VABO produces its doors (and hatches) using a vacuum infusion (RTM) process. VABO wishes to investigate what the benefits and disadvantages are of using a prepreg process instead.
Education level:
HBO
Within the project the student(s) will have to investigate the following:
- Investigate current process and make a detailed report on the production cycle of a door leaf
- Investigate what needs to be changed to switch from a vacuum infusion process to a prepreg process
- Make a detailed report in which an alternative process is described. This report includes all benefits/disadvantages (on performance, specification, lead time, cost, etc.) of the alternative process
- Produce a door using a prepreg proces
VABO states that the outcome of the project has to meet the following requirements:
- Full report on alternative process(es) for door production
- No implications on quality/performance
- Demo door produced with the alternative process
Practical Information:
VABO supervisor: Dennis Bezema (engineering), dennis@vabocomposites.com