The peeling apart of layered materials is common in nature and has been used by humans
in myriad applications since prehistoric times. Over the past century, a wide range of peel …

Automated fiber placement (AFP) is a composite manufacturing technique used to fabricate
complex advanced air vehicle structures that are lightweight with superior qualities. The AFP …

The stickiness of prepregs (tack) is considered a decisive material property for the success
of high‐quality composite manufacturing by automated lay‐up processes such as automated …

Prepreg tack is a critical material property that plays a key role in Automated Fibre
Placement (AFP) manufacture-induced defect generation. However, there is a gap in current …

Application of automated fiber placement is limited by defects formed in the prepreg tows
during the layup process. An extensive experimental study is performed to investigate the …

With the rapid advancement in the manufacturing industry, there has been a massive rise in
the demand for products made of fiber reinforced polymer composites as they have high …

Selectively adjusting the tackiness of epoxy pre-impregnated carbon fibers is considered
mandatory in terms of process stability of automated lay-up and draping. This experimental …

This paper explores the issue of protective film removal in the hand layup process for
composite parts production. The hand layup process, involving the assembly of prepreg …

A single-stage peel method was employed to determine the relationship between key
processing parameters and tack for a standard aerospace carbon/epoxy prepreg subjected …

Abstract Automated Dry Fibre Placement (ADFP) is a version of Automated Fibre Placement
(AFP) where prepreg tapes are substituted with dry fibre tapes. In this process, a uniform …