Out-of-autoclave (OOA) manufacturing techniques for composites result in lower fibre
volume fractions than for fully compressed laminates. The lower fibre volume fraction …

The needs for sustainable development and energy efficient manufacturing are crucial in the
development of future composite materials. Out-of-oven (OoO) curing of fiber-reinforced …

One of the most critical steps in developing new composite products is the design and the
manufacturing of molds. Especially in the high end composite materials manufacturing …

This work innovatively proposed a micro-controlled carbon fiber (CF) energy to achieve the
rapid curing of carbon fiber reinforced composites (CFRC). Compared with the traditional …

Tooling design is crucial for the production of cost-effective and durable composite products.
As part of the current search for cost reduction, integrally-heated tooling is one of the …

Tooling design is crucial for the production of cost-effective and durable composite products.
As part of the current search for cost reduction (by reducing capital investment, energy use …

ABSTRACT Out-of-autoclave (OOA) processing of composites inevitably results in laminate
fibre volume fractions being limited by the maximum~ 1000 mbar pressure given the power …

The present paper considers the manufacturability of polymer composite material tooling
intended for molding and bonding of complex curvature honeycomb sandwich structures …

Composite materials are having high strength and are used in the aerospace and marine
industry. Most of the wings and wind turbine blades have an aerofoil box structure with more …

There is increasing interest across the range of composites manufacturing processes for
cost reduction with a current focus on out-of-autoclave (OOA) processes [1], especially OOA …