A method of fabricating a fibre reinforced thermoplastic composite structure comprising: placing a first layer of fibre reinforced thermoplastic material on top of a second layer of fibre reinforced thermoplastic material; providing a local heating source and locally heating a portion of at least the upper layer of thermoplastic composite material; and providing an ultrasonic transducer and locally introducing ultrasonic energywaves to the heated portion of the thermoplastic material such that ultrasonic consolidation of the fibre reinforced thermoplastic occurs.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING A FIBRE REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE STRUCTURE
PROCEDE ET APPAREIL POUR LA FABRICATION D'UNE STRUCTURE COMPOSITE THERMOPLASTIQUE RENFORCEE DE FIBRES
2016-09-20
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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