Large Scale RTM press - 2400tons - 10.500x3.500mm

A newly developed resin transfer molding (RTM) press from Austrian machinery manufacturer Langzauner installed at the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) will slash process time for large components by a factor of 10. Designed for the fabrication of aero-structural parts, the press will advance the center’s Composites at Speed and Scale (Compass) project by reducing process time for large components from approximately 40 hours to just four hours while maintaining quality standards.

AMRC’s Compass is reportedly a major boost to UK aerospace research and development using a new, open-access innovation facility that will initially house Boeing’s research project to de-risk and develop high-rate sustainable structures.

The press system features an impressive 10,500 x 3,500 mm platen size and delivers unprecedented precision with fully adjustable pressing force up to 2,400 tons.
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The system is fully integrated with industrial internet of things (IIoT) capabilities, enabling comprehensive data collection for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications in factory-scale process optimization.

The system’s features, described as revolutionary, include:

Press force regulation accuracy of 0.1%;

advanced sliding table system accommodating up to 180-ton mold mass;

sophisticated plate parallelism control within hundredths of a millimeter;

individual cylinder control with active parallelism management;

innovative gap injection functionality with two-axis rotation capability.