Microwave Autoclaves
Microwave-assisted rapid heating – rates up to 20 °C/min for fast-cure, high-throughput production.
Overview
YRPR microwave autoclaves are engineered for rapid heat-up cure cycles. Microwave-assisted heating drives energy directly into the laminate and tooling, reaching heating rates up to 20 °C/min – dramatically shortening cycle times for fast-turnaround and high-batch-throughput composite production while preserving the uniformity of regulated conventional airflow cure.
Combined microwave and forced-convection heating gives process engineers a tunable energy profile: microwave power for rapid ramp segments and conventional circulation for soak segments. The platform is configured to the same airframer process standards as our conventional autoclave families.
Key Features
- Heating rates up to 20 °C/min – a fraction of conventional cycle time
- Combined microwave + convection heating for tunable cure profiles
- Working volumes from Φ435 mm up to super-large dimensions
- Same regulated closed-loop control platform as the YRPR autoclave family
- Redundant PLC and standby vacuum pump options
- Ideal for fast-cure resin systems and high-throughput lines
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Heating rate | 0 – 20 °C/min (rapid microwave-assisted heating) |
| Effective curing diameter | Φ435 – 10,000 mm |
| Effective curing length | 600 – 40,000 mm |
| Working pressure | 0.6 – 10 MPa |
| Working temperature | 180 – 500 °C |
| Vacuum | ≤ −0.099 MPa |
| Process standards | Configured to AMS2750 and major airframer specifications (BAC5621, D6-49327, CPS7100, CPS8100) |
| Control system | Redundant PLC control, recipe management, full data logging |
| Options | Nitrogen pressurisation, redundant PLC, standby vacuum pumps, video monitoring, further customisation on request |
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