Check out the Markforged 3D printer that uses carbon fiber or fiberglass.
I've seen parts those printers make; very impressive. Also, I saw them in a
few structural tests. Definitely useful for aerospace applications. Down
side is the parts take longer to make compared to a regular 3D printer.
Rick Wills
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Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 12:36 AM
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Subject: [AR] Carbon Fiber Injection Molded parts
Greetings and Salutations:
Interesting article I found. BMW has figured out how to use injection
molding to make a motorcycle Carbon Fiber swingarm, allowing it to be made
in minutes rather than hours. I think that this has huge ramifications in
Aerospace:
https://www.topspeed.com/motorcycles/motorcycle-news/bmw-finds-a-cheaper-way
-to-manufacture-carbon-fiber-ar180673.html
They could mold out large chunks of structure with high strength from what
the article implies. Of course they will have to prove out the strength of
the material.
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