Process	Filament winding
	Process suited for the production of strong and reatively thin (max. 2,5 o/oo of diameter) hollow composite parts with a rotational symmetry, such as tubes, containers, masts and wings.The inside surface is very smooth but outside surfaces are rougher. The fibre material (a preformed tape or a hybrid thread) is wound from a reel on a mandrel, after having being wetted in the matrix bath. The mandrel is heated and exposed to pressure. After cooling the part can be removed. It is a low cost process that gives a very uniform quality. It has a medium cycle time per part, and produces small to medium series.
Danish Name	Vikling af fiberplast
Category	Mass conserving processes, Shaping plastics
Materials	Most used: Aramid reinforced epoxy Carbon reinforced epoxy Glass reinforced UP Possible: Glass reinforced PEEK
Typical products	Bicycle frame Fishing-rod, composite Oxygen bottle Windsurfing boom Fuel tank, military aircraft Tubes
References	Risų, Department of Material Research Owens Corning LM-Glasfiber A/S
Price notes	Low cost process.
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