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US 2020/0164602 A1Published application
Induction Heating of Composite Parts
AssigneeZephyros, Inc.
InventorsEren Hursit, Henry Richardson, Ken Mazich, Brendan Keenan, Joe Thomas, Brandon Madaus
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Abstract
A forming process for composite parts comprising pultruding a resin and fiber material through a shortened pultrusion die, exposing the pultruded resin and fiber material to an induction heating coil aligned to be in-line with the pultrusion die to cure the resin and fiber material, wherein one or more of the resin and/or fiber material include a metallic component to facilitate cure via the induction heating coil.
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A method comprising:
- pultruding a polyurethane resin and fiber material through a shortened pultrusion die;
- exposing the pultruded resin and fiber material to an induction heating coil aligned to be in-line with the pultrusion die to shape and/or cure the resin and fiber material to form a part;
- wherein one or more of the resin and/or fiber material include a metallic component to facilitate cure via the induction heating coil.
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