RTM OFFERS THE PROMISE OF PRODUCING LOW-COST COMPOSITE PARTS WITH COMPLEX STRUCTURES AND LARGER NET SHAPES. RELATIVELY FAST CYCLE TIMES WITH GOOD SURFACE DEFINITION AND APPEARANCE ARE EASILY ACHIEVED. MANY ASSEMBLY STEPS CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO THE MOLDING STEP, THUS SAVING A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME OVER CONVENTIONAL LAY-UP PROCESSES. SINCE RTM IS NOT LIMITED BY THE SIZE OF THE AUTOCLAVE OR BY THE PRESS, NEW TOOLING APPROACHES CAN BE UTILIZED TO FABRICATE LARGE, COMPLETE STRUCTURES. IN SOME APPLICATIONS, RTM IS THE ONLY WAY TO MANUFACTURE COMPLEX STRUCTURES.
| Number of Pages : | 13 |
| Published : | 06/01/1990 |
