertex

Germany

2006

Glass-based stitch-bonded multiaxial fabrics

Binani Goa Glass Fibre

India

1996

Glass mat, woven roving, chopped strand mat

Saint- Gobian Vetrotex

US

2009

Glass mat, woven roving

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Resins
Geographical Distribution of Resin Manufacturer In india

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% Resin comparison table
Polyester Vinylester 2 2 1 2 Epoxy 3 1 1 1 Other 4 2 2 1-3

West 45%

North 30%

East 5%

South 20%

Cost Strength Chemicals Electrical

1 2 2 2

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

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Major Resin Suppliers in India composites industry

Company DuPont Country of origin France Year est.. 1993 Chemicals Product type

DSM

Netherlands

1999

Engineered plastics, Polyester Resin

Dow Chemicals

US

1957

Specialty chemicals

Ashland India Pvt.

US

2009

Polyester resins and gel-coats

Reichhold

US,

2009

UPR, gel coats, structural adhesives, flame retardant resins

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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

Compression Molding < 10,000 PM Provides economic & technical alternative to sheet metal LFT > 10,000 PM

Good for prototyping trial & evaluation Least tool cost

Good for pilot batch trial Low tool cost

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Volume of Production by process

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Major Composites Manufacturer in India- Automotive

Company
TATA ACSI

JV
Owens Corning/ Menzolit Fibron

Process Technique
SMC/ BMC

Quality Current Customer Certification

OHSHAS18001 ISO/TS16949 Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland , Man-Force, Volvo Eicher

Product type
SMC Molded Parts Painted/ pigmented BMC for Headlamp reflector and electrical panels

Mahindra Composites

Menzolit Fibron

SMC/BMC RTM, Hand Lay-Up RTM/ LRTM Hand Lay-Up

ISO/TS16949

Mahindra, TATA Motors, TVS, BAJAJ, ASHOK LEYLAND Volvo, Tata Motors, Eicher Motors, L&T John Deere, Mahindra and Mahindra ALEXANDER DENNIS, UK

SMC Molded Parts Painted/ pigmented BMC for Headlamp reflector and electrical panels

TECH FORCE

NA

ISO/TS16949

FRONT PANEL, REAR PANEL FRONT BUMPER DASH BOARD, BODY PANELS

DEVI POLYMERS

Fothergill & Harvey. /Freeman Chemicals, U.K

SMC/ BMC

ISO 9001

TVS, L&T,SOCOMEC

Electrical housings.

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Major Composites Manufacturer in India- Automotive

Company
ACE ENGINEERING NA

JV

Process Technique
Handlay up, Spray up, SMC/DMC

Quality Certification
ISO9001

Current Customer
Volvo Eicher TATA Motors Ashok Leyland Ltd

Product type
Front panel, rear panel front bumper Dash board, body panels, rocker cover, Fender

HARITA

Fehrer Germany

LFI, MCU

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

Volvo, SAME DEUTZ- FAHR, GABRIEL, TATA Motors

LFI PARTS Tractor Hoods, Roof Pannel, Interior Trims

KINECO

NA

Hand lay Up, RTM, Vaccum Bagging

ISO 9001-2000

CAPARO ( Renault), ACGL, EICHER MOTOR

Vacum Bagging Autoclave F3 Body Parts, Interior Panels,

MECOLAM

NA

HAND LAY UP

ISO 9001-2000

TATA Motors, Ashok Leyland Ltd

FRONT PANEL, REAR PANEL FRONT BUMPER DASH BOARD, BODY PANELS

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PROCESS & APPLICATION

Major Conversion Techniques in India

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

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Contact molding Hand lay up

Application
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.

Bumper Body Side Panel Air Deflector Roof Spoiler Front Fender Tail lamp Dash Board
Finish Product

Hand Lay-up process

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Process- Hand Lay-up

Wooden Pattern + FRP Mold Open mold Only cavity Single side finish Low dimensional stability Low volume production Two components per day per mold

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Hand Lay-Up- Applications

Central Flap Ashok Leyland

Tata Marco polo Rear Panel Dash Board of EICHER TRUCK Tata Marco polo Front Panel

IP Cluster for TATA Bus REVA Elecric Car Seat Mounting module

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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

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.

TATA Marco polo Rear Panel FRP Mould

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 reflector Application

Usage of Robo for Post molding operation

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Process- Compression molding

Metal Mold Press required for molding SMC/DMC to be manufactured Both side finish + good strength Mold heated to 140-160 deg C High Volume production 200 / day Excellent dimensional stability Molded inserts possible

Heating holes

Ejector System

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Spoiler manufacturing process:

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Spoiler Manufacturing Process:

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Applications- Passenger vehicles

Winger - front bumper

INDICA SPOILER

Winger Door cladding

Sill Covers Rover and Sport

Air dam - Indica Sport

Winger- Rear Bumper

Bolero Radiator Grill

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Applications-LCV & COMMERCIAL

ACE - Front panel

MAN Truck front panel

MAN Truck Bumper

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Applications- LCV & COMMERCIAL

SMC Parts on TATA Motors World Truck
Total weight of SMC 83kg. Total no. of parts 17

Wiper Cover Side Wiper Cover

Center Flap Rear Fender

Door Add-On

Bumpers

Front Fender cum Footstep

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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
MAHINDRA COMPOSITES LIMITED REV.NO : DATE 01 PROCESS SHEET : 14.01.10 : : CNG-Cover G5221450 PAGE : 1 OF 1 DOC.NO. : GPS-68

