Sealing the Deal: save time and money, while boosting quality
Advanced materials such as liquid resins, fiber cloths impregnated with resin (prepreg), and bonding adhesives are replacing sheet metal parts or fasteners to decrease product weight and increase performance. In many instances, resins and adhesives will harden at room temperature. However, heat may be required to complete or speed the chemical reactions necessary to cure the materials.
BriskHeat Corporation’s Vacuum Curing and Debulking tables are unique pieces of equipment that allow companies to process composite materials as well as cure adhesives when joining components. This “out-of-autoclave” (OOA) solution is an alternative to the traditional high-pressure autoclave curing process commonly used by manufacturers for curing parts made from composite materials. Electrical heating elements incorporated into the table design provide heat to one or more sides of the component for curing while using vacuum pressure to debulk. These features can be used separately, but more often, part processing requires both. Here we explain various design features and advantages of this equipment, provide examples of materials that can be processed, and discuss applications for a variety of industries.
