Mandrel forging, sometimes known as saddle forging, is a forging operation that is performed with the help of a tool called mandrel. A mandrel is a blunt ended tool or rod that is used to enlarge or ...

An extrusion mandrel for manufacturing and forming catheter tubing provides a smooth, slippery surface, enabling fast production. The PTFE natural extrusion mandrel is biocompatible and features a ...

The aim of this project is to develop a “cure capable AFP mandrel”— a structural, high-accuracy, composite tool which is CTE-matched to the component. This was an advancement of the composite ...

Mandrel solutions for trapped & complex geometry composites Smart Tooling explains how its shape memory polymer material can be used as a rigid layup mandrel, go through a cure process, elevated to ...

Filament winding is an automated composites manufacturing process in which a mobile placement device wraps continuous fiber reinforcements (resin-impregnated or dry) around the outer surface of a ...