Sound Composites Ltd have been collaborating with Alan Harper Composites and testing silicon bagging with the new Micro-morph System on one of our existing infusion moulds. The new Micro-Morph from Alan Harper Composites allows the operator to control resin feed to the mould switching it on and off on demand.
When Micro-Morph is incorporated into a silicon vacuum bag it provides a reusable easy to use closed moulding system which eliminates the requirement of single use materials as well as the extra resin all these materials hold. It also significantly reduces set-up time as none of these materials need to be cut and prepped.
Having used this system for a short period of time we are already seeing improvements in quality and the benefits of more efficient processing times and reductions in waste. As we move forward we will be using this method on all our future infusion moulds and explaining the benefits of this new system to our clients.