Affordable RTM aerospace components

Interest in resin transfer molding (RTM) and variations thereof has surged during the 1990s. In its early days, RTM was considered unsuitable for high ly loaded aerospace components. Largely due to the encouragement and suppor t of the U.S. Department of Defense, RTM is now well accepted as a means of reducing the cost of flight hardware,ni . Intellitec, known in the industr y as "the other guys," has played a significant role in developing the fool ing and manufacturing tg technology to RTM a host of military aircraft comp onents. In this article, the company provides key insights into their formu la for success full fabrication of RTM parts.