SBCF BC3 Machine

BC3 Machine

Custom stretch breaking machine designed and fabricated at MSU to produce up to 32 tows of stretch broken carbon fiber simultaneously.

ASC Autoclave being programmed for a run by SBCF Research Scientist

Composite Autoclave

ASC Process Systmes Econoclave® EC3X5

 

12 inch wide pilot plant film coater

12-Inch Wide Pilot Plant Film Coater

Custom fabricated filming machine manufactured by CA Litzler Co. to produce 12 inch resin films for prepreg production at pilot scale. 

SBCF production prepreg line

Custom Prepreg Line

12 inch pilot-scale prepreg production line designed and fabricated at MSU taking up to 140 tows.

3D printer

3D Printer

Intamsys FUNMAT HT desktop industrial high temperature 3D printer

 

Forming fixture used to test forming capabilities of carbon fiber tows and prepreg

Forming Fixtures

MSU has developed several unique fixtures and processes to quantitatively evaluate formability of composites under different conditions

 

Instron 8562 used for mechanical testing

Mechanical Testing Equipment

Instron machines including the 8802, 8501, 8872, 8511 and 8562 and several Mark-10 Universal Tests stands are used to complete mechanical testing of stretch broken and continuous carbon fiber composites.