Final Inspection Station

PRODUCT PART NO

REV. NO

PRESS TO BE USED : WORKING PRESSURE :

500 T 200 - 250 Kg/Cm2

0

CURING TIME :

5 0.5

Mnt

MATERIAL GRADE : SMC 506 (7039) GREY CHARGE WEIGHT : 5 0.1 KGS NO OF INSERTS : NA

TEMP.ON TOOL - PUNCH : 145 - 160 TEMP.ON TOOL - CAVITY : 145 - 160 PRESSING TIME : TOTAL CLOSING TIME : 10 - 20 15 - 25

C C

Sec Sec

TYPE OF INSERTS : NA COOLING FIXTURE : (GFX.19) TO BE USED MOULD TYPE : SINGLE CAVITY. CHARGE PLACEMENT

CHARGE PATTERN CUT THE SMC INTO APROX. FOLLOWING SIZES & ADJUST CHARGE AS PER CHARGE WEIGHT 300 MM. 300 MM. AS SHOWN IN CHARGE PLACEMENT

MOULD SPECIAL INSTRUCTION :

CHARGE

COMPONENT STACKING : STACK THE COMPONENT IN A TROLLEY

FINISHING INSTRUCTION : DEFLASH WITH FILES . AVOID CHIPPING & CRACK . DRILLING JIG: JGP-12,JGP-14 & DRILL MM TO BE USED.

SEQUENCES OF THE STAGES : TO BE FOLLOWED FROM PROCESS SHEET GPS-01 PREPARED BY DY.MGR-PRODUCTION

A, B, D, F, J & K

APPROVED BY DY.GEN.MANAGER - WORKS. DD - 02 - 04

Inspection Fixture

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SMC Grades :

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

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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

Sequence of Process
STEP 1 STEP 2

STEP 3

STEP 4

Preform / Billet Preparation

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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
Phenolic Resin

BMC

Head Lamp Reflector

Fuel Pump cap for Hyundai

BMC Injection Moulding M/C

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BMC Grades :

The above-furnished grades are standard available grades. 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

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
Raw Material- Caltex HLG74B Moulder- MOBIS Part- Front End Module for Hyundai-10 & I- 20

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 Vasudeva Rajeeva S
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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 to 50mm long chopped strands into a temperature controlled mold. A liquid mixing of isocyanate and polyol and catalyst is sprayed in 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 roving 4. Localized strengthening and Inserts can be provided 5. High dimensional stability and accurate fit 6 Enable to produce fit-finish component in single shot 7. Light weight ( density ranging from 500-1800 kg/cu .m) 8 Low tool cost compared to injection moulding /SMC/sheet metal forming 9. Variable thick & thin wall can be molded in the same part 10.Low energy required to process 11.In-mould finishing can be imparted 12. Very large parts can be molded (2m* 2.5m)

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Application
Ready to fit, finish can be achieved using this process 1. LFI-PUR- Only LFI-PUR for structural strength and under bonnet application 2. In mould coating: Application of in mould coating and /or gel coats in the mould prior to LFI-PUR 3. Sandwich Moulding- Pre coloured fabric / PVC leather cloth can be used as the surface finish 4. Foil Film Moulding (FFT)-Pre decorated film can be used to avoid the post finishing operation

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Potential Automotive Application

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Potential Automotive 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 120180C. 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 Car Body 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

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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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Process-RTM
Wooden Pattern + FRP Mold Closed Male Female mold Both side finish Good dimensional stability Medium volume production 15 components per day per mold
RTM FRP Mould Male & Female

RTM Process

Finish Product & Application

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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

Suspension System-Leaf Springs

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

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

Weaknesses Weaknesses
Unavailability of advanced composite raw material Unavailability of advanced composite raw material Insufficient knowledge base for advanced Insufficient knowledge base for advanced Composites process Composites process Large part of industry operate as small scale and un Large part of industry operate as small scale and un organized sector organized sector Low penetration of composite in dominant sectors Low penetration of composite in dominant sectors like Automotive Passenger Car like Automotive Passenger Car Absence of standardization Absence of standardization Highly price sensitive and fragmented market. Highly price sensitive and fragmented market. Rising material costs. Rising material costs. Advance Technology limited to few Manufacturers Advance Technology limited to few Manufacturers can drive cost factor. can drive cost factor. Inconsistency of quality performance due high Inconsistency of quality performance due high dependency on labour Skill. dependency on labour Skill.

Low per capita consumption of composite Low per capita consumption of composite Wide range of process availability Can be utilized Wide range of process availability Can be utilized for automotive application. for automotive application. Utilizing of basic Process for low cost automotive Utilizing of basic Process for low cost automotive application. application. Utilizing of Advanced Composites for High end Utilizing of Advanced Composites for High end Application with cost benefit. Application with cost benefit.

Opportunities Opportunities
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Threats Threats
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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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Conclusion
Technology
Hand Lay-Up

Potential Partners to work

TECH FORCE, ACE ENGINEERING, KINECO

SMC/BMC

TATA ACSI, MAHINDRA COMPOSITES

Vacuum Bagging

KINECO, ETERNUS INC

RTM/ VARTM

TECH FORCE, KINECO

LFI

HARITA FEHRER

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