Source: KraussMaffei

A Refocus on HP-RTM for Aerospace Applications

April 04, 2023 |

This webinar will reintroduce the equipment and process of HP-RTM, C-RTM and LCM from KraussMaffei; Hexcel will present their portfolio of aerospace-grade 2K systems.

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New aerospace-approved resin systems for HP-RTM processes result in significantly reduced cycle times.

High-pressure resin transfer molding (HP-RTM) has been around for more than a decade now and is widely used in automotive production. Additionally, highly-reactive, two-component snap cure resins have been around as well. The disconnect has always been the transition from out of autoclave (OOA), vacuum bagging, vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) and other traditional resin transfer molding (RTM) processes—especially in the aerospace markets.

This webinar will reintroduce the equipment and process of HP-RTM, compression resin transfer molding (C-RTM) and liquid composite molding (LCM) from KraussMaffei and Hexcel will present their portfolio of aerospace-grade 2K systems. When these are brought together, you will see the overall benefit of the system and cure times of 30 minutes or less.

Agenda:

Reintroduction of KraussMaffei's HP-RTM, C-RTM and LCM processes
Review of new resin systems from Hexcel
Case study of Airbus A350 door beam

Presenter 1:

Sebastian Schmidhuber

Trendscounting Manager, KraussMaffei

Sebastian started working for KraussMaffei in 1999, becoming an R&D engineer at the division for machines and equipment for thermoset plastics processing. After two years of working for the US subsidiary as lab manager and process engineer, he became responsible for R&D in 2016 at the headquarters in Munich, Germany, and joined the innovations and trendscouting team in 2020.

Presenter 2:

Jason Scharf

Technical Development Manager, Hexcel

Jason Scharf is Hexcel's technical development manager where he is responsible for managing the technical interface between Hexcel and customers. Prior to this role, he managed the Hexcel Applications Lab in Kent, Washington, which focuses on OOA processes, including rein infusion. Jason has over 20 years of experience in aerospace composites. He has held positions in design, stress analysis, materials and process, business development, and research and technology. He has worked with many aerospace materials and processes. Jason received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from North Dakota State University and a master's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Washington with a focus on composite materials and analysis.

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