5 Ways to Improve Your Composite Manufacturing Process
High-performance composites are revolutionising various industries, from aerospace to wind energy and industrial sectors. The rising demand for precise, consistent materials and processes presents a number of challenges – without the right approach, your products can easily fail to meet their full potential.
Whether you’re seeking efficient ways to scale up your production or are looking to optimise existing manufacturing processes, we can help you develop innovative, world-class composites. Here’s where you can begin when starting to think about making composite process improvements.
Develop Custom Solutions
Addressing complex manufacturing challenges requires more than a one-size-fits-all approach. If you truly want to create the best composite parts for your project, you need to review every production stage. This means rigorous process development, identifying the most effective methods for your specific application, and regularly reviewing and refining these processes to integrate improvements and stay competitive.
Here at Composite Integration, we offer thorough composite process development services to help streamline and optimise your operations. We’ll work closely with your team to understand your unique requirements, creating a plan that is tailored to you. Not only can we then recommend the best machines for your applications, but we can also help with custom builds to ensure all of your manufacturing needs are met.
Embrace Advanced Technologies
Hand layup in marine applications and prepreg layup in aerospace are widely used legacy methods — but both come with well-recognised limitations. These manual, labour-intensive processes often lead to inconsistencies in part quality, extended cycle times and difficulties in scaling production efficiently. Open mould and prepreg techniques also make it harder to control resin content, reduce waste or meet increasingly stringent quality and repeatability standards.
In contrast, closed moulding technologies like resin transfer moulding (RTM) offer a controlled, repeatable, and scalable alternative. Transitioning to RTM enables manufacturers to improve production efficiency, part consistency, and overall process control.
At Composite Integration, we specialise in RTM and VRTM, with the expertise to help you assess and implement the most effective closed moulding solutions for your production environment.
Optimise Existing Processes
Sometimes optimisations don’t mean complete production overhauls – it’s about identifying where the most productive changes can be made and ensuring current systems are performing at their best.
Refining machine parameters, mould designs and workflows can provide significant improvements. Eliminating inefficiencies and making target improvements can help reduce waste, increase cycle times and enhance overall composite quality.
When engaging our installation and composite machine servicing expertise, you’ll get access to ongoing maintenance support and development to help ensure your operations remain streamlined and properly optimised over time.
Provide Training & Upskilling Opportunities
Even with the increased availability of automated processes in some areas, the people behind the production are key. Without skilled, knowledgeable operators, even the most advanced tech won’t be able to perform at its best.
Ensure your team is properly trained on the latest techniques and machine operation so they can confront any challenges in real time and be empowered to make more informed decisions. Our training programmes are designed to cultivate a deeper understanding of composite manufacturing, from conceptual design work to practical skills.
Work With the Right Composites Partner
Working with the right specialists who understand your objectives can be instrumental for long-term success. A knowledge composites partner at the forefront of the latest innovations brings more than just equipment and materials – they offer tailored insight and ongoing support that can help unlock new efficiencies.
The right composites partner can become an extension of your in-house team, directly working to bolster your success. At Composite Integration, we pride ourselves on building long-term partnerships, crystallising our core ethos that ‘there’s always a better way’.
To discuss your project or find out more about our services, please get in touch.
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