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Suppliers of raw and finished materials used in the manufacture of molds and tooling for composite structures.

Adelaide Epoxy Supplies
Distributors of epoxy systems and Ciba modelling boards. Tooling boards page includes table of physical and mechanical properties.

ADTECH Plastic Systems
A full line of materials for layup tools, including laminating systems, casting systems, gelcoats, fillers, mold releases, and accessories. Descriptions and basic specs.

The Advanced Composites Group
Epoxy tooling blocks; carbon and glass boards and tubes; tooling resins; repair pastes and fillers. ACG also has low-temp curing prepregs which work well for tooling.

Airtech International
Toolmaster Composite Tooling Systems. Includes everything from masters to prepregs to backup structures to ancillary materials. Full product list but no details.

Ball Consulting
Casting resins, gels, release agents and waxes for mold making. Targeted to architectural and sculpting applications, but also useful for composite molds.

Chavant
Manufacturer of clays, including one developed for mold making. They also offer instructional videos and texts, tools, and some online articles, including an article on composite tools.

The Compleat Sculptor
Many products useful to composite manufacturers, including molding materials, casting resins, waxes, abrasives, and tools. Full catalog with prices, technical how-to articles.

Conap
Epoxy and urethane casting resins, surface coats, and gel coats. Complete product list online with brief descriptions. Some datasheets online request others via form.

Cytec
Manufacturer of a full line of composites and related materials. Tooling-specific materials include CYFORM and DURATOOL prepregs. No product info online.

De-Comp Composites
Fiberglass and graphite tooling, tooling boards, panels, pastes and fillers. Also a wide range of consumables and vacuum accessories.

Devcon
Flexane urethane casting system in a variety of viscosities, hardnesses, and curing cycles. Brief product descriptions; form, phone, or e-mail for more info.

Dynamold
DMR flexible replication materials. Used for making accurate castings of parts. Finished castings can be used as layup tools or master plugs.

Epoxical
Epoxy surface coats, laminating systems, casting systems, and specialty materials for tooling. Tables of basic product specs and cured material properties.

Formglas
Manufacturer of Glass Reinforced Gypsum (GRG). This is marketed as an architectural material, but it would probably be a good substitute for plaster in tools.

Freeman Manufacturing & Supply
Distributor of materials for pattern, mold, and model shops. Full line cards with some descriptions. Everything from casting resins to tooling planks to shop supplies.

Goldenwest Manufacturing
Urethane casting resins, machineable plastic, and NC foam proof boards. Basic descriptions and some specs. Some pictures of tools made with the materials.

Hapco
Casting and molding compounds, including a line designed for composite tooling. Descriptions, technical specs, and use information.

Lavender Racing Developments
Australian distributor of tooling materials. Specific products include prepregs (from the Advanced Composites Group), gel coats, tooling blocks, ancillaries and silicon elastomers. Site lists stock items.

Olmec Advanced Materials
Supplier of monolithic graphite and machined components. No product descriptions or specs. Fill out the enquiry form to get more information.

Resin Services
Casting resins, tooling boards, and tooling doughs. General descriptions and physical properties for each product.

Rudolph Brothers
Axson modeling boards, epoxy and polyurethane. Page gives selection guide and material properties.

Smooth-On
Casting systems and related materials such as adhesives and release agents. Product tables with technical specs and properties. Technical help section.

Star Technology
Surface coats, laminating systems, and casting sytems for tooling applications. Product descriptions and a table of material properties.

Synair
Liquid rubber and silicone molding systems, casting resins, and other materials. Full list of products with descriptions and specs.

Syntech Materials
SYNFORM and SYNBOARD syntactic foam tooling materials and boards. Brief product descriptions and tables of properties.

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