Forming systems and assemblies as disclosed herein comprise a composite material comprising a structural component and a resin component combined with the reinforcing component. A forming element is disposed within the composite material and has a coefficient of thermal expansion that is greater than that of the composite material. The forming element is positioned to provide a desired integral structural reinforcement and/or surface feature to the composite. The composite material may comprise one or more passages extending from a surface thereof to the forming element. The composite material may be cured by heat to take a set configuration and then allowed to cool. The cooling of the composite material and the forming element enables the forming element to contract relative to the composite material and become delaminated therefrom to facilitate easy removal, and thereby provide an improved method and assembly for making structural reinforcing features in composite structures.

A method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade is provided, including the steps of: a) arranging a fiber lay-up on a mandrel tool, the mandrel tool including a frame and, as seen in cross-section, at least two mandrel portions connected to the frame, and wherein at least a portion of the fiber lay-up is supported by an outer surface of the at least two mandrel portions, b) reducing a cross-section size of the mandrel tool by retracting at least one of the mandrel portions towards the frame, c) arranging the mandrel tool inside adjacent blade sections, d) increasing the cross-section size of the mandrel tool by extending at least one of the mandrel portions away from the frame, and e) infusing at least a portion of the fiber lay-up with a resin and curing the resin to obtain a cured joining portion joining the blade sections inside.

A vent structure for large volume liquid storage tanks having a double gooseneck shape with vent openings facing downward, formed as a single structure from a mold tool with multipart extractable cores for forming the structure from corrosive resistant materials without a need for substantial post machining.

A vent structure for large volume liquid storage tanks having a double gooseneck shape with vent openings facing downward, formed as a single structure from a mold tool with multipart extractable cores for forming the structure from corrosive resistant materials without a need for substantial post machining.

A plastic faucet body and a die for molding the same are disclosed in present invention. The plastic faucet body comprises a left water inlet pipe (1) and a right water inlet pipe (2), wherein a connecting cross-beam (3) is disposed between the left water inlet pipe (1) and the right water inlet pipe (2), the left water inlet pipe (1) and the right water inlet pipe (2) are embedded with a threaded copper pipe (4), respectively, the copper pipes (4) are formed integrally with the plastic faucet body by means of a single stage process and are in communication with the corresponding left water inlet pipe (1) and the right water inlet pipe (2), respectively.

A plastic faucet body and a die for molding the same are disclosed in present invention. The plastic faucet body comprises a left water inlet pipe (1) and a right water inlet pipe (2), wherein a connecting cross-beam (3) is disposed between the left water inlet pipe (1) and the right water inlet pipe (2), the left water inlet pipe (1) and the right water inlet pipe (2) are embedded with a threaded copper pipe (4), respectively, the copper pipes (4) are formed integrally with the plastic faucet body by means of a single stage process and are in communication with the corresponding left water inlet pipe (1) and the right water inlet pipe (2), respectively.

This flexible mandrel for molding a composite material containing a thermosetting resin includes: a main body containing a first material; and a thermally conductive layer containing a second material having a higher thermal conductivity than the first material, the thermally conductive layer being formed so as to cover at least a portion of the main body. The thermally conductive layer extends from a contacting surface of the flexible mandrel, which comes into contact with the composite material during molding, to a non-contacting surface which does not come into contact with the composite material.

A novel method for producing a fiber-reinforced resin structure is provided, which has excellent strength but can be formed in various shapes. A fiber-reinforced resin structure is manufactured by preparing an assembly including a first foam having a columnar shape, a fiber body covering at least a part of a side surface portion of the first foam, and a second foam having a columnar shape adjacent to the first foam via the fiber body.

A core according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a core that is inserted into a space between a skin and a stringer in a step of integrally molding the skin and the stringer, the skin including fiber-reinforced resin, the stringer having a hat-shaped section that is open toward the skin. The core includes: a first die that extends along a longitudinal direction of the stringer and contacts the skin; a second die that extends along the longitudinal direction of the stringer, is adjacent to the first die, and contacts the skin; and a third die that extends along the longitudinal direction of the stringer, is located at an opposite side of the skin across the first die and the second die, and contacts both the first die and the second die.

A core according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a core that is inserted into a space between a skin and a stringer in a step of integrally molding the skin and the stringer, the skin including fiber-reinforced resin, the stringer having a hat-shaped section that is open toward the skin. The core includes: a first die that extends along a longitudinal direction of the stringer and contacts the skin; a second die that extends along the longitudinal direction of the stringer, is adjacent to the first die, and contacts the skin; and a third die that extends along the longitudinal direction of the stringer, is located at an opposite side of the skin across the first die and the second die, and contacts both the first die and the second die.