TOWARDS A MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH-VOLUME PRODUCTION OF COMPOSITE COMPONENTS

被引:29
作者
RUDD, CD
KENDALL, KN
机构
[1] Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nottingham
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10.1243/PIME_PROC_1992_206_060_02
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
The last decade has seen strong interest from high-volume manufacturers such as the automotive industry in the development of processes which provide cost effective routes to the manufacture of components in fibre-reinforced composite materials. This paper considers one family of processes that have been targeted as offering a solution-that of resin transfer moulding (RTM)-and reviews the findings of work based at the University of Nottingham. The mechanisms involved are examined together with the variants on the basic process and the implications for high-volume production. Consideration is given to process technology, materials and the relationship between design and manufacture. A route to high-volume manufacture based upon computer aided engineering is proposed.
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