Progress of manufacturing technology development of advanced polymer matrix composites

The system of manufacturing technology of advanced polymer matrix composites in China, including the melting prepared prepreg, autoclave, and resin transfer molding process (RTM) forming techniques, has been established during the development in the past three decades. The advanced composites have been widely applied in the aeronautic manufacturing filed. The recent development progress in autoclave, RTM and automated fiber placement techniques for polymer matrix composites are introduced in this paper. The advanced polymer matrix composite manufacturing progress simulation and optimization technique are then presented. The future development directions of composite manufacture research are discussed.