SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A FULLY IMPREGNATED THERMOPLASTIC PREPREG

According to one embodiment, a system for manufacturing a fully impregnated thermoplastic prepreg includes a mechanism for moving a fabric or mat and a drying mechanism that removes residual moisture from at least one surface of the fabric or mat. The system also includes a resin application mechani...

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Hauptverfasser: McBride, Christopher, Faulkinbury, Albert Patrick, Kukatin, Stanislav O, Lockwood, Bradley Ray, Gleich, Klaus Friedrich, Block, Michael John, Yohannes, Asheber, Walp, Matthew, Sandoval, Christopher P, Asrar, Jawed, Chapparo-Chavez, Edwing, Bristol, Derek Cooper, Zhang, Mingfu
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:According to one embodiment, a system for manufacturing a fully impregnated thermoplastic prepreg includes a mechanism for moving a fabric or mat and a drying mechanism that removes residual moisture from at least one surface of the fabric or mat. The system also includes a resin application mechanism that applies a reactive resin to the fabric or mat and a press mechanism that presses the coated fabric or mat to ensure that the resin fully saturates the fabric or mat. The system further includes a curing oven through which the coated fabric or mat is moved to polymerize the resin and thereby form a thermoplastic polymer so that upon exiting the oven, the fabric or mat is fully impregnated with the thermoplastic polymer. During at least a portion of the process, humidity in the vicinity of the coated fabric or mat is maintained at substantially zero.