Hello pro,
Yes, we have tried hard plastic pushers integrated into the saddle. We've also tried a harder rubber inside the saddle in the trouble area. We have seen slight improvement but not quite what we need. We also saw a greater incidence of blisters in the finished product that may be...
Hello,
This is a bag molding process not an Autoclave process. We do a wet layup on a rubber bladder (we call it a saddle) and then transfer the saddle and layup into a two piece mold. The mold opens and closes horizontally with hydraulics. Once the layup/saddle is in position we close the mold...
Hi all,
We are experiencing an issue with one of our composite molded products. We are use a bag mold process to form a composite helmet. The layup process is wet on a headform/bladder that is then transferred to a hot mold and cured. In areas where the contour bends sharply we are experiencing...
