Watch the step by step process of how we manufactured a composite tube using carbon fiber pre-preg and Smart Tools that act as bladders.
0:00 Materials Required
0:26 Layup prepreg on demo tube
0:53 Closing the mold
1:55 Bagging
3:14 Debulking
3:51 Cure cycle
4:31 Debagging & opening the mold
5:29 Extracting the Smart Tool
6:03 Hand-shaping the Smart Tool for reforming
6:18 Bagging the reforming mold
9:00 Reforming the Smart Tool
9:18 Debagging the reformed Smart Tool
Composite Tube Demo Video - https://youtu.be/VtmMUSe2vOw
Test how Smart Tools fit into your process by renting this tool. Email us at [email protected] for more information.
