American company Callaway Cars is known for modifying Chevrolet cars. One of its flagship models is the Callaway AeroWagen, a hunting version of the Corvette sports car. The AeroWagen hatch assembly is a component that replaces the original equipment Corvette rear hatch with original hardware and a locking mechanism. This makes the body lines more rounded and significantly increases the volume of the loading area.
This set of components includes bonded carbon fiber molding components produced by Callaway Carbon. The parts are modeled using Rampf's Raku Tool MB-0600 polyurethane sheet. The molds and parts are manufactured using the Raku Tool EL-2203 / EH-2970 resin infusion system.
The master model of the mold is CNC machined with Raku Tool MB-0600 polyurethane sheet. The production mold uses the Raku Tool EL-2203 / EH-2970 epoxy resin injection system and carbon fiber, and the sealant and release agent are applied to the surface of the model. The final composite was also produced by Raku Tool EL-2203 / EH-2970 resin injection.
Raku Tool EL-2203 / EH-2970's viscosity and room temperature processing make production easy and guarantee extremely consistent laminate thicknesses with minimal variations between the parts produced. Post-curing in batches also facilitates mass production without blocking the mold.
"Callaway and Rampf have been working together for a long time, and we cherish each other's pursuit of perfection," said Mark Davidson, manager of the mold materials department of the Rampf Group. "We are very honored to be a participant in this project and we look forward to more s project."
Polyurethane sheet provides good surface structure, good dimensional stability and low thermal expansion coefficient for the part model.