Spreading prepreg tapes for more structurally efficient components

Gearóid Clancy explains how varying the width of carbon fiber prepreg tapes as they’re positioned with an automated tape placement machine means more efficient use of material. The University of Limerick researcher won the 2021 Composites Challenge competition for PhD students for his device for spreading thermoplastic tapes.

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