Innovative Machinery Design to Process Discontinuous Long Fiber Composites

SBIR第一阶段的目标是研究设计和制造设备的可行性，该设备将在受控环境中处理先进的非连续长纤维复合材料（长度为1/2至2英寸）。该成型设备应保持纤维的长度、取向、分散和湿性，从而提高层间剪切强度、抗冲击性和断裂韧性。我们的目标是证明，当与不连续的长纤维复合材料结合时，这种机器将能够将回收树脂模塑成可用的高质量产品。

The objective of this SBIR Phase I research award is to examine the feasibility of designing and manufacturing equipment which will process advanced resign discontinuous long fiber composites (1/2 to 2 inches in length) in a controlled environment. This molding equipment should maintain the fiber length, orientation, dispersion and wet out, thus improving interlaminar shear strength, impact resistance and fracture toughness. This goal is to demonstrate that this machinery will be able to mold recycled resin into a usable quality product when combined with discontinuous long fiber composites.