Watch a demonstration of a Smart Tool that acts as a mandrel to create a sub-scale composite inlet duct with trapped geometry. Because Smart Tools are rigid at layup, but elastic for extraction, material can be laid up directly onto the Smart Tool, and can be demolded from trapped geometry parts. WATCH ON YOUTUBE Smart Tooling provides formable, reusable composite …
Composite Bladder Tube Demonstration Video
Watch a demonstration of a Smart Tool that acts as a bladder create a tube-shaped composite part, with an interior fastener build-up and trapped geometry. Because Smart Tools are rigid at layup, but elastic for extraction, material can be laid up directly onto the Smart Tool, and can be demolded from trapped geometry parts. Smart Tooling provides formable, reusable composite …
Trapped Geometry Demolding – Benefits of Smart Tooling Case Study
One of the major benefits of Smart Tooling is the ability to demold from trapped geometry. In the video below, we demonstrate how Smart Tools that act as Bladders are rigid during cure, and elastic at extraction. This elasticity allows the Smart Tool to be extracted from a composite part with complex or trapped geometry. Once extracted, the Smart Tool …