Method and system for producing a panel member for an airframe

摘要

A method of producing a composite panel member, especially a composite panel member having a foam core sandwich structure for an airframe of an aircraft or spacecraft, including: providing at least one fiber reinforcement layer in a panel molding tool; moving or transferring the molding tool to an infusion station that is pre-heated to an infusion temperature and infusing the fiber reinforcement layer in the molding tool with a polymer resin; moving or transferring the molding tool to a curing station that is pre-heated to a curing temperature and curing the at least one resin-infused fiber reinforcement layer in the molding tool to form a composite panel member; and moving or transferring the molding tool to a cooling station that is provided at a cooling temperature and cooling the composite panel member in the molding tool.

主权项

1. A method of producing a composite panel member, the method comprising:
providing at least one fiber reinforcement layer in a panel molding tool; moving or transferring the molding tool to an infusion station, wherein the infusion station is heated to an infusion temperature, and infusing the at least one fiber reinforcement layer in the molding tool with a polymer resin; moving or transferring the molding tool to a curing station, wherein the curing station is heated to a curing temperature, and curing the resin-infused fiber reinforcement layers in the molding tool to form a composite panel member; and moving or transferring the molding tool to a cooling station, wherein the cooling station is provided at a cooling temperature, and cooling the composite panel member in at least part of the molding tool.