Processing apparatus for composite material and processing method for composite material

Abstract

An object of the disclosure is to improve the quality of a molded component after processed. A processing apparatus 10 is the processing apparatus 10 for a composite material 1 in which fibers and a thermoplastic resin are compounded. The processing apparatus 10 includes: a pair of pallets 20 configured to clamp the composite material 1; a heating die 30 configured to press and heat the composite material 1 via the pair of pallets 20; a cooling die 40 configured to press and cool the composite material 1 via the pair of pallets 20; a temperature adjustment unit configured to adjust a temperature of the cooling die 40; and a conveyance device 50 configured to convey the pair of pallets 20 clamping the composite material 1 from the heating die 30 to the cooling die 40.

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