Abstract: A method for manufacturing an overhead storage compartment for an aircraft cabin, including providing a shell part extending between a first end and a second end, wherein the shell part has a first edge at the first end and a second edge at the second end. A first end wall and a second end wall are provided. The shell part and the first and second end walls are assembled, wherein the first edge is attached to the first end wall and the second edge is attached to the second end wall, such that the shell part, the first end wall and the second end wall together surround an interior space. An object, to provide a simple and fast method for manufacturing an overhead storage compartment, wherein possibly little handwork is required, is achieved in that the first end wall and/or the second end wall include an undirected long fiber reinforced plastic material.

Abstract: A method for producing a fiber composite component includes a step (a) that includes a production of a semi-finished product by: providing a core layer having cavities; covering an outer face of the core layer with a layer-shaped semi-finished product having continuous fibers pre-impregnated with a first duroplastic matrix material; and applying a molding compound to a first deposit area of a front face of the first semi-finished product, the front face facing away from the core layer, wherein the molding compound includes a second long-fiber-reinforced duroplastic matrix material. The method also includes a step (b) for extruded reshaping of the semi-finished product to the fiber composite component. The extruded reshaping is performed at an operating temperature, and the first and the second matrix material are configured such that flowability of the second matrix material is higher than flowability of the first matrix material during the reshaping.

Abstract: A sandwich component including at least two cover layers and one core layer containing wires including shape-memory metal. A process for producing the sandwich component is also disclosed.

Abstract: A system for repairing a component made out of a plastic comprises a frame, a multiaxial guide device coupled with the frame, with a tool holder arranged thereon, an optical acquisition device, a processing device, and a plastic deposition device. The frame comprises a mounting device for retaining the frame on a component surface. The optical acquisition device, the processing device and the plastic deposition device are arranged on the tool holder. The optical acquisition device is set up to optically inspect a surface area of the component lying in proximity to the frame from at least one viewing angle, so as to acquire the spatial structure of the surface area. The processing device is set up to remove material of a damaged area from the component for generating a base surface with a desired structure and boundary edges.

Abstract: A mobile application device for dispensing a formed fibre composite strand has: a coupling unit for detachably fastening the application device to the handling device for moving the application device; a preforming unit for continuously forming an unprocessed fibre strand into a formed fibre strand with a formed fibre cross section settable by the preforming unit; an impregnating unit for continuously developing the formed fibre strand into a fibre composite strand by impregnation with a matrix material; and a postforming unit for continuously pressing the fibre composite strand to and through the dispensing unit and having a drive unit and an adjustable dispensing unit for continuously forming a fibre composite strand into a formed fibre composite strand with a dispensing cross section settable by the dispensing unit and for dispensing the same such that the formed fibre cross section is at least 70% congruent with the dispensing cross section.

Abstract: A method of producing a fibre composite component having an elastomer seal disposed on a top side at the edge in annular manner around an opening, includes: providing a first, laminar semifinished product having fibres preimpregnated with a first thermoset, incompletely crosslinked matrix material; applying a sealing compound to a particular deposition region at a top side of the first semifinished product so as to form a semifinished composite product including the first semifinished product and the sealing compound applied, the sealing compound being formed by an elastomeric semifinished product; and extrusion-forming the semifinished composite product to give the fully crosslinked fibre composite component having the elastomer seal. The fibre composite component results from crosslinking of the first semifinished product, and the elastomer seal from crosslinking of the sealing compound.

Abstract: A luggage compartment for installation on the fuselage or ceiling in a vehicle, in particular aircraft, comprises at least two side walls which are connectable in load-bearing fashion to a primary structure of the vehicle and which have a fiber composite structure. The fiber composite structure is produced from reinforced curable molding compound and has at least one reinforcement element at least partially embedded therein. The luggage compartment furthermore comprises a shell element which is connected to the side walls and which defines at least a part of a stowage space of the luggage compartment.

