Investigation of a new liquid composite molding process based on multiple resin drop impregnation
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Carbon fiber reinforced plastic manufacturing systems have been upgraded from autoclave molding to liquid composite molding to keep overcoming some weaknesses like long cycle time and expensive equipment. In this work, we suggest a new liquid composite molding based on the multiple-resin drop impregnation system. The newly developed manufacturing process with an adaptable resin dosing system has the advantage of programming the dosing location and amount of the resin. The system improves the impregnation ability by dosing the exact amount of resin onto the expected unfilled zones. Several mechanical properties were measured to confirm the process feasibility, and the experimental results were considered to be equivalent to the properties of the products from the conventional vacuum assisted resin transfer molding. With these results, we believe the novel process can be a solution for the next-generation composite manufacturing industries after some more applicable studies will be done.