Sheet Moulding Compound (SMC)

Schmidt & Heinzmann is a German manufacturer specializing in SMC manufacturing machinery and equipment. Established in 1949, there are more than 100 employees in the headquarters, and the actual equipment is in more than 70 countries. It is a leader in sheet molding compound (SMC) production technology and is currently a major European SMC manufacturing machinery and equipment supplier; its products are mainly SMC product line and press automation.

• Production lines for all needs
• Use of different resins, low and high viscosities
• Manual and automatic doctor boxes
• Advanced tempering concepts
• Roving cutters for up to 4,800 tex
• Additional reinforcements through fabric unwinders and UD roving inlets
• Specific solutions for carbon fiber SMC
• Pre-impregnation & de-aeration units
• High performance compaction sections
• Metal detector
• Resin height control
• Sheet weight area control systems
• Friction winders, turret winders, festooners and combination systems
• Packaging in standard rolls (up to 400 kg), jumbo rolls (up to 1,200 kg) or box material

• Line Length: 6 – 30 m
• Working Widthe: 600 - 1,600 mm
• Line Speed: 5 – 28 m/min
• Capacity: Up to 18,000 kg SMC/hour
• Viscosities: Up to 50,000 cPas
• Fiber Length: 7 – 50.4 mm (1/2” – 2 “)
• Sheet Weight: Up to 7 kg/m²
• Heating: Electrically or liquid medium