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Moulding Processes
Compression
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Applications
Automotive & Transportation
Body panels
Lightweight body panels
Structural parts
Lightweight structural parts
Structural carbon fiber parts
Under the hood components
Lights, headlamps and LEDs
Train, Tram & Underground
Electrical & Energy
Enclosures, cabinets and boxes
Lamps housings
Low and medium voltage
Insulators
Conductive & ATEX
Building & Construction
Water tanks
Construction panels
Door skins
Manhole covers
Access chambers
Infrastructure and road work
Sanitary, Appliances & Others
Sinks, bath tubs and shower plates
Service trays
Household appliances
NEW application or market
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SMC | Sheet Moulding Compound
What is SMC
SMC Product Overview
BMC | Bulk Moulding Compound
What is BMC
BMC Product Overview
CSMC | Carbon Fiber SMC
What is CSMC
CSMC Product Overview
Moulding Processes
Compression
Injection
Applications
Automotive & Transportation
Body panels
Lightweight body panels
Structural parts
Lightweight structural parts
Structural carbon fiber parts
Under the hood components
Lights, headlamps and LEDs
Train, Tram & Underground
Electrical & Energy
Enclosures, cabinets and boxes
Lamps housings
Low and medium voltage
Insulators
Conductive & ATEX
Building & Construction
Water tanks
Construction panels
Door skins
Manhole covers
Access chambers
Infrastructure and road work
Sanitary, Appliances & Others
Sinks, bath tubs and shower plates
Service trays
Household appliances
NEW application or market
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History
1963.
Astar is founded. Manufacture of electrical insulators using in-house produced BMC for GE and Westinghouse.
1968.
First sales of BMC in the free market.
1970.
First sales of SMC.
1975.
Installation of first SMC roving machine in Spain and end of moulding activities.
1983.
Growth of SMC applications for the automotive.
1986.
Start of export activities and sales outside Spain.
1989.
Implementation of a high performance SMC plant.
1996.
ISO 9001 certification by Lloyd´s Register Quality Assurance:
Development and manufacture of SMC and BMC
.
2000.
Implementation of new BMC automatic lines.
2002.
Investment in a new warehouse and Innovation Centre.
2004.
Integration of all activities into a Computer Aided Manufacturing System. On-line control of all operations.
2007.
Renewal of SMC production lines.
2010.
Renewal and improvements of our Innovation Centre.
2014.
New On-line controls on SMC and BMC lines.
2015.
New carbon fibre reinforced SMC formulations.
2016.
Certification ISO 14001 by Lloyd´s Register Quality Assurance.
2017.
New High Performance CSMC production line.
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