1. Company Overview tl +44 (0) 1752 849998 fx +44 (0) 1752 849808

2. Founded in 2002 by Richard Bland and Stephen Leonard-Williams.
Over 40 years combined practical experience of ‘closed-mould’ processing.
Offices and manufacturing facility in Saltash, Cornwall, UK

3. Turnover £1.6 million
15 employees
World wide distribution in more that 20 countries
Purpose built 9000ft² facility
ISO 9001 accredited
Our aim is to provide practical and innovative manufacturing solutions supported by practical experience.

4. Our products include: Injection equipment for RTM processes
Equipment for infusion processes
Ancillary equipment
Vacuum equipment
Tooling
Data monitoring systems

5. Our products include: Injection equipment for RTM processes
Equipment for infusion processes
Ancillary equipment
Vacuum equipment
Tooling
Data monitoring systems

6. Our products include: Injection equipment for RTM processes
Equipment for infusion processes
Ancillary equipment
Vacuum equipment
Tooling
Data monitoring systems

7. Our products include: Injection equipment for RTM processes
Equipment for infusion processes
Ancillary equipment
Vacuum equipment
Tooling
Data monitoring systems

8. Our products include: Injection equipment for RTM processes
Equipment for infusion processes
Ancillary equipment
Vacuum equipment
Tooling
Data monitoring systems

9. Our products include: Injection equipment for RTM processes
Equipment for infusion processes
Ancillary equipment
Vacuum equipment
Tooling
Data monitoring systems

10. Our services include: Technical advice and consultancy Training
Feasibility studies
Pattern and tooling design (full 3D in-house design)
Specialist equipment design
Prototype manufacturing
Project management

11. Our services include: Technical advice and consultancy Training
Feasibility studies
Pattern and tooling design (full 3D in-house design)
Specialist equipment design
Prototype manufacturing
Project management

12. Our services include: Technical advice and consultancy Training
Feasibility studies
Pattern and tooling design (full 3D in-house design)
Specialist equipment design
Prototype manufacturing
Project management

13. Our services include: Technical advice and consultancy Training
Feasibility studies
Pattern and tooling design (full 3D in-house design)
Specialist equipment design
Prototype manufacturing
Project management

14. Our services include: Technical advice and consultancy Training
Feasibility studies
Pattern and tooling design (full 3D in-house design)
Specialist equipment design
Prototype manufacturing
Project management

15. Our services include: Technical advice and consultancy Training
Feasibility studies
Pattern and tooling design (full 3D in-house design)
Specialist equipment design
Prototype manufacturing
Project management

16. Our customers include:
General composite moulders
Marine manufacturers
Aerospace and military manufactures
Automotive manufacturers
Architectural manufactures
Universities
Research establishments

17. Our customers include:
General composite moulders
Marine manufacturers
Aerospace and military manufactures
Automotive manufacturers
Architectural manufactures
Universities
Research establishments

18. Our customers include:
General composite moulders
Marine manufacturers
Aerospace and military manufactures
Automotive manufacturers
Architectural manufactures
Universities
Research establishments

19. Our customers include:
General composite moulders
Marine manufacturers
Aerospace and military manufactures
Automotive manufacturers
Architectural manufactures
Universities
Research establishments

20. Our customers include:
General composite moulders
Marine manufacturers
Aerospace and military manufactures
Automotive manufacturers
Architectural manufactures
Universities
Research establishments

21. Our customers include:
General composite moulders
Marine manufacturers
Aerospace and military manufactures
Automotive manufacturers
Architectural manufactures
Universities
Research establishments

22. Our customers include:
General composite moulders
Marine manufacturers
Aerospace and military manufactures
Automotive manufacturers
Architectural manufactures
Universities
Research establishments

23. VRTM:
Advantages:
Relatively Low cost tooling
High quality laminates can be produced
Control of A and B surfaces
Control of thickness
Cycle times can be improved
Repeatability
Resolves environmental and H&S issues
Process can be de-skilled
Disadvantages:
Higher tooling costs (compared to ‘open moulding’)
Tooling manufacture and design requires knowledge and skill
Some investment in equipment is necessary

24. Typical VRTM Production cell
Vacuum System
Mould
Injection Machine
Injection Valve
Vacuum Catch Pot
Typical VRTM Production cell

25. The structure and operation of a typical VRTM mould

26. The structure and operation of a typical VRTM mould
Air Ejector (to assist de-moulding)
Lower (female) Mould

27. The structure and operation of a typical VRTM mould
Fibre (and foam core) loaded

28. The structure and operation of a typical VRTM mould
Injection Valve
Catch-pot
Double vacuum seals
Upper mould located against lower mould

