The Boeing Company

Benjamin Adam Mussi

Max Urban Kismarton

Kurtis Shuldberg Willden

Andrew Elmer Modin

Robert Dennis Hawkins

Edoardo P Depase

Michael L Glain

A method is presented. The method comprises identifying a desired shape of a ply on a tool, in which the ply has a fiber orientation; identifying a cut shape for the ply, in which the cut shape is different than the desired shape; cutting a composite prepreg ply to have the cut shape, the composite prepreg ply having the fiber orientation; using a deformable carrier to apply the composite prepreg ply having the cut shape to the tool such that the composite prepreg ply has the desired shape on the tool.

Method of laying up prepreg plies on contoured tools using a deformable carrier film

Composite prepreg is laid up over a tool by placing prepreg material on a carrier film and using the carrier film to apply the prepreg material to the tool. The prepreg is conformed to contours of the tool by deforming the carrier film.

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Bellevue, WA, United States of America

Benjamin Adam Mussi