Binders, or tackifiers, have become widespread in the production of new composite
materials by liquid composite molding (LCM) techniques due to their ability to stabilize …

Abstract Recent advances in Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) and Filament Winding (FM)
are driving steady improvements in technological understanding, enabling the production of …

The preforming process of fiber fabrics in liquid composite molding presents remarkable
viscoelastic behaviors, and gives significant effect on the overall mechanical properties of …

Glass fiber reinforced plastics (GFRP) are the predominant materials used for wind turbine
rotor blades. To manufacture blades in a vacuum‐assisted resin infusion process (VARI), a …

Current reported works of preforming behaviors mainly focus on the fabrics without binder
and under constant process parameters. By contrast, in this work, preforming experiments …

We investigated the effect of rigid spherical inclusions such as microcapsules and fillers on
the permeability of fabrics by using glass beads as model inclusions. Beads with a range of …

The preforming characteristics in the compaction process, which has remarkable influences
on the target fiber volume fraction and internal architectures for the fabric, is not revealed …

Bisphenol A based thermoplastic polyesters are commonly used in the industry as binders,
or tackifiers, to produce cost-saving preforms in Liquid Composite Moulding processes such …

Preforming processes can be used for automated manufacturing of fiber reinforced
polymers. Different technologies are used for processing of dry textile fabrics into 2D or 3D …

Increasingly stringent emissions targets are encouraging vehicle manufacturers to prioritise
reduction of vehicle mass. The falling cost of carbon fibre is increasing the viability of …