Fibre-Reinforced 3D Printing - Embedded fibres dramatically improve the stiffness

€12.00

This 3D printing technology embeds continuous fibre of carbon, kevlar, or glass during the printing process. The embedded fibres dramatically improve the stiffness and strength, compared with non-reinforced materials. The 3D printer is a fused deposition modeling (FDM) machine with two nozzles. The first nozzle deposits a polyamide (nylon) matrix material filled with chopped carbon fibres and the second deposits a continuous fibre filament.

Used for:

The fibre-reinforced parts are used for functional prototypes, structural machine parts, and fixtures in production processes.

Details:

The two nozzles operate independently, so it is possible to control how much continuous fibre material is used and where it is placed.

Costs:

A machine costs around €12000. The cost of reinforced printed parts is high compared with parts made from non-reinforced commodity materials.

Idea:

Print load-bearing furniture components.

The sample:

You get a carbon fibre filled sample and a nonreinforced. The length of the samples is 70 mm and the width is 15 mm. Try to bend the two samples to compare the properties

All samples come with a laminated information card, which includes contact details for the supplier.

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