Carbon Factory - Advanced Composite Processing

Carbon Factory is a continuation of the preceding focus project 3D Carb, which aims to further develop a novel additive manufacturing system capable of 3D-printing carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CF-PEEK) on existing PEEK structures. By this means, thermoplastic PEEK structures can be locally reinforced in highly loaded areas by local overprinting with continuous carbon fibers along the loading direction. This allows for unprecedented structural performance of additively manufactured parts, enabling the technology to manage the breakthrough from prototyping to the production of load-carrying functional parts. The ultimate goal is to additively manufacture high-end products, which can meet the extremly high quality standards of aerospace applications.

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