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When using reinforced plastics, the material is manufactured at the same time as the component, so selecting a suitable manufacturing process is crucial for the success of the design. In this chapter, a table is used to select the appropriate production process. Each process is then described in detail so that the initial choice can be checked against a summary table of advantages and disadvantages.
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General references
Composites: a design guide, T Richardson, Industrial Press, New York, 1987.
Engineered Materials Handbook Vol 2 Engineering Plastics, ASM International, Metals Park, 1987.
Hands Off GRP, Proceedings of an annual conference organized by PRI, London, 1989.
Design with Advanced Composite Materials, L Philips, Design Council, London, 1989.
Composites Manufacturing, Butterworth, London, 1990 — quarterly journal.
Process selection
T Richardson loc cit — useful breakdown of product type and appropriate manufacturing process.
Design Manual for Engineered Composite Profiles, J Quinn, Fibreforce, Runcorn, 1988 — cost breakdown in terms of typical capital equipment and process.
Contact moulding
Polyester Handbook, Scott Bader, Woolaston, 1986 — detailed descriptions and lists good working practices.
T Richardson loc cit — comprehensive section on additives including selection table in terms of enhanced properties.
Resin transfer moulding
‘Recent advances in glass fibre preforming’, P Thornborough in Hands Off GRP Ill, PRI, London, 1989 — detailed description of process as applied to random mats.
‘Preforming for resin injection moulding’, D Jones in Plastics and Rubber International, August 1988 — good example of usage for general engineering products.
‘RTM pumps up the volume’, G Dean & R Heyman in Advanced Composites Engineering, Design Council, London, Summer 1988.
Pultrusion
J Quinn loc cit — good description of process, together with benefits and limitations.
Prepreg moulding
‘Vacuum bag and autoclave moulding’, N Brain in IRPI, Channel Publications, High Wycombe, 1985 — clarifies differences in processes and how to use them effectively.
Successful Composite Techniques, K Noakes, Osprey, London, 1989 — very comprehensive sections, full of practical considerations for manufacture.
Injection moulding
‘Advanced composites — aerospace materials in industry’, C G Booth & J S Kennedy in Seminar S 721, IMechE, London, 1989 — use of advanced thermoplastics in various manufacturing processes.
A description of the databases for short fibre reinforced resins is given in the reference section at the end of Chapter 5.
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Mayer, R.M. (1993). Manufacturing considerations. In: Design with Reinforced Plastics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2210-8_6
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