Sandvik Coromant Machining carbon fibre materials - Manual (Page 13)

Common production methods
Prepregs •
- Fibres and resin come together as a “tacky” fabric
- Are stacked up by hand
Injection •
- The dry fibres structure is injected with liquid resin
- Benefitial on large components
Automatic placement: •
- Preimpregnated fibre tapes are placed by a CNC machine
- Used on large structures
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