Figure 1. Vacuum bag schedule. This illustration shows a number of different layers/functions that can be deployed within a vacuum bag for processing a composite laminate. This type of arrangement ...

It is a high performance release film treated on both sides for cure temperatures up to 405°C. Thermalimide RCBS is a release film used during the forming process of thermoplastic materials and other ...

SmartValves are shown at far left and far right, with traditional two-piece vacuum ports in between. Photo Credit: SmartValves, Bert Groenewoud, Earth and Flight Composites. SmartValves were developed ...

Airtech supplies vacuum bagging films up to ultra-high temperature and very large width, release films and liquids, pressure sensitive tapes, peel plies, breathers and bleeders, sealant tapes, custom ...

The main question that companies battle with in large-scale manufacturing of automotive, aerospace, marine and wind power components is how to provide a quick and clean release of finished parts from ...

The Advanced Polymers and Composites Lab is an academic teaching space for the department of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology's plastics and composites courses, as well as a ...