What is BS EN 14598-1- Designation for Reinforced thermosetting moulding compounds about? 
BS EN 14598 is a European Standard that discusses reinforced thermosetting moulding compounds. The aim of the BS EN 14598 is to provide specifications for Sheet Moulding Compound (SMC) and Bulk Moulding Compound (BMC).
BS EN 14598-1 is the first part of the series that establishes a data block system for the designation of Sheet Moulding Compounds (SMC) and Bulk Moulding Compounds (BMC).
BS EN 14598-1 is applicable to all SMC and BMC ready for normal use in the form of sheets and bulks.
In BS EN 14598-1, the types of SMC and BMC are differentiated from each other by a classification system based on information about basic polymer parameters, fillers/reinforcement content and type, intended method of processing and/or manufacturing and designatory properties.
Note 1: BS EN 14598-1 is not intended to imply that materials having the same designation give necessarily the same performance.
Note 2: BS EN 14598-1 does not provide engineering data, performance data or data on processing conditions that may be required to specify a material for a particular application and/or method of processing.
Who is BS EN 14598-1 - Designation for Reinforced thermosetting moulding compounds for? 
BS EN 14598-1 on the designation for reinforced thermosetting moulding compounds applies to: 
- Manufacturers of reinforced thermosetting moulding compounds
- Dealers and importers of reinforced thermosetting moulding compound
- Quality assurance services
- Testing laboratories
Why should you use BS EN 14598-1- Designation for Reinforced thermosetting moulding compounds?
Reinforced Plastic is a composite material that consists of a polymer matrix along with other fibres. The designation system is based on the premise that thermosets and long fibre reinforced thermo-plastics can be divided into generic families using basic polymers, values of selected designatory properties and additional qualitative information in order to describe a particular material as precisely as desired.
BS EN 14598-1 establishes a data-block system for the designation of Sheet Moulding Compound (SMC) and Bulk Moulding Compound (BMC) using a format and coding system established by the International Standards Organisation (ISO) which is common to most fibre reinforced thermoset and thermoplastic moulding materials. The system is intended to be applied only to materials ready for commercial use.
BS EN 14598-1 is intended for the designation of a single material (or a small group of similar materials) within a generic family.
Thus, if you are a manufacturer of reinforced thermosetting moulding compounds, then by using BS EN 14598-1 guideline you can properly categorize and designate the products before their supply to the market for commercial use, enabling you effectively communicate and verify thermosetting moulding compounds across all value chain.
