Resin infusion between double flexible tooling

Resin infusion between double flexible tooling (RIDFT) Resin is injected into a flat fiber preform that is placed between two flexible tools. The flexible tools with the saturated preform in them are transferred over a tool surface, and vacuum is drawn to conform the saturated preform to the final shape of the part. Unlike RTM, here the resin redistributes or squeezes out during the applied vacuum which dynamically changes the permeability and the fiber volume fraction. 

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Nwabuzor, A.O., Okoli, O.I. Preliminary assessment of the ultra violet curing of composites manufactured by the resin infusion between double flexible tooling process. Polym. Compos. 27, 417 24 (2006)... 

Novel laminates were obtained by UV-curing after the resin was transferred by infusion between double flexible tooling process (RIDFT) [185]. The production time has significantly shortened and depends on the UV exposure interval. Experimental data confirmed some of the properties (tensile strength) of the new materials were comparable to those obtained by thermal curing, while others (tensile modulus) were higher. 

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