TRB Lightweight Construction (TRB) has created a new production process to produce continuous fiber thermoset composite parts in large quantities. By combining innovations in materials science with robotic manufacturing, TRB makes advanced composite materials competitive in the automotive and aerospace markets. This automated manufacturing process has been used to provide key battery components for electric buses to global Tier 1 powertrain manufacturers.
Lightweight composite materials are a key element in the development of electric vehicles, and TRB’s mission is to support the world’s successful transition to sustainable transportation. The company has used its own expertise and rich experience in various transportation fields to develop cost-effective alternatives to traditional metal or expensive composite parts, thereby creating a fully integrated manufacturing process that can meet automotive and aviation requirements. The required quantity is delivered to the parts industry.
A related person said: "Although there are many applications for high-capacity composite materials, our mission is to accelerate the transition to sustainable transportation, so we chose to focus on the fast-growing electric vehicle and electric aircraft market."
TRB's unique manufacturing process combines proprietary instant resin and internally produced prepregs with advanced robotic production technology to produce high-specification thermoset composite parts that can be shipped immediately in just a few minutes. These customized materials are fed into a fully integrated process that automatically cuts, places, presses, and cures to make parts faster and more economically while meeting stringent quality standards. This rapid manufacturing method is very suitable for the mass production of electric vehicles and electric aircraft parts and other wide-ranging applications, and can adapt to various environments in the manufacturing process, and they also develop and manufacture prepregs.