How to Avoid Composite Autoclave Machine Accidents?

Composite autoclave machine (also called carbon fiber autoclave) is a kind of pressure vessel equipment. Users should pay special attention to the safety of related pressure vessel operation during its use, except the safety of conventional equipment. The main manifestation is the explosion or explosion caused by the of hyperpressure inside the autoclave machine or leakage accidents, so it is necessary to formulate corresponding precautions in order to safely carry out the production work of autoclave machine curing. There are related autoclave machine explosions and leaks in the past. Today, we will briefly discuss how to avoid autoclave machine accidents.

1. The operator must strictly abide by the technological process and labor discipline, and operate in strictly accordance with the safety technical operating procedures. Not only the operators, but also the management personnel of the enterprise must understand the basic knowledge of autoclave machine, related laws and regulations. The operators of autoclave machine must be trained and certified. The safety interlock alarm device can not changed on the autoclave machine at will. It is necessary to purchase composite autoclave machine products with qualifications for designing and manufacturing autoclave machine .

2. Before production, the autoclave machine must be carefully inspected and the obstacles must be removed in the autoclave machine to make sure that the tank cover is fastened during each production, and the screws should be complete and intact. The auxiliary instruments, signals, pressure gauges, and safety valves of the equipment should be checked regularly. Lubricate mechanical bearings as required. It is strictly forbidden to continue working when the autoclave machine is leaking, the pressure gauges and the safety valve are malfunctioning, or other abnormal conditions. It will need strictly control the feeding amount, speed, sequence, temperature, pressure, etc., to prevent the temperature and pressure in the tank from rising sharply and over-temperature and differential pressure.

3. When the material enters into and exitsoutthe autoclave machine, the bridge rails should be laid flat and straight, the trolley should be pulled and steadily pushed over the rails. Rapid collisions are not allowed to prevent dumping and injury. After the working process of thermo-compression curing is completed, it is necessary to confirm that there is no residual pressure before opening the middle and inlet seals, otherwise it is strictly prohibited to open the tank. Tighten the nuts evenly when the tank seamed, and there should be no air leakage. The air intake should be slow and take attention to the reading of the pressure gauge, also pay attention to whether if the pressure gauge fails. During work, if there is a strong leak in pipelines, valves, instruments and tanks should close the valve immediately and open the exhaust valve, report for repair in time.

4. When people at work, you must concentrate and always pay attention to the operation of the equipment and the surrounding safety. When autoclave machine is working, the operator should patrol the side of the autoclave machine.It is forbidden to stand in front of the tank cover, behind the machine head and the joints of the tank cover. It will also need pay attention to the valve and pipe joints to prevent the high temperature and high pressure in the tank from rushing out and hurting people. It is not allowed to leave the post while working. When filling and unloading cans, you must cooperate closely with the operators and follow the safety operation regulations.

5. At the end of the work, you should turn off the power switch, check whether all buttons and handles are in the zero position. It must close all inlet valves of the autoclave machine and open the exhaust valve. Carefully make process records and handover records. Resting and drying clothes in the autoclave is prohibited. It is strictly forbidden to bake other items in an empty.

6. It should perform regular inspections to ensure the safe and effective use of autoclave machine, safety valves, pressure gauges, and quick-opening alarm devices. Prohibit flames, and ground them well to prevent static electricity.

About STRENGTH Equipments

Taian STRENGTH Equipments Co., Ltd is the professional pressure vessel designer, manufacturer and exporter dedicated in supplying finest quality industrial autoclave, storage tank and dish head products and solutions to worldwide customer over 20 years. We have over 80 talented research and development experts, 2 million square meters manufacturing factory and more than 50 sets large-scale manufacturing machines. Our annual industrial autoclave and storage tank output can reach over 300 sets, dished head output can reach over 3000 sets.

STRENGTH Equipments is not only manufacturing high quality industrial autoclaves, storage tanks and dished ends but also providing custom product design, fabrication and after-sale service. ODM, OEM are also available. If you have any questions or inquiries,  please fill and submit the following form, we will reply as soon as possible.

