Abstract

This chapter addresses two relevant challenges to enforce in a manufacturing plant where carbon fiber prepreg is used as raw material for the manufacture of aeronautical parts. The first challenge is the segregation of fresh production waste, where the resin is fresh and has a big potential for being used as material for other applications. This chapter described a proposal for the collection of this highly valuable material in a pilot plant where aircraft stabilizers are manufactured. This second challenge addresses solutions for the reprocessing of waste material discarded during the manufacturing of carbon parts. Hereafter is described the preparation of new materials or by-products, which can be reincorporated into the production system of other composite material parts.