Method for manufacturing prepreg laminations

A method for laminating plural layers of a prepreg sheet on a face sheet mounted on an operating table comprising the steps of:

• mounting said face sheet on a first surface of said operating table having said first surface and a second surface opposite said first surface;
• uniformly heating said second surface of said operating table to a desired temperature above room temperature of a room in which operating table is disposed to allow heat to be conducted through said operating table from said second surface to said first surface to enable said first surface of said operating table to heat uniformly to a temperature said face sheet contacting said first surface;
• placing a prepreg tape, comprising a carrier sheet and said prepreg sheet, on said face sheet already uniformly heated during the heating step to allow said face sheet to heat said prepreg sheet, said prepreg sheet being placed adjacent to said face sheet;
• controlling said temperature to which said second surface of said operating table is heated to maintain said temperature of said face sheet higher than a temperature of said prepreg sheet and said carrier sheet;
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• laminating said prepreg sheet onto said face sheet by urging said prepreg sheet against said face sheet while peeling said carrier sheet off of said prepreg sheet, said laminating step occurring while said second surface of said operating table is at said desired temperature and said controlling step is causing said temperature of said face sheet to be higher than said temperature of said prepreg sheet and said carrier sheet.