Advanced Composite Automotive Structural Repairs

This presentation highlights standard methods of damage assessment, inspection, damage removal, and various approaches to repairs currently practiced within industry, and how these same principles can be applied to repair of carbon fiber reinforced composite structures within the automotive sector. Also described are current damage removal and repair techniques employed by other industries. A possible adaptation of new rapid cure polymers for automotive structural repairs is presented, along with requirements for the current and future workforce. © 2014 Abaris Training. Reprinted by permission. Presented at: Composites Manufacturing 2014, SME, April 8-10, 2014, Covington, KY.