Mold intended to be used for the manufacture of a gas turbine fan casing made of composite material including: a mandrel on which a fibrous preform of a fan casing is intended to be wound said preform comprising an annular wall the profile of the outer surface of which corresponds to that of the inner surface of the casing to be manufactured and two side flasks the profiles of which correspond to those of outer flanges of the casing to be manufactured; a plurality of angular counter-mold sectors assembled in a sealed manner on the mandrel and intended to close the mold and to compact a fibrous preform wound on the mandrel; and at least one compacting wedge, the wedge being placed between the fibrous preform wound on the mandrel and the associated angular counter-mold sector.

The invention relates to a machine for producing parts made of composite materials and method for producing parts using said machine, comprising at least one drum (1) having a perforated wall, provided with a rotary drive, in relation to which there are arranged at least one applicator head (5) for applying strips of fiber, at least one cutting head (7) and at least one assembly (11) for forming tubular parts, while inside the drum (1) there is arranged a blowing system which allows air to be projected through the perforated wall of said drum (1), allowing the production of parts with an open configuration and parts with a tubular configuration using said assembly, by means of laminated surfaces (9) that are formed on the drum (1).

A fillet for a composite panel may be formed by pulling a prepreg slit tape from a spool and winding the slit tape into a fillet mold around the perimeter of a wheel. The tension, heat, and speed may all be adjusted during the winding process. A guide may guide the slit tape to specific locations in the fillet mold. The fillet may be removed from the wheel and coupled to the composite panel and cured.

A balloon wrapping apparatus is disclosed by which a balloon can be accurately positioned and inserted in relation to a pleating section. The balloon wrapping apparatus for wrapping a balloon provided at a distal portion of an elongated shaft includes: a pleating section that forms the balloon with wing shapes; a folding section that folds the wing shapes formed in the balloon along a circumferential direction; a support base that supports a portion other than the distal portion of the shaft, and that makes the distal portion of the shaft insertable into the pleating section and the folding section; and a core metal member to be inserted in the shaft. The core metal member is inserted in the shaft from a distal end position of the balloon to at least the proximal side of a proximal end position of the balloon.

A composite pipe is disclosed. The composite pipe includes a thermoplastic inner layer and a tape layer. The tape layer is exterior to and bonded with the thermoplastic inner layer. The composite pipe also includes a protective layer formed exterior to the tape layer.

A method of manufacturing a composite profile having a non-circular cross section, comprising the steps ofactuating a string of mandrel sections (1) having a non-circular cross section to move axially in a one way motion through one or more orbital winding stations (3) that are rotationally disposed about to the longitudinal axis of the mandrel in one or more passes, continuously helically winding in one or more winding stations tape comprising a bundle of parallel longitudinally extending fibers in a thermoplastic matrix material onto the mandrel sections or a previously wound layer to form layers (4) of a wall of a thin walled profile having a closed cross section including at least one planar surface, andcutting the thin walled profile into profile sections that are carried on one or more mandrel section sections, wherein the layer is consolidated with the previous layer prior to cutting. FIG.1

A method of spirally winding a thermoplastic profile in the manufacture of welded plastic tubes and a winding apparatus for manufacturing a spirally wound tube. A thermoplastic profile is received on a plurality of sliding members being arranged in an axial direction of the tube to be manufactured and defining an essentially cylindrically shaped winding surface with a diameter essentially corresponding to the inner diameter of the tube. The profile is directed along a spiral path towards the previous turn of the profile in order to force opposite edges of the profile together for welding. The radial position of the sliding member is adjusted to control the tension in the thermoplastic profile and the force with which it constricts itself around the winding surface as defined by the sliding member.

Mold intended to be used for the manufacture of a gas turbine fan casing made of composite material including: a mandrel on which a fibrous preform of a fan casing is intended to be wound said preform comprising an annular wall the profile of the outer surface of which corresponds to that of the inner surface of the casing to be manufactured and two side flasks the profiles of which correspond to those of outer flanges of the casing to be manufactured; a plurality of angular counter-mold sectors assembled in a sealed manner on the mandrel and intended to close the mold and to compact a fibrous preform wound on the mandrel; and at least one compacting wedge, the wedge being placed between the fibrous preform wound on the mandrel and the associated angular counter-mold sector.

A bicycle assembly can include a main frame having a bottom bracket area to receive a bottom bracket. The bottom bracket area can be made of carbon fiber with one or more embedded seat blanks to serve as bearing surfaces within the bottom bracket area. The disks may be machined to a high tolerance to receive a bottom bracket.

A chopper disc for a device for the processing of neutron beams is made of carbon fibers and has a concentric, hollow cylindrical recess for receiving a hub for connection to a pivot bearing. The chopper disc also includes a concentric absorber area for absorbing neutrons striking the chopper disc and at least one window in the absorber area through which neutrons of the neutron beam can pass. The carbon fibers extend from the outer periphery of the chopper disc radially in the direction of the recess and contact the recess tangentially.