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The aim of Fraunhofer IPT is to fully exploit the potential of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites based on prepreg technology and to achieve at the same time a broad industrial application. Investigations at Fraunhofer IPT have proven that the use of laser-assisted tape placement enables high lay-up rates of thermoplastic prepregs (tapes) with in situ consolidation regarding the local stiffening of plastics and composites. After the optimization of this process for the manufacture of carbon fiber-reinforced components Fraunhofer IPT developed and successfully demonstrated strategies to manufacture advanced composite components via laser-assisted tape placement that combine different polymers and fiber-reinforcements. By the possibility to apply fully automated the most beneficial material in the place, orientation and quantity that’s needed, a cross-industrial applicability of this process is ensured.
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The authors would like to thank the European Community for funding the EU large scale project “FibreChain—Integrated Process Chain for Automated and Flexible Production of Fibre-Reinforced Plastic Products” at the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme under grant agreement no. 263385. Furthermore, the “GreenGlassFiber” research and development project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) within the funding action “SME—Innovative: Resources and Energy Efficiency”. The authors are responsible for the contents of this publication. Moreover we want to thank our industrial and academic partners.
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Brecher, C., Emonts, M., Stimpfl, J., Kermer-Meyer, A. (2014). Production of Customized Hybrid Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composite Components Using Laser-Assisted Tape Placement. In: Denkena, B. (eds) New Production Technologies in Aerospace Industry. Lecture Notes in Production Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01964-2_17
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