Integrated manufacturing of REciclable multi-material COmposites for the TRANSport sector
METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AIRCRAFT ENGINE PARTS UTILIZING REUSABLE AND RECONFIGURABLE SMART MEMORY POLYMER MANDREL
A manufacturing process for making aircraft engine parts 100 utilizes reusable reconfigurable smart memory polymer mandrel tooling 320, low temperature metal deposition 420, and composite part lay-up with resin coated conformable braided carbon fiber sleeves, to fabricate both metal internal engine parts and non-metal external parts for turbine engines.
» Number: EP3315278A2 (A2)
» Publication Date: 02/05/2018
» Applicant: GEN ELECTRIC?[US]
» Inventor: YANG YANZHE?[US]; KENWORTHY MICHAEL THOMAS?[US] (1)
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement Nº 768737
