Influence of some technological parameters on the content of voids on the in‑situ thermoplastic composites in Pultrusion, FW and AFP/ATP technologies

The manufacturing processes, such as pultrusion, filament winding and automated fiber/tape
placement, have been used conventionally for thermoset composites. The automated processes can be adapted to
include in situ consolidation for the fabrication of thermoplastic composites.
In this paper, a detailed review of the factors affecting the in-situ consolidation process is presented for each
technology in detail. Experimental tests were performed with changing parameters for the three technologies in
order to minimize voids for the fabrication of thermoplastic composites. Optimizing these parameters ensures
high-quality composite parts with superior mechanical properties who to be used in many applications.