FLASH-COMP Project Concluded Research on Resin Infusion
Manufacturers should monitor new fiber-optic and AI-driven inspection tools designed to catch defects during production.
Updated on Oct. 9, 2026 in Manufacturing
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The four-year FLASH-COMP research program has concluded, delivering a integrated platform for real-time quality control in liquid resin infusion. The project demonstrated how automated sensing can replace post-production inspections to reduce scrap rates.
Why it matters
Traditional resin infusion quality checks often happen after parts are fully formed, forcing costly repairs or total rejection. By enabling real-time detection, these technologies allow operators to intercept faults during the infusion cycle rather than after.
The four-year initiative identified 5 key exploitable results, including a data platform and decision support system. Testing was conducted on a 6-square-meter yacht hardtop versus standard manual inspection methods.
The players
Azimut Yachts
A global luxury yacht manufacturer that provided the industrial shipyard setting for the validation of new manufacturing inspection technologies.
Aimen Technology Centre
A Spanish research organization focused on industrial manufacturing processes that developed and tested fiber-optic and 3D profiling inspection sensors.
The details
The project integrated LiDAR scans, pressure sensors, matrix cameras, and hyperspectral imaging into a single data platform. This system utilizes AI and simulation to monitor the infusion process in real time. By identifying irregularities as they occur, manufacturers can adjust parameters to ensure product integrity before the resin cures.
Timeline
Project results were presented at an industry event in late September 2026.
The FLASH-COMP project reached its conclusion in October 2026.
Market Landscape
The conclusion of the FLASH-COMP project marks a transition from the Horizon Europe research phase toward industrial application. It follows a broader trend of integrating AI-driven monitoring systems into traditional composites manufacturing to reduce waste.
Operators in composites manufacturing should evaluate whether their current quality control protocols rely on destructive or late-stage post-infusion inspections. Look for commercial licensing opportunities for these sensing platforms as developers move from research trials to industrial pilot programs.
The takeaway
Real-time process monitoring is shifting the burden of quality control from post-production repair to in-cycle adjustment. Monitor future industrial trials for data on how these sensing systems perform with different materials to determine if they fit your production requirements.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Compositesworld.
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