Why Out of Autoclave? Moving the cure cycle out of an autoclave to a standard oven has a lot of benefits, including reducing capital & operating expenses, as well as saving manufacturing space. How It Works with Smart Tools 1 | Tool Assembly & Closure To begin, the Smart Tool with lay up is placed into the bottom of the …
Trailing Edge Control Surface WITHOUT The Use of Foam
Smart Tooling uses exclusive shape memory polymer tooling technology to produce a composite multi-chamber trailing edge control surface with co-cured spars without the use of foam core. Traditionally, a composite trailing edge control surface required the use of foam fabricated to a knifepoint to mold the trailing edge because traditional tooling methods could not mold composite with such small, and …
Smart Tools That Act As Mandrels
Learn more about Smart Tools that act as Mandrels in this core product overview. Smart Tools that act as Mandrels are a formable, reusable tooling solution for manufacturing composite parts with complex geometries that improve quality, reduce labor hours, decrease consumables, and increase throughput. THE PROCESS LAYUP – Composite can be laid-up by hand or automated equipment onto rigid Smart …
Smart Tools That Act As Cauls
Learn more about Smart Tools that act as Cauls in this core product overview. Smart Tools that act as Cauls are a formable, reusable tooling solution for manufacturing composite parts with complex geometries that improve quality, reduce labor hours, decrease consumables, and increase throughput. THE PROCESS LAYUP – Composite can be laid-up by hand or automated equipment onto rigid Smart …
Smart Tools That Act As Bladders
Learn more about Smart Tools that act as Bladders in this core product overview. Smart Tools that act as Bladders are a formable, reusable tooling solution for manufacturing composite parts with complex geometries that improve quality, reduce labor hours, decrease consumables, and increase throughput. THE PROCESS LAYUP – Composite can be laid-up by hand or automated equipment onto rigid Smart …