Technologies We Used at Carbon Light
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Filament Winding
Filament winding creates hollow structures of incredible strength. By cross-weaving continuous rovings of carbon fiber, fiberglass or aramid fiber, and embedding them in a resin matrix, the filament winding process results in an optimized product that is perfect for pressure vessels, aerospace components, golf clubs, military armaments, and hundreds of other uses. Wherever strength is needed at low weight, wherever durability and targeted performance characteristics are imperative, this is the manufacturing process of choice.
Compression Molding
Carbon fiber compression molding is a technology derived from sheet molding compound. This technology consents the production of complex full or hollow 3d shaped part in carbon fiber similar to forged aluminum parts. This will leave the designers much more freedom of shape than with traditional carbon fiber parts production techniques. The carbon fiber compression molding technique is often used to substitute forged aluminum components.
Vacuum Infusion
The vacuum infusion process is a technique that uses vacuum pressure to drive resin into a laminate. The mold may be gelcoated and dry materials are laid into the mold and a perforated release film is placed over the dry reinforcement. A vacuum is applied and the dry materials are compacted before the resin is applied. Once a complete vacuum is achieved, the resin is infused into the dry materials via carefully placed tubing. Vacuum infusion offers substantial emission reductions.
Roll Wrapping
The roll wrapping process is used by composite manufacturers to produce high strength carbon fiber tubes, either with a basic unfinished appearance or with a cosmetic finished appearance. Indeed, Carbon Light carry one of the largest ranges of roll wrapped carbon fiber tubes available to buy online. Sometimes however, the need arises for a carbon fiber tube of very specific dimensions, fiber type/orientation or appearance.
Vacuum Bagging
Vacuum bagging is widely used in the composites industry. It is a technique in which you create uniform pressure to the surfaces of the object inside of a bag, holding parts together while the adhesive cures.Pressurizing a composite lamination serves several functions. It removes any trapped air between layers and provides pressure that prevents shifting of fiber orientation during cure. It also reduces humidity and improves the fiber-to-resin ratio in the composite part.
Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer
Vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) is likely the most common acronym of all used in the discussion of low-pressure closed mold reinforced composite molding. The often-used VARTM acronym is most accurately applied to the process of vacuum infusion, which is where the composite is molded using a rigid mold to provide part geometry and a thin flexible membrane over the fiber, with outer atmospheric pressure compressing the fiber tight against the rigid mold surface.