This strategic target is motivated by the limitations that currently exist in the field of 3d printed polymer components, with respect to both available materials sets and technologies, regarding the usage of these materials and components in high performance and reliability applications. The current state of the art of the FFF technology for polymer materials corresponds to the usage of the sole polymer to produce the final part; at most, discontinuous fillers are used to improve the properties of the 3d printed part, which are still far lower compared to the potential properties of the CFRP based parts.
Project funding:
ERA-NET and other coordination measures
Project results:
In terms of the expected results, these will come from solving the problems: selected sets of input fiber and polymer constituent materials for composite AM/FFF; methods for improving the compatibility of fiber and polymer constituent materials; development of the 3d printer head able to combine and/or process the input constituent materials; development of the 3d printer device as a whole, considering the integration of the additionally systems to assure the required parameters and the quality of the 3d printing process; specific methods for the quality control of the output composite material and structural components, and for the physical testing of properties.
Period of project implementation: 2017-05-02 - 2019-12-20
Project coordinator: Johannes Kepler University Linz
Project partners: Kaunas University of Technology, Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH, HAGE Sondermaschinenbau & Co KG, PRIME aerostructures GmbH, PRIREVO, Anisoprint LLC
