IN-SITU COMPACTION DURING Z-FIBER REINFORCEMENT OF DRY FIBER PREFORMS

Abstract: a method for in-situ compaction during z-fiber reinforcement of a dry fiber preform is provided. the method includes positioning a needling assembly adjacent to the dry fiber preform, compacting, via a compaction foot of the needing assembly, the dry fiber preform in a first direction, and needling, via a set of barbed needles, at least a portion of the dry fiber preform beneath a surface of the compaction foot in the first direction.

Inventor(s): Katherine Emily Waugh, Kyle Rosenbrock

CPC Classification: B29B11/16 (comprising fillers or reinforcement {(non-woven fabrics per se , )})

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