MOST COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL PARTS USED IN THE AERONAUTICAL FIELD ARE MANUFACTURED BY MANUAL TAPE LAYING OF PREIMPREGNATED FABRICS AND POLYMERIZED IN AN AUTOCLAVE. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF COMPOSITE PARTS NECESSARILY REQUIRE EITHER THE AUTOMATION OF THE CURRENT TECHNOLOGY OR THE MANUFACTURE OF SUCH PARTS BY NEW PROCESSING TECHNIQUES WHICH PERMIT THEM TO REDUCE PRODUCTION COSTS. AMONG THESE NEW TECHNIQUES, RTM IS REALLY PROMISING FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SECONDARY AERONAUTICAL PARTS, AND EVEN PRIMARY PARTS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. BROCHIER SA, A CIBA GIEGY COMPOSITES AFFILIATE, HAS CARRIED OUT DEVELOPMENT WORKS ON RTM PROCESS OPTIMIZATION AND HAS DEVELOPED THE INJECTEX TECHNOLOGY. THE PAPER FOCUSES ON THE SUPPLY, THE PROPERTIES AND THE PROCESSING OF THE ADAPTED MATERIAL FOR THIS PROCESS.
| Number of Pages : | 10 |
| Published : | 06/01/1992 |