Abstract: A method for producing a fiber composite component includes a step (a) that includes a production of a semi-finished product by: providing a core layer having cavities; covering an outer face of the core layer with a layer-shaped semi-finished product having continuous fibers pre-impregnated with a first duroplastic matrix material; and applying a molding compound to a first deposit area of a front face of the first semi-finished product, the front face facing away from the core layer, wherein the molding compound includes a second long-fiber-reinforced duroplastic matrix material. The method also includes a step (b) for extruded reshaping of the semi-finished product to the fiber composite component. The extruded reshaping is performed at an operating temperature, and the first and the second matrix material are configured such that flowability of the second matrix material is higher than flowability of the first matrix material during the reshaping.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an overhead storage compartment for an aircraft cabin, including providing a shell part extending between a first end and a second end, wherein the shell part has a first edge at the first end and a second edge at the second end. A first end wall and a second end wall are provided. The shell part and the first and second end walls are assembled, wherein the first edge is attached to the first end wall and the second edge is attached to the second end wall, such that the shell part, the first end wall and the second end wall together surround an interior space. An object, to provide a simple and fast method for manufacturing an overhead storage compartment, wherein possibly little handwork is required, is achieved in that the first end wall and/or the second end wall include an undirected long fiber reinforced plastic material.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a component includes a) providing a first, plate-shaped semi-finished product and a second semi-finished product, the first semi-finished product including a first thermosetting reactive resin with non-directionally inserted long-stranded fibers, the second semi-finished product including an oriented network of endless fibers, the endless fibers having a mean length l of at least 80 mm, and the long-stranded fibers having a mean length k which is at least 30 mm shorter than that of the endless fibers; b) placing the second semi-finished product on top of the first semi-finished product so as to form a semi-finished product group; c) inserting the semi-finished group into a first molding part of a multi-part mold of a press, the semi-finished group covering between 70% and 95% of the first molding part after the insertion; d) extrusion forming of the semi-finished product group by the mold resulting in the component; and e) removing the component.

Abstract: An additive manufacturing (AM) system including a platform including a mold die mounted on the platform, the mold die having a surface shape corresponding to a mold cavity used for thermoforming a thermoplastic sheet, and an AM assembly configured to perform an AM method on the thermoplastic sheet having been thermoformed with the mold die. A method for performing AM on a thermoplastic sheet comprises the steps of thermoforming a thermoplastic sheet using a mold die, and performing an AM method on the thermoformed thermoplastic sheet in the mold die as a substrate.

Abstract: A compression mold for use in a compression molding tool, is manufactured by an additive manufacturing method, particularly electron beam melting, selective laser melting, or selective laser sintering. A method for manufacturing a compression mold for use in a compression molding tool includes forming a compression mold body of the compression mold with an additive manufacturing (AM) method.

Abstract: Method and apparatus of manufacturing a three-dimensional fiber-reinforced object by additive layer manufacturing, including providing layers of powder material, one on top of the other, on a support device, and selectively irradiating each layer with a laser beam or particle beam prior to providing the successive layer only in those areas corresponding to the object to be manufactured. Irradiation occurs where the powder material is locally molten or sintered in respective areas for solidifying the layer. Fibers are provided to the support device or in one of the layers in the course of solidification and held by a fiber holding arrangement. Each layer is provided by spraying the powder material by a spray head, and the support device is electrically charged and/or the powder material is electrically charged in the spray head prior to spraying, the powder material being electrically attracted to the support device.

Abstract: A system for repairing a component made out of a plastic comprises a frame, a multiaxial guide device coupled with the frame, with a tool holder arranged thereon, an optical acquisition device, a processing device, and a plastic deposition device. The frame comprises a mounting device for retaining the frame on a component surface. The optical acquisition device, the processing device and the plastic deposition device are arranged on the tool holder. The optical acquisition device is set up to optically inspect a surface area of the component lying in proximity to the frame from at least one viewing angle, so as to acquire the spatial structure of the surface area. The processing device is set up to remove material of a damaged area from the component for generating a base surface with a desired structure and boundary edges.