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. 2023 Jul 5;10(7):804. doi: 10.3390/bioengineering10070804

Table 4.

Advantages and disadvantages of manufacturing techniques of plant fiber composites.

Manufacturing
Techniques		 Advantages Disadvantages
Injection
molding
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    Low labor cost

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    Material and color flexibility

  • -

    Fast production
  • -

    Part design restriction

  • -

    High initial tooling and machinery cost
RTM
molding
  • -

    Low material wastage

  • -

    Uniform thickness of composite part
  • -

    High tooling cost

  • -

    Complex mold design and limited size
Compression
molding
  • -

    Low cost at large production scale

  • -

    High surface quality
  • -

    High equipment cost

  • -

    Not suitable for structural parts
Hand
layup
  • -

    Simple principles

  • -

    Versatility

  • -

    Low cost
  • -

    Labor intensiveness

  • -

    Low viscosity resin
Extrusion
  • -

    Fast and economical method

  • -

    Dimensional repeatability
  • -

    Limited part size

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    Limited to constant cross-section parts