Continuous Composites (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S.) announced on March 17 that Saint-Gobain (Courbevoie, France), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of high-performance materials invested in the company for the development and commercialization of Continuous Composites’ patented technology, Continuous Fiber 3D Printing (CF3D). In parallel to the investment, the two companies executed a joint development agreement for the commercialization of CF3D. CF3D combines high performance continuous fiber with rapid curing thermoset resins to enable affordable manufacturing of complex composite structures. Continuous Composites says CF3D is an industry agnostic automated solution comprised of configurable hardware, proprietary software and tailorable materials solutions for strong, lightweight applications.