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RMC’s full spread of composite technologies is critical to maintaining OEM profitability in the face of market uncertainty and funding cuts.
As the fleet ages, new purchases will become inevitable – the transit OEM that is prepared to offer an advanced service vehicle that delivers significantly reduced operating and maintenance costs will have a competitive advantage over the take-it-or-leave it market leader.
Key factors influencing bid awards will continue to be: price, durability, serviceability, and most important, life-time operating costs. RMC’s composite technologies are configured to provide the discerning OEM with the tools to meet these challenges.
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Leading transit OEMs use RMC’s unitized composite flooring for its light weight, rot resistance, and cost effectiveness.
VARTM – this second-generation, sandwich-panel processing technology has been upgraded to reduce cost and improve performance. Characterized by low cost tooling, lightweight, and structural potential, it’s more than just a replacement for plywood. Think one-piece, “drop’n’go” no-rot floors with integrated step wells and wheel housings, or one piece rear step/upper deck, operator’s platform, or a structural roof (with or without skylights).
RIM DCPD – formerly out of reach of most transit OEMs, continuous process improvement and innovation at RMC has yielded another break through: low cost RIM tooling! Ideal for prototype and short-run moulding of instrument panels, side consoles, access panels, fenders, skirts, grilles, headlight and taillight bezels utilizing this low cost, impact resistant, class “A” polymer.
RIM Polyurethane – can mold bumpers, fenders, scuff rails, padded stanchions and grab bars in solid elastomer, structural, or flexible foam. Finishes range from in-mold primer to class “A” top coat, ready for installation.
RTM-lite – the Cadillac of affordable closed moulding technologies, RMC is a leader in this technology; suitable for medium volume parts such as front & rear mask, defroster door, dashboard, exterior side panels, and rear engine door.