Composite Manufacturing Process with MicroWire Sensors

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Composite materials are crucial across safety-critical and high-value industries, but monitoring their production and structural integrity can get challenging. RVmagnetics' MicroWire sensors offer a non-destructive, contactless solution for measuring and tracking key production metrics and ensuring structural health.

In-House Video Presentation

We are excited to hereby present our in-house video showcasing the hands-on manufacturing of a composite laminate. The video is a straightforward showcase of our MicroWire’s ca­pabilities. This process involved layering biaxial glass fibre fabrics, applying resin coating between each layer, and following with a vacuum-sealed hardening and solidification phase. Between different layers, and in different positions – we manually inserted our MicroWire sensors, to be able to obtain contactless real-time data from within the composite pieces. We tracked the manufacturing process, and we can still detect and measure the MicroWires in the respective composite pieces. This step-by-step process highlights how MicroWire sensors seamlessly integrate into the structure without compromising its integrity.

What to Observe in the Video?

  • MicroWire Integration: See how MicroWires are embedded within ten layers of biaxial glass fibre fabric with resin coating.
  • MicroWire detection out of Vacuum Sealing: Observe how the composite is enclosed and air is evacuated – while a sensing head monitors the integrated MicroWires throughout the solidification process.
  • Real-Time Monitoring: Watch as the software captures critical data, including structural shifts as the resin solidifies or a manual poking of the mould takes place.
  • Detection of Final Integrated MicroWires: See how we can promptly identify each MicroWire integrated in a different position within the final laminates.

These embedded MicroWires continue to monitor the structural health of the composite throughout its lifecycle. This can help a composite manufacturer or an end user to identify critical issues such as debonding, fiber sliding, critical bending/strai­ning/compressi­on, shocks, vibrations, etc., without invasive testing.

RVmagnetics empowers manufacturers with reliable, real-time data and lifelong structural insights.

Contact us to learn more about this exact process results, or with other inquiries.

Author
Tigran Hovhannisyan
With a B2B sales & marketing background in INGO & Foreign Investments in government sectors, Tigran is now responsible for extensive industry research in RVmagnetics focused on marketing the company both in R&D and Business spaces. Tigran is up to date with trends in deep tech, sensors, and innovative startups in need of niche growth. He shares the knowledge with RVmagnetics communities via blogs, publications, and news releases, while also using his experience to Manage RVmagnetics' Key Partners' accounts.