The conventional manufacturing process of fiber-reinforced metal matrix composites via liquid infiltration processes, preform manufacturing using inorganic binders is essential. However, the procedure ...

In the ongoing quest to make carbon fiber composites more affordable and better suited for high-volume automotive production, Teijin Carbon Europe GmbH, a Teijin Group company (Wuppertal, Germany) has ...

In this paper, a combination process of automated fiber placement (AFP) of dry fiber and vacuum assistant resin infusion (VARI) was developed, that is firstly a dry fiber preform was fabricated by AFP ...

PET preform molders who want leverage on materials pricing may love new melt-to-preform plant designs that effectively turn them into their own suppliers. Savings of at least 10% are expected. Two ...