Compagnie Generale Des Etablissments Michelin

Oliver Joye

Antonio Delfino

Pascal Schroeter

Sylvain Grandjean

An apparatus for preparation of a continuous composite element formed of reinforcement fibers impregnated with a resin that includes photo-initiators for curing. Reinforcement fibers are pulled through a vacuum chamber () and then a vertical impregnation chamber () where impregnation with the resin occurs. The elongate composite is then deposited onto a rotating wheel of conformation (). During rotation, a radiation source () such as e.g., LEDs (light emitting diodes) are used to activate the photo-initiators and provide at least partial curing of the resin. From the wheel of conformation, the continuous composite element is passed along a vertical course () where additional radiation sources () activate the photo-initiators and provided additional curing.

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Oliver Joye