Low‐cost tooling for composite parts: “the LCTC process”
David Cloud
(David Cloud is based at the The Boeing Company, Rotorcraft Division, Pennsylvania, USA.)
John Norton
(John Norton is based at Vantico Ltd, Cambridge, UK.)
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Abstract
Describes the development of a low‐cost tooling system for the manufacture of composite aircraft parts. The ability to withstand a high temperature autoclave process and provide a high tolerance life expectancy in excess of ten prototype units were key factors in the development of the system. The process uses a syntactic epoxy moulded over an aluminium core to form the tool.
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Citation
Cloud, D. and Norton, J. (2001), "Low‐cost tooling for composite parts: “the LCTC process”", Assembly Automation, Vol. 21 No. 4, pp. 310-317. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000006013
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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