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• Robotic additive manufacturing of continuous carbon fiber thermoplastic composites

  A. Pedreira, E. Rodriguez, P. Rodriguez, A. Rodrigez

  Materiales Compuestos (2025). Vol. 08 - COMUNICACIONES MATCOMP21 (2022) Y MATCOMP23 (2023), (Núm. 8 - Fabricación y Aplicaciones Industriales - Materiales y Estructuras - Modelos Numéricos), 33

  
  

  Abstract

  Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) technology is one of the most popular 3D printing processes and interest in direct manufacturing of functional parts is growing. For this reason, both techniques and feedstock materials require improvements to meet the mechanical requirements of load-bearing components. In this sense, this work is focused on the robotized FFF process of continuous carbon fiber thermoplastic composites. It includes an analysis and comparison of the developed FFF robotic 3D printing process with the conventional process, as well as the development of robotic 3D printing equipment for the manufacture of continuous fiber reinforced composites and the characterization of the printing process developed to print the new filaments based on the thermoplastic matrix and reinforced with continuous carbon fiber. The material was analysed by microscopic analysis, and the manufacturing specimens were characterized by mechanical tensile and flexural tests.

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  Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) technology is one of the most popular 3D printing processes and interest in direct manufacturing of functional parts is growing. For this [...]

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