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The key products of ADVISE-DETA in the area of composite materials include DETA SCOPE for Cure Performance Monitoring, DETA GEL for Thermoset Resin Quality Control through Gelation, Sensors for process monitoring and structural health management of composites and PUL-NDI for In-line Non-Destructive Inspection of Composite Profiles.

 

 

Our products integrate:

  • Process monitoring
  • Thermal management systems for control
  • Electrical/dielectric sensors design and implementation
  • Real-time and post-processing software
  • In-line non-destructive inspection (NDI)

 

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DETA SCOPE

DETA GEL

Sensors

PUL-NDI

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Thoroughly tested dielectric sensing elements designed by ADVISE-DETA perform real-time detection of resin arrival and pmeasurement of physical and chemical state of resins during processing.

Furthermore, the dielectric sensors and impedance measurements have  been used to other material systems:

 

  • Dispersions of nanoparticles (CNTs, grapheme products) to organic (resins) and inorganic (concrete, water) matrices for properties enhancement in the nano-scale
  • Exhaust fumes of burned gases for measurement of gas velocity and engine operation optimisation
  • Biological materials (human cells) for the detection of tumours and dead cells as an in situ and in vivo diagnosis during operations

 

In these applications ADVISE-DETA has adapted sensor design to the particular sensing  environment and developed measurement and analysis software for the performance of tests with reliability and confidence.

 

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Maximise the benefits from our technology

The monitoring and control technology based on dielectric sensing has been applied successfully to a wide range of composite manufacturing  methods, such as oven and autoclave curing, RTM, HP-RTM, vacuum  infusion, resin transfer infusion, filament winding, pultrusion and compression moulding.

ADVISE-DETA links sensors and instrumentation to the process equipment and tooling (oven, autoclave, mould, die, press tools) through physical installation, hardware integration and software link so that the sensor signal reaches the supervisory control and interacts with digital twins of the process .

The result is enhanced process control and comprehensive quality signature for the composite structures.

 

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A novel technology developed by ADVISE-DETA in collaboration with Exel Composites concerns the in-line non-destructive inspection (NDI) of composite profiles during pultrusion manufacturing. This non-invasive evaluation system allows the real-time detection of structural defects in composite structures (profiles) and therefore the tuning of the manufacturing process for quality production of composites. This method can be further adapted to several composites processing routes.

 

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