Materials Processing

NCCEF offers a broad range of processing equipment for the fabrication of composites via both lamination of prepreg materials and resin infusion of dry fibre preforms.

Pre-fabrication ply kits can be designed using CAD based software and prepared using a fully automatic ply cutter.

Autoclave, Quickstep, hot press, vacuum press, oven and resin transfer moulding facilities are also available within NCCEF.

Capabilities

• Dedicated lay-up room

• Cold room (Viessmann FS 1800 SE-213)

• Automatic ply cutter (Lectra Vector TechTex FX)

• Autoclave (LBBC Technologies TC1000 HTHP)

• Quickstep (Quickstep Technologies Pty Ltd QS5)

• Hot press (Dr Collin GmbH P300P/M)

• Vacuum press (Elkom GmbH Vakutherm)

• Oven facilities

• Resin transfer moulding (RTM) facilities