A resin infusion mold tool system for use in a vacuum assisted resin
transfer molding process with a subsequent pressure bleed step. The mold
tool system includes a mold assembly having an outer mold line tool
connected to resin supply lines and supplying resin to the preform. A
plurality of inner mold line tools form a hard interface with the inner
mold line of the fiber preform and are held to within tight tolerances by
an external locating fixture. Excess resin is drawn out of the fiber
preform using a vacuum bag connected to vacuum lines and disposed over
the inner mold line tools but not between the tools and the fiber
preform. The mold assembly is placed in an autoclave, the resin supply
lines are detached and the autoclave pressurized to bleed additional
resin out of the preform to raise the fiber volume of the composite
structure.