| Titre : |
Tailored blank fiber placed fabrication: high volume thermoplastic composite structures |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Michael L. Skinner, Auteur |
| Année de publication : |
2007 |
| Article en page(s) : |
p. 34-42 |
| Note générale : |
Bibliogr. |
| Langues : |
Américain (ame) |
| Index. décimale : |
668.4 Plastiques, vinyles |
| Résumé : |
The patented Fiberforge® process for high volume thermoplastic structure fabrication consists of the following steps: tailored blank fabrication, thermoforming and trimming. Tailored blanks are fabricated using automated, high speed tape lay-up equipment. The blanks are flat and not fully consolidated during the lay-up process. The blanks are near net shape and the laminate structure is tailored for the application, thus minimizing material usage. The blanks can be consolidated in a bulk process (roller press or step press) if required. The thermoforming is done with matched tooling in a high pressure press giving high accuracy and good finish on both surfaces and very fast forming times. The advantages of the process are high speed and high volume structural part fabrication at low cost. The tape lay-up equipment is designed for high speed lay down of various reinforced thermoplastic tapes. Lay down rates of up to 1.5 meters (60 inches) per second are possible. A software package, written in Java, to generate patterns for the tape placement machine was developed. The software reads a DXF outline drawing of the blank and the user develops the desired laminate structure. |
| Note de contenu : |
- INTRODUCTION : Lower materials cost - Lower manufacturing cost - Higher structural performance
- TAILORED BLANKS
- THERMOFORMING
- AUTOMATED TAPE LAYUP MACHINE
- TAILORED BLANK GENERATION SOFTWARE |
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