The Industrial Research Chair will carry out fundamental scientific investigations on resin injection through unsaturated and
compressible fibrous reinforcements in order to understand, model, simulate, predict, optimize and control the manufacturing
process. As a result, new low-cost, high-volume resin injection technology will become available to manufacture
high-performance composites. The research program includes four activities that will all contribute to train highly qualified
professionals:
process analysis to improve the fundamental scientific knowledge on RTM;
process optimization and control to decrease mold filling times and control flow rate or pressure, and temperature during
resin injection and cure;
prototype testing to validate the new manufacturing concepts devised by the Chair; and
process integration of the successive stages of the fabrication cycle (cutting and forming of the fibrous reinforcement,
resin injection, cure and de-molding).
A fifth activity, technology transfer will disseminate research results to Canadian composite manufacturers, thus ensuring
strong economic benefits to Canada.
