SEVERAL METHODS FOR PROCESSING HIGH-TEMPERATURE THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES HAVE BEEN DEMONSTRATED BY BASF STRUCTURAL MATERIALS. THESE METHODS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT RESTRICTED TO: PRESS MOLDING, VACUUM, DIAPHRAGM, AND AUTOCLAVE CONSOLIDATION. THESE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES ARE DISCUSSED IN DETAIL AND SEVERAL PROOF OF CONCEPT PARTS HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED FROM COMMINGLED YARNS AND FABRICS USING THESE METHODS.
