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Resin Infusion Short Course

University of Plymouth


Outline Programme

This course offers a practical exploration of this rapidly growing technology.  It will be relevant to manufacturers and specifiers in both reinforced plastics/GRP and 'advanced' composites, as resin infusion offers improvements in H&S, higher quality and reduced waste

The course includes a large proportion of practical demonstrations and investigations, plus detailed case studies with speakers from industry.

Day 1

Process overview; historical review; related and competing processes.
Processing equipment and ancillary materials.
Data logging, monitoring and process control.

Day 2

Materials selection and specification for infusion.
Processing science and modelling.
Laminate quality evaluation.

Day 3

Tooling design and adaptation.
Infusion of cored laminates.
Production aspects; workshop practice.
Case studies

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