
High Value Manufacturing – Bártolo et al. (Eds)
© 2014 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00137-4
Tool concept for prepreg fabric overmould
P. Carreira, N. Alves, C. Ramos & P. Bártolo
Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Marinha Grande, Portugal
ABSTRACT: A new concept in injection moulding, where two different technologies are combined, is pre-
sented. The fabric impregnated with thermoplastic is an example of a new product joining the potential of
polymers with long reinforcing fibres. In order to process this new product in a single processing cycle, two
stages are considered. First, ...