Abstract: According to one implementation, a molding equipment of a composite material includes a vessel, a decompression system and a heating medium supply system. The vessel houses a molding target sealed by a sealing object. The decompression system performs bending forming of the molding target and pressurization on the molding target after the bending forming by decompressing a region surrounded by the sealing object in the vessel. The heating medium supply system supplies a heating medium into the vessel. The heating medium is supplied for the bending forming, and heating and curing of the molding target under the pressurization.

Abstract: The composite material formed of a fiber substrate and a matrix is placed in a vacuum bag and then in the molding chamber. Saturated steam of a predetermined temperature needed for the composite material is supplied to the molding chamber, and the temperature and the pressure inside the molding chamber are controlled so that the inside of the molding chamber may be maintained at a predetermined temperature and a predetermined pressure needed for the composite material in order to carry out a curing step.