Figure 1. The cure recipe graph is used to communicate the heat rate, soak temperature and duration, the cooling rate, vacuum and pressure requirements and all permissible process boundaries as ...

Hoffman, who invented the SET process, received his bachelor's degree in physics from Moravian College (Bethlehem, PA), and his master's degree in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer. Kuppers, who ...

SHD Group is proud to introduce VTB301, an exceptionally versatile epoxy prepreg system with up to 25% bio-content. Curing can be achieved as low as 65°C while still having a room temperature shelf ...

A prototype microwave-powered autoclave that could reduce composite curing times by up to 60% is to produce its first carbonfibre aircraft parts by September. While conventional autoclaves use ...

While aerospace-derived prepreg materials for autoclave cure were regularly used within the racing and high value sectors of the industry, for composites to be cost-effective for the mass production ...

Thermwood’s LSAM 1020 machine printed a large-scale, autoclave-curable carbon fiber composite tool in seven hours and 26 minutes. Printing and trimming were accomplished using one machine center.