Instruction
For this paper you are to provide an overview of five composite manufacturing processes:
1. Resin Transfer Molding
2. Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding
3. Autoclave Processing
4. Filament Winding
5. Pultrusion
The overview of each manufacturing topic must be contained on one page. Include the following for
each method in your one-page overview:
• Description of Process
• Typical materials utilized (what matrix materials, what reinforcements, what equipment, etc…)
• Modern objects commonly manufactured with this method (a list is fine, but include references).
• Benefits and Drawbacks (include cost in this analysis. Cost may be a benefit or drawback, depending
on the process, so explain the reasoning).
Use 12-point font with a line spacing of 1.15.
Your document should be no longer than 5 pages