New autoclave for PbL arrived in Cottbus

Within the ERDF project "Flexible autoclave plant for the demand-oriented processing of novel, low-cost and highly resilient prepreg semi-finished products and hybrid fibre-plastic/metal multilayer composites", a new autoclave plant was procured for the chair of Polymer-based Lightweight Design. This enables the processing of novel filament-based thermoplastic prepreg systems into temperature-resistant hybrid F-P/M multilayer composites at the university. The autoclave plant completes the processing of thermoset and thermoplastic fibre composite semi-finished products. In combination with low-cost one-piece tools, it will be used for the production of basic demonstrators with complex component geometry and test specimens with high fiber volume content. The hybrid fibre-plastic/metal multilayer composites can be consolidated in the autoclave at a pressure of up to 15 bar and a maximum temperature of 250°C. On 11.02.2020 the plant of the company Italmatic Presse E Stampi srl was delivered to the gates of the laboratory hall 4C on the university campus of BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg in Cottbus. The autoclave system will be assembled and put into operation within the next few weeks.