Patent ID: 9643363
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: B29C,B29K

Claim:
1. A method of manufacturing a structural composites component in a single mould comprising first and second mould halves, the method comprising the steps of: providing a fibre or fabric preform; providing a resin film that is separate from the preform; inserting one of the preform or the resin film into the first mould half of the single mould; separately inserting the other of the preform or the resin film into the first mould half such that the one of the preform or the resin film is disposed on top of the other of the preform or the resin film in the first mould half; closing the second mould half over the first mould half; and pressurizing the single mould in a compression press to cause the resin film to impregnate the preform; wherein the single mould is maintained at a constant heated temperature throughout the method of manufacture and forms a finished structural composites component in the single mould.