SAMPE Journal - November/December 2021 - 46

De-Comp
Composites, Inc.
FEATURE / LARGE COMPOSITE AEROSTRUCTURES
The manufacture of a larger 3.3 m tool was
demonstrated. Further work is needed to verify that the
tool performance matches that of an invar tool. Cost
comparisons will also need to be done to ensure the
savings shown in the smaller tool scales to larger tooling.
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The authors would like to thank the following
organizations for their financial support of this effort:
Department of Energy (DOE), Institute for Advancement
of Composite Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), Jobs
Ohio, and Airbus Americas. Also, the program would not
have been possible without the technical contributions of
the following partners: Northrop Grumman, Cincinnati
Incorporated, Additive Engineering Solutions, SABIC,
and Hexcel.
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