Shandong Composite Materials Research Institute Staff Come to TAIAN STRENGRH Purchase Composite Materials Reactor

Composite materials reactor (also called composite material autoclave or carbon fiber autoclave) is the pressure vessel specially designed and manufactured to fabricate composite material, it is one of the our hot sale industrial autoclave products.

On the afternoon of 11. 2, 2020, a three-person team from Shandong Composite Material Research Institute visited Tai’an Strength. Upon enter into the workshop, our engineers led the customer to the finished product commissioning area, and explained the whole set of composite materials reactor equipment, mainly from the equipment composition, equipment configuration, working principle, electricity consumption, equipment installation and commissioning, and land occupation. All these can let customers fully understand what kind of process composition the composite materials reactor is and what preparations need to be made. Afterwards, we invited customers to visit the raw material area, inspection area, semi-finished product area and the equipment being manufactured in our workshop. Customers are satisfied with our production capacity.

After visiting the workshop, we accompanied the customer to the company meeting room to discuss the specific requirements and parameters of the composite materials reactor required by the customer. Our engineers answered the questions and concerns raised by the customer in a timely manner. For temperature accurate, we use heat conduction oil. For safety design, we use safety locks. Finally, the customer fully affirmed the configuration and quality of our composite materials reactor and asked us to make a detailed configuration plan then send it to them.

Regarding the detailed customization process of this composite materials reactor, please continue to pay attention to our website news and case updates.

About STRENGTH Equipments

Taian STRENGTH Equipments Co., Ltd is the professional pressure vessel designer, manufacturer and exporter dedicated in supplying finest quality industrial autoclave, storage tank and dish head products and solutions to worldwide customer over 20 years. We have over 80 talented research and development experts, 2 million square meters manufacturing factory and more than 50 sets large-scale manufacturing machines. Our annual industrial autoclave and storage tank output can reach over 300 sets, dished head output can reach over 3000 sets.

STRENGTH Equipments is not only manufacturing high quality industrial autoclaves, storage tanks and dished ends but also providing custom product design, fabrication and after-sale service. ODM, OEM are also available. If you have any questions or inquiries,  please fill and submit the following form, we will reply as soon as possible.

ASME Standard Composite Material Autoclave Reactor Will be Finished

ASME standard composite material autoclave reactor (also called carbon fiber autoclave or composite autoclave) is the most effective and applicable pressure vessel for manufacturing composite material. During the composite material production process, the STRENGTH Equipments brand composite material autoclave reactor can automatically realize the optimal control of temperature, pressure and time, thereby completed the energy-saving, efficient and safe production process of composite materials by the integrated design and fabrication. Composite materials, also called combined material, are made of two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties. The composite material autoclave reactor will produce materials with different characteristics from each constituent when combined at a certain temperature.

In mid-May, we received an inquiry for composite material autoclave reactor from the United States. According to the parameters provided by the customer, the engineer gave suggestions for auxiliary equipment of the carbon fiber autoclave and gave the customer a quotation. After many technical communications, the customer expressed satisfaction with our solutions and services. This composite material autoclave reactor will be used to produce motorcycle parts. The contract was signed with the customer in mid-August and the delivery is expected at the end of December.

Specifications of Composite Material Autoclave Reactor

Effective Diameter: 1200mm,

Effective Length: 1800mm,

Equipment Diameter: 1600mm,

Equipment Shell Length: 3000mm,

Working Pressure: 0.3-1.4MPa,

Working Temperature: 60-200℃,

Door Opening Methord: Hydraulic Automatic Side Opening,

Material: SA516GR70,

Design and Manufacturing Standard: ASME

Composite Material Autoclave Reactor Configuration

①Composite material autoclave reactor body

②Vacuum system

③Heating system

④Cooling system

⑤Control system (SIEMENS PLC automatic control)

⑥Inside and outside trolley

⑦Instrument valve

Composite Material Autoclave Reactor Forming Process

Firstly, the composite material blank, honeycomb sandwich structure or glued structure sealed on the mold are made with a vacuum bag and then placed in composite material autoclave. In a vacuum (or non-vacuum) state, it will be heated, pressurized, and insulated (medium temperature or high temperature). The process of pressure holding, temperature reduction and pressure relief makes it a molding process for products in the required shape and quality state. The composite material autoclave reactor molding process is one of the widely used for composite material structures, honeycomb sandwich structures, metal or composite material bonding structures. When the material is formed, the uniform temperature and pressure environment provided by the autoclave is used to achieve solidification, so the surface and internal quality of the material is high, the structure is complex, and suitable for the huge area materials.

Composite material autoclaves reactor now is widely used in high-tech fields such as aerospace, electronics, weapons, transportation, sports equipment and new energy sources. The composite material autoclave reactor developed by STRENGTH Equipments has the advantages of high temperature and pressure control accuracy, safe and reliable structure, good system stability, low energy consumption, simple operation and maintenance. We also have realized modularization and serialization, which can meet the needs of different fields, different processes and different specifications.

About STRENGTH Equipments

Taian STRENGTH Equipments Co., Ltd is the professional pressure vessel designer, manufacturer and exporter dedicated in supplying finest quality industrial autoclave, storage tank and dish head products and solutions to worldwide customer over 20 years. We have over 80 talented research and development experts, 2 million square meters manufacturing factory and more than 50 sets large-scale manufacturing machines. Our annual industrial autoclave and storage tank output can reach over 300 sets, dished head output can reach over 3000 sets.

STRENGTH Equipments is not only manufacturing high quality industrial autoclaves, storage tanks and dished ends but also providing custom product design, fabrication and after-sale service. ODM, OEM are also available. If you have any questions or inquiries, please fill and submit the following form, we will reply as soon as possible.

Why Choose Horizontal Autoclave to Manufacture Carbon Fiber Parts?

Horizontal autoclave (also called carbon fiber autoclave or composite autoclave) is a professional equipment that is used for carbon fiber materials hot pressed curving. The special designed horizontal autoclave has the characteristics of accurate control and uniform temperature. Now Tai’an Strength Equipments Co., Ltd will give an introduction of why choose horizontal autoclave to manufacture carbon fiber parts.

Firstly, the carbon fiber (CF) is a new type fiber materials with carbon content more than 95% and high modulus. CF is a microcrystalline graphite material made of flake graphite microcrystal and other organic fibers along with the axial direction stacked which is derived from  by carbonized and graphitized.

Carbon fiber materials are more and more widely used for different industries due to its high axial strength and modulus, low density, high specific performance, no creep, ultra-high temperature resistance, good fatigue resistance under non-oxidation environment, specific heat and electrical conductivity between non-metal and metal, small coefficient of thermal expansion and anisotropy, good corrosion resistance, good X-ray transmittance and so on. Due to these characteristics, horizontal autoclave is more and more popular in carbon fiber production industry. In February this year, China has been completely free to develop the first hundred-ton T1000 carbon fiber production line.

The horizontal autoclave equipment is relatively simple and efficient. It is suitable for the formation of large-area complex surface skins, wall panels and shells, and can form various aircraft components. Some manufacturers have customized large horizontal autoclave to place multilayer mold at a time. At the same time, molds can simultaneously form more complex structures and components of different sizes. The most fundamental operation of the horizontal autoclave for carbon fiber materials is to reduce the porosity in the material, and the original pores are filled, which increases the density of the material. The performance is more significant. So if you want to make good use of carbon fiber materials, carbon fiber autoclaves are generally good choice.

About STRENGTH Equipments

Taian STRENGTH Equipments Co., Ltd is the professional pressure vessel designer, manufacturer and exporter dedicated in supplying finest quality industrial autoclave, storage tank and dish head products and solutions to worldwide customer over 20 years. We have over 80 talented research and development experts, 2 million square meters manufacturing factory and more than 50 sets large-scale manufacturing machines. Our annual industrial autoclave and storage tank output can reach over 300 sets, dished head output can reach over 3000 sets.

STRENGTH Equipments is not only manufacturing high quality industrial autoclaves, storage tanks and dished ends but also providing custom product design, fabrication and after-sale service. ODM, OEM are also available. If you have any questions or inquiries, please fill and submit the following form, we will reply as soon as possible.