29. The structure and operation of a typical VRTM mould
Mould Closing

30. The structure and operation of a typical VRTM mould
Mould Closing

31. The structure and operation of a typical VRTM mould
Mould Closing

32. The structure and operation of a typical VRTM mould
Maximum Vacuum connected to flange area
Regulated vacuum (50-60%) connected to catch-pot
Injection valve connected to machine
Mould Closed and Vacuum connected

33. The structure and operation of a typical VRTM mould
Resin injected at controlled pressure (via Injection Valve) into peripheral runner

34. The structure and operation of a typical VRTM mould
Resin flowing peripherally from runner

35. The structure and operation of a typical VRTM mould

36. The structure and operation of a typical VRTM mould

37. The structure and operation of a typical VRTM mould

38. The structure and operation of a typical VRTM mould
Final mould fill at catch-pot

39. The structure and operation of a typical VRTM mould
Vacuum maintained during resin cure

40. (For a video of the VRTM mould manufacturing process and the operation of a VRTM mould see
Mould opened

41. The link from RTM to Infusion:

42. Resin Infusion:
Advantages:
Low entry cost
Low cost tooling
Viable on large scale
High quality laminates can be produced
Helps to resolve environmental and H&S issues
Disadvantages:
Skilled process
Only one fully controlled surface
Relatively slow (compared to RTM)
Relatively high consumable costs (compared to RTM)
Relatively wasteful (compared to RTM)

43. Recognising the need for an alternative to
the manual resin mixing/handling process

44. Resin inlet Pressure feed-back
The principal of using a machine to feed mixed resin directly into the infusion mould with pressure feed-back control (In Mould Pressure Sensor IMPS)

45. Example of using Ciject equipment to directly feed resin infusion process.
(Dinghy project in collaboration with Falmouth Marine School)

46. Characterising the full-scale process using In-Mould Pressure Sensors (IMPS)

47. Large scale infusion using Ciject technology at Princess Yachts

48. Large scale infusion using Ciject technology at Princess Yachts

49. SCADA
(Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)
Remote monitoring
Network enabled
Real time and historical QA information/trending

50. Overview of Ciject machine range:
For details of the full range of Composite Integration Ltd range of products and services please visit our website
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51. The Ciject range of Injection equipment: CIJECT™ Zero
The lowest cost machine in the Ciject range with a simple electronic operator control system.
The machine includes the accurate electronic pressure control.
All the machines in the Ciject range include high quality purpose-designed pumps and the unique Ciject automatic mix-head.
The ‘Zero Plus’ option allows additional control functions.

52. The Ciject range of Injection equipment:
CIJECT™ One
A sophisticated machine with programmable functions and a extensive level of control options.
The Ciject One features an unrivalled level of control with simplicity of operation.
Designed for both RTM and infusion processes, the control system works accurately at negative pressures enabling the machine to also be used for directly delivering resin into vacuum infusion processes.
Available with a range of additional options including:
Flow monitoring,
Material level sensors
In-mould vacuum level checking.

53. The Ciject range of Injection equipment:
CIJECT™ Two
The most sophisticated machine in the range, the Ciject Two is based around a powerful touch-screen PLC enabling the addition of a wide range of options and control functions.
Like the Ciject One, this machine is also suitable for directly delivering resin into vacuum infusion processes.
The Ciject two supports a wide range of additional options including;
Material level sensors
Sophisticated Flow monitoring options
PLC controlled Motorised ratio adjustment 
Radio frequency (RFID) mould recognition system
In-mould vacuum level checking
SCADA data monitoring

54. The Ciject range of Injection equipment:
CIJECT™ Four
A high output machine specifically designed for ‘Direct Injection’ into infusion process
The Ciject Four is based around a double pump system that can provide fluid output above 20kg/min plus a level of process security during the infusion (each pump/mix head can be shut- down and flushed if necessary during the infusion)
Multiple In-Mould Pressure Sensors (IMPS) can be connected to the machine to provide automatic control of the delivery rate and infusion pressure.
The specification can be adapted and the control system can be configured to suit the particular parameters of the customer’s process.
The Ciject Four supports a wide range of functions including;
Material level sensing
Sophisticated Flow monitoring options
PLC controlled Motorised ratio adjustment 
Process vacuum level checking
On-screen management of pre-infusion checks
SCADA data monitoring

55. The Ciject range of Injection equipment:
Ciject non-mixing ‘lab-scale’ equipment
Developed to answer the demand for simple yet flexible injection equipment for use in small-scale production, laboratories and research establishments.
This non-mixing equipment is based around the ‘pressure-pot’ principal and so has the flexibility to dispense most liquid resin systems.
The system can include:
Heated resin container
Heated outlet pipe-work
Evacuation of resin container to enable degassing of mixed resin
Digital weight monitoring of resin container
Accurate pressure control