Water-Based Mold Release Systems for Advanced Composites

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Russ Powers will discuss the latest technology advancements in water-based mold release systems for advanced composites.

Water-based (WB) mold release agents first appeared in the early 1990s in response to the Montreal Protocol to remove ozone-depleting raw materials. The performance of those early WB products did not match the performance of their solvent-based (SB) counterparts. Issues included mold transfer contamination, having to heat cure the WB release agents, poor cosmetics and limited number of multiple releases. Chem-Trend now has a complete line of WB cleaners, primers, sealers and release agents that have equal performance to their SB offsets, while offering more benefits.

Agenda:

  • WB products for multiple release
  • WB products offering room temperature cure
  • WB products that limit transfer, making cleaning easier
  • WB products for infusion molding applications
  • VOC reduction and safety benefits

Presenter 1:

Russ Powers

Industry Technical Manager, Composites & Aerospace

Russ Powers has more than 30 years of experience in the mold release industry. He started in sales, where he called on several different industries; this has given him a broad experience and knowledge of many molding applications. He is currently the industry technical manager for composites and aerospace for Chem-Trend. His focus is helping Chem-Trend grow its market share in the aerospace and wind industry.

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