Method of manufacturing a workpiece made from a thermoplastic material reinforced with fibers

Abstract

A method of manufacturing at least one workpiece having at least locally a rounded shape and/or an angle and which is formed from a thermoplastic material reinforced with fibers includes: at least one step of winding at least one fiber which is pre-impregnated with a thermoplastic material around a mandrel in order to form on the mandrel a lay-up including a wound layer of fibers or a plurality of wound and superimposed layers of fibers; at least one step of cutting out the lay-up formed; and at least one step of removing from the mandrel the cut-out lay-up.

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