Carbon fibre and carbon fibre reinforced polymer matrix composites (CFRPs) are important
lightweight materials for aerospace, automotive, rail transport, infrastructure, and renewable …

Automated fiber placement (AFP) is a composite manufacturing technique used to fabricate
complex advanced air vehicle structures that are lightweight with superior qualities. The AFP …

Interest in natural fiber–reinforced composites (NFRCs) is increasing rapidly thanks to their
numerous advantages such as low cost, biodegradability, eco-friendly nature, relatively …

Composite materials showed great potential in replacing metal components in several
applications allowing adequate component strength with reduced weight. From a …

Composite materials parts manufacturing is based on the interactions of simultaneous as
well as consecutive process steps. These influence the composite part properties and …

Laser-assisted thermoplastic composite automated placement method has been applied to
the molding of composites due to its advantages of fast molding speed and high heating …

Fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites are gaining popularity in many industries due to
their short consolidation cycles, among other advantages over thermoset-based composites …

Optimization of process parameters of major aerospace composites manufacturing
techniques is essential for manufacturing high-quality aerospace components. However …

The automated fiber placement process (AFP) enables the manufacturing of large and
geometrical complex fiber composite structures with high quality at low cycle times. Although …

The stickiness of prepregs (tack) is considered a decisive material property for the success
of high‐quality composite manufacturing by automated lay‐up processes such as automated …