SME EM930110

THE RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING (RTM) PROCESS HOLDS SOME SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES TO TYPICAL COMPOSITES MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES. DIFFERENCES TO TOOLING, PART DESIGN, AND PROCESSING PARAMETERS MUST ALL BE LEVERAGED TO MAXIMIZE THE RETURN OF THE RTM PROCESS. THE UNIQUENESS OF THE PROCESS MUST ALSO BE CONSIDERED WHEN DESIGNING THE ENGINEERING TEAM TO CARRY FORWARD TO THE RTM PROJECT. SUGGESTIONS ON DEVELOPING AN RTM PRODUCT AS WELL AS A CASE STUDY OF A RTM PROJECT UNDERTAKEN AT DOW-UNITED TECHNOLOGIES, COMPOSITE PRODUCTS, INCORPORATED ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS PAPER.

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Published:

06/01/1993

Number of Pages:

13

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1 file , 1.3 MB