May 22, 2024 High-Quality and Low-Cost Tooling – RAMPF Close Contour

SAMPE 2024 – pastes and castings based on epoxy and polyurethane for the manufacture of models and molds at Sampe 2024.

Wixom, MI, USA; Burlington, Ontario, Canada, May 16, 2024. Maximum speed and quality, mini- mum cost and waste – RAMPF Group, Inc. is presenting its Close Contour paste and casting portfolio for the production of models and molds at SAMPE 2024 in Long Beach, CA, from May 21 to 23 – Booth D26. A further highlight – holistic engineered solutions for technologically ad- vanced composite manufacturing by RAMPF Composite Solutions.

Close Contour technology by RAMPF Group. Inc.

RAKU® TOOL Close Contour pastes and castings based on epoxy and polyurethane are used to manu- facture high-quality models and molds that are already close to the shape of the final part. The benefits:

• Minimal material usage
• Minimal production waste
• Extremely fast milling
• First-class, seamless, and very fine surfaces without bonding lines

Close Contour Pastes

The two-component, thixotropic epoxy systems are applied to a close-contour shape supporting struc- ture with a mixing and dispensing machine, cured, and then CNC machined according to customer CAD data; almost any kind of supporting structure can be used, including RAKU® TOOL SB-0080 styling board, EPS, and cast aluminum.

RAKU® TOOL Close Contour pastes exhibit outstanding dimensional stability and enable quick and easy processing with no slump on vertical surfaces and smooth overhead dispensing. Applications include de- sign and styling models, molds, large-scale modeling, rotor blade, wind turbine, and boat models.

RAMPF offers a paste application service and the comprehensive technical support of experienced en- gineers.

Close Contour Castings:

The semi-finished polyurethane systems are supplied as a three-dimensional casting. The monolithic, close-contour block with even wall thickness is manufactured in-house at RAMPF based on customer CAD data.

The cavity is milled into a lightweight mold material such as EPS or RAKU® TOOL SB-0080 styling board. Following the application of the release agent, the cavity is filled using a special casting process. Milling is quick and easy. Applications include styling, design, master, cubing, and data control models.

Cost-efficient and ultra-fast composite manufacturing by RAMPF Composite Solutions

Quicker time-to-market at lower costs – RAMPF Composite Solutions is presenting its holistic engi- neered solutions for technologically advanced composite manufacturing for the aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, high-end consumer, and green transportation industries.

The company utilizes the full potential of composites manufacturing for both low-volume production / early product development and series production by combining

• Low-cost tooling and fixtures
• High-performance structural resins
• Structural optimization via Tailored Fiber Placement (TFP) technology

Together with material qualification, built-in quality assurance, and automation processes, subsystems and fully scalable prototypes are manufactured within days or weeks of design stage via an innovative one-shot solution.

Key facts

• RAMPF’s Close Contour technology facilitates the fast, resource-saving, and waste-minimizing manufacture of high-quality models and molds.
• RAMPF offers a paste application service at its head office in Wixom, MI.
• RAMPF Composite Solutions increases the speed-to-market and cost-efficiency of complex composite manufacturing.

Visit RAMPF at SAMPE 2024 in Long Beach, CA, from May 21 to 23 – Booth D26!

www.rampf-group.com

The RAMPF Group stands for Chemical & Engineering Solutions and caters to the economic and ecological needs of indus- try with four core competencies:

• RAMPF Machine Systems based in Wangen (Göppingen), Germany, develops and produces multi-axis positioning and moving systems, trunk machines, and basic machines based on high-precision machine beds and machine bed components made from alternative materials such as mineral casting, ultra-high performance concrete, and hard stone.
• RAMPF Production Systems based in Zimmern o. R., Germany, develops and produces production systems with integrated dispensing technology for bonding, sealing, foaming, and casting a wide variety of materials. The company also offers an encompassing range of automation solutions relating to all aspects of process engineering.
• RAMPF Composite Solutions based in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, is a holistic composites supplier to companies in the aerospace, defense, transportation, medical, and green technology industries. The company offers a complete suite of services including composite part design and engineering, and metal-to-composite conversion engineering.
• RAMPF Advanced Polymers based in Grafenberg, Germany, is a leading specialist in the development and manufac- ture of customized and sustainable solutions for formulating, sealing, casting, and design. The product portfolio in- cludes sealing systems, electro and engineering casting resins, edge and filter casting resins, and adhesives based on polyurethane, epoxy, silicone, and silane-modified polymers; board and liquid materials for model and mold making based on polyurethane and epoxy; chemical solutions for the manufacture of customized recycled polyols based on polyurethane, PET, and PIR residues.

RAMPF has subsidiaries in Germany, the United States, Canada, China, Japan, and Korea.

All RAMPF companies are united under a holding company – RAMPF Holding GmbH & Co. KG – based in Grafenberg.

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RAMPF Holding GmbH & Co. KG
Albstrasse 37
72661 Grafenberg
Germany
T + 49.71 23.93 42-0
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www.rampf-group.com

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RAMPF Holding GmbH & Co. KG
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Germany
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