Breakthrough: Low-Density SMC Resets Industry Bar
Lighter than water (0.95sg), it floats! The team at MFG Research is dedicated to composites manufacturing innovation and has accomplished another breakthrough in thermoset SMC technology. A new proprietary formulation—Float SMC—features a specific gravity (sg) of 0.95, which is so light that a molded part will float in water. Although floatation sounds intriguing, the description simply makes the point that this is the first commercially available SMC material with a density less than water....
Steady Growth at MFG de Mexico
When MFG de Mexico opened a second 90,000sf plant in 2015, it effectively doubled capacity of the entity. The company hasn’t slowed down...
2020 Supplier of the Year
Ashland LLC was honored as MFG’s Supplier of the Year. The annual gathering was a virtual event, conducted via Zoom this year. In all, 27 suppliers...
U-Haul Part Production Returns to Union City Plant
For the past 30 years, MFG’s plant in Southern California has been producing composite parts for U-Haul’s Ford rolling chassis. This summer that job...
In the Community
Updates on how we’re making a difference. See what we’re doing in locations from Union City, PA to Apodaca, Mexico.
MFG Alabama Promotes Kha Tran to Plant Manager
MFG Alabama announced the promotion of Kha Tran to plant manager, reporting to Dave Giovannini, SVP Wind. Kha joined the entity as...
Milestones
MFG Alabama shipped their 3,000th 2x nacelle recently. These supersize composite parts house the drive train and other tower-top components of a...