Objective
The aim of this CRAFT Project is for a new form tooling system to be developed to the state of a viable technology, which will essentially improve the economics of composite component production radically, and in doing so improve the competitiveness of European Aerospace subcontractors relative to their American and Asian rivals. The tooling system consists essentially of a high temperature chemically bonded ceramic matrix composite material, into which heating elements are positioned, with the whole structure then faced with composite skins. The composite skins then provide a high quality surface finish with a matching coefficient of thermal expansions to the part to be produced. The chemically bonded ceramic composite is a patented silicate based material produced from an aqueous base at room temperature. The net result of this tooling system, is that the tool can be used to cure composites at elevated temperature, without the need for heating introduced by an autoclave. This radically improves the economics of composite production and allow<, for example two autoclave cycles to be completed within a single working shift as opposed to the one that might be expected currently.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcomposites
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomics
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Call for proposal
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CH5 2NT Chester
United Kingdom