Defect control is one of the core contents of modern production management. Cristex Composites reports that its partner Saertex has recently introduced a defect control system for carbon fiber multiaxial fabrics that helps improve the quality of its materials.
Cristex explained that it was previously difficult to accurately identify the surface damage of non-curled fabrics (NCFs), but the Saertex intelligent defect control system can identify the structure of the fabric and reveal gaps, undulations and other deviations from specifications. This process allows the carbon fiber fabric to achieve automated and continuous quality assurance without direct damage to the material. In addition to the gaps between fiber bundles, the system can clearly identify other imperfections, such as the uniformity of threads or waves in the inner layers of a multiaxial fabric. Therefore, corrective actions can be taken immediately during the manufacturing process and defects can be identified.
In the production process, Saertex carbon nanofiber membranes are subject to quality control measures, so they meet the key requirements of the aerospace industry and other industrial applications. The higher the requirements for these materials, the more important it is to avoid smaller defects in the fabric structure. The current quality control process involves many manual labor hours and several complex work steps, resulting in increased time and resource costs (especially in downstream customer processes). This is why the industry has been working for many years to develop automated processes to achieve zero defect production of composite materials.
By using multiple layers of multiaxial fabrics, customers can simplify the handling and use of composite materials in their molds and avoid defects. Cristex reports that with carbon fiber fabrics inspected using an intelligent defect control system, component manufacturers can also save themselves the time to inspect and process carbon-reinforced materials, thanks to defective areas removed or marked by Saertex.
By using multiple layers of multiaxial fabrics, customers can simplify the handling and use of composite materials in their component molds and avoid defects. Cristex reports that thanks to the carbon fiber cloth inspected by the intelligent defect control system, component manufacturers have also saved themselves the time to inspect and process carbon-reinforced materials, thanks to those defect areas that have been removed or marked as Saertex.