Autoclave curing of composite structures has been such a staple of high-performance composites industry practice that it’s difficult to imagine aerospace-grade composites manufacturing without it. But ...

Elaborate computer modelling of autoclave curing of large composite structures has identified ways to optimise the process to cut up to one-third from curing times. Working with Airbus and nacelle ...

Working in partnership with the University of Strathclyde and the Scottish Innovation Centre for Sensor and Imaging Systems (CENSIS), Spirit developed an intelligent heated tool for curing composite ...

Composite components could become more cost-effective and quicker to manufacture following an R&D project underway in Scotland. Curing composites The initiative – which involves Spirit AeroSystems ...

Manufacturing a range of high value components, from wind turbine blades to car panels, could become significantly more cost-effective and quicker thanks to a ground-breaking R&D project underway in ...

Autoclave curing has long been the "gold standard" for aerospace composite parts. Very few processes can match the consistent part quality and high fiber volume of prepreg laminates cured in an ...

Cirrus Aircraft expands its Grand Forks factory to include a new autoclave oven for in-house production of composite parts for the Cirrus Jet. The autoclave will be used to manufacture carbon-fiber ...

A pair of students from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have taken first place at the annual Student Manufacturing Design Competition held by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

PC-based Ethernet controls are increasingly the means chosen to power industrial ovens and autoclaves. Some of the latest implementations of this approach can be found on autoclaves from ASC Process ...