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Filament Winding: Process

Filament winding is an automated process that uses a rotating mandrel mold to wind continuous fiber strands impregnated with resin in a controlled geometric pattern, resulting in high strength cylindrical composite parts like tanks and pipes. The filament winding process provides precise fiber orientation and placement for high strength-to-weight ratios, meets strict tolerances, and has lower labor costs than other molding methods due to automation.

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Filament Winding: Process

Filament winding is an automated process that uses a rotating mandrel mold to wind continuous fiber strands impregnated with resin in a controlled geometric pattern, resulting in high strength cylindrical composite parts like tanks and pipes. The filament winding process provides precise fiber orientation and placement for high strength-to-weight ratios, meets strict tolerances, and has lower labor costs than other molding methods due to automation.

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Filament Winding

Filament winding is an automated open molding process that uses a rotating mandrel as the mold. The male
mold configuration produces a finished inner surface and a laminate surface on the outside diameter of the
product.

Filament winding results in a high degree of fiber loading, which provides high tensile strength in the
manufacture of hollow, generally cylindrical products such as chemical and fuel storage tanks, pipes, stacks,
pressure vessels, and rocket motor cases. The process makes high strength-to-weight ratio laminates and
provides a high degree of control over uniformity and fiber orientation. The filament winding process can be
used to make structures that are highly engineered and meet strict tolerances. Because filament winding is
computer-controlled and automated, the labor factor for filament winding is lower than other open molding
processes.

Process:
Continuous strand roving is fed through a resin bath and wound onto a rotating mandrel. The roving feed runs
on a trolley that travels the length of the mandrel. The filament is laid down in a predetermined geometric
pattern to provide maximum strength in the directions required. When sufficient layers have been applied, the
laminate is cured on the mandrel. The molded part is then stripped from the mandrel. Equipment is available for
filament winding on a continuous basis with to axis winding for pressure cylinders. Filament winding can be
combined with the chopping process and is known as the hoop chop process.

Molds:
Filament winding uses mandrels of suitable size and shape, made of steel or aluminum, to form the inner
surface of the hollow part. Some mandrels are collapsible to facilitate part removal.

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