Manufacturing Processes
Hand lay-up
Dry fabric is manually placed and impregnated—or prepreg is manually positioned—on a one-sided tool.
In simple terms
Dry fabric is manually placed and impregnated—or prepreg is manually positioned—on a one-sided tool.
Best for
Prototypes, repairs, very large parts and low investment.
Watch out for
Operator skill controls fibre angle, resin content, voids, wrinkles and repeatability.
Typical applications
Marine, tooling, covers, prototypes and repair.
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