# PGTEX orders Schuler 3,600-ton hydraulic press for composite parts

Chinese company PGTEX ordered a Schuler 3,600-ton hydraulic press for HP-RTM and wet compression moulding to produce carbon fibre reinforced plastic car body parts for a new electric SUV. Shipment is planned for early 2019.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-07-31
- Where: near Shanghai, China
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 3,600 ton press
- Products: hydraulic press, carbon fibre reinforced plastic car body parts
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Schuler Group](https://endata.com/companies/16758.md) (supplier)
- [PGTEX](https://endata.com/companies/33412.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [composites.media](https://www.composites.media/pgtex-orders-schuler-3600ton-hydraulic-press), 2018-07-31: "Schuler presses offer high rapid motion speeds, short pressure set-up times and active slide parallelism control for high-quality components with reduced scrap